Officer Dear shot a teenage girl last month. His video camera wasn\u2019t on. A year earlier, his video camera wasn\u2019t on when he kneed a speeder in the groin. Last month, a different cop kneed a DWI suspect in the groin so hard the victim lost a testicle.<\/p>\n
I want to hear from the police academy. I want all of the instructors to stand up and say we NEVER encourage our students to use violence in a non-violent situation and we ALWAYS tell them to use their video cameras. I want to hear that from every single instructor at the police academy. If they can\u2019t all say that honestly, it\u2019s time for heads to roll at the academy. Then, the mayor can fire police supervisors who don\u2019t punish violent cops.<\/p>\n
No video of Mary Hawkes shooting, APD says | Albuquerque Journal News<\/a> <\/p>\n in February 2013, Dear pulled a man over for speeding. The man later filed a citizen complaint, alleging Dear used excessive force by pulling him out of his car, kicking him in the genitals and setting the handcuffs too tight. <\/p>\n Dear denied the excessive force allegations and said his lapel camera died soon after he approached the man. It\u2019s unclear from the file whether he was disciplined.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n No video of Mary Hawkes shooting, APD says | Albuquerque Journal News<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Officer Dear shot a teenage girl last month. His video camera wasn\u2019t on. A year earlier, his video camera wasn\u2019t on when he kneed a speeder in the groin. Last month, a different cop kneed a DWI suspect in the groin so hard the victim lost a testicle. Does the police academy teach officers to … Continue reading Is knee-to-balls taught at the APD police academy? Seems so.<\/span> \n