Saturday, February 28, 2009

Police Brutality in Seattle

I always figured that Seattle was one of the more liberal cities. I guess even liberalism can't contend with Racism though. This morning, doing the rounds of various social news sites, I came across this video.




crazy...

From the Seattle Times

The King County Sheriff's Office released a video surveillance tape this morning allegedly showing 8-year veteran Deputy Paul Schene, 31, of Auburn, assaulting a 15-year-old girl in custody at a holding facility at SeaTac City Hall in November.

King County prosecutors charged Schene with fourth-degree assault, alleging that he kicked the girl in the abdomen, slammed her against a wall and pulled her hair.

The video was released after Schene pleaded not guilty to the assault charge on Thursday and a King County Superior Court judge denied a motion by his defense lawyers to keep the video from being released.

Schene said in his report on the incident that the girl kicked off one of her shoes, and it struck him in the shin, injuring him.

The judge released Schene on personal recognizance.

According to prosecutors, two deputies had arrested two girls — the girl who was allegedly assaulted and another 15-year-old — on suspicion of auto theft early Nov. 29 after they were stopped driving a stolen car.

The girls were taken to the SeaTac holding facility for fingerprinting.

Prosecutors allege Schene kicked the girl in the abdomen, slammed her against a wall and pulled her hair after she kicked her shoe off at him.

The incident was captured by security cameras.

The girl then complained of breathing difficulties. An aid car was called, but paramedics concluded the girl did not need treatment.

The deputy used "more force than necessary as far as prosecutors are concerned and as far as we're concerned," sheriff's spokesman John Urquhart said earlier this month.

The day after the incident, another detective at another work site was assigned to investigate the alleged assault by the deputy. Schene was placed on paid administrative leave later that day.

advertising

He remains on leave.

A sheriff's spokesman said an internal-investigations unit review would determine discipline for the deputy, who could be terminated if it's determined an attack occurred.

In June 2006, deputy Schene shot and killed a mentally ill man who attacked him on Interstate 5.

Pedro Jo, 33, a felon who was described by family members as schizophrenic, was shot several times after Schene pulled him over for driving erratically.

Witnesses said that Jo initially stopped his car in the middle of the freeway, moved toward the shoulder and attacked Schene after walking through traffic when the deputy tried to loosen the handcuffs on a female prisoner who was in the back of his patrol car.

According to a statement from the Sheriff's Office at the time, Jo bit, kicked and ripped the cord of the deputy's portable radio before Schene fatally fired on Jo.

An inquest jury found that the shooting was justified because Schene had reason to believe his life was in danger.

In 2002, Schene was involved in another shooting incident when he wounded a suspect in a car theft after a chase in Burien.



We can't allow things like this to happen.

Friday, February 27, 2009

Introduction


Peace World!
This is my first entry, my first blog too I'll make a little intro I suppose........

I'm creating this blog to document a few things, to have a little archive that chronicles the time between me being a student, and becoming a teacher. I also want to have a small side project watching the progress of my male family members. My beloved mother and I have decided to raise proper men. One's hopefully not too affected by this society we find ourselves a part of.


In our family, we're not cultivating new age slaves. No prisoners, no materialism, no homosexuality.

As I said, this is my first blog so if anyone ever does come across this, and see it needs something, feel free to give me suggestions. I'll use them.

Peace.

Bookmark and Share
Add to Technorati Favorites