Posted on 11/05/2011 8:00:13 AM PDT by Immerito
The growing tension was heightened Sunday when Sgt. Javier Ortiz, vice president of Miamis Fraternal Order of Police, which represents the citys 1,000-plus officers, attacked Watts and defended Lopez in a letter to union members. He accused Watts of just wanting to ticket a Miami cop.
Officer Lopez was extremely professional, Ortiz wrote. Many of us would have acted differently if a fellow cop pulled a gun on them. I would have thought she possibly was a Baker Act that stole an FHP car and a uniform, he wrote, using a legal term for mentally unstable people who are considered dangerous.
He went on to tell officers: Please do not get to her level and begin taking action against Troopers because of the poor decisions of one. Do not be running her information on DAVID, FCIC/NCIC, etc., referring to law enforcement databases that contain criminal records, addresses and dates of birth.
Such databases are to be used only for law enforcement purposes, not to gain personal information.
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I’ve heard that screech before. She screeched because she was scared. She was scared because she was utterly at the mercy of the male cop and knew that if he had decided to slap her around and take her gun away from her he most likely could have.
Sounds like you've made up your mind. You go on to focus on the tone of her voice, rather than the reckless driving and contempt for the law on the part of the Miami PD officer.
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