L.A. Cop: Two hung juries = charges dropped
Byker
moral of the story: Don't resist arrest, jigaboos, and you won't get
whopped....
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Today: February 06, 2004 at 12:55:12 PST
Brutality Charge Vs. Ex-L.A. Cop Dropped
LOS ANGELES (AP) - After two trials that ended in hung juries, prosecutors
dropped brutality charges Friday against a former police officer who was
videotaped slamming a handcuffed teenager onto a patrol car.
Prosecutors said they did not believe they could get a unanimous verdict in
a third trial for former Inglewood Officer Jeremy Morse.
Superior Court Judge William Hollingsworth Jr. agreed.
"I'm convinced that the chances of reaching a unanimous decision either way
is virtually nil. The case is dismissed," Hollingsworth said.
Last week, a jury deadlocked 6-6. In July, jurors in the first trial
deadlocked 7-5 in favor of conviction.
Morse, 26, who is white, was seen on the tape slamming a black teen, Donovan
Jackson, onto the trunk of a police car and punching him in the face at a
gas station in 2002.
The videotape was shot by a bystander. Although race was never mentioned in
the trials, the image of a white officer roughing up a black youth touched
off angry protests in Inglewood.
Morse was later fired. It was not immediately known whether he would seek
reinstatement.
Morse's attorney, John Barnett, said the key to the case was testimony from
various law enforcement officials that the use of force was justified.
"All of those people spoke with one voice and said the actions were
appropriate," Barnett said. "My client is relieved, as am I, that there
won't be further prosecution."
The confrontation occurred after Jackson's father was pulled over by Los
Angeles County sheriff's deputies for driving a car with expired tags.
Jackson's family said the teenager, then 16, may have responded slowly to
officers' orders because he has a learning disability.
Morse's attorney argued that his client had to make a quick decision about
how much force was needed to subdue a suspect who had already fought with
other officers.
http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/nat-gen/2004/feb/06/020602947.html
Dissident
I am offering $5,000 to anyone who will body-slam Jeremy Morse
face-first into a car.
W0...@true.org
>officers' orders because he has a learning disability.
Don't they all.
>
ridley1230
"Byker" <byker@do~rag.net> wrote in message
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brojack
wrote:
>Oh well whats new? Again its a white country what do you expect?
Black/White Street Crime Ratios:
Murder/neg. msltr.: 5.39/1
Forcible Rape: 2.89/1
Robbery: 6.55/1
Aggravated assault: 2.88/1
Burglary: 2.45/1
The white crime data include Hispanic crime. If Hispanic crime were
removed from white data, the black/white ratio would be even more
extreme.
http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/cius_00/00crime4.pdf
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Dissident
> On Sat, 07 Feb 2004 22:50:01 GMT, "ridley1230" <efgr...@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>
>>Oh well whats new? Again its a white country what do you expect?
>
>
> Black/White Street Crime Ratios:
>
> Murder/neg. msltr.: 5.39/1
> Forcible Rape: 2.89/1
> Robbery: 6.55/1
> Aggravated assault: 2.88/1
> Burglary: 2.45/1
>
> The white crime data include Hispanic crime. If Hispanic crime were
> removed from white data, the black/white ratio would be even more
> extreme.
>
> http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/cius_00/00crime4.pdf
It would be interesting to see this data corrected for mean
income. Poor people steal on the street. Rich people steal
with a pen. Some people would rather have their entire
retirement account emptied by a nice-looking white guy in a
conservative suit than have just their wallet emptied by a
mean-looking black guy in a hooded sweatsuit. They are
welcome to think that, but not to drag me along with them.
I still want Ken Lay dead a whole lot more than I want some
street punk armed robber caught. And I've offered money
before to take care of what the government can't seem to.
Death for Ken Lay! Five years for street robbers!
AlleyCat
@hotmail.com says...
> Oh well whats new? Again its a white country what do you expect?
> "Byker" <byker@do~rag.net> wrote in message
> news:oLUUb.14106$F23....@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net...
"WE" expect our citizenry to act responsibly and do what the Police ask
you to do with NO resistance. Have you ever resisted arrest? No? Then
you are probably NOT a candidate for alleged "brutality"... whatever
your color. If I resist, I get my ass kicked, no questions, no lawsuits,
NO POLICE BRUTALITY!... I probably deserved it, as did "Mr." Jackson.
Learning disability? No. He was taught from an early age to distrust and
loathe the Police, only because some of his "friends" and acquaintances
have had "run-ins" with the Police, BECAUSE THEY DID SOMETHING ILLEGAL!
Al
jaonajames
"Dissident" <qq...@7600.net> wrote in message news:4025A7...@7600.net...
> brojack wrote:
> > On Sat, 07 Feb 2004 22:50:01 GMT, "ridley1230" <efgr...@hotmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> >
> >>Oh well whats new? Again its a white country what do you expect?
> >
> >
> > Black/White Street Crime Ratios:
> >
> > Murder/neg. msltr.: 5.39/1
> > Forcible Rape: 2.89/1
> > Robbery: 6.55/1
> > Aggravated assault: 2.88/1
> > Burglary: 2.45/1
> >
> > The white crime data include Hispanic crime. If Hispanic crime were
> > removed from white data, the black/white ratio would be even more
> > extreme.
> >
> > http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/cius_00/00crime4.pdf
>
> It would be interesting to see this data corrected for mean
> income. Poor people steal on the street.
there is no reason to live in poverty in America
Rich people steal
> with a pen.
more retarded statements from an idiot
Some people would rather have their entire
> retirement account emptied by a nice-looking white guy in a
> conservative suit
how many people do you know that have invested with the least bit of wisdom
have lost thier life savings?
than have just their wallet emptied by a
> mean-looking black guy in a hooded sweatsuit.
the stockmarket has never murdered anybody. The mean looking nigger may kill
you. more stupid uneducated comparisons although this post is humorous it
still has no bearing on the market as a whole .
They are
> welcome to think that, but not to drag me along with them.
no because you'd rather be robbed or rob some one than have a chance at a
real life
> I still want Ken Lay dead a whole lot more than I want some
> street punk armed robber caught
most criminally oriented people feel this way, when Regan and Brady were
shot it was announced in the auditorium where I went to school and the nigs
and spics applauded. This is nothing new, it is common for people of a
certain class to wish for and rejoice in the death of people of higher
standing.
. And I've offered money
ya well 50 cents does not buy much
> before to take care of what the government can't seem to.
more coon talk, we have all heard the nig and wig threats
> Death for Ken Lay! Five years for street robbers!
killing half of the street robbers would result through diminished taxation
for incarceration and unprecedented economic up turn.
The Pervert
"A.Melon" <ju...@melontraffickers.com> wrote in message
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> In article <MPG.1a8f647a...@news-server.jam.rr.com>, AlleyCat
> says...
> >
> >"WE" expect our
> citizenry to act responsibly and do what the Police ask
> >you to do with NO
> resistance. Have you ever resisted arrest? No? Then
> >you are probably NOT a
> candidate for alleged "brutality"... whatever
> >your color. If I resist, I get
> my ass kicked, no questions, no lawsuits,
> >NO POLICE BRUTALITY!... I probably
> deserved it, as did "Mr." Jackson.
> >Learning disability? No. He was taught from
> an early age to distrust and
> >loathe the Police, only because some of his
> "friends" and acquaintances
> >have had "run-ins" with the Police, BECAUSE THEY
> DID SOMETHING ILLEGAL!
> >
> >Al
> >
>
>
> abuse of authority. That sounds criminal itself.
Where did he say that? Care to quote where anybody said they supported
police brutality or the abuse of authority?
Maybe you read something that didn't exist. Maybe prejudiced people do
that.
William J. Wolfe
>
> I am offering $5,000 to anyone who will body-slam Jeremy Morse
> face-first into a car.
What's up, nigger boy, too piss weak to do the job yourself?
Or maybe its because you have the mouth but not the cash.
BroJack
In the first place, the black-white income gap would narrow if the
black male would stay home and support his woman and the babies they
have made, rather than running all over town making new welfare
babies, thus creating new poverty pockets and statistics.
Secondly, you blame their crime rate on socioeconomics; does this
excuse obtain also for their 70% out of welock rate, 60+%
single-parent rate, 46% genital herpes rate ....?
Thirdly, in a study of NFL millionaires, it was found that both black
and white players commit street crime at rates only slight less than
the street crime rates in their respective general populations.
Kinda defeats your socioeconomics excuse, eh?
BroJack
COL RSJ
Wolfe) wrote:
I'm glad the cop got off. In themilitary if that sproglet had grabbed
my nuts, we would have let him have a serious accident.
--
"Conan, what is best in life?''
''To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women.''
COL RSJ
wrote:
>Oh well whats new? Again its a white country what do you expect?
Yeah, it might have been in Africa and then the kaffir kid would have
been necklaced for grabbing the cops privates.
--
COL RSJ
Maybe cause the white guy won't leave they in the street gut shot for
only having 20 bucks on them. Alive you can sue to get your money
back.
AlleyCat
ju...@melontraffickers.com says...
> citizenry to act responsibly and do what the Police ask
> >you to do with NO
> resistance. Have you ever resisted arrest? No? Then
> >you are probably NOT a
> candidate for alleged "brutality"... whatever
> >your color. If I resist, I get
> my ass kicked, no questions, no lawsuits,
> >NO POLICE BRUTALITY!... I probably
> deserved it, as did "Mr." Jackson.
> >Learning disability? No. He was taught from
> an early age to distrust and
> >loathe the Police, only because some of his
> "friends" and acquaintances
> >have had "run-ins" with the Police, BECAUSE THEY
> DID SOMETHING ILLEGAL!
> >
> >Al
> >
>
>
> abuse of authority. That sounds criminal itself.
No... it's SOUNDS like you need to go back to school and take a remedial
course in English Comp. Not Composition... but comprehension.
Al
AlleyCat
@spambad.yahoo.com says...
Thank you. I posted a response before reading yours and said exactly the
same thing. Liberals ARE the most prejudiced "people".
Al
Stan de SD
discussion...)
"Dissident" <qq...@7600.net> wrote in message news:4025A7...@7600.net...
Ken Lay hasn't killed anyone, nor do 25% of all white-collar caucasian males
have criminal records.
Just out of curiosity, what are the crime statistics for poor Asian
immigrants? That would be an interesting comparison.
Stan de SD
"A.Melon" <ju...@melontraffickers.com> wrote in message
news:P6iVb.2290$_4...@www.newsranger.com...
> In article <MPG.1a8f647a...@news-server.jam.rr.com>, AlleyCat
> says...
> >
> citizenry to act responsibly and do what the Police ask
> >you to do with NO
> resistance. Have you ever resisted arrest? No? Then
> >you are probably NOT a
> candidate for alleged "brutality"... whatever
> >your color. If I resist, I get
> my ass kicked, no questions, no lawsuits,
> >NO POLICE BRUTALITY!... I probably
> deserved it, as did "Mr." Jackson.
> >Learning disability? No. He was taught from
> an early age to distrust and
> >loathe the Police, only because some of his
> "friends" and acquaintances
> >have had "run-ins" with the Police, BECAUSE THEY
> DID SOMETHING ILLEGAL!
> >
> >Al
>
> abuse of authority. That sounds criminal itself.
It sounds like you have a reading comprehension problem, since the argument
was not in FAVOR of such behavior. The original poster merely mentioned that
resisting arrest might be a significant factor in the type of treatment one
gets from the cops. You have an argument otherwise?
(BTW, didn't the incident in question happen in Inglewood, not Los Angeles
proper?)
Cole Irons
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