Wow! That's all I can say is "Wow!"

Okay, but I need a second line...

I like to think that not all LEOs are bad, and it's just a few bad apples...but why is it every time an LEO is unwittingly being recorded or videotaped they turn out this way? Makes you begin to think that it's not a few bad apples, but a few bad trees.

Maybe you are better off taking your chances with the Home Intruder than calling the Police. Get a dog and a gun and take your chances with the Intruder, that's what a gambling man would do.

And from what I've read of how Joe Arpaio conducts business, all I can say is that I'm glad I don't live anywhere near Arizona!

Too bad we can't give out the death penalty w/o a murder taking place....although it sounds like these officers tried to murder justice. It's stories like this that would keep me from calling the po-po and take justice into my own hands.

Just my 2-cents

Chalk another one up for the LEOs.
How many times does something like this have to happen before people wake up to the fact that we are living in an increasingly obvious Police State?

Cops seem to act with little to know impunity when they screw up.
Not saying that this cop was a bad cop, just that the system is such that when he makes a critical error, his automated response is to cover his tracks.
That is disgusting.

No integrity.

It is amazing. We had a case here in Arkansas a few months back where a crooked cop in a small town shot the FIRE CHIEF IN COURT. The fire chief was pleading a case on behalf of his son and he was shot in court.
The reason I bring it up is because I tried to investigate this myself over the phone and I was stonewalled.
The judge resigned his seat and they just decided to zip their lips over it. I still don't know what is happening with that case, although admitedly I did just sorta give up on it when I became infuriated with the run-around.

Anyhow, what a disgusting display. I believe the man should have just shot the burglar. Of course, I'm sure he agrees in retrospect.

Then Tony made what he believed was a dying request to the officers; he did not want his young family to see him shot and bloodied. Officers callously ignored his request and painfully dragged Tony by his injured leg, through the home and out to his backyard patio, where they left him bloodied and shot right in front of Lesley, Matthew and Zachary."

The Arambulas say the officers later dragged Anthony onto gravel, then put him on top of the hot hood of a squad car, and "drove the squad car down the street with Tony lying on top, writing in pain."

It's one of those things too crazy to be real but in light of the audio evidence, I wouldn't be surprised.

That's just SAD.

The odd part is, the police often get away with the most negligent of errors. Why on earth would they feel the need to engage in a cover up?

I'm not anti-police but it does discourage me how often they get a free pass when they commit errors that result in harm to civilians. Because of their many free passes, it would seem all they had to say was 'Oops. Sorry.'

On the other hand, maybe this has a silver lining. Because they were corrupt and tried to engage in a cover up where they were caught red handed, they may actually face consequences for their incompetence.

Reading the article, they also got busted claiming the homeowner threatened them by pointing his weapon at them when the truth was the homeowner had his back to them.

Lilly later told a police internal affairs investigator that Anthony had pointed his gun in his direction, "in the 'ready' position," the complaint states. But Anthony Arambula says he was facing away from the officers, who could not have even seen his gun.

Talk about a SNAFU.

[edit on 10/2/2009 by AshleyD]

I monitor our local Sheriff's and EMS frequencies and running in the background on a scanner at night (Florida). I used to record it, but after getting a recording of the Ambulance dispatch to the death oif a friend of mines wife... I don't tend to do that anymore... just too weird.

Last night, there was a home invasion.. it seems like there are about 3 or 4 a week here. I have to admit that I was impressed by the response time. The caller had locked herself in her closet with her cell phone and dispatch was coordination with the caller where the Deputy should meet here at. While this was going on, they apprehended the three males getting into a car in the front of the house. No one was shot... but the timely response pleased me.

At least they get it right... sometimes.


Meanwhile, Foley Alabama has cleared their police officer who traveled 45+ miles out of state in order to get into a spat with a local resident he has had issues with in the past... and subsequently shot and killed at a local bar.

I'm still not seeing the logic of that.






[edit on 2-10-2009 by RoofMonkey]

Thanks for setting them straight. Sheriff Joe should be an inspiration to every police chief and sheriff out there.

A police department is in a city, a sheriff's department is in a county. In rare cases, a county may also maintain a county police department in addition to a county sheriff's department but they are rare outside of the Northeastern US. In such cases the county police department does the police work while the county sheriff's department runs the jail, prisoner transport, courthouse security, civil process, warrants, evictions, etc ... sheriff's deputies however almost always retain police officer status in such cases and thus can still make arrests, issue traffic tickets, etc. Some major cities (ex. Denver, San Francisco, Baltimore, and New York City) also have a city sheriff's department.

[edit on 2-10-2009 by ChrisF231]

Originally posted by Aggie Man
Too bad we can't give out the death penalty w/o a murder taking place....although it sounds like these officers tried to murder justice. It's stories like this that would keep me from calling the po-po and take justice into my own hands.

Just my 2-cents

The over abundance of these police crimes and virtually zero justice ensures that eventually people will start going for payback. We should not be surprised when a victim or their survivors eventually removes the head of a police offender and leaves it in public on a pike.

The way to stop these police crimes is to fit every single police officer with tamper-proof micro cameras and a portable DVR. These on-duty video records should be made available to the public.

Typical police behavior, nothing to see here.

What's the shock all about? If people still can't figure out that law enforcement murdered and tortured some famous religious figure called Christ, continued to burn innocent ladies at a stake in witch hunts and continue to be the biggest criminals against humanity to this day, let it ride.

Let them continue to rape, murder and assault with impunity. Let them continue to frame people and harrass anyone they don't like. Let them continue to work with the media in suppressing truth and broadcasting their lies and deciet. Bottom line, they, with the prosecutors, judges, correction guards, social workers and other authority minded idiots are as evil as any murderer or rapist.

Just remember their tactics however. They come in numbers at you in the night while you least expect it. They come with weapons and protective gear. Then they get off work and have no buddies, weapons and protective gear. You can get them the same way they get you.

Do it in the night, leave no evidences, and enjoy a nice warm meal when you are done establishing true justice. Never leave justice to a courthouse where the real criminals operate to protect each other. Keep it out of the court room and play the same game under the same rules, ANONYMITY!

Just a romantic little suggestion. Everything would sure change if they started fearing the community the way they intimidate the innocent people by themselves. Think on that!

I am wondering why they didn't call911. Why did they put him on the hood and not in the car, especially if they were going to lie anyway. Had they not been in error, surely standard procedure is to call 911.

Had they gotten away with the lie, I doubt they could have gotten away with the bizarre treatment.

Interesting and disturbing story.

Hell, anyone ever check out the names Ghandi, Mandela and Martin Luther King? Check out which maniacs charged, imprisoned and terrorized three of the worlds most famous spirtual leaders. Cops! Judges! Guards!

Get the point people. They are the seed of evil, and if there was a Satan, these types would be his children. Better start fighting back before the new Gestapo comes to life. Better realize that the terrors inflicted for the last few decades offshore on other lands by our own people are now karmatically coming back onshore to terrorize their own. Fight or suffer the consequences in vain. Your choice!