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$3.5 Million Settlement for Handcuffed Woman That Fell Out of Moving Police Car to Escape Sex Assault by LAPD Cops

February 4, 2017February 4, 2017 Kelly W. Patterson 3418 Views Accountability, assault, Brutality, CCTV, Civil rights, cop block, copblock.org, Corruption, court papers, Dishonesty, double-standards, drunk in public, ejected from moving car, excessive force, extensive and painful surgeries, graduate student, Harassment, Justice System, kelly patterson, Kim Nguyen, Koreatown, lapd, lawsuit, los angeles police department, Loyola Marymount University, MBA, MyNewsLA.com, Officer David Shin, Officer Jin Oh, Olympic Boulevard, Oxford Avenue, Patrol Car, police, police abuse, police accountability, Police brutality, Police State, Public intoxication, rights, seatbelt, Serrano Avenue, settlement, sexual assault by police, Sixth Street, Surveillance, Update, video

California taxpayers will be forced to pay a woman that was seriously injured after falling out of an LAPD squad

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Philadelphia Taxpayers Forced to Pay $4.4 Million to Innocent Delivery Man Undercover Cops Ambushed

January 12, 2017January 13, 2017 Kelly W. Patterson 1808 Views 5100 block of Willows Avenue, 51st Street, Accountability, administrative leave, assault, Brutality, Chinese restaurant, Civil rights, Commissioner Charles H. Ramsey, copblock, copblock.org, Corruption, deadly force, Delaware County Community College, Dishonesty, District Attorney's Office, double-standards, excessive force, feared for my life, internal investigation, Justice System, kelly patterson, lawsuit, Officer Mitchell Farrell, OfficerKevin Hanvey, pa, paid suspension, paid vacation, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, philadelphia daily news, Philadelphia Inquirer, philadelphia police department, Philippe Holland, philly.com, police, police abuse, police accountability, Police brutality, police shooting, Police State, rights, seizure disorder, settlement, slap on the wrist, Tom Kline, unfortunate regrettable series of events, Use of Force Review Board, violated department policy, West Philadelphia

Last week, the Philadelphia Police Department agreed to the largest settlement in the history of the city to pay off

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Colorado Citizens Forced to Pay $325,000 for Mass Detention of Motorists by Aurora Police

December 31, 2016 Kelly W. Patterson 1321 Views 4th amendment, Accountability, assault, Aurora, Aurora Police Department, bank robbery, Christian Paetsch, Civil rights, CO, Colorado, copblock, copblock.org, Corruption, Dishonesty, federal lawsuit, fishing expedition, fourth amendment, Harassment, illegal detention, Illegal search/entry, Justice System, kelly patterson, Mass Detention, police, police abuse, police accountability, Police State, rights, settlement

A total of 14 drivers in Aurora, Colorado have received a settlement of $325,000 for a 2012 incident, in which

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Fresno CA Taxpayers Forced to Pay $2.2 Million Settlement to Family of Man Executed by Police

December 22, 2016 Kelly W. Patterson 1884 Views $2.2 million, Accountability, assault, Brutality, CA, California, Chief Jerry Dyer, Civil rights, copblock, copblock.org, Corruption, Detectives, Dishonesty, double-standards, excessive force, execution, felon in possession of a firearm, Fresno, Fresno Bee, Fresno Police Department, Harassment, Homicide, imminent threat, internal affairs, Jaime Reyes Jr., Julia Sherwin, Justice System, kelly patterson, lawsuit, Michael Haddad, minor policy changes, oakland, Officer Juan Avila, pending threat, police, police abuse, police accountability, Police brutality, settlement, threat in the near future, U.S. District Court in Fresno, unique interpretation, use of force

The family of a man who was shot as he climbed a fence then executed by a Fresno police officer 

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Chicago to Pay $2 Million to Police Whistle-Blowers After “Few Bad Apples” Destroyed Their Careers

November 4, 2016November 4, 2016 Kelly W. Patterson 1302 Views A Few Bad Apples, Accountability, aldermen, chicago, Chicago City Council, chicago police department, Chief Juan Rivera, Civil rights, civil trial, code of silence, copblock, copblock.org, Corruption, cpd, crossing the thin blue line, Daniel Echeverria, David Koschman, Dishonesty, double-standards, evidence of criminal wrongdoing, extortion, FBI, federal bureau of investigation, felony perjury, Finance Committee, First Deputy Corporation Counsel Jenny Notz, Harassment, IL, Illinois, internal affairs, Justice System, kelly patterson, lawsuit, Mayor rahm emanuel, narcotics unit, Operation Brass Tax, police, police abuse, police accountability, Police State, Police Whistleblower, rat motherfucker, retaliation, settlement, Sgt Ronald Watts, shaking down drug dealers, Shannon Spalding, strike the root, video

On Monday, Chicago’s City Council Finance Committee approved a settlement of $2 million to two police officers that were the

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Michael Slager’s Trial has Begun; Will He be Acquitted Even with Walter Scott’s Murder Caught on Film?

November 3, 2016November 3, 2016 Kelly W. Patterson 1280 Views #blacklivesmatter, #BlueLiesMatter, Accountability, assault, bias toward police, Brutality, Civil rights, copblock, copblock.org, Corruption, Dishonesty, excessive force, film the police, Homicide, Judge Clifton Newman, jury selection, Justice System, kelly patterson, michael slager, murder, North Charleston, police, police abuse, police accountability, Police brutality, police shooting, policeman's discount, Prosecutor Scarlett Wilson, sc, settlement, south carolina, trial, unarmed person, Update, video, walter scott

The trial of North Charleston, SC Police Officer Michael Slager, who was caught on video murdering Walter Scott last year,

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Settlement After Inmate Starved To Death, Found In Feces With Rubber Band Around Genitals

September 30, 2016 Asa J 1139 Views Accountability, Attorney Debbie Greenberger, Bellevue Hospital Center, Bill de Blasio, Bradley Ballard, Brutality, Civil rights, copblock, copblock.org, Corizon, Corrections Commissioner, de Blasio administration, Debbie Greenberger, Diabetic, feces, Homicide, Inmate Death, Inmate Starved To Death, insulin medication, Joseph Ponte, Justice System, lawsuit, New York City, New York City medical examiner, offended female correction officer, police abuse, Police State, psychiatric prison ward, refused food, refused medical care, refused water, Rikers Island Prison, Rikers mental health unit, rubber band, rubber band tied around genitals, schizophrenic, settlement, vomit

A lawsuit has been settled with the mother of a mentally ill man found in his cell at Rikers Island

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Chicago Cop Who Shot Teens on Video Leaked by Judge Charged With Using Unreasonable Force (Update)

September 17, 2016September 17, 2016 Kelly W. Patterson 1698 Views Accountability, assault, Brutality, car, chicago, chicago police department, Chiraq, civil right prosecutions, Civil rights, civil rights violations, cnn, cop block, copblock.org, Corruption, criminal cops, dash cam video, Dishonesty, double-standards, excessive force, faith and confidence in law enforcement, federal lawsuit, Fox6News.com, harmful effect, Illinois, Joshua H, Judge Andrew Berman, Justice System, kelly patterson, leaked video, Northern District of Illinois, Officer Marco Proano, police, police abuse, police accountability, Police brutality, Police State, possession of a stolen vehicle, rights, settlement, shot, shot through car, Speeding, stolen car, strengthen trust in the police, Surveillance, teens, teens shot, Traffic stop, United States Attorney, unreasonable use of force, Update, video, Windy City court system, WLS, Zachary T. Fardon

Marco Proano, the Chicago police officer who was recorded by a dash cam shooting at a car full of teenagers

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Personal Responsibility And The Cult Of Law Enforcement

September 4, 2016 Georgia Sand 1383 Views Aaron Rosas, abuse, Adequate Funding, Agency, Agendas, Blame, blaming the victim, bureaucracy, Children, cigarettes, City of Cleveland, Claims, Cleveland, Cleveland Police's Patrolman's Association, concealed carry, Concealed Carry Permit, conservatives, Criminal History, Disingenuous, Drinking, drugs, Erik Scott, Ethics, Fake Firearms, gambling, Hurricane, Ian Birk, Illogical, JERONIMO YANEZ, John T. Williams, law enforcement, Lawfully Carrying A Weapon, LCMPD, liberals, Lip Service, Logical, Moral Agency, murder, Natural Disaster, obedience, Obey Orders, park, personal responsibility, Philando Castile, police, police accountability, Police Union, previous criminal history, punishment, Real Fire Arms, settlement, shooting, shooting victim, Stephen Loomis, Tamir Rice, taxpayers, toys, United States, war on drugs, weapon

The term “personal responsibility” is often tossed around in conservative circles. While the concept of personal responsibility is not problematic per se,

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Las Vegas Police Jailed Paraplegic for Two Weeks; Accused of Robbery Where Suspect Ran Away

June 10, 2016June 11, 2016 Kelly W. Patterson 2078 Views Accountability, Antwine Hunter, assault, Brutality, burglary, CA, California, CCDC, cell phone, Civil rights, clark county, clark county detention center, Compton, copblock, copblock.org, Corruption, defense attorney, Detectives, Dishonesty, double-standards, Downtown Las Vegas, DTLV, Elana Graham, excessive bail, excessive force, freedom, Harassment, Herbert Hutson, Judge Eric Goodman, Justice of the Peace, Justice System, kelly patterson, larceny, las vegas, las vegas metropolitan police department, Las Vegas Review Journal, lawsuit, leg braces, logic, lvmpd, LVRJ, metro, Nevada, NV, Palm Pizza, paralyzed from the waist down, paraplegic, photo lineup, police, police abuse, police accountability, Police brutality, prosecutor, rights, robbery, Roy Nelson, scanner, settlement, slammed to ground, taxpayers, UPS, video, warrant, wheelchair, wrongfully arrested

On May 21st, Antwine Hunter was assaulted by an officer from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department and slammed onto

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Oregon Drops Appeal, Will Pay $517,000 To Motorcyclist Kicked By Cop (Update)

June 8, 2016June 8, 2016 Asa J 1737 Views Accountability, already had the muscles fired, broken clavicle, Brutality, Chevrolet Camaro, civil lawsuit, Civil rights, cop crashes into motorcyclist, cop kicks motorcyclist, copblock, copblock.org, Crow Road, Eugene, excessive force, federal lawsuit, fractured rib, Highway 126, Judge Michael McShane, Justin Wilkens, kick, Lt. Rob Edwards, medical expenses, Motorcycle, motorcyclist, Negligence, Oregon, Oregon State Police, OSP, police abuse, police accountability, Police State, punitive damages, rights, Rob Edwards, settlement, U.S. District Court, Update, video, wreck

The State of Oregon has dropped a pair of appeals in a case in which a state police lieutenant was

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NYPD Costs Taxpayers Over $66 Million Dollars After Six People Wrongfully Imprisoned For Murder

April 30, 2016 Kelly W. Patterson 2005 Views Accountability, bronx, cab driver, Cathy Watkins, Central Park Five, Central Park Jogger Case, Civil rights, coaching witnesses, confession, cop block, copblock.org, Corruption, Court of Claims, Devon Ayers, Dishonesty, double-standards, Earl Ward, Emery Celli Brinckerhoff & Abady, Eric Glisson, Federal Express, Federal prosecutors, flawed, freedom, Harassment, Homicide, Julia Kuan, Justice System, kelly patterson, lawsuit, Michael Cosme, murder, New York, ny, nypd, police, police abuse, police accountability, Police State, rights, Romano & Kuan, settlement, Sex Money Murder Gang, shoddy, Soundview, Soundview Five, unconstitutional police work, unethical tactics, video evidence, violating rules for photo lineups, withholding evidence, wrongfully convicted

Four men and one woman have accepted a settlement offer after being released for a 1995 murder they didn’t commit.

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