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Video shows Florida deputies punching and dragging a Black man from his car | AP News

Video shows Florida deputies punching and dragging a Black man from his car

A video of Florida deputies punching and dragging a Black man from his car during a traffic stop has caused national outrage, with civil rig

[reasoningdaily]

Fla. cop parents allegedly handcuffed, ‘jailed’ 3-year-old son for potty-training trouble

Two Florida cops — a lieutenant and a detective sergeant — allegedly handcuffed and jailed their 3-year-old son to “discipline” him for havi

Two Florida cops — a lieutenant and a detective sergeant — allegedly handcuffed and jailed their 3-year-old son to “discipline” him for having difficulties with potty training.

Daytona Beach Shores police Lt. Michael Schoenbrod told a Department of Children and Families caseworker that he took the boy to headquarters in October and put him behind bars, the News-Journal reported, citing body-cam video.

The child was jailed twice, the first time on Oct. 5 and again the following day, when he was also cuffed, according to the outlet.

“He was crying. I was getting the response I expected from him,” Schoenbrod told the caseworker, the footage from a Volusia County sheriff’s deputy reportedly shows.

He said his son promised to never poop in his pants again after his time in the slammer.

Schoenbrod admitted that he also had resorted to the jail tactic about nine years ago, when he disciplined his then-4-year-old son for hitting a girl in preschool, the newspaper said. Lt. Michael Schoenbrod and Detective Sgt. Jessica Long, of the Daytona Beach Shores Police Department in Florida, allegedly placed their 3-year-old son in jail twice after he had potty-training accidents.Daytona Beach Shores Department of Public Safety

“I took him to the jail and he sat there. And I watched him … and he was crying and everything, and to this day, if you mention, like, that incident, he’s just like, ‘I would never do that again.’ It was effective,” Schoenbrod told the caseworker.

“So that’s why I did it with this. He didn’t hit anybody, but I figured the same thing, discipline. And he didn’t want to go back, so …,” the lieutenant added, according to the report.

It was not immediately clear whether Schoenbrod and Detective Sgt. Jessica Long faced discipline, according to the News-Journal, which said it obtained copies of memos from Public Safety Director Michael Fowler informing the couple about a probe.

The top cop told the paper he would consult with the city attorney before commenting.

Schoenbrod and Long — who live together and have the child together — and their attorney, Michael Lambert, have not responded to the paper’s requests for comments. A Department of Children and Families rep acknowledged a request for comment but did not offer one.

“It’s just disgusting that somebody would drag our family through the mud like this,” Schoenbrod said in the video, while Long could be heard calling the investigation “insane,” the News-Journal reported. Detective Sgt. Jessica Long, the child’s mother, also reportedly faces a professional standards investigation.LinkedIn / Jessica Long

Meanwhile, City Clerk Cheri Schwab said a judge has sealed the records in a March 24 case that lists Schoenbrod “et al.” as plaintiffs and the State Attorney’s Office “et al.” as defendants.

The couple also filed a separate case against State Attorney R.J. Larizza on May 18, but the initial filing and several subsequent motions have been marked as confidential, according to the News-Journal.

Antonio Jaimes, an attorney with the Volusia County Clerk of Court’s Office, told the outlet that the cases “are confidential due to motions for confidentiality filed within the cases.”

But Michael Barfield, director of public access initiatives for the Florida Center for Government Accountability, argued that the internal-affairs documents should be made public.

“A pending motion to determine confidentiality of court records does not have any impact on the city’s IA (internal affairs) investigation,” Barfield told the News-Journal in an email.

“A party cannot make a record that is subject to production under Chapter 119 (of the state public records law) confidential by merely filing a lawsuit requesting confidentiality and then not setting a hearing on the motion,” he added.

A Florida Department of Law Enforcement spokeswoman said she has forwarded a request from the paper about any completed investigation to the public records department for processing. The Daytona Beach Shores Department of Public Safety building.City of Daytona Beach Shores

Former city attorney Lonnie Groot also has reportedly sought records about any officer placing a child in a jail cell, as well as investigations into “alleged child abuse by an officer.”

“This whole matter just does not pass the basic smell test from a transparency and governmental openness perspective,” he wrote City Attorney Becky Vose, the outlet said.

And a former South Daytona police officer who describes himself as a civil-rights activist said that when he requested the findings of the professional standards probe, he was provided an estimate of $3,398.40 − about 40 hours of work at $84.96 per hour — to review and redact the documents. 

“It’s a severe matter of public interest when you have strong allegations of that kind,” Dickinson told the paper. “Rumors are being brought to you by fellow law enforcement … and you want to make sure the stuff they’re saying isn’t true.”

[mfi-miami]

FLORIDA COPS BUST DRUG AND SEX TRAFFICKER PROFILED IN MFI-MIAMI ARTICLE

FLORIDA COPS BUST DRUG AND SEX TRAFFICKER PROFILED IN MFI-MIAMI ARTICLE

FLORIDA COPS BUST DRUG AND SEX TRAFFICKER PROFILED IN JUNE MFI-MIAMI ARTICLE Jeremy Lionel Miller aka Tin-Man

Florida cops have confirmed the arrest of the low-level drug dealer, “Tin-Man”. Tin-Man was a fixture of the South Fort Lauderdale drug scene. That was until it was busted up in June. Tin-Man is now sitting clutching a bar of soap on a bunk bed in the Palm Beach County Jail.

The…

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Watch Florida Cops Save a Birthday for Autistic Boy When No One Shows Up

Watch Florida Cops Save a Birthday for Autistic Boy When No One Shows Up

There’s nothing more heartbreaking than a child spending three year’s of birthday’s alone.  This was a tale that was about to become a reality for an autistic boy who had spent two years alone when no one RSVPed to his birthday party.  On the third year, his parents sent a invitation to the local police department, the boy’s local heroes, in hopes that someone would show up to give him at least…

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[iamtimblack]

Five Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputies resign while after video emerges of police brutalizing a surrendering drug suspect in August 2014.  Derek Price was wanted on a drug warrant. Cops obviously used excessive force while arresting Price.

Four of the deputies resigned last August and pleaded guilty in federal court. A fifth was indicted

Officers include: James Amidei, Adam Crawford, Trevor Fitzgerald, Cody Hoppel and Jesse Terrell .  Jesse Terrell was indicted under CIvil Rights Violations 1/28/2016.

A review of a videotape made during the arrest of one suspect showed the officers using force “which appeared to be potentially excessive,” according to a Sheriff’s Office news release.

[givinyouhell-chelle]

My mouth is ruthless, I told this cop to shut the fuck up and get the fuck out the way.... He did exactly as I said.

[libamericaorg]

BUSTED! Fake Cop With Flashing Lights Pulls Motorist Over -- And It's A Real Cop

BUSTED! Fake Cop With Flashing Lights Pulls Motorist Over — And It’s A Real Cop

Joshua Lynam flashed his red and white lights at the driver in front of him Friday, Oct. 16, while on Interstate 110 in Escambia County, Fla., to indicate that the car in front of him should pull over. The driver of the car pulled over, and 24-year-old Lynam, from Milton, Fla., pulled behind it, got out, and conducted a “traffic stop,” according to Sgt. Andrew Hobbs from the Escambia County…

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BUSTED! Fake Cop With Flashing Lights Pulls Motorist Over -- And It's A Real Cop

BUSTED! Fake Cop With Flashing Lights Pulls Motorist Over — And It’s A Real Cop

Joshua Lynam flashed his red and white lights at the driver in front of him Friday, Oct. 16, while on Interstate 110 in Escambia County, Fla., to indicate that the car in front of him should pull over. The driver of the car pulled over, and 24-year-old Lynam, from Milton, Fla., pulled behind it, got out, and conducted a “traffic stop,” according to Sgt. Andrew Hobbs from the Escambia County…

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