Former Michigan Police Officer Sentenced for Civil Rights Violation for Violently Assaulting Arrestee

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Source: US Department of Justice

A former Warren, MI, police officer was sentenced to one year and one day in prison for using excessive force against an arrestee while fingerprinting and photographing him at a local detention facility.

Matthew Rodriguez (49) pleaded guilty in March to one count of deprivation of rights under color of law. On 13 June 2023, then-officer Rodriguez was fingerprinting and photographing an arrestee, J.S., who had recently been brought to the Warren Police Department’s jail for processing. During fingerprinting, Rodriguez and J.S. got into a verbal argument and began trading insults. In retaliation for one of J.S.’ remarks, Rodriguez struck J.S. multiple times and slammed J.S.’ head against the fingerprint room floor.



Read more: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/former-michigan-police-officer-sentenced-civil-rights-violation-violently-assaulting

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Note the other two police officers do not restrain Officer Rodriguez, the attacker, but help restrain J.S., the victim. Warning: Some viewers might find this video disturbing.

Matthew Rodriguez (Image: CBS DETROIT/WWMT)

[Seinan Sensei]

1. 366

That's the number of days you have to prove you're a bad ass in prison
Note to self: Inmates hit back.

[canuckledragger]

2. Good. Piece of shit.

[JoseBalow]

3. Pigs are trophies in the joint

It's a shame he's not going to a State Prison, but he's still going to have a bad time.

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4. No information if the two other cops faced disciplinary action.

[Wonder Why]

6. That was my thought. They may have missed the initial punch but one was only inches away while Rodriguez

repeatedly slammed the victim's head into the ground. They should be charged with aiding and abetting a felony.

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7. Agree. I was hoping to see one of the cops grab Rodriguez and say "WTF are you doing? Chill!"

Perhaps a journalist in Michigan will do a FOIA request on that police department to see if the two mannequins were at least disciplined.

Police brutality is astonishingly high in the US. At least the surveillance and body cameras are catching some of it.

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8. Makes you realize how stupid some police officers are. It's not like they don't know there are cameras watching in the

department's rooms or when they themselves are wearing cameras. They're as bad as the MAGAts at the insurrection who filmed themselves and their friends committing crimes then posting the proof on social media.

Watson to Holmes: "That's a fantastic deduction, Holmes! How did you know that the Butler killed the old lady?"

Holmes: "Elementary, my dear Watson. I looked at his Facebook post!"

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9. Good point about the cameras. I guess cops think the "Blue Wall of Silence" will protect them

In Canada, if a Montreal police officer shoots someone, the provincial Surete de Quebec (SQ) looks into the matter. If an SQ officer shoots someone, the nearest outside police force looks into it, like the Montreal PD or the RCMP. The same applies in all the provinces and police use of force is much less than in the US.

In one example, in 2022 a federal RCMP officer killed someone during a traffic stop and the provincial authorities (British Columbia) investigated it.

Source:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/rcmp-shooting-youth-dead-creston-bc-iio-1.6688620

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15. Omerta

mob code of silence. Protect the bad apples.

That "bad apple" metaphor?
"One bad apple spoils the
whole
barrel".
By being complicit in the crimes, even passively, the whole force becomes bad apples.

I guess the gang union enforces complicity.

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5. Brute. 😬

[jcboon]

10. Bill

Inexcusable!

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11. Matthew your application to Fed. U. and your life long membership in the

felon club has been approved. Enjoy.

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12. Hah! And when Rodriguez departs Fed U, what future does he have? NONE.

[oasis]

13. Cop outweighed the guy 80-100 lbs. I'm

sure the victim will be in a higher tax bracket before long.

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14. True. The city faces a massive lawsuit and will probably settle with JS out of court.

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16. The taxpayers get stuck with the bill,

because cops have "immunity".

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17. Correct. That Michigan city must adjust its budget and possibly cut a service somewhere.

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18. Cut the "service" by firing

the two mannequins.
Then charge them.

There has to be a solution to "qualified immunity" cases, were thugs do their thuggish things and stick the poor citizens with the bill.