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Title: Police Brutally Slam Man To The Ground and Raid His House Over Parking Ticket!
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URL Source: http://countercurrentnews.com/2015/ ... -police-unconstitutional-raid/
Published: Jun 2, 2015
Author: Jackson Marciana and M. David
Post Date: 2015-06-03 10:32:23 by Deckard
Keywords: None
Views: 11865
Comments: 54
If it wasn’t caught on video, few would have believed it. “I think we all know what would have happened if he wasn’t there,” Octavius Johnson said about the video. It was his childhood friend who had secretly recorded four police officers abusing him in the video. “It would have been swept under the rug,” Johnson said without hesitation. Is he right? He certainly seems to be. But now, because of the quick-thinking of his buddy, all of the four officers involved have been fired. Omaha Police Chief Todd Schmaderer was very animated when he talked reporters at a press conference about the “embarrassing” incident. “Many of the police actions that took place that day are in violation of our policies and do not represent how I want our officers to conduct themselves,” he said. “The final resolution will be fair to the citizens of Omaha, the Omaha Police Department and the specific employees involved so that we can move forward and restore any public trust that may have eroded with this incident.” The Johnson family is not satisfied with the firing. It doesn’t go far enough, they said. Now, with the help of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) have filed suit seeking damages for the anxiety and depression that have surfaced in the months since. A full eight officers have been named in the suit with another 24 who remain unnamed. “This incident will live with our family for the rest of our lives,” Sharee Johnson – the mother of the two young men – said, “None of us can call 911 when we need help and believe that police would be there to help us. We live in a city where we feel we have no protection.” The suit alleges that dozens of Omaha police officers turned a parking violation into a brutal arrest, unconstitutional raid on the family’s house, and confiscation of video that was taken of these illegal police actions. All of this stemmed from Octavius Johnson parking his truck on the wrong part of the street. A secondary video taken by Johnson’s childhood friend shows the incident from a second story vantage point. Police can clearly be seen grabbing an non-resisting Johnson by the neck, and throwing him to the ground, then punching him numerous times, as other officers rush in. “He went around my neck, threw me to the ground, choked me out to the point where I couldn’t breathe or speak,” Johnson said of the illegal assault by police officers. “The officer told me to stop resisting, punched me in the face.” As if this were not enough, they implied that they would murder him right there in the street, saying “do you want to die today?” Octavius’ brother Juaquez, was chased and then arrested for filming the arrest on a camera phone, even though he was on private property, and did not interfere with the illegal arrest. It is a breath of fresh air to see the Omaha Police Department act quickly to fire these officers, but the Johnson family is right, were it not for that second video of the assault, no action would have been taken on their complaints alone. They would have been ignored, shrugged off and ultimately they would have been prosecuted for the crimes alleged in the illegal arrest, crimes which they never committed. (Article by Jackson Marciana and M. David) 
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#1. To: Deckard (#0)
That should be an easy civil lawsuit to win. I would expect the department to settle out of court
I clearly saw them grabbing a resisting and noncompliant Johnson. "Octavius’ brother Juaquez, was chased and then arrested ... did not interfere with the illegal arrest." He stepped into the street and interfered with the arrest.
Sure was enough officers. You would have thought a company of Chinese Airborne troops had landed.
Si vis pacem, para bellum
The Police chief disagrees. “Many of the police actions that took place that day are in violation of our policies and do not represent how I want our officers to conduct themselves,” he said. He stepped into the street and interfered with the arrest. He was standing AT LEAST 10 yards away. He was told to stay on the sidewalk.
All that, and that many officers, over a " parking ticket " ? It would appear that Department is overstaffed. Si vis pacem, para bellum
You know that how exactly? He moved between the sidewalk and the street - public property and he was still too far away to "interfere" with any arrest. This is an old story. I remember that fact from the original article.
It is an old story, a very old story. All this happened on March 21, 2013, well over two years ago. Geeeze, they are into doing reruns now. They are running out of stories. We probably will soon be reading repeats of repeats. Disgusting!
You may remember that Detective Kerrie Orozco was killed in Omaha. Another interesting point: Omaha, Nebraska: The Most Dangerous Place In America To Be Black I would venture a guess that the 6 cops who were fired over the incident in this article could GAS less whether they continue to kill each other or not.
I think you have a really good post here, the video leaves little room to defend THOSE police. The initial arrest the cop pushes him from the back to the car, we cant hear the talk between them. The suspect is clearly showing no threat, then the cop from behind reaches around his neck with his arm and pulls and throws him backwards slamming him the ground then jumps on him and the others follow. The chasing and arresting of the other guy for recording it is the worst. That unambiguously shows those cops as lawless thugs. And they did get fired, which is good. I respect the police where I live, they always behaved professionally to me, but for those whose police don't act professional, cam them.
Guys' I live in Maryland and I am disgusted at the Mayor and prosecutor's persecution of those police, and the crime it has resulted it. But what is really damning about this video is that they chased and arrested the other guy who was trying to record it, so that we would have trouble telling what really happened . When they do that it makes no sense to given them any benefit of the doubt, they clearly didn't want us to know what happened, I saw a cop in another video not long ago on youtube chase someone and knock the phone cam out of a woman's hand then kick it, the local police reported that it was a US Marshal. It was on the local news which posted the youtube link.
When they do that it makes no sense to given them any benefit of the doubt, they clearly didn't want us to know what happened, Study the video very carefully a few times. You will see the officer trying to direct Octavius towards the police car. When Octavius took a few steps towards the police car, he gave two (what my be) strong pushbacks against the arresting officer. It was at the time the officer slammed him to the ground. Octavius was struggling and resisting arresting on the ground and the officer was punching him to subdue him. Then watch the actions of Octavius’ brother Juaquez. It is easy to see that the cops knew he was video recording the entire event. The officer gave Juaquez ample warnings to stay on the curb, it looks like he did at least twice. It was only after the warnings and when Juaquez stepped down off the curb did he start to run because he knew he was going to be arrested….and the officer gave chase. The officer did not chase him to confiscate the camera, he already knew it was there and could have taken it at any time earlier. He chased Juaquez because when he stepped down from the curb and did not follow instructions, he was going to arrest him for interfering. A poster commented that the appearance of so many officers made it look like a company of Chinese Airborne troops had landed. There is probably a good reason for the large number of officers responding, that is one tough neighborhood. (See the link in Post #10). Six officers were fired as a result of this incident. I make no judgment since I am not privy to the information. The firing was a decision made by the Chief and it was his decision to make. I am only relating to you what I see in the video, you of course can view the video and many any conclusions.
That is totally ridiculous. That he chased him down and arrested him for stepping off the curb, and he didn't care that he was being recorded? Stepping off the curb with a cam is a crime? Please, he clearly went after him for recording it more closer so we wouldn't be sure what happened and so we would give them the benefit of the doubt of what happened, just Like you just did. Why don't YOU post his brother's video on youtube and imbed it here so we can see it from the other angle??
There are never "too many" officers for a call like this. 5 more would have been better. Officers can never be too safe. Every society gets the kind of criminal it deserves. What is equally true is that every community gets the kind of law enforcement it insists on. Robert Kennedy
That's fine, you have you opinion. I have no problem with anyone having their own opinion.
Except, of course, when I voice mine, --- You do your best to have me silenced.. Admit your hypocrisy 'gatlin', or whoever you are. It might improve your mental health.
Thank you, I am normally willing to give the police the benefit of the doubt in these cases but when they go after those for simply camming them in these public situations, its time to get suspicious.
I really have absolutely no factual knowledge whatsoever upon which I can determine why the cops chased him. It would therefore be pure conjecture for me to assume they were chasing him for “simply camming them in these public situations.” I make ever attempt to avoid getting suspicious over conjectures. Again, and repeating, I respect your right to have your own opinion.
So THAT'S the real reason! All along I thought he was arrested because he was interfering with a police officer.
So THAT'S the real reason! All along I thought he was arrested because he was interfering with a police officer. Well, Silly....that’s what Jackson Marciana and M. David said was the real reason. So, since it was published in a yellow journalism article, then it must be the real reason and people have to believe it. After all, it was on the Internet. (/sarc)
Interfering my ass! He was a good ten yards away and standing on public property. Amazing the lengths you will go to in defending badged thugs. Where he was standing has nothing to with whether or not he was interfering.
He was interfering by recording them you mean. Where he was standing has everything to do with it. Your contention is that cops can just arbitrarily arrest someone. Which has always been your position. That was not why he was arrested.
The fact that he was 10 yards away and on public property has nothing to do with it. He was ordered to keep away from the scene. He refused. He was arrested for interfering with a police officer. He could have been 15 yards away on private property and still have been arrested for refusing to stand back.
Well, he was recording. And he was arrested. Ergo, a simpleton would conclude he was arrested for recording.
You must pay your parking tickets or the police will come to your home and beat the shit out of you. They have so little to do anymore, since they're forced to stay away from crime, that they just lose their heads a bit.
Your sequence of events is a little YELLA. Let me un-YELLA it. Man breaks constitutional law (like a parking ticket) Man says fuck it, I ain't serving my CONSEQUENCE, I'm the most important person I know (liberal trait). Court issues a warrant for man. Police are bound to uphold the CONSTITUTIONALLY VIOLATED LAW (see oath) Police respond to the most logical place to arrest man, his home. Man, being a self important liberal or high on drugs, RESIST ARREST of CONSTITUTIONAL WARRANT. LE meet force with force... as allowed by the Use Of Force continuum. Hence, Man got the "shit beat out of him" because HE RESISTED ARREST. Not for a parking ticket. Not saying that exactly happened here... I didn't watch the video or read the YELLA article past the point I could tell its YELLA. Just in general, people don't get "the shit beat out of them" for anything but RESISTING ARREST. Every society gets the kind of criminal it deserves. What is equally true is that every community gets the kind of law enforcement it insists on. Robert Kennedy
Well, he was recording. And he was arrested. Ergo, a simpleton would conclude he was arrested for recording. Of course, a simpleton would conclude that.
Hence, Man got the "shit beat out of him" because HE RESISTED ARREST. Not for a parking ticket. From the article Omaha Police Chief Todd Schmaderer was very animated when he talked reporters at a press conference about the “embarrassing” incident. “Many of the police actions that took place that day are in violation of our policies and do not represent how I want our officers to conduct themselves,” he said. Yeah, that's right GI - even the Chief will not defend this badged thuggery. You're a real specimen. Man breaks constitutional law (like a parking ticket) A ticket is given for an an ordinance violation you blithering tool, not breaking a "constitutional law". "Where he was standing has everything to do with it." The fact that he was 10 yards away and on public property has nothing to do with it. He was ordered to keep away from the scene. He refused. He was arrested for interfering with a police officer. He could have been 15 yards away on private property and still have been arrested for refusing to stand back. It is hard for “internet-qualified lawyers” to understand that ANY act which prevents or impedes an officer from performing official duties is interfering with a police officer. A person can be on public property, private property, underground or suspended in the air and interfere with a police officer. A person can legally be charged with interfering with a police officer if, among other things, they are purposely slowing the officers response to a crime scene investigation or making an arrest by shouting or trying to draw a crowd to the scene when an officer is questioning or arresting someone. The latter of these chargeable offenses is a cause of great concern, since an officer (or a group of officers) can become outnumbered and at extreme personal risk. The police officer determined that he was interfering with the arrest, the officer has the legal right to make that determination. The fact that the “perp” was also shooting a video is incidental. He would have been arrested if he had an ice cream cone in his hand instead of a recording device.
2) A ticket is an ordinance violation you blithering tool, not a "constitutional law". For those that post YELLA propaganda by twisting a posters response...or don't possess reading comprehension skills: 1) I clearly stated at the bottom of my post that I wasn't relating my response to the article. 2) A parking ordinance ISN'T a constitutional infringement... thus a legally signed warrant, for a violation not answered, is constitutionally LEGAL. Every society gets the kind of criminal it deserves. What is equally true is that every community gets the kind of law enforcement it insists on. Robert Kennedy
Rule Number One: Do not believe anything published in a yellow journalism article. Rule Nunber Two: Follow Rule Number One. The Omaha Chief of Police went PC on this whole thing. How is PC working out for him? Check out the crime rate in Omaha for the answer.
My wife and I have just returned from shopping. While we were driving back home, a motorcycle cop pulled up in the left lane and stopped at the light next to me. It did not surprise me that I felt no uncontrolled fear with him being so close by. I looked over at him, and I am sure that his highly trained senses let him see me doing that in his peripheral vision….so he looked back over at me. When he did, I gave him a big thumbs up. A pleasant smile broke out on his face and he returned with a matching gesture. When my wife saw this going on, she leaned forward and also gave him a big thumbs up. He broke into a laugh and gave her a thumbs up. The moral of this story is: “And a cop made two more friends today.”
You mean he didn't stop you just to make you lick his boots? Excellent. You probably made his day. Just think what he would have got from dysfunctional Deckard. lol I was on my way to a play last night with my wife and passed a mounted patrol officer. I yelled out my window... " stay safe" and he replied.. "Thank you", as he rode his horse down the sidewalk. Every society gets the kind of criminal it deserves. What is equally true is that every community gets the kind of law enforcement it insists on. Robert Kennedy
Octavius Johnson filed suit 6 Jan 2014. Several defendants have been dropped from the suit as indicated in the Docket Report, among them the Omaha Police Department. In Doc #81, it states "Jury Trial set for 11/30/2015...." Docs #88, #91 and #94 are Motions for Partial Summary Judgment Based Upon Qualified Immunity. Doc #103, provided below, is the most recent document on the Docket Report, filed 29 May 2015 and is the Plaintiff's Brief in opposition to the Defense motions #88, #91 and #94. - - - - - Octavius Johnson v City of Omaha, 8-14-cv-00004-LES-FG3 (Filed 6 Jan 2014) DOCKET REPORT - - - - -
Interfering my ass! He was a good ten yards away and standing on public property Clearly, there is an obvious reason why its legal to cam record police, firing them for this was clearly in order . Really good video.
According to the badge groupies here, recording police is a crime in itself. Unfortunately they are saying that 'Anything that makes police feel uncomfortable when they are arresting someone, including camming them so that we know what really happened, is against the law'. I don't see many people buying this logic, It was a video that resulted in their firing.
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#2. To: Deckard (#0)
"Police can clearly be seen grabbing an non-resisting Johnson"
#3. To: Deckard (#0)
#4. To: misterwhite (#2)
I clearly saw them grabbing a resisting and noncompliant Johnson.
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
Americans who have no experience with, or knowledge of, tyranny believe that only terrorists will experience the unchecked power of the state. They will believe this until it happens to them, or their children, or their friends.
Paul Craig Roberts
#5. To: Deckard (#4)
"He was standing AT LEAST 10 yards away."
#6. To: Deckard (#0)
" Police Brutally Slam Man To The Ground and Raid His House Over Parking Ticket! "
#7. To: misterwhite (#5)
He was told to stay on the sidewalk.
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
Americans who have no experience with, or knowledge of, tyranny believe that only terrorists will experience the unchecked power of the state. They will believe this until it happens to them, or their children, or their friends.
Paul Craig Roberts
#8. To: Deckard (#7)
"He was told to stay on the sidewalk."
"You know that how exactly?"
#9. To: misterwhite. Deckard (#8)
(Edited)
This is an old story. I remember that fact from the original article.
#10. To: misterwhite (#8)
#11. To: Deckard (#0)
#12. To: Gatlin, misterwhite, Deckard (#10)
Omaha, Nebraska: The Most Dangerous Place In America To Be Black
#13. To: TrappedInMd, misterwhite, Deckard (#12)
But what is really damning about this video is that they chased and arrested the other guy who was trying to record it, so that we would have trouble telling what really happened .
#14. To: Gatlin, misterwhite, Deckard (#13)
Then watch the actions of Octavius’ brother Juaquez. It is easy to see that the cops knew he was video recording the entire event. The officer gave Juaquez ample warnings to stay on the curb, it looks like he did at least twice. It was only after the warnings and when Juaquez stepped down off the curb did he start to run because he knew he was going to be arrested….and the officer gave chase. The officer did not chase him to confiscate the camera, he already knew it was there and could have taken it at any time earlier. He chased Juaquez because when he stepped down from the curb and did not follow instructions, he was going to arrest him for interfering.
#15. To: Gatlin (#13)
There is probably a good reason for the large number of officers responding, that is one tough neighborhood.
#16. To: TrappedInMd (#14)
#17. To: Gatlin (#16)
I have no problem with anyone having their own opinion
#18. To: Gatlin (#16)
That's fine, you have you opinion. I have no problem with anyone having their own opinion.
#19. To: TrappedInMd (#18)
(Edited)
...but when they go after those for simply camming them in these public situations, its time to get suspicious.
#20. To: TrappedInMd (#12)
"But what is really damning about this video is that they chased and arrested the other guy who was trying to record it, so that we would have trouble telling what really happened .
#21. To: misterwhite (#20)
(Edited)
"But what is really damning about this video is that they chased and arrested the other guy who was trying to record it, so that we would have trouble telling what really happened .
#22. To: misterwhite, TrappedInMd (#20)
All along I thought he was arrested because he was interfering with a police officer.
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
Americans who have no experience with, or knowledge of, tyranny believe that only terrorists will experience the unchecked power of the state. They will believe this until it happens to them, or their children, or their friends.
Paul Craig Roberts
#23. To: Deckard (#22)
"He was a good ten yards away and standing on public property."
#24. To: misterwhite (#23)
Where he was standing has nothing to with whether or not he was interfering.
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
Americans who have no experience with, or knowledge of, tyranny believe that only terrorists will experience the unchecked power of the state. They will believe this until it happens to them, or their children, or their friends.
Paul Craig Roberts
#25. To: Deckard (#24)
He was interfering by recording them you mean.
#26. To: Deckard (#24)
"Where he was standing has everything to do with it."
#27. To: Gatlin (#25)
"That was not why he was arrested."
#28. To: Deckard (#0)
#29. To: IbJensen (#28)
(Edited)
You must pay your parking tickets or the police will come to your home and beat the shit out of you
#30. To: misterwhite (#27)
"That was not why he was arrested."
#31. To: GrandIsland, IbJensen (#29)
(Edited)
LE meet force with force... as allowed by the Use Of Force continuum.
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
Americans who have no experience with, or knowledge of, tyranny believe that only terrorists will experience the unchecked power of the state. They will believe this until it happens to them, or their children, or their friends.
Paul Craig Roberts
#32. To: misterwhite, Deckard, GrandIsland (#26)
#33. To: All (#31)
1) Yeah, that's right GI - even the Chief will not defend this badged thuggery.
#34. To: Deckard, GrandIsland, IbJensen, misterwhite (#31)
From the article
#35. To: GrandIsland (#33)
#36. To: Gatlin (#35)
The moral of this story is: “And a cop made two more friends today.”
#37. To: Deckard (#0)
#38. To: Deckard (#22)
All along I thought he was arrested because he was interfering with a police officer.
#39. To: TrappedInMd (#38)
Clearly, there is an obvious reason why its legal to cam record police
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
Americans who have no experience with, or knowledge of, tyranny believe that only terrorists will experience the unchecked power of the state. They will believe this until it happens to them, or their children, or their friends.
Paul Craig Roberts
#40. To: Deckard (#39)
According to the badge groupies here, recording police is a crime in itself.
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