Another case of police brutality and attempted

[avebury]

coverup.

The Denver Commander stated "...this is about transparency not cover up..."

Now I don't about you but if the cops on the scene take you tablet and erase the video you just shot - that is a cover up and an attempt to destroy evidence. Bad luck for the cops on the scene - the video was backed up on a cloud. It is interesting that the Denver PD had no interest in seeing the video until the guy went to the news channel.

http://www.addictinginfo.org/2014/11/26/police-destroy-evidence/


Levi Frasier was driving along in Denver not too long ago when he came across two police officers attacking David Nelson Flores on the ground. Being a concerned citizen, he began to videotape the officers on his tablet computer as they pummeled the prone man, demanding drugs from him. When Flores’ 7-month pregnant wife, Mayra Lazos-Guerrero, came up asking them to stop, an officer swept out her feet, dropping her to the ground, enabling them to pummel her as well as her husband. The police claimed that Flores had swallowed a white sweatsock – clearly denoting that he was a drug kingpin and therefore deserved summary punished without need for a court of law to them.

When they finally stopped beating on the couple, they charged Flores with resisting arrest and two drug charges, despite no drugs being found on him. Guerrero was charged with obstruction, drugs and child abuse as there was a child in the car they were driving when the police pulled the couple over. No drugs were found on either suspect, although something claimed as drug paraphanelia was discovered in Guerrero’s purse, with no further details given. Both of them were treated for injuries sustained from the officers.

But once they were aware of being recorded, they demanded the computer, and began rifling through the files without a warrant. When they handed it back, the recording was erased.

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

1. I'd like to think they'll be fired, be convicted, be sued.

But even with video proof, the chances usually seem rather slim.

Good use of 'the cloud', btw. That's the sort of thing you want to go out for storage elsewhere.

[avebury]

2. It would have been interesting if the guy

had had an opportunity to attach the video to an email with a message to the recipients, if you don't hear from me by _____ I have probably been arrested by the Denver PD (see attached video for reason). Get me an attorney.

I think, given the possibility of any police over taking away my phone/tablet/whatever and the risk that they might try to erase any video, I would consider having an email already drafted so that I could quickly pull it up, add the relevant information, attach the video and hit the send button. Better to be prepared.