More police misconduct?? Officers caught on camera fabricating police report

In the aftermath of the Henry Louis Gates incident, not only has dialogue opened up nationwide regarding race relations, but police conduct has also been thrown into the spotlight.

A few days ago, another situation involving "questionable" police behavior was uncovered. Back in February, police officers in Hollywood, Florida charged 23 year-old Alexandra Torrensvillas with DUI and a traffic violation following a fender-bender where the officers ran into the back of her car.

Upon questioning Torrensvillas admitted that she had been drinking. The officers were caught on the dashboard camera devising a plot to spin the story to make it appear as if the accident was a result of Torrensvillas driving under the influence and not the fault of the officers who were following too closely.

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Now in the Gates situation, there is some fuzziness surrounding the details and who is most at fault, but here the facts are clear cut and officers are clearly in the wrong.

Sgt. Dewey Pressley, a 21-year veteran on the force is can be heard on the tape saying "well, I don't lie and makes things up ever because it's wrong, but if I need to bend it a little to protect a cop, I'm gonna."

To make matters worse, Pressley then goes on to direct another officer on how to write the report.

"I will write the narrative out for you. I will tell you exactly how to word it so it can get him off the hook. You see the angle of her car? You see the way it's like this? As far as I'm concerned, I am going to word it she is in the left hand lane. We will do a little Walt Disney to protect the cop, because it wouldn't matter because she was drunk anyway.."

Wow..Talk about abusing the law. The officers have since been placed on desk duty and the charges against Torrensvillas have been dropped.

Now I know the Gates incident and this have little in common other than the fact that police behavior in both situations have come under scrutiny. If anything, police behavior and the officers' commitment to enforcing not abusing the law should be the common thread these incidents share. Unfortunately that's not the case.

In another incident, an openly gay attonery from D.C. was arrested and ticketed after police officers overheard him telling his friends that he hates the police. Apparently, officers handcuffed him without giving their reason and then told him to "just shut up fa**@!"

Henry Gates is a prominent scholar, and because of that he was able to draw attention to his plight, even gaining sympathy/support from the President of the United States. Alexandra Torrensvillas had the good fortune of a dashboard camera to capture her arresting officers transgressions. The prominent lawyer in D.C. has his reputation and legal knowledge to aid him in his battle. Not everyone is that lucky, and the fact that these incidents happened in different parts of the country under different circumstances tells me that this is not a racial/class struggle between police and civilians, but rather a culture of superiority over the law within police departments nationwide. These cops are setting a dangerous precedent, and the issue needs to be addressed sooner rather than later.

In the mean time, I'll just make sure to be on my P's & Q's when I see Johnny Law approaching and let N.W.A comment on my feelings about coppers...

The GOP still doesn't get it..

A few months back I wrote a post on mixed messages the GOP was sending. This was right around the time Michael Steele, chair of the GOP, Rush Limbaugh and Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal were all vying to emerge as the prominent voice of the Republican Party in the post-Bush era. In that post, Michael Steele acknowledged that the GOP has alienated key demographics (younger & more colorful) that voted in favor of President Obama and ultimately won him the election.

Here we are three months later, and it appears as if not much has changed within the party. In a recent survey 47% of those surveyed still could not come up with a name of the party's leader. In addition to still not having a spokesperson and a vision, it also appears as if some members of the the party are still committed to mocking President Obama and making racially insensitive remarks...the exact actions that contradict Michael Steele's hopes of a "hip-hop" makeover to attract those younger, more colorful demographics I spoke about earlier.

This latest fiasco comes out of Tennessee and it involves another email that was never intended to be seen by someone who saw it and the subsequent backlash over the remarks. Sherri Goforth, aide to Sen. Diane Black sent an email out to fellow senators and aides titled "Historical Keepsake Photo" that contained a collage of all U.S. presidents. The image of President Obama was a little off however, as Barack's photo was simply a black square with two oversized eyes...(see photo at the top).

Goforth apologized not for the hurtful nature of the email, but sending it to the wrong people.

“I went on the wrong email and I inadvertently hit the wrong button,” Goforth said. “I’m very sick about it, and it’s one of those things I can’t change or take back.”

Sen. Black has not terminated her aide, but instead issued a written and verbal reprimand...The GOP cannot possibly expect to woo minorities and more open-minded young people on a large scale when images such as these keep surfacing. Judging by Goforth's apology, not for creating the email but for sending it to the wrong people, it appears as if not much of an effort is truly being made.

Grimey pizza employees caught redhanded

You might want to go in to your local pizza joint instead of getting it delivered after you read this. 

Two Domino's employees have been fired, arrested, and face felony charges after they published a video of themselves violating all sorts of health codes. In the video, a gentleman puts cheese in his nose, sneezes on a sandwich, farts on a piece of salami, and throws a booger in there as well before heating the sandwich and sending it off to be delivered. The employees claim the food was not delivered and it was just a stunt, but that does not get them off the hook for attempting to distribute tainted food. See the video for yourself. I have to warn you, it's pretty disgusting.

In a totally separate incident, a worker at a Cici's pizza was photographed washing dishes outdoors and scrubbing them with a rag he placed on the ground. News story below.

Moral of the story, don't get delivery unless you really have to and inspect your food before you chow down. I don't even want to think about how often things like this happen. These losers just managed to get caught.

DW...M?? Driving while mowing? Mans gets pulled over for drunk driving a bar stool

Here's a funny one for your hump day. Kile Wygle of Newark, Ohio was charged yesterday for DUI following his arrest on March 4. Wygile was arrested after he tipped over his motorized bar stool and injured himself. When the authorities arrived, Wygle informed them that he had consumed 15 beers prior to 'mowing' down the road on the way home from the bar. The crash occurred when Kile tried to make a U-turn on his machine..Wygle has plead not guilty to the charges and is seeking a jury trial.

I love the ingenuity of this fool. To actually mount a bar stool atop a lawnmower engine, and then ride it to the bar is a power move. I wonder did he bring the stool into the bar with the motor attached, or did he detach the stool and then bring it in, or did he leave it in the lot? I wish I could have been there when that a$$ho!e motored to the bar on a bar stool, and then motored out on the way home. I can only imagine what that was like. 

Seeing as how it only has one seat on it, I'm assuming Kile knew his efforts in the garage wouldn't pay off at the bar. I guess no ladies were willing enough to make that trip home with him after seeing how good he is with his hands. Having a lot of horsepower regardless of the form it comes in doesn't make you a stallion guys. This guy doesn't have a functioning lawnmower, AND the ladies weren't impressed...that means he won't be mowing down any bushes any time soon...in the lawn or elsewhere (pun intended). Womp Womp. Sorry Kile. Thanks for the laughs though.

The recession is making people crazy!!

Ok, so I love McDonalds as much as the next man (or woman)...so I thought.  I've been trying to stay away from the fried, fat-filled goodness under the golden arches lately, but in these tough economic times, the dollar menu is tough to beat.

Now I know we have all had less than stellar service before at McDonalds, but I don't expect much from anything I pay less than $5 for. You get what you pay for right?

Not if you're Latreasa Goodman. The 27-year old Goodman made a stop at a McDonald's in Ft. Pierce FLA last week with her heart, mind, and stomach intent on demolishing a 10-piece McNugget...Latreasa, I'm with you here girl. Nothing is more rewarding than coming to Mickey D's with an empty stomach and 5 bones and leaving with a ton of food.

Things didn't work out the way Latreasa planned, and this is where the story gets wild.  After paying for the nugs, a cashier informed Goodman that the restaurant was out of nuggets and that a refund could not be offered as "all sales are final." The cashier instead offered to give her a larger portion of something else off of the menu comparable in price to what she paid for the nuggets.

Uh oh, wrong answer. Goodman, infuriated by this news called 911 3 times. Are you serious?? She called the cops because McDonalds wouldn't give her a refund for a 10 piece? What?

Now I agree, McDonalds should have given her a refund, and a McDonalds representative said the same, but that is no excuse for the way Goodman behaved.

The police cited Goodman for misuse of 911, and McDonalds has since mailed her a gift card for a free meal for her troubles. Geez.