In action.
Posted on 10/14/2020 8:23:22 AM PDT by yesthatjallen
Buffalo police have released body camera footage of New York State Supreme Court Justice Mark Grisanti shoving an officer after a fight with his neighbor, then invoking his friendship with the mayor and family ties to law enforcement, before successfully avoiding arrest. Police said Grisanti was drunk at the time.
Law360 obtained the videos of the police detaining Grisanti and his wife late last week through a Freedom of Information Law request. The profanity-laced footage reveals in detail that the state senator-turned-judge used physical force against police and justified it, repeatedly threatened officers, and touted his political connections.
The Grisantis were not arrested or charged with any crime for what happened that night.
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"If you don't get the cuffs off her right now, you're going to have a problem," the judge shouted as his wife was placed in the back of a police SUV. Buffalo police said Maria and Mark Grisanti were only detained, never technically arrested.
"Listen, I'm good friends with Byron Brown," the judge told police. Grisanti told officers the mayor was aware of the longstanding dispute he had with his neighbors and that Brown had previously told him, "Mark, just friggin' ignore 'em." The judge would later falsely deny to a police detective that he had invoked Mayor Brown's name.
Grisanti apologized to the officer for "tackling" him, but then proceeded to explain why his actions were justified, telling him to take it as "constructive criticism." Overhearing this, a fellow officer chastised the judge for abusing his connections to power, including repeatedly saying his daughter and son-in-law are police officers.
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(Excerpt) Read more at law360.com ...
Must read article. Video at link.
The fact the judge wasn't charged for shoving the officer is outrageous.
Two Tier Justice.
‘I know the mayor!’
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I have personally seen this work on police. You don’t have to be a justice to drop the mayors name.
Two tier justice is stamdard.
“Do you know who I am?” is the phrase commonly uttered by wealthy scumbags.
“You’re dropping everybody’s name with a badge and you’re expecting special treatment. How does that look like to everybody in this environment right now?” the police officer said as he put the judge in the back of a police SUV. “You smell like cheap beer.”
“It doesn’t look good. You’re right,” the judge said quietly.
I live in the suburbs of Buffalo.
I have been following this story since it happened. Grisanti can be an a$$hole. But there is a lot of that going around in Buffalo.
He refers to his wife as his “f**king” wife. Class acts, all around.
This is straight out of an episode of “Cops”
Has to be a Democrat, I say, without reading the article. 8>)
bttt
If so, it stands as a perfect illustration of the contrast between whom the dem party sends to the bench and, in the person of Judge Barrett, whom the republicans choose.
In action.
Alternate title: Buffalo Police Confirm They Treat the Powerful Differently
Laws are only for chumps. Not them.
We need to ban this dangerous drug.
Yes, he knows me and I know him. POS once republican voted for gay marriage and NY safe act.
Him and I got in to it live on TV a few years back.
His wife bite the guy across the street too.
He and his wife are angry drunks. The woman involved in this contacted me and I went on a rant on my radio show.
He’s a real POS and now a supreme court judge.
It’s payment from Cuomo for his votes.
I warned people about him.
He became a RINO when the Limbaugh caucus was winning elections if I recall.
Newt Gingrich NEVER gets the credit he deserves for being the only Speaker to balance the budget in nearly 100 years.
Thanks for the details.
What drives me nuts is the people who are said to know the law, judges, lawyers, cops, are deemed 'pillars of society' and get away it.
The little guy is told 'ignorance of the law is no excuse'.
Once a political ally, Cuomo distances himself from embattled judge Grisanti
https://www.wkbw.com/news/i-team/once-a-political-ally-cuomo-distances-himself-from-embattled-judge-grisanti
The Twuck
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