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@chrislhayes and @Trevornoah have both brought up the Columbus Police Departments corruption and lies tonight on their show. Hereâs a thread of how corrupt they are including the Stormy Daniels Arrest, Disbandment of their Vice Unit, and multiple unjustified police killings.
Daniels was busted after allegedly touching three different undercover vice police officers during her performance at the Sirens club in violation of state law barring anyone who is not a family member from touching a dancer who is either nude or semi-nude https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cnbc.com/amp/2018/07/12/stormy-daniels-arrested-in-columbus-ohio-while-performing-avenatti.html
Charges against Stormy Daniels Dropped https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2018/07/12/politics/stormy-daniels-arrested-in-ohio/index.html
Vice Officers Fired over Stormy Daniels Arrest https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nytimes.com/2020/01/24/us/stormy-daniels-columbus-vice-officers.amp.html
The lawsuit stated she was targeted by the vice officers because they were supporters of President Donald Trump and "entered into a conspiracy to arrest her" in retaliation for embarrassing the President. https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2019/09/27/politics/stormy-daniels-settlement-columbus/index.html
Donna Daltonâs death comes on the heels of a number of other fatal shootings by the Columbus police. In 2018, there have been 17 incidents involving officers shooting ppl. 7 of those ppl died. Between 2013 and 2017, CPD officers fatally shot 28 people. https://theappeal.org/columbus-officer-was-under-investigation-when-he-shot-and-killed-sex-worker-donna-dalton/
#HenryGreen was killed by two plained clothed police officers in a car with Florida Tags. https://www.google.com/amp/s/psmag.com/.amp/social-justice/racism-institutionalized-cpd
13 Year old Tyre King was killer by Columbus Police in 2016. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna648671
Columbus Police set up a 16 year old Julius Tate Jr and killed him. https://www.google.com/amp/s/abc6onyourside.com/amp/news/local/a-year-later-julius-tates-family-still-looking-for-justice-in-deadly-police-shooting
Columbus Police then charged Julius Tateâs Girlfriend Masonique Saunders with their murder. https://newrepublic.com/article/154674/masonique-saunders-columbus-ohio-police-felony-murder-laws
A group ppl on a converted bus named Buttercup were briefly detained by a SWAT team at a protest. The next day, Columbus police stoked fears over rioting in social media posts about the bus that went viral, eventually reaching Florida Sen. Marco Rubio. https://www.columbusalive.com/news/20200612/we-were-terrified-and-confused-curious-case-of-colorful-school-bus
Federal Lawsuit filed against Columbus Police after the Death of Jaron Thomas https://radio.wosu.org/post/federal-lawsuit-filed-against-columbus-police-after-death-jaron-thomas
The troubled vice unit, which became nationally known for its arrest of Stormy Daniels last summer and has since become the subject of a federal corruption investigation http://google.com/amp/s/www.nytimes.com/2019/03/20/us/columbus-police-vice-unit.amp.html
I could go on an on about how corrupt this police department is. https://www.columbusalive.com/news/20200604/how-we-got-here-george-floyd-protests-in-columbus
Police officers in Ohio have been accused of reverting to unnecessarily rough tactics, including dumping a disabled woman from her wheelchair, to clear out a group of protesters at Senator Rob Portman's office. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nydailynews.com/news/national/columbus-officer-throws-disabled-protester-wheelchair-article-1.3314719%3foutputType=amp
Congresswoman Joyce Beaty, Columbus City Council President Shannon Hardin and Franklin County Commissioner Kevin Boyce maced during a peaceful protest. https://www.google.com/amp/s/thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/500280-local-officials-in-ohio-maced-during-demonstrations-protesting-george%3famp
20 instances of Columbus Police interaction with Protesters. (VIDEO) https://www.columbusnavigator.com/columbus-police-protests/ https://www.columbusnavigator.com/columbus-police-protests/
Sarah Grossman dies two days after exposure to tear gas. https://www.google.com/amp/s/nypost.com/2020/06/09/ohio-woman-dies-after-exposure-to-tear-gas-pepper-spray/amp/
Here is another great thread by @SURJColumbusOH. Articles are from @ColumbusAlive which does a great job of reporting on CPD. https://twitter.com/surjcolumbusoh/status/1268916039338917892?s=21 https://twitter.com/surjcolumbusoh/status/1268916039338917892
