This needs to be kicked to the top.

Blue Wall of Silence encourages brutality.

Can it be that it is a "White" Blue Wall?

I'd even venture to say Male is the foundational bond.
If she'd been a black male officer stepping in to protect and serve, my guess is the backlash would have been a bit less.

Just my perspective, from observing social dynamics, comparing gendered situations.

Making this much more reprehensible - is that he punched her (made her lose her bridge)

Doubt he would have done that to someone like me (not a small/easy guy).

Though it seems as if this bad cop - likes to fight - people he can easily bully....

That's at the core, and it goes back so far----- all the way back to human prehistory.

Ethnicity is secondary. Femaleness is the first "weakness" .

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I'm in Rochester.

Almost got to handle a Kodak deal there;
and did handle other cases.

Cool, mini metropolis....

I dont watch tv, news, none of the mass media crap. Makes me break out in hives.

A true lawyer who refused (even though retired) to betray his client's trust;
though he longed that Traub would be in handcuffs - before he passed away.

It was by him (and one of Traub's competitors) that I found the Smoking Guns;
which started my decade long war against Mitt Romney.

citizen communications.

Their communities drunken-rage 'police officer' is going to cost them millions.

Meanwhile - just posted a Youtube video

A contact number that you personally have checked that works. So hopefully anyone who really cares will contact that city board of directors about their 'police issue'.

Direct contact is best, they do count the numbers of calls, emails, faxes and have to keep a record of them.

Far as 'general' petitions go, groups I have worked with were directly told that prewritten online petitions are counted as 'one complaint'.

This was for online petitions to DOI/BLM some with hundreds/thousands of sigs. The DOI/BLM even told one group they would only accept 'snail mail' complaints and they had a one week deadline. If you send an email or make a phone call be sure to tell whoever answers you are copying(c) your email to other authorities so they don't delete email or ignore your call. send a copy to the local press too.

Just trying to show Officer Horne - that (around the country) people care.

At DailyKos, we helped get Trayvon's petition from 25,000 to 2 million;
and also helped get 600,000 (with Pope, President Carter and ex FBI chief)
about the Troy Ray Davis execution.

At the end of the day - neither of those cases worked out the way we wished.

But the thought DOES count!

probably not the first time that drunk-violent officer has raged and hurt others.

probably be the last time Trayvons murderer stalks someone.

We call "anyone" in a military uniform a "hero". We call cops who kill unarmed people "heroes". We call those who administered torture for Bush and Cheney "heroes".

Then, when someone performs a truly heroic act, we cut their pension.

American exceptionalism?

and "exceptionalism" is a word I"ve never utilized before;
but know of - all too well!

Many women are heroic....but rarely get recognition.

Certainly not long term nor highly publicized admiration, held up as role models, figures of respect.

Historically, only a very few Black women who fought for abolition and later, Civil Rights come to mind as widely recognized. (Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth, and Rosa Parks)

Ever notice how many big guys need to (for some ill fated emotional reason)

reaffirm how tough/big they are

by bullying on anybody weaker?

I'm a big one myself and (always) worry how my size and booming voice;
tends to intimidate. (cause I really despise bullies)

The worse that happens to them is they 'might' lose their job.....MIGHT.

Have to go look at what's happening to the million dollar TShirt sales.

Just....... Ugh.


I will rejoice when he and all the other white dudes get what they so richly deserve.

Weird!

and the other part is thankful that I don't know.

Pshaw!

Thanks for posting.

I must be too inept...

Can you give U.S. links?

Go back and see what happens.

Thanks for your efforts.

I don't think thereARE any words. DURec thread.

Hoping they have some good common sense.

Will get good attention over the holiday week.

This is the culture we are up against here, why the actual good ones are tough to find, and part of why they default to covering any iniquity.

The system punishes those who really strive to be good stewards.

Until we "get" that simple premise

that corporations and affairs of state have NONE

it will always be a tough road.

It must be hard for minorities to be cops in some areas. I salute each and every minority that takes on the system and becomes a law enforcement officer. MAYBE THAT IS what we need in this country! Break the white man's stranglehold on the Force.

She should still be an officer serving the community, yet she DARED...she DARED touch a white man that was choking the life out of a black man. She DARED. Seems sometimes we have made ZERO progress in areas like racism in law enforcement. Racism in politics. Racism in the M$M.

It pisses me off to no end that she was treated like a 'bad cop', all the while she was trying to reign in a bad cop. And the system went along with the bad cop and threw the good one away like she didn't even matter as a human being.

Are their any minority police union leaders? There has to be some.

Just sayin -

if Wilson had to ride with another (on-Caucasian) officer;
things would have been much different

possibly...

there had to be "other" bad cops who lied about the altercations.

And I don't care if it is from ego or he really had time to think about it and knew he was wrong - she got railroaded anyway!

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What the hey?

If Buffalo doesn't do the right thing.

Thanks!

But I hear ya and (sad to say as one who turned down a big bribe and was punished for it)

it's just the way the real world is.

Hopefully get to the 100 before days end.

Bites the Whammy

They don't want to 'make trouble' within their 'job'.

Actually, it's called

"Deprivation of Rights under Color of Law"

[br][hr][br]

It is THE most often violated

AND

THE least prosecuted

Civil Rights violation statute.

What about the man who was saved from the drunk cops beating & choke hold? He may still be rotting in some jail.

We need a link and/or name...

We can get it to 100 today (and then I'll get an email direct to Officer Horne - somehow - that {across the country} - we care)

I did direct email journalist Chris Stevenson (probably away for holidays);
for permission to use his picture on the Petition.

LEt's get it to 100 - today PLEASE..

We're only at 46.

Surely we can get to jusr 100

Contact form
http://www.bpdny.org/Contact
Commissioner Daniel Derenda 716-851-4526 or 457
Media Relations 716 851-4036

49 ppl to go....

To get to 100

Its Christmas. .and we can make this goal

Just need 40 more

37 needed ti make 100 count goal

PLEASE!

I am a retired LAPD sergeant. I have blogged w/ contact info for New York Retirement System, tweeted and FB'd to help spread the word. Pls share my blog ( and ask your friends to write letters) on this very sad but important movement to restore Ms. Horne's pension. http://www.laprogressive.com/officer-cariol-horne-denied-pension/

Let's get er done!

As he slips both feet n the air back n forth


You can do it!

We will get er done!

As we bounc along

Only cinco till de mayo

And we re still rollong on

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