Comments on: Petty Thuggishness in Rochester

By: Police Union Punishes DA’s Office for Not Illegally Charging Woman Who Recorded Cops | Outlooks & Insights

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 21:17:50 +0000

[...] When last we visited the story, Good’s neighbors had held a rally for her. Then Rochester police showed up at that rally, and began writing tickets for those attendees who parked more than 12 inches from the curb. The cops even brought rulers. [...]

By: Police Union Punishes DA’s Office For Not Illegally Charging Woman Who Filmed Cops | OzHouse Alt News

Sun, 23 Oct 2011 02:17:52 +0000

By: Police Union Punishes DA’s Office for Not Illegally Charging Woman Who Recorded Cops | The Agitator

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 18:17:13 +0000

By: John Regan

John Regan — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 23:16:07 +0000

The police are retaliating against the DA for dropping the charges against Emily Good by endorsing her opponent.

http://strikelawyer.wordpress.com/2011/10/19/a-political-race-to-watch-doorley-v-taylor-da/

By: Bill Wolfe

Bill Wolfe — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 01:41:41 +0000

Where I live, it is illegal to deny people medical care at hospitals, regardless of lack of insurance or ability to pay.

If you are in an accident, an ambulance will take you to a hospital, regardless of insuracne or ability to pay.

Police and fire respond to emergencies, regardless of lack of insurance or ability to pay.

Libraries and parks are open regardess of ability to pay.

Health care is a human right.

Simialrly, shutting off utilities during winter is not allowed.

Food , is provided as well.

Food, shelter, and healthcare are basic human rights.

This is what civilization is all about.

Without civilization, we fall back on barbartic capitlailsm.

Landlords and banks can wait or suffer economic losses.

By: Police Intimidation by a Pink Plastic Ruler — Demand Progress

Police Intimidation by a Pink Plastic Ruler — Demand Progress — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 14:07:38 +0000

[...] Watch footage of the police — literally laying down a pink plastic 12” ruler (start at 0:39)… [...]

By: Geoffrey Bard

Geoffrey Bard — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 19:28:19 +0000

I used to be 100% supportive of law enforcement in general. At almost 50 years old, I’ve now seen enough to have swung to the total opposite – and not from my experience, but from observation only. Our justice system is rapidly approaching that of a police state.

By: Bill

Bill — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 17:25:28 +0000

One thing that no one has mentioned is that the woman in question has a track record (and criminal history) of intentional harrasment. She is a professional protester/agitator, not exactly an inocent victim.

By: Truth and Justice For All

Truth and Justice For All — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 15:05:35 +0000

[...] dismissed, but cops got back — persons attending a community meeting to support the woman received tickets if they were parked more than the mandated twelve inches from the [...]

By: Odds 'n Sods: - SurvivalBlog.com

Odds 'n Sods: - SurvivalBlog.com — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 01:53:16 +0000

[...] The aftermath of the arrest of a woman who videotaped an arrest from her front yard: Petty Thuggishness in Rochester [...]

By: DesertDawn

DesertDawn — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 22:03:44 +0000

I’ve lived in many places in my life and the norm for parking is within 18 inches of the curb. I googled ‘parking code Rochester NY’ and found NO mention of this odd 12 inch rule –though I found many other things that will result in a parking ticket. Does anyone know what the citaiton shows, re: the city code reference to the 12 inch rule? Or is this an arbitrary but well-known ‘custom’ among the police to keep in their hip-pocket (in case they need to intimidate or harass someone) based on an obscure reference, such as ‘if in the officer’s opinion the vehicle is causing an obstruction.’ Followed by the ‘local practice’ of 12 inches? If not in the code as specifically 12 inches, I hope all ticketed will request court dates, demand to see the code in writing and otherwise protest the tickets. Most will not, because apparently it is $25 ticket, hardly worth anyone’s time to fight in court…

By: c.delafuente

c.delafuente — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 14:07:58 +0000

I never trusted police with tatoos all over their arms, it reminds me too much of the thugs they are supposed to be really after instead of the harmless law abiding citizen that are much easier and safer to catch when they park 1/2 inch over their silly criteria.

By: Rose

Rose — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 09:09:55 +0000

Check this out! Charlotte crime blogger http://www.crimeincharlotte.com threatened with arrest for taking photo. Charlotte newspaper article published on front page sunday.

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2011/07/03/2425557/recording-police-can-create-clashes.html

By: J. Roth

J. Roth — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 00:19:19 +0000

I can totally understand what Emily Good went through. I am sure she had never been arrested, feeling safe in her own front yard, and filming police doing their job. All of a sudden she is arrested for obstruction??? The police officer is so arrogant, that he feels he is in charge of all innocent bystanders, and is justified in arresting a citizen for videotaping him doing his job. Shouldn’t turn around be fair play, as a taxpaying citizen, everyday we are videotaped on unmanned cameras to take pictures of all cars driving by, Police investigators setting up victims by entrapment and then videotaping the victims arrest airing the video on TV for entertainment. Videotaping people arrested for DUI’s then placing these people on cop shows for entertainment….who are they to not want to be videotaped? All I can say is welcome to the party pals!!! I too was falsely arrested, my prosecutor dropped all charges. The cop that arrested me was called to my house by me for a domestic disturbance. My 19 year old daughter threw me into a wall while she was moving out of my house. When the police got to my house, the interviewing officer blamed me the victim for everything. I am an RN, never been arrested for anything my entire life, I am 50 in 5 months. I guess my daughter being beautiful (which she truly is) he was able to make an assessment I should have stopped the fight. I weigh 115, 5’4” and my daughter 130, 5’8, plus I wear a back brace for a fused back in two levels, lets just say I am not an aggressor. I had to report all of this to renew my nursing license which was totally embarrassing. I was the only one who read his version of his police report. Unbelieveable, he stated that I flashed him,(my husband and son were sitting right next to me and I am a christian, absolutely never happened, maybe It was wishful thinking). I told him I wouldn’t save his life if he was dying,(really for all people with common sense, would this even be the topic, once again relating an action between me and him). In my statistics for my mug shot (yes I truly have a mug shot now and was finger printed like a thief, the police have listed under my name, 6 inches for identifying marks. Really??? I was asked in the station while I was booked if I had tatoos or any identifying marks on my body, I told them a 6″ back surgery scar. I have never felt so degraded. This officer, was absolutely the biggest scum I have ever run into in my life and all I did was make a call for help. I will never call a cop again! Since when is the victim arrested, the one who was abused and crying on the 911 tape??? What is this country coming too? God bless Emily Good for standing her ground, the entire system is going corrupt!!!!! J. Roth, Utah.

By: Dwight Smith

Dwight Smith — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 17:04:31 +0000

This is an outrage worthy of the 1960′s, when police beat and even killed organized citizens with a fury for speaking against the warring policy coming from the White House.

Each citizen who was cited has had their civil rights violated under color of law, and each of them should file suit. These fascist goons work for bosses, and the pocketbook is a quick way to disturb those roots. They’re rotten, and I suspect there are other crimes to be found if someone digs a bit, but be careful.

By: Jack Dempsey

Jack Dempsey — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 15:57:00 +0000

To Richard Penney – I think we have the answer. If they are that adamant against being filmed, it sort of defaults to them doing something wrong and they don’t want to be caught.

But of course this is something that comes as a surprise to nobody.

By: follow-up on the Rochester police-taping case | The Handsome Camel

follow-up on the Rochester police-taping case | The Handsome Camel — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 15:39:41 +0000

[...] (from a distance, without interfering) during a traffic stop. Here’s a brief follow-up from The Agitator, via Ta-Nehisi Coates: The video below is from a Rochester, New York, neighborhood meeting in [...]

By: Morning Links | The Agitator

Morning Links | The Agitator — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 12:55:55 +0000

[...] a police officer, have been dropped. No word on whether the cops who arrested her, or those who engaged in petty retribution against neighbors who stood up for her, will be [...]

By: ideas

ideas — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 08:54:15 +0000

Abolish the police dept. Get an initiative on the ballot for 2012 and star a citizens patrol that doesn’t ticket or arrest people over bullshit reasons. less money would be wasted.

problem solved.

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Mail June 27 -2 | Chaos Manor - Jerry Pournelle — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 01:43:12 +0000

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