August 28, 2009 -- Injustice Everywhere (US) Criminal Cops of the Week Time! Submitted by Packratt

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Since this week seems to be dedicated to The "Learning" Channel's apparent attempt to promote police brutality through their advertising campaign for the "Police Women of Broward County" series, I figured it would be interesting to see how TLC would apply their pro-brutality advertising campaign, which includes gems like "Taser Time!", "Cavity Search Anyone?" and "It's Always A Good Time To Taser Someone!" to other acts of police misconduct elsewhere.

So, let's see how TLC would likely describe a few of the over 100 stories of police misconduct we recorded this week through the National Police Misconduct Reporting Project News Feed on Twitter:

It's Always A Good Time To Brag About Being A Homicidal Cop!

While everyone has heard about Bolingbrook IL police officer Drew Peterson who is accused of murdering at least one of his wives, nobody has really been talking about Lafayette Tennessee police officer Sam Parker who is currently on trial for allegedly killing his police dispatcher wife who went missing in March of 2007. During the trial, now in day 10, witnesses testified that Parker loved to brag about killing people and even kept trophies and photos commemorating his kills including a slug pulled from the skull of a person he shot while on duty. He also apparently loved to brag about how psychologists diagnosed him as "suicidal/homicidal" after a parking lot shooting incident.

Subdural Hematoma Anyone?

Minneapolis Minnesota has decided to settle a police brutality lawsuit for nearly $500,000 to a man who was getting his mail in his apartment hallway when several police officers stopped him. When he approached as ordered one officer punched him so hard in the face that he shit himself and then another officer jabbed him in the gut with a baton for good measure. The man ended up having to get two surgeries to relieve pressure in his brain due to the blow after he was found by neighbors in a semi-conscious state after laying on the floor for about a day. His crime? He lived a few doors down from the subject of an arrest warrant.

It's Always A Good Time To Taser Someone To Death

In Tarrant County Texas a Medical Examiner has ruled that an in-custody death was a homicide by taser after police had tasered a young man for 49 seconds and then gave him a second jolt for the standard 5 seconds. The young man who died and could not be revived by paramedics had tested negative for any drug use so much for the "excited delirium" excuse.

Choke A 6th Grader For Being Shy On Picture Day Time!

In Dougherty County Georgia a school resource officer is being investigated for using excessive force for grabbing an 11 year old girl by the throat, slamming her to the floor, and then taking a knee on her stomach and back to arrest her. The little girl's crime? She had refused to have her picture taken on picture day because her hair wasn't done right. Way to show those hardened criminals a little street justice, huh?

It's Always A Good Time To Have A Junky In Charge Of A Police Department

In Mercer West Virginia the sheriff there, who was also a doctor, plead guilty to federal charges of possession and for fraudulently obtaining Oxycodone and Xanax that he had claimed was for patients but ultimately were to feed his own addition. That addiction cost taxpayers nearly $5,000 that the sheriff had taken from the CCW permit fund that he used to pay for his drug habit wonder how many people he had arrested for doing the same thing he did?

Fraud Time!

A Miami Florida police officer is facing federal charges of wire fraud and conspiracy after an investigation found that he and a few of his friends where using inside information to fraudulently claim over $14k in Crime Stoppers reward money. The officer, in charge of dispersing money in that reward program, would send his pals details via text messages and they would pick up the cash, one had picked up four rewards in one day.

It's Always a Good Time To Beat Up Some Grandparents!

West Virginia State Police are being sued for excessive force, wrongful arrest, and denial of medical care after they beat and arrested some grandparents in front of their children and grandchildren. Apparently the cops thought they had kidnapped one of the kids even after the child's mom expressly told the police the grandparents were innocent. They were denied treatment for injuries and diabetes for days and ultimately were kicked out of their home by a landlord who now thinks they are kidnappers.

Child Molestation Time!

An Olney Texas police officer was arrested in Dallas Texas after being indicted in May of two counts of indecency with a child by sexual contact. He was accused of forcing a young girl to fondle him while he folndled her in October of 2008 while he was still an Olney police officer. Investigators and police had trouble finding the officer but the Dallas PD Child Sex Exploitation unit finally found him.

It's Always A Good Time To Help Molest A Child

A Waterbury Connecticut police officer who retired in May is accused of handcuffing a teenage boy so that a now convicted rapist & kidnapper could molest him with a sex toy in his electronics shop while the officer allegedly took pictures. The boy reported the incident in 2006 but police ignored him but he did testify in the recent criminal case against the rapist where he was convicted. While the officer's involvement wasn't delved into during the criminal trial, the boy's attorney has filed suit against the city for ignoring the incident and allowing the officer to remain on the force all this time.

Drive-By Shooting Anyone?

Two Oklahoma City Oklahoma police officers have been arrested on felony "Drive-By" shooting charges that are usually only reserved for "gangbangers". But prosecutors say that if this is how police officers act, that's how they'll be treated. The incident apparently occurred outside of a strip club where the two had been confronted by staff for throwing beer bottles at people and, once confronted, threatened to show the security staff their "baby-glocks" and fired off rounds at a crowd as they drove away.

Thumper Time!

In Greece New York a police sergeant was fired and another sergeant was demoted for unspecified reasons. However, the demoted officer isn't a stranger to the news as he is currently the subject of a lawsuit alleging that he's assaulted at least 13 different women during traffic stops and, in at least one case, sexually molested them in the presence of other Greece NY officers. So well known for his abuse towards the women that he stops he allegedly earned a nickname for it He's known as "Thumper".

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