"This is what happens when your grandma sells crack,"

[The Straight Story]

'Your Grandma Sells Crack'

CHICAGO (CN) - Chicago police terrorized six children in the wrong apartment, demanding at gunpoint that an 11-month-old show his hands, and telling one child, "This is what happens when your grandma sells crack," the family claims in court.

Lead plaintiffs Charlene and Samuel Holly sued Chicago, police Officer Patrick Kinney and eight John Does in Federal Court, on their own behalves and for their children and children.

The six children were 11 months to 13 years old at the time. Plaintiffs Connie and Michelle Robinson are Charlene Holly's daughters.

The complaint states: "On November 29, 2012 in the early evening hours Charlene Holly was in the first floor apartment at 10640 S. Prairie in the front room helping minor Child #1, Child #2, Child #4, and Child #5 rehearse songs for their church choir. Charlene was also caring for Child #3, who was 11 months old. Child #6 was in the upstairs apartment alone.

"Charlene and the children heard a loud boom outside and a voice cry out 'Across the street!'

"Defendant Officers John Doe 1-8 burst through the door to the first floor apartment dressed in army fatigues and pointing guns at Charlene and the children. The officers yelled at Charlene and the children to 'Get on the ground!' The officers referred to Charlene and the children as 'm---f---ers' numerous times.

http://www.courthousenews.com/2013/03/05/55432.htm

[monmouth3]

1. "An 11-month old to show his hands." I hope the baby raised his hands high and threw something..n/t

[PaddyIrishman]

2. I wouldn't

A bunch of hyper-aggressive heavily armed policemen?

Punish them in Court.

[derby378]

5. Forget it, man - it's Chi-town

Cops can get away with murder in Chicagoland. Some of them are on record for torturing suspects during interrogations, and they got off scot free.

[felix_numinous]

3. I think police need to be drug tested

--seriously, their behavior is that of people hopped up on something. Steroids, uppers--TEST THEM!!!

[uponit7771]

4. ****DING DING DING POST OF THE THREAD****

[uponit7771]

6. bastards killed their dog too, dog choked on poll....bastards

[felix_numinous]

7. Two articles on police drug addiction

http://lawenforcementtoday.com/tag/police-and-drug-use/

Cops and Addiction

Cops and addiction are two words that do not go well together. However, they’ve been a part of police culture for many years. I spent almost 20 years in law enforcement with the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department and the Kirkland (Washington) Police Department. I served in many different capacities; field training officer, gang officer, D.A.R.E. instructor, school resource officer, homicide detective and my final assignment… drug addict.

I now have 7 years of sobriety. I am all-too-familiar with substance abuse and addiction within the law enforcement community. We think addiction in our world exists only among those people we deal with and arrest every day on the street. However, it has been estimated through multiple studies that abuse and addiction among law enforcement officers runs somewhere between 20-25%. This figure is twice the national average of the general population; there are many reasons for this. I believe that before we address the problem, we need to define it first.

http://www.policechiefmagazine.org/magazine/index.cfm?fuseaction=display_arch&article_id=1512&issue_id=62008

Anabolic Steroid Use and Abuse by Police Officers: Policy & Prevention

Although physical fitness is an essential part of policing, as described in the previous article, some officers go too far to ensure their strength—endangering not only themselves but also the public they are sworn to defend.

An officer crashes a police car and seriously injures an innocent bystander. The investigation reveals that the officer was acting erratically, had bloodshot eyes, and slurred his speech. The officer’s supervisor is called, and the decision is made to test for alcohol consumption. The test results determine that the officer was in fact intoxicated. Disciplinary action is taken, resulting in the officer’s termination for drinking alcohol while driving on duty. Though exposed to liability, the department recognizes the dangers of alcohol abuse and appropriately responds when a dangerous situation presents itself.

Fair is fair man, if it is a drug war they want, then they should be willing to submit.

[frylock]

8. fuck tha police