Cops beat and arrest 12 year girl.

[Anti Federalist]

Older story update:

Police Get The Wrong House In Galveston, Allegedly Assault 12-Year-Old Girl (http://blogs.houstonpress.com/hairballs/2008/12/galveston_false_arrest.php)

Wed Dec 17, 2008 at 12:37:01 PM

It was a little before 8 at night when the breaker went out at Emily Milburn's home in Galveston. She was busy preparing her children for school the next day, so she asked her 12-year-old daughter, Dymond, to pop outside and turn the switch back on.

As Dymond headed toward the breaker, a blue van drove up and three men jumped out rushing toward her. One of them grabbed her saying, "You're a prostitute. You're coming with me."

Dymond grabbed onto a tree and started screaming, "Daddy, Daddy, Daddy." One of the men covered her mouth. Two of the men beat her about the face and throat.

As it turned out, the three men were plain-clothed Galveston police officers who had been called to the area regarding three white prostitutes soliciting a white man and a black drug dealer.

Three weeks later, according to the lawsuit, police went to Dymond's school, where she was an honor student, and arrested her for assaulting a public servant. Griffin says the allegations stem from when Dymond fought back against the three men who were trying to take her from her home. The case went to trial, but the judge declared it a mistrial on the first day, says Griffin. The new trial is set for February.

"I think we'll be okay," says Griffin. "I don't think a jury will find a 12-year-old girl guilty who's just sitting outside her house. Any 12-year-old attacked by three men and told that she's a prostitute is going to scream and yell for Daddy and hit back and do whatever she can. She's scared to death."

[tsopranos]

I posted this in the "Civil Liberties" section (http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?t=172778). There's a digg link there as well.

[Anti Federalist]

I posted this in the "Civil Liberties" section (http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?t=172778). There's a digg link there as well.

I imagined that somebody already jumped on this.

Can't be said enough though, the way I figure it...

[BuddyRey]

The fact that this innocent little girl is even on trial is an atrocity! :mad:

If somebody beat and snatched a cop or government bureaucrat's child from his or her doorstep, it would be called exactly what it is; aggravated assault and kidnapping!!! :mad:

[Anti Federalist]

The fact that this innocent little girl is even on trial is an atrocity! :mad:

If somebody beat and snatched a cop or government bureaucrat's child from his or her doorstep, it would be called exactly what it is; aggravated assault and kidnapping!!! :mad:

Of course she's on trial...can't touch or even look the wrong way at the manor Lord.

Foolish serf...

[mediahasyou]

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[wizardwatson]

I think allowing cops to prance around in plain clothes should be illegal. I don't see how you can be held accountable when people come up to you in plain clothes, in unmarked vehicles, and you attempt to prevent your own abduction by them, cuz you aren't sure they're even real cops.

[DXDoug]

fuck the police.

[Mandrik]

I think allowing cops to prance around in plain clothes should be illegal. I don't see how you can be held accountable when people come up to you in plain clothes, in unmarked vehicles, and you attempt to prevent your own abduction by them, cuz you aren't sure they're even real cops.

Imagine what could have happened if daddy went outside and saw his daughter being assaulted by 3 plain-clothed men. Imagine if daddy was armed. If that was one of my daughters (who are 4, not 12), I probably would have been shot dead by the cops or other cops. I mean it's absolutely terrible what happened, but stuff like this has the potential to be worse, triggering Greek riot type events (if the general public actually gave a crap).

[Andrew Ryan]

fuck the police.
I know, right!!?

[qh4dotcom]

This happened in Galveston, TX? That's in Ron Paul's district

[jcarcinogen]

yeah, but read the replies. His constituency seems represented in the House.

Unlike my district.

[mport1]

Its sad that this story does not surprise me at all.

[fr33domfightr]

I printed that story for a few people at my work. They were pissed!!


FF

[inibo]

Thing is it happened two years ago and this is the first I've seen of it. What's up with that.

[Bro.Butch]

Imagine what could have happened if daddy went outside and saw his daughter being assaulted by 3 plain-clothed men. Imagine if daddy was armed. If that was one of my daughters (who are 4, not 12), I probably would have been shot dead by the cops or other cops. I mean it's absolutely terrible what happened, but stuff like this has the potential to be worse, triggering Greek riot type events (if the general public actually gave a crap).

It happens each year somewhere in the U.S. They go to the wrong address and an innocent person is injured or dies. It's time to repeal all victimless crimes in America...

[Occam's Banana]

Bump for those who (like me) had not heard of this case before ...

h/t Bob Murphy: http://consultingbyrpm.com/blog/2014/12/potpourri-247.html

In terms not just of shocking police behavior but then the injustice of the aftermath, this story about a 12-year-old girl (http://thefreethoughtproject.com/cops-beat-kidnap-12-yo-girl-front-home-claiming-prostitute/) definitely should be on the short list.

Cops Beat & Kidnap 12-yo Girl in Front of her Home, Claiming She was a Prostitute
http://thefreethoughtproject.com/cops-beat-kidnap-12-yo-girl-front-home-claiming-prostitute/
Matt Agorist (14 September 2014)

When her mother and father came outside after hearing her cries for help she was desperately holding a tree with one arm while plainclothes officers were beating her in the head, neck and throat.

Dymond Milburn (http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/news/valley/article_0ed7b62f-f8d3-5ca2-a7f3-a2e03866263b.html?mode=jqm), now 20-years-old, was an honor student attending advanced classes at Austin Middle School, when her life would be forever scarred by Galveston police.

On the night of August 22, 2006 at 7:45 PM, Emily Milburn was preparing her children for school the next day, when a breaker broke, cutting off electricity to the family’s home. Emily asked her daughter, Dymond, to go outside and hit the switch, located downstairs and outside the house.

When Dymond went outside the house toward the breaker box, a blue van drove up to the house and three men jumped out and start attacking her. One of the men grabbed Dymond and said “You’re a prostitute. You’re coming with me.”

Like anyone in their right mind would, Dymond resisted being pulled into a van with complete strangers. Dymond grabbed a tree and started yelling “Daddy, Daddy, Daddy.”

Officer David Roark had his hand over the mouth of Milburn when her father came out on the balcony after hearing his daughter’s cries for help. The other officers, Justin Popovich and Sean Stewart, beat Dymond’s face, head and throat while their supervisor, Sgt. Gilbert Gomez, watched on in approval.

Dymond’s parents approached the cops and said “That’s our daughter. She’s twelve.” Roark responded “I don’t care if she’s twenty-two, thirty-two, or forty-six.”

The cops dragged Dymond into the van. Obviously they were now well aware that the kidnapping they had intended had gone wrong, so they decided to drop Dymond off at a hospital.

The examining physician found that the girl had injuries from multiple blows to the head, face, neck, lower back, left shoulder, and left hip/waist area. She suffered a contusion to the back of the head (where she was struck with a flashlight). There were abrasions on her arm and wrist. Dymond’s throat was swollen; she had difficulty swallowing, nausea and vomiting, and hoarseness of voice due to being struck in the throat. She had black eyes, scalp lacerations, tenderness of the vertebrae. She was experiencing double vision and loss of hearing. Dymond’s ear drum and nose were also injured (blood in ear, bruised nasal septum, and nose bleed).

After the attack, Dymond suffered from PTSD, nightmares, and an inability to concentrate in school.

When she finally healed enough (physically) to return to school a horrible surprise was waiting for her. Police showed up to Austin Middle School and arrested Dymond for resisting and assaulting a peace officer. A twelve year old girl!

In a blatant disregard of logic and common sense, the court system in Galveston felt these charges were justified and Milburn was actually charged with assault on an officer and tried, twice! After three years and two mistrials, the DA finally dropped her case.

Immediately after her criminal trials, the family filed a civil suit, naming the four officers as plaintiffs. After multiple appeals by officers, including asking the court to dismiss the case based upon qualified immunity, meaning that the officers were just doing their job and are thereby shielded from civil liability, a settlement has yet to have been reached.

None of the officers were fired. In fact Gomez went on to work for the department up until 2012 when he started his own private detective services. 2 years after he beat a 12 year-old girl to the point of hospitalization, Officer Sean Stewart was named Galveston “Officer of the year”!

This story is one of the most brutal examples of a failed justice system. Unfortunately, the state has learned nothing from it.

Just this past Thursday, Danièle Watts, (http://thefreethoughtproject.com/django-unchained-star-detained-cops-claimed-prostitute/) star of Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained, wrote on her Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/wattsdaniele) that she was handcuffed and thrown into the back of a police cruiser after failing to provide officers with ID.

Post (https://www.facebook.com/wattsdaniele/posts/682727425137030) by Daniele Watts (https://www.facebook.com/wattsdaniele).

The reason for the kidnapping….cops assumed she was a prostitute. She had done absolutely nothing wrong.

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[GunnyFreedom]

Hey look! the Grand Jury had no problem bringing an indictment here. Imagine that...

[jjdoyle]

Hey look! the Grand Jury had no problem bringing an indictment here. Imagine that...

And the DA had no problem wasting tax payer dollars on a second trial, to try and get one in the system. They should add the DA to the lawsuit list named, for harassment.
Almost 100% guaranteed they were pitching a plea deal the whole time to her.