balance10: police over-reaction becoming more common

Wednesday, February 24, 2016

police over-reaction becoming more common

1-7-16
A federal judge has ordered a new trial for Chicago police who killed Darius Pinex, a twenty-seven year-old black father of three, during a traffic stop on January 7, 2011. The officers were found not guilty by a jury in February 2015, however, a city lawyer “intentionally concealed” crucial evidence from lawyers for the Pinex family.
The details of misconduct and the order for a new trial are stunning developments in a city. As with the shooting of Laquan McDonald, the city is implicated in another clear cover-up to protect officers from being held responsible. In fact, following the judge’s order, the city lawyer, Jordan Marsh, resigned. http://www.mintpressnews.com/rampant-corruption-in-chicago-pd-sparks-new-murder-trial-for/212544/
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10-14-2010
NEW YORK (AP / CBS 2) – The fiancee and friends of an unarmed man killed in a 50-bullet police shooting on his wedding day said they wanted justice. The legal system gave them money – more than $7 million.
The city did what it has done time and time again: pay.
Nearly $1 billion has been paid over the past decade to resolve claims against the nation’s largest police department, according to an investigation by The Associated Press. Some smaller departments also shell out tens of millions a year in payouts, but New York’s spending on police claims dwarfs that of any other U.S. city.
Taxpayers foot the bill – New York officials say the payments cost less than insurance would, and officers themselves don’t usually bear personal responsibility.
The $964 million in payouts covers everything from brutality cases to patrol-car wrecks to stationhouse accidents, and it includes settlements and trial awards. Some police officers have been sued again and again – including one officer at least seven times on excessive force and brutality claims.   http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2010/10/14/nypd-paid-nearly-1-billion-to-settle-lawsuits/
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12-4-15   In Marksville, Louisiana, for example, two deputy city marshals were charged with second-degree murder after authorities reviewed video from one of the officers' body cameras, which showed a man with his hands in the air inside a vehicle when the marshals opened fire. The man was severely wounded and his 6-year-old autistic son killed.   http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/police-shooting-charges_us_5661b436e4b079b2818e4765

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Edgar Camacho-Alvarez--6 versions of his death in Albuquerque

Updated: Family: U.S. marshals shot the wrong man



				Updated: Family: U.S. marshals shot the wrong man Agents were seeking man in trailer nearby on arrest warrant for murder

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But Camacho-Alvarado's family insists that's not what happened. They claim eyewitnesses saw him get shot in the back, get dragged out of the trailer and shot again "execution style."
http://www.koat.com/news/authorities-man-killed-at-trailer-park-pointed-gun-at-marshal/38175356

NMSP report: Man killed pointed gun at marshal before he was shot



				NMSP report: Man killed pointed gun at marshal before he... New Mexico State Police on Wednesday gave an updated account of the shooting by U.S. Marshals over the weekend that left a man dead whose family says was an in...

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