NYPD cop who tackled James Blake covered up arrest
Source: NY Daily News
The unapologetic cop who body-slammed tennis great James Blake outside a Midtown hotel without identifying himself as an officer allegedly tried to cover up the bogus arrest.
Officer James Frascatore failed to inform his superiors that he threw Blake to the sidewalk and cuffed him in the mistaken belief that he was a wanted credit card thief, police said Thursday.
It took Blake coming forward to the Daily News with accusations of being manhandled by a plainclothes cop outside the Grand Hyatt Hotel to put the incident on the NYPDs radar.
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Frascatore, a four-year NYPD veteran who in the past has been accused of using excessive force and failing to identify himself as a cop, was placed on desk duty and had his gun and badge yanked after detectives viewed the surveillance video from the hotel.
Read more: http://m.nydailynews.com/news/national/bratton-defends-cops-tackled-tennis-star-james-blake-article-1.2354973
Another one of Pat Lynch's heroes.
Binkie The Clown
(7,911 posts)Axiom 2: The police are a gang.
Therefore: Police are dangerous.
MiniMe
(21,722 posts)However, there is no excuse for what was done in this case. Hope that cop gets fired.
Borchkins
(724 posts)I think that qualifies as great.
Judi Lynn
(160,656 posts)Rebubula
(2,868 posts)...that he won 366 Matches, won 10 Singles Titles and 7 Doubles, was ranked 4th in 2006 (spent much of his career in the top 100 of all Male players in the world), won a Davis and 2 Hopman Cups, almost 8 Million in earnings and more than 12 years in a professional sport.....I think that qualifies him as great.
He may not be a great by Borg, Sampras, Federer standards....but by standards of mortal men, he is a 'Great'
tabasco
(22,974 posts)No doubt in my mind.
left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)He was an innocent victim
SkyDaddy7
(6,045 posts)MiniMe
(21,722 posts)And said so in my post. Didn't think he was "great", but no excuse for what the cops did.
BronxBoy
(2,286 posts)Talking about whether or not he was "great" first instead of focusing on the fact that HE WAS BODY SLAMMED IN THE STREET only serves to validate Our opinions that white people seek to minimize our rage any chance they get
Judi Lynn
(160,656 posts)Your rancor for this man compels you to try to change the subject from a very vicious attack on him to your claim he's not really worth much, anyway.
A person would most naturally assume you are attempting to attack him because of his race (human), since his standing internationally in his chosen field is exceptional.
BklnDem75
(2,918 posts)Who were the good cops in this situation?
valerief
(53,235 posts)When the "good" cops are afraid of the "bad" cops, there are no "good" cops.
When the "good" cops enable the "bad" cops, there are no "good" cops.
These "good" cops are doing one or the other.
Johnyawl
(3,205 posts)...has to be changed.
The King County Sheriff (Seattle is in King County) has started firing deputies who lie on their reports to cover another deputies misdeeds. The next step is to discipline those cops who ignore and remain silent about shit like this.
Dr Rise
(99 posts)and be on the streets anymore w/out fear of harassment/death.
I'm pissed ....
Sunlei
(22,651 posts)libdem4life
(13,877 posts)Oops, just an innocent mistake. Not. Body and dash cams for all LEO. The huge amounts of damages forced on municipalities (taxpayers) when they break the law, i.e. kill or maim citizens, would more than pay for the cost.
I'll bet if each state added a $2 or 3 optional "donation" on state tax forms, it could all be over. That is the only way police will become honest. And I say that knowing that every single LEO has seen or witnessed some act by their colleagues that should be reported, but that Blue Line forbids. Thus, collusion and it's on them, too.
Chakab
(1,727 posts)This is the real issue with these bad cop stories that people hate hearing about. In these cases, it's usually not just the one time that these guys had a bad day and screwed up. They're on the street abusing the color of authority and making people's lives miserable day in and day out.
If there's a threat to the good cops on the job, it's not people who are calling out police misconduct but rather the "blue wall" that protects violent incompetents like this who abuse people and make certain communities resentful of all police officers.