Poll: Should the Anderson's Police Department, in light of recent allegations of improper sexual conduct by an officer and further allegations of a cover-up by at least one other officer, be investigated?
| Response | Percent | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yes, they should be investigated. | 96% | 26 | |
| No, they should not be investigated. | 3% | 1 | |
| I don't know | 0% | 0 | |
| total votes: 27 | |||
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suku writes:
TO THE YOUNG WOMAN WHO WAS (ALLEGEDLY) SEXUALLY ASSAULTED, PLEASE HAVE YOUR LEGAL COUNSEL LOOK INTO THIS.
I have to watch what I say or the paper will pull my comment. I don't want that. Information is necessary to make good decisions. We need good decisions. I will give you the information I (allegedly) have and let you decide.
Law enforcement are trying to say that what the officer (allegedly) did to MY friend, assault, is perfectly normal and not a criminal offense. However, I think that if an officer (allegedly) has a woman with her hands cuffed behind her back, he shouldn't be (allegedly) slamming her face into the side of the patrol car a few times if she (allegedly) is not resisting before (allegedly) throwing her head first into the car and have her (allegedly) half in and half out of the car to the extent that he (allegedly) had to go to the other side to pull her upright and fully into the car. I think that any 10-year old child watching that (alleged) assault would be tramatized as we teach them to TRUST law enforcement and if they see one (allegedly) abusing their parent, that trust is broken but especially when there was NO REASON for it other than (allegedly) an overheard conversation where an officer confesses to a co-worker that he's "had a bad day."
My friend's (alleged) assault occurred on May 21. Now if she (allegedly) told jail personnel, such as, the booking agent, another officer bringing someone in to be booked, the medical professional who checked her as she arrived, the medical professional who checked her as she left as well as another inmate, you would think someone would have taken that complaint seriously. Instead, she was (allegedly) told by a medical professional in that jail that if she thought she was injured, she needed to check herself into the hospital. Now, if I were let out at 3am, I would also accept a ride from the fellow in-custody person who had funds for a taxi back to Anderson. I would chose to go home to my daughter. Why would I tell more people who aren't listening?
If someone had listened to these 'allegations', and even if ALL they did was slap the officer's hand, so to speak, at least that would let him know that he won't be getting away with that nor any other offenses against the citizens he is sworn to protect. We are watching.
But we weren't.
Eight days between May 21 and May 29.
Eight days between an alleged assault and an alleged rape.
Could a rape have been prevented?
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