Phoenix police raid home of blogger whose writing is highly critical of them

[Mari333]

April 2nd, 2009 · 41 Comments

Carlos Miller
In what should send a frightening chill down the spine of every blogger, writer, journalist and First Amendment advocate in the United States, Phoenix police raided the home of a blogger who has been highly critical of the department.

Jeff Pataky, who runs Bad Phoenix Cops, said the officers confiscated three computers, routers, modems, hard drives, memory cards and everything necessary to continue blogging.

The 41-year-old software engineer said they also confiscated numerous personal files and documents relating to a pending lawsuit he has against the department alleging harassment - which he says makes it obvious the raid was an act of retaliation.

Maricopa County Judge Gary Donahoe signed the search warrant that allowed at least ten cops to raid his home in North Phoenix on March 12 while handcuffing his female roommate for three hours as they tore the place apart.









http://carlosmiller.com/2009/04/02/phoenix-police-raid-home-of-blogger-whose-writing-is-highly-critical-of-them/

[BlooInBloo]

1. mmmm... State-sponsored domestic terrorists at it again.

[tkmorris]

2. Read this on Carlos' blog last night. Forgot he doesn't post here anymore

Otherwise I would've posted it myself. Thanks for bringing it up Mari, it's an interesting story.

[sasquatch]

3. I think we need to send federal troops into Maricopa County

[PM Martin]

4. State-sponsored domestic terrorists do NOT need unions!

[NaturalHigh]

5. K and R.

Everyone should read this and be wary of what can happen when the state abuses its power. I respect the police immensely, but it's frightening when some fascist sorts (who often seem to be attracted to law enforcement) try to put themselves above the law.

[DCKit]

9. With plenty of help from the local prosecutor and a "friendly" judge.

Terrifying - if they get away with it.

The involved parties need to lose their jobs and at least two law licenses.

[midnight]

16. Why do you respect the police immensely?

It would be great to hear from someone like yourself who has that response during this time period where people are showing video of murder and abuse when citizens are in their presense. Granted it is not widely known about the amount of abuse that is actually taken place because it is done without record,but is going on.

[Canuckistanian]

6. As soon as I saw "Maricopa County", I knew that the deal was

I don't know why anyone would live in that hellhole.

[Downtown Hound]

7. Joke Arpaio has now officially crossed the line

Well, he crossed it a long time ago, but now he's in deep shit. We need to stand up against this kind of shit. That fat Nazi bastard needs to be wearing his own prison stripes.

[Bobbieo]

8. Phoenix Police and Joe's Bunch are two different entities. We're they police or deputies??

[Downtown Hound]

10. Hmm...good point.

However, given that they are in the same county, I'm willing to be they share many things is common. After all, everybody that the Phoenix police arrest are going to end up in Sheriff Joke's jails anyways.

[Bobbieo]

12. Are you certain that Phoenix does not have a separate city jail?

Yuma sure does.

[Downtown Hound]

13. Here's a list of all jails in the Phoenix area

They're all under Sheriff Joke's tyrannical control. All inmates wear black and white striped uniforms and pink underwear and whatever else the backwards ass sheriff can come up with.

http://www.mcso.org/index.php?a=GetSubModule&sm=Jail_Facilities&mn=Our_Jails

[New Dawn]

11. K&R

[47of74]

14. If they have the words "To protect and serve" on their equipment...

The state of Arizona needs to pass a law requiring that "To protect and serve" is taken off all MCSO and Phoenix police vehicles, and instead the slogan "To punish and enslave" is put on instead.

[lies and propaganda]

15. Sherriff Joke may not be Directly Responsible

but bet your ass, hes plays his role in this wild west fucking wasteland Maricopa County has become.

[byronius]

17. I used to live in Phoenix --

-- and the last time I visited, the local WestWorld had a story about a justice activist imprisoned by Joe on an absurdly false charge, who was then murdered in one of the tent cities, no investigation, no nothing. Just murdered.

Good 'ol timey family values. I left long ago, and it gives me the creeps to go back.

I feel sorry for the friends I left behind. What a war zone.

[ms liberty]

18. Hey, wait a minute...

He has a lawsuit pending against the department for harassment, and they raided his house, took his personal files and computer equipment? Didn't they just prove his case for him? Aren't there some civil rights violations here as well?

I'm appalled.

[sarcasmo]

20. I think the case is a slam dun for him now.

[ColbertWatcher]

19. Sounds like another Doogan.

What a bunch of cowards.