A bit late with this one, but I still wanted to mention it. Christine Stuart has the details.
Ken Krayeske, a freelance journalist, photographer, and law student who was arrested while taking photographs during Gov. M. Jodi Rell’s inaugural parade in January, filed a federal civil rights lawsuit Thursday against the City of Hartford and its police officers involved in his “false arrest.”
You already know the story.
Krayeske made a state police hit list for his political activities, including his role as campaign manager for Green Party candidate Cliff Thornton who ran against Rell in the Nov. 2006 election.
The federal lawsuit claims that prior to the inaugural parade a member of the Connecticut State Police informed Hartford Police that Krayeske “was among a group of political activists who posed a possible threat to the governor.” But the state dropped the charges in March when it discovered there wasn’t enough probable cause to prosecute Krayeske. (Stuart)
Check out the article’s comments section too. This discussion is pretty interesting.
Source.
Stuart, Christine. “Krayeske Files Lawsuit Against Hartford Police“. CT News Junkie. 5/24/07
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Meanwhile,In Iraq,
6 more OPKs were killed today.
http://www.financialexpress-bd.com/index3.asp?cnd=5/26/2007§ion_id=26&newsid=62185&spcl=no
What’s an OPK?
He better sue…It’s not like he does anything else
An OPK is the only thing the biggest supporters of this war are willing to sacrifice for it.
Other Peoples Kids
…boy, this guy’s fifteen minutes of fame are up but he can’t let it go. I wish I had the time to get falsely arrested by riding a ten speed bike with a camera at a governors parade. Seriously, what person over 25 has the time for all of that?
The HPD has a history of writing fiction in their arrest warrants, too. The applicant/officer often says “he” witnessed such and such when it was someone else doing the alleging and witnessing. That will undoubtedly come out on this case as the HPD officer who signed the arrest doc claimed to observe something that he never saw but a state cop said he had observed and as we no all know the state cop lied to set the HPD up on this. Oh what a tangled web….
fresh and Mr. Reality have a probelm with KK moving around freely in our country?Go figure. KK ain’t on welfare so he can do what he wants with his time as far as I am concerned.
Re KK–
I’m thinking $50-100K in a quick settlement, otherwise $10-$50K after a very embarassing trial.
The settlement will probably depend on how much money Blumenthal can scare up after he finishes with his suit against Best Buy.
http://www.nhregister.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=18386373&BRD=1281&PAG=461&dept_id=590581&rfi=6
toucan said:
Seriously. Personally I like living in a country where the police aren’t allowed to arrest me simply for being present at a public event.
Arrest and hold on a ridiculous bail for over twelve hours!
What I love is that picture of KK with Rell. It kind of underscores that he never proved ANYTHING of a threat, at all!
And who was the asswipe who decided to go forward with a court case on this?
The perfect settlement would be for the Kens Law school to be paid for out of reductions in the “Intelligence” budget of the state police. Since nobody their seems to have had any Intelligence of any kind there anyway it should harly be missed.
You mean we’re paying for something we’re not getting again from those state employee unions, ctkeith?
I hope he gets nothing. Talk about a frivilous law suit. What grounds is he even suing on? False imprisonment? Just be happy charges were dropped and learn your lesson that next time your civil protest should be more civil.
The Dude said:
What protest? He was taking pictures of the Governor. I did the same thing last night. Should I have been arrested?
KK did nothing wrong. That’s why the chargers were dropped. The Hartford Police can’t say the same.
I’d also like to point out that KK was put on a watch list in part because of innocuous comments he made on CTLP. No matter what your political leanings, everyone who comments here should be concerned about that.
How do you know? You saw the police report? I was there that day too and if I had walked up to Rell or any other dignataries at the Capitol at the wrong moment I wouldn’t be surprised if I was detained by police. Sorry- it’s common sense.
Cocaine dealers and rapists get charges dropped every day because there is not probable cause so color me unimpressed. I think he should just consider himself lucky to get off scott free.
Obviously he is free to do as he like, but the case is frivilous. Personally I would rather see the money go to fund the police department, which is my perogative.
Dude,
Since you obviously don’t understand the concept of Constitutional rights you’re excused from Jury Duty,LOL.
I’m hoping we get a look at that “List” because everyone on it may also have had their rights violated and have cause to sue.
Yes I did. It was widely available online, including here at CTLP. In fact the police report is what blew holes right through the validity of Ken’s arrest. Read Gabe’s post on this for more.
Except KK didn’t do that. He’d already taken several pictures of Rell before the police even noticed him. He didn’t charge towards her on his bike, and there are eye witness reports that corroborate Ken’s version of events.
CGG–
Yes, you took pictures of the Governor last night.
But you probably asked her — or if not, what you were doing was obvious.
Krazy Ken whipped around on his bike, hopped off and walked into the parade to take a picture.
I don’t think they were similar.
Except that’s not what happened.
Keith– Are you a lawyer? I need no lesson, so keep your assinine comments and foolish assumptions to yourself.
CGG– I read the police report and honestly I can’t agree with your assessment of the actions of the police nor can I agree with your refutation of my assessment of security that day.
Just to be clear though- I respect your opinion of the situation and I can’t stress enough that you are free to express a desire for Keith to win in court. Hopefully though you understand that I simply hold the opposite view. There was a time when people were far less litigious than today, but I realize that times change and people are far more likely to sue than they once were. Clearly Keith was not guilty of any crime, but that does not mean the police are not free to detain him in certain situations. Also clearly Keith does not deserve to be in jail or anything and I am happy for him. However, I think his lawsuit is frivilous. Whether it has merit is ultimately for the factfinder to decide and I do not presume to hold that role.
Edit: meant to say Ken in the last paragraph instead of keith.
Dude–
1) Reasonable to detain? For how long? You think it’s okay for the police to grab you off the street, and hold you for over twelve hours with no cause?
2) Bail. They set the bail for a non-violent, breach-of-peace, offense at a ridiculous $75,000. You think anyone else has ever been assigned that high a bail for “breaching the peace”?
3) Probable cause. The state pressed forward with the most ridiculous of cases, (based on official mis-statements, btw.) Based on this KK had to miss work and pay for an attorney. All of which would be beside the point, if only it hadn’t been a strictly political arrest!
Repeat after me. No one in Connecticut should ever be arrested/harassed by the police b/c of their political views….
Dude,
You’d make a good subject in Saudi Arabia and given a very little more fear the perfect Nazi.
Over this weekend I’d suggest you read this,
http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/facts/funddocs/billeng.htm
I don’t expect you’ll understand all they encompass but just reading them is a start and Honors all those troops you’re so sure you’re supporter by always following orders from whatever authority figure is put in front of you.
1.) It’s a well established rule that the police can detain people in certain situations as long as they have probably cause. Sounds like Keith is some kind of local character of interest and frankly I would be utterly shocked if this is solely because of his blog comments. If you’ve ever worked on a campaign then you know that there are some usual suspects who get overly pushy, loud, obnoxious, and downright violent. On top of that- no matter what you may believe the reality is that police assigned to protect elected leaders have leeway to detain people they see as a threat to that leader’s safety. Honestly, I thought this was common sense. If you guys honestly believe that given the world we live in that there is not a certain parameter and legal protocol for getting physically close to leaders like a governor, senator, president, then you are hugely out of touch.
2.) Ok, so now the judge is in on the conspiracy too? Who’s next? Maybe Larry Cafero…
3.) It’s there right to press charges just as much as it is Ken’s right to sue them. Obviously we are free to weight in on how we feel about the outcome.
Keith– I would love to continue this debate with you, but first take a first year law school class on criminal procedure and criminal law. Con law wouldn’t hurt either.
I have read the bill of rights– knowledge is not the issue here, but rather interpretation. I know you have an emotional reaction, but your response shows a lack of critical analysis.
Posting a link to the bill of rights is not an argument against any point I have made- just a plain reference to a legal document, one which I am very familiar with.
Dude,
I suggest you stop writing now.
It’s so obvious you have no idea what you’re talking about it’s geting hard to believe you’re not trying to make a charicature out of yourself.
Have you ever thought of Testifying in front of the Legislature,Dude? You’d be every bit as effective as the Anti-Gay Marriage folks were.
The judge didn’t set the initial bail of 75K - it was set by the HPD at the station. When Ken saw an actual judge, at the jail, the judge knocked the bail down to RoR.
On Probable Cause, reading the arrest report and comparing it to pesky (and provable) facts renders the report impossible (not to mention that at least one eyewitness directly contradicts the police account.
I was there that day too and if I had walked up to Rell or any other dignataries at the Capitol at the wrong moment I wouldn’t be surprised if I was detained by police. Sorry- it’s common sense.
You should let HPD know; I’ve heard it reported (I can’t remember where, so no link, but my bet is the Courant) that someone walked out of the crowd and shook the Governor’s hand. Result: Not arrested. Ken took 23 pictures. Result: Arrested.
You always gotta make it personal Keith. I would love to have a real debate about the issues sometime, but I’m heading to a BBQ. Have fun being an internet troll!!
Gotta love it…
Being lectured on the law by a retired truck driver tethered to his computer….
Only in America, folks.
What is it about Fridays? Are Friday flame wars just part of the culture at CTLP now?
fresh, mr. reality, the dude — go back to Russia. Seriously. That is your mindset, so just go enjoy the stern “law and order” you love and the lack of freedom that you so obviously hate.
CGG - Maybe we should make it official - “Friday Flame Thread” style - if we could keep the flame war in one post, maybe someone would be able to answer the substantive criticism of the HPD police report made by you and me above…
Gabe said:
I like it. Sort of like a blog cage match! Friday Flame Forum has a nice ring to it.
I’m on board.
toucan, trueblue, cgg: Go find out what parade the Governor is in this weekend, then get together one of you with a video camera, the other with a bike, and re-enact the event. Ride up to the parade, jump out into the parade route directly in front of the governor, and snap away.
If you’re right, nothing will happen. If you’re wrong, you’ll get arrested, then you can sue, become rich, and then donate all the money to GC so he doesn’t have to scrounge for spare change to run this site.
Hate to break it to you on this one, guys, but Krayeske’s case is by no means a slam dunk. He’s got some serious evidentiary issues if he’s going to prove his 1983 case against the State. It’s not like the police just hauled him in because he was riding a bike really fast while wearing a backpack. He was pedaling toward the Governor’s parade and then jumped from his bike. As Stan Simpson accurately argued, if the police had done nothing, then they should have been fired.
This will end in a decent settlement for Ken, but he’s not going to get what he thinks he’s owed — nothing close to it, actually. Of course, this will be a fantastic educational opportunity for him, if he brings the case by himself.
Has anyone thought about who the heck is going to represent the state cop sued in the complaint? The AG threw everyone involved under the bus — I think My Left Nutmeg had coverage of his comments to Colin McEnroe — and his office represents the state police.
KK and his attorney will profit only b/c the state cops and the HPD lied their asses off, as if the internet revolution never happened.
How can they argue they thought Ken K. was a threat, when two weeks later the Governor herself poses for a photo with KK?
Again, I believe that everyone wants this to go away, and no one wants subpeonas and testimony. Based on that, I think Perez and Co. quickly offer a generous settlement to KK and his attorney.
If they don’t the media will quickly seize on the lies, and this will devolve for everyone involved. I guess the ultimate question is who will be the HPD/State police fall guy…
BUSH ADMINISTATION TO CUT AND RUN,SURRENDER and TURN IRAQ OVER TO ALQUIDA
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/26/washington/26strategy.html?_r=1&bl&ex=1180324800&en=7c6f4a00e34f4c59&ei=5087%0A&oref=slogin
Why??
The 08 Election!
Just Curious,
Are the Republicans here going to try to spin this as the Gen. Patraeus Surge was a success so 50,000 troops can now leave or are they fine with accepting the Surge was a total failure even before all the troops have arrived.
I predicted Patreaus would be thrown under the bus in August and have to admit this administration doing it before the summer solstice is suprising.
Maybe Patreaus told W he really would tell the truth next time he testified in front of congress.
Having Congress support the funding of the troops before the Memorial Day weekend is certainly helpful (thank you, Congress!!!).
Hillary is definitely focusing on the Democratic primary and the desires of moveon.org. In my opinion, this definitely shows that she is not on cruise control. She must feel very threatened by Obama.
The (non)existence of the war on terror will clearly be the dominant issue for next year’s presidential election.
One thing which is interesting is that the war on terror was such an important issue in 2004 (it was the key issue for Howard Dean’s early rise in 2003), yet GWB won the presidential election. It will again be the dominant issue for the presidential election in 2008, but the Republican candidate will not necessarily be so closely tied to GWB. So, it will be interesting to see if the events since November 2004 are enough to sway the election to a Democrat.
Although I do not in any way support Obama, I can understand how he can give people the feeling of a “fresh start.” And a lot of Americans would probably like to pretend that they can have a “fresh start” …
except that’s not what happened according to eyewits - and that’s why the state ultimatley dropped the criminal charges. same goes for you Archie. Even Rell never cam forward as an eyewit!!!!
and kudos to Bob Ward;;, the CSP won’t clean up their ranks but he’s not afraid to do his job Saying suspended state Trooper Eugene Baron “is an imminent threat to the safety of others on the road,” the state Department of Motor Vehicles on Friday suspended his driver’s license indefinitely, a DMV spokesman said.
http://www.courant.com/news/local/hc-ctbaron0526.artmay26,0,3485025.story?coll=hc-headlines-local
TrooperBaron was highlighted in a report by the New York State Police and the Connecticut Attorney General’s office on the state police internal affairs unit because of the department’s failure to arrest him for drunken driving. For their failure to take action against Baron, three troopers were given suspensions ranging from five to 30 days.
just to be clear how bad the CSP is in doing it’s job
BTW, nobody here mentioned that the Iraq funding bill included a two year pahse in of an increase in the minimum wage.
Yeah, I don’t like discussing bad news on weekends
You mean like Bush’s plan to surrender?
toucan said:
LOL - If Bush does what you want and gets out, he’s surrendering. If he doesn’t do what you want, he’s a war monger and flaunting the “will of the people.”
I love it.
There you go again Archie with your strawman arguments. Like Senator John Warner and about 25 other GOP Senators, I want us out of the civil war but not out of Iraq or the region in its entirety. ala ISG. I know the concepts are complex but try to keep up.
toucan said:
Nice post - a spin and a personal attack all wrapped up in one. Can we get a moderator in here?
My point stands - Bush pulls out, he’s no good. He stays, he’s no good. You don’t deny it.
Bush is no good, period when it comes to Iraq. My comment wasn’t a personal attack or a spin — it’s not about either/or. Try to keep up. No wonder the CT GOP is shit out to lunch.
toucan said:
“I know the concepts are complex but try to keep up.” Nah, that’s not a personal attack…
Again, you don’t deny it. Bush does what you want and you still hate his guts. Pathetic.
It’s a personal attack on Bush’s competance in managing Iraq and #2 on the rules says that’s ok, Archie, but not an attack on you, which would be against thre rules. I don’t hate Bush though; as you monitor this site like a stalker you surely know that I support wHat he wants to do on immigration and even his proposed tax changes on healthcare, too, that never went anywhere.
The latest from Chirs Healy, Rell’s pick to head the GOP in CT, who wants to welcome more people to the CT GOP with his enlightebned views on the worldscape:::They are owned by the anti-American wing of the Democratic Party. They are part of the part of this country that drags American flags behind their cars or deface the Coast Guard Academy seal, as some did the other day in New London during the President’s address.
http://ctgop.blogspot.com/2007/05/murphy-courtney-delauro-and-larson-show.html
more from the American flag dragging Courtney who is pushing against what the US Navy doesn’t want and is therefor obviously anti_American::“I am pleased the Senate shares my concern that allowing our submarine fleet to fall to only 40 boats would be a grave threat to our national security,” Courtney, D-2nd District, said Friday. “Senator Lieberman’s continued leadership has been invaluable for the Virginia-class program and our nation’s defense infrastructure.”
http://www.theday.com/re.aspx?re=2e4aecd4-403d-4607-b038-cc5c2050cd64
Good afternoon everyone,
To the pseudo-liberals and/or quasi- progressives dwelling this site, who have managed to sift all the necessary (anti-)Republican negative propaganda out of the national newspapers – posting it on this establishment as a…“see I told you so”….
Here are two articles published by two of the most reviewed national papers concerning the – Hill-Bill Clinton machine:
Suit Sheds Light on Clintons’ Ties to a Benefactor
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/26/us/politics/26clinton.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin
Largess To Clintons Lands CEO In Lawsuit
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/25/AR2007052502332.html?hpid=topnews
Respectfully,
Bo ItsHaky
“The press is not the enemy,” he said. “To treat it as such is self-defeating.” Guess who “he” is?
http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2007/05_25-50/TOP
toucan said:
umm yet another personal attack…. and let’s count up the posts here today. You vastly outnumber me not only in this post but in every single post on here.
In this thread, BTW, you replied to each of my posts in our spat today quicker (it took you 7 mins to reply to 48 with post 49, 5 minutes 50 to 51, 22 minutes 52 to 53) than I replied to yours (took me 8 mins from 47 to 48, 10 mins from 49 to 50, 31 mins from 51 to 52, ~120 mins from 53 to this post)
I guess you’re so quick to throw out the stalker label since you know firsthand what it’s like to be one.
What’s the time got to do with stalking and I don’t keep score either - and read again I didn’t call you a stalker. The point is, archie, is that you know damn well what my positions are and you keep twisting them because that’s your thing.
It is through only political reconciliation measures and bold leadership by the Prime Minister and each and every Member of the Iraqi Legislature, that this conflict can bring forth a stable, sovereign government, that is fully functioning, and is capable of providing for its own security. In so doing, Iraq will then be able to play an integral role in the security of this region.
http://warner.senate.gov/pressoffice/statements/20070426a.htm
Recommendations from the bipartisan Iraq Study Group “appeal to me,” the president said. He noted the suggestion that the U.S. military shift from combating the insurgents and focus on training the Iraqi security forces while protecting Iraq’s borders and hunting down high-value al-Qaida terrorists.
Hmmmm…sound familiar, archie???
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_IRAQ?SITE=VACUL&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
and BTW; nobody has ever said what Healy says but it’s the usual CT GOP twist taking ideas out of context to rally the righteous warmongering right - either that or it’s just plain stupidity :Many in the audience will applaud, thinking if we strikes the colors and come home, all will be well if we just turn this over to the FBI, the Border Patrol or the NYPD.
http://ctgop.blogspot.com/2007/05/murphy-courtney-delauro-and-larson-show.html
Healy is a lying asshole. No one dragged an American flag behind their car, and for him to make an accusation like that, with no proof whatsoever, just goes to show that he is just another Republican scumbag who will say absolutely anything to score a cheap point.
What is going on in Connecticut is just plain scary. So, with Kryeske there is proof that the Connecticut State Police can have a political enemies list and then arrest those on that list on sight.
What is happening in Connecticut’s courts is even more scary.
http://thesrv.blogspot.com/2008/08/pinochets-chile-model-for-us-future.html
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