Kern: He Looks Brutal
The jury in the case of plaintiff Michael Mineo found the police officers innocent of the sodomy charges, with a police baton no less, brought against them.
The officer accused of the crime, Richard Kern, has been accused of excessive force before. In 2007, the city settled with 2 men for $50,000.
In this case, a fellow cop, Kevin Maloney, went against his colleagues to testify that he saw Kern violate Mineo.
But the jury wasn’t allowed to take the first matter into consideration, despite the reality that Kern’s prior record of brutality has a direct connection with the case at hand. And, despite the fact that Maloney risked his career by snitching, the jury still acquitted Kern and his 2 accomplices.
No wonder, the American judicial system is considered a joke. On the one hand, convicted murderers are dying of old age on death row, and, on the other, brutal cops are getting away with anything they want.
#1 by Jeremy on February 23rd, 2010
March is Police Brutality Appreciation Month
Let the police know you appreciate their hard work by honking loudly, whenever you drive by a police station or police man on the side of the road. The police like knowing the public is aware of them.
They especially like it when they don’t know who is honking at them; it becomes a fun guessing game! Try to honk only when you’re in a group of cars, or when you’ve just passed around a corner.