Latest: The Bernalillo County prosecutor who filed murder charges against two cops has been targeted by them for special treatment. The District Attorney's office is already experiencing a lack of cooperation from cops who refused admittance to a prosecutor at a murder scene. They said to do so would constitute a "conflict of interest" and compromise the investigation. The county is experiencing a spat of police homicides eight times the rate of New York City. A in-depth article in the New Yorker tells how DA Kari Brandenburg faces personal pressures including a police investigation of her for allegely bribing a witness in retaliation for her unusual decision to file charges in the killing of homeless James Boyd. The responsible police detective admitted the bribery case was very weak, but expressed hope it would destroy her career. It is a fact of 'Merican life that police are rarely punished for inappropriate use of deadly force. This despite the fact the US Justice Department has broad authority since 1994 to investigate and prosecute local departments for misconduct. (42USC 14141-14142) The treatment of Kari Brandenburg and her prosecutors is one reason why.
Update: {14.01.15}Two Bernalillo County cops will face a murder rap for killing homeless James Boyd outside Albuquerque, NM. A dash cam caught one of them saying he was going to shoot the "lunatic in the penis with a shotgun". The "officer" did not know the camera was rolling.
More: {10.04.14}The Justice Department issued a highly critical report about the Albuquerque, New Mexico police department Thursday saying the department had a practice of using excessive force and acting recklessly. That conclusion is restrained considering the Albuquerque cops have killed 23 people in the last four years. The Justice Department found after a sixteen month civil rights investigation that the department often used force against people who posed no threat but were emotionally or mentally unstable. Officers escalated confrontations needlessly, ending in deadly force being inappropriately used. A justice department official blamed inadequate oversight of Albuquerque officers and their training. James Boyd, the homeless man most recently killed by Albuquerque cops had a long history of violent outbursts and mental instability. The video of his summary execution in the Sandia foothills outside town prompted street protests in the city. All that can be said in Albuquerque's defense is that police violence is rampant in Amerika. Police Departments in Detroit, New Orleans and Portland, OR have had to operate under Justice Department oversight and abide by departmental changes ordered by the federal law agency. Albuquerque's mayor has already set aside $1 million to fund compliance, but it will probably not be enough. He called Boyd's death "a game changer". Unfortunately, law enforcement is not a game and changes came too late to protect Boyd from police brutality.
{31.03.14}Are these facists operating in Afganistan or on the outskirts of Albuquerque, New Mexico? Unfortunately for an English speaking US citizen who may or may not be retarded it is Albuquerque. Any city official who can call this extra-judicial execution anything but murder should be tried as an accessory after the fact in US Person's opinion. The first shot is a 'flash-bang' round, but the next shots are lethal and the man lies dead before your eyes. If you listen closely the cop with a helmet camera can be heard to mutter the miitary war cry, "Buyea!" after killing the suspect. The dead man's alleged crime: illegal camping. Maybe the shooter had a flash back, but obviously these supposedly civilian cops have been too long in a war zone to hold a position of pubic trust and responsibility in the CONUS. Warning: LETHAL VIDEO!