Posted on 04/26/2021 1:08:27 PM PDT by Red Badger
“Ready for the pop? Here comes the pop.”
The quote above is from a Loveland Police officer – Austin Hopp – said in reference to the sound it made when he dislocated and fractured Karen Garner’s shoulder. Hopp made this comment to two fellow Loveland Police officers while they watched his body camera video together at the police station. They all laughed about it. The comment was made while Karen Garner, who has dementia, remained handcuffed to a bench in a cell just 10 feet away from them, alone, confused and crying in pain. She would ultimately go over six hours without any medical attention.
This horrific statement comes to light after Ms. Garner’s family hired a sound engineer to enhance the audio on Loveland Police station booking videos from the day of Karen’s arrest. The video reveals a grotesque culture of callous disregard for the health and safety of citizens. The officers fist-bump one another multiple times in self-congratulation for both the assault on Garner and the intimidation of the citizen who attempted to complain about it.
In an April 26, 2021 press release responding to the revelations seen in this video, Ms. Garner’s attorney, Sarah Schielke of The Life & Liberty Law Office states: “This is utterly disgusting. These videos cannot be unseen or unheard. I am sorry to have to share them with the public. This will be traumatic and deeply upsetting for everyone to see. But as it often goes with bad police departments, it seems this is the only way to make them change. They have to be exposed. If I didn’t release this, the Loveland Police’s toxic culture of arrogance and entitlement, along with their abuse of the vulnerable and powerless, would carry on, business as usual. I won’t be a part of that.”
“Loveland knew. They’ve known all along,” Schielke continues. “They failed Karen Garner. They failed the community. And they did it all on camera. Do you realize how horrifying that is? That means they were used to getting away with it. That the comfortable norm in Loveland is one of zero accountability. That this is not just some ‘isolated incident.’ It is not just one single ‘problem.’ It is widespread, sociopathic criminality. And to attempt to shift the burden to Karen, or a bystander, or her family, or counsel, to report this? Shame on you, Loveland. You took an oath to protect and serve. This is a disgrace.”
Since filing a federal lawsuit against the City of Loveland and three of its officers on April 14, 2021, the Loveland Police Department’s gruesome arrest and abuse of 73-year-old grandmother Karen Garner has horrified the country, making national headlines (New York Times, Washington Post, CBS News, NBC News, CNN, Newsweek, The Guardian, Vice). The 8th Judicial District Attorney’s office, in conjunction with the FBI and Fort Collins Police, has since opened a criminal investigation into the Loveland Police.
Meanwhile, the City of Loveland has vowed to protect the “due process” rights of its officers, with Chief Robert Ticer putting one officer on administrative leave (Hopp) and “reassigning” the other two officers (Sergeant Metzler and Officer Jalali) to “administrative duties” (desk duty) until the various investigations are completed. To date, the City has yet to extend any apology to Ms. Garner or her family for the various atrocities witnessed on these videos.
https://www.reporterherald.com/2021/04/26/new-information-released-on-karen-garner-incident-officers-seen-laughing-over-her-arrest-in-newly-released-video/
Soldiers, airmen, sailors, marines. Until the facts come out I give them the benefit of the doubt because they put their lives on the line and earned that much. Same with cops.
You have 2 eyes?
I blame Wal-mart for this. Why did they call the cops, for an unfinished transaction?
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I blame her family. Surely they knew Grandma needed a keeper. From what I’ve read they should never have let Grandma go out alone. She was belligerent and confused at Walmart.
And again with the cops.
The one cop even asked did she spit. They were looking for assault. But he said no.
Call the police when there has been no crime?
That’s what I’m asking. When I worked retail, we didn’t call the police if there was no crime. An incomplete transaction is not considered a crime, at least where I live in Canada.
I usually concur with your posts not this time.
Her family responsible for her dislocated arm? Come on man. Have cops in my family
They were brutal. And no medical attention cause they lied. It’s even on video at stAtion. Cop says she is complaining of being hurt.
Two points.
1. It can be hard to realize how somebody has mentally dengenerated over time, when you live with them all the time.
2. Maybe they can’t afford a keeper or an old folk’s home, but both people must still work?
The only similarity between cops and military is that they wear uniforms.
Military police their own and enforce discipline.
And, you still can’t give the military the benefit of the doubt because of the high ranking officers and political leaders.
If anyone is worthy of being marched on behalf of, this poor senile old woman was. When someone is that frail and old, you apply a lesser degree of force to cuff her, and common sense tells you that this is one of those exceptions where the suspect should be cuffed in front, not back, particularly when the offense is this small. I don’t expect BLM to be out in full force for her,though, a bit too white.
Of course. I read her family involved in her care. She escaped for a few minutes. It happens.
Watching that video should warm the cockles of every jack boot licker’s heart. Hopefully when their mind goes bad, they will be treated accordingly.
And the video would be shown all over the lame stream media.
These cops AND their management need to be fired and jailed. There is no excuse for this sadistic behavior.
Yep...Happened in my family...
NO, it’s the “GOOD” cops that look away from this kind of stuff that cause the public to lose trust in the police.
One bad apple DOES spoil the whole bunch unless it’s removed.
How many “good” cops ignored this behavior before the video came out?
These three should have their heads on pikes, posted out front of the main police station, and EVERY cop in the city should have to drive past this grisly display DAILY, on duty or not, until the skulls fall to the ground, where passing traffic grinds them to dust.
Pour encourage’ des autres.
Perhaps not gulag archipelago but ghetto archipelago.
Just read in the Denver Post that 2 more cops were added to lawsuit. The cops at ststion that knew she was hurt and withheld medical care for hours. Good!
I read that when WM got the merch back and let her go but the store employee reported her for theft anyway then the bootkisser lost all respect from me.
I've easily subdued my grandmother when her mind was gone from Alzheimer's and she was about this lady's weight.
This egotistical narc felt disrespected and had to put her in her place, not respectin' his authoratae! and then laugh about serious bodily injury.
Repeated incidents of these types of behaviour and the callous disregard for people, to the point of seeing them as nothing more than rabid dogs, to be injured or killed with wanton disregard, has me wanting to see this department completely defunded, those cops incarcerated after a trial, and rebuilding the peace officer force from the ground up.
But I also know plenty of males will laugh with glee, saying, Had she only obeyed instantly and perfectly she'd have not gotten hurt instead of using a little thing not used any more called discretion and compassion.
Those who say when the shooting starts and the police will be on the civilian's side - are deluding themselves. But then the USSC ruled that police have no right or obligation to protect and defend, only support the police state and courts (and those in power.)
700 hours in the police academy. 1500 hours to be a hairdresser.
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