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Title: Cop Walks Up to Innocent Retired 63-year-old Veteran, Attack and Arrest Him for No Reason
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Free Thought Project
URL Source: https://thefreethoughtproject.com/i ... -63yo-veteran-beaten-arrested/
Published: May 28, 2019
Author: Matt Agorist
Post Date: 2019-05-29 09:04:34 by Deckard
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Views: 1784
Comments: 24
Miami, FL — Oscar Julien-Riou, 63, honorably served his country for 20 years and retired from the Army, he then became a nurse and continued to serve his country by treating fellow veterans at the VA Clinic. However, that country he dedicated his life to fighting for betrayed him last December when a Miami police officer attacked and falsely arrested him for doing nothing other than sitting on a park bench. Now, after the department refused to discipline the officer who attacked him, Mr. Riou is fighting back in the form of a lawsuit. “Mr. Riou is a retired Vietnam veteran who had recently retired from his job as a registered nurse after 20 years, subsequent to retiring from the Army after 20 years of service,” the suit states. “He volunteers at the V.A. playing the piano for Veterans in palliative care. He’d never been arrested in his 63 years of life.” The incident unfolded when Riou was sitting on a bench in Liberty City’s Alonzo Kelly Park, which happens to be across the street from the retired Army veteran’s home. As Riou is also a minister, he was making a video likely designed to give to his followers. As the video shows, Riou sees the officer sitting in his car and says, “there’s the Miami PD, doing what they are supposed to be doing.” He then continues recording his video. He was doing absolutely nothing wrong and as the video shows, he thought he had nothing to worry about from the police. Sadly, however, he was mistaken. For six minutes, officer Ioannys Llanes shined a spotlight toward Riou before exiting his vehicle and assaulting the innocent man. As the video shows, Llanes began to tell Riou that the park was closed to which Riou responded, “yes sir. I’ll close out then,” noting that he was making the video. Riou was polite and listened to everything the officer was saying, but the officer attacked him anyway. “You’re hurting me, sir!” the retired veteran tells the officer as the officer smashes him into the concrete. The officer then accuses Riou of dropping something. However, there was nothing to be dropped and police would quickly realize this. Instead of admitting they made a mistake, the officer arrested Riou on false charges of resisting arrest, according to the lawsuit. “Defendant Llanes used unreasonable and excessive force against Plaintiff Mr. Riou when he forcibly pushed/threw him down to the concrete, manhandled him in such a way as to cause physical injury, searched him without consent, called other officers to the scene to physically apply unreasonable and excessive force in reliance on his call, forcibly put him in handcuffs when he was already under the physical control of the Defendant, detained him for over an hour, and created a criminal record for Mr. Riou by falsely charging him with resisting arrest,” the suit says. What’s more, according to the lawsuit and an image provided in it, the park has no clearly defined closing time, meaning the cop had absolutely no reason for approaching the innocent veteran, much less attacking and arresting him. Before this incident, Riou had never been arrested or had any negative interactions with police. So much for the saying of “don’t do anything wrong, and you won’t get beaten or arrested by police.” “After giving 20 years of his life to serve our country, Mr. Riou was violated and deprived of his civil rights by those sworn to protect and serve,” the suit states. “He was stripped of his humanity and dignity, overwhelmingly suffering by what was done to him. He feared for his life, stating, ‘They descended on me like S.W.A.T.! I was thinking they could kill me, and my children would never know what happened to me.'” Sadly, veterans — who dedicate their lives to defending this country — are all too often arrested, beaten, or killed when they come home from their service. If you truly want a glimpse into the disturbing nature of police officers abusing veterans, you can take a look through our archives, here.
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#2. To: Deckard (#0)
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Miamai-Dade County (a) No person shall be or remain in any part of any park that is fenced in or provided with gates between the closing of the gates at night and their reopening on the following day; nor shall any person be or remain in any park not fenced in or provided with gates, between sunset and sunrise or as specifically posted, except in areas designated as twenty-four- hour boat launching areas, and except that persons and vehicles may pass through such parks without stopping, on the most direct walk or driveway leading from their point of entrance to the exit nearest to their point of destination. He was in the park at 7:00pm. Sunset that day was 5:24pm. The cop was correct. I don't care if it wasn't posted or that Mr. Riou didn't know. Someone in the park after closing is suspicious. Someone sitting in a spotlight for six minutes, on a park bench, after closing, is doubly suspicious.
http://miamidade.fl.elaws.us/code/coor_ptiii_ch26_arti_sec26-1 § 26-1. Rules and regulations adopted - - - - - - - - - - (b) No driver operator of any vehicle shall obstruct traffic or park or stop on any road or driveway except at a place so designated or in case of an emergency beyond his control. If so caused to stop or park for more than fifteen (15) minutes the operator shall report such fact to an officer or park employee. At places so designed and clearly marked, a vehicle may be stopped for a period of no more than fifteen (15) minutes in order for the occupant to view the scenic features. (Ord. No. 59-14, Rules, Art. 2, § 3, 6-16-59; Ord. No. 96-95, § 1, 6-18-96) - - - - - - - - - - https://www.miamidade.gov/parks/alonzo-kelly.asp Address Hours of Operation Park Office - - - - - - - - - - For six minutes, officer Ioannys Llanes shined a spotlight toward Riou before exiting his vehicle and assaulting the innocent man. Jerry Iannelli | May 24, 2019 | 4:26pm Around 7 p.m. last December 10, Miami resident Oscar Julien-Riou — a 63-year-old Army veteran, retired nurse, and minister — was sitting in Liberty City's Alonzo Kelly Park alone with his phone in his hand. [...] It was after sunset in December. The park was closed. Use of a spotlight indicates it was dark, as does the video. The cop indicated that the park was closed. There is no indication that Oscar Julien-Riou was hearing impaired. https://www.pacermonitor.com/public/case/28301350/JulienRiou_v_Llanes_et_al The federal COMPLAINT of 5/23/2019 was dismissed 5/24/2019. "ORDER dismissing 1 Complaint, filed by Oscar Julien-Riou; Amended Complaint due by 5/29/2019." Docket 8 shows that on May 29, 2019: And the docket report shows:
Officer: This park is closed sir.
Citizen: Oh, it is? I'll pack it up and go. Officer: Have a nice evening. That used to be the case back when America was still a free country. Nowadays, cops are trained to view everyone as a criminal. Even an elderly veteran doing nothing more than sitting on a park bench.
Officer: This park is closed sir. Scuffle ensues.
Seriously? The officer then accuses Riou of dropping something. However, there was nothing to be dropped and police would quickly realize this. Instead of admitting they made a mistake, the officer arrested Riou on false charges of resisting arrest, according to the lawsuit.
#15. To: Deckard (#14)
On the video it sure seemed to me that he was resisting. However, according to your rules, he's allowed to resist because (as it turns out later) he dindo nuffin. Sorry. It don't work that way.
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Rule 13. Closing of parks
#7. To: misterwhite, Deckard (#2)
Miami - Dade County
Code of Ordinances
Part III. Code Of Ordinances
Chapter 26. Park And Recreation Department Rules And Regulations Article I. In General Rule 3. Roads and driveways within parks
(a) No person driving, operating, controlling or propelling any vehicle, motorized, horse drawn or self-propelled, shall use any other than the regularly designated paved or improved park roads or driveways, except when directed to do so by a police officer or department employee. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to the use of any self-propelled wheelchair, power wheelchair, electric scooter, or other mobility device by an individual with a mobility impairment.
Alonzo Kelly Park
1455 NW 67 Street, Miami, FL
Sunrise to Sunset
305-836-5095 [TFTP Article] The incident unfolded when Riou was sitting on a bench in Liberty City’s Alonzo Kelly Park....
Miami Police Sued After Roughing Up 63-Year-Old Army Vet for Sitting in a Park
As the suit notes, Miami-Dade County's own signage didn't clearly explain the time the park closed.
NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal Without Prejudice by Oscar Julien-Riou (Attachments:# 1 Text of Proposed Order) (Williams, Rawsi) (Entered: 05/29/2019)
Civil Case Terminated, per 8 Notice of Voluntary Dismissal Without Prejudice. Closing Case. (ps1) (Entered: 05/29/2019)
#8. To: nolu chan (#7)
Citizen: Oh, it is? I'll pack it up and go.
Officer: Have a nice evening.
#10. To: randge (#8)
Officer: This park is closed sir.
#11. To: Deckard (#10)
Citizen: Oh, it is? I'll pack it up and go. (Drops something on ground)
Officer: Did you just drop something?
Citizen: No. (Starts to leave)
Officer: Hey come back here.
Citizen: No. Waffor? I dindo nuffin.
#14. To: misterwhite (#11)
Officer: Did you just drop something? Citizen: No. (Starts to leave)
Replies to Comment # 14. the officer arrested Riou on false charges of resisting arrest, according to the lawsuit.
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