Excerpt from Oakland PD policy

[Courtesy Flush]

http://www.nlgsf.org/docs/OaklandPolicePolicy.pdf

Scroll to page nine.

[Tx4obama]

1. K&R n/t

[valerief]

2. And yet they used them anyway. nt

[markpkessinger]

3. So some supervisor will be docked ten days of vacation, just like with Anthony Bologna n/t

[nadinbrzezinski]

5. This is far more serious

Them are in shit list with DOJ already and in the baby seat category.

[markpkessinger]

11. Well, I certainly hope you are right ...

... and that this is dealt with accordingly. But I'm afraid I'm a bit cynical about the likelihood of police being held accountable.

[nadinbrzezinski]

12. I am cynical as well

But reaction from the city is telling. Legal advisor will probably quit.

[intheflow]

9. Bologna was transferred to Staten Island today.

http://www.dnainfo.com/20111026/greenwich-village-soho/pepper-spray-cop-anthony-bologna-transferred-staten-island

Sure, he should have been kicked off the force, but this is a definite demotion.

[nadinbrzezinski]

4. As I said yesterday a few violations

I knew that already but any lawyer wanting to sue...black white and all that.

[appleannie1]

6. Are they responsible for Scott's medical bills? If not, they should be.

[Bjorn Against]

15. They will likey have to pay hundreds of thousands if not millions to him

I can guarantee that some of the top lawyers in California will be fighting to find a spot on Olsen's legal team, there is almost certain to be a huge lawsuit in his case. They are not responsible for his medical bills yet, but they will be.

[Scuba]

7. Thanks for finding and posting this. Looks pretty clear they violated their own policy...

... although I'm sure some slick lawyer will argue some nuance regarding the devices used.

[Courtesy Flush]

10. But you know what they'll say

The weapons weren't used for crowd control. They were used after the protesters became violent... now where's that darned video that backs up their story?

[Scuba]

13. Maybe Brietbart is making it now. n/t

[WillyT]

8. K & R !!! - Thank You !!!

:hi:

:kick:

[Fire Walk With Me]

14. Uh-oh!

[kestrel91316]

16. They may as well roll over right now and cough up a HUGE settlement, because they

will surely lose any lawsuit Olsen files.

[ArcticFox]

17. That's not the real violation

Look at sections:

V.F.2-11 (direct-fire non-lethal rounds; "shall" provide first aid and transport to hospital to anyone hit by such a round);
VI.M. (tear gas only as a last resort); and
VI.N. (flash-bang grenades "shall" be deployed a safe distance from the crowd).

Just seeing that one video of Scott Olsen, I can name multiple violations of this policy.

[nadinbrzezinski]

18. I have pointed out to all those

It was a fun read.

Realize these are pretty vanilla flavor and FYI the department should have had EMS standing by. In the riot I was at, EMS command, none would have blinked if cops used lethal force. Conditions for that were met. They never used any of those things, and yes we did take a few people to the hospital.

It is through the looking glass in so many ways.

[ArcticFox]

19. What do you think that federal judge will do with this?

It violates that consent decree, no? Is the city still under the court's jurisdiction?

[nadinbrzezinski]

20. Yup, I think if any of this comes before him

He will be all but a happy camper.

It makes sense why legal aide to the mayor is considering resigning. I think a few in city government are under legal jeopardy. No I am not a lawyer, but that's my read on the rush for cover and quick reversals in policy.