Bad Cops & Prosecutors

Catch-22

Posted on April 15, 2008
Catch 22, those impossible situations where you are damned if you do and damned if you don?t. I find myself in several of them because of this site and because of what happened to me last year.For example, the lawyers I talk to about my case tell me that I wouldn?t have a case if I hadn?t been injured, but the nature of my injuries makes it harder to press a case because it is a traumatic brain injury? which means my own testimony is unreliable...

The Threats We Received Appear Serious...Revised

Posted on April 14, 2008
Well, some people kindly let me know that, as presented, there are too many details unrelated to the actual threat. My fault, and I apologise for that, I included the threats to have the site taken down in with the threats against me personally and that only added to the confusion...

A Few Police Statistics

Posted on April 13, 2008
I'm in the process of doing some pretty difficult research in order to get an idea of how different cities rank in terms of police misconduct and detainee abuse. Of course it began, in part, because I planned on moving away from Seattle soon.Hopefully people understand that it's painful for me to live in the city where I was wrongfully tortured and it's dangerous for me to stay while the local government refuses to acknowledge what happened and put any effort into preventing it from happening again...

Help End Childhood Hunger

Posted on April 12, 2008
This Lavender Cupcake is just one of the many goodies you can eat to help end childhood hunger!Not too long ago, before we came to Seattle, things were pretty bad for us. I had lost my job, my wife was too ill to work, one of our sons had died of a congenital defect called Potters Syndrome (Bilateral Renal Agenisis), and we were evicted from our home because we had to make a choice between feeding our children and paying the rent...

To access this complete feed in the blog feed reader login or register for free.

He Asks For A Link...

Posted on April 10, 2008
Stills from a video of a Knoxville Jail guard beating a mentally ill jail detainee while restrained in a "Devil's Chair".I had comment in response to this post today. He stopped by to tell me that he believes me and to tell me about his story... and then all he asks is this:I'd love a link from your website...

Seattle NAACP Hearings on Police Misconduct

Posted on April 10, 2008
Last week we posted information on the first of a supposed series of hearings on police misconduct being sponsored by the NAACP.We've been trying to get more information on the hearings, perhaps a schedule or more details but the local NAACP site is pretty outdated and it appears as though the contact information is no longer valid as the requests we made went unanswered...

Please Stand By...

Posted on April 07, 2008
Looks like we're having some technical difficulties today. I couldn't even access my account nor the site earlier and it looked like maybe some of the people who threatened to have Blogger, (owned by Google), kill this site had made good on the threat...

A Police Officer Asks For Thanks...

Posted on April 06, 2008
After all the threats and intimidating messages from police officers that I had to endure lately, one has insisted that I should thank them for this:My answer? Well, yes, I should? and I did. I?ve thanked him in person and I?ve tried to thank him via the OPA commendation process (which was ignored as was my complaint about mistreatment)...

Silent Running

Posted on April 06, 2008
My apologies, but it's light posting for this weekend. My 1 year old and 8 year old sons are both sick with this nasty bug that's been going around.Stay well!

Silent Running

Posted on April 05, 2008
My apologies, but it's light posting for this weekend. My 1 year old and 8 year old sons are both sick with this nasty bug that's been going around.Stay well!

About That Poor Pay And Underappreciation

Posted on April 04, 2008
The Seattle Police Officer's Union and their supporters use the same refrain over and over again in their battle against accountability reforms: that the SPD doesn't pay enough to keep officers and that they cannot recruit officers because the city wants to improve the police accountability system...

About That Poor Pay And Underappreciation

Posted on April 04, 2008
The Seattle Police Officer's Union and their supporters use the same refrain over and over again in their battle against accountability reforms: that the SPD doesn't pay enough to keep officers and that they cannot recruit officers because the city wants to improve the police accountability system...

All Quiet on the Western Front

Posted on April 03, 2008
It?s been quiet this week, which could be a good thing or a bad thing. Either SPD officers are making a conscious effort to avoid misconduct during resumed contract negotiations between the city and the police guild, or they?re just getting better at covering it up since Seattle?s citizen review board is being overhauled to be more police-friendly by the guild-friendly councilmember Tim Burgess...

All Quiet on the Western Front

Posted on April 03, 2008
It?s been quiet this week, which could be a good thing or a bad thing. Either SPD officers are making a conscious effort to avoid misconduct during resumed contract negotiations between the city and the police guild, or they?re just getting better at covering it up since Seattle?s citizen review board is being overhauled to be more police-friendly by the guild-friendly councilmember Tim Burgess...

About Those Threats...

Posted on March 31, 2008
Seems that the threats and harassment from police officers that we've been subjected to lately has frightened some visitors, which is unfortunate but understandable. While we do our best to protect the identities of those who visit the site with legitimate interests and the victims of abuse, it can be chilling for most people to see that just talking about police misconduct can result in retaliation by the police...

About Those Threats...

Posted on March 31, 2008
Seems that the threats and harassment from police officers that we've been subjected to lately has frightened some visitors, which is unfortunate but understandable. While we do our best to protect the identities of those who visit the site with legitimate interests and the victims of abuse, it can be chilling for most people to see that just talking about police misconduct can result in retaliation by the police...

The Righteous Anger of a Child

Posted on March 30, 2008
I strongly believe that we not only pass on our genetic heritage to our children, but also our intellectual heritage as well. We share our experiences, the lessons we learn, and our moral values with them because we hope that this information will serve them and help keep them safe...

The Righteous Anger of a Child

Posted on March 30, 2008
I strongly believe that we not only pass on our genetic heritage to our children, but also our intellectual heritage as well. We share our experiences, the lessons we learn, and our moral values with them because we hope that this information will serve them and help keep them safe...

Threats of Intolerance in America

Posted on March 29, 2008
Some of you might remember Salman Rushdie, the British author who wrote a book about the Muslim faith and as a result a fatwa, or holy war, was declared against him, and still is. While he was put under protection and wasn't attacked, many people associated with his book have, including translators who have been stabbed to death or severely wounded in assassination attempts...

Reviewing RateMyCop

Posted on March 27, 2008
When I first found out about RateMyCop.com my first thought was, "Ok, sounds like a good idea." Then when several police departments made a big stink about it and tried to push legislatures to make such sites illegal I thought, "Yeah, their arguments make no sense...

America Has Become Too Dangerous

Posted on March 26, 2008
I first started this site when I realized that I would never find justice for what happened to me and my family last year and the permanent injuries we suffer and deal with to this day that were, essentially, caused by my trying to do what I thought was right...

NAACP Hosting Police Conduct Hearings In Seattle

Posted on March 26, 2008
Per the Seattlest and the Seattle PI, the local chapter of the NAACP is hosting a series of hearings throughout Seattle and surrounding areas in the next few weeks in order to assess police conduct issues with minorities and the poor.The first hearing is scheduled for Thursday, March 27 at 6:00pm in the Garfield Community Center...

About Internet Anonymity

Posted on March 25, 2008
For the police officers who have sent us such lovely comments in the last few days, I offer the following bit of friendly advice...Posting death threats anonymously...Isn't really that anonymous...Thanks.

TBI: The Invisible Injustice

Posted on March 24, 2008
I?ve been debating whether or not to discuss this, but ultimately it?s better that I bring this out in the open on my terms instead of waiting for someone to bring it up as a way to attack what this site is about because there are more than a few people who already know about it...

Media Mistaken About King County Jail Problems

Posted on March 23, 2008
The Seattle Post Intelligencer recently printed an article about 65 cited cases of MRSA at the King County Jail within the last 5 months. While it's good that these sort of stories are being reported, there are some unfortunate inaccuracies in that report and it really doesn't do enough to describe how this should matter to the average citizen...

Animals > Human Detainees!

Posted on March 22, 2008
As promised earlier this week, we've analyzed the stories generated in the media stemming from the findings of inadequate care in King County's animal shelters and compared it to the number of stories generated a few months ago stemming from the Department of Justice's charges of inadequate care of human pre-trial detainees in the King County Jail...

Weekend Slowdown

Posted on March 22, 2008
Sorry folks, I do have some stories I want to work on but I've been pretty preoccupied the last few days because of my test results and probably won't be posting for a few more days unless any important new stories come up.If you're curious, which I doubt, send me an email...

Cops Everywhere... They Lurves Us

Posted on March 19, 2008
This......should be threat-tacular. Wonder if the good-ole-boys in blue out there will come up with better threats than the ones here in Seattle?Guess it just proves that they're the same everywhere, unfortunately.(and people wonder why I moderate comments here)

Why The Delay, OPA?

Posted on March 19, 2008
On the City of Seattle's Seattle Police Department Office of Professional Accountability website you supposedly can view the findings of OPA investigations into allegations of police misconduct. In fact, according to the site:But... What's that you say? It's nearly the end of March and...

Human Detainees < Animals?

Posted on March 19, 2008
Is a person who is accused of a crime worth less than an animal and should that person be treated as such?It seems that we have the chance, in Seattle at least, to put that question to the test. I've been a bit stunned that the King County Council has put more weight into fixing the problems discovered at the King County Animal Shelters than it did when they were told by the DOJ about the inhumane conditions at their King County Jail...

Bloggers, promote your law blog by nominating your blog for inclusion in USLaw.com's Law Blog Directory and RSS Reader. Benefits described.