Not sure I would call this criminal, but it was certainly an abuse of his position.
An Indiana state trooper is off the force after offering people he pulled over tips on their faith.
Brian Hamilton, a 14-year veteran of the state' police force, was fired Thursday after a second public complaint that he was preaching while on duty.
Hamilton asked a driver he pulled over if she had “been saved” and invited her to his church, even giving her directions.
The second infraction came in January, and the motorist filed suit with the American Civil Liberties Union Tuesday.
“Ms. Pyle was extremely uncomfortable with these questions,” the lawsuit says, adding the plaintiff felt intimidated by the religious interaction in a middle of a traffic stop, where she was given a warning for speeding.
“In order to hopefully end these inquiries Ms. Pyle indicated that she did attend a church and that she was saved.”
The lawsuit also claims Pyle was approached by someone from Hamilton’s congregation shortly afterwards, who told her the trooper had put her on a prayer list.
Hamilton’s behavior in January was an apparent violation of a 2014 order demanding he would not “question others regarding their religious beliefs nor provide religious pamphlets or similar advertisements” while on duty, according to The Herald Bulletin.
The trooper was sued that year by another woman, who said he preached to her on the side of the road and gave her a pamphlet for the First Baptist Church in Cambridge City, Ind.
Indiana State Police said the firing was the result of an internal investigation.
A partially paralyzed teenager who was returning home after being treated for a brain tumor was reportedly beaten bloody by airport security, then led out of the Memphis International Airport in handcuffs.
When Hannah Cohen went through airport security, she apparently set off the metal detectors. When she was approached by TSA workers, she became disoriented and confused and refused to go through the scanner again. Shirley Cohen repeatedly tried to tell the personnel manning the security checkpoint of her daughter's brain tumor and disabilities. However, the personnel at the security checkpoint refused to listen... They proceeded to assault the Plaintiff, Hannah Cohen, at the checkpoint
"All generous minds have a horror of what are commonly called 'Facts'. They are the brute beasts of the intellectual domain." -- Thomas Hobbes
Disclaimer: I am not a broker, dealer, investment advisor, physician, theologian or prophet. I should not be considered as legally permitted to render such advice!
TSA aren't real cops. They're federal strong-armed bureaucrats. Rudy Giuliani was on the shows this weekend talking about how a black person is shot something like every 12 hours continuously by another black and yet no uproar so evidently these black lives don't matter. I wonder why? (Not really). What nonsense playing the victim can be!
Reub wrote:TSA aren't real cops. They're federal strong-armed bureaucrats. Rudy Giuliani was on the shows this weekend talking about how a black person is shot something like every 12 hours continuously by another black and yet no uproar so evidently these black lives don't matter. I wonder why? (Not really). What nonsense playing the victim can be!
But of course we should hold police to a higher standard. Now, black cops killing blacks- like in the Freddie Gray incident in Baltimore. That's something that should be explored.
A partially paralyzed teenager who was returning home after being treated for a brain tumor was reportedly beaten bloody by airport security, then led out of the Memphis International Airport in handcuffs.
When Hannah Cohen went through airport security, she apparently set off the metal detectors. When she was approached by TSA workers, she became disoriented and confused and refused to go through the scanner again. Shirley Cohen repeatedly tried to tell the personnel manning the security checkpoint of her daughter's brain tumor and disabilities. However, the personnel at the security checkpoint refused to listen... They proceeded to assault the Plaintiff, Hannah Cohen, at the checkpoint
I wonder how many people were standing nearby witnessing this and never came to this poor girl's defense while they slammed her to the ground and bloodied her face? I came pretty close to busting a TSA agent in the face when he was going for my balls during a search after a long flight home from overseas. If I had seen this, I don't know how I would have reacted.
"All generous minds have a horror of what are commonly called 'Facts'. They are the brute beasts of the intellectual domain." -- Thomas Hobbes
Disclaimer: I am not a broker, dealer, investment advisor, physician, theologian or prophet. I should not be considered as legally permitted to render such advice!
"All generous minds have a horror of what are commonly called 'Facts'. They are the brute beasts of the intellectual domain." -- Thomas Hobbes
Disclaimer: I am not a broker, dealer, investment advisor, physician, theologian or prophet. I should not be considered as legally permitted to render such advice!
It is a human tendency to lament and wring hands and expect someone else to take action. To me, the real question is what are you (meaning all of us as individuals) going to DO in your personal circle of influence to make a difference?
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Put not your trust in princes, in a son of man, in whom there is no help. Psalm 146:3
Mountaineer wrote:It is a human tendency to lament and wring hands and expect someone else to take action. To me, the real question is what are you (meaning all of us as individuals) going to DO in your personal circle of influence to make a difference?
Well, I can tell you one thing. Stockpiling guns and ammo is NOT going to save your ass against the militarization of the government when their jack-booted pigs come quietly for you. The Rubicon was crossed with the Branch Davidians and there's no going back. Another fine legacy of the Clintons, BTW.
So what do you think about SweetShine since its in your neck of the woods?
"All generous minds have a horror of what are commonly called 'Facts'. They are the brute beasts of the intellectual domain." -- Thomas Hobbes
Disclaimer: I am not a broker, dealer, investment advisor, physician, theologian or prophet. I should not be considered as legally permitted to render such advice!
Like curlew said, nobody knows how they’d react to a stressful situation. Stories like this are useful in that they help you mentally prepare yourself to take appropriate action if the time comes, and to form your personal worldview. It’s a mistake to ignore everything that is not immediately actionable. Or to think that if a piece of information doesn’t help you personally change the behavior of an entire government agency, then it’s not worth knowing.
Des Moines, Iowa officer takes a ten-foot running start and kicks subdued suspect in the face, breaking his nose and teeth. Did the trial court err in allowing prosecutors to introduce evidence about a previous incident in which the officer used unreasonable force? No, says the Eighth Circuit. Conviction and three-year sentence affirmed.
"All generous minds have a horror of what are commonly called 'Facts'. They are the brute beasts of the intellectual domain." -- Thomas Hobbes
Disclaimer: I am not a broker, dealer, investment advisor, physician, theologian or prophet. I should not be considered as legally permitted to render such advice!
I plead not guilty to the murder of any police officers. I can produce multiple alibis for my whereabouts at the time of the shootings. And I do not own an AR style rifle.
Seriously though, if the heinous murder of police means we can no longer criticize them, then it's pretty much game over for any sort of free society. Maybe Reub is fine living in a police state but I am not. In my experience, few outside of fascists are.
Armed rape suspect is holding hostages in a Burger King right now. One of the 4 hostages is a 7 year old girl. Do you want to rescue these people or would you rather that the cops do it?
Ferguson Verbatim: What Really Happened to Michael Brown?
These are professional actors reading the actual words of eyewitnesses detailing minute by minute what happened in the run up to the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. It includes forensic and medical examiner evidence that proves the truth and debunks the liars.
"All generous minds have a horror of what are commonly called 'Facts'. They are the brute beasts of the intellectual domain." -- Thomas Hobbes
Disclaimer: I am not a broker, dealer, investment advisor, physician, theologian or prophet. I should not be considered as legally permitted to render such advice!
Heroes, my ass. I hope these pigs fry. They are a threat to public safety.
"All generous minds have a horror of what are commonly called 'Facts'. They are the brute beasts of the intellectual domain." -- Thomas Hobbes
Disclaimer: I am not a broker, dealer, investment advisor, physician, theologian or prophet. I should not be considered as legally permitted to render such advice!
