Falsely accused cop gets satisfaction!

[sgtmac_46]

And in lieu of a money judgment, he settles for his accuser apologizing on youtube! http://www.fox2now.com/ktvi-you-tube-apology,0,714918.story

If you're a cop very long, you meet your share of Cassidy Harris' with an ax to grind.

[CMike11]

Good

[RogerDodger]

He should of demanded the apology AND the settlement. Even if she couldn't pay, the judgment against her could have made her financial life pretty miserable.

[uncledoom]

The article doesn't say why she did it...or does "She's an an *******" cover everything?

[FidelisAdMortem]

Once again the RAT squad internal affairs couldnt solve a case if it was handed to them. What a bunch of cowards.

Simliar incident happened to an NYPD highway cop. The motorist of the carstop made allegations this highway cop groped her during the carstop, made vulgar sexual references, etc. The media of course ran with it, smeered this poor cop, gave a lopsided story.

Then guess what. The NYPD released the dashcam video of the incident in question. Guess what it showed? Your ordinary carstop with a ticket issued and nothing but professionalism from the officer.

It was a total bogus allegation.

**** the media.

[sgtmac_46]

The article doesn't say why she did it...or does "She's an an *******" cover everything?

She threw a drunken tantrum at a restaurant and he ejected her.........not being content to leave it at being kicked out, she filled this false complaint as payback.

[sgtmac_46]

Once again the RAT squad internal affairs couldnt solve a case if it was handed to them. What a bunch of cowards.

Simliar incident happened to an NYPD highway cop. The motorist of the carstop made allegations this highway cop groped her during the carstop, made vulgar sexual references, etc. The media of course ran with it, smeered this poor cop, gave a lopsided story.

Then guess what. The NYPD released the dashcam video of the incident in question. Guess what it showed? Your ordinary carstop with a ticket issued and nothing but professionalism from the officer.

It was a total bogus allegation.

**** the media.

And folks wonder why we don't take every 'Bad Cop' story at face value......it's certainly not because a cop NEVER ever did anything wrong....it does happen.....but cops get accused of doing far more wrong than they ever do! In fact MOST allegations of police misconduct are bogus......this gal's deal isn't anything unusual.......what IS unusual is that he pursued it in court, got a judgment, and forced an apology! So i'll give the benefit of the doubt to a brother officer.

[chip]

She should be in jail.

[Residential Bob]

She's blaming the Internal Affairs Department for being reckless and rash with her statement and for attempting to discredit the officer.

Some apology.

[neoINDIE]

this thread just doesn't seem to be taking off like the other cop threads....

[gdoane]

I thought filing a false report was a crime itself? Didn't she just publically admit to a criminal act?

Send a female police officer to go arrest her.

[FidelisAdMortem]

this thread just doesn't seem to be taking off like the other cop threads....

Yea funny how that works 'round here.

[jimjames418]

Yea funny how that works 'round here.
Sorry about not getting here sooner. I was busy doing other things this fine weekend day.

Good for the police officer. And I agree, the woman should be charged with filing a false report.

Maybe if all those who file false reports are charged, the number will go down. Of course that would mean a police officer would have to fill out a report, and his supervisor would have to forward it to the D/A, and the D/A would be the actual one to file the court case.

I don't know where it is breaking down, but the break must be somewhere in the chain.

[sgtmac_46]

this thread just doesn't seem to be taking off like the other cop threads....

Imagine that! It doesn't fit the 'bad cop' narrative.

It's just like the media......the allegation makes front page.......the RETRACTION generally gets shuffled to page 12, if it makes it in the paper at all!

The ONLY reason this was newsworthy was because he deferred judgment for a YOUTUBE apology.......had he just gotten the judgment we would never have heard about it.

The bottom line is that FALSE allegations against GOOD COPS vastly outnumber valid allegations against bad cops.........but the 'Bad Cop' stories fit the narrative, so they make the news, and skew opinion.

[sgtmac_46]

Sorry about not getting here sooner. I was busy doing other things this fine weekend day.

Good for the police officer. And I agree, the woman should be charged with filing a false report.

Maybe if all those who file false reports are charged, the number will go down. Of course that would mean a police officer would have to fill out a report, and his supervisor would have to forward it to the D/A, and the D/A would be the actual one to file the court case.

I don't know where it is breaking down, but the break must be somewhere in the chain.

The breakdown is with 'Community Groups' who view prosecuting false allegations as having a 'chilling effect' on those who would make a complaint against the police. As far as the powers that be go, FALSE allegations are part of the job, and a small price to pay for the few valid allegations.

The Community Review boards feel that prosecuting these folks would prevent other folks from coming forward. A 'good cop' should expect and accept this kind of thing, and just be happy he was cleared.

[CMike11]

Hey I have a question. First I totally agree that the woman should be prosecuted.

I live in Michigan. It seems like there are a tremendous amount of police cars prowling trying to find prey to give tickets too.

Michigan has been hit very hard economically and people are already suffering.

I keep thinking why aren't a chunk of these cops out there trying to catch murderers, rapists, theives, and robbers?

What percent more or less are out there on traffic detail compared to actually helping out the public.

I, myself, haven't had a ticket for along time. It just bothers. me.

[sgtmac_46]

Hey I have a question. First I totally agree that the woman should be prosecuted.

I live in Michigan. It seems like there are a tremendous amount of police cars prowling trying to find prey to give tickets too.

Michigan has been hit very hard economically and people are already suffering.

I keep thinking why aren't a chunk of these cops out there trying to catch murderers, rapists, theives, and robbers?

What percent more or less are out there on traffic detail compared to actually helping out the public.

I, myself, haven't had a ticket for along time. It just bothers. me.
I guess it depends on whether you think injury and fatality accidents impact the economy.........cars kill and injure more people than all the murderers, rapists, robbers and thieves combine, and cost Americans more money.

In 2007 there were 37,248 fatalities.......and hundreds of thousands of injuries from vehicle collisions, most of which were caused by aggressive or impaired drivers. Nearly half were the result of intoxicated drivers. Intoxicated drivers kill more people than armed robbers and rapists.

In a dollars and cents to the public, sense, curbing aggressive, intoxicated and impaired driving, and reducing vehicle collisions (which aggressive enforcement has been doing for the last 30 years) saves more lives than putting more homicide detectives on the street.

[BillyBobUSA]

Glad to see a story where the good guys win one.

And the stupid liar should be in jail for the false report.

[jimjames418]

Hey I have a question. First I totally agree that the woman should be prosecuted.

I live in Michigan. It seems like there are a tremendous amount of police cars prowling trying to find prey to give tickets too.

Michigan has been hit very hard economically and people are already suffering.

I keep thinking why aren't a chunk of these cops out there trying to catch murderers, rapists, theives, and robbers?

What percent more or less are out there on traffic detail compared to actually helping out the public.

I, myself, haven't had a ticket for along time. It just bothers. me.
Mike,
Eariler this spring, a state officer had a car pulled over for speeding on I-94 near exit 27. An RV went past and the officer got a strong smell of meth. It was a rolling meth lab. Which was stopped and the three people in the vehicle arrested.

The person who had been stopped for speeding, stayed put, as instructed by the officer, for four hours while the HazMat team collected the RV and the meth supplies. The officer apologized to him and gave him a warning instead of a ticket.

Another officer received a written warning in Feb when he passed vehicle with a flat tire, at 6:30 am, and failed to stop and render assistance. It was a 16 year old high school student on her way to school, it was dark and the road was in the middle of a state park with little or no traffic at that time. And there was a history of sexual assualts on the stretch of road.

The officer was off duty at the time and on his way home, but he was driving a marked police vehicle. The chief said if he had been on duty he would have fired him. The chief also said that any time an officer is driving a marked vehicle he should conduct himself as if he was on duty.

[CMike11]

Mike,
Eariler this spring, a state officer had a car pulled over for speeding on I-94 near exit 27. An RV went past and the officer got a strong smell of meth. It was a rolling meth lab. Which was stopped and the three people in the vehicle arrested.

The person who had been stopped for speeding, stayed put, as instructed by the officer, for four hours while the HazMat team collected the RV and the meth supplies. The officer apologized to him and gave him a warning instead of a ticket.

Another officer received a written warning in Feb when he passed vehicle with a flat tire, at 6:30 am, and failed to stop and render assistance. It was a 16 year old high school student on her way to school, it was dark and the road was in the middle of a state park with little or no traffic at that time. And there was a history of sexual assualts on the stretch of road.

The officer was off duty at the time and on his way home, but he was driving a marked police vehicle. The chief said if he had been on duty he would have fired him. The chief also said that any time an officer is driving a marked vehicle he should conduct himself as if he was on duty.

A few months ago, I had a flat tire on 275 near 94. I called on my cell phone assistance to get my tire fixed. I tried to fix it myself, but the nuts were so tight I couldn't get it undone.

It was storming. My cell phone died when I used it in the rain.

I had my hazard lights on, a white bag on my antenna.

I tried to flag down at least four police cars and two motor cycle cops all whom zipped right past me. I waited three hours until a tow truck finally came.

Yet, these cops wouldn't hesitate to chase someone down who didn't signal before changing lanes.

As far as Mac's point. I don't drive much at night so I don't see many DUI. And I agree that DUIs is a serious issue. People who may not signal before changing lanes are not.

The police seem to be much more in force ready to snare anyone who doesn't obey traffic laws. I think it's for the purpose to fill the coffers.

I don't blame the individual police, they are just doing what they are told.

However, I would rather a larger chunk would stop stalking for people who break traffic laws, and put the resources and to actions that actually help the public, such as catching people who kill, rape, rob, and steal.

I am still curious about what percent of police are assigned to traffic duty versus how many to helping the public?

[sgtmac_46]

A few months ago, I had a flat tire on 275 near 94. I called on my cell phone assistance to get my tire fixed. I tried to fix it myself, but the nuts were so tight I couldn't get it undone.

It was storming. My cell phone died when I used it in the rain.

I had my hazard lights on, a white bag on my antenna.

I tried to flag down at least four police cars and two motor cycle cops all whom zipped right past me. I waited three hours until a tow truck finally came.

Yet, these cops wouldn't hesitate to chase someone down who didn't signal before changing lanes.

As far as Mac's point. I don't drive much at night so I don't see many DUI. And I agree that DUIs is a serious issue. People who may not signal before changing lanes are not.

The police seem to be much more in force ready to snare anyone who doesn't obey traffic laws. I think it's for the purpose to fill the coffers.

I don't blame the individual police, they are just doing what they are told.

However, I would rather a larger chunk would stop stalking for people who break traffic laws, and put the resources and to actions that actually help the public, such as catching people who kill, rape, rob, and steal.

I am still curious about what percent of police are assigned to traffic duty versus how many to helping the public?

All this after I showed that careless driver's kill more people than rapists, robbers and murderer's in general........too much TV.


You'll complain about this all the live long day.......but let a relative get run down by a speeder down the block and you'll RANT AND RAVE wanting to know why the police aren't stopping SPEEDERS in your NEIGHBORHOOD! It's never important to the public.....until it IS!

[Samm]

She's blaming the Internal Affairs Department for being reckless and rash with her statement and for attempting to discredit the officer.

Some apology.

Yeah... "Sincere and heartfelt" my ass! :rolleyes:

[FidelisAdMortem]

Ive helped people change flat tires before.

Someone give me a medal.