Earlier this week, I highlighted the growing practice of police stealing American citizens’ hard earned cash with reckless abandon via the shady practice known as “civil asset forfeiture” in the extremely popular post: “Common People Do Not Carry This Much U.S. Currency…” – This is How Police Justify Stealing American Citizens’ Money.
While that post focused on how cops confiscate cash from motorists on the road, it appears the NYPD prefers to do its work on street corners. Like what happened to Lamard Joye in Coney Island, Brooklyn last month. The New York Daily News reports that:
The Brooklyn district attorney’s office is investigating allegations that an NYPD cop swiped more than $1,000 from a man during a stop-and-frisk, then pepper-sprayed him and his sister when they complained, the Daily News has learned.
The encounter was captured on a cell phone video, which has been turned over to prosecutors and the NYPD Internal Affairs Bureau.
“One of the most disturbing things about the video is the other cops standing around watching and doing nothing to stop the wrongdoing,” lawyer Robert Marinelli said Wednesday.
“I believe that this officer made an assumption that any money Mr. Joye possessed was obtained illegally and therefore he would not report the theft. This assumption was wrong. Mr. Joye is a hardworking taxpayer deserving respect,” said Marinelli.
What precipitated the Coney Island incident, and is not recorded on the video, according to Marinelli, were cops roughing up a young man named Terrell Haskins nearby, prompting Joye and his friends to shout, “Is that necessary?”
A group of cops confront Joye, whose arms are outstretched as he says to onlookers, “You see this?”
The cop appears to reach into Joye’s pocket and pull out a thick wad of cash.
“Gimme my money!” Joye shouts, before the cop squirts him in the face with the spray.
Joye darts off and his sister begins arguing with the cop. An onlooker is heard yelling, “How ya gonna take his money?” “That’s robbery” and “Get his badge number.”
“I went to get his badge number and name,” Lateefah Joye told The News. “I leaned over to see his badge. He pushed me away. I saw a two and a one and that’s when he pepper-sprayed me in my mouth and my whole face.”
Now here’s the video:
That’s what neo-feudalism looks like.
In Liberty,
Michael Krieger
Fat fuck, I wonder how tough he would be without all his weapons and his costumed buddies around. The really should change the law and hold these thugs personally liable for their actions.
Bob.
“…“I believe that this officer made an assumption that any money Mr. Joye possessed was obtained illegally and therefore he would not report the theft. This assumption was wrong. Mr. Joye is a hardworking taxpayer deserving respect,” said Marinelli…”
So if the money was obtained by the victim “illegally,” then the cops have the right to pocket it?
King George has got to be pissin’ himself with glee over that little justification.
Try this one on, your job is to PROTECT and SERVE, not terrorize and subjugate.
God damn Ronald Reagan and his drug-addled children to hell. Goddamn them all.
GODDAMN THESE BLACK DRUG DEALERS .GODAMN THEM TO HELL. TE.
Bob,
True shit, bro…
That fat fuck wouldn’t dare mess with anyone if he wasn’t hiding behind a fucking tin star and had his gun and fellow copfuk thugs around…
Hon
Turns out them blisters round mah mouth ain’t due to what we thought. The doctor surmises it’s actually from investing large amounts of roach feces. Just thought you’d be relieved.
Hon
‘Investing’ should say ‘injesting’
Admin, that reminds me of a bumper sticker I have on my toolbox which reads: Some people are alive simply because it is illegal to kill them.”
Unfortunately, more and more people are going to have to endure this kind of shit until the outrage reaches fever pitch. A few dozen more Ferguson level events and it won’t be ignored any longer. That means that quite a few good people are going to be taking one for the team but that seems to be the way of the world.
My advice is to move someplace where the cops are a bit more friendly and both the density of cops and sheople are a bit lower to ride it out.