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California Men who Spent Seven Months in Jail for Rap Lyrics and Facebook Photos File Lawsuit

Two California men who spent seven months in jail for conspiracy to commit murder based on rap lyrics and Facebook photos that made no reference to actual murders filed a lawsuit against the San Diego Police Department Tuesday.
Police based their arrests on allegations that Brandon Duncan and Aaron Harvey were Facebook friends with suspected gang members they grew up with, using an obscure law that does not ever appear to have been used in California before the 2014 arrests.
But there was no evidence that either committed any murders or were actual gang members.

Arizona Cop Philip “Mitch” Brailsford Sued for Killing Daniel Shaver in Hotel Hallway

The Arizona cop who shot and killed an unarmed man begging not to be killed as he was forced to crawl towards cops in a hotel hallway was sued this week.
Philip “Mitch” Brailsford, who was fired from the Mesa Police Department after killing Daniel Shaver last year, is still awaiting trial for second-degree murder.

South Florida Deputy Faints Upon Reading Court Order Seizing Personal Assets After Sheriff Refuses to Pay Settlement to Man Left Paralyzed

A South Florida deputy who left a man paralyzed after confusing a cell phone for a gun had his personal items seized Saturday, including his car, clothes, television, furniture, golf clubs, fishing rods and computer, after his agency refused to pay the victim $200,000 – a fraction of the $22.4 million a federal jury awarded him last year.
Federal marshalls seized Palm Beach County sheriff’s deputy Adams Lin under court order after Sheriff Ric Bradshaw refused to pay a dime towards the settlement.

North Carolina Cop Charged After Toddler Son Shoots Mom with his Gun

For the second time in less than a month, a toddler son of an American police officer picked up a gun and fired a shot.
Last month, it was the two-year-old son of a Cleveland police officer who picked up the gun and tragically killed himself.
Last week, it was the son of a North Carolina police officer who picked up and the gun and fired a shot, striking his mother, but fortunately, not killing her.

South Florida Deputy Suspended for Leaking Video of Fort Lauderdale Airport Shooting to TMZ

A Florida deputy was suspended Tuesday for allegedly leaking a video of the man opening fire at Fort Lauderdale airport last week to TMZ, a news site known to pay big money for videos that will go viral.
Broward County sheriff’s deputy Michael Dingman is believed to have used his cell phone to record an airport security monitor showing shooter Esteban Santiago opening fire inside the airport terminal.
His own reflection from the airport monitor that ended up on the leaked video is what gave him away.

South Florida Cop Stripped of Badge and Gun Six Months After Kidnapping Woman for Sex

Miami Gardens Police Sergeant Javier Romaguera was transporting a mentally ill woman to a home she had lived in last July when he checked her into a hotel and tried to have sex with her.
Romaguera fondled her breasts and tried to kiss her, but the 23-year-old woman declined his advances, so he left the room.
However, he filed a report saying he had dropped her off at a home where she had previously lived, which turned out to be a lie

Houston Deputy Arrested for Recording Himself Raping Small Dog and Posting it Online

A Texas sheriff’s deputy was fired and arrested after an obscene video was discovered on a county computer showing him screwing the pooch.
Literally.
Harris County Sheriff deputy Andrew C. Sustaita Jr., a six year veteran, was identified as the suspect during an investigation by the Harris County Sheriff’s High Tech Crime Unit regarding obscene material being produced from an account in Harris County, according to ABC13.

WATCH: New York Cops Detain and Threaten Animal Rights Activists with Arrest for Flying Drone Over Animal Research Farm

New York cops were caught on camera detaining animal rights activists from the animal rights activist group SHARK for more than an hour, threatening them with arrest if they did not identify themselves, after the group legally flew a drone over a farm that raises beagles, ferrets and other animals for research.
The incident took place on November 13, 2016, but was published to YouTube on January 8, 2017. The video of the detainment was edited for time purposes.