Comments on: Ft. Lauderdale cop forced to resign after wrongful arrest caught on video

By: Bob

Bob — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 18:25:58 +0000

“And never hesitate to film a cop if you feel something is not kosher.”
Unless you’re in Massachusetts or Illinois where ‘you can’t have a police state without the State Police’

By: Carlos Miller

Carlos Miller — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 00:46:48 +0000

Inside source tells me the cop resigned because his wife accepted a six-figure salary job in Washington DC and it had nothing to do with the investigation, which may be true because we all know internal investigations are a joke anyway.

By: the bulldog

the bulldog — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 23:40:57 +0000

he WAS leaving…and on the way home he asked the cop a question…no biggie…again, if the cop did nothing wrong then why did he resign?

By: Michael Owen Sartin

Michael Owen Sartin — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 21:09:36 +0000

In the interest of full disclosure, I only spent 45 minutes in law school and did manage to get a C in Constitutional Law. Here’s my take on the “wiretaping” laws: Point one, if a crime is being committed by a police officer, any public official or the guy at the corner who cleans your windshield, he or she has no right to privacy. In fact, if my dog pees on your lawn, Fido’s got no expectation of privacy.

Point two, anyone who reads Carlos’ blog knows how to photograph almost anything without being noticed doing it. Maybe it is time for everyone to buy a 3.5 megapixel shirt button. (Women get to wear broaches, so they should be shooting video and audio in 3D.)

By: Tony Voltron

Tony Voltron — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 20:52:40 +0000

You missed the part when the “victim” was kicked out of porterhouse for picking a fight and told to leave.

By: genewitch

genewitch — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 19:31:58 +0000

Or, they have to have malpractice insurance. it starts out high for 2 years, then decreases for good behavior until they do something like this and get sued.

I was under the impression that police agencies were underwritten anyhow, but that might just be for property damage… anyone know?

By: Tom Jankowski

Tom Jankowski — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 14:47:32 +0000

Make sure the reported isn’t Rick Sanchez!

By: Matt B

Matt B — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 11:46:00 +0000

Definitely. The problem is that the cops who do it have no punishment, or if they do, its very minor. Even getting fired isn’t a big deal as they just find another government agency to work at.

If they are fired, or even resign before being fired, they should never be able to work as a public official again. If they are sued, some of that money should come out of their salary. 20% should work nicely.

By: Jody

Jody — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 06:38:10 +0000

I think wrongful arrest settlements etc. need to come out of the pension funds and salaries of so called public servants, when that happens you will see a lot of this crap stop instantly, hit the people responsible in the balls, not the taxpayer.
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