We thought this LibertyCrier post might be about Angelina Cianfaglione, the Paris, Illinois, woman, who won a federal civil rights lawsuit two years ago against two of Edgar County’s more repulsive cops, Dee Burgin and Terry Rogers.
But no….it’s completely another story, and it’s from Miami, Florida.
Check this out:
Candice Padavick of South Florida is suing Miami Beach Police after she was wrongfully arrested, assaulted, and carried through the lobby of an apartment building by police while she was completely naked.
According to court documents recently obtained by NBC, Padavick took a cab home one night several months ago and was unable to pay him with a credit card, so she had to go to her apartment to get him his money.
It was $16.90. I wont forget. I tried to pay with a credit card and when I tried to pay he said no no I only take cash,” Padavic told reporters.
As the cab driver began to get impatient, he called police in fear that he would not get paid.
One of the security guards in the building allegedly realized what was happening, and gave the cab driver $20, to cover the $17 fee. This exchange is seen on security camera footage from inside the apartment lobby.
Padavic was made aware of it and went inside. The security guard thought it was handled, and told the driver to call the cops and tell them so. However, an hour later, here come the cops…after Padavic. Over $16,90. Without a warrant, and busting into her apartment.
“They pulled me out of the apartment and my towel fell off my head and I started trying to run back inside and the cops come into my apartment….. And so he’s jerking me around and so I have his arm and my robe hanging off and this is completely open–nothing underneath. And then more cops come up,” she said.
Padavick was detained in public, completely naked for at least 30 minutes, and was abused so badly by police that cuts and bruises were clearly visible after the attack.
Padavic was arrested for resisting arrest, battery on a law enforcement officer, and petty theft for no payment of the taxi ride, but all of those charges were dropped after the arrest.
To read the rest of this disgusting incident, click this link. Also, check out the source material at LibertyCrier as well.
The ongoing (and many believe department-encouraged) efforts by many police departments to make criminals out of everyone has gotten out of control, and this is just more proof. But we here in Illinois are aware that our state is leading the way in examples. You can read about the Cianfaglione case at this link. And if something like this has happened to you, you might want to speak to an attorney. The only thing that’s going to curb the ongoing abuses by people entrusted with the public’s safety will be legal action; it needs to be taken repeatedly against violent cops until they are stopped and until hiring (and encouraging) them and allowing them to continue on this course is STOPPED.