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Corruption In Sonoma County
This is how Santa Rosa's Finest act toward the down-trodden
It was about maybe 2 AM on the twenty-second when I was
awaken by Officer Michael White (Santa Rosa Police
Department), before being arrested for trespassing.
As I lay there handcuffed from behind, Officer White places
his foot on my face while asking me to produce some
identification. I informed him that I was a disabled Head
Trauma Victim, and that I currently have plates and screws
holding my face together, hoping that he'd remove his foot.
However, instead of doing so, he applied pressure and
stated the following: "Cool ... Does this hurt? Well then,
maybe I oughtta tase you." Immediately after saying this,
he picks up me off of the ground, lightly shoving me away
from him while claiming an attempted escape. At this point,
I felt terrorized, even scared enough that my eyes were now
watering. I informed Officer White that my heart is bad,
having had Open-Heart Surgery twice. He just smiled and
said "Well then maybe if I tase you it would do the world a
favor. I can just rid the world of your kind."
And now I have a court date for a trespassing charge, and
to top things off ... NO MIRANDAS WERE READ TO ME!
Can they do that, arrest people now without informing them
of thier rights?
awaken by Officer Michael White (Santa Rosa Police
Department), before being arrested for trespassing.
As I lay there handcuffed from behind, Officer White places
his foot on my face while asking me to produce some
identification. I informed him that I was a disabled Head
Trauma Victim, and that I currently have plates and screws
holding my face together, hoping that he'd remove his foot.
However, instead of doing so, he applied pressure and
stated the following: "Cool ... Does this hurt? Well then,
maybe I oughtta tase you." Immediately after saying this,
he picks up me off of the ground, lightly shoving me away
from him while claiming an attempted escape. At this point,
I felt terrorized, even scared enough that my eyes were now
watering. I informed Officer White that my heart is bad,
having had Open-Heart Surgery twice. He just smiled and
said "Well then maybe if I tase you it would do the world a
favor. I can just rid the world of your kind."
And now I have a court date for a trespassing charge, and
to top things off ... NO MIRANDAS WERE READ TO ME!
Can they do that, arrest people now without informing them
of thier rights?
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cops ARE pigs
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