Lawsuits

Florida Cop Tasers Woman, then Apologizes with Text Message Cake Stating: “I’m Sorry I Tased You”

A Florida cop is being sued after he tasered a woman in the throat and chest when she didn’t respect his authority after he showed up to her job in full uniform while off-duty to lecture her about her personal life.
Escambia County Sheriff deputy Michael Wholer then tried to make amends by sending the victim Stephanie Byron a text message that included a picture of a baked cake decorated with the message “I’m sorry I tased you.”

South Florida Cops Ordered to Pay $6.2 Million for Rape and Coerced Punching of Genitals On-Duty

One South Florida cop forced a woman to perform oral sex on him before raping her on the hood of his car under threat of arrest.
The second cop ordered the woman’s female friend to punch him in the genitals, which is what got him off.
Now Franklin Hartley and Thomas Merenda, who have since by fired from the Lauderhill Police Department, have to pay the women $6.2 million after a federal judge ruled against them in a civil trial last week.

San Diego Cop who Lied About Shooting Unarmed Homeless Man, then Cleared, was Never Interviewed by Internal Affairs

A San Diego cop who was allowed to change his story after he watched surveillance footage that captured him fatally shooting an unarmed, mentally ill homeless man in an alley was never interviewed by internal affairs investigators.
Nor did the California cop have to answer to any superior officers in his department because none of them were interested in investigating the shooting.

Connecticut State Police Sued After Caught on Camera Plotting to Fabricate Charges Against Open Carry Activist

In an effort to cover up their unconstitutional actions, Connecticut State Police made up charges against a young open carry activist last year.
The state eventually dismissed all charges when they heard Michael Picard’s recording of cops plotting to trump up charges against him to “cover our ass.”