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Title: Police Union Punishes DA's Office for Not Illegally Charging Woman Who Recorded Cops
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URL Source: http://www.theagitator.com/2011/10/ ... rging-woman-who-recorded-cops/
Published: Oct 22, 2011
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Post Date: 2011-10-22 07:07:43 by Eric Stratton
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You may remember Emily Good, the Rochester woman arrested earlier this year for videotaping a traffic stop from her front yard. When last we visited the story, Good57;s neighbors had held a rally for her. Then Rochester police showed up at that rally, and began writing tickets for those attendees who parked more than 12 inches from the curb. The cops even brought rulers. Monroe County District Attorney Michael Green declined to charge Good, because, well, because she didn57;t break any law. This has apparently invoked the wrath of the police union. Green isn57;t running for reelection, but one of his lieutenants running for the job. The police union has endorsed her opponent, and the Good case appears to be a big reason why. Doorley said she thinks her prosecution of corruption within the Greece Police Department and the decision not to prosecute Emily Good, who was arrested while video recording a police traffic stop, thwarted her chances for law enforcement support. She said during her endorsement interview that she was questioned at length about the DA’s decision that Good had not committed a crime. Good was charged with interfering with a police stop — the arresting officer contended she was endangering police — but the District Attorney’s Office decided the charge should be dismissed. Doorley, who was then first assistant district attorney, appeared in court to request dismissal of the charge. Prosecutors determined that, under the statute, Good had not committed a crime. A number of prosecutors scrutinized past cases involving the same criminal statute and determined the criminal charge was “not sustainable,” Doorley said. Imagine the union57;s reaction if the DA57;s office had done what it should have done—criminally charge the cops who arrested Good for illegally detaining her.
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#1. To: Eric Stratton (#0)
I saw the GDP mentioned and it brought to mind something I posted on my blog. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Fired Greece NY pig turns himself in. That is one corrupt department. Or rather, it is more corrupt than most. Ball Brian Ball, fired from the Greece Police Department last week, this morning turned himself in for arrest by the New York State Police. Ball is scheduled to be arraigned in County Court this afternoon. The indictment against him is sealed, so the charges are not yet public. Ball was suspended earlier this year after suspicions arose that he, Chief Merritt Rahn and Deputy Chief William Mackin were involved in a document-shredding incident at police headquarters. However, lawyers for Ball say there is solid proof he did not shred documents and the town has not disciplined him on those allegations. Mackin and Rahn have been suspended without pay, and Rahn was criminally charged last week on a charge of filing a false instrument in the first degree. Rahn is accused of participation in filing a background report for former Greece Police Officer Gary Pignato which allegedly included falsified information. Pignato was convicted this year of coercing a woman into sex. Rahn pleaded not guilty last week and was released on his own recognizance. Ball was involved in the background check of another former Greece police officer, Nicholas Joseph, who also was criminally convicted this year. Joseph was convicted of crimes including imbibing cocaine, driving while under the influence of alcohol, and fleeing the scene of an accident. I posted articles about this particular pigsty HERE, HERE, and HERE.
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The relationship between morality and liberty is a directly proportional one.
No. I just remembered the greece pigs from when I used to look up corrupt cop stories for my blog. This was one I found that involved the whole dept.
-------------------------------------------------------- Fire em all. They are not doing law enforcement.
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The relationship between morality and liberty is a directly proportional one.
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The relationship between morality and liberty is a directly proportional one.
Doorley said she thinks her prosecution of corruption within the Greece Police Department
Somebody ought to tell the truth about the Bible. The preachers dare not, because they would be driven from their pulpits. Professors in colleges dare not, because they would lose their salaries. Politicians dare not. They would be defeated. Editors dare not. They would lose subscribers. Merchants dare not, because they might lose customers. Men of fashion dare not, fearing that they would lose caste. Even clerks dare not, because they might be discharged. And so I thought I would do it myself... Robert Ingersoll
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#3. To: Eric Stratton (#2)
Thanks, do you have a particular interest in those developments?
Somebody ought to tell the truth about the Bible. The preachers dare not, because they would be driven from their pulpits. Professors in colleges dare not, because they would lose their salaries. Politicians dare not. They would be defeated. Editors dare not. They would lose subscribers. Merchants dare not, because they might lose customers. Men of fashion dare not, fearing that they would lose caste. Even clerks dare not, because they might be discharged. And so I thought I would do it myself... Robert Ingersoll
#4. To: Eric Stratton (#0)
"Satan / Cheney in "08" 
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