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Title: Cops Arrest Drunk Driver with his Penis Out — But then They Find Out Who He Is and Let Him Go
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Free Thought Project/KARE-TV
URL Source: http://thefreethoughtproject.com/co ... nis-hanging-cops-wallet-magic/
Published: Mar 1, 2016
Author: Claire Bernish
Post Date: 2016-03-01 10:30:09 by Deckard
Keywords: None
Views: 1808
Comments: 18
Blaine, MN — Blaine Police officers, responding to reports of an alarm at the Lexington Avenue Fleet Farm in November, discovered something startling — a man passed out behind the wheel of a car with its engine running. But that wasn’t all. Two officers spent a few minutes pounding the roof of the car and banging the windows in an attempt to rouse the driver. According to reports, they observed “open containers of silver Coors Light cans in the passenger seat.” Dash cam footage obtained by local KARE 11 shows the Blaine officers beating the car while repeatedly yelling for its occupant to “Wake up!” When they finally manage to capture the driver’s attention, he appears incapable of understanding or following basic commands. “Can you open it?” Officer Brad Nordby asks — nine times, according to the footage — “Ok, open the door.” Then he realizes something more is amiss. “Oh, great,” he says to his partner. “His penis is out of his pants.” After first revving the engine, the driver eventually exits the vehicle; but he remains incoherent and unable to understand what the officers are saying. They then proceed to administer basic sobriety tests — which the man stumbles through but simply cannot complete. Eventually, one of them tells the clearly impaired driver, “Why don’t you just go sit on my bumper, ok? You’re going to fall [over] on me.” Video shows the driver with his arms extended, as one of the cops asks “Can you take off your hat for a second?” But he has to repeat the question a number of times. Finally, the driver, later identified as William Monberg, explains, “I don’t understand what you want me to do.” Dash video records Monberg blowing into a breathalyzer, and according to police reports, he registered .202 — more than two and a half times above the legal limit. “William, right now I’m going to place you under arrest for DWI,” says the officer. “Ok, so put your hands behind your back for me.” He is then placed in the back of the patrol car. It would seem to be an open-and-shut case. Not quite. Upon examining the contents of Monberg’s wallet, one officer says, “Oh, crap.” Looking at one another, without saying a word, both officers pull their body mics out of their pockets — and shut them off. Then they step away from the camera. The mic and camera in the patrol car is still recording as the pair allow the inebriated Monberg out of the back of the vehicle. When he’s placed back in patrol car, he is no longer in handcuffs. “I just need to figure out a way to get him home,” one of the cops can be heard saying. As it turns out, William Monberg is an investigator for the Columbia Heights Police Department. And Norby and his partner, Officer Brandon Fettig, are performing what is known as “professional courtesy” — the unspoken rule among police that they will not arrest one of their own. KARE 11 reported, Monberg “was not taken into custody. No mugshots were taken. His car was not towed. Instead, the Blaine officers helped him arrange a ride home.” In fact, “no official police reports were filed at the time.” Talk about Blue Privilege. Monberg almost got away scot-free — with the help of fellow officers. Until Blaine Police Chief Chris Olson had an investigator find out what had happened that night. Monberg ended up officially charged with DWI in December, though he has pled not guilty. His court date is scheduled for March 2. As for Norby and Rettig, Olson told KARE 11, “In this case, inexperienced officers made a mistake. It’s not acceptable” — though neither has faced disciplinary action. Officer Monberg issued a statement to KARE 11 in which he said he is “profoundly ashamed, embarrassed, and disappointed” in himself over the incident. This was not a case of officers excusing another from a parking ticket — though that wouldn’t be acceptable, either. Monberg was seriously incapacitated on the night of November 7, 2015, and could have gravely injured or killed someone had he attempted to drive in that state. The lack of discipline for the officers involved in this attempted cover-up leaves little doubt similar “professional courtesy” will happen again.
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#1. To: Hondo68, A K A Stone, sneakypete, misterwhite, Roscoe, Justified, cop worshipers and badgebunnies (#0)
"If you're not a cop, you're little people". I guess the corollary is "If you're a cop, you can always count on your buddies to NOT arrest you when you commit a crime." In a Cop Culture, the Bill of Rights Doesn’t Amount to Much So let's ruin his life, fire him from his job, take away his driver's license, throw him in jail, fine him, and force him to rack up $20,000 in legal bills ... for something he might do. Yeah. That's the America I love.
You really are a hypocrite paulsen. Had this drunk NOT been a cop, you would have bellowed for the justice system to throw the book at him. In a Cop Culture, the Bill of Rights Doesn’t Amount to Much Now, now. I have a history on this forum of opposing the punishment of people for what they might do.
Why do I care? I am one of those peons. Yes the cop should be reprimanded. Then again who wants to fill out the paper work! LOL
The article conveniently left out the part where the suspect also tested positive for a high THC count in his blood.
When it rains it pours. Was he looking at kiddie porn, too?
I remember when the police would do similar things for a lot people in similar circumstances....drunk I mean. Instead they will arrest people for DWI, when they have no idea if the man was drinking and driving. There are many arrests and convictions of people asleep in their cars and the police say the keys were within their reach, or in the ignition with the radio playing as they slept.
Remember this:
Was he punished?
According to the report, he was beat up by the law enforcement guys to the point of requiring hospitalization. Sounds like punishment to me.
Just for getting behind the wheel, huh?
Exactly.
He crashed his car and was wandering around -- charged afterwards with resisting arrest, evading arrest and interfering with public duties. So WTF do you mean "exactly"?
Resisting arrest? The man was disoriented. He did nothing to warrant a resisting arrest charge. When police arrived on the scene, they assumed that Ortega was drunk and became immediately aggressive with him. In the police report, the officer said Ortega was “looking around aimlessly and appeared disoriented.” Ortega was confused and began telling the officers that he needed to leave, at which point they began to get more aggressive with him, assaulting him, and using both their batons and tasers on him. You do understand that cops will usually trump up charges on someone in order to cover their asses - right? In a Cop Culture, the Bill of Rights Doesn’t Amount to Much Sure he did. He resisted arrest. Are you saying he shouldn't have been charged with resisting arrest because he was disoriented, not drunk? Sorry, it doesn't work that way. "You do understand that cops will usually trump up charges on someone in order to cover their asses - right?" The charges of resisting arrest, evading arrest and interfering with public duties were legit. You seem to think the charges are bogus because, in your opinion, the guy had a good reason for resisting arrest, evading arrest and interfering with public duties. Not your call. Maybe the judge can be convinced. Of course, the judge may ask the question, "Why was this guy driving a car to begin with?" How would you answer him?
Got it - stumbling around disoriented is considered resisting arrest in misterwhite "cops are gods" bizarro world. In a Cop Culture, the Bill of Rights Doesn’t Amount to Much Don't waste too much time responding to white. He's just burying the fact that the cop is the above article faced no charges for drunk driving, and that he imposes double standards for cops vs non-cops.
“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
#2. To: Deckard (#0)
"Monberg was seriously incapacitated ... and could have gravely injured or killed someone had he attempted to drive in that state.
#3. To: misterwhite (#2)
So let's ruin his life, fire him from his job, take away his driver's license, throw him in jail, fine him, and force him to rack up $20,000 in legal bills ... for something he might do.
“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
#4. To: Deckard (#3)
"Had this drunk NOT been a cop, you would have bellowed for the justice system to throw the book at him."
#5. To: Deckard (#1)
#6. To: misterwhite (#2)
#7. To: Logsplitter (#6)
"The article conveniently left out the part where the suspect also tested positive for a high THC count in his blood."
#8. To: Deckard (#0)
#9. To: misterwhite (#4)
Now, now. I have a history on this forum of opposing the punishment of people for what they might do.
Why is he behind the wheel of a car? What if he had killed someone while having a seizure? What if he had killed a child crossing the street?
misterwhite posted on 2016-02-26 13:17:37 ET Reply Trace Private Reply
What does that have to do with the fact that he shouldn't have been on the road to begin with?
misterwhite posted on 2016-02-26 14:54:02 ET Reply Trace Private Reply
#10. To: Pinguinite (#9)
#11. To: misterwhite (#10)
#12. To: Pinguinite (#11)
"he was beat up by the law enforcement guys to the point of requiring hospitalization."
#13. To: misterwhite (#12)
#14. To: Pinguinite (#13)
#15. To: misterwhite, Pinguinite (#14)
charged afterwards with resisting arrest,
“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
#16. To: Deckard (#15)
"The man was disoriented. He did nothing to warrant a resisting arrest charge."
#17. To: misterwhite (#16)
The charges of resisting arrest, evading arrest and interfering with public duties were legit.
“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
#18. To: Deckard (#17)
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