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OK, not just arrested. Badly injured, and blamed. This story blew me the fuck away.
It was February 20th, 2013, and Deputy Quiles was working the night shift on patrol at General Mitchell International Airport. As he pulled out onto Howell Avenue to make his rounds, he T-boned a passing car and sent it spinning into a tree.
Her spine was already fused with steel. Now, she had a fractured neck to go with it.
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Her injuries were too severe to allow for any field sobriety tests. She couldnt even give a breath sample. But another deputy, who also worked in the airport bureau, arrested Weyker anyway, on five separate charges including drunk driving causing injury.
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The truth might never have surfaced were it not for video from a nearby airport surveillance camera. It shows what investigators say is Deputy Quiles squad car traveling west on Hutsteiner Avenue, then continuing onto Howell without making a complete stop, as Quiles claimed in his report. The Sheriffs Office knew about the video just two days after the crash. But no one told Weyker.
Instead, the County sent letters blaming her for the crash and threatening legal action if she didnt pay for the damage.
This goes on... for over a year. http://fox6now.com/2014/05/01/sober-driver-arrested-for-owi-when-deputy-crashes-into-her/
it's disgusting.
Yay cops.
truebrit71
(20,805 posts)...I suppose she can thank her lucky stars she wasn't black, because he probably would have beaten or shot her....
Erich Bloodaxe BSN
(14,733 posts)awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)hue
(4,949 posts)Half-Century Man
(5,279 posts)But only for a second, I live in Wisconsin (Beloit)
Shemp Howard
(889 posts)Stories like this really need to be seen. And if enough of them are seen, maybe - just maybe - things will change.
In the meantime, I hope the poor girl gets a great lawyer and is awarded millions of dollars from the Sheriff's Office. Sure, that will be taxpayer money. Maybe that will motivate the taxpayers to demand the sheriff's resignation and the deputy's arrest.
dragonlady
(3,577 posts)It would be very interesting to find out how much personal involvement Sheriff David Clarke has with the handling of this case. He is a right-wing guy with some serious personality issues who runs as a Democrat because that's the only way he can get elected in Milwaukee County. (The Democratic Party disavows him strongly but can't legally stop him.) He is up for reelection in November (but effectively in the August primary) and has a serious challenger, Lt. Chris Moews, who made a good showing last time. Meanwhile Clarke has indicated that he may run for mayor!
gopiscrap
(23,765 posts)all cops have serious personality issues, otherwise you wouldn't get to be one!
PeaceNikki
(27,985 posts)The Decline of Sheriff Clarke
The comment merely made Clarke look childish. And since County Executive Abele isnt really seen as a liberal (county board members have called him Scott Walker lite), Clarkes feud doesnt play to his classic storyline, that hes smiting those silly liberals. Perhaps worst of all, the headline dubbing this Clarkes latest rant helps cement an image of him as a crackpot.
In particular, JS columnist Dan Bice is having a field day covering Clarke, with several columns noting the public money the Sheriff is spending on ads telling people to arm themselves or handle intruders by being ruthless, and a column about Clarkes agreement with a crazed conservative who believes the federal government is a greater threat than terrorists.
Clarke is now accusing the Journal Sentinel of suffering from Clarke Derangement Syndrome. Bad move. You never pick a fight with the states largest newspaper, it will only hurt you. A narrative is beginning to set in, that Clarke is losing credibility in the community, as this op ed in the Biz Times suggests.
Besides Abele, Clarke has picked fights with county board members, Mayor Tom Barrett, Police Chief Ed Flynn and various other officials. Meanwhile, Clarke is taking weird stands that leave him as an island unto himself. The legislatures proposal to bring back private bail was opposed by everyone in the criminal justice system, including the Wisconsin District Attorneys Association, Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys, all 47 Milwaukee County judges and all 10 of the states chief circuit judges, not to mention the Wisconsin Sheriffs and Deputy Sheriffs Association, police chiefs and clerks of court. Only Clarke has publicly favored it.
And what exactly is the record Clarke has to run on for reelection in 2014? His opponents can note his department does little to combat serious crime, handling just one-fifth of one percent of all major property and violent crimes in the county, as Ive reported.
dragonlady
(3,577 posts)One of my favorites is when he decided to change the sheriff's emblem from a 7-pointed star to a 5-pointed one (reputedly matching his tatoo). That meant changing all the badges, stationery, squad car logos, and so on. How much taxpayer money was spent on this whim? He is a darling of the Tea Party, but not for fiscal responsibility.
PeaceNikki
(27,985 posts)He's terrible.
PeaceNikki
(27,985 posts)frylock
(34,825 posts)HooptieWagon
(17,064 posts)Not only for the injuries and her totalled car, but punitive damages for lying on a police report, concealing evidence, and it sounds like conspiracy to obstruct justice could be included also.
Mopar151
(9,999 posts)Need to be further criminalized, and the maximum sentence needs to be the same as the crime being prosecuted, including enhancements, "three strikes" penalties, and the like.
There are some bad cops out there - and a lot more willing to cover up for them. In this case, there are some "suits" that need to go away for a while, and have their lives ruined, as they have so casually ruined lives.
And I'd add that the sentence for malicious prosecution, false arrest, or falsifying, destroying, or "misplacing" exonerating evidence should be the same as the maximum for whatever crime the innocent person was being railroaded on. That's about the only way we'll see this bullshit stop is to let them have a taste of the zero tolerance they're so fond of.
Mopar151
(9,999 posts)No advance notice, no friendly surrender in somebody's office, in the setting most closely related to the crime, arrest protocol per the original crime.
mtasselin
(666 posts)This whole thing starts with Clark, he has no integrity, if he did he would have pulled the plug on this case. How do the people of Milwaukee county elect assholes like this, he runs as a democrat, but yes he is a republican.
He's a horrible person
benld74
(9,910 posts)Real piece of work this guy,,,,,
So many lies, Came to a full stop(speed of the crash would be suspect), didnt see any lights(her car automatically puts the lights on when started)
wyldwolf
(43,870 posts)Last edited Fri May 2, 2014, 02:26 PM - Edit history (2)
A county officer made a left turn on a red light and plowed into me. His first reaction was HE had the green light. Fortunately a witness differed with him and a city officer came and wrote him a 'failed to yield the right of way' ticket.
My vehicle was totaled.
Fortunately my wife, who was 8 months pregnant at the time, chose not to go out that night. If she'd been with me, who knows what would have happened.
PeaceNikki
(27,985 posts)This piece of shit would have kept lying if there were no video tape.
Terrible.
HughBeaumont
(24,461 posts)"When they say 'protect and serve', they sure aren't talking about thee and thine . . . "
lob1
(3,820 posts)hootinholler
(26,449 posts)or
PeaceNikki
(27,985 posts)truebrit71
(20,805 posts)...funny how quickly they play the pity/victim card when the tables get turned...
Dawson Leery
(19,348 posts)savalez
(3,517 posts)Niceguy1
(2,467 posts)But neck, back problems can take time to show up...in my case it was the next day.
savalez
(3,517 posts)I hope they put a PI on that dude and catch him doing shit he's not supposed to be able to do.
dembotoz
(16,844 posts)live just north of milwaukee
and yes i am -white and with than in mind
no fear of the milwaukee police
but the sheriff and his mob
don't trust them at all
damnedifIknow
(3,183 posts)druidity33
(6,448 posts)I can't read the website name or the watermark... do you have a link to their source?
Sentath
(2,243 posts)druidity33
(6,448 posts)The Straight Story
(48,121 posts)http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024898621
The Intoxilyzer 8000, the state's flawed tool in the battle against drunk driving
One in seven Ohioans has one a life-long legal scar that has become the voodoo of our generation(s). According to the Ohio Department of Safety, more than 1.3 million licensed drivers in the state have at least one DUI conviction. This eye-opening number suggests far too many Ohioans are getting behind the wheel impaired.
But percolating through appeals courts across the state is a growing number of defendants who believe they limited their blood alcohol to a safe level. Theyre challenging the states certified breathalyzer, the Intoxilyzer 8000, claiming it wrongly inflated their blood alcohol level or BAC.
Defense attorneys across the state say the Intoxilyzer 8000 is fundamentally flawed because its main function is based on bad science.
Several judges subsequently ruled in the defendants favor, calling the breathalyzer unreliable, which makes the line between illegally impaired and legally able to drive in Ohio (.08 of BAC) not so clear anymore.
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Drinking one or two beers cant possibly get anyone arrested, but the Intoxilyzer 8000 cannot differentiate the breath from your lungs than from your mouth, where theres a much higher concentration of alcohol. Thus the time a person takes to finish a drink and get behind wheel becomes a significant factor in whether You just blew $10,000, as the anti-OVI billboards state.
http://columbusfreepress.com/article/intoxilyzer-8000-states-flawed-tool-battle-against-drunk-driving
pscot
(21,024 posts)gopiscrap
(23,765 posts)every single one of them are like this!
951-Riverside
(7,234 posts)Almost every time one of their sheriff deputies blows a red light and crashes into someone, they will claim that person was DUI/DWI and arrest them.
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The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department is a gang not a law enforcement agency.
SoapBox
(18,791 posts)christx30
(6,241 posts)if cops entered your house illegally, you can shoot them. I think every jurisdiction should pass something like that. Too many innocent people being shot by police.
BlancheSplanchnik
(20,219 posts)That would require a fair trial. ha. ha.
christx30
(6,241 posts)the cops get the wrong address. That one should be easy:
"Mr. Jones, is your address 123 Fake street, as is shown on the warrant?"
"No, Mr. Prosecutor. I'm at 125 Fake street. Here's my ID."
"Ok. The shooting is justified."
BlancheSplanchnik
(20,219 posts)I'm not nearly so optimistic.
christx30
(6,241 posts)They all cover each other. It's very rare to see a cop actually jailed for crimes they commit. The guy that killed Oscar Grant was released after just 16 months. If I shot and killed someone accidently, there would be no way I'd get out in less than 5 years.
BlancheSplanchnik
(20,219 posts)CYA for each other. Yecch.
Dawson Leery
(19,348 posts)The copper "unions" need to be busted.
christx30
(6,241 posts)the news stories that we all see and either get outaged at the behavior of the police, in which case they shouldn't have a problem with defending ourselves against illegal acts, or they agree with the acts, in which case they are part of the problem. Cops shooting dogs and innocent people. Either they stop on their own, or they are forced to. Make them wear body cams. Stop arresting people for filming police. And if a cop get shot and killed doing an illegal entry on a no-knock raid, it's not exactly a tragety.
SoapBox
(18,791 posts)I'm so fucking over police.
BlindTiresias
(1,563 posts)Wonder where the cop defender army is.
Enthusiast
(50,983 posts)When we allow war criminals to go unprosecuted and Fraudster Bankers® to go free, never to answer for their crimes, it criminalized the entire nation. That's what we have now. How do you like it?
FreakinDJ
(17,644 posts)Ed Suspicious
(8,879 posts)innocent until proven guilty. You have no hope of proving this lady with no track record of bad behavior was behaving badly on the night in question. The burden of proof is on you pig-fuckers, not an innocent citizen you try to blame-shift your own bad behavior onto. Straighten up cops! We're getting tired of you thuggish, lawbreaking ways.
L0oniX
(31,493 posts)Who knows what they will accuse you of.
B Calm
(28,762 posts)As a retired truck driver, I do know what I'm talking about.
HelenWheels
(2,284 posts)Clarke stomps around in cowboy boots a a huge cowboy hat. Thinks he is in Texas, not Wisconsin. In fact, I wish he was in Texas.
PeaceNikki
(27,985 posts)Rozlee
(2,529 posts)Don't tell me "What's one more?" either.
mopinko
(70,238 posts)lives on the far south side. same thing, t-boned at an intersection, arrested, all that.
cost her $10k
BlancheSplanchnik
(20,219 posts)oh. my. god.
I'm seething on your friend's behalf.
Enthusiast
(50,983 posts)of dash cam evidence?
Many Russian drivers have operating dash cams so there will be some evidence to support their version of events if they are in an accident.
It's corruption from sea to shining sea.
GETPLANING
(846 posts)blkmusclmachine
(16,149 posts)OwnedByCats
(805 posts)but I can see that they are a dying breed I think.
If they aren't shooting dogs for no legit reason (and one just got caught abusing his own k9), they are beating up homeless people (some to death), roughing people up when they are being compliant, shooting and killing people when there was no earthly reason to do so or arresting an innocent woman of drunk driving when the cop made the mistake.
I mean what the hell is this? She couldn't do any sobriety tests at the scene so it was assumed she was intoxicated, just because it was an accident with the cop? Who's to say she was drunk anyway, could have been a mistake but he's just presumed innocent and assume DUI? That's fucked up. Everybody makes mistakes, even the cops can make a traffic mistake.
Just unreal.
99Forever
(14,524 posts)I smell rotten bacon.