Good grief, have they no shame. It's bad enough that a police officer allegedly injured a homeless immigrant and dumped him on a road to die, now we find out that other officers were having a laugh at this poor man's expense.
AUDIO: Bedford Police audio (via WCBS/New York):
There was anger and pain Thursday for the family of a man allegedly left to die by a suburban police officer.
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The calls obtained by CBS 2 HD were made by Bedford cops last April as they monitored the status of [Rene] Perez on the night he was found dying on the side of a desolate road.
*Officer: "They did (ha ha). They're in there seeing him off."
*Officer: "They're getting him all ready … and … and he's started … he's breathing again."
*Sgt. Dunn: "Holy ----."
*Officer: "They're in there and the dude's pickled man."
*Sgt. Dunn: "Unbelievable."
An hour later Perez was dead. Then there was another phone call.
*Sgt. Purdy: "Bedford police, Sgt. Purdy."
*Officer (singing): "Don't walk away Rene. … What's up?"
*Sgt. Purdy: "This Idol competition?"
Anival Perez told CBS 2 HD it was painful to hear cops joking about his brother.
"It's very unrespectful about the reaction by Bedford police listening and watching about my brother dying," Anival Perez said through a translator.
Some might view the joking about Rene Perez as "gallows" humor police sometimes use to lighten what can be depressing work.
Asked for comment, the Bedford police chief said, "We are not callous or indifferent. Beyond that I cannot comment on a pending case."
After a lengthy investigation led by the Bedford Police Department, Mount Kisco cop George Bubaris was charged with manslaughter, accused of injuring Perez then dumping him on a desolate road.
It's not clear if the tapes of the Bedford cops joking will in any way prove useful to Bubaris' defense team. The case is expected to come to trial by early April.
Of course, the anti-immigrant bottom feeders in the area reinforce the belief among just about everyone in the state that Danbury is the armpit of Connecticut.
Tarheel: ...if this illegal Alien wanted to avoid all this he should have stayed in his native country and not entered the United States Illegally and wasted tax payers money like he did over the years with bogus calls. You want to be "respectful"? Then lets put him in a pine box and mark return to sender!
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Chief Squantz: ...Too bad. This guy would still be alive if he had stayed in Guatemala...These policemen did nothing wrong. I can't wait until they are exonerated. They should be given medals for putting up with that illegal derelict.
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HAHAHHAHAHA: What could be funnier than a dead immigrant?
Make sure to thank Mayor Mark for the current tone of racism and bigotry in OUR city.
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On September 26, 2007, ten plaintiffs filed suit in response to an arrest of aday laborers at a public park in Danbury, Connecticut. Plaintiffs amended their complaint on November 26, 2007.
The amended complaint states that plaintiffs sought to remedy the continued discriminatory and unauthorized enforcement of federal immigration laws against the Latino residents of the City of Danbury by Danbury's mayor and its police department.
Plaintiffs allege that the arrests violated their Fourth Amendment rights and the Connecticut Constitution because defendants conducted the arrests without valid warrants, in the absence of exigent circumstances, and without probable cause to believe that plaintiffs were engaged in unlawful activity. In addition, plaintiffs allege that defendants improperly stopped, detained, investigated, searched and arrested plaintiffs. Plaintiffs also allege that defendants violated their Fourteenth Amendment rights when they intentionally targeted plaintiffs, and arrested and detained them on the basis of their race, ethnicity and perceived national origin. Plaintiffs raise First Amendment, Due Process and tort claims.
Plaintiffs request declaratory relief, damages and attorneys fees.
There was anger and pain Thursday for the family of a man allegedly left to die by a suburban police officer.
On September 26, 2007, ten plaintiffs filed suit in response to an arrest of aday laborers at a public park in Danbury, Connecticut. Plaintiffs amended their complaint on November 26, 2007.
