Lawsuit alleges officers harassed and assaulted 5-year-old kindergartner
Two Maryland police officers have been accused of screaming at, grabbing and threatening a 5-year-old elementary school student.
The boy’s mother, Shanta Grant, filed a lawsuit this month against Montgomery County Police Officers Dionne Holliday and Kevin Christmon as well as Montgomery County and the Montgomery County Board of Education.
The Montgomery County Department of Police told CNN it does not comment on ongoing or pending litigation. CNN was not able to reach Officer Holliday. Officer Christmon declined to comment to CNN.
The case comes amid public pressure for widespread change in policing policy following high-profile police encounters some involving the treatment of children by law enforcement. The broader outcry has included calls to defund or abolish police departments.
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John Catanzara, the controversial firebrand who leads the biggest Chicago police officers’ union, is again facing administrative charges that could lead to his firing from the Chicago Police Department.
The new charges, made public today by the Chicago Police Board, allege Catanzara filed a false police report against former Supt. Eddie Johnson after Johnson took part in an anti-violence march on the Dan Ryan Expressway in July 2018.
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John Catanzara, the controversial firebrand who leads the biggest Chicago police officers’ union, is again facing administrative charges that could lead to his firing from the Chicago Police Department.
The new charges, made public Wednesday by the Chicago Police Board, allege Catanzara filed a false police report against former Supt. Eddie Johnson after Johnson took part in an anti-violence march on the Dan Ryan Expressway in July 2018.
Catanzara “knowingly generate[d] a case incident report under RD number JB346816, falsely and/or misleadingly listing Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson as an offender for Criminal Trespass to State Supported Land,” the charges state.
“You seldom see people sitting in jail for low-level crimes just because they can’t make bail.”
(Citation needed)
Tying freedom to wealth is one of those incredibly dumb systems that we’re just used to.
Good for Crespo in explaining the need for reform.
Two counter-points not mentioned in the above citations.
First, sometimes the cash posted is the only source of restitution. No cash bond means no recompense for the victim. Second, defense lawyers have pointed out many drug suspects are better off in custody. Cut them loose and they’ll go back out and overdose.
Carlos Ghosn jumped 1billion yen bail. No amount can make someone go to trial, especially if they think they’re going to lose.