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Title: Skater charged with assault on officer
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The Dallas Morning News
URL Source: http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcon ... 31706dnmetskater.304e63a6.html
Published: Mar 16, 2006
Author: ROBERT THARP
Post Date: 2006-03-18 02:02:18 by Starwind
Keywords: charged, assault, officer
Views: 3650
Comments: 228
Witnesses denied she was aggressor; internal investigation continuing 09:38 PM CST on Thursday, March 16, 2006 By ROBERT THARP / The Dallas Morning News A Dallas Roller Derby skater was indicted Thursday on a felony charge of assaulting a Dallas police officer stemming from a January incident in which she and several witnesses say the officer was the aggressor and used excessive force. Reports related to the indictment charge that Michelle Metzinger, 25, was belligerent and fought with Officer Ceaphus Gordon after the officer asked to see her identification because, he said, she had been roller skating recklessly through traffic on Elm Street in Deep Ellum. Michelle Metzinger According to Officer Gordon's report, Ms. Metzinger tried to gouge his eye with her fingers when he tried to handcuff and arrest her on a charge of public intoxication. The officer then tried to force Ms. Metzinger to the sidewalk using a "straight arm bar take down," but instead, she "rolled from the police car to the ground," his report says. Ms. Metzinger continued scratching and kicking the officer on the ground, the report says. Officer Gordon described his injuries as three 1/8th-inch scratches near his right eye and scratches and bruises on his chin. He described Ms. Metzinger's injury as a "small laceration that required a stitch," although his report indicates that she spent five hours at Parkland Memorial Hospital before she was taken to jail. Kevin Clancy, Ms. Metzinger's attorney, said he was disappointed that he was not allowed to present evidence to the grand jury that would have offered a different account of what happened. Eight witnesses to the arrest have filed affidavits saying that Ms. Metzinger was not intoxicated and that she did not resist the officer. The witnesses state that after Ms. Metzinger was forced to the ground, Officer Gordon put his knee on her back or neck while he was handcuffing her, which is not described in the officer's reports. "I think it's a travesty that this poor girl was charged with this," Mr. Clancy said. "I really do think that the grand jury did not look at the evidence." A separate investigation into the incident by Dallas police internal affairs is ongoing. Mr. Clancy said Dallas police have so far not interviewed any of the witnesses. Officer Gordon has had 27 complaints filed against him in his 14-year career, most of which were ruled "unfounded" or "inconclusive." Of those inconclusive complaints, at least two involved allegations of excessive force. E-mail rtharp@dallasnews.com
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#131. To: ruthie (#129)
that's so cute! Yeah, my little girl didn't want to come out. And, within 20 minutes of her birth she was making sucking noises so loud that people were coming to investigate! She wasn't even nursing yet, she was just sucking air really loud!
i'm fine thanks - feeling fat, frumpy and frustrated (lol) but getting there. i'm not sure you can read too much into the one person thingy - it might have been to get people voting? anyway, it isn't really important...what's more important is demolishing any prosecution of Michelle and it would be VERY interesting to see how Officer Ceaphus Gordon and his colleagues coped under detailed cross-examination when we have the photos and the time duration to give accurate details. who, for example, is he going to get to corroborate his version? in fact, where was he at the time the first image was taken? which side of Michelle was he when she supposedly "attacked" him? his partner was apparently in the car...with the door shut and unable to see what his fine colleague was doing to the woman on the ground. the police cyclist parked his bicycle at the front of the police car AFTER Michelle was cuffed and sitting crying on the ground, so he seems to have arrived after the event. the famous "Richard" has shown his bias in the previous threads and these can be held up against him as a credible, impartial witness (if indeed he exists or was even there). then there is the disciplinary record of Ceaphus Gordon - it would be really REALLY interesting to get more details on his background aired in a court. is his departmental record in the public domain? who released the details of his disciplinary file - the police??? or has he got police colleagues who are so disgusted that they want him disgraced and removed from duty?
love ruthie then there is the disciplinary record of Ceaphus Gordon - it would be really REALLY interesting to get more details on his background aired in a court. is his departmental record in the public domain? who released the details of his disciplinary file - the police??? or has he got police colleagues who are so disgusted that they want him disgraced and removed from duty? Been there sweetie more than once!! Hormonal and uncomfortable but at the end a sweet little one. Some of my best times were when my children were just babes in arms.. (getting tad sentimental here! ) Agreed.. I'd like to know as well.. it would be most interesting. I still wonder what interest "Richard" who showed here in defense of the officer in fact had? The why is what makes me curious.. In my personal opinion I doubt seriously that in fact he was a witness.. BTW ruthie how did all this come to your interest? Considering you're far far from Deep Elam?
well...i used to skate and i was interested in how roller derby was coming back into fashion so i did a search and ended up with the pictures of Michelle. then i suppose its just that i detest violence towards women and it didn't matter she was the other side of the world - she's a sister in trouble and my heart went out to her. sounds a bit corny and not very clever but that's all i can think to say ...and yes, my hormones ARE a bit weird so maybe its a premature case of "feral mother syndrome" - you threaten MY baby, i threaten YOUR manhood! grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr... just kidding, guys - honest ;)
love ruthie then i suppose its just that i detest violence towards women and
it didn't matter she was the other side of the world - she's a sister in trouble
and my heart went out to her. sounds a bit corny and not very clever but
that's all i can think to say ...and yes, my hormones ARE a bit weird so
maybe its a premature case of "feral mother syndrome" - you threaten MY baby, i
threaten YOUR manhood! grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr... just kidding, guys - honest ;)
OH okay.. thanks for the explanation I just wondered..
And I agree.. there was no reason for what happened IMO.. maybe he had issues
with women in general and other issues as well..??? Oh gawd the hormones!!
I'd cry if I ran out of cereal I'd think how can anyone cry this much over such
silly things? ;P I just so enjoyed those years ruthie.. but looking back I
wished them away .. I WISH he would sleep through the night I WISH he would
start walking .. I WISH he would go to school.. before you know it .. they're
gone.. (again very sentimental today sorry!)
The officer's conduct is cowardly and disgusting. Although the "conventional wisdom" is that comparing our society with that of Nazi Germany is baseless hyperbole ("Godwin's Law" and all that) I think the parallels are real and disturbing. Loser thugs taking advantage of their position to abuse anyone they want? Sounds kinda familiar to me.
yes. whether its part of a bigger problem or not about the rule of law etc, there is something utterly vile about a powerful man hurting a weaker woman and then blaming HER while hiding behind his uniform. but then again, he obviously has no honour and doesn't care about letting down his colleagues in the police either. shame...
love ruthie Do you mean that you're a woman? OMG I feel so stupid!
umm, well i spotted that AGES ago lol - and it proves you are definitely NOT a woman, HOUNDDAWG ;) love ruthie and for those who missed the original broadcast... love ruthie Gee, I hope I didn't offend Zipporah. I mean, it's not like I said that she writes like a man or nothin'! It's just that had I known I would have asked different questions, like "What are you wearing?" (sawwy, it's a DAWG thing.)
(blows a kiss to HOUNDDAWG...or should she be scratching behind his ears???) lol
love ruthie click on Zipporah's screen name to see her picture on her homepage.
A nation blind to their disgrace...
How sweet ruthie, thank you!
Oh wow! She's a lovely, classy looking lady! What a delightful surprise!
OMG I feel so stupid! You mean me Dawgie?? OH I'm definitely a woman like chrissy said check my homepage.. yep I'm a girl LOL!!!
I mean, it's not like I said that she writes like a man or nothin'! It's just that had I known I would have asked different questions, like "What are you wearing?" (sawwy, it's a DAWG thing.) No you didnt offend me ... What am I wearing?? You dont need to ask Dawg my pic is there.. LOL!! oh well.. Ya just never know do ya Dawg?? ;)
And, what a vision of loveliness you are, Ma'am. I can tell a lot from a picture. For instance, those ear rings speak volumes! ;)
I can tell a lot from a picture. For instance, those ear rings speak volumes! ;) oh why thank you Dawgy.. what a sweetheart .. ;)
I can tell a lot from a picture. For instance, those ear rings speak volumes! ;) oh why thank you Dawgy.. what a sweetheart .. ;) perhaps HOUNDDAWG could give Officer Ceaphus Gordon some lessons in manners and gentlemanly behaviour... ;)
love ruthie You're right ruthie.. It sure would've gone a long way with Michele's situation, now wouldnt it??
love ruthie What a sweet thing to say. Ya'll are so sweet to ol' Puppy, and, it means more to me than you know. Thank you.
Ya'll are so sweet to ol' Puppy, and, it means more to me than you know. Thank you. Ah.. Dawgie.. it was sweet and you are a dear to say such nice things!
Thank you, nice lady. I'm listening to FOR YOUR LOVE now, and I heard it when it was new!
I'm listening to FOR YOUR LOVE now, and I heard it when it was new! OH.. nice song huh?.. I saw that and thought I'd make it my tagline.. Brings back fond memories.. ;)
Hey ruthie I found another link about Michele!!
wow - thanks, Zipporah :) i've passed it on to Michelle who is passing everything on to her attorney... if anyone finds a link we've missed, no matter how unimportant it seems, please could you post it?
love ruthie Yet another link shows quite clearly that if the police were the protectors of the people rather than enforcers of the system none of this type of thing would be happening. Michelle's case is evidence that the system is out of control and has become nothing more than organized crime run by gangsters and thugs.
"Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice! And moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue! Sen. Barry Goldwater
umm, since we clearly have irrefutable photographic evidence of Ceaphus Gordon's
use of force on Michelle's neck and head, surely he is behaving in breach of
Dallas Police Chief David Kunkle's ban on neck holds? see http://brownwatch.squarespace.com/police-brutality...neck-hold.html
...or have i missed something obvious here? if Gordon HAS disregarded police
procedures, can HE be charged with assault? how does it work in the US - can a
citizen bring a criminal complaint to a court?
love ruthie if anyone finds a link we've missed, no matter how unimportant it seems, please could you post it? Sure will sweetie!! If I run across any I'll post it for you.
you get back what you give out in kind, sweet dawg.
A citizen can bring suit under 42 USC 1983 which in effect makes everyone a citizen prosecutor. It would also be a good idea to include Title 18 Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) in the suit as well. After all, we are now at the place where the government is criminal in nature and is running their own racket of unjust enrichement at the expense of the people they have sworn to serve and protect. This is clearly a breach of fiducuary duty and in violation of their oaths of office. If Michelle has a good attorney they will pursue this for her. I'm sure there are people out there, and good lawyers also, who would be willing to step up to the plate on Michelle's behalf. This could be a big case.
"Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice! And moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue! Sen. Barry Goldwater
a message from Muff to the Freedom 4um Folk... "tell them thank you so much for everything! i can't express enough what it means to me that you guys are doing what your doing on that site! it's SO awesome. it's due to people like you and them that i've made it through with my sanity. thank you! love, muff"
love ruthie Thanks, ruthie. That's a nice message from "Muff". ;0)
"To be nobody-but-yourself - in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else - means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can ever fight; and never stop fighting." E.E. Cummings
Good news from Muff Thumper :) Michelle just wrote me... "...i just wanted to give you a little update. the d.a. dropped the public intox charge against me! yep, i am SO happy! now we are just waiting to see about the assault charge. my outlook on this whole thing keeps getting better & better. the police chief has not responded to a letter my lawyer sent to him 3 weeks ago asking why we have received no evidence from the police at all. no picture of the supposed wounds, no internal affairs report(that supposedly closed over 2 months ago!) NOTHING! we go to court in sept. to try to get all the evidence we have subpoenaed. so we will have tons more info soon. (i hope!) please let anyone you think cares about this new info know about it..."
love ruthie thanks, ruthie...hmmmmm...nothing from the police chief, huh?
Thanks, ruthie. This sounds a bit as we suspected would happen. Now, Michelle needs to turn this around on them. I hope her lawyer is on the ball enough to use this type of leverage in advance. The cops use this tactic right away when they throw in an extra charge or two to make it all seem like a mountain has just landed on you, when in fact they are bluffing and have nothing. Michelle seems to be holding all of the cards right now.
"Never has so much military and economic and diplomatic power been used so ineffectively, and if after all of this time, and all of this sacrifice, and all of this support, there is still no end in sight, then I say the time has come for the American people to turn to new leadership not tied to the mistakes and policies of the past." Richard M. Nixon
Wonderful news, ruthie. Michelle is about to have the last laugh !!
I knew Richard was a disinfo specialist right from the start. I hope he and the jerks who sent him out to do that dirty work eat massive amounts of shit on this.
"Never has so much military and economic and diplomatic power been used so ineffectively, and if after all of this time, and all of this sacrifice, and all of this support, there is still no end in sight, then I say the time has come for the American people to turn to new leadership not tied to the mistakes and policies of the past." Richard M. Nixon
interesting, isn't it? of course it could only be inefficiency or indifference but perhaps there's something embarrassing that the police chief might be uncomfortable about sharing....such as Ceaphus Gordon's appalling disciplinary record, or perhaps a lack of solid evidence to present before a court?
love ruthie That he was. He swore her case would never see the light of day. It's no wonder he vanished into the ether of the 'net.
There are rogue cops to be found in many places. When it so happens that they find you, it could tend to cause a hurtful situation such as Michelle's. Many are not so lucky and wind up dead. Please pass this link along. "Never has so much military and economic and diplomatic power been used so ineffectively, and if after all of this time, and all of this sacrifice, and all of this support, there is still no end in sight, then I say the time has come for the American people to turn to new leadership not tied to the mistakes and policies of the past." Richard M. Nixon
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#132. To: Zipporah, *Muff Thumper News* (#130)
hey ruthie!! How are you??
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#133. To: ruthie (#132)
i'm fine thanks - feeling fat, frumpy and frustrated (lol) but getting there. i'm not sure you can read too much into the one person thingy - it might have been to get people voting? anyway, it isn't really important...what's more important is demolishing any prosecution of Michelle and it would be VERY interesting to see how Officer Ceaphus Gordon and his colleagues coped under detailed cross-examination when we have the photos and the time duration to give accurate details. who, for example, is he going to get to corroborate his version? in fact, where was he at the time the first image was taken? which side of Michelle was he when she supposedly "attacked" him? his partner was apparently in the car...with the door shut and unable to see what his fine colleague was doing to the woman on the ground. the police cyclist parked his bicycle at the front of the police car AFTER Michelle was cuffed and sitting crying on the ground, so he seems to have arrived after the event. the famous "Richard" has shown his bias in the previous threads and these can be held up against him as a credible, impartial witness (if indeed he exists or was even there).
#134. To: Zipporah, *Muff Thumper News* (#133)
BTW ruthie how did all this come to your interest? Considering you're far far from Deep Elam?
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#135. To: ruthie (#134)
well...i used to skate and i was interested in how roller derby
was coming back into fashion so i did a search and ended up with the pictures of
Michelle.
#136. To: Starwind (#0)
#137. To: alpowolf, *Muff Thumper News* (#136)
The officer's conduct is cowardly and disgusting.
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#138. To: Zipporah, ruthie, christine (#135)
Oh gawd the hormones!! I'd cry if I ran out of cereal I'd think how can anyone cry this much over such silly things? ;P I just so enjoyed those years ruthie.. but looking back I wished them away .. I WISH he would sleep through the night I WISH he would start walking .. I WISH he would go to school.. before you know it .. they're gone.. (again very sentimental today sorry!)
#139. To: HOUNDDAWG, *Muff Thumper News* (#138)
Do you mean that you're a woman?
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#140. To: ruthie, Zipporah, christine (#139)
umm, well i spotted that AGES ago lol - and it proves you are definitely NOT a woman, HOUNDDAWG ;)
#141. To: HOUNDDAWG (#140)
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#142. To: HOUNDDAWG (#138)
#143. To: ruthie (#141)
#144. To: christine, zipporah, ruthie (#142)
click on Zipporah's screen name to see her picture on her homepage.
#145. To: HOUNDDAWG (#138)
Do you mean that you're a woman?
#146. To: HOUNDDAWG (#140)
Gee, I hope I didn't offend Zipporah.
#147. To: Zipporah (#146)
#148. To: HOUNDDAWG (#147)
And, what a vision of loveliness you are, Ma'am.
#149. To: Zipporah, HOUNDDAWG, *Muff Thumper News* (#148)
And, what a vision of loveliness you are, Ma'am.
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#150. To: ruthie (#149)
#151. To: ruthie, Zipporah, christine (#149)
perhaps HOUNDDAWG could give Officer Ceaphus Gordon some lessons in manners and gentlemanly behaviour... ;)
#152. To: HOUNDDAWG (#151)
What a sweet thing to say.
#153. To: Zipporah (#152)
#154. To: HOUNDDAWG (#153)
Thank you, nice lady.
#155. To: ruthie (#149)
#156. To: Zipporah, *Muff Thumper News* (#155)
Hey ruthie I found another link about Michele!!
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#157. To: ruthie, Zipporah (#156)
http://www.ntimc.org/newswire.php?story_id=3589
#158. To: BTP Holdings, *Muff Thumper News* (#157)
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#159. To: ruthie (#156)
i've passed it on to Michelle who is passing everything on to her attorney...
#160. To: HOUNDDAWG (#151)
#161. To: ruthie (#158)
if Gordon HAS disregarded police procedures, can HE be charged with assault? how does it work in the US - can a citizen bring a criminal complaint to a court?
#162. To: All, *Muff Thumper News* (#161)
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#163. To: ruthie (#162)
#164. To: All, *Muff Thumper News* (#163)
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#165. To: ruthie (#164)
#166. To: ruthie (#164)
#167. To: ruthie, RICHARD - WHERE ARE YOU ?????? (#164)
we go to court in sept. to try to get all the evidence we have subpoenaed. so we will have tons more info soon. (i hope!) please let anyone you think cares about this new info know about it..."
#168. To: Jethro Tull (#167)
#169. To: christine (#165)
thanks, ruthie...hmmmmm...nothing from the police chief, huh?
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#170. To: BTP Holdings (#168)
#171. To: ruthie (#169)
Ceaphus Gordon's appalling disciplinary record
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