Conn. man says police broke into home, ripped out catheter

International Herald Tribune | AP ^ | 5/9/08

[LibWhacker]

HARTFORD, Conn.: A man alleges that police entered his home illegally and ripped a catheter from his body during a child pornography investigation that led to the arrest of two neighbors.

Andrew Glover, 60, of New Britain filed a notice with the city Thursday that he intends to pursue a federal civil rights lawsuit. He accused the officers of inflicting severe injuries as he was recovering from intestinal surgery in February.

Glover's lawyer, Paul Spinella, said police entered Glover's apartment Jan. 30 and Feb. 28. Glover wasn't involved in child pornography, has not been charged and has no criminal record, Spinella said.

[Gondring]

Wow, 12 posts and the ‘defend cops at any cost’ crowd hasn’t even shown up to claim the guy waved his catheter at the police in a threatening manner.

They are probably off making hoax phone calls so the cops without probable cause can get warrants...for everyone's good...to protect the children, you know.

[Gondring]

From the article...

The police didn't have search warrants, Spinella said.

[elkfersupper]

Yep. And if the cops come kicking in your door on a child porn investigation, prepare to have all your computers and cameras seized. Oh, and your name and face will probably be on the news. Have fun explaining that one to your friends and co-workers.

Try to explain a DWI / DUI, whatever that means.

[driftdiver]

“I hope the unfortunate victim recovers and, if the cops went over the line, recovers damages.”

IF the cops went over the line? They didn’t have a warrant for starters. Next they ripped a guys catheter out. What possible reason would there be to do that? What would it take for you to say they actually did cross the ‘line’?

[driftdiver]

“They are probably off making hoax phone calls “

aka anonymous tips

[Gondring]

aka anonymous tips

[Gondring]

And when they don't find anything on your computers, you'll probably be accused of destroying the evidence [...]

There have been persecutions...I mean, prosecutions...of people who have received images in e-mail and have deleted them, but the images remained in deleted form.

I recall wondering what exactly the recipient of unsolicieted illegal images was supposed to do! To keep them is illegal possession, but to delete them was destruction of evidence of illegal possession!

[SUSSA]

Warrants? We don't need no stinkin' warrants!

[Fresh Wind]

Did the cops sell his catheter at auction?

[driftdiver]

IMO its about power and has nothing to do with the actual crimes anymore. Law Enforcement wants bigger weapons and more power. For nothing to be done to these cops is a travesty but not a surprise.

[driftdiver]

“Legal? Well, maybe. I don’t know. You’d probably never live to find out if it was or not.
It is never wise to shoot at the police. “

Yep I agree. We’ve been thoroughly cowed to accept whatever treatment they decide to dish out. The alternative is to be killed.