help me please he's abusing me okay watch out the window take it off if you are refer to an African-American female or male or a Mexican male or female they because they're not white like you take the uniform off you have no business being a police officer back in 2011 a Florida Highway Patrol Trooper by the name of Donna Jane Watts uh stopped a speeding driver who was going 120 miles per hour well she was really surprised to find that that person in the vehicle was someone by the name of Fausto Lopez Foster Lopez is actually a police officer with the Miami Police Department in October 2011 a highly unusual event took place on the roads of Florida State Trooper Donna Jane Watts stopped a speeding Miami officer named Fausto Lopez who was driving recklessly at an incredibly high speed of 120 miles per hour the dash cam footage from Trooper Watts's car captures her chasing after the speeding Miami officer when Lopez becomes aware of the pursuit he pulls over to the side of the road Trooper Watts exits her vehicle with her gun drawn and instructs Lopez to show his hands put your hands out the window Trooper Watts orders Lopez to step out of his car and face away from her he attempts to explain that he was heading to an off-duty job hoping to avoid the arrest but Trooper Watts disregards his excuses and proceeds to handcuff him the arrest received praise and Applause from the media and the public for its bravery holding another officer accountable for their dangerous Behavior was seen as an admirable Act but little did trooper Watts know that her active courage would trigger a series of events that would leave her questioning her safety and Sanity after the incident Trooper Watts faced the anger of the entire Florida State Police in the following days and months an astonishing 88 police officers decided to take matters into their own hands they used the confidential police driver database called David to monitor Trooper watts and gather her private information their actions went to extreme lengths making her life miserable with prank calls pizza deliveries and even leaving human feces at her doorstep she became a Target always Vigilant of suspicious cars parked near her house and fearful of checking her mailbox for potential threats the Relentless harassment not only put her well-being at risk but also made her doubt whether her own colleagues would support her in dangerous situations she even contemplated moving away to escape the torment in response to the off officer's despicable conduct Trooper Watts decided to take legal action she filed a 69-page lawsuit against the 88 officers from 25 different jurisdictions including Miami-Dade Broward and Palm Beach counties fortunately 83 of these officers eventually settled the lawsuits notably the Broward sheriff's office settled for six thousand dollars while Hollywood and Lauderhill settled for five thousand dollars and six thousand five hundred dollars respectively Margate opted to pay ten thousand dollars to avoid being named in the lawsuit in December the city of Miami where the remaining five officers worked also chose to settle for twenty four thousand five hundred dollars however the Department's five officers Pablo Camacho Roshan Milligan Jesus Pedraza Jamie Ramirez and David sucerno refused to reach a settlement they wanted their cases to be resolved through Court proceedings even the internal affairs investigations conducted by the Miami Department confirmed that the officer's searches in the database were not justified resulting in official reprimands but no further serious consequences for them their defense was rather peculiar these officers claimed that they wanted to identify her for their own safety according to their attorney Robert bushel they looked her up because she had pointed a gun at an officer and they worked in the same area however their actions were perceived as harassment initially Trooper was succeeded in her legal battle against the five Miami officers nevertheless they appealed the decision the case was reviewed by three judges Frank Hall Stanley Marcus and Charles Wilson and surprisingly they overturned the original ruling they concluded that the officers had not violated the law and should not face legal repercussions in February 2017 the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Florida determined that the officers had not accessed Trooper Watts's information for a purpose explicitly forbidden under the driver's privacy protection act dppa therefore the officers were granted qualified immunity and the case was sent back to the district court with a decision in favor of the officers the judges wrote that Trooper Watts did not provide evidence that the officers accessed her information for a purpose explicitly forbidden by the driver's privacy protection act dppa because of this they didn't need to determine whether the officer's actual purpose was allowed under the dppa as a result they concluded that the district court made a mistake in denying qualified immunity to the defendants the case was reversed and they sent it back to the district court with a judgment in favor of the officers the Court's ruling was controversial because despite the five officers admitting to accessing the trooper's private information they were granted qualified immunity based on the lack of clear evidence that they violated the dppa foreign Garza found himself thrown down and pinned to the ground feeling completely helpless it was officer Mario Cardone his neighbor whom Garza had known for years who had him in this vulnerable position on the verge of breaking his wrist the reason behind cardona's extreme actions was his anger towards Garza accusing him of attempting to kidnap his stepdaughter before this incident cardona's stepdaughter Naomi Villanueva had been in a relationship with Garza for about two years starting when she turned 18 and Garza was in his mid-20s however their relationship had become tumultuous marked by constant arguments and fights Villanueva eventually moved out of her parents home in Whittier and into a house in Downey about 20 minutes away with her friend according to court reports in May 2015 Garza showed up at villanueva's new house one night leading to the dramatic confrontation with officer Cardone according to Naomi Villanueva her her ex-boyfriend got angry when he saw her and her friend hanging out with some other guys and he accused her of cheating he allegedly grabbed her hand and took her in his car to Whittier however Daniel Garza disputes these claims according to his version of events Villanueva got in the car willingly and he denies the kidnapping accusations Garza argues that it wouldn't make sense for him to kidnap her and then take her to her parents house villanueva's family especially her mother Sherry Cardona who is also a law enforcement officer was upset about what happened to their daughter Sherry even reported the incident to the Downey Police Department on May 14 2015 Mario Cardona who is villanueva's stepfather and an off-duty officer was returning home in his truck when he saw Garza doing Pilates in his yard across the street Cardona called Garza down to the street and as soon as Garza came down Cardona began his assault both sides claimed that they were not the aggressor in the situation but a neighbor who witnessed the incident testified in favor of Garza's version of events port a neighbor named Ramsey Muro stated I saw Cardona as the aggressor swinging and punching Daniel who was ducking his head taking more of a protective stance trying to protect his head from being struck when Sheriff deputies arrived at the scene Cardona claimed that the Downey Police Department had an arrest warrant against Garza but it turned out there was no such warrant upon contacting the Downey police the deputies found out that Sherry cardona's kidnapping complaint was based on second-hand information Garza was not under arrest but the deputies noticed redness on Garza's face bruises and abrasions on his knees as well as redness on his wrists according to their report after the incident Garza filed a complaint against his neighbor however nine months later he received a letter from the Los Angeles police chief Charlie Beck stating that cardona's actions were Justified and that he had done nothing wrong this angered Garza leading him to file a federal lawsuit in May 2016 against Cardona Chief Beck and the city of Los Angeles the charges listed in the lawsuit included alleging false arrest unreasonable search and seizure excessive force assault and battery negligence and intentional infliction of emotional distress to strengthen Garza's case a video of the encounter filmed by one of his neighbors was presented at the trial Michael amirian the former deputy City attorney spoke in defense of the city U.S District Judge Stephen V Wilson presided over the hearing during which omerian described cardona's actions as Despicable and vile he stated if that isn't malice I don't know what is the jury agreed with the city attorney and on June 26 2017 they ordered Cardona to pay Garza 210 000 in Damages additionally the court imposed an additional 664 thousand dollars in attorney's fees and twenty six thousand dollars for post-trial costs however the city of La distanced itself from the ruling refusing to take responsibility for cardona's actions the city even refused to indemnify the officer forcing him to pay the charges out of his own pocket Cardona filed for bankruptcy relief but his request was denied by the Bankruptcy Court ruling that the law does not permit the discharge of a debt resulting from one's own malicious actions cardona's total debt resulting from this incident amounted to a staggering 899 267 interestingly just weeks after the verdict Cardona was promoted to Sergeant a decision approved by Chief Beck himself Garza's lawyer Jim D Simone criticized this move stating the LAPD had all the evidence we used at trial but exonerated Cardona and then promoted him this illustrates why people are out in the streets officers who injure and kill people unnecessarily are not held accountable for their conduct litigation against Beck and the City of La Contin nude and they obtained another ruling in their favor in July 2019 Nakaya Jones um my son came home from work today and he showed me a disturbing um video about a young man that was shot and killed by police and uh Louisiana in July 2016 Nakia Jones a former police officer who had served with the Warrensville Heights Police Department since 2002 found herself at the center of a global news sensation it all began when she posted a video on her Facebook page and little did she know that it would capture the attention of millions of people worldwide in the emotionally Charged video Nokia expressed her deep pain and anger over the tragic shooting death of Alton Sterling who was killed by two police officers in Louisiana her heartfelt message struck a chord with people and the video quickly amassed over 8 million views in her passionate appeal Nakia directed her words towards her fellow officers particularly white police officers urging them to reconsider their profession if they held any racist sentiments towards minority communities it off if you're afraid to go and talk to an African-American female or male or a Mexican male or female that's because they're not white like you take the uniform off you have no business being a police officer Nakia also had a heartfelt message for young African Americans she urged them to become positive role models for the next Generations and appealed for them to put down their guns choosing better paths for their future intelligent black man man I need for y'all to stand up get these young men Mentor them teach them nakia's video had a significant impact on the media and the public catching the attention of then President Barack Obama she even had the opportunity to join a television panel on ABC with the president to discuss pressing racial issues in America however her Newfound Fame had unexpected repercussions within her own Police Department nakia's co-workers at the Warrensville Heights Police Department became angry and refused to communicate with her initially Nakia didn't face any punishment from the city for her video but in 2017 a year after the video went viral she encountered a different battle fighting to keep her job the department terminated her citing misuse of sick time hours as the reason for her dismissal Nakia however believed that her firing was a direct result of her viral video in March 2018 she took legal action and filed a federal lawsuit against Warrensville mayor Brad Sellers and police chief Wesley Haynes asserting that her termination violated Her First Amendment rights she also alleged that she faced gender and racial discrimination as an African-American female officer during her tenure in her lawsuit Nakia described the emotional distress she endured during her time at the department however City officials insisted that her termination had nothing to do with the viral video they claimed to have become suspicious when they noticed Nokia participating in speaking engagements traveling and attending weddings while still receiving workers compensation these activities occurred in the months following a car accident Nakia had while on duty in May 2017. the events leading to Nokia's dismissal occurred in October 2017. she was scheduled to return to work on the ninth but she called in sick that day and the following day due to a headache she called in sick again on October 13th her next scheduled work day for three days citing the same persistent headache and a lupus flare-up City Administration grew concerned and conducted an investigation what they uncovered was surprising the surveillance team observed Naki aborting a plane headed for Philadelphia where she was reportedly scheduled to speak at a conference chief U.S District Judge Patricia gagan reviewed all the evidence and arguments presented in the case the judge concluded that Nakia had not shown a direct link between the video she posted in July 2016 and her termination in October 2017. the ruling stated that there was no clear connection between Nokia's protected speech and her firing and the defendants had provided a valid reason for their decision furthermore the judge dismissed nakia's claims of intentional infliction of emotional distress and a hostile work environment in response to the ruling mayor sellers expressed satisfaction stating that Warrensville Heights officials were pleased with judge gagan's decision he believed that once all the facts were presented the city's position would be Vindicated and the claim against the city would be proven to be without Merit mayor sellers reassured the public that the city would continue to serve Warrensville Heights and its citizens to the best of their abilities in October 1990 Harold Hill and Dan young Jr were found guilty of the murder of Kathy Morgan a tragic incident that occurred in South Side Chicago Kathy's body was discovered in a burning building detectives Kenneth Bordeaux and John Halloran were assigned to the case and after 17 months they obtained a confession from Peter Williams who claimed that he along with Hill and young had committed the crime however it was later revealed that Williams was in jail at the time of the murder leading prosecutors to drop the case against him despite this they continued to pursue charges against Hill and Young the circumstances surrounding Hill and Young's confessions raised doubts Hill stated that the investigating officers Kenneth Bordeaux and John Halloran physically assaulted him hitting him in the ribs and subjected him to verbal abuse he alleged that they put him under immense physical and mental pressure until he felt compelled to confess to crimes he knew he didn't commit Harold Hill was just 16 years old when the crime occurred but he was tried as an adult alongside Dan young Jr who was 31 years old at the time the trial took place in the Cook County Circuit Court and Judge Thomas Durkin presided over it prior to this incident neither of the defendants had a criminal record due to the inadmissibility of their confessions against each other separate juries were selected for the trial prosecutors called on Dr John Kenney a self-proclaimed forensic odontologist who claimed that a bruise and a bite mark found on Kathy Morgan's body could be linked to the defendants both juries found Hill and Young guilty of murder resulting in a life sentence without the possibility of parole guilty in 2004 a major Revelation occurred when DNA tests were conducted Harold Hill and Dan young Jr's defense attorney Kathleen Zellner requested DNA testing on evidence from the crime scene the test showed that the hairs found at the site and the cellular materials under Kathy Morgan's fingernails did not match either young or Hill prosecutors contested these findings arguing that the hairs were not relevant to the case and that the cellular material could have been left by the recovery teams during the investigation despite the prosecutor's resistance a new investigation was launched in 2005 after 13 years of imprisonment the charges against Hill and young were dropped and they were released as free men sadly young was killed in a hit-and-run incident in Chicago just 14 months later Hill however felt a grave Injustice had been done to him he filed a complaint against the city of Chicago the police and the two detectives involved in the case alleging coerced confession and violation of his civil rights the case was set to go to trial but before that happened a settlement was reached in 2011. the city of Chicago agreed to pay 1.25 million dollars to settle the case Hill received five hundred thousand dollars from the settlement and the rest covered attorney's fees although he'll achieve this Victory he faced another conviction later for an unrelated armed robbery charge and is currently serving a 27-year sentence in prison despite this outcome the case highlights the need for significant reforms in our justice system