Posted on 06/28/2011 1:39:35 PM PDT by Do Not Make Fun Of His Ears
The Rochester woman whose run in with the law with her iPhone and made national headlines, plans to file a lawsuit claiming Rochester police violated her civil rights.
Donald Thompson, attorney for Emily Good, told News 10NBC's Ray Levato Tuesday they may sue the individual police officer involved in her arrest, the Rochester Police Department, "any or all of the above and that's something to be discussed and considered."
Good was arrested in her bare feet and pajamas while standing in her own yard one night in May while taping a traffic stop that happened in front of her 19th Ward home. Good kept recording even after an officer asked her to stop and go inside. She was charged with obstructing government administration.
Monday, the District Attorney's office asked City Court Judge Jack Elliott to dismiss the charges because a review of the evidence showed there was no legal basis to prosecute.
Thompson says, "Her stated reason for video taping in the first place was that three white officers were stopping a young black male. And she's obviously attuned to social issues and concerns. There's nothing wrong with monitoring the course of those proceedings to make sure the correct procedures are being followed."
Thompson says says the lawsuit will claim a violation of Good's civil rights under the guarantees of the First Amendment. He said they will either file it in state or federal court.
"There was no crime that she committed here," says Thompson. "There was no basis to arrest her. There was no reason to forcibly take her from her property. It's a violation of her civil rights."
"It was pretty far over the line," says Thompson. "That's why it went national. "
(Excerpt) Read more at whec.com ...
I'm on board. But No Deal on waiting for appeal. First official court finding, and the loser sucks it up and suffers public humiliation.
It's a wash if there's a settlement. Hope there isn't.... want you to suffer.
Deal?
Why is it legal for the cops to tape me, but I cannot tape them. That is crap.
As long as I am not interfering with their duties I have every right to tape them.
Ah, because I didn’t directly respond to your fabrication of the use of the term “liar” with respect to the DA, that must mean that I agree with your fabrication. Got it.
Hell, I'll cut the loser that kinda slack.
>>>DNMFOHE, that was precisely my observation as well.
What was the point of sending her into her house to feel safer, anyway?
She could have been indoors with a rifle and scope for all he might know.
He felt he was getting “sassed” by a barefoot woman wearing pajamas and he was certainly going to make her pay...<<<
Great point about her actually being potentionally more dangerous inside. She obviously was unarmed outside, so if she was, as Fraidy-Cop claims he believed, some sort of psychotic cop killer, who would murder a police officer, in front of two others, while videotaping the whole thing, the chance that she had a weapon inside the home, to carry this out with, had to be high.
“The fact that she was hoping for one of the officers to react ...”
I see, you’re a mind reader now.
Do you do birthday parties?
Feel free to answer the questions:
In addition, did ya happen to notice another person standing on the lawn, behind the cops, took the camera as the homeowner was taken into custody and continued video taping the incident?
They clearly did not move into the house and were standing right next to the woman taken to jail. Why were they not arrested?
Nice, Laz. You always use personal attacks against those who disagree with a postion of yours? Maturity something you struggle with?
“...the officer acted appropriately...”
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And I suppose that is why no charges were brought?
And the there is the retaliation with the cops and the rulers measuring how far the cars were parked from the curb.
Her lawyers are going to drink the city’s milkshake.
Be sure to ping me to that fun fest!
Gee, dragnet2, I don’t know? Maybe because those people were actually standing in the woman’s yard and not within a few feet of the police action? Just spitballing here. This really isn’t rocket science people.
“I’d rather see her take everything the cop has, so he and his family ends up living out of a shopping cart.”
Agreed, brother.
More can be found out about Emily Good and her partner, Ryan Acuff in this article. >>>>>
Surprise! He is a bearded college prof teaching psychology to young skulls full of mush
Name: Ryan Acuff
School: University of Rochester
Location: Rochester, NY
Department: Psychology
Better be careful Laz. I think you are making Soldier Dad feel unsafe and he is about to make a citizen’s arrest.
Not with respect to Emily Good’s arrest, she won’t.
lol...
Thanks for humor!
Please ping me to the vanity thread...I’m looking forward to it!
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Check this out, everybody!
I did a random google search, and found this gem.
It's from the Rochester Police Department site, and they're BRAGGING about how many video surveillance cameras they plan to have trained on citizens! NO JOKE!!!:
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"Reducing criminal activity is a top priority for the city’s Mayor and the Rochester Police Department.
These leaders have taken a stand against crime and prioritized a significant amount of time, money, manpower and technology to reduce crime, protect residents and increase business opportunities within the city limits.
Video surveillance is a proven tool in monitoring, analyzing and even shifting crime and terrorist activities. Because of this, the amount of cameras deployed in public surveillance applications continues to grow.
Current forecasts anticipate more than a billion cameras will be installed in the United States alone over the next five years. The city of Rochester is no exception.
The city envisions video surveillance as a powerful tool that augments the abilities of its officers, increases situational awareness and enhances safety."
Hypocrites!!!
With each point/counterpoint, this lady destroyed this thig cops arguments...
Cop: go inside...
Lady: This is my yard, I have a right to stand in my yard...
Cop: I don’t feel safe...
Lady: Look at me, how do I threaten you?
With Robocop’s arguments being ground down, he resorts to old cop standby: I told you to do something and you didn’t do what I told you to do.
And there is the rub.... Cops cannot think that just because they tell you to do something that you must therefore do it. They aren’t above the law, nor do they have the power to make up rules on the spot. If cops can’t prove their contentions (as in this case), and are acting arbitrarily then they should let it go and stand down.
Oh, and as for the retaliation, if the officers were conducting these parking checks in adjacent areas, there will also not be any win by this woman and her scummy attorney.
Has it ever occurred to you that she said nothing whatsoever to the cop before she started taping?
Of course cops NEVER lie or make things up. </sarc>
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