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Day 7 of Sean Diddy Colms trial finished up today.
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Steve Tanabe, a former Bay Area police officer, recounts how he was wrongfully targeted in a massive criminal investigation, charged with multiple felonies, and ultimately served prison time—despite significant evidence of misconduct by federal agents and witnesses. His story reveals a deeply flawed justice system that, he argues, pursued him relentlessly over fabricated bribery and extortion claims tied to DUI arrests, ultimately costing him his career and reputation.
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U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi has started and launched RICO case against Clinton Foundation and the Obama Foundation. About time.
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Chicago suburban man pulled over in Arlington Heights Illinois and at
Arrested for impersonation of a police officer. Scott Pierson was arrested after being pulled over by showing the arresting police officer is badge of a Park Ridge police officer and active blue and red police lights. He was taken into custody to the Cook County Sheriff’s Department Maywood Illinois lockup.
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Blackrock and other investors and fund money managers and institutions are forecasting the stock market could plummet 80% which will wipe out most Americans 401k retirement and pension account. It is the calm before the storm. I see the markets ate in a state of uncertainty and limbo by the way its extremely volatile. You don’t have to be an economic genius to see what’s happening in our economic climate both domestically and globally. Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) slashing tens of thousands if not hundreds of thousands of government jobs is shaking up the entire labor market and skyrocketing unemployment rate. Artificial intelligence is growing at an alarming rate, thus eliminating tens of thousands of white collar jobs. AI will shakeup the way we live, the jobs that will get abolished, and the new normal which is technology. Private busineses, companies of all sizes will get impacted by artificial intelligence and associated technology in the coming weeks and months. Believe me folks, artificial intelligence is moving at an alarming rate that it makes the twighlight zone realistic and major changes that will affect not just a few Industries but the entire free enterprise system. Unemployment can spiral downward in a major ways that will far exceed the Great Depression of 1929. Watch around you. Look at the housing market in Florida where Homeowners insurance and Homeowners Association fees are skyrocketing 50% to 300% in a short period of time. Look at the automotive markets. Besides auto loans yielding interest rates of 7% for prime credit borrowers to over 20% for borrowers with credit scores under 700 FICO. Beware folks. More doom and gloom on its way.
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeted today 2.2% after yesterday’s 2,900 point gain. The Dow Jones was lower than 1,000 points to rebound to be down 950 points. The 10-year treasuries is higher at 4.35 driving mortgage rates higher. The large up and down swing in the markets is definitely not healthy and shows extreme instability in the markets and economy.
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Wall Street reacted quickly to the news that Trump would pause his global tariffs for 90 days, after days of volatility in the markets.
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I don’t think there is any nationwide information available on the ratio of police officers in the US who have been arrested and convicted for driving under the influence (DUI). Still, I can combine some studies and reports to provide more details.
New insights into police officer arrests have come from a study by Bowling Green State University in 2016, led by Philip Stinson, a criminologist. The study revealed that roughly 1,100 officers are arrested yearly in the United States for various offenses. DUI is frequently placed second among charges, next to pepper-spraying a subordinate, over a decade-long trend observing 1,000-1,140 arrests a year (2005-2012). However, it’s important to note that no specific breakdown of conviction or arrest numbers for DUIs was provided. Relating this to the existing 765,000 sworn officers in the US (based on 2008 Bureau of Justice Statistics), it insinuates that roughly 0.14%-0.15% of police officers get arrested every year for any offense, with a DUI being a large, but unspecified, portion.
Conviction rates are even more complex. Another study leaned more toward a large disparity in outcomes, with over 72% conviction rates for officers serially charged alongside documented outcomes, lacking DUI-specific breakdowns. DUI charges often hinge on plea agreements, departmental guidelines, and jurisdictional rule sets. It has also been noted by some outlets with allegations of criminal conduct that approximately 76% had some convictions. Additionally, about 62% of those convicted were deemed felons, which could include harsh DUI charges.
Your thoughts concerning responsibility and a gradual move towards less tangible blame for overall outcomes illustrate important shifts.
As you mentioned, “professional courtesy” has historically spared officers the consequences of their actions. However, this practice has diminished in many places because of public scrutiny, body cameras, and stricter department regulations. For example, a 2017 VICE News report about Stinson’s database noted that although officers are often arrested for DUI, the results are inconsistent. Some get terminated, which is the case for 54% of the study’s sample, and the rest either resign or face no consequences.
Sadly, sworn officers are not the only ones affected by inconsistent reporting. Many officers with DUI arrests and convictions would go untracked due to the absence of a centralized database documenting officer-specific crimes. Using the available data, it can be suggested that less than one-tenth of a percent of sworn officers are arrested for DUI each year, and an even smaller fraction is convicted. Even then, that assertion is a rough estimate.
If you wanted more specific estimates, you would likely have to wade through state-specific law enforcement records or POST databases, which can be difficult because of restricted access. On the other hand, I could look for more recent studies or posts from GCA Forums News to get an idea of the current sentiments surrounding this topic. What do you think we should do?