I think this is the right place to post this story, I know it will get some responses that are from a totally different perspective than mine as there seem to be a lot of police and police sypathizers on this site. I would have counted myself as one of the latter until the evening that this occurred.
My wife got an invite to her 25th class reunion and like a fool I insisted she attend as I missed mine. She teamed up with 2 of her old friends and I volunteered to be the DD as I didn't know anybody there. These girls proceeded to act like they were still 17 and 2 got very intoxicated, one of which was my wife. Eventually I got them to leave and my princess got sick, several times, on the way to drop off her friends. We were going to stay at her mothers house that night, fancy houses, small lots, type subdivision.
I got her out of the car and to the grass which she declared to be "good enough" and she was immediately out like a light. I went and let the dogs out and sat on the porch 20 feet away, petting the dogs and watching her snore.
45 minutes later a neighbor pulled a "u" turn and swept us with his headlights and went inside without saying a word. 3 minutes later cop cars squeal to a stop and our golden retrievers go woof-woofing to say hello. We live 10 miles outside of a one-red-light-town so I was thinking that holy **** I could get an unleashed dog ticket here in the city so I got up and walked towards the street to talk my way out of one.
One yells "what's going on here?" I say "everything is ok". he yells louder "what's going on here", once again I answer that "everything is fine".
He grabs me and attempts to put me in a half -nelson as he yells "turn around", he had a bad angle and I step out of it and said "what the @#% are you doing?" Their response was "now you're going to jail" and the other one yelled "get him".
Things started to go a bit poorly for me after that, they tried to pull me out onto the pavement and force me into it face first, this was not an attractive option to me as I'm not 20 years old anymore and don't bounce like I used to. But they were very enthusiastic and insistent about it and rode me like a pet donkey while beating and kicking me.
Then they came up with a new plan, one held me in a bear hug from behind while the other took roundhouse kicks at my groin, they missed but not by nearly enough to suit me.
At some point in this I saw grass in front of me and dove in face first hands above my head, one would assume that this would end it but you would be wrong, this is when it became more fun for them, kicking me and hitting me from behind. They handcuffed me face down in the grass, and around then I became aware of more police being there, I'm not sure when they showed up as I was a bit busy.
Little miss de-tox-in-waiting was screaming at them to leave me alone- hey at least she woke up! The new arrivals were argueing with her and out of the corner of my eye I see one standing over me, he looks over at the arguement, looks down at me and drops from a standing position and drives his knee behind my ear, smashing my glasses off my head and torquing my neck severely. Just a little extra love from the Loveland PD if you will, while helpless in handcuffs.
Here it is 6 months later, several $K of legal bills for dismissed charges and the clock is ticking on any chance to sue for injuries but no atty will touch as it is a gov't case (capped damages) and I have no video tape of the incident. They all ask if I taped it, unfriggenbelievable. (and they would also prefer if I was paralyzed in a wheel chair) All I have is a drunk witness and black legs (they're supposed to be pasty white).
So my question to the audience is what options do I have?? I never realized that the cops can just beat the crap out of anybody they want to with absolutely no recourse for the citizen. At least that is what I've been told by 15-20 attorneys. Are there internal investigations that would actually do anything? Lots of people have told me to get over it at least they didn't get the clubs out or shoot you, I don't concur with the "thank you for only beating me a little bit" opinion.
My wife got an invite to her 25th class reunion and like a fool I insisted she attend as I missed mine. She teamed up with 2 of her old friends and I volunteered to be the DD as I didn't know anybody there. These girls proceeded to act like they were still 17 and 2 got very intoxicated, one of which was my wife. Eventually I got them to leave and my princess got sick, several times, on the way to drop off her friends. We were going to stay at her mothers house that night, fancy houses, small lots, type subdivision.
I got her out of the car and to the grass which she declared to be "good enough" and she was immediately out like a light. I went and let the dogs out and sat on the porch 20 feet away, petting the dogs and watching her snore.
45 minutes later a neighbor pulled a "u" turn and swept us with his headlights and went inside without saying a word. 3 minutes later cop cars squeal to a stop and our golden retrievers go woof-woofing to say hello. We live 10 miles outside of a one-red-light-town so I was thinking that holy **** I could get an unleashed dog ticket here in the city so I got up and walked towards the street to talk my way out of one.
One yells "what's going on here?" I say "everything is ok". he yells louder "what's going on here", once again I answer that "everything is fine".
He grabs me and attempts to put me in a half -nelson as he yells "turn around", he had a bad angle and I step out of it and said "what the @#% are you doing?" Their response was "now you're going to jail" and the other one yelled "get him".
Things started to go a bit poorly for me after that, they tried to pull me out onto the pavement and force me into it face first, this was not an attractive option to me as I'm not 20 years old anymore and don't bounce like I used to. But they were very enthusiastic and insistent about it and rode me like a pet donkey while beating and kicking me.
Then they came up with a new plan, one held me in a bear hug from behind while the other took roundhouse kicks at my groin, they missed but not by nearly enough to suit me.
At some point in this I saw grass in front of me and dove in face first hands above my head, one would assume that this would end it but you would be wrong, this is when it became more fun for them, kicking me and hitting me from behind. They handcuffed me face down in the grass, and around then I became aware of more police being there, I'm not sure when they showed up as I was a bit busy.
Little miss de-tox-in-waiting was screaming at them to leave me alone- hey at least she woke up! The new arrivals were argueing with her and out of the corner of my eye I see one standing over me, he looks over at the arguement, looks down at me and drops from a standing position and drives his knee behind my ear, smashing my glasses off my head and torquing my neck severely. Just a little extra love from the Loveland PD if you will, while helpless in handcuffs.
Here it is 6 months later, several $K of legal bills for dismissed charges and the clock is ticking on any chance to sue for injuries but no atty will touch as it is a gov't case (capped damages) and I have no video tape of the incident. They all ask if I taped it, unfriggenbelievable. (and they would also prefer if I was paralyzed in a wheel chair) All I have is a drunk witness and black legs (they're supposed to be pasty white).
So my question to the audience is what options do I have?? I never realized that the cops can just beat the crap out of anybody they want to with absolutely no recourse for the citizen. At least that is what I've been told by 15-20 attorneys. Are there internal investigations that would actually do anything? Lots of people have told me to get over it at least they didn't get the clubs out or shoot you, I don't concur with the "thank you for only beating me a little bit" opinion.