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No camera, no arrest, no trust? A Broward police union is upset with a prosecutor who suggested police cannot be trusted unless their arrests and other interactions with the public are caught on body cameras.
SCOTT LUXOR / CONTRIBUTOR
Suspects should go free unless cops have bodycam footage, prosecutor says
RAFAEL OLMEDA
June 5 at 5:15 PM ET
The Broward State Attorney’s Office is standing behind a prosecutor who suggested that police should not be believed unless they record their arrests and other interactions on camera.
“Any arrest made without backup body camera footage should be ruled void and the suspect should walk immediately,” Assistant State Attorney Jeff Chukwuma posted on his Instagram page. “Any allegation of misconduct reported against an officer without backup body camera footage should be presumed to be true.”
In his post, Chukwuma said he developed the list with his brother as a “starting point" for reforms. In addition to the body camera issue, he listed seven other suggestions aimed at holding rogue police officers accountable to improve relations with the community. Some are not controversial, but others have police wondering if Chukwuma can be fair with their cases.
“Mr. Chukwuma claims that any allegation of misconduct without video shall be presumed to be truthful,” which “completely ignores the presumption of innocence guaranteed to all citizens,” wrote Broward Police Benevolent Association President Rod Skirvin in a letter to State Attorney Mike Satz.

Skirvin compared Chukwuma’s post to one that got another prosecutor fired earlier this week — prosecutor Amy Bloom lost her job within hours of going on Facebook and calling anti-police brutality demonstrators “obnoxious protesters” and “animals.” She promptly deleted the post and replaced it with one saying she was referring only to violent demonstrators and looters.
RELATED: Prosecutor fired over Facebook post calling demonstrators ‘animals’
Skirvin said Chukwuma, a prosecutor for three years now assigned to the Felony Trial Unit, deserved the same fate for statements Skirvin said were “more alarming.”
Satz disagreed.
“Mr. Chukwuma expressed to us that he was trying to articulate reforms that could be made to cause greater transparency, and therefore increase credibility of law enforcement in our community," Satz wrote in a reply to Skirvin. “Mr. Chukwuma advised us that his suggestions were aspirational and in no way indicate a bias against police.”

The State Attorney’s Office has championed the expansive use of body cameras by police, Satz noted.
Satz also dismissed the comparison between Chukwuma’s Instagram post and Bloom’s statement on Facebook — Bloom’s called people animals, while Chukwuma’s sought to “enhance law enforcement’s credibility in our community.”
Skirvin said Friday he was not satisfied with Satz’s response, but the union has not decided whether or how to follow up. “We definitely feel this prosecutor has a bias against police officers,” he said. “We’re not going to allow police officers to be vilified in the community and presumed to be criminals.”
He said if police are suspended without pay every time they discharge their weapon or use deadly force, as Chukwuma’s post advocated, it would paralyze officers who are justified in protecting themselves or others from harm.
RELATED: Highway Patrol trooper and state employee fired over 'hateful, racist’ remarks about protesters
In a separate letter, Satz’s office promised the Broward Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers it would review cases that Bloom handled.
Assistant Public Defender Ruby Green, president of the defense lawyers’ group, asked the State Attorney’s Office to make sure black defendants prosecuted by Bloom were treated fairly.
“Senior prosecutors will now conduct an initial review of a significant sampling of closed cases that were handled by the former prosecutor to see if any further action is required,” Chief Assistant State Attorney Jeff Marcus replied. “Any attorney or individual who has any reason to believe a case was handled inappropriately is asked to provide our office with details and we will review any concerns.”
© 2020 Sun Sentinel

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No camera, no arrest, no trust? A Broward police union is upset with a prosecutor who suggested police cannot be trusted unless their arrests and other interactions with the public are caught on body cameras.
SCOTT LUXOR / CONTRIBUTOR
Suspects should go free unless cops have bodycam footage, prosecutor says
RAFAEL OLMEDA
June 5 at 5:15 PM ET
The Broward State Attorney’s Office is standing behind a prosecutor who suggested that police should not be believed unless they record their arrests and other interactions on camera.
“Any arrest made without backup body camera footage should be ruled void and the suspect should walk immediately,” Assistant State Attorney Jeff Chukwuma posted on his Instagram page. “Any allegation of misconduct reported against an officer without backup body camera footage should be presumed to be true.”
In his post, Chukwuma said he developed the list with his brother as a “starting point" for reforms. In addition to the body camera issue, he listed seven other suggestions aimed at holding rogue police officers accountable to improve relations with the community. Some are not controversial, but others have police wondering if Chukwuma can be fair with their cases.
“Mr. Chukwuma claims that any allegation of misconduct without video shall be presumed to be truthful,” which “completely ignores the presumption of innocence guaranteed to all citizens,” wrote Broward Police Benevolent Association President Rod Skirvin in a letter to State Attorney Mike Satz.

Skirvin compared Chukwuma’s post to one that got another prosecutor fired earlier this week — prosecutor Amy Bloom lost her job within hours of going on Facebook and calling anti-police brutality demonstrators “obnoxious protesters” and “animals.” She promptly deleted the post and replaced it with one saying she was referring only to violent demonstrators and looters.
RELATED: Prosecutor fired over Facebook post calling demonstrators ‘animals’
Skirvin said Chukwuma, a prosecutor for three years now assigned to the Felony Trial Unit, deserved the same fate for statements Skirvin said were “more alarming.”
Satz disagreed.
“Mr. Chukwuma expressed to us that he was trying to articulate reforms that could be made to cause greater transparency, and therefore increase credibility of law enforcement in our community," Satz wrote in a reply to Skirvin. “Mr. Chukwuma advised us that his suggestions were aspirational and in no way indicate a bias against police.”

The State Attorney’s Office has championed the expansive use of body cameras by police, Satz noted.
Satz also dismissed the comparison between Chukwuma’s Instagram post and Bloom’s statement on Facebook — Bloom’s called people animals, while Chukwuma’s sought to “enhance law enforcement’s credibility in our community.”
Skirvin said Friday he was not satisfied with Satz’s response, but the union has not decided whether or how to follow up. “We definitely feel this prosecutor has a bias against police officers,” he said. “We’re not going to allow police officers to be vilified in the community and presumed to be criminals.”
He said if police are suspended without pay every time they discharge their weapon or use deadly force, as Chukwuma’s post advocated, it would paralyze officers who are justified in protecting themselves or others from harm.
RELATED: Highway Patrol trooper and state employee fired over 'hateful, racist’ remarks about protesters
In a separate letter, Satz’s office promised the Broward Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers it would review cases that Bloom handled.
Assistant Public Defender Ruby Green, president of the defense lawyers’ group, asked the State Attorney’s Office to make sure black defendants prosecuted by Bloom were treated fairly.
“Senior prosecutors will now conduct an initial review of a significant sampling of closed cases that were handled by the former prosecutor to see if any further action is required,” Chief Assistant State Attorney Jeff Marcus replied. “Any attorney or individual who has any reason to believe a case was handled inappropriately is asked to provide our office with details and we will review any concerns.”
© 2020 Sun Sentinel

Well, then the story about the Sheriff stopping the Cheetos bandit and he "saved" that guy in Coral Springs by opening the door for paramedics NEVER happened.

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Satz has changed he’s been in office too long. He used to personally prosecute cop killers and really heinous crimes. Now his looking for a
Liberal legacy. Walk into the light Mike you are wasting good people’s air.

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Satz has changed he’s been in office too long. He used to personally prosecute cop killers and really heinous crimes. Now his looking for a
Liberal legacy. Walk into the light Mike you are wasting good people’s air.

Most of the candidates for Mike Satz's job are funded by George Soros and are like San Francisco DA Chesa Boudin and that POS Larry Krasner from Philly.

https://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/broward/fl-ne-prosecutor-police-bias-claim-20200605-tiymn5jrdnaq3nkgooayodmiyy-story.html

Suspects should go free unless cops have bodycam footage, prosecutor says

By Rafael Olmeda

South Florida Sun Sentinel |
Jun 05, 2020 | 5:15 PM

The Broward State Attorney’s Office is standing behind a prosecutor who suggested that police should not be believed unless they record their arrests and other interactions on camera.

“Any arrest made without backup body camera footage should be ruled void and the suspect should walk immediately,”

Assistant State Attorney Jeff Chukwuma posted on his Instagram page. “Any allegation of misconduct reported against an officer without backup body camera footage should be presumed to be true.”

In his post, Chukwuma said he developed the list with his brother as a “starting point" for reforms. In addition to the body camera issue, he listed seven other suggestions aimed at holding rogue police officers accountable to improve relations with the community. Some are not controversial, but others have police wondering if Chukwuma can be fair with their cases.

“Mr. Chukwuma claims that any allegation of misconduct without video shall be presumed to be truthful,” which “completely ignores the presumption of innocence guaranteed to all citizens,” wrote Broward Police Benevolent Association President Rod Skirvin in a letter to State Attorney Mike Satz.

Skirvin compared Chukwuma’s post to one that got another prosecutor fired earlier this week — prosecutor Amy Bloom lost her job within hours of going on Facebook and calling anti-police brutality demonstrators “obnoxious protesters” and “animals.” She promptly deleted the post and replaced it with one saying she was referring only to violent demonstrators and looters.

Skirvin said Chukwuma, a prosecutor for three years now assigned to the Felony Trial Unit, deserved the same fate for statements Skirvin said were “more alarming.”

Satz disagreed.

“Mr. Chukwuma expressed to us that he was trying to articulate reforms that could be made to cause greater transparency, and therefore increase credibility of law enforcement in our community," Satz wrote in a reply to Skirvin. “Mr. Chukwuma advised us that his suggestions were aspirational and in no way indicate a bias against police.”

The State Attorney’s Office has championed the expansive use of body cameras by police, Satz noted.

Satz also dismissed the comparison between Chukwuma’s Instagram post and Bloom’s statement on Facebook — Bloom’s called people animals, while Chukwuma’s sought to “enhance law enforcement’s credibility in our community.”

Skirvin, whose letter was fisrt published on the courthouse news and gossip site JAABlog, said Friday he was not satisfied with Satz’s response, but the union has not decided whether or how to follow up. “We definitely feel this prosecutor has a bias against police officers,” he said. “We’re not going to allow police officers to be vilified in the community and presumed to be criminals.”

He said if police are suspended without pay every time they discharge their weapon or use deadly force, as Chukwuma’s post advocated, it would paralyze officers who are justified in protecting themselves or others from harm.


In a separate letter, Satz’s office promised the Broward Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers it would review cases that Bloom handled.

Assistant Public Defender Ruby Green, president of the defense lawyers’ group, asked the State Attorney’s Office to make sure black defendants prosecuted by Bloom were treated fairly.

“Senior prosecutors will now conduct an initial review of a significant sampling of closed cases that were handled by the former prosecutor to see if any further action is required,” Chief Assistant State Attorney Jeff Marcus replied. “Any attorney or individual who has any reason to believe a case was handled inappropriately is asked to provide our office with details and we will review any concerns."

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No camera, no arrest, no trust? A Broward police union is upset with a prosecutor who suggested police cannot be trusted unless their arrests and other interactions with the public are caught on body cameras.
SCOTT LUXOR / CONTRIBUTOR
Suspects should go free unless cops have bodycam footage, prosecutor says
RAFAEL OLMEDA
June 5 at 5:15 PM ET
The Broward State Attorney’s Office is standing behind a prosecutor who suggested that police should not be believed unless they record their arrests and other interactions on camera.
“Any arrest made without backup body camera footage should be ruled void and the suspect should walk immediately,” Assistant State Attorney Jeff Chukwuma posted on his Instagram page. “Any allegation of misconduct reported against an officer without backup body camera footage should be presumed to be true.”
In his post, Chukwuma said he developed the list with his brother as a “starting point" for reforms. In addition to the body camera issue, he listed seven other suggestions aimed at holding rogue police officers accountable to improve relations with the community. Some are not controversial, but others have police wondering if Chukwuma can be fair with their cases.
“Mr. Chukwuma claims that any allegation of misconduct without video shall be presumed to be truthful,” which “completely ignores the presumption of innocence guaranteed to all citizens,” wrote Broward Police Benevolent Association President Rod Skirvin in a letter to State Attorney Mike Satz.

Skirvin compared Chukwuma’s post to one that got another prosecutor fired earlier this week — prosecutor Amy Bloom lost her job within hours of going on Facebook and calling anti-police brutality demonstrators “obnoxious protesters” and “animals.” She promptly deleted the post and replaced it with one saying she was referring only to violent demonstrators and looters.
RELATED: Prosecutor fired over Facebook post calling demonstrators ‘animals’
Skirvin said Chukwuma, a prosecutor for three years now assigned to the Felony Trial Unit, deserved the same fate for statements Skirvin said were “more alarming.”
Satz disagreed.
“Mr. Chukwuma expressed to us that he was trying to articulate reforms that could be made to cause greater transparency, and therefore increase credibility of law enforcement in our community," Satz wrote in a reply to Skirvin. “Mr. Chukwuma advised us that his suggestions were aspirational and in no way indicate a bias against police.”

The State Attorney’s Office has championed the expansive use of body cameras by police, Satz noted.
Satz also dismissed the comparison between Chukwuma’s Instagram post and Bloom’s statement on Facebook — Bloom’s called people animals, while Chukwuma’s sought to “enhance law enforcement’s credibility in our community.”
Skirvin said Friday he was not satisfied with Satz’s response, but the union has not decided whether or how to follow up. “We definitely feel this prosecutor has a bias against police officers,” he said. “We’re not going to allow police officers to be vilified in the community and presumed to be criminals.”
He said if police are suspended without pay every time they discharge their weapon or use deadly force, as Chukwuma’s post advocated, it would paralyze officers who are justified in protecting themselves or others from harm.
RELATED: Highway Patrol trooper and state employee fired over 'hateful, racist’ remarks about protesters
In a separate letter, Satz’s office promised the Broward Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers it would review cases that Bloom handled.
Assistant Public Defender Ruby Green, president of the defense lawyers’ group, asked the State Attorney’s Office to make sure black defendants prosecuted by Bloom were treated fairly.
“Senior prosecutors will now conduct an initial review of a significant sampling of closed cases that were handled by the former prosecutor to see if any further action is required,” Chief Assistant State Attorney Jeff Marcus replied. “Any attorney or individual who has any reason to believe a case was handled inappropriately is asked to provide our office with details and we will review any concerns.”
© 2020 Sun Sentinel

Who the F cares? If you find yourself doing police work and arresting people you are an idiot.

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Exactly sir that’s what the wake up call is all about, but I guess you missed that sorry!!!

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Satz has changed he’s been in office too long. He used to personally prosecute cop killers and really heinous crimes. Now his looking for a
Liberal legacy. Walk into the light Mike you are wasting good people’s air.

100% AGREE Satz needs to go. He is not only not professional but un-professional but he is the biggest AZZHOLE

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Where you damn camera and keep it on.

Or face the consequences. What's so hard about that?

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100% AGREE Satz needs to go. He is not only not professional but un-professional but he is the biggest AZZHOLE

Satz isn't running so he doesn't care.

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No camera, no arrest, no trust? A Broward police union is upset with a prosecutor who suggested police cannot be trusted unless their arrests and other interactions with the public are caught on body cameras.
SCOTT LUXOR / CONTRIBUTOR
Suspects should go free unless cops have bodycam footage, prosecutor says
RAFAEL OLMEDA
June 5 at 5:15 PM ET
The Broward State Attorney’s Office is standing behind a prosecutor who suggested that police should not be believed unless they record their arrests and other interactions on camera.
“Any arrest made without backup body camera footage should be ruled void and the suspect should walk immediately,” Assistant State Attorney Jeff Chukwuma posted on his Instagram page. “Any allegation of misconduct reported against an officer without backup body camera footage should be presumed to be true.”
In his post, Chukwuma said he developed the list with his brother as a “starting point" for reforms. In addition to the body camera issue, he listed seven other suggestions aimed at holding rogue police officers accountable to improve relations with the community. Some are not controversial, but others have police wondering if Chukwuma can be fair with their cases.
“Mr. Chukwuma claims that any allegation of misconduct without video shall be presumed to be truthful,” which “completely ignores the presumption of innocence guaranteed to all citizens,” wrote Broward Police Benevolent Association President Rod Skirvin in a letter to State Attorney Mike Satz.

Skirvin compared Chukwuma’s post to one that got another prosecutor fired earlier this week — prosecutor Amy Bloom lost her job within hours of going on Facebook and calling anti-police brutality demonstrators “obnoxious protesters” and “animals.” She promptly deleted the post and replaced it with one saying she was referring only to violent demonstrators and looters.
RELATED: Prosecutor fired over Facebook post calling demonstrators ‘animals’
Skirvin said Chukwuma, a prosecutor for three years now assigned to the Felony Trial Unit, deserved the same fate for statements Skirvin said were “more alarming.”
Satz disagreed.
“Mr. Chukwuma expressed to us that he was trying to articulate reforms that could be made to cause greater transparency, and therefore increase credibility of law enforcement in our community," Satz wrote in a reply to Skirvin. “Mr. Chukwuma advised us that his suggestions were aspirational and in no way indicate a bias against police.”

The State Attorney’s Office has championed the expansive use of body cameras by police, Satz noted.
Satz also dismissed the comparison between Chukwuma’s Instagram post and Bloom’s statement on Facebook — Bloom’s called people animals, while Chukwuma’s sought to “enhance law enforcement’s credibility in our community.”
Skirvin said Friday he was not satisfied with Satz’s response, but the union has not decided whether or how to follow up. “We definitely feel this prosecutor has a bias against police officers,” he said. “We’re not going to allow police officers to be vilified in the community and presumed to be criminals.”
He said if police are suspended without pay every time they discharge their weapon or use deadly force, as Chukwuma’s post advocated, it would paralyze officers who are justified in protecting themselves or others from harm.
RELATED: Highway Patrol trooper and state employee fired over 'hateful, racist’ remarks about protesters
In a separate letter, Satz’s office promised the Broward Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers it would review cases that Bloom handled.
Assistant Public Defender Ruby Green, president of the defense lawyers’ group, asked the State Attorney’s Office to make sure black defendants prosecuted by Bloom were treated fairly.
“Senior prosecutors will now conduct an initial review of a significant sampling of closed cases that were handled by the former prosecutor to see if any further action is required,” Chief Assistant State Attorney Jeff Marcus replied. “Any attorney or individual who has any reason to believe a case was handled inappropriately is asked to provide our office with details and we will review any concerns.”
© 2020 Sun Sentinel

I'm guessing because Chukwuma is a minority he won't be terminated for the same thing ASA Bloom (white female) was terminated for.......shocker! But of course there's no double standard. Maybe Chukwuma should resign and go to the PD's office where he'd be more comfortable with his cases. Let me be clear here, LEO's no longer trust Chukwuma either. I would never trust him to properly prosecute a case.

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Psychosis is a severe mental disorder in which thought and emotions are so impaired that contact is lost with external reality.

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So turn on your BWC, do your job and stop whining. It isn't that hard (and we are required to do it already) and SAO will prosecute your cases. No big deal.

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So turn on your BWC, do your job and stop whining. It isn't that hard (and we are required to do it already) and SAO will prosecute your cases. No big deal.

Specially when ASO are the criminals we arrest. We know you are all full of crap!

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Let's hope the next state attorney is better than Satz. All Satz was was an extension of the public defender and liberal lawyers. Good riddance Mike.

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At this rate, who knows how long current LEO will have jobs in LE. So for the time being, and while there are still police departments and jobs, no one should be taking an proactive action. Save yourselves. If you dont see it, it never happened and you cant be jammed up. If its important, let it come over 911 and then you can respond and take a report. No proactive enforcement equals no crime. The less crime, the fewer filthy state attorneys there will need to be. Win win.

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No camera, no arrest, no trust? A Broward police union is upset with a prosecutor who suggested police cannot be trusted unless their arrests and other interactions with the public are caught on body cameras.
SCOTT LUXOR / CONTRIBUTOR
Suspects should go free unless cops have bodycam footage, prosecutor says
RAFAEL OLMEDA
June 5 at 5:15 PM ET
The Broward State Attorney’s Office is standing behind a prosecutor who suggested that police should not be believed unless they record their arrests and other interactions on camera.
“Any arrest made without backup body camera footage should be ruled void and the suspect should walk immediately,” Assistant State Attorney Jeff Chukwuma posted on his Instagram page. “Any allegation of misconduct reported against an officer without backup body camera footage should be presumed to be true.”
In his post, Chukwuma said he developed the list with his brother as a “starting point" for reforms. In addition to the body camera issue, he listed seven other suggestions aimed at holding rogue police officers accountable to improve relations with the community. Some are not controversial, but others have police wondering if Chukwuma can be fair with their cases.
“Mr. Chukwuma claims that any allegation of misconduct without video shall be presumed to be truthful,” which “completely ignores the presumption of innocence guaranteed to all citizens,” wrote Broward Police Benevolent Association President Rod Skirvin in a letter to State Attorney Mike Satz.

Skirvin compared Chukwuma’s post to one that got another prosecutor fired earlier this week — prosecutor Amy Bloom lost her job within hours of going on Facebook and calling anti-police brutality demonstrators “obnoxious protesters” and “animals.” She promptly deleted the post and replaced it with one saying she was referring only to violent demonstrators and looters.
RELATED: Prosecutor fired over Facebook post calling demonstrators ‘animals’
Skirvin said Chukwuma, a prosecutor for three years now assigned to the Felony Trial Unit, deserved the same fate for statements Skirvin said were “more alarming.”
Satz disagreed.
“Mr. Chukwuma expressed to us that he was trying to articulate reforms that could be made to cause greater transparency, and therefore increase credibility of law enforcement in our community," Satz wrote in a reply to Skirvin. “Mr. Chukwuma advised us that his suggestions were aspirational and in no way indicate a bias against police.”

The State Attorney’s Office has championed the expansive use of body cameras by police, Satz noted.
Satz also dismissed the comparison between Chukwuma’s Instagram post and Bloom’s statement on Facebook — Bloom’s called people animals, while Chukwuma’s sought to “enhance law enforcement’s credibility in our community.”
Skirvin said Friday he was not satisfied with Satz’s response, but the union has not decided whether or how to follow up. “We definitely feel this prosecutor has a bias against police officers,” he said. “We’re not going to allow police officers to be vilified in the community and presumed to be criminals.”
He said if police are suspended without pay every time they discharge their weapon or use deadly force, as Chukwuma’s post advocated, it would paralyze officers who are justified in protecting themselves or others from harm.
RELATED: Highway Patrol trooper and state employee fired over 'hateful, racist’ remarks about protesters
In a separate letter, Satz’s office promised the Broward Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers it would review cases that Bloom handled.
Assistant Public Defender Ruby Green, president of the defense lawyers’ group, asked the State Attorney’s Office to make sure black defendants prosecuted by Bloom were treated fairly.
“Senior prosecutors will now conduct an initial review of a significant sampling of closed cases that were handled by the former prosecutor to see if any further action is required,” Chief Assistant State Attorney Jeff Marcus replied. “Any attorney or individual who has any reason to believe a case was handled inappropriately is asked to provide our office with details and we will review any concerns.”
© 2020 Sun Sentinel

This mentality against police is happening everywhere. DO not make any arrest for something you on viewed. If they complain about stats and tickets. Oh well!!!

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I agree. Don't be proactive! Even if you do everything right you can be screwed.

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Let's hope the next state attorney is better than Satz. All Satz was was an extension of the public defender and liberal lawyers. Good riddance Mike.

You really care about the S.A.? DO NOTHING! it's a better policy.

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I want to thank this POS ASA for lumping all the good hard working men and women in this profession in with the few bad ones. So by that reasoning you are no better than the thug on the street right? I know that puzzy Satz doesn't care and he's afraid to upset the minority community. But he might as well move this ASA to some do nothing job, which I'm sure he will like, because LEO's won't trust him or want to work with him. We hope the other ASA you terminated files a law suit against the SAO and Satz himself. With this double standard she has a case.

So since I don't trust this ASA, I'm afraid he will now make $hit up, just like the criminals do all the time to get out of charges. The next time I deal with him I will turn my BWC on or at least have a witness, someone I know, with me. Because now I don't want him to file a complaint against me for something I didn't do.

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Psychosis is a severe mental disorder in which thought and emotions are so impaired that contact is lost with external reality.

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So, where is all of the BodyCam footage of the George Floyd case? This should categorically prove whether Chauvin killed Floyd, even if the ME's autopsy report said there was no evidence to support that. So, why won't the Mayor of Minneapolis release the footage? It is all going to come out at trial anyway.

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So, where is all of the BodyCam footage of the George Floyd case? This should categorically prove whether Chauvin killed Floyd, even if the ME's autopsy report said there was no evidence to support that. So, why won't the Mayor of Minneapolis release the footage? It is all going to come out at trial anyway.

More riots later when they don’t get a conviction for overcharging him.
The only reason the up charged him was so they could charge the other 3 officers.
Just like Peterson in Parkland was charged with a Mickey Mouse statute so they can bankrupt him defending himself in court.

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No camera, no arrest, no trust? A Broward police union is upset with a prosecutor who suggested police cannot be trusted unless their arrests and other interactions with the public are caught on body cameras.
SCOTT LUXOR / CONTRIBUTOR
Suspects should go free unless cops have bodycam footage, prosecutor says
RAFAEL OLMEDA
June 5 at 5:15 PM ET
The Broward State Attorney’s Office is standing behind a prosecutor who suggested that police should not be believed unless they record their arrests and other interactions on camera.
“Any arrest made without backup body camera footage should be ruled void and the suspect should walk immediately,” Assistant State Attorney Jeff Chukwuma posted on his Instagram page. “Any allegation of misconduct reported against an officer without backup body camera footage should be presumed to be true.”
In his post, Chukwuma said he developed the list with his brother as a “starting point" for reforms. In addition to the body camera issue, he listed seven other suggestions aimed at holding rogue police officers accountable to improve relations with the community. Some are not controversial, but others have police wondering if Chukwuma can be fair with their cases.
“Mr. Chukwuma claims that any allegation of misconduct without video shall be presumed to be truthful,” which “completely ignores the presumption of innocence guaranteed to all citizens,” wrote Broward Police Benevolent Association President Rod Skirvin in a letter to State Attorney Mike Satz.

Skirvin compared Chukwuma’s post to one that got another prosecutor fired earlier this week — prosecutor Amy Bloom lost her job within hours of going on Facebook and calling anti-police brutality demonstrators “obnoxious protesters” and “animals.” She promptly deleted the post and replaced it with one saying she was referring only to violent demonstrators and looters.
RELATED: Prosecutor fired over Facebook post calling demonstrators ‘animals’
Skirvin said Chukwuma, a prosecutor for three years now assigned to the Felony Trial Unit, deserved the same fate for statements Skirvin said were “more alarming.”
Satz disagreed.
“Mr. Chukwuma expressed to us that he was trying to articulate reforms that could be made to cause greater transparency, and therefore increase credibility of law enforcement in our community," Satz wrote in a reply to Skirvin. “Mr. Chukwuma advised us that his suggestions were aspirational and in no way indicate a bias against police.”

The State Attorney’s Office has championed the expansive use of body cameras by police, Satz noted.
Satz also dismissed the comparison between Chukwuma’s Instagram post and Bloom’s statement on Facebook — Bloom’s called people animals, while Chukwuma’s sought to “enhance law enforcement’s credibility in our community.”
Skirvin said Friday he was not satisfied with Satz’s response, but the union has not decided whether or how to follow up. “We definitely feel this prosecutor has a bias against police officers,” he said. “We’re not going to allow police officers to be vilified in the community and presumed to be criminals.”
He said if police are suspended without pay every time they discharge their weapon or use deadly force, as Chukwuma’s post advocated, it would paralyze officers who are justified in protecting themselves or others from harm.
RELATED: Highway Patrol trooper and state employee fired over 'hateful, racist’ remarks about protesters
In a separate letter, Satz’s office promised the Broward Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers it would review cases that Bloom handled.
Assistant Public Defender Ruby Green, president of the defense lawyers’ group, asked the State Attorney’s Office to make sure black defendants prosecuted by Bloom were treated fairly.
“Senior prosecutors will now conduct an initial review of a significant sampling of closed cases that were handled by the former prosecutor to see if any further action is required,” Chief Assistant State Attorney Jeff Marcus replied. “Any attorney or individual who has any reason to believe a case was handled inappropriately is asked to provide our office with details and we will review any concerns.”
© 2020 Sun Sentinel

So the privileged spoiled little rich bit@h speaks out against law enforcement. Yes, I did some research and it appears Mommy and Daddy are well off, so Jr doesn't care if he loses his job. He can go back to sucking on Mom's tit or maybe working at her law firm defending all those wrongly accused criminals. So what's the real reason Satz won't fire him, could it be because Mommy and Daddy contributed a lot of $$$ to his campaign? I wonder! I hope the other ASA that got terminated for the same thing sues the $hit out of the SAO and Satz personally! The double standard is easy to prove now. btw if you don't like America feel free to leave.

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^^won't happen, she's white^^

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You are correct because she is white there will be racial bias towards her. Because only minorities can claim racism.....isn't that right!

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Satz has changed he’s been in office too long. He used to personally prosecute cop killers and really heinous crimes. Now his looking for a
Liberal legacy. Walk into the light Mike you are wasting good people’s air.


https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/2020-election-for-broward-sheriff-state-attorney-and-public-defender-11598033


Broward Races Could Change the Future of Policing and Prosecution
Jeff Kinni | June 9, 2020 | 8:00am


While all eyes are on the national protests against police brutality, locally there is a fight for the future of policing and prosecution in Broward County.

Broward's top prosecutor, Michael Satz, and its chief public defender, Howard Finkelstein — who have shaped the county's courts for years now — are both stepping down after decades in office. Sheriff Gregory Tony, who was appointed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis after former Sheriff Scott Israel was ousted in the aftermath of the Parkland massacre, is also fighting to keep his post.

The ACLU has spoken out about the importance of Broward's local elections, particularly in light of the protests against the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Because Broward County leans heavily Democratic, the most important votes will be those cast in the impending August 18th primary election.
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The race for Broward sheriff couldn't be happening at a more significant time. Israel is running for reelection, while Tony is dealing with the recent revelation that he shot and killed 18-year-old Hector "Chino" Rodriguez in Philadelphia when he was just 14, an incident he never disclosed when he joined the Coral Springs Police Department in October of 2005. Tony also did not disclose that he used LSD when he was 16.

Since Tony took over as Broward's top cop, he's taken aggressive action to discipline deputies who have mistreated citizens, something that voters during the nation's most widespread protests since the 1960s might seriously consider, despite the incidents of his youth. Tony also got a $500,000 boost to his campaign by financier S. Donald Sussman, who was the largest donor to Hillary Clinton in her 2016 run for president.

Although Broward is considered one of the most liberal counties in Florida, there are still racial disparities within its legal system. The Sun-Sentinel editorial board in 2016 highlighted findings in the Sarasota Herald-Tribune's "Bias on the Bench" project showing that black defendants charged with felony drug possession in Broward County received sentences that were 65 percent longer than the sentences of white defendants.

Satz, who has served as Broward state attorney since 1976, has somewhat softened his tough-on-crime stance over the years. As criminal justice reform became more mainstream, his office began promoting more progressive diversion programs, hosting public workshops on sealing and expunging records for minor arrests, and publicly supporting civil citations.

Broward now has several progressive-leaning candidates running to replace Satz. Joshua Rydell, a former Coconut Creek commissioner, has already received endorsements and donations from prominent groups in the county, including the Broward County Police Benevolent Association.

Attorney Joe Kimok, meanwhile, is running on far and away the most progressive platform this cycle. He recently landed an endorsement from Howard Dean's Democracy for America, according to Florida Politics.

Rydell and Kimok are aligned on several prominent issues, including ending cash bail, racial disparities in sentencing, and mass incarceration. The field for the state attorney's race also includes five former assistant state attorneys, including Teresa Williams, who ran against Satz in 2016.

The public defender election, often overlooked by the public, plays another pivotal role, protecting Broward citizens against unfair or overzealous prosecutions. Finkelstein, who was elected as the county's top public defender in 2004, has in recent years criticized the state attorney's office for what he deems institutionalized racism. He feels the post should be helmed by someone from a younger generation who will govern with sensitivity to issues of race.


"It's a new Broward — a new generation that is different from me," Finkelstein, who is 65, told the Broward Beat blog.

"We need somebody younger. Most of the lawyers in this office are younger than my children."

Finkelstein has endorsed his chief assistant public defender, Gordon Weekes, in the upcoming August election. Weekes made the news recently, along with several defense attorneys, when he demanded formal reviews on cases worked on by Nadra Nash-Montgomery, a toxicologist at the Broward Medical Examiner's Office who was caught falsifying data. Although there is a debate over whether the errors were accidental, Weekes says the results raise doubts about the office's integrity.

"If you're gonna make a mistake and then try to cover it up as if no mistake had ever occurred, that calls into question whether you can be believed or not," Weekes told CBS Miami.

Although Weekes might have the endorsement of his boss and a more youthful and progressive vision for the public defender's office, he has a fight coming from Tom Lynch, a former circuit judge who got his start as a public defender. Lynch has been endorsed by the Broward Police Benevolent Association and Broward AFL-CIO.