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Friday October 5, 2007
The City of Miami will pay $160,000 and the county $300,000, in a settlement with 20 victims of police brutality/abuse during the 2003 FTAA protests. Our pal Tamara even throws in a few choice Chief Timoney quotes from back then, like calling protesters “pussies.”
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It is worth noting that the city paid out 4.5 MILLION in the Haney class action lawsuit. The lawsuit originated in the strip searching of female FTAA protesters.
Alesh: I think we are vindicated when we say “FUCK DA POLICE”…
And if you, Alesh or any of your loved ones ever need their assistance, you can still count on them, 24/7, no matter how much you would love to take them out.
And that is why their job sucks so very much..
So do you have a rational criticism of the verdicts in the FTAA lawsuits, Rick, or is your comment just another unthinking reflex spasm in defense of improper police conduct?
NFK: I never defend improper conduct by the police. You know that because you read SotP. But I refuse to say all police are a-holes because the actions of a few.
It’s a very simple concept, really, that makes me wonder if b.a.c. and Alesh do this type of stereotyping with any other segment of our society.
As far as the verdicts go, the City of Miami PD needs to be taken to the cleaners and fined 5X’s what the final amounts were so that it stops simply becoming the cost of doing business for them and Miami taxpayers.
I would also totally support the criminal prosecution of those officers involved in the most egregious cases of abuse of their authority during the FTAA, particularly the one who fired rubber bullets at the woman in the street with the sign.
Check your condescending attitude at the door, NFK. It’s a waste of words.
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Glad to hear you still recognize the FTAA crackdown as improper police conduct. From the tone of your initial comment, it sounded like you had done a volte-face on the issue.
As for my “condescending attitude”, it’s difficult to take that particular jibe seriously when your blog is regularly peppered with Stupid Criminal and Darwin Award posts (oh, lookit the idjits! We’re so much better than ‘em!). Let’s not forget your nasty habit of deploying personal attacks and invective when confronted by readers who critique your posts.
It’s funny, because I agree with about 80% of your politics (at least as represented by your blog, not knowing you personally), but your style, tone, and rhetoric leave me cold. I know this because I read SotP, and that’s the problem. Why am I still reading it?
Thanks for your efforts, but I’m done keeping up. Good luck in your endeavors.