F*CK THE POLICE!!!

budlover13

King Tut
NJ Cop Says He Was Suspended After Blowing Whistle On Dept. Misconduct
by Asa Jay

A New Jersey cop is claiming in a lawsuit that he was subjected to 4 years of retaliation by the Bedminster Township police department after informing superiors and prosecutors of misconduct by fellow officers.

Kyle Pirog says that his troubles began in June 2011, when as an acting sergeant he told higher-ups that officer John Dapkins had lied under oath to a judge to obtain a search warrant, and then also lied in police reports regarding a traffic stop.

This led to a review of a video of the stop by now-former-Lt. Craig Meyer, who told Dapkins to fix the report because it didn’t support his version of events. The amended report was then approved with no note of it being changed, the lawsuit says.

Pirog also accused Dapkins of targeting minorities with his stops, and alleges that the officer even strip searched a juvenile and sniffed his underwear because he falsely claimed they smelled like marijuana.

Believing that lying to a judge under oath, altering a police report with no note, and strip searching a minor constituted official misconduct, Pirog approached superiors – but after they did nothing – he went to the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office, the lawsuit says.

Pirog maintains that after informing prosecutors, he was suspended by the department in August 2011 and became the subject of an Internal Affairs investigation. He says he was charged with 12 policy violations and threatened with losing his job.

In order to avoid being fired, Pirog agreed to a three-month suspension without pay, a demotion, and to apologizing to Dapkins – the lawsuit says – which additionally asserts that as part of the agreement, the department said Pirog wouldn’t be subject to any further disciplinary action.

When Pirog returned to work however, he says he was denied authority over less experienced officers, assigned to undesirable shifts, had a GPS tracker placed in his patrol car, and was required to report as an underling to Dapkins – the very officer he had reported for misconduct.

The lawsuit says that in March 2014, retiring police chief W. Patrick Ussery told Pirog that as long as he or his successor were in charge, he would “never be promoted again.”

After Lt. Craig Meyer assumed the role of chief, Pirog says he was denied a promotion in favor of a less qualified officer – and when a sergeant voiced his disapproval, Meyer opened an Internal Affairs investigation on him as well, eventually leading to his resignation.

It was reported on Monday that Pirog filed the civil suit in Morris County alleging the township police department violated the Conscientious Employee Protection Act in its retaliatory measures taken against him.

“Police and police departments are entrusted to protect the well-being and safety of the public,” Pirog’s attorney Claudia A. Reis said. “[When] you have someone who steps out of that role and targets people… you need people to step forward and out of the blue code of silence… To then target those very people for retaliation undermines what police… do.”

Pirog says he is seeking unspecified damages in the suit and is still fighting for his job.

Documents show that Bedminster Township police officials are still seeking to fire the officer and allege five policy violations, including remaining stationary and running radar for long periods of time without performing his duties or making vehicle stops, and falsifying his daily blotter.
And so it goes for the cops that get into the work for all the right reasons. He put himself in a precarious situation trying to do the right thing. Hope this guy is awarded enough money to buy that f'n town.
 

bearkat42

Well-Known Member
And so it goes for the cops that get into the work for all the right reasons. He put himself in a precarious situation trying to do the right thing. Hope this guy is awarded enough money to buy that f'n town.
It's fucked up, but it's what they do. This should surprise no one.
 

bearkat42

Well-Known Member
It seems a reasonable guess since hes a known gang member and violent criminal

Not sure why an educated successful guy like yourself would side w that sort of person tho
Because he didn't deserve to have his jaw broken. Because it's fucking cowardly to kick a man in his face when he's on his hands and knees.
 

woody333333

Well-Known Member
Because he didn't deserve to have his jaw broken. Because it's fucking cowardly to kick a man in his face when he's on his hands and knees.
I don't disagree........ He's a known gang member and violent criminal tho..... The kinda guy that makes the gas station a dangerous place.....

And he had a gun...... How many chances should the police have to take w their lives? ....Ran once already
 

bearkat42

Well-Known Member
I don't disagree........ He's a known gang member and violent criminal tho..... The kinda guy that makes the gas station a dangerous place.....

And he had a gun...... How many chances should the police have to take w their lives? ....Ran once already
The man was on his hands and knees. That pig is a pussy. And because that pig is such a pussy, Delaware will have to pay. #JUSTICEISSERVED
 

budlover13

King Tut
Because he didn't deserve to have his jaw broken. Because it's fucking cowardly to kick a man in his face when he's on his hands and knees.
Meh. Kinda depends on how and why he ended up on his hands and knees, as a civilian. Feel me? Like, "You gonna manhandle my wife? When you are on your hands and knees, I will kick you in the face to drive the lesson home.".

For the cops though, he was adequately subdued I believe.
 

woody333333

Well-Known Member
Meh. Kinda depends on how and why he ended up on his hands and knees, as a civilian. Feel me? Like, "You gonna manhandle my wife? When you are on your hands and knees, I will kick you in the face to drive the lesson home.".

For the cops though, he was adequately subdued I believe.
Hands and knees are good enough for a guy that just got done running and had a gun?
 
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