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CVS Employee Arrested Waiting on Bench for Lyft Driver | UPDATE

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On June 3 of last year, I posted the video showing 22 year old Paul Wert sitting on a bench outside the CVS store where he worked. He had just gotten off work. The store had closed about 7 minutes earlier. Then, here comes Edgewater police officer Daniel Rippeon. Officer Rippeon observed Paul and concluded that he looked suspicious. No crime had been committed. No crime had been alleged by anyone to have been committed. Yet Paul was almost immediately seized and threatened with being tased and bitten by a police K9. In the end, he was taken to jail, despite the fact that Officer Rippeon was fully aware that Paul was a store employee waiting for a Lyft driver. It’s now been 9 months and I have all the updates for you, straight from Paul’s lawyer.

Man Goes to Buy a Gun, Gets 14 Days in Jail Instead

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Michael Brewer spent 14 days in jail for a crime that was never even committed. He goes to a local gun store to buy a gun. The store employees run the routine NICS instant criminal background check, as per federal law. But there was apparently a mistake in Michael’s criminal record somewhere, making it look like he’s not allowed to possess, purchase, or even handle, a firearm. Days later he’s driving down the road and gets pulled over. He ends up getting arrested and going to jail. As he’s sitting in jail, his lawyer provides proof that they’ve made a mistake. But they ignore him.

Cop “Dunks” Drunk Guy, Lies About it, Gets Arrested

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One moment this Florida cop is having one of the funniest DUI arrests of his career… then suddenly the arrestee is unconscious on the ground, after having been “dunked” by the officer. This cop went from getting an award from his boss, to being fired and criminally charged as a result of what would happen during this arrest. How did it get to that? Like the old saying goes, the coverup is always worse than the crime… 

Internal investigation report:

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Arrested for Wearing Body Armor in Public (but it’s not illegal)

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This guy got arrested at a Christmas parade in Florida for wearing a body armor vest concealedd under his shirt. The problem is, that wasn’t illegal. I saw this in the news, with cops taking a victory lap and Karens rejoicing about it, so I put in a request for the footage, and just got it. And it’s worse than I even thought it would be. Lawful conduct does not become illegal just because police officers – or Karens – are afraid of something. My rights don’t end where your fear  of some perfectly legal object begins. 

Police report screenshots used in the video:

Elderly Diabetic Man Body-Slammed For Stealing Beer and Milk | His Trial Starts in 4 Days

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A 63 year old diabetic who was apparently suffering a low blood sugar episode, being confused, went into a gas station and believing himself to be the owner of the store, grabbed beer and milk, then went outside and began to drink them. The actual store owner called police, seeking help for the man, who he believed was suffering a mental emergency. But when the police arrived, they immediately went hands-on, trying to grab the man’s beer, and then body slammed this elderly diabetic man onto the concrete ground, while taunting him.

After realizing the man is diabetic, they called paramedics and their supervisor. The paramedics said the man needed to go immediately to the hospital, but the cops said no. So the paramedics left without the elderly man who was suffering an apparent medical emergency. Then when the supervisor got there, the cops said nothing about the medical emergency, and then lied about the man throwing his beer on him, which is easily disproven by the video footage. So instead of medical help, this man got violence instead, and then a bunch of criminal charges. Now, in just a few days, the man is facing a trial, for which he may be looking at years in prison.

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Cop Arrests 19 Year-Old Girl Illegally, Her Dad Helps

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This video was recently posted on the Sgt. Pepperspray YouTube channel, titled “Cocky Teen Driver Gets Chewed Out by Dad After Fleeing Police.” It shows a 19 year-old girl’s father confronting her on the phone (in front of the police, as they were in the process of illegally arresting her) and insulting and berating her (for all to see/hear), helping Officer Scott Riera of the New Smyrna Police in his attempts at ruining the young girl’s life over what should have been traffic citations. Instead, she’s facing a felony charge, due in court tomorrow.

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Arrested for “Improperly Crossing the Road” (while recording cops)

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Gerald Shields saw an unusually large number of cop cars at a traffic stop. He began filming them from across the public street. No yelling, no interference, no threats. Just recording what police officers were doing – in public, from a safe distance. But minutes later, Gerald was face-down on the ground, injured, and under arrest. The alleged crime? Improperly crossing the street. But as it turns out, that wasn’t actually a crime. The officers were just harassing Gerald because he was filming them. They didn’t even deny it… 

Army of Cops Appears on 71 Year Old Man’s Lawn to “Talk”

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On a sunny day in St. Cloud, Florida, police officers gathered, like storm clouds, around an upscale residential neighborhood. They were heavily armed, quick response teams waiting around every corner; helicopter on overwatch. K9 at the ready. They were prepared for anything. Everyone involved had been briefed on the operation. It was go-time. They converged on their suspect with clock-like precision. But why were they there? They were about to foil a terrorism plot? Armed and dangerous fugitive? Escaped serial killer?

Or was it an innocent guy in his home who wasn’t under arrest, and they just had some questions for him about a bar fight earlier in the day?

The lawsuit:

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Raw, unedited bodycam footage (as provided by the government):

St. Cloud Police Officer William Wager’s (the K9 handler) raw bodycam footage:

St. Cloud Police Officer No. 2 (the suppressed AR guy) raw bodycam footage:

St. Cloud Officer No. 3 (interview with Hajhassan) raw bodycam footage:

St. Cloud Officer No. 4 (interview with William) raw bodycam footage:

St. Cloud Officer No. 5 (post use of force scene) raw, unedited bodycam footage:

Paranoid Cop Mistakes Gas Pump For a Pistol | UPDATE: Off-Duty Officer Responds

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Remember the video from two weeks ago showing a Leon County (Florida) deputy who was so paranoid, that he sees a guy (Robert) parked at a gas pump, with a gas pump in his hand, trying to pump some gas, and he immediately thinks it’s something else in his hand? At one point in the video an off-duty out-of-state police officer at the scene walks into the gas station and interacts with the deputy. He reached out to me and provided his own footage (and explanation) about what happened…

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Cops Terrify Innocent Family, Injure the Disabled Veteran Dad, Then Realize They Made a Mistake

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This disabled military veteran was completely confused when police officers showed up at his home one evening, telling him they wanted him to step outside and talk. When he wisely said no, even though they had no warrant, the officers then barged into his home in front of his entire family, handcuffing him, threatening to tase him, and throwing him to the ground, injuring him in front of his shocked family. Then these cops realized that, oops, they were at the wrong person’s house. 

Why? They were looking for a shoplifter who allegedly stole $150 worth of shrimp from a Winn Dixie who was not him, and who didn’t even match his description. That’s bad enough. But the most shocking thing about it is that an entire group of police officers thought they were entitled to just barge in a guy’s home without a warrant? Every government employee from top to bottom responsible for this must be held accountable.