Posted on 02/08/2006 9:18:28 AM PST by GSWarrior
Wrong man in photo speaks out
Sunday's Chronicle mistakenly identified him as police officer
A San Francisco taxi driver said Tuesday that he had been "put in this situation where I have to watch my back" because The Chronicle mistakenly identified him in a photo as a police officer with a record of suspensions for using excessive force.
At a news conference at his lawyer's office, Jack Neeley Jr., 42, said he had been "pulled out of my daily life routine" on Sunday, when The Chronicle's series on problems with the use of force by San Francisco police included a story about Officer John Haggett, who has repeatedly been the subject of citizens complaints.
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A taxi driver who has zero connections to the police has his picture printed in Sunday's Chronicle where he is identified as a police officer with a history of suspension for using excessive force. I have yet to see an apology...just an acknowledgment of the error.
Nice job, Chron. Keep up the good work.
I know just how he feels. I had my photo in the Philadelphia Inquirer over the caption "Center City Flasher" when in truth it should have read "SUSPECTED Center City Flasher"... at least until the trial was over.
Owl_Eagle(If what I just wrote makes you sad or angry,
I know just how he feels. I had my photo in the Philadelphia Inquirer over the caption "Center City Flasher" when in truth it should have read "SUSPECTED Center City Flasher"... at least until the trial was over.
Owl_Eagle(If what I just wrote makes you sad or angry,
; )
You were allegedly the suspect....till they had to drop charges citing lack of evidence, OOOHHHH!!! (Dice Clay puts cig back in mouth)
He did. The evidence wouldn't stand up in court.
That sounded gay to you? That's strange.
It must have been a cold trial
You miss a good opportunity for another trite comment.
That's my story, and I'm stickin' to it...
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