Police State — Cops Are Out-of-Control

 

May 16, 2012

cops2.jpegNow,
police across the country play by their own rules.
 They lie,
cheat, and steal.  They act as ‘Judge,
Jury and Executioner’ with
impunity. 
They are paranoid.

By KP Ryan
(henrymakow.com)

Now,
police across the country play by their own rules.  They will lie,
cheat, and steal.  They act as ‘Judge, Jury and Executioner’ with
impunity.  They are paranoid.  Citizens are learning that dialing ‘911’
for help can get themselves or family members or even their neighbors
assaulted and even murdered.

In most jurisdictions, the police judge
the police however, and unless there are numerous witnesses to counter
the official story or a clear video record, holding the evildoers
accountable is nearly impossible.

FULLERTON, CA

ThomasKelly.jpg

“I
just started smashing his face to hell.”  So says one of the Fullerton,
California police after his encounter with Mr. Kelly Thomas.  Mr. Thomas was well known to many residents, small business owners
(and police) in downtown Fullerton.  A schizophrenic, Mr. Thomas was
often homeless and had a record for petty crimes such as trespassing.
 He was not known to be violent, but he was a sick man.  

On
the evening of July 5, 2011 someone phoned in a report of an individual
wiggling one or more car door handles.  Police responded and saw Thomas, shirtless
and carrying a backpack.

Initially Officer Ramos asked Thomas a number of questions while flipping and twirling a baton in
his right hand.  Ramos’s partner, Officer Joe Wolfe, stationed himself
behind Mr. Thomas as Ramos attempted to get him to
admit to breaking into cars. 

They
eventually search his backpack and find a letter addressed to a name different from
Thomas’s.  At this point that Wolfe’s earlier words appear
prescient: “Do you plan on going to sleep fairly soon?”  Ramos, as he’s
slipping both hands into tight leather gloves, then says to Thomas: “See
these fists?  They’re about to f*** you up!” 

Up to six of Fullerton’s
Finest take turns punching, kicking, and beating Thomas with fists,
boots, flashlights and Electrocution Devices, eventually assaulting him
into a coma and days later, death.

Fullerton’s
police department initially claimed Thomas ‘resisted arrest’ and assaulted the officers.  Thomas’s father (a retired cop) photographed son’s
injuries later in the hospital.  No television station or newspaper
would publish the images.  Instead, the media all reported as fact every
detail that came out of the FPD. 

Fortunately, a little known local
blog first posted the elder Thomas’s photos and then obtained a video
that happened to record portions of the incident, including a portion of
the beating.  Today two Fullerton cops are on trial over this vicious
death, (four others have escaped prosecution) including Ramos, though it is
worth noting NO Orange County jury has EVER held a police officer
accountable for his or her actions.   

LOS ANGELES

92-year old Katherine Johnson wasn’t as fortunate as the Khangs. With
nothing more than a bogus tip from an informant (other sources claim
there never was a tip in the first place), members of De Kalb County’s
‘RED DOG’ task force broke down the woman’s front door.  

Mrs. Johnson, thinking hoodlums were
invading her home, grabbed and fired a gun, hitting no one.  The ‘task
force’ returned the favor, firing 39 shots, striking Mrs. Johnson 5
times.  The RED DOG unit then searched her home for drugs and cash while
she lay bleeding to death.  Finding nothing incriminating, they planted
marijuana in an attempt to cover up the murder.  This case is most
unusual as three cops were actually sentenced for their acts.

jordan_miles-after-300x150.jpgEighteen-year old Jordan Miles was walking home from a friend’s house one
evening in 2010.  Suddenly an unmarked vehicle pulled up alongside him
and three police, NOT in uniform, exited the UNMARKED car and approached
Miles. 

Until this point in time, Miles had never been in trouble with
the law. In fact he was an honors student at a prestigious area high
school. The police claimed they had received a complaint that Miles had
been ‘loitering’ in front of his friend’s home and his friend’s mother
had called police. 

The police further claimed they spotted a likely
weapon in Miles’ pocket and ordered him to show his hands, but Miles
instead took off running.  They then claimed he slipped on ice and then
violently resisted arrest.  

When the case of Jordan Miles reached
court, his friend’s mother swore she had never called in a complaint
about Miles’ loitering; the police were never able to produce a weapon, and, according
the Miles, the officers NEVER identified themselves as police.

jordanmiles-211x300.jpgRather,
as they jumped out of their vehicle they immediately asked: “Where’s
the drugs?  Where’s the money?”  Miles assumed they were street thugs
looking to rob him.  As he had nothing of value to steal (or turn in as
evidence) they simply beat the hell out of Miles and then charged him
with aggravated assault and resisting arrest.

The officers involved got paid leave PLUS hypothetical overtime.  

 

First,
one has to come to the understanding that Police today are NOT the
police of 30 years ago.  While there have always been rogue cops and
abusers of power, today’s young officer is trained from day 1 to be
scared of the public and to Act, rather than react. 

Additionally, they
feel protected.  Only when there is a mountain of evidence will a
District Attorney’s Office or the Federal Government step in and
prosecute the miscreants. 

Also, police are trained to feel as if the
public is conspiring to get them.  Thus they preserve and even beef-up
the ‘Thin Blue Line’.  It is extraordinarily rare for an officer to
stand up to abusive fellow officers. 

And when they do dare to ‘serve
and protect’ they are likely face discipline or even termination (see:  
http://www.copblock.org/15306/crossing-the-thin-blue-line/  ).

Police
Unions generally go far out of their way to protect and defend the
corrupt within their ranks.  Sometimes it seems as if the only time they
wish to excommunicate a member is when a retired officer wears his uniform to an Occupy Wall Street Protest
.  

There was a time when the majority of citizens trusted their
government.   Now, people are less willing to be played for suckers. 

They need to recognize police are in place today to defend the banking elite that controls the State.

Second,
video is essential for justice.  One cannot rely on 1 or 2 cops to
cross that Thin Blue Line and go against their brothers.

They’d much
rather lie in their reports, to investigators, and on the witness stand.
 Shunning is difficult for anyone, but police seem especially cowed by
the threat of being shunned.

Further, witnesses aren’t too reliable.
 But if you are able to record your interaction with the police you have
a much better chance with an audio or video recording.

There’s a reason police nationwide are
doing everything they can to see to it that it becomes illegal for
citizens to snap photos or record them as they ‘keep the peace’.  There
are now (relatively) inexpensive recording devices that one can place in
one’s car that record the action if you are pulled over.  If police are
at your door, try to train a camera and just let it record. 

Third,
when you are served with jury duty, GO!  But first read about your
rights and responsibilities as a jury as outlined by the Founding
Fathers (see sec. 1, Handbook for Jurors: http://www.patriotnetwork.info/Citizens_rule_book.htm
).  

Just don’t broadcast to anyone your new-found knowledge.  Should
you have the good fortune to serve on a case that was brought about by
either an immoral or unconstitutional law, you have the absolute power
to acquit!

Additionally, should the defendant complain about police
brutality or claim the police are lying .. it is very
likely that the defendant is telling the truth. The System is
allowing the Police to run rampant and lie with impunity.

Henry Makow is the author of A Long Way to go for a Date. He received his Ph.D. in English Literature from the University of Toronto. He welcomes your feedback and ideas at

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