Daily Archives: 1, May 28, 2021

Driver who refused to follow police orders sues state and trooper in Virginia – scores settlement, gets cop fired

Posted by: Anita Job|May 26, 2021

FAIRFAX, VA — Although a prosecutor decided not to file criminal charges against a  Virginia State Trooper who forcibly removed a noncompliant motorist from his vehicle, the trooper was reportedly fired earlier this year.

The motorist, Derrick Thompson, sued Virginia State Trooper Charles Hewitt and the state for a 2019 incident and won a $20,000 settlement last month.

Thompson’s attorney, Joshua Erlich, confirmed Hewitt was fired for the incident this past February.

NBC News reported that Col. Gary Settle, the Virginia State Police superintendent, said through a statement last July that Hewitt’s conduct was inappropriate:

“The conduct displayed by Trooper Hewitt during the course of the traffic stop is not in agreement with the established standards of conduct required of a Virginia trooper.”

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The Magical Hour 0001 Monday, May 31: “I’m comfortable… we’re doing the right thing,” Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf

PA Gov. Tom Wolf Marches with Protesters After Slamming Business Owners as Cowardly, Selfish for Reopening

Jun 4, 2020 Wolf, who threatened business owners who signaled they would move to reopen their businesses outside of his guidelines, marched with protesters in Harrisburg on Wednesday, seemingly unbothered by the stark violations to his own orders.

Gov. Tom Wolf (D)… defended his decision to violate social distancing guidelines — and his state’s own orders — by attending a Black Lives Matter protest in Harrisburg but admitted that it was “inconsistent” for him to do so, particularly after threatening business owners.

Gov. Tom Wolf says he took a “real gamble” marching… with people protesting the death of George Floyd, but thinks the cause was worth the risk during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Pa. COVID-19 restrictions won’t end before Memorial Day, Gov. Tom Wolf says

“Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want and deserve to get it good and hard.” ― H.L. Mencken

Progressive Philly DA Larry Krasner Wins Primary Despite …

May 19, 2021 – Philadelphia’s Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge 5 put more money and effort into unseating Krasner than any political race in recent memory, said President John McNesby. Thousands of voters had also switched from Republican to Democrat in order to vote in the primary against Krasner, who also only had 28% of his campaign donations come from the city of Philadelphia.

Police Officer Who Mocked LeBron James in a Viral Video Has Been Fired

The Bellevue, Idaho, police officer who posted a viral TikTok parody video about NBA star LeBron James and was suspended has now been fired from the department, according to a statement posted to Facebook by Bellevue’s mayor on Thursday.

“During the week of May 20th, while on shift Deputy Marshal [Nate] Silvester violated several clearly established City of Bellevue and State of Idaho Policing policies. After his previous policy violations Deputy Marshal Silvester was placed on probation and was on, what is called, a ‘last chance agreement’ with his superior officers,” Mayor Ned Burns said.

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