NYPD accused of killing parakeet

[khaiqha]

In federal lawsuit, Staten Island mother accuses NYPD officers of beating her family and killing her parakeet (with photos) | SILive.com

Stories like this make me lose faith in people. On a side note I've been looking at different sites showing this story and no one seems to be able to post a picture of the correct bird. The woman's photo appears to be a Quaker, but the stories keep posting pics of budgies and ringnecks.

 

[BoomBoom]

Wow. Killing the bird was so unnecessary. Some people are beyond disgusting. I hope this article gets more exposure.

 

[cassiepengo]

its bitter world. how can people do stuff like this! RIP little parakeet

 

[Sc0tt]

classic NYPD

 

[Boysmom]

WOW Shocking !

 

[MikeyTN]

Unfortunately you hear more and more of stuffs like this what the cops do to people's beloved pets. Not long ago I saw on the news of a cop shooting someone's beloved dog in their yard. It's sad....

 

[thekarens]

Not at all surprising. This is an irruption year for snowy owls in the US and there have been unusually high numbers of them along the east coast. Up until recently it was the Port Authority's position to kill any snowy owl found at JFK (which is ridiculous) Snowy Owls, Listed as Threat to Planes, to Be Trapped, Relocated: Port Authority | NBC New York

 

[GaryBV]

Karens I was very happy to read that link in your post because I had just signed a petition on that very issue not a week ago, so that at least is a good outcome.

 

[legal_eagle]

Just remember ... an accusation is very easy to make, and much harder to prove.

 

[BirdyMomma]

Just a little story for you all.
I own a bar on 9th. Avenue in Hells Kitchen, NYC. It's a rough neighborhood, complete with bums, thugs, crack heads and bonafide criminals.......that the NYPD has to deal with on a daily basis.
One day, about two years ago, it was warm enough for us to have the door to the bar propped open. At one moment, I looked up, and there was a little baby bird, standing in the middle of the floor of the bar. He must've fallen out of the nest, was disoriented, and stumbled into the bar, thankfully instead of out into the busy traffic of 9th. Ave. (Usually, we are worried with who stumbles OUT of the bar.)
So, I ran around and picked up this little baby, and went outside to see if I could locate his mom. No luck. I was afraid to leave him anywhere, for fear of him falling into the gutter, or in the path of pedestrians, or gotten by a dog or a rat. I called the emergency number for a wildlife rescue, and the (rude) animal care professional on the other end told me I should not have touched the bird (really lady? Should I serve him a beer too?) and to put the bird outside in a bush, where his mother would find him. I don't know where she was from, but I assure you, there are no BUSHES on 9th. avenue.
I tried to place the baby bird in the crotch of the tree outside the bar. To my horror, he promptly fell, and proceeded to HOP OUT ONTO THE STREET. I ran after him. Thankfully I had the right of way, before the light changed, and I proceeded to chase the poor, frightened little guy into the avenue.
There was a NYPD cruiser, stopped at the light on 9th/40th. They apparently saw the crazy lady running around, hunched over, trying to grab a baby bird. They put their lights on, without their siren, and blocked THREE lanes of traffic. A uniformed patrolman, and a SEARGENT got out of their car and proceeded to help me get hold of the bird. We were soon accompanied by another policeman, who must've just been walking by. The SEARGENT seemed to have some experience with birds (more than I did at the time). As he held this tiny baby, gently in his big strong hands, he instructed me to get a small box (I used the one the drink stirrers come in.) and he placed the bird in the box, and placed the box in the decorative flowers of the Italian restaurant next door. He told me it was all we could do, and that he would be safe, and the mom would hear his peeping.
I don't know if he was right or not, and I don't know if the bird survived. But I do know, that the men and women who put on Police uniforms every day are PEOPLE, just like you and me......and some of them have huge, loving hearts, inspire of what they face on a daily basis.

 

[Birdman666]

Not at all surprising. This is an irruption year for snowy owls in the US and there have been unusually high numbers of them along the east coast. Up until recently it was the Port Authority's position to kill any snowy owl found at JFK (which is ridiculous) Snowy Owls, Listed as Threat to Planes, to Be Trapped, Relocated: Port Authority | NBC New York

The owls were considered a serious hazard to aircraft. They have had birds sucked into jet engines... Remember the aircraft that wound up in the Hudson?

That's different than a bunch of overzealous cops, essentially doing a home invasion assault with a deadly weapon on a private citizen in his own home, for "contempt of cop/talking back" and stomping someone's pet parrot to death in the process, just to prove you're not someone to be messed with...

Whooooo there's a tough guy, taking on a monk (quaker) parakeet about the size of the palm of your hand! Give me a gun, a badge, and apparently an attitude... ! THEN, (if it's true) they attempt to frame the guy for criminal charges to cover up their own dirty deeds?!

I have a problem with authority figures to begin with...

 

[kq_fan]

That's so sad!!! Poor little guy!

 

[BirdyMomma]

Just because someone is accused of something, doesn't mean it happened.

 

[Birdman666]

Yeah, innocent until proven guilty...

HOWEVER, the bird did not step on itself to death...

You think the injuries to these people's heads, and the front door bashed in were something they set up to draw attention to themselves...?!

The evidence is pretty overwhelming... and if charges were brought and then dropped on the basis of "no probable cause to have made an arrest" the cops had ABSOLUTELY NO BUSINESS breaking down the door...

IS THIS HOW WE PROTECT AND SERVE?! Or is it all about "I am the authority figure, you kiss my butt when I tell you too!" THIS IS A VIOLATION OF TRUST... AND IT'S THE REASON PEOPLE IN THESE NEIGHBORHOODS ARE AFRAID OF THE POLICE!!!

If someone who didn't have a gun and a badge broke down the door, threw a family on the floor, and beat them over the head with clubs, and killed their family pet, the person(s) who did it would be labeled a criminal, and would be looking at a 2-10 year jail sentence (depending on the injuries inflicted) for assault with a deadly weapon.

When the police do it, the people whose home was invaded are the untrustworthy ones... ?!

LIKE THE GUY WHOSE CAR BROKE DOWN, AND HE WAS WAVING HIS ARMS TRYING TO FLAG DOWN A COP... WHO THEN SHOT HIM FOR "ACTING SUSPICIOUSLY."

And the idiot who wasn't even a cop, who stalked, picked a fight with (and lost the fight) then shot and killed a kid for carrying skittles in the wrong neighborhood...

The jury let him off, and he has since been arrested on three subsequent gun related charges...

There needs to be CONSEQUENCES when people do stuff like this!

 

[BirdyMomma]

I thought FACEBOOK was the web site for spewing impotent middle aged rage, and conspiracy theory.

 

[thekarens]

And how would you know whether someone was middle aged? I've never known FB pages I read to have any conspiracy theories or middle aged rages either for that matter.

 

[Birdman666]

Okay, you caught me. I'm ranting...

And yes, I am middle aged. No. I'm not impotent.

Impotent is when you hear stuff like this, and shrug your shoulders, and say "that's what they get...!" When the Cops do stuff like this there needs to be public outrage or it doesn't stop!

But I also HATE when police officers abuse their authority...

And, where is the conspiracy here? Are those photos faked?! Did those people bash their own heads in, just to set up a lawsuit?! Really?! Is that the conspiracy here?

A little bit about my background...

I have A BACHELOR'S DEGREE in criminal justice. I've been through the Police Academy over 30 years ago. They taught me that there is a code of honor you are supposed to have as a law enforcement professional, and that there are certain things that you never do, and can never tolerate. THIS is one of those things...

I also work for a law firm, AND HAVE HELPED PROSECUTE COPS WHO DID BAD THINGS TO PEOPLE, INCLUDING A CASE WHERE POLICE OFFICERS MURDERED ONCE, AND ATTEMPTED TO MURDER TWO MORE PEOPLE, TO COVER UP THEIR OWN MISDEEDS, AND THEN LIED ABOUT IT...

So, my life experiences are triggered here. Stuff like this really pisses me off.

WE NEED AUTHORITY FIGURES, AND WE NEED LAWS. BUT THEY ALSO NEED TO BE HELD TO ANSWER WHEN THEY EXCEED THEIR AUTHORITY, OR THEY WILL DO IT ALL THE TIME...

AND LAWS ARE MADE BY POLITICIANS AND LOBBYISTS FOR CORPORATIONS, WHO OFTEN HAVE MOTIVES THAT AREN'T SO PURE... AND RULES CAN BE MANIPULATED.

SO JUST BECAUSE SOMEONE MADE A RULE THEY SAY APPLIES TO EVERYONE, DOESN'T NECESSARILY MAKE IT RIGHT.

Again, I have always claimed to be an opinionated a$$hole. Probably because I am...

 

[JerseyWendy]

I thought FACEBOOK was the web site for spewing impotent middle aged rage, and conspiracy theory.

 

[Birdman666]

Well, I was ranting like an idiot...

I do that sometimes.

I'm Old.

Senility can't be all that far behind.

Now, if I could just figure out where I left my pants...

 

[JerseyWendy]

It's all right. And I wasn't laughing AT you...I was laughing at BirdyMomma's comment 'cause it just came so out of the blue.