Posted on 02/27/2014 3:30:10 PM PST by OneWingedShark
Evidence from a dashboard camera on a police cruiser ended a nightmare for a New Jersey man facing false charges of eluding police, resisting arrest and assault. Prosecutors dismissed all the criminal charges against Marcus Jeter, 30, of Bloomfield, N.J. and instead indicted two Bloomfield police officers for falsifying reports and one of them for assault after the recording surfaced showing police officers beating Jeter during a traffic stop, according to WABC of New York. A third has pleaded guilty to tampering.
Jeter's defense attorney requested all recorded evidence, but the police failed to hand over a second tape until additional evidence surfaced of a second police car at the scene. The tape showed Jeter complying with police, even as one punched him in the head repeatedly.
It should also be noted that police departments screen out candidates who score too high on the IQ test. So the only Mensa candidates you’re going to find on the force are going to be the ones who intentionally flunk. I’m guessing that is an exceedingly small number of cops.
Yes, and those corrupt, lying cops are probably still on the beat, going about their work without a twinge of conscience about the innocent lives they have destroyed.
Just pray you are not the next person they pull over when they’re in a bad mood.
It's happening, and too fast. That is why the police are threatening citizens when taking photos. It should be allowed to photograph all police action.
That cop that accused him of going for his weapon had a thought in mind. He wanted to kill him. Premeditated. The only only thing that stopped him was the 2nd cop car cam.
That was my take, too. Good on Jeter for having a very cool head and not panicking and trying to bolt- it probably saved his life.
These days, both shocking and unsurprising.
Life in Prison, General population. No if’s, and’s , or butt’s.
ping.
Maybe they should be putting kill insignias on their vehicles so we will know who we come in contact with. Like the WW 11 fighter aces did.
… did I miss 8 World Wars?
The Chief of Police in San Diego just resigned in the wake of several sexual assault charges against his officers (of course innocent until proven guilty). A woman Assistant Chief has just been appointed his successor. San Diego is the largest city in the US to have a female chief. She assures the public that 99.9% of the force is, and I paraphrase, above reproach.
For the video, or the brochure?
WW Z was a great book and flick about Zombies.
if the 'good' ones don't get a pronto handle on the lunatics/cowards/thugs among 'em, it's not going to end well for many of them, indiscriminately
More and more I think I should invest in good video surveillance gear for my home and vehicle.
May I be added to your ping”pig” list?
i’ve got dash cams just for this kind of situation. cops or other drivers. as i drive alone amost all the time.
now some here might be pissed my dash camera may record them but my personal safety and right to record, where i live, they have no privacy rights driving on public roads. they don’t get pissed at the dozens of govt cams and private business cams rewcording them but they want to ass-crazy on another private citizen recording their surroundings.
Many police departments test applicant’s IQs. If their IQs are too high, the applicants are rejected.
That is some scary stuff....
I don't really have any ping-lists; that was a bunch of fellow-freeper-friends I thought of off the top of my head might be interested in the video.
“… did I miss 8 World Wars?”
No, but I think you missed math class.
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