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Officer Myers court appearance |
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by Brian Dolinar
Email: bdolinar (nospam) uiuc.edu (verified) |
03 Dec 2005
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Officer Myers, accused of illegally tasing an inmate, is in court this Tuesday. |
Hello all.
I'm putting out the call for people to show up this Tuesday, Dec 6, at 3:15 for the court appearance of Officer Myers, accused of illegally using a taser on an inmate.
It's at the Champaign County Courthouse, downtown Urbana.
Without public pressure, these kinds of cases are quickly dropped.
Spread the word.
Hope to see you there.
Peace, BD |
This work is in the public domain |
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Re: Officer Myers court appearance |
by Local Yocal
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03 Dec 2005
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Officer William Alan Myers will have a preliminary hearing in Courtroom F this Tuesday at 3:15p.m. |
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Re: Officer Myers court appearance |
by AKA
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06 Dec 2005
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I don't know the details of the incident but considering that I have been incarcerated on many occasions in several county jails along with serving several years in a state prison, I can assure you that normally when an inmate is injured by the guards it is because the inmate instigated the incident. Jails and prisons are a volatile place to live. Treating the guards with respect generally will make life more tolerable. Also, you might want to review online mugshot photos at websites such as http://www.mcso.org/submenu.asp?file=MugIndex . You will notice that many of the inmates have cuts and bruises. These injuries are the risk the criminal takes when he/she breaks the law. My advice to anybody going to prison is to go along with the program. Otherwise, if you fight the system you simply will end up in a maximum or super-maximum unit which will not be fun. |
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Re: Officer Myers court appearance |
by La Ley
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06 Dec 2005
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I agree, AKA. I know several inmates, and I know that they are not always innocent in these incidents. I have a lot of respect for the difficulties and tough situations faced by the correctional officers. I think that we need to hear both sides before we can draw any conclusions. |
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Re: Officer Myers court appearance |
by Brian Dolinar
bdolinar (nospam) uiuc.edu (verified) |
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06 Dec 2005
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Officer Myers waived the preliminary hearing and pleaded "not guilty."
He has another court date of January 25, 2005 at 11:30 a.m.j
Thanks to everybody who came out.
BD |
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Re: Officer Myers court appearance |
by 5
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07 Dec 2005
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As for details, it's been in the NG several times.
Jail officer charged with using Taser on inmate
http://www.news-gazette.com/localnews/story.cfm?Number=19353
His fellow officers turned him in after he lied to his supervisor about the incident, hence the obstruction of justice charge in addition to the aggravated battery charge. |
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Re: Officer Myers court appearance |
by Brian Dolinar
bdolinar (nospam) uiuc.edu (unverified) |
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07 Dec 2005
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Or - to promote our own independent media - you can see my article in the Public i newspaper out on stands NOW! |
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Re: Officer Myers court appearance |
by anonymous
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08 Dec 2005
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Enough of this crap. I have personal knowledge of the abuse suffered as a result of Meyer's tactics. I can assure you he is most definately NOT innocent and deserves the maximum penalty allowed under law. |
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Re: Officer Myers court appearance |
by Brian Dolinar
bdolinar (nospam) uiuc.edu (unverified) |
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08 Dec 2005
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Don't miss the article on Wednesday in the News-Gazette.
Apparently Champaign County has released Ray Hsieh, the inmate tased by Myers, and paid him somewhere between $1 and $10,000 for his troubles. Hsieh is a homeless man from Chicago who, it looks, was living out of stolen cars.
Surely this is hush money to to keep this all quiet.
This is money that should go to housing the homeless, not zapping them with Tasers.
One more reason we need to keep the pressure on to ensure that Myers is prosecuted.
BD |
