Posted on 11/05/2017 4:59:21 AM PST by raybbr
A state police internal affairs investigator concluded there was “no evidence” to support an activist’s claim that three troopers conspired to concoct charges against him during a contentious interaction at a DUI checkpoint in 2015.
Michael Picard, who supports the open carrying of firearms and opposes random DUI checkpoints, was charged with two infractions while protesting at an I-84 ramp in West Hartford.
Police seized Picard’s camcorder during the confrontation, which, unbeknownst to the troopers involved, captured them discussing whether to file charges. In the audio, one trooper is heard stating that the officers “gotta cover our ass,” while another adds they could “claim that, um, in the back-up, we had multiple people stop to report” a man with a gun.
All of the troopers — now retired Trooper First Class John Barone, Sgt. John Jacobi and Master Sgt. Patrick Torneo — were exonerated, with the investigator accepting their explanations for their statements.
Barone told the investigator that he was trained to always create some sort of documentation — such as issuing an infraction — any time he puts his hands on someone, and “that ‘cover your ass’ is merely an expression which he has created over the years,” according to the investigator’s report
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And there are dolts out there who set up situations like this to try and trap the cops for their own personal gain.
You're partially correct. The people who set up these DUI check points are dolts.
And so are you.
“Those 3 are bad apples.”
Since 99% of cops are good guys, it was an ASTONISHING coincidence that 3 of them just happened to be involved in the same case.
What are odds!?
Yeah, I’m a dolt for thinking its much better to clean up bodies after a DUI caused wreck than to stop the drunk before he kills innocents. Thanks for clearing that up. Idiot.
Random checkpoints that stop people without cause are unconstitutional bullsh-t...
Yeah, I’m a dolt for thinking its much better to clean up bodies after a DUI caused wreck than to stop the drunk before he kills innocents.
In fairness, I don't know you. I'm sure you're a dolt for lots of other reason, too.
You got a lot of class.......not really, apparently none.
You got a lot of class.......not really, apparently none. How many DUIs you got on your record? Obviously some to get you so worked up.
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