White Meriden Police Officer Accused of Cracking Skull of Handcuffed, Compliant Latino Man Wants Video Excluded in Trial

Police Officer Evan Cossette is presently charged with police brutality and obstruction of justice charges following an investigation into a 2010 incident in which he shoved a handcuffed Latino prisoner, Pedro Temich into a jail cell, cracking the his skull on concrete. He then attempted to cover it up. Unbeknoest to Cossette a video tape shows Cossette entering the cell at least six times and moving the unconscious Temich around, twice propping him up against the bench and another time putting him back on the floor so that the man's handcuffs could be removed. [MORE]. The incident wasn't reported to police administrators until six weeks later. [MORE]

Now with the support of his fellow white officers & the police union he is trying to convince a white judge to exclude the video of his crime. He is the son of Police Chief Jeffry Cossette. More on white collective power [HERE] 

From [HERE] Police Officer Evan Cossette, accused of excessive force for his treatment of a Latino prisoner in lockup, is trying to prevent prosecutors from using a video of the incident as evidence during his trial, saying the recording was altered to leave out key moments of the confrontation.

A lawyer for Cossette asked a federal judge in New Haven last week to bar the video from evidence. Cossette has pleaded not guilty to charges of brutality and obstruction of justice. Jury selection is set to begin May 7. The trial starts May 28.

The videotape shows Cossette pushing the handcuffed prisoner, Pedro Temich, backward into the jail cell, causing Temich to cut open his head on a concrete bench. The indictment calls it a "firm shove" of the "compliant and handcuffed" Temich, causing him to fall back. Temich was taken to MidState Medical Center in Meriden and required 12 stitches in the back of his head.

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"I felt they were doing me like a slave. I thought I was dead." Nappy Roots Rapper Suing Cops For Police Brutality

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Ex-Nappy Roots rapper R. Prophet has threatened to file a lawsuit against cops who arrested him earlier in the week and repeatedly tased him.

Prophet was arrested on Saturday April 20 by Kentucky State Police for disorderly conduct. He tried to inform the police of his celebrity by yelling, ""I'm R. Prophet!!!" However, cops believed that he was yelling that he was a prophet and the situation quickly escalated.

"Kentucky State Police say they had to tase the ex-Nappy Roots rapper multiple times for resisting arrest," TMZ reported.

" ... and again for kicking out the back window of a police cruiser. The photos tell the story of the struggle."

Prophet, who was born Kenneth Ryan Anthony, told a different version of events to the entertainment site. He said he fully cooperated and there was no justification for his treatment.

"I felt they were doing me like a slave.  I thought I was dead." 

Prophet said that at one point, he was taken into the back of a car again. At this point, he alleged being pepper strayed and tasered again. He believed he be driven somewhere and killed. The cops continued to deny the use of excessive force.

"The trooper who arrested Prophet tells TMZ, the rapper was highly intoxicated, walked directly into traffic and was a danger to himself and others," the site reported.

On Thursday, Prophet called into TMZ Live and declared his arrest was due to racial profiling. He said the driver of his car was arrested for DUI at a police checkpoint that night and was taken to a nearby police station. However, Prophet was left in the car. He was wondering how he would get home when a cop ordered him out.

"[The officer] said , 'Step out of the car sir,' ... so I stepped out of the car. Next thing I know I was getting handcuffed ... and the officer pulls out ... his little electrocuting gun, they call it a taser or whatever."

He acknowledged drinking but denied any wrongdoing.

"Prophet says he plans to unleash a legal nightmare on the cops ... right after he clears his name with the judge," the site said.

R. Prophet tweeted thanks to his supporters and stressed why he had to take the matter to court.

"Police Brutality has to stop now! It's bigger than a BLACK and WHITE issue- IT'S A HUMAN ISSUE!!", he tweeted.

(right. and we suppose that the black and white "issue" is just a centuries old coincidence? Racist white people function as psychopaths in their relations with non-whites. Like Chuck D. said, "it is high time to cut the leash." His attitutude is the essence of the original and continuing white supremacy deception: now matter how bad this rapper brother got beat and deprived of his fundamental rights he still does not SEE white supremacy. He is an enemy, a target because he is non-white. No other reason. Ultimately, like most non-whites he is a believer in the deception. To him "democracy", "the system," "justice" and "freedom" are attainable realities for non-whites that are present in this system. We just need to get rid of some bad cops and adjust the system here and there. 'Most white people are ok including the cops - this is not a white supremacy system.'

Dr. Welsing explains, "Failing to comprehend the environmental context of the white supremacy system and its ultimate goal of white genetic survival, Black people also fail to grasp the deeper sense of what actually is occurring in front of our eyes." [MORE])

Cops Insist: No Way White Sheboygan Officer Assaulted Black Man

According to Anon, "a Non-white person cannot be the victim in a white supremacy system. The Black individual is always at fault regardless of who initiated the conflict." This is the same logic used to justify/ignore the genocide of non-whites by whites in places like Iraq and Vietnam. [MORE] In photo, sign refers to "Minorities." Who would that be? 

From [HERE] A 37-year-old Black man has accused a white Sheboygan police officer of using excessive force, alleging that officer punched him in the back of the head before arresting him Tuesday night. Sheboygan Police Department officials confirmed Thursday that they’d received a formal complaint from the man, Angelo Merritt, earlier in the day.

Capt. Steve Cobb said that a preliminary review of the alleged incident, which occurred at 1320 Maryland Ave., indicated “that the level of force used by the officers to overcome the resistance of the person arrested was appropriate, and within training and department policy.”

Merritt said he’d gotten into a shouting match with his upstairs neighbor after confronting the neighbor about his barking dog. Merritt, who’s African American, claims the white neighbor pulled out a knife at one point and was making racist comments toward him. A police officer arrived and began questioning both parties about what was going on. At some point the officer allegedly approached Merritt, who claims he’d turned away from the officer when he was struck.

“I went to slip on my shoes, he grabbed me by the arm and and punched me in the head,” Merritt said. “How is that justified? Something isn’t sitting right with me.”

Merritt showed a Sheboygan Press editor a photograph of his head, which was swollen, he said, because of the blow he received from the officer. He also showed an emergency room report from Aurora Sheboygan Memorial Medical Center, which listed him as having suffered a “head injury.”

Merritt said the incident was witnessed by his wife, kids and a neighbor living across the street.  Merritt was arrested for disorderly conduct, resisting arrest and obstruction.

White Brooklyn Prosecutor Confused about what to do after White Cops Intentionally Run Over Black Man

From [HERE] The NYPD still claims a 27-year-old Black man was killed after running into a stopped police cruiser last year, a story that contradicts some eyewitness accounts. The official accident report states the police car was stopped on a footpath outside the Bayview Houses last April when Robinson “did run into” the vehicle, causing him to fall backward and strike his head.

Cops were in pursuit because Robinson, 27, had stolen paving stones from the project’s grounds. But multiple witnesses came forward, saying Robinson was deliberately mowed down by the cops.

The police account from a week after the incident is strikingly different. According to The Times, an official police report at the time said the cop car hit Robinson, and not the other way around.

"They hit him," said 26-year-old Franchette Mowbray, who says she watched the scene unfold from her 8th floor apartment window. "He flew up and he came down. They backed the car up, and they told him to get up. People were yelling out their windows screaming at the cops, ‘We saw what you did.’"

Robinson's friends also told The Times he had permission to take the stones.

And according to DNAinfo: Both police and fire officials initially described Robinson’s injuries as non-life threatening, but on the day of the incident, witnesses told DNAinfo that police at the scene pulled Robinson from under the car, yelling “Wake up! Wake up!” before bouncing him off the hood of the car.

Brooklyn DA Charles Hynes (white man in photo) has yet to put the case before a grandy jury, and has hired an accident reconstruction specialist, with no work connections to the NYPD, to investigate. That investigation, Hynes' office tells the Daily News, is still ongoing.

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"Mistaken" for a Burglar Inside his own Home: White Judge says No Racism in Police Beating of Unarmed, Diabetic Black Man

Two white Hartford officers are accused of criminal wrongdoing after they pepper-sprayed, clubbed and handcuffed an unarmed Black man they found naked and disoriented inside his own home in May 2010. It wasn’t until after Burwell had been handcuffed and dragged outside naked except for a blanket that police confirmed he owned the home and released him.

Burwell is a Dartmouth College graduate and former track athlete at the school. He owns a gym in Lebanon, where his clients over the years have included hundreds of high school and college students. [MORE] 

From [HERE] A white federal judge has dismissed a Black man’s claims that he was subjected to excessive force by Hartford police officers because he was black, saying there was insufficient evidence to support his contention that officers were motivated by racial bias.

While much of Wayne Burwell’s lawsuit against Hartford police remains active, Judge Christina Reiss (in photo) recently threw out his most incendiary allegations — that he had been discriminated against because of his “race and color.”

More than two years after police were called to his townhouse on an erroneous report of a possible burglary, Wayne Burwell accused officers of a slew of civil rights violations when they brandished firearms and struck him with a baton after finding him naked, unresponsive and sitting on his toilet while in a comatose state.

“When police entered that bathroom, if they saw a white guy sitting there comatose, they would have assumed a medical emergency,” said Orford attorney Ed Van Dorn, whose firm represents Burwell. “But because they saw a black guy sitting there, they assumed burglar and criminal activity.”

The judge said that Burwell did not provide enough evidence that moved his claims “across the line from conceivable to plausible” — the claim was based on the assertion that police officers knew Burwell was black before deciding to handcuff him. (Smoking gun evidence such as racial slurs, white kkk hoods and pronouncements by the police such as, "I'm assaulting you because you are Black" is what the court was looking for. The court's fake search for tangible evidence from the mind of a bigoted decision maker ignores white supremacy as a system of oppression- is done only for show and will rarely result in justice for the victims of white supremacy.This is the refinement of white supremacy.

Here, white collective power is on display: white cops beat an unarmed Black man & accuse him of robbing his own house and his fellow white officers, the police chief, the judge and the prosecutor (in photo, Vermont Attorney General Bill Sorrell who cleared the officers of criminal wrongdoing in December 2012) support, defend, and finance the white officers “right” to beat him. [MORE]) 

Hartford police cruiser cam May 30, 2010 - police assault on unarmed diabetic Black Man in his house. 

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In Stop-and-Frisk Trial, Reliance on Memory Hinders Efforts to Get to Truth

NYTimes

The two men appeared in quick succession, a police lineup turned on its head. The men were police officers, ordered to a courtroom on Monday so a witness could identify them as the officers who had stopped and frisked him.

The unusual scene underscored an emerging theme in the stop-and-frisk trial under way in Federal District Court in Manhattan: for those stopped and frisked, the experience is an ordeal they will long remember. But for the officers, it can be a nonevent, as their inability to recall these encounters shows.

Over the last month, a number of officers called to the stand have struggled to remember the precise details of street encounters that happened as long as five years ago. Indeed, forgetfulness has taunted the trial at nearly every turn, frustrating efforts to determine what really happened during many of the police stops that are the foundation of a case examining the constitutionality of the Police Department’s tactics.

On Monday, forgetfulness itself was at issue. Judge Shira A. Scheindlin ordered the two officers, Sgt. James Mahoney and Detective Scott Giacona, back to court. The officers were accused of stopping a witness, Leroy Downs, on Staten Island in 2008, but they had previously claimed under oath that they had no recollection of stopping him.

On Friday, the judge raised the possibility of a perjury prosecution stemming from the Downs stop. “Somebody may not be testifying completely accurately under oath, and I’m troubled,” she said.

Andrew Quinn, the lawyer for Sergeant Mahoney, responded that ordering the officers into the courtroom for the purposes of being identified by Mr. Downs would be “blatantly suggestive” that they were in fact the ones who stopped him. “If the police tried to do this, Judge,” Mr. Quinn added, but the judge interrupted, saying that police eyewitness identification procedures did not apply to her.

“I’m not bound to any rules of lineup, show-ups, or anything else,” Judge Scheindlin said, noting this was not a criminal trial. “I want the man to see these two people up or down, yes or no. That’s the end of it.”

So on Monday, the officers and Mr. Downs took the stand in quick succession: Sergeant Mahoney and Detective Giacona said they did not recognize Mr. Downs.

Mr. Downs, however, had no such difficulty, recalling the officers as the men who had stopped him on Staten Island.

Mr. Quinn told reporters there was no reason for officers to recall each stop from years ago. “No more than you would remember what you ate for breakfast five years ago,” he said.

At times, officers have tripped over crucial details, and lawyers for the city have tried to suggest that time, rather than credibility, was at issue. One officer, Edward Arias, testified that he had stopped a man partly on the basis of the coat he was wearing: it fit the description of a suspect wanted in an unsolved robbery pattern. “I remember distinctly that the pattern mentioned a beige, yellowish, beige coat,” he testified.

But the officer was confronted with a statement he gave several years ago in which he said he had been searching for a suspect wearing a blue coat, not a yellowish one.

At times, the stops have been hazy to even Judge Scheindlin, hearing the case for more than a month now. While listening to an officer describe a stop, the judge asked the lawyers if the court had already heard testimony from the man who had been stopped.

Yes, the judge was told, as lawyers gave details of his testimony: one stop occurred outside a Chinese restaurant, another on the subway platform. “I don’t remember too much about it,” the judge said. “It was a whole week ago.”

Four (out of 21) White Omaha Cops Fired after Video Taped Attack on Black Family

From [HERE] As his office continues to investigate possible criminal charges against police involved in a “caught-on-tape” case involving accusations of police brutality, Douglas County Attorney Don Kleine says the “public’s trust has been betrayed.”

Four white officers have been fired after one officer threw a man to the ground and hit him several times as nearly a dozen other officers stormed a home near 33rd and Seward on March 21. Kleine's office will look into the actions that can be seen on the videotape, but it will also examine what happened inside the house.

"The information we've been privy to is there was evidence mishandled in that residence by Omaha police. We will not only look at what happened outside but inside the residence." The Nebraska State Patrol and the FBI are assisting with Kleine's investigation. "I want to assure the public that this conduct will not be tolerated and will be prosecuted to the furthest extent of the law." [MORE] The names of the 21 cops involved have not been released to the public.

The video shows Octavious Johnson being taken down, handcuffed and apparently punched several times by a white officer. Police say Octavious Johnson became combative after his car screeched to a halt in front of officers who were investigating cars with expired license plates that were parked on the street. But the video speaks for itself. As police are arresting him he is compliant. As he places his hands on the back of the police cruiser an officer suddenly bodyslams him to the ground.

Officers can be heard on the video yelling at Juaquez Johnson, who was on the sidewalk videotaping the incident. More than 20 officers and at least 12-15 police cruisers descend upon the street - "Matrix" style, blocking off the street for the minor offense. At least 15 officers are seen on video chasing Juaquez Johnson into his house.

In the above video white Police Chief Todd Schmaderer asks and then answers his own questions at Press Conference 4-5-13. He explains, 'don't believe what you see!' This is all about the appearance of justice = white supremacy is practiced through deception and/or violence. Do not expect justice in this case - expect racism. 

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Witnesses say a Gang of Atlanta Cops Repeatedly Beat Black Man with Metal Batons - on video

From [HERE] and [HERE] A cell phone video of Atlanta police striking a Black man with night sticks outraged one Atlanta community. The video of the incident shows APD officers striking a Black man multiple times with a metal batons, pepper spray and kicking him as he lay on the ground. A group of powerless neighbors witnessesd the entire event. 

Neighbors were so angered by what they saw that the following day some threw bricks and hammers at police cars that were responding to a protest at the apartment complex. Residents in the neighborhood feel like they are unnecessarily and excessively targeted by police patrols and frisking, said Marlon Kautz, a volunteer with CopWatch of East Atlanta, which works with residents to prevent police brutality.

Kautz said he arrived at the apartment complex Monday evening and saw police shoving and beating two people. He didn’t see anyone throw anything at police Tuesday but said he didn’t doubt the negative reaction, he said. “It wouldn’t surprise me because I know the public here is completely outraged by what they see as a continuing pattern of police harassment and violence in this neighborhood. They don’t feel like they have any recourse,” he said. [MORE]

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White Brooklyn Park Cop who Piledrived Handcuffed Black Man Faces $500K Excessive Force Lawsuit

From [HERE] A white Brooklyn Park police officer caught on tape in a violent confrontation with a handcuffed DWI suspect in a department holding area denies he used excessive force during the incident, which left Amos Togbeson, Jr., a Black man, lying in a pool of blood, according to a filing Thursday in court. Togbeson needed 13 stitches and had a concussion. He now has permanent head injuries. 

In the written answer, Wrobel's attorney says that the officer "denies he utilized excessive force in violation of the Fourth Amendment..." Togbeson had been arrested by Brooklyn Park police in April 2012 on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol (months later, he would enter a guilty plea).

Togbeson claims he repeatedly asked Ofc. Wrobel if he could go to the bathroom. Ofc. Wrobel refused to allow him to do so.  After Togbeson urinated on himself the officer was trying to mop it up and asked him to stand in the corner. On a department recorded videotape from the holding room, Wrobel clearly orders  a handcuffed Togbeson to stand in a corner and not move. Togbeson does initially move into the corner, but soon staggers a little bit. When Wrobel tries to restrain him, Togbeson begins screaming (it is not clear if the officer slammed his head against the wall).

Warning a female officer in the room to "watch out, watch out," Wrobel then piledrives the black man head first in the floor. He was unable to break his fall or defend himself as his hands were handcuffed behind his back. In his official report, Wrobel claims he was warning the detention officer to back up "so that she did not get urine on her," and that he did not intend to use force on Togbeson to get him on the ground. Instead, Wrobel wrote, "my boots began slipping," on the urine and the two of them "ended up on the ground."

Attorney Jeff Storms, who represents Togbeson, accuses the officer of lying in the official statement.

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New Civil Trial for Black Man Beaten by White Suffolk County deputy sheriff

From [HERE] A federal judge has thrown out a jury verdict that awarded $65,000 to a Black man who said he was brutally beaten by a Suffolk County deputy sheriff over his request to wear socks. 

U.S. District Judge Joanna Seybert in federal court in Central Islip declared a mistrial Thursday in the civil case of Perrim Anderson, 38, saying "inconsistencies and juror confusion" necessitated a new trial. Anderson had sought millions of dollars in damages that he said occurred after he asked to wear socks while he was detained on a harassment warrant involving a former girlfriend, records show.

The jury had been asked to render a verdict twice in March after a nine-day trial, but both times their reasoning was ambiguous or did not follow her instructions, the judge said.

In her decision, Seybert said the jury was asked twice to issue a verdict as to whether Deputy Sheriff Vincent Aparicio used excessive force against Anderson, a violation of federal law, and beat him, a violation of state law. Jurors were initially unclear about whether the $65,000 award was for a violation of state or federal law, she said.

When asked to clarify their reasoning, Seybert noted that if the jurors found that excessive force had been used, a violation of federal law, that decision automatically meant the state law against battery had been violated.

However, Seybert said the jurors' second verdict was that the federal law had been violated, but not state law. This meant jurors ruled contrary to her instructions, she said.

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