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Title: Report: Oakland cops pointed guns at sleeping baby
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URL Source: http://www.salon.com/2013/01/31/oak ... pointed_guns_at_sleeping_baby/
Published: Feb 2, 2013
Author: Natasha Lennard
Post Date: 2013-02-02 15:35:57 by Capitalist Eric
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Views: 51894
Comments: 91
According to an independent report investigating Oakland police misconduct, two cops pointed their guns at a sleeping 1-year-old while investigating a misdemeanor crime. The incident was flagged by Independent Monitor Robert Warshaw, who is responsible for auditing the OPD’s progress in complying with a Negotiated Settlement Agreement to resolve allegations of police misconduct. According to Warshaw’s most recent report, the OPD’s compliance decreased for the second quarter in a row. As well as highlighting the police department’s failure to investigate Occupy Oakland complaints, Warshaw’s report briefly mentions a troubling incident: [D]uring a search warrant, two officers pointed their firearms at a sleeping 19-month-old child who, of course, posed no immediate threat to the officers or others. The crime being investigated, according to the reports, involved a misdemeanor offense. The report also notes that in the past quarter, five incidents reportedly took place in which Oakland police pointed their guns at citizens when no crime had been committed. As the East Bay Express notes, this incident, alongside Warshaw’s broader findings, stand “in stark contrast to recent statements by Mayor Jean Quan.” Last week, the mayor told press, “The reality is that we’re making progress, this police department is changing.” Oakland police have a storied history of aggressive treatment of residents. Forty-four officers faced disciplinary action over their behavior during Occupy Oakland protests, which included seriously injuring an Iraq War veteran with a beanbag projectile shot at his head at close range.
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#1. To: Capitalist Eric (#0)
WGAS?
Uh Welcome. This should be interesting.
Could be, if you don't delete everything.
Could be, if you don't delete everything. No schitt, gotta save this for posterity purposes.. LOL...
You never attained the ability to grow or borrow a pair of balls, did you retread?
I can assure you that he is no retread.
No you can't.
Yes I can as I personally know him.
Yes I can as I personally know him. You're wasting your time Stone... He's just like the Leftards he doesn't want to know the truth!!
You wouldn't recognize the truth if it bit you in your cellulite-laden ass. When is Ron Paul going to introduce articles of impeachment for the traitor occupying the White House, chickenshit?
Pssst....Pssst... Ron Paul isn't in congress anymore. What do you think of his son Rand?
He's our representative, and I'm still out on that one....
Why would you be out on that one? He has all the right positions and deals with them with conviction. He is not a phoney like most up there today.
Sorry I took so long to get back, my guys cooked dinner tonight and I'm staring at a quarter pounder, double decker cheese burger....lol... Anyway! Rand sought fundraising help from GOP lawmakers who voted for the massive 2008 financial bailout, flip-flopping on a campaign promise to shun those lawmakers. During the primary, Paul pledged not to accept contributions from any senator who had voted for the financial bailout. That promise was included on his campaign website, but he's taken it down since then. He was a strong opponent of the National Defense Authorization Act 2012 with its inclusion of the “indefinite detention” powers, but he did another flip/flop and voted “Yes” in favor of the same bill for 2013. I could be wrong, not sure, but libertarians, in my opinion, tend to be compromisers, and I have no faith, nor trust, in anyone who compromises their convictions. He will lose my support completely if he continues to fold like a cheap suit on issues he claims to stand by. JMHO!
I don't believe that Rand paul voted for the NDA. If I recall correctly he voted against it. As for the other stuff about pledging not to take support from Senators that Supported TARP. I have never heard or seen anything about that. Rand Paul 2016
As for the other stuff about pledging not to take support from Senators that Supported TARP. I have never heard or seen anything about that. http://www.examiner.com/article/sen-rand-paul-voted-yes-for- the-650-billion-2013-ndaa Sen. Rand Paul voted yes for the $650 billion 2013 NDAA December 5, 2012 Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) angered many of his father’s supporters by voting for the 2013 NDAA. Doug Stafford, Paul’s chief of staff, stated that Sen. Paul believes that “the full panoply of due process rights should apply to all persons, not just American citizens.” Sen. Paul, however, still voted for the passage of the NDAA. ****************************** Below (votesmart.org) is one site that posted Rand voted 'NAY', this is where the confusion comes from. HR 4310 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 - Voting Record U.S. Senate KY: Jr Sen. Rand Paul, Republican- Nay
http://voices.washingtonpost.com /right-now/2010/06/rand_paul_ends_ban_on_support.html The Washington Post, By David Weigel-- June 15, 2010 Rand Paul ends ban on support from pro-TARP senators During the GOP primary for U.S. Senate in Kentucky, way back in August 2009, Rand Paul pledged to take no money from senators who backed the Troubled Asset Relief Program. It was tough for his opponent, Trey Grayson, to meet him on that pledge, because Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) backed TARP and supported Grayson. But Paul's Democratic opponent, Attorney General Jack Conway, is accusing him of breaking the pledge with an upcoming June 24 D.C. fundraiser. Evidence for the breaking-the-pledge claim (via the muckraking blog Barefoot and Progressive): the error you get when searching for it. Paul campaign manager Jesse Benton confirmed that the pledge is no longer operative, and explained that it was meant for the primary, when Paul was drawing a bright line between himself and Trey Grayson. "That contest is won," said Benton. "He won the primary and he didn't take money from senators who backed the bailout. Now they're coming to support him, and he's not going to turn down support from Republicans. They're not looking for a seat at his table. They're supporting him because of his positions, and because of his steadfast commitment to principle."
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#2. To: yukon (#1)
#3. To: A K A Stone, *Yukon neo-Progressive Vermin* (#2)
Welcome. This should be interesting.
#4. To: hondo68, A K A Stone (#3)
Welcome. This should be interesting.
#8. To: CZ82 (#4)
#9. To: yukon (#8)
did you retread?
#11. To: A K A Stone (#9)
I can assure you that he is no retread.
#13. To: yukon (#11)
No you can't.
#16. To: A K A Stone, pukon (#13)
No you can't.
#17. To: CZ82, A K A Stone (#16)
he doesn't want to know the truth!!
#19. To: yukon (#17)
When is Ron Paul
#20. To: A K A Stone, yukon (#19)
What do you think of his son Rand?
#21. To: Murron (#20)
He's our representative, and I'm still out on that one....
#26. To: A K A Stone (#21)
Why would you be out on that one? He has all the right positions and deals with them with conviction. He is not a phoney like most up there today.
#27. To: Murron (#26)
He was a strong opponent of the National Defense Authorization Act 2012 with its inclusion of the “indefinite detention” powers, but he did another flip/flop and voted “Yes” in favor of the same bill for 2013.
#37. To: A K A Stone (#27)
I don't believe that Rand paul voted for the NDA. If I recall correctly he voted against it.
#44. To: A K A Stone (#37)
"As for the other stuff about pledging not to take support from Senators that Supported TARP. I have never heard or seen anything about that."
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