A former Buckeye police officer is headed to trial on two counts of aggravated assault after supervisors described the force as excessive and unnecessary against people who were handcuffed and in custody, including a pregnant woman.
This sort of practice is genuinely indefensible
They're locking out tons of in-game content for people who can only afford the base game, likely hoping you'll pay an extra $20+ eventually for an upgrade pass or something
I miss when "Ultimate Editions" meant you get a steelbook and other cool physical bonuses. Now they just carve out content and features from the regular edition and put them behind a paywall 🤦♂️
The "Ultimate Edition" is the base game, and the "Standard Edition" is a butchered version of the base game for the plebs is what it feels like
Whether the game turns out good or not, this behavior is indefensible and disgusting. Not to mention online looks like it'll be sold separately, plus there's also a subscription service for something
i think people from the US officially lost their right to being smug and mock chinas authoritarian surveillance state the past decade or so
you have AI flock cameras, palantir, massive surveillance state, being slave to billionaires, cant even touch a pool of water
Incompetent officers though their actions cause the largest settlement in the history of the country. Five officers get fired as a result.
Richard "Randy" Cox was arrested in New Haven, Connecticut, on weapons charges that were later completely dismissed.
What followed became one of the most devastating and heavily criticized incidents of police misconduct and negligence ever captured on camera.
Placed into the back of a city transport van, Cox was handcuffed behind his back. The van was not equipped with seatbelts. While en route to the detention center, the driver slammed on the brakes to avoid an intersection collision. Without restraints to brace himself, Cox flew he@d-first into the metal partition wall, bre@king his n€ck.
Despite his immediate, cries that he could not move and believed his n€ck was br0ken, the officers on duty at the jail openly mocked him. They accused him of being drunk, faking his injuries, and "doing extra shit."
When he did arrive at the station, instead of waiting for medical personnel to safely immobilize him, officers dragged Cox out of the van by his feet, manhandled him into a wheelchair, and locked him in a holding cell literally leaving him on the floor with his legs and hands cuffed before he was finally transferred to a hospital.
The incident left Cox paralyzed from the chest down.
In the aftermath, the city of New Haven agreed to a historic $45 million settlement with the Cox family—the largest police misconduct settlement in U.S. history. The department completely overhauled its transportation policies to mandate seatbelts, and five officers involved were fired or forced into retirement while facing misdemeanor criminal charges.
However, the legal resolution took a highly controversial turn regarding the driver of the van, Officer Oscar Diaz.
While the New Haven Board of Police Commissioners originally voted unanimously to fire Diaz, the police union appealed. The Connecticut State Board of Mediation and Arbitration ultimately overturned his firing, ruling that a 15-day unpaid suspension was more appropriate because Diaz had an exemplary 15-year record, didn't control the lack of seatbelts, and had technically radioed for an ambulance. Personally I feel as though he should have been fired as he should have immediately waited for the ambulance where he was, or drove straight to the hospital himself.
The city aggressively fought the decision in state court, but after losing their final appeal, officials were legally forced to reinstate Diaz to the force on administrative duties. Furthermore, a judge completely dismissed the criminal charges against him and two other officers through an accelerated rehabilitation program. As it stands, the driver is the only officer involved in the incident to successfully regain his job which again is kind of a slap in the face.
In the end while five officers were fired, only 4 stayed fired due to one getting his job back.
WATCH: A Grand Rapids police officer suffered a broken leg and torn ligaments after a passenger refused commands during a traffic stop.
Police say the man was not wearing a seatbelt, declined to show ID, and would not exit the vehicle. Officers used force to remove him after he resisted.
The suspect is now facing multiple charges.