'You need to be held accountable': Ada County settles wrongful arrest lawsuit

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  • Опубліковано 30 чер 2024
  • Mick Heikkola was awarded $250,000 in damages, but said what's more important is police accountability.

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  • @warwickscram1656
    @warwickscram1656 8 днів тому +651

    The cops should have faced assault and kidnapping charges.

    • @Beast_from_the_middle_east
      @Beast_from_the_middle_east 8 днів тому +10

      Qualified immunity.

    • @vs-ot6rt
      @vs-ot6rt 8 днів тому +19

      COPS: We investigated ourselves and found no wrong doing.
      Let the Courts decide.

    • @l_burn
      @l_burn 8 днів тому +7

      ​@@Beast_from_the_middle_east that's not what qualified immunity means, it only protects police from civil action

    • @user-nz5iz9ce8o
      @user-nz5iz9ce8o 8 днів тому +8

      @@l_burn and the union protects the rest

    • @wjf0ne
      @wjf0ne 8 днів тому +4

      @@l_burn
      So cops cannot be held responsible for their own actions with the blame being put unto the city and any monies awarded being paid for my the public.

  • @theDavid_B
    @theDavid_B 9 днів тому +916

    250k from tax payers and not the oath breakers. End qualified immunity. Make cops carry insurance

    • @mrsentinel4911
      @mrsentinel4911 9 днів тому +35

      Go after the insurance of the Judges that are extending immunity by filing criminal complaints against the judges that protect them.

    • @user-ug6ti3op3x
      @user-ug6ti3op3x 9 днів тому +30

      I have been advocating that LEO'S like most professionals have to have a personal liability insurance . What makes LEO'S any different that certain professionals to not have insurance ?

    • @So-U-Say...
      @So-U-Say... 8 днів тому +14

      It's NOT QI, if they're held accountable at the dept'l & criminal level, (DA), there would be NO NEED for QI, don't ppl get THIS???

    • @pcnetworks1292
      @pcnetworks1292 8 днів тому +3

      They DO have a "bond" !
      I have asked a couple of YT attorneys to explain to their viewers just what is the threshold and procedure to go against their bond.
      So far I get crickets from the YT attorneys

    • @optimumperformance
      @optimumperformance 8 днів тому +4

      You get what you voted for.

  • @stupidplumbing2343
    @stupidplumbing2343 8 днів тому +574

    "It wasn't our best day."
    We usually get away with violating citizen's rights.

    • @rsmith3062
      @rsmith3062 8 днів тому +32

      Not our best day, we got caught this time.

    • @paulkinder6053
      @paulkinder6053 8 днів тому +14

      🎯

    • @benimarusasaka9127
      @benimarusasaka9127 7 днів тому +14

      The dude was literally plain clothed so i believe they do this alot

    • @pbrstreetgang73
      @pbrstreetgang73 7 днів тому +4

      True words! 💯

    • @turtletruth
      @turtletruth 7 днів тому

      POLICE drain the wealth and freedoms from honorable taxpayers FORCING loss of jobs, credit, home, marriage, and desire to continue living after complete financial ruin. In contrast, the police convert taxpayers into welfare recipients! ($10,000 to $100.000 to prove innocence in court!) Police often say "The initial arresting process is the punishment", and they would be right ...!
      (POLICE encounter's seldom if ever benefit the taxpayer!)
      - USMC (Semper Fidelis) SGT E-5 (5811)

  • @texdevildog9174
    @texdevildog9174 8 днів тому +230

    Officers need to pay the settlement, not the taxpayers.

    • @MrBeevee5
      @MrBeevee5 6 днів тому +4

      At the very least, share in the cost.

    • @gordonbaxley1583
      @gordonbaxley1583 5 днів тому +4

      Sell the squad car they left running

    • @zeena8091
      @zeena8091 2 години тому

      Insurance is paying for that...

  • @warrenfrudd9324
    @warrenfrudd9324 9 днів тому +417

    Everyone of these officers need to be held accountable.

    • @dyates6380
      @dyates6380 8 днів тому +2

      Every one. Second grade class.

    • @patverum9051
      @patverum9051 8 днів тому +5

      They will get "more" training...that infers they had any training to start with..

    • @MatthewHensley8304
      @MatthewHensley8304 8 днів тому +1

      how can that happen when so many people take the pay off and empty promise of doing better next time.

    • @johnbauman4005
      @johnbauman4005 8 днів тому

      ​@@patverum9051*implies

    • @timclements-dh9sq
      @timclements-dh9sq 8 днів тому +9

      The settlements should be from their pensions.

  • @dmacktm
    @dmacktm 9 днів тому +543

    Back the blue till it happens to you.

    • @werenotfree6412
      @werenotfree6412 8 днів тому +23

      I was just getting ready to say the exact same thing

    • @denniscook512
      @denniscook512 8 днів тому +12

      I live by this

    • @roymartin3002
      @roymartin3002 8 днів тому +7

      I keep them at arms length and judge accordingly. No benefit of the doubt is given from me unless its earned by them.

    • @littlemonkey5696
      @littlemonkey5696 8 днів тому +5

      Yes indeed

    • @The-KP
      @The-KP 8 днів тому +19

      "Occasionally we miss the mark." These cops blew a fuse and intentionally violated this guy's constitutional rights.

  • @Samyaza1
    @Samyaza1 8 днів тому +172

    Settlements need to start coming from police pensions.

    • @kevinscott4081
      @kevinscott4081 8 днів тому +10

      And lock them up.

    • @rodneymyers5114
      @rodneymyers5114 8 днів тому +3

      I 100% agree with this. If they all had to pay when a few do this you just might see other officers stop this kid of craziness.

    • @mistergrinch100
      @mistergrinch100 8 днів тому

      Pensions are taxpayer funded. If they get low on funds, they'll just tax you more. The money should come out of these dipshits pockets

    • @ct5625
      @ct5625 7 днів тому +3

      @@rodneymyers5114 Let's be real about this.
      If it did start coming out of their pocket they would all go on strike and demand a pay rise to cover the costs instead of ever changing their criminal actions.
      American policing needs to be rebuilt from the ground up because the system itself is fatally flawed.
      It's going to require a total cultural change with a new generation of cops who understand what accountability is, and know they will face consequences for their actions. This will mean removing almost every sheriff who came up in this corrupt system.

    • @jerrysockets8154
      @jerrysockets8154 2 дні тому

      Their Pension, their budget and the unions!!!

  • @KD-lb9bg
    @KD-lb9bg 8 днів тому +272

    Abolish Qualified Immunity and make the cops actually pay for their illegal activities instead of the taxpayers.

    • @Snarksneeze
      @Snarksneeze 8 днів тому +5

      When an officer violates your civil rights (4th Amendment, here), they lose their immunity and can be personally sued

    • @isagsd5502
      @isagsd5502 8 днів тому

      The problem is these seven dumb shits don’t even realize they violated his civil rights. Part of the problem is poor training.

    • @kevinallies1014
      @kevinallies1014 8 днів тому +2

      That’s not really true. Qualified immunity is a legal defense. Obviously it doesn’t stop you from suing them but once it is allowed by the court your suit is moot.

    • @brkbtjunkie
      @brkbtjunkie 8 днів тому +2

      @@Snarksneezethis is not the case. There are a number of criteria that have to be proven for QI to be nullified.

    • @Snarksneeze
      @Snarksneeze 8 днів тому +2

      @@brkbtjunkie I have watched tons of hearings on the subject. A single violation is all that's required.

  • @transparent1054
    @transparent1054 9 днів тому +291

    Nothing will change as long as the taxpayer is paying the lawsuit settlements.

    • @bobthetitanic
      @bobthetitanic 8 днів тому +1

      It's We the People,we are financially responsible.

    • @DanBoyd1111
      @DanBoyd1111 8 днів тому +2

      IT'S THE SAME THING​@@bobthetitanic! 🙄🤣

    • @jimchoate6912
      @jimchoate6912 8 днів тому +5

      Doesn't seem like anybody wants it to change.
      People keep voting for this. So, till that changes, well..

    • @grunt98444
      @grunt98444 8 днів тому

      More like it is paid by the agency's liability insurance company. It only effects them /you if the judgement is more than the policy will cover.

    • @dew12u
      @dew12u 8 днів тому +1

      You don't really think that you'll see that money back in your check if they make the cop pay a settlement? At least when a citizen wins a suit I get to see where my taxes are going.

  • @SummerlinRealtor
    @SummerlinRealtor 8 днів тому +159

    How about firing the deputies as part of the lawsuit since there is zero accountability.

    • @Horwitz86
      @Horwitz86 8 днів тому

      That’ll fix it! It’s about bad apples definitely not just a function of having a set of armed guards who exist to protect the wealthy. Every person who puts the badge on becomes an enemy of the people.

    • @Andy-te1mw
      @Andy-te1mw 8 днів тому +6

      No accountability should be their motto

    • @clintmatthews3500
      @clintmatthews3500 8 днів тому +6

      Clearly they aren't needed for actual policing since so many of them had the opportunity to be involved in assaulting and kidnapping a harmless man who'd done nothing illegal.

    • @badgercdlyons
      @badgercdlyons 7 днів тому +2

      You heard the sheriff's statement. Even in light of the settlement he's still in denial they did anything wrong. He won't fire anyone of his boys.

    • @joeswartz8286
      @joeswartz8286 7 днів тому +3

      @@clintmatthews3500
      Yes, you would think at least half of them would be eating donuts somewhere.

  • @climber950
    @climber950 8 днів тому +202

    I don’t know what’s worse, the deprivation of rights under color of law by about 1/2 dozen officers, or the Chief LYING saying his rights weren’t violated. I’m not even a lawyer and I can identify at least 5 different ways his rights were violated. Leaving him soiled for 4+ hours…are you f*cling kidding me?!? Chief should resign in DISGRACE and his officers should face federal charges under 18 USC 242 AND 241.

    • @chrondog18
      @chrondog18 8 днів тому +13

      If I can love this I would

    • @Charity4Chokora
      @Charity4Chokora 8 днів тому

      18 U.S.C. § 241.
      242, is an Epstein in law, no senior nugget mining happened.

    • @glundgren2097
      @glundgren2097 6 днів тому

      If their victim was black the feds would have jumped at the chance to investigate everything!

    • @kdlev4903
      @kdlev4903 5 днів тому

      As always cops claim " we investigated ourselves and found we did no wrong said the fox standing outside the chicken coop with blood on its face and feathers in its mouth ".

  • @IndyDog-ns8ws
    @IndyDog-ns8ws 9 днів тому +285

    The 250k should come out of the sheriff's budget.

    • @eatsnopaste
      @eatsnopaste 9 днів тому +8

      at the bare minimum...

    • @Thorsoak
      @Thorsoak 8 днів тому +15

      Should come out of the retirement funds of the whole department! Maybe then they’ll hold each-other accountable instead of covering for each-other!

    • @kevinscott4081
      @kevinscott4081 8 днів тому +7

      And they should be in jail for the crimes against the guy.

    • @petergeh9584
      @petergeh9584 8 днів тому +1

      City council: "Nope, its coming out of taxpayers. Period."

    • @JanBruunAndersen
      @JanBruunAndersen 8 днів тому +1

      The sheriffs budget comes from the tax payers, so...

  • @jonschmidt1545
    @jonschmidt1545 8 днів тому +118

    $250,000 is no were near enough. $1 million, plus lawyer fees, sounds about right.

    • @rsmith3062
      @rsmith3062 8 днів тому

      AND feed them some ex-lax and let them sit in their own filth for 6 hours.

    • @rk-us3zl
      @rk-us3zl 2 дні тому

      the victim decided it was enough. He didn't have to settle and could have gone to court for a million plus lawyer fees. He was happy with it.

  • @mbar7777
    @mbar7777 9 днів тому +139

    Under arrest for obstruction is always the dumbest charge officers make. It’s literally the charge they always make in illegal arrests. All obstruction charges should be reviewed by an outside party

    • @nismo2070
      @nismo2070 8 днів тому +14

      Right!?? It's similar to resisting arrest. If it's an ILLEGAL detainment, a citizen has every right to resist. We are not a police state. YET.

    • @RiverRat-2112
      @RiverRat-2112 8 днів тому +8

      @@nismo2070 Either one of those is an automatic not guilty on all charges from me as a juror.

    • @salvadorvizcarra769
      @salvadorvizcarra769 8 днів тому +2

      Yup... But, this Police ABUSE happened in China, in Korea, or maybe it happened in Cuba.
      This Tyranny didn't happen here, at home, in US, cuz we live in the "Land of Freedom". Right?
      (I'm using SARCASM, okay?).

    • @salvadorvizcarra769
      @salvadorvizcarra769 8 днів тому +6

      @@nismo2070 Why do I feel FEAR when a Cop approaches me, when I should feel SAFE in the presence of a Police Officer?

    • @denisemadison1298
      @denisemadison1298 7 днів тому

      @@nismo2070 Usually "Stop resisting" is yelled at people they have knocked out or killed as well.....

  • @westokautoleasing8488
    @westokautoleasing8488 8 днів тому +33

    The DA should also be charged for not dropping the charges for a year.

  • @roberthooper2242
    @roberthooper2242 8 днів тому +21

    His first mistake was having any trust in the police to do the right thing.

  • @paulkube3901
    @paulkube3901 8 днів тому +49

    Sure, they settled! It's not THEIR money. They don't GAF

  • @fecklar1905
    @fecklar1905 8 днів тому +68

    So the taxpayers are on the hook for yet another payout because of officers...these officers need to be fired for assault.

    • @JeffC-fq1be
      @JeffC-fq1be 7 днів тому +2

      Just fired???

    • @russell2952
      @russell2952 7 днів тому +4

      STOP saying that! Firing isn't a criminal punishment. They need to be charged and sentenced for the assault.

    • @user-mb7fw3wm2y
      @user-mb7fw3wm2y 5 днів тому +1

      Arrested!!!! Just like you or me would have been 😡😡😡🖕

  • @D__Lee
    @D__Lee 9 днів тому +76

    Given Ada County Sheriff Matt Clifford's response that this was nothing more than an inadvertent "fumble" by his deputies means there will be no punishment, no adverse consequences, and he will e-mail his deputies a copy of the US Constitution for them to read at their leisure. When his deputies "fumble", they "fumble" away $250,000 of taxpayers money. Money that doesn't come out of his pocket or his department.

    • @RiverRat-2112
      @RiverRat-2112 8 днів тому +8

      His response guarantees that rights violations is standard procedure.

    • @ohhhface619
      @ohhhface619 7 днів тому

      Vote him out!!!!

  • @thejerk95
    @thejerk95 8 днів тому +61

    250K should’ve been doubled.

  • @johnd.8224
    @johnd.8224 8 днів тому +21

    Every cop involved belongs in prison.

  • @twalrus1
    @twalrus1 8 днів тому +46

    The fact that all the officers acted in lockstep together tells you that there was nothing unusual or out of the ordinary in their abuse. Things won't change until the chief is replaced, or the chief is forced to adopt a Zero Tolerance policy.

  • @katieb1932
    @katieb1932 8 днів тому +17

    Pay out from police pension fund

  • @eatsnopaste
    @eatsnopaste 9 днів тому +64

    When you fumble...then the entire court system should come down on them.

  • @edsilva54
    @edsilva54 9 днів тому +36

    Paid with tax dollars

  • @jamesbair6158
    @jamesbair6158 8 днів тому +30

    Remember .. if you fumble and have a bad day, you are arrested and have a criminal record for life.
    When they fumble and have a bad day… you are arrested, battered, humiliated, and have to fight to not have a criminal record for life.

  • @soonerclark
    @soonerclark 8 днів тому +64

    So nothing happened to the corrupt pigs but the citizens have to foot the bill

    • @XJWill1
      @XJWill1 8 днів тому +1

      As they should. The "citizens" voted for the government that hired those cops and continues to allow those cops to get away with their crimes.
      The "citizens" need to wake up and vote for politicians, prosecutors, judges, and sheriffs who will fix the broken system. Maybe if taxes go up to fund lots of settlements, people will eventually wake up and choose their votes more carefully.

  • @DavidClements-jr2zd
    @DavidClements-jr2zd 8 днів тому +40

    Takes a sick minded individual to be a cop

    • @trisertricordoh2127
      @trisertricordoh2127 5 днів тому

      I hate how people lump all of a group based on the few bad apples that get plastered all over the news. Yes there are bad cops, but there are good ones as well that doesn't try to do something like that. Would you like it if people started to say all Germans are still National Socialists even today, because of their past leaders. Note you never see news reports on the good cops only the ones that help the defund the police narrative, ever notice that?

  • @1234Frank
    @1234Frank 7 днів тому +8

    Publicly name all the police officers involved in the false arrest.

  • @TheMakersMarkTSF
    @TheMakersMarkTSF 8 днів тому +24

    "I wasn't an activist until they made me one!"

    • @nismo2070
      @nismo2070 8 днів тому +6

      EXACTLY. I always obeyed the law and respected law enforcement. Until I had something stolen and had to interact with the police. I was already their prime suspect because they thought I was doing some kind of insurance fraud. Doesn't matter that I gave them 4k video of the person that took the item with their name and current location. I have yet to personally meet a competent police officer.

    • @howlinwulf
      @howlinwulf 8 днів тому

      Its EASIER if you are the suspect.
      Facts.
      ​@@nismo2070

    • @TheMakersMarkTSF
      @TheMakersMarkTSF 8 днів тому +3

      @@nismo2070 I am not sure if you are aware, but there is an IQ requirement to become a cop and if you exceed it they will not hire you!

    • @clovercaledwych6131
      @clovercaledwych6131 7 днів тому +2

      Same here. Currently in a legal battle over an alleged DUI. Cop insisted I was intoxicated by legally prescribed medications. Doctor insists that’s impossible and the toxicology report was clean. The charges will probably be dropped but I’m still out several thousand dollars. According to my lawyer I can’t sue because the cop had a “reasonable suspicion” and that’s all he needs. This flabby roided-out tattooed pig just wanted to up his arrest numbers and I was an easy target.
      I was wary about cops before….now, I’m their sworn enemies.

    • @mrcapguy5554
      @mrcapguy5554 5 днів тому

      @@clovercaledwych6131Sorry to hear of your troubles. Good luck.

  • @harleylif1929
    @harleylif1929 9 днів тому +56

    It still amazes me how many police officers don't know the law or understand the Constitution.
    And the tax payers pay for the officers actions. This is more officers losing the trust and respect from the people

    • @tonyott1377
      @tonyott1377 9 днів тому +8

      You wouldn't let a plumber or electrician work on you house if they didn't know their jobs!!! So why are continuing to allow law enforcement who doesn't know the LAW be out there taking away people's MONEY, FREEDOM and in some cases LIVES???? We the People DEMAND BETTER!! ABOLISH QUALIFIED IMMUNTIY

    • @patverum9051
      @patverum9051 8 днів тому +3

      In cop kindy most time is spent on: How to escalate ANY situation.

    • @grunt98444
      @grunt98444 8 днів тому +5

      They know. They just don't care (as long as their qualified immunity is in place).

    • @kevinscott4081
      @kevinscott4081 8 днів тому +3

      It wasn't even that they didn't know the law. The plain clothes cop was hurt by the old guy talking to him like he deserved and it was retaliation. That is all this is and they should all go to jail. Nothing lawful about any of it. All criminal.

    • @rick4580
      @rick4580 8 днів тому +1

      This ignorance of the law is how they get away with claiming qualified immunity.

  • @captnron59
    @captnron59 9 днів тому +43

    I need backup!! It's a grey haired old man that scared me!! Will ten be enough?

    • @patverum9051
      @patverum9051 8 днів тому +4

      And always moaning about being understaffed, while clearly they got twice
      the cops needed.

  • @stevenmacinnis418
    @stevenmacinnis418 9 днів тому +80

    So Officers...which one did you not trample on...Every person is a criminal in their eyes PERIOD!!!!!!

    • @user-ug6ti3op3x
      @user-ug6ti3op3x 8 днів тому +4

      Except their own .

    • @salvadorvizcarra769
      @salvadorvizcarra769 8 днів тому +1

      Yup... But, this Police ABUSE happened in China, in Korea, or maybe it happened in Cuba.
      This Tyranny didn't happen here, at home, in US, cuz we live in the "Land of Freedom". Right?
      (I'm using SARCASM, okay?).

  • @cydrych
    @cydrych 8 днів тому +15

    The fact that any of those cops are still alive is proof that there is no justice in this country.

  • @margueritewood7036
    @margueritewood7036 8 днів тому +12

    “This wasn’t our best day.”….
    Dude, this is EVERY day.

  • @seth5308
    @seth5308 7 днів тому +8

    That was the entire force hassling a 70 year old man. How pathetic

  • @peterfitzpatrick7032
    @peterfitzpatrick7032 8 днів тому +12

    Settling out of court is NOT "accountability"... 🙄

  • @TellTheTruth1
    @TellTheTruth1 8 днів тому +18

    Earning the hate. Abolish qualify immunity ASAP

  • @infinitetanner
    @infinitetanner 8 днів тому +13

    $250k paid for by the taxpayers, because of Ada Sheriffs. Fire them ALL! They trampled his rights! Now he has a taste of what all American citizens, especially those in lower income neighborhoods have been dealing with for 100 years! Also want to point out, this gentleman was there to be a good citizen, and properly dispose of old medications WELCOMED by the Sheriff dept. Plain clothes officers should always identify themselves before they start with official business. Furthermore, the vehicles should NOT be left running, and it was a public/open parking lot! Shame on Ada Sheriffs. Their PR response missed the mark too-

  • @dakotashea3561
    @dakotashea3561 9 днів тому +20

    Did she really mispronounce "policing" as "policy-ing"?

  • @birdman7135
    @birdman7135 8 днів тому +8

    How many cops were involved in his arrest? And not one of them questioned the legality? So yes, ... they absolutely DO trample on citizens' rights.

  • @MustPassTruck
    @MustPassTruck 8 днів тому +6

    It won't stop until these bad cops go to jail.

  • @DanBoyd1111
    @DanBoyd1111 8 днів тому +9

    Remember folks, good Cops don't need Qualified Immunity!

  • @RiverRat-2112
    @RiverRat-2112 8 днів тому +7

    A wrongful arrest is a, say it with me, Kidnapping. There is no accountability until people go to prison for this serious felony.

  • @terryhayward7905
    @terryhayward7905 9 днів тому +38

    "MOST interactions go well" ? and he is happy with that?

  • @peterb2272
    @peterb2272 9 днів тому +35

    Cop: ", not my money. Who gives a f**k"

    • @Vazzini42
      @Vazzini42 8 днів тому +2

      And they get paid to do the "training" as well. All settlements should come from the cops pension fund. Watch how fast they figure out right and wrong when their money is on the line.

    • @Dominick_Calvitto.
      @Dominick_Calvitto. 3 дні тому +1

      SCUMBAGS

  • @mikhaelis
    @mikhaelis 8 днів тому +11

    Back the blue until it happens to you.

  • @jamesnasium4688
    @jamesnasium4688 9 днів тому +45

    WHO, was Charged or, Disciplined for this ???

    • @jacknoe4024
      @jacknoe4024 8 днів тому +3

      The same person as always with these situations, the victim. Cops need to be held accountable and the men who assaulted, battered, and falsely imprisoned the victim in this will not be. Only he will face any real punishment or discipline, simply for the "crime" of not breaking any laws.

    • @pbrstreetgang73
      @pbrstreetgang73 7 днів тому

      The sheriff investigated and found no wrongdoing, and awarded them medals of constitutional merit

    • @maplifiers
      @maplifiers 7 днів тому

      Only the victim

  • @imbalancedstatus8824
    @imbalancedstatus8824 8 днів тому +12

    "Arrested for obstruction". You know they got nothing on you

    • @Tom_Losh
      @Tom_Losh 8 днів тому +1

      Next question should be what law did he break that required the police action he allegedly obstructed?

    • @jasoninman9824
      @jasoninman9824 7 днів тому

      One of my favorite things to ask a cop is how many resisting, disorderly conduct or obstruction arrests they've made this year.

  • @mtw1234
    @mtw1234 8 днів тому +9

    LOOK AT THEM ALL PRESSED UP AGAINST HIM!! FOR LOOKING IN A COP CAR?? SICKENING!

  • @robertwatson818
    @robertwatson818 8 днів тому +22

    Believing this incident to be unintentional it seems officers have no idea how to handle any given situation with other than the use of violence. Sadly this is typical of police today. The officers suffered NO personal loss from this although all involved committed several felonies as well as civil rights violations. If police start getting charged and jailed on a routine basis this type behavior will stop.

  • @someguycalledCh0wdah
    @someguycalledCh0wdah 8 днів тому +12

    The utter refusal to take any real accountability and admit to what they actually did wrong is just one of the worst parts of this.
    Always, 100% of the time, they just deflect, deny, change the topic anything but take responsibility

  • @howlinwulf
    @howlinwulf 8 днів тому +5

    They don't realize how many activist they've made.

  • @kpdvw
    @kpdvw 9 днів тому +15

    nothing can be made worse when Police interfere...!

    • @grunt98444
      @grunt98444 8 днів тому

      Sadly true. Calling 911 is a crapshoot, you might get the services your paid for or just as likely get arrested, jailed or dead.

  • @Bentriverrusher
    @Bentriverrusher 8 днів тому +5

    "It wasn't our best day" That sad thing is it was just a regular day of criminals with badges pounding down on citizens that refused to go to their knees for them.

  • @nellegoode7488
    @nellegoode7488 8 днів тому +4

    Part of what they did to him was to INTENTIONALLY humiliate him.

  • @MasterBakerVideos
    @MasterBakerVideos 8 днів тому +8

    And who pays the bill?: Taxpayers of your community. Are the perpetrators ever held accountable? No, because they have qualified immunity, unlike other criminals, meaning the taxpayer gets the bill every time. Hope you enjoy supporting your local cops, and paying for their mistakes. This is YOUR doing, the taxpayer who doesn't care or pay attention.

    • @trinalittlefield6294
      @trinalittlefield6294 2 дні тому +1

      Even without qualified immunity we'd still be footing the bill in most cases because government officials are covered by indemnification. Qualified immunity is what typically prevents lawsuits from moving forward. Even once the court decides the officer isn't entitled to qualified immunity because of established case law, the taxpayers still pay because usually good old indemnification kicks in.
      According to a study done by NYU Law, police officers are virtually always indemnified: During the study period, governments paid approximately 99.98% of the dollars that plaintiffs recovered in lawsuits alleging civil rights violations by law enforcement. Law enforcement officers in the study never satisfied a punitive damages award entered against them and almost never contributed anything to settlements or judgments-even when indemnification was prohibited by law or policy, and even when officers were disciplined, terminated, or prosecuted for their conduct.

  • @baird5776mullet
    @baird5776mullet 8 днів тому +7

    Moral of story, keep your meds and stay away from the po,po.

  • @bmanagement4657
    @bmanagement4657 8 днів тому +11

    Cant spell badge without bad

  • @frankmartel5775
    @frankmartel5775 8 днів тому +13

    It’s about time something gets done. Thank you for reporting it and educating the viewers

  • @stupidplumbing2343
    @stupidplumbing2343 8 днів тому +8

    More taxpayers' dollars being wasted, training officers on what they should already know.

    • @babydriver8134
      @babydriver8134 8 днів тому +1

      Something they should have been taught as children.

  • @KageSama19
    @KageSama19 8 днів тому +4

    This is what a state sponsored gang looks like. These gang members need to be dealt with one way or another.

  • @shenmisheshou7002
    @shenmisheshou7002 7 днів тому +5

    Mr Heikkola has seen the reality of how aggressive US policing in the US really is. He gets it now. He has seen the light.

    • @firewater365
      @firewater365 4 дні тому

      He ONLY GOT it after he got treated the way he has likely seen others, but dismissed that treatment for reasons you know why...

    • @shenmisheshou7002
      @shenmisheshou7002 4 дні тому +1

      @@firewater365 Indeed he did, but that is simply because he likely never had this kind of encounter before. Cops do this every day in the US, but the victims are disproportionally black and Hispanic. I am betting that Mr Heikkola now has a far better appreciation of what minority communities have faced for many decades and the lives it has destroyed. Cops can turn looking into a car a life threatening and life changing event. He knows this now, and he won't ever be able to unsee the outrageous behavior of cops.

  • @tomlaurent8520
    @tomlaurent8520 8 днів тому +3

    They ALWAYS treat people who are not police or immediate family as criminals.

  • @Kuwaitin08
    @Kuwaitin08 7 днів тому +6

    Wow. I’m an officer and will say without hesitation that the Chief is full of 💩.

  • @danielboone8435
    @danielboone8435 9 днів тому +18

    So...6...7 bad apples. How big is the department?

    • @4ager505
      @4ager505 8 днів тому +1

      Why do you assume these are the only "bad apples" in the department?

    • @danielboone8435
      @danielboone8435 8 днів тому +2

      @@4ager505 Where did I say that? Yall manufacturers need to start reading before you comment.

    • @4ager505
      @4ager505 8 днів тому

      @@danielboone8435 I'm not sure what a manufacturer is on here, but I don't think I am one. To clarify my earlier question...I assume that seeing 6 or 7 would indicate many more of same type in the department. Perhaps, even a majority, and very possibly corrupted leadership at all levels. So if that is your definition of a manufacturer, yes...I am one.

    • @danielboone8435
      @danielboone8435 8 днів тому +1

      @@4ager505 I have a feeling that if you had a dime for every time something someone said went over your head that you would be able to buy UA-cam.

    • @4ager505
      @4ager505 8 днів тому

      @@danielboone8435 I have plenty of money to satisfy my needs and wants...but I'm not interested in YT all that much. It's like going to a sleazy bar, I don't meet very nice people on here...lots of mouthy show offs who think they are cool.

  • @aklemmer8936
    @aklemmer8936 8 днів тому +4

    When will communities demand. more education in law. For. Police

  • @dakotafred1829
    @dakotafred1829 8 днів тому +7

    More heros to respect.

  • @secsoldave
    @secsoldave 8 днів тому +5

    We should not allow Law Enforcement to treat citizens like this. Where are our legislators?

    • @pbrstreetgang73
      @pbrstreetgang73 7 днів тому +1

      They brag on “backing the blue”

    • @JBS2018
      @JBS2018 7 днів тому

      Busy treating their jobs as opportunities to get rich instead of treating it as an honor to serve their communities.

  • @Thorsoak
    @Thorsoak 8 днів тому +4

    Disgusting! how long are judges and da’s going to let this kind of stuff go on? It’s insane that the worst criminals in the nation seem to be police!

    • @maplifiers
      @maplifiers 7 днів тому +1

      Until they have personal consequences and not a moment before.

  • @michaelgillett5744
    @michaelgillett5744 7 днів тому +3

    The taxpayers are held accountable, the cops didn't pay anything, not even attorneys fees.

  • @GenericWhiteMan00
    @GenericWhiteMan00 7 днів тому +4

    And cops still wonder why they're hated...

  • @johnh8197
    @johnh8197 8 днів тому +3

    They interact with people every day. That is true. And they treat everyone with the same crappy attitude. They are not your friends.

  • @m4rvinmartian
    @m4rvinmartian 8 днів тому +8

    *_4:15_**_ If you REALLY ARE INTERESTED... do some INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM, and look up FIRST AMENDMENT AUDITORS._*

    • @brianbickle7395
      @brianbickle7395 8 днів тому

      The ex cons felons SO and DV perps pretending to be journalists??

  • @frostgfx
    @frostgfx 8 днів тому +2

    $1MILLION SHOULD HAVE BEEN AWARDED.

  • @barbaraavila6249
    @barbaraavila6249 7 днів тому +3

    This is sickening what a bunch of incompetent criminals .

  • @missinformed9550
    @missinformed9550 8 днів тому +4

    These cops were not held to account, the taxpayers were. It's doubtful that the response of the officers was more than a shrug, then business as usual.

  • @JK_Chapman
    @JK_Chapman 8 днів тому +3

    the blue wall of silence speaks volumes... the sheriff's statement was insulting and pathetic

  • @nooneyouknow8359
    @nooneyouknow8359 8 днів тому +3

    The worst from cops is yet to come.
    Too much power for people who are too emotional to be in positions of authority.

  • @vociferon-heraldofthewinte7763
    @vociferon-heraldofthewinte7763 6 годин тому +1

    Now sue Sherriff Clifford for defamation.

  • @Kuwaitin08
    @Kuwaitin08 7 днів тому +3

    If it were me, it would be a settlement with stipulations for termination of the officers involved.

  • @13UB187
    @13UB187 7 днів тому +2

    Deputy William Clark thinks the deputies acted "kind" to the poor fella. The D.A.'s office is just as guilty.

  • @joefishtale
    @joefishtale 8 днів тому +2

    10% of the payouts should come from the officers involved.

  • @wesleylevan3319
    @wesleylevan3319 9 днів тому +9

    Really really love this story it is an honest looking one not somebody out trying to pick and pokey but an actual case where these fools power mad fools get out there and do the things they do the very reason qualified immunity should be abolished!

  • @DannyBoyZero
    @DannyBoyZero 8 днів тому +5

    Always remember: "Back the blue until it happens to you!"

  • @magchicago100
    @magchicago100 8 днів тому +2

    Settlement should have been for no less than $100,000,000. Nothing less will force any change.

  • @TheIrishdriven
    @TheIrishdriven 8 днів тому +2

    Has anyone settling these cases out of court ever considered requiring all police to take indepth constitutional law to know what they swear an oath to

  • @jesusfloresjr6904
    @jesusfloresjr6904 8 днів тому +3

    judge Dredd -Will Be On the Streets, and No Trial Will Be Needed, Judge Dredd , judge, jury and Executioner, it's already happening in the USA.

  • @deemariewright3981
    @deemariewright3981 7 днів тому +2

    Good for this courageous citizen!! Very proud of him!!

  • @kevinscott4081
    @kevinscott4081 8 днів тому +2

    Let's thank that department for flushing tax dollars down the toilet.

  • @m4rvinmartian
    @m4rvinmartian 8 днів тому +3

    *0:30** She looks surprised.*

  • @Eatcrap
    @Eatcrap 9 днів тому +8

    All cowards wear badges

  • @annar6081
    @annar6081 8 днів тому +2

    He did not get enough compensation for what they did to him! 😡

  • @edrobinson998
    @edrobinson998 8 днів тому +2

    In Canada we take expired drugs to the pharmacy to get disposed of.

    • @howlinwulf
      @howlinwulf 8 днів тому

      Hey the cops pocket them for parties or everyday use.
      Always ask your pharmacy to dispose of them.
      They have all kinds of expired drugs and they will also get rid of yours.

  • @TheMakersMarkTSF
    @TheMakersMarkTSF 8 днів тому +5

    Back the Blue until it happens to you!

  • @user-kb6ym8rd2r
    @user-kb6ym8rd2r 9 днів тому +3

    shame !! just comply w/these heroes true manly men!

  • @jimpinney
    @jimpinney 7 днів тому +1

    Great job on reporting clear and concise information, clear clean diction, got high hopes for you lady.

  • @themotuman2663
    @themotuman2663 8 днів тому +1

    They violated the heck out of his rights, but they don't violate rights? So much for accountability. The double standards are disgusting.

  • @toddbatstra645
    @toddbatstra645 8 днів тому +1

    They call it a fumble 😢 every deputy and jailer should be prosecuted and have to pay the settlement

  • @ianritta
    @ianritta 3 дні тому

    Good reporting! Very courageous for him to speak out. It's absolutely disgusting that officers think they can treat people this way.