Comments on: Affidavit: Ramsey Ordered Pershing Park Arrests

By: The Progressive Mind » UPDATED: Don’t tase me, bro! U.N.-cited torture tool coming to Philadelphia! | Philly | 01/06/2010

Fri, 08 Jan 2010 07:34:47 +0000

[...] So I guess this means you’re going to be hearing this phrase — “excited delerium” — a lot more around Philadelphia in the months ahead. It’s also a little disturbing that the city spends $1 million on such a controversial item, and the citizens learn about it not from our elected officials but through a business news release from Taser International. At least we know the devices are handled in a department run by Commissioner Charles Ramsey and its not like Ramsey has a problem with human rights issues, unless you’re one of those crazies who thinks there’s a problem with allegedly ordering the mass arrest of hundreds at a park protest site, including s....” [...]

By: The Truth Or The Fight » Blog Archive » UPDATED: Don’t tase me, bro! U.N.-cited torture tool coming to Philadelphia!

Fri, 08 Jan 2010 07:31:01 +0000

By: Truth Hurts

Truth Hurts — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:04:38 +0000

@MyThoughts, well put. "This honest detective and any other MPD officer willing to tell the truth . . . reflect character, professionalism and honor." The city needs and deserves stand up officers and leaders.

By: ArlingtonAaron

ArlingtonAaron — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:11:38 +0000

If Jason's previous article is anything to go on, Nickles was claiming that there wasn't any new information in this deposition. At what point do the extraordinary bald-face lies from the AG's office start raising flags at the Bar Counsel's office?

All this in a city that wants more autonomy... seems like the Feds should be more involved in overseeing disasters like this, not less.

By: MyThoughts

MyThoughts — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:46:25 +0000

We all owe a debt of appreciation to this honest Detective, and any other MPD officer willing to tell the truth about what really happened. Det. Hustler's honesty reflects a depth of character, professionalism and honor that Charles Ramsey never had.

By: Walt Whitman

Walt Whitman — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:05:46 +0000

Comrade Gonzalez, as you well know the Patriot Act makes it an act of terrorism to impede the flow of access and egress on the VA bridges. We colonists have no redress!
I sure hope the Philly press is picking up on this. Would love to see that fat ass (remember his famous diet, that didn't work out so well for lard ass)fry.
Ramsey is an embarassment to righteous public servants everywhere.

By: proballdc

proballdc — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:39:36 +0000

It was clear that MPD committed a crime when the OAG went to extreme lengths to hide documents and destroy evidence. If everything was on the up and up, why all of the stall tactics. The longer they take, the guiltier they appear.

By: Conrade Al Gonzales

Conrade Al Gonzales — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:28:47 +0000

Suckers. Ramsey lied under oath & is probably going to get away with it. He's making $180,000 in Philly as police commissioner, & another $100,000 + from his DC pension, plus health care etc. And the city is paying for his attorneys, who are from large white-collar defense firms.

Suckers. Free people would protest. Free people would stop traffic on the bridges to VA & the avenues to MD.

Suckers just complain. Suckers just pay for it.

DC is full of peasants & serfs. What a joke.

Revolution, suckers. To the barricades, suckers.

Lazy punkass self-absorbed yuppie bitches. oh, & suckers. oh & capitalists. how big was your bailout? suckers. capitalism for you suckers, socialism for the rich people on Wall Street. suckers.

By: Former Staffer

Former Staffer — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:45:33 +0000

arrest that criminal, i mean police chief.

no i mean criminal.

willfully violating first amendment rights is inherently criminal and a dereliction of his duties. sue him to get his salary back.

By: Typical DC BS

Typical DC BS — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:28:44 +0000

The police lie? Please, this doesn't surprise me. What does surprise me is how long this whole thing has played out and what a crappy job Bid Media has done in exposing this. The chief of police outright lies and no consequences for him? Hope the people of Philadelphia (I think that's where he's at now as chief) are watching.

Any competent attorney will rake any testimony he gives over the coals after this fiasco.

By: Walt Whitman

Walt Whitman — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:33:00 +0000

Jason, you were present at many of these meetings and hearings. You know what is up!

By: RealJustice

RealJustice — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:30:50 +0000

Anyone sitting in the Council chambers the days Ramsey testified (surrounded by a gaggle of brass and communications staff - the intimidation ploy didn't work) is not surprised by this revelation. Nor would the MPD rank and file and the union be surprised. Ramsey and MPD were clearly caught off gaurd that their supremacy was even being questioned. This was the heyday of the "policing by publicity release" strategy which too often passes for actual effectiveness abnd policy. Charles Ramsey and by extension his clone Terr Gainer was an accomplished liar.

Kudoes once again to Linda Cropp, Kathy Patterson and Phil Mendelson for not letting this pass without being challenged at the time. Also to John Aravosis and his crew in Adams Morgan/Mt. Pleasant. I shutter to think what the result would have been had the current sad sacks of the Gray Council been in charge.

By: Simon

Simon — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:01:45 +0000

WOW. As a civil rights lawyer, this case makes up for all the frustration of cops who lie on the stand. When you actually find one who tells the truth, that's gold.