Looks like they mean it, too...
Posted on 05/25/2013 2:00:19 PM PDT by Daffynition
Cell phone footage that was confiscated after the police beating death of a Bakersfield man was released this week, not showing much as far as the beating goes, but capturing David Silva’s horrific screams during the last moments of his life.
However, footage from the second phone that was confiscated that was more incriminating, showing the actual swinging of the batons, was apparently deleted.
And according to an attorney, it doesn’t look as if even the FBI has the capability to recover it because of the type of phone it is (check out video below for details).
(Excerpt) Read more at photographyisnotacrime.com ...
So police can take your cell phone, detain you w/out a warrant?
**Both witnesses refused to hand over their phones without a warrant, so deputies detained them for several hours, refusing to let them out of their sight until a warrant arrived.**
Ya just can’t make this stuff up:
**David Silva’s death is the latest high-profile accusation of brutality against the Kern County Sheriff’s Office in recent years. One resulted in convictions of three deputies and a $6-million civil judgment in the 2005 death of a jail inmate, attorneys said. A second ended with a $4.5-million court award for the family of a man who died in 2010 after being struck 33 times with batons and shocked with a Taser 29 times, attorneys said.**
Yep I knew that. I was being careful. Lol
Looks like they mean it, too...
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