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Mr. Merritt is quite full of himself, isn't he.


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Originally posted by JALLEN:
No telling what really happened with the lawyer.

There isn’t one of us who has not had the experience of finding out that a client’s story turned out to be wishful thinking in one or more respects. “Trust but verify” is a useful maxim.


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I wish the Trooper would file a law suit against the lying woman for falsely filing a report and impugning his trustfulness and honesty. She needs to be made a example of to others who pull this kind of BS. Maybe this will stop if the money is high enough. This will follow him in his career and he doesn't deserve it!


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Originally posted by ArLEOret:
I wish the Trooper would file a law suit against the lying woman for falsely filing a report and impugning his trustfulness and honesty. She needs to be made a example of to others who pull this kind of BS. Maybe this will stop if the money is high enough. This will follow him in his career and he doesn't deserve it!


Absolutely!

She needs to be sued, same with the "Activist" asshole. Both spreading lies and libeling an innocent man.
 
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Originally posted by old rugged cross:
Every one can draw there own conclusions about the officers conduct here. Personally I don't like it.

I am betting that his PC had a cage. But if not. He certainly could of plucked her in the back seat and
hitched her so she was going no where. My guess is he would of done that with just about any one else.

That's all. Hopefully he gets a bit of advice from the sergeant.


As far as these other idiots involved are concerned it is not a surprise.


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Shaun King...otherwise known as "Talcum X" Roll Eyes




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Shaun King...otherwise known as "Talcum X" Roll Eyes


Ha Ha. "Talcum X".
I will remember that one. Smile
From the first I heard of this guy Shaun King, I knew he was a fraud.




 
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I can't imagine being an LEO in America today without the protection of a bodycam.
 
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As for the bottom feeding Mr. Merritt:
Duped by your lying client? Bullshit!
And even if he was duped, the situation was made expontenially worse.... When he spouted off about it in the media.
My guess is he was grandstanding in hope of attracting more business.
Sleazy.

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I can't imagine being an LEO in America today without the protection of a bodycam.


Even with the protection of a bodycam, we're still damned.

Stop a car, person refuses to cooperate and you end up arresting them, using force, injuring them, etc., and they get internet/media support and make a big deal of their plight...I fully expect to have all charges dismissed and for me to get in trouble.

Have to shoot someone in what would otherwise be a clear-cut incident? Same thing. Hell, my agency recently had an ambush where one officer was shot and several others returned fire. All recorded by video. And the dead guy was a murder suspect.

It took them FOUR MONTHS to be cleared by the DA and to return to work.




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civil rights activist Shaun King wrote on Facebook and Twitter, “This woman was kidnapped and raped by a Texas State Trooper.”



Can he be sued for libel now?





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Double hyphens = triple the power.

I'd like to see some guy do this kind of thing. Legally change your name to Johnson-Very-Biggus.


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Originally posted by lkdr1989:
Shaun King...otherwise known as "Talcum X" Roll Eyes


Ha Ha. "Talcum X".
I will remember that one. Smile
From the first I heard of this guy Shaun King, I knew he was a fraud.


Say what?

He's about as black as Rachel Dolezal! Big Grin


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Originally posted by ArLEOret:
I wish the Trooper would file a law suit against the lying woman for falsely filing a report and impugning his trustfulness and honesty. She needs to be made a example of to others who pull this kind of BS. Maybe this will stop if the money is high enough. This will follow him in his career and he doesn't deserve it!


How much money do you think he could collect from her should he win this lawsuit?

Lawsuits aren't free. Suing broke people for damages doesn't make sense.

A suit against the lawyer wouldn't trigger his malpractice carrier's coverage. The cop isn't his client, so he didn't commit malpractice with respect to the cop. No coverage. And despite everyone's belief that lawyers are wealthy, most aren't. He may not have much in the way of assets to collect should one win a judgment against him either. And, in Texas, you can't garnish wages or income (and he is self employed anyway), to satisfy a civil judgment. Again, it may not be a suit that makes economic sense.




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So basically someone can fuck up your life and reputation without recourse.





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Cool. Disbar him. Oh, wait. That’s not going to happen.

Yep, crush someone’s reputation and nothing will happen.




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I would encourage any officer who is falsely accused to stand up and get an attorney after IAB is done.

I sued a DUI passenger who accused me of assaulting him physically and verbally while he was handcuffed (obstructing). I had tape recorded everything from beginning to end. The PD where I took him for processing video taped everything from beginning to end. When he was released, he called the PD and threatened to kill me with his 30.06, claiming he knew where I lived. The PD recorded all incoming calls. The PD called me and I called my IAB to report the incident and threats. I was cleared with all of the video and audio evidence.

The guy pleaded guilty to obstructing and phone threats. I contacted a well known defense attorney. He agreed to take my case pro bono since he had experienced the same thing as a former officer. I sued the guy for $10,000. He hired an attorney who offered me a $300 motorcycle to drop the case. My attorney said no. His attorney said his client had no money. My attorney said then how is he paying you? His attorney said his family has resources. My attorney suggested the guy get money from his family then or since he has a job so we'll take everything he owns AND his a % of his income, tax refunds, inheritances, whatever...for the rest of his miserable life. We settled a few weeks later. No one else on my agency had ever sued for damages. One of the most satisfying experiences of my career.


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^ ^ ^ ^ Excellent! This (or criminal charges) needs to happen every single time to these lying twatwaffles.



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"I hereby offer free legal service to that trooper if he wants to bankrupt you."

Oh, and Talcum X has already tried to "reach out" Roll Eyes to the officer.

Were I that officer, Talc, baby, I'd tell you to go fuck yourself, little man. And yes, while I am not by nature a litigious person, I'd sue the shit out of you, you rabble-rousing fraud.
 
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