From the Daily News:Two Queens men cleared by a security video of bogus drug charges are getting $300,000 settlement from the city - and the two cops accused of setting them up have resigned.
Jose Colon and his brother Maximo lost their grocery store and were plunged into debt as a result of the criminal case fabricated by the NYPD narcotics officers, authorities said Monday.
The circumstances of the case prompted a federal judge overseeing the victims' suit to declare the NYPD is plagued by "widespread falsification" by arresting officers.
Queens District Attorney Richard Brown indicted Detective Stephen Anderson and Officer Henry Tavarez last year on a slew of corruption charges after prosecutors viewed the video taken inside the Delicias de Mi Tierra nightclub in Elmhurst the night of the arrests.
The cops claimed that on Jan. 5, 2008, the Colon brothers sold them two bags of cocaine.
The video confirmed that was false.
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Good for them. I hope there is an investigation as to why the cops wanted them fingered.
No investigation needed.Compstat....gotta get those numbers.......
Nice looking big boys.
"Nice looking big boys.'
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Part of the reason the cops thought they were easy pickings was stereotyping
Part of the reason the cops thought they were easy pickings was stereotyping
D@MN STRAIGHT!
Well, something tells me that these two aren't exactly squeaky clean. Still, no excuse for the actions of the two former cops.
Just two more cops costing the city millions of dollars (after all the court proceeding etc...).
I wonder how many of thier (the two officers) arrests are legitimate. If they did this to these two men I'm pretty sure there wouldn't be a person they WOULD NOT do this to.
I would say that about 70% of these officers arrests were false and unjust. But when you're a police officer, your word is almost divine when compared to a non-authoritative citizen.
Why go around dressed like a criminal if you don't want to be thoguht of as one? If they had a proper shave and some decent clothes on, the cops would have looked at someone else.
If you want to act 'thug life', expect to be treated like a thug.
"proper shave and some decent clothes"...
haha, you're a loser. how about innocent until proven guilty?
"Why go around dressed like a criminal if you don't want to be thoguht of as one? If they had a proper shave and some decent clothes on, the cops would have looked at someone else."
So why dont the cops just wait outisde these clothing stores that sell this type of apparell and start arresting anyone who wears these clothes?
"Looked at someone else?"
THE COPS FALSELY ARRESTED THEM AND FABRICATED LIES.
Wow wow wow wow some people are so (dare I say) racist/bigotted that they can't even see the entire picture....
Meanwhile, up the block on Lamont ave. the punk gang hangs out dealing drugs, getting shot at by rival gangs and the beat goes on. Nice job 110 pct!
Being a bigoted racist is obviously its own reward....
and the two cops accused of setting them up have resigned.
They should prosecute the cops - they have the power to ruin folks, thus they should be charged with multiple crimes.
I don't care that these men look the tug look, but many do as their community demand the look - so they survive in this odd fashion sense. They should have gotten millions, though but being cleared of falsehoods is most important.
They are prosecuting the cops.
Let's see how tough you all talk against the cops when these two pillars of society sell crack to your daughter, or worse, rape her and leave her for dead behind their favorite bodega.
"Let's see how tough you all talk against the cops when these two pillars of society sell crack to your daughter, or worse, rape her and leave her for dead behind their favorite bodega."
Let's see how tough you talk when the cops bring your stupid ass up on false charges!
They look like transexuals.
Wow. It's amazing the lengths the authoritarian lemmings will go to defend corrupt cops.
I will be optimistic and presume that the anonymous bigoted comments are all written by the same person.
Let's take this gem: "Let's see how tough you all talk against the cops when these two pillars of society sell crack to your daughter, or worse, rape her and leave her for dead behind their favorite bodega."
I mean, that is comic gold! It's like Stephen Colbert is on this site mocking bigots!
And wouldn't our hypothetical daughters be complicit for, ya know, BUYING crack?
Keep up the good work.
Let's take this gem: "Let's see how tough you all talk against the cops when these two pillars of society sell crack to your daughter, or worse, rape her and leave her for dead behind their favorite bodega."
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Apparently, as long as they don't get caaught on tape, nothing will happen to them.
Who says that they were doing anything illegal? Isn't that the point here?
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