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More Evidence of the Growing “Police State”


Cop Car Slams Into Man’s Parked Car; Man Jailed for “Damaging City Property”

Posted By on Feb 24, 2014

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Some guy in New York named Robert Jackson was parked legally on the side of a one-way street outside his apartment. A cop car comes, going the wrong way on the one-way street, and he hits the guy’s SUV. Actually, it was his girlfriend’s SUV, and he was in the passenger seat waiting for his girlfriend.

Jackson gets out of his car and confronts the cop who hit his girlfriend’s car. Obviously, he wants to know how the police are going to reimburse his girlfriend for the damages they caused. The cops tell him that he was the one that hit them. And the cops arrest Jackson for “damaging city property,” “disorderly conduct,” and “resisting arrest.”

To try to cover their tracks even more, the police made sure there weren’t any surveillance cameras watching. When they thought they were covered, they went ahead with the arrest.

But there was one surveillance camera mounted on one of Jackson’s neighbor’s house that I guess they didn’t spot, and the video from it corroborates Jackson’s story. If it hadn’t been for that one surveillance camera, the police would have gotten away with it.

They eventually dropped the charges, but the cops weren’t going to let him off that easy. Apparently, Jackson had a suspended license, and so they officially charged him with “unlawful operation of a motor vehicle.” They’re grasping at straws though. If you remember at the beginning of the story, he wasn’t operating the vehicle. It was his girlfriend’s SUV. And he was in the passenger seat. That’s the best they could’ve done, and they can’t even get him on that. With good reason, Jackson’s filed a criminal complaint against the city police department and against the two cops who arrested him.

It’s painfully obvious that the police just didn’t want to have to report to their superiors that they were driving the wrong way on a one-way street and as a result, hit some guy’s car. I agree, that would have been pretty embarrassing to report and then have to pay for the damages. But I think what they’re doing now in trying to cover up the entire thing is turning out to be a lot more humiliating.

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Business Owner Jailed for “Loitering” On His Own Property


http://lastresistance.com/3811/business-owner-jailed-loitering-property/#sh3rbLqEXmkqDGcE.99

Posted By on Nov 26, 2013

handcuffEric Lee owns and runs a discounted furniture store in Dekalb County, Georgia  called Unclaimed Freight. He was told  by local police that the crime rate in that area is exceptionally bad, so it was  recommended to him that he carry a firearm. He received a permit and then  proceeded to carry a concealed weapon.

His business had been the target of thieves in the past, so he was often on  the lookout for them at night. One evening, he heard some racket and went  outside around the corner of his building to see what it was and saw some  homeless delinquents gathered around.

Police showed up and began interrogating Mr. Lee about what was going on and  whether he had any weapons. He told them that he did have a weapon and a permit.  But evidently they weren’t there to make sure everyone was safe. They just  wanted to make some arrests. So, they took his gun and arrested him for “loitering.” Yes, “loitering” on his own property.

In their police report, they added that when they took Lee into custody, they  could “smell a strong smell of an alcoholic beverage.” Lee stated that that odor  came from the homeless people who were so drunk they were vomiting. They too had  been arrested.

And for good measure, the police went ahead and had Lee’s truck towed.

When this was brought before the judge, he threw out the case and even  apologized to Mr. Lee. But that all happened about a year ago. And he still  hasn’t gotten his gun back; still hasn’t been reimbursed for his towed truck;  and still hasn’t received any kind of apology from the officers who falsely  arrested him. WSB-TV  reported:

“I am not sure how one can be loitering on  property that they own. I am also not sure how one can be carrying a weapon  without a permit when they do indeed have a permit for the weapon at issue. I  believe my Fourth and Second Amendment rights were violated.”

For this reason, he’s filed a federal lawsuit against them. According to his  attorney Shannon Briley-Holmes, “He’s not looking to retire off this or harm the  taxpayers; he is looking for some kind of accountability.” They should at  least give him his gun back; they should reimburse him with interest for the  cost of towing and retrieving his truck; and they should apologize for abusing  their authority by falsely arresting him.

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