Thu Apr 8, 2021, 02:54 AM
Judi Lynn (146,518 posts)
Fort Lauderdale police mistook 'Star Trek' memorabilia for weapons: lawsuit
BY LEXI LONAS - 04/07/21 08:54 PM EDT
A lawsuit against the Fort Lauderdale Police Department alleges that officers mistook "Star Trek" memorabilia for weapons when they used excessive force in arresting two brothers. Two brothers, Raymond and Randall Purcell, allege that their civil rights were violated when police used excessive force after responding to a call about one of their cars having been keyed, the Miami Herald reported. When officers c and Alexander Paul arrived, they said there would be no investigation into who keyed the car because the damage was below $1,000. . . . Paul allegedly hit Raymond Purcell, who is 62 years old and disabled, with the butt of his gun, slammed him on the ground, pulled his arm so hard that it snapped and punched him in the face “with so much force that it knocked Raymond’s acrylic partial dentures out of his mouth,” the lawsuit states. More: https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/547062-fort-lauderdale-police-mistook-star-trek-memorabilia-for-weapons-lawsuit 
Officer Steven Pohorence ~ ~ ~ Brothers sue two Fort Lauderdale police officers over forceful arrest By BROOKE BAITINGER and MARIO ARIZA SOUTH FLORIDA SUN SENTINEL | APR 07, 2021 AT 4:56 PM FORT LAUDERDALE — A pair of brothers are suing two Fort Lauderdale police officers who they say entered their home unlawfully, beat them up and arrested them without cause. Raymond and Randall Purcell filed the complaint against the city and officers Alexander Paul and Steven Pohorence, both accused in past cases of overzealous policing. Pohorence was charged with battery after shoving a kneeling protester during a demonstration in downtown Fort Lauderdale on May 31. The other officer, Paul, is being sued in another case after he shot a Broward man, Melvin Wring, while on duty at Broward’s main bus terminal in June 2019. More: https://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/broward/fort-lauderdale/fl-ne-brothers-sue-fort-lauderdale-officers-20210407-hwzk4g7oxrabtnbaptblr4ixye-story.html
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Author | Time | Post |
 Fort Lauderdale police mistook 'Star Trek' memorabilia for weapons: lawsuit (Original post) |
Judi Lynn | Thursday | OP |
| XanaDUer2 | Thursday | #1 | |
| d_r | Thursday | #2 | |
| LT Barclay | Thursday | #3 | |
| d_r | Thursday | #4 | |
| LT Barclay | Thursday | #5 | |
| d_r | Friday | #6 | |
| discntnt_irny_srcsm | Friday | #8 | |
| d_r | Friday | #9 | |
| discntnt_irny_srcsm | Friday | #7 | |
| d_r | Friday | #10 |
Response to Judi Lynn (Original post)
Thu Apr 8, 2021, 08:07 AM
1. They called for help and were assaulted? Nt
Response to Judi Lynn (Original post)
Thu Apr 8, 2021, 08:10 AM
d_r (6,381 posts)
2. to further clarify
Response to d_r (Reply #2)
Thu Apr 8, 2021, 02:38 PM
3. Well to be fair to the officers
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The Enterprise crew have travelled back in time on a few occasions, so it could have been a working phaser.
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Response to LT Barclay (Reply #3)
Thu Apr 8, 2021, 08:03 PM
d_r (6,381 posts)
4. It could have that episode
Response to d_r (Reply #4)
Thu Apr 8, 2021, 10:58 PM
5. There was an original series episode where they
Response to LT Barclay (Reply #5)
Fri Apr 9, 2021, 06:08 PM
d_r (6,381 posts)
6. I honestly feel like that episode
Response to d_r (Reply #6)
Fri Apr 9, 2021, 10:05 PM
discntnt_irny_srcsm (16,474 posts)
8. It was meant to be a pilot
Response to discntnt_irny_srcsm (Reply #8)
Fri Apr 9, 2021, 10:55 PM
d_r (6,381 posts)
9. I always thought
Response to LT Barclay (Reply #5)
Fri Apr 9, 2021, 10:00 PM
discntnt_irny_srcsm (16,474 posts)
7. Have a link
Response to discntnt_irny_srcsm (Reply #7)
Fri Apr 9, 2021, 10:57 PM
d_r (6,381 posts)
10. Yes! I forgot the cat!
