4 Nebraska cops fired caught on camera

[littlewolf]

http://www.photographyisnotacrime.com/2013/04/06/four-nebraska-cops-fired-after-caught-on-camera-chasing-man-into-home-to-steal-camera/


Four Nebraska cops were fired over an incident in which they tried their best to conceal, including beating a man and chasing his brother into a home to steal his camera all while unknowingly being recorded by another citizen from an upstairs window.

And another three officers were placed on leave and an additional officer was reassigned, according to the Associated Press.

However, Omaha Police Chief Todd Schmaderer refused to release any of the officers’ names, meaning they will likely get hired at another police department in the near future.
After all, as hard as it is to fire a cop, it is even harder to prevent him from getting rehired as a cop where he will likely continue his unlawful ways.

[Warpy]

1. I remember that video here on DU. It looked really, really bad

What amazed me is how many other squad cars showed up to back up a couple of cops who were in the wrong from the beginning.

[Rex]

5. +1

Same here when the guy pans to the left, there are like 10 cars! WTF!?!?!

[malaise]

6. Yep

It was sickening

[Tx4obama]

2. An AP article below with additional details...

4 Omaha officers fired for excessive-force arrests
http://www.sfgate.com/news/crime/article/4-Omaha-officers-fired-for-excessive-force-arrests-4412426.php

[Mnemosyne]

3. Good. nt

[Wellstone ruled]

4. Just another day in a Red State.

Hey,this turds will be right at home here in Udah. Kinda get use to these type of incidents here. 20k a year and all the shake down money you can get. Oh,forgot,all the pat down of the young female drivers. Bunch of perverts.

[Llewlladdwr]

42. Yeah, this sort of thing would *never* happen in California or New York!

The cops there are angels I tell ya, angels...

[premium]

7. You're wrong about the 4 cops named not released,

their names were released and if they try to get a job as a cop, or even a security guard, their names will come up in a background check.
I really doubt that they will ever be cops again in the U.S.

[AnotherMcIntosh]

9. According to the Associated Press, as picked up by the San Francisco Chronicle

"Police Chief ... Schmaderer declined to name the officers, saying the department's personnel policy prevents him from doing so until the investigation has been exhausted."

http://www.sfgate.com/news/crime/article/4-Omaha-officers-fired-for-excessive-force-arrests-4412426.php

[premium]

10. He can't name those that were disciplined,

but here are the names of the 4 that were terminated.

http://www.omaha.com/article/20130405/NEWS/130409750/1694

The World-Herald has learned that the fired officers are Sgt. Aaron P. Von Behren and Officers Bradley D. Canterbury, James T. Kinsella and Justin A. Reeve:

[AnotherMcIntosh]

11. So, are you prepared to guarantee that they will not be hired by other police departments?

[premium]

13. WTF should I have to guarantee it?

That's not my job, but my brother is the Sheriff in the county I live in and they do extensive background checks, as I would assume that other LEA's do also, so I would bet that they won't get jobs in the U.S. as LEO's.

It's pretty easy to check someone's background these days.

BTW, are you prepared to admit that you were wrong about the 4 officers names not being released?

[AnotherMcIntosh]

15. No one has to guarantee that, but you "would bet that they won't get jobs in the U.S. as LEO's"?

How much?

And how long would you bet that this "banishment" would last?

There are police departments who value police officers who deliver violence, including unnecessary and excessive violence.

Are you unfamiliar with the unnecessary and excessive Taser use in this country? Are you unfamiliar with the unnecessary and excessive pepper spraying? Are you unfamiliar with piling on of LEOs against civilians, including civilians who are handcuffed and otherwise unable to defend themselves?

If so, start with some Youtube clips. There are many out there. Then go to the Internet and start researching what the police have done, with the approval of their supervisors, against Occupy Wall Street protestors.

There are many police supervisors who not only approve of unnecessary and excessive violence, there are those who would be glad to hire someone with a proven track record.

[premium]

16. You really think ANY police dept. would hire these guys

considering the notoriety attached to these 4 guys?
They may very well be criminally charged now and the FBI is looking to see if these 3 brothers civil rights were violated.

[AnotherMcIntosh]

17. NYC needs goons like this. So does Oakland. So do many other cities.

They may be criminally charged? And prosecuted?

By who? By Holder? He won't even prosecute openly-admitted war criminals.

Why would he prosecute any of them? Have they been selling medical marijuana on the side?

[premium]

24. I guess you didn't read the article,

http://www.omaha.com/article/20130405/NEWS/130409750/1718

Douglas County Attorney Don Kleine declined to comment on any specifics of his investigation, saying it was too early to know whether any criminal charges would be filed. He did say charges were “certainly possible and, I think, likely.”

It's probably a safe bet that these guys won't be hired by any LEA again, but if you want to believe they will, have at it.

[AnotherMcIntosh]

26. You guess wrong.

Your belief that charges will be filed, in the face of the DA offsetting his "certainly possible and, I think, likely" with "too early to know," is wrong.

Your speculation that "It's probably a safe bet that these guys won't be hired by any LEA again" is wrong.

Have you noticed a general silence from the police departments and other agencies disapproving what they did? You say that your brother is the Sheriff in the county in which you live. Have you noticed that even he has probably refrained from publicly disapproving of what was done? These guys stick together. It's well known. It's called the Blue Wall of Silence. The only reason for these guys getting fired was the video footage. Youtube makes it easy to distribute video information.

[premium]

27. Talked to my brother last night about it,

he wholly agrees with the terminations and told me that he's going to incorporate the video into the training academy of what not to do.

Just the fact that this video went viral pretty much guarantees that they will never work in any LEA again in the US, this is coming from my brother, whom I will trust more than some anonymous person on a chat board.

[AnotherMcIntosh]

29. "he's going to incorporate the video into the training academy"?

Let me know when, as part of the training, he instructs trainees to not be part of the Blue Wall of Silence.

The Blue Wall of Silence exists because LEOs cover up the criminality of other LEOs.

What would your brother's answer be if you asked whether the Blue Wall of Silence exists? Whether it exists in your State? Whether it exists in his Sheriff's Dept?

[premium]

31. I can tell you for a fact that it doesn't exist in his Sheriff's Dept.

It probably does exist in the state, LVMPD being one of the worse in the state.
He won't even hire former LVMPD officers because of their reputation.

[AnotherMcIntosh]

33. These guys probably know that as well, and LVMPD could be a potential employer.

[premium]

34. I seriously doubt it.

With the bad press that LVMPD has been getting here in the state, the last thing they need is for the news orgs. finding this out.

[Gravitycollapse]

39. I've never seen a police department that didn't have the blue curtain.

Your brother is most likely part of it.

The code silence is a pervasive problem in police departments. It's not spotted across the country. It is everywhere.

[premium]

40. No

my brother is not part of it, I think I know my brother better than you.

[Niceguy1]

38. it has happened

Here in California.

[Downwinder]

12. Those disciplined should show on a "Brady List."

[premium]

14. Especially if, as the DA said, that there likely will be criminal charges brought`

against them, and the FBI is also looking into whether the 3 brothers civil rights were violated.
I don't see any LEA hiring these guys ever.

[tblue37]

20. From a comment at the link:

"The World-Herald has learned that the fired officers are Sgt. Aaron P.
Von Behren and Officers Bradley D. Canterbury, James T. Kinsella and
Justin A. Reeve.

http://www.omaha.com/article/2...

Still under investigation are Officers Dyea L. Rowland, Matthew C. Worm, John D. Payne and Joseph A. Koenig.

[Logical]

25. Chances are they will be hired somewhere. You don't follow these type stories much I assume. n-t

[DeSwiss]

8. The surveillance society saves us from Big Brother's minions.

- The irony abounds..........

http://www.policebrutality.info/

K&R

[fredzachmane]

18. But

only the police should have guns...

[mercymechap]

21. So, if these two guys that got beat up

had guns, they would have done what? Shoot the cops?

[fredzachmane]

35. Just pondering on the fact that

some of the same people who rail against police brutality and the emerging "police state" will enter a gun debate and state that we should give police a monopoly on force. This particular incident just helps to remind that someone doesn't magically become benevolent because they are a police officer.

[mercymechap]

41. What I hear you saying is

that maybe "gun nuts" should not become cops! There will always be people who let power go to their head, that doesn't translate into letting everybody and their uncle own an assault weapon.

[Llewlladdwr]

43. I think the point here...

...is that the freakin' cops shouldn't have guns.

They simply can't be trusted with them...

[rhett o rick]

19. I want to know what the alert was that brought so many cops.

What could they have said to get that kind of response. I think the dept should be reviewing that procedure.

[mercymechap]

22. Yeah, what's up with that?

I counted at least 8 police cars - for two guys? They obviously don't have enough to do.

[rhett o rick]

23. "Officer Down" might have done it, but "Traffic stop and a guy is taking pictures." shouldnt bring

that response.

[Oilwellian]

32. A parking complaint

snip

Police say they were called out to the area for a parking complaint when the response escalated to a disturbance.

snip

The family says officers demanded the phone but when Juaquez ran into the house to put it away, police rushed in throwing Sharon Johnson out of her wheelchair. Sharon says, “He came in and ran and he took my chair and he throws it up and just threw me back.” But a police report obtained by Action 3 News shows Johnson was pushed out of her wheel chair by Juaquez as he ran from officers. Sharon says, not true. “Other police officers just climbed over me and just start going over this way and jumping all over him.” said Sharon.

Johnson says police handcuffed her for a short time, arrested Juaquez and took his cell phone. The Omaha Police Department released this statement: “Chief (Todd) Schmaderer has authorized an internal investigation into the incident. The Omaha Police Department expects professionalism from all employees…there will be a comprehensive investigation into this incident….any violations will be addressed.”

http://www.photographyisnotacrime.com/2013/03/24/nebraska-police-chase-down-man-video-recording-their-abuse-while-second-man-video-records-it-all/

[rhett o rick]

36. Thanks for that. Still I wonder what they said on their radio to get such a response.

Reporting a disturbance shouldnt get that response.

[nadinbrzezinski]

28. Actually, I got my doubts they will be hired

[City Lights]

30. Good! nt

[Liberal_in_LA]

37. good.