The Mount Vernon, New York, police department strip searched nearly everyone it arrested and performed illegal cavity searches, Justice Department says
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NyPd been assaulting and perversely searching people for years.
Sad that it took 100 years to find out what the assaulted public always shamefully knew.
Their internal culture allowed this for years. Don't buy the same tired lie it was "a few bad apples". Silent Cops are Bad Cops. The rot starts at the top.
That’s state sanctioned sexual assault, the people who performed the searches without cause warranting such a search shouldn’t just be fired, they should be prosecuted as well
"After an internal investigation found that the officers had lied about the pair buying drugs, those involved were docked a few vacation days, the report said."
Until at least the fall of 2022, it was the Mount Vernon force’s practice to strip search every person it arrested. Officers also strip-searched people they did not arrest, detained and interrogated people without formally arresting them, and arrested people for verbally criticizing police officers.
Well obviously whatever the police decide to do is the law, right? So just follow the laws the cops make up in their heads on a moment to moment basis and this just wouldn't happen. Kids these days, I swear.
Okay! Now that we have established this not-so well kept secret, what TF does the Justice Department plan to do about it! We all know if this was going down in white neighborhoods (definitely wouldn't happen), there would be MF'n changes immediately!
The corruption of the Mount Vernon police department is boundless. When i was a teenager, they caught my boyfriend walking his dog off the leash, wrote him a ticket, took him in his building (where they knew there were no cameras) and beat the shit out of him. He was 17.
Docked a few vacation days for strip searching 2 elder women?!! 🔥 They should have been fired. One person's "cavity search" is another person's sexual assault. 🤬
It is unclear whether federal prosecutors will continue to pursue legal efforts against the Mount Vernon Police Department after Trump is inaugurated in January.
Until at least the fall of 2022, it was the Mount Vernon force’s practice to strip search every person it arrested. Officers also strip-searched people they did not arrest, detained and interrogated people without formally arresting them, and arrested people for verbally criticizing police officers.
How many of these evil fucks were celebrated as "officer of the year"? How many are SRO in local high schools, patrolling the hallways full of teenagers?
All Cops Are Bastards...that includes the nice officer who didn't give you a ticket that one time. All of them.
If the incoming administration has its way and makes police immunity absolute, there will be zero *legal* recourse for this happening to you if you're a victim
And every cop rooting for that, isn't thinking things through. Right now, people have SOME faith in the justice system working. Even on
cops. Take that away and create an environment where cops can get away with ANYTHING, and people will stop relying on the law to hold cops accountable, and start doing it themselves
If you, as a cop, think every person is a potential enemy already...whew. You better hope the status quo holds
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Nvm...blame them all
I thought that was normal
Florida and New York
If you don't disclose them
They find them during the strip search
Strip searched for genital piercings showing up on the screen
Just molesters everywhere
Sad that it took 100 years to find out what the assaulted public always shamefully knew.
Unfixable.
Is JUST getting noticed, after all these years. SMH
What is it with these guys, and genitals and butt stuff??
The only way some people (or institutions) learn is through consequences. It's time to do some teaching or get out of the way for those who will.
This department needs to be disbanded and reinstituted.
All Cops Are Bastards...that includes the nice officer who didn't give you a ticket that one time. All of them.
And every cop rooting for that, isn't thinking things through. Right now, people have SOME faith in the justice system working. Even on
If you, as a cop, think every person is a potential enemy already...whew. You better hope the status quo holds