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Liberal_in_LA

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Thu Jan 29, 2015, 11:37 PM Jan 2015

69 yr old black man using golf club as cane gets arrested. dash cam saves him from cop's lies [View all]

White female officer who trained gun on 69-year-old man using golf club as a cane is pulled from duty after her online rants against 'rampant black racism' exposed
Dash cam video revealed that Officer Cynthia Whitlach was lying when she claimed William Wingate brandished the club at her in July
In the video, Wingate appears confused at Whitlach's screaming demands he drop the club he was using as a cane
After having some trouble hearing Whitlach, Wingate refuses to drop the club and is arrested

Facebook posts in which Whitlach appears to rage against 'black racists' in the wake of the Ferguson protests also came to light in the investigation
Whitlach has been placed on desk duty as




She told him he had swung it at her, and that audio and video recordings from her cruiser would back up her allegations.
Wingate appeared surprised, seemed to have trouble hearing the officer, and then insisted he had done no such thing.
He said he had used the golf club as a cane for 20 years.
Wingate was eventually convicted of unlawfully using a weapon under a plea deal in which the charge would be dismissed if he had no other offenses for two years.
No recordings surfaced to bolster Whitlach's version of events, and after a state lawmaker questioned the arrest, the city attorney's office took another look.
Whitlach was initially just given 'counseling' when the dash cam footage emerged. She was placed on desk duty when her Facebook posts were revealed
Whitlach was initially just given 'counseling' when the dash cam footage emerged.


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2932419/Seattle-officer-arrested-man-golf-club-reassigned.html#ixzz3QHB1R8DH
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Racist bully looking for any excuse--the manufacturing one out of whole cloth when tblue37 Jan 2015 #1
That is amazing, and scary. braddy Jan 2015 #2
Probably lucky he didn't get tased or shot TheFarseer Jan 2015 #3
I kept feeling like she was gong to shoot him. braddy Jan 2015 #4
i always start thinking of what they would have said if there was no video JI7 Jan 2015 #5
he was convicted before dashcam viewed. so they believed her Liberal_in_LA Jan 2015 #6
He had to use a public defender that doesn't have the resources to take rhett o rick Jan 2015 #7
they need to review all her arrests Liberal_in_LA Jan 2015 #8
They are doing that now. Suich Jan 2015 #12
good! Liberal_in_LA Jan 2015 #45
FTP Go Vols Jan 2015 #9
He is an Air Force vet, too--20 years' service. The article says he's suing, but the text tblue37 Jan 2015 #10
Aye he deserves the money plus attorney fees. nt cstanleytech Jan 2015 #19
Desk duty doesn't cut it. mythology Jan 2015 #11
I agree with you in regards to the officer but not over the chief of police and the prosecutor cstanleytech Jan 2015 #20
I think that a no tolerance level should be applied to these cops. Baitball Blogger Jan 2015 #42
Here's the dashcam. She's an unprofessional twerp who should get sacked. PSPS Jan 2015 #13
Wow cwydro Jan 2015 #14
She's a racist. Starry Messenger Jan 2015 #25
yeah, cwydro Jan 2015 #35
That makes me angry.... Stellar Jan 2015 #15
^^^ THIS^ ^^ exactly Stellar IcyPeas Jan 2015 #44
I think she has a problem. C Moon Jan 2015 #21
This makes me sick to my stomach Midnight Writer Jan 2015 #29
"Comments are disabled for this video" progressoid Jan 2015 #47
Yes, I can guess PSPS Jan 2015 #48
"I am tired of black peoples paranoia" aint_no_life_nowhere Jan 2015 #16
Gosh. *Why the fuck would they possibly be paranoid,* Miss Piggy? villager Jan 2015 #26
This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Jan 2015 #17
Lot of white racist skinheads in the PNW, too... villager Jan 2015 #27
Portland PD is definitely worse than Seattle Scootaloo Jan 2015 #33
This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Jan 2015 #43
Fire her and settle with the old man. R. Daneel Olivaw Jan 2015 #18
It wont stop until they implement better training and background checks for the police cstanleytech Jan 2015 #22
Seattle should hite the old man to head up a community relations effort BlueStreak Jan 2015 #24
Fire her angry fucking ass. SoapBox Jan 2015 #23
Someone ought to start manufacturing canes out of old golf clubs, MADem Jan 2015 #28
Can his conviction be overturned? mackerel Jan 2015 #30
This shit is rage inducing. She claims that black men have it easier than any other group Chakab Jan 2015 #31
WHY IS SHE NOT FIRED!!!!!! BrotherIvan Jan 2015 #32
she needs to be fired JI7 Jan 2015 #34
Poor guy.. :( Getting acosted with a racist rant by wicked cop of the West.. We see you, Cynthia Cha Jan 2015 #36
THIS is what is wrong with this country marions ghost Jan 2015 #37
And these thugs in uniform wonder why people don't like them. nt RedCappedBandit Jan 2015 #38
Here is her racist rant on Facebook: marions ghost Jan 2015 #39
Her ex-girlfriend has some interesting things to say oberliner Jan 2015 #40
Hey, dumb fuck badges sniffers stop giving cops "the benefit of the doubt" because all you are doing TheKentuckian Jan 2015 #41
She should be off the force..gone. Big tough cop goes after old man...how proud. ugh. n/t Jefferson23 Jan 2015 #46
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