Comments on: American Renaissance publishes true story of how Chicago Police brass force white officers to “take the rap” for black brutality

by: Joseph Robinson Jr

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 05:46:23 +0000

GO TO YOUTUBE AND TYPE IN “JEWEL OSCO SECURITY GUARDS GONE WILD” You will see the security guard Pushing me out of line, slamming me to the floor and dragged by one handcuff because I questioned the customer services.
I was arrested for Trespassing on 3/19 and 6 weeks later charged with battery and disorderly conduct. The stories of the Security Guard from Jewel Foods and Monterrey Security guards was totally different from what they wrote in their incident report, the Chicago Police Report was different, their written statements were different and on 5/16/2009 their testimony in court was totally different from all the evidence. I was found not Guilty of Trespassing, Battery and Disorderly Conduct.
This entire incident started because I questioned the customer service of Jewel Foods and I was denied a manager by the Jewel Foods Security Guard. When the Guard denied me a manager he smiled as if it was a joke. I told the security guard, “What do I have to do? Do I have to go down the street and get some of my rich white friends and come back so you can open up the self check out line? That comment made the Jewel Security Guard mad and he followed me to the grocery line and blocked me in, knocked my orange juice out of my hands, grabbed me by the arms and pushed me out of the line. I was pushed to register #3 where I was picked up and slammed to the concrete floor where I yelled for help because I was in pain. I was dragged from register #3 to Register #10 by a Jewel Food Security Guard by one handcuff which cut into my skin and I was dragged by a Monterrey Security Guard by the other arm. I was yelling because I was in pain because of the slam to the floor and the handcuff cutting into my skin while I was being dragged. The security guards were trying to pull me into the Loss Prevention Office which the customer did not allow that to happen because they witnessed the security guard touching me for no reason.
A customer called 911 and once the Chicago Police arrived the customers were trying to explain to them what happen but refused to listen. The customer who called 911 tried to explain to the Chicago Police Officer he called 911 and the officer choose not to listen. In the Chicago Police Report it states, The Reporting Officer Was responding to a battery: The customer who called said, “They are beating this guy up in front of Jewel.” I’m wondering why did the Chicago Police refused to take a statement from the customer? Did the Chicago Police look at the video evidence?
I went to court on 4/30 to fight the Charges of Criminal Trespassing and the Jewel Foods filed an additional charge of Battery and Disorderly Conduct.
3/19 Criminal Trespassing to Land: “KNOWINGLY REMAINED UPON THE LAND OF JEWEL FOODS LOCATED AT 1224 S. WABASH AFTERRECIEVING NOTICE FROM OWNER/OCCUPANT.AGENT TO DEPART.”
4/30 Battery: The Security Guard signed a complaint in Court claiming Battery. “Intentionally or knowingly without legal justification made contact of an insulting or provoking nature with the complainant in that the defendant swung fist at complaint hitting complainant in the arm.”
4/30 Disorderly Conduct: The Cashier signed a complaint in Court claiming Disorderly Conduct. Knowingly acted in such an unreasonable manner as to disturb another and to provoke a breach of the peach in that the defendant was screaming and yelling which prevented the complainant from performing her duties as a cashier for Jewel.
Go to Youtube and type in “Jewel-Osco Security Guard Gone Wild”
Video #1 and 2 will show the Security Guard following me to the grocery line.
Video # 3 will show the Security Guard grabbing me and pushing me out of the Grocery Line.
Video # 4 will show the Security Guard lifting me up from behind and slamming me to the floor.
Video # 4, #5 and #6 will show I was dragged by the security guards.
Video # 7 will show I was dragged and jerked by the handcuff and arrested by the Chicago Police Officers.
The Trespassing Charges
The security guard told the judge he told me in the Grocery Line that if I could not keep quiet he would have to tell me to leave. The Judge asked the Security Guard, “So you gave the defendant a condition?” The security guard said, “Yes.”
1st My attorney asked the security guard to read the Trespassing Warning in court and when he read the warning he did not know what time it was given to me. There’s two different times on the warning.. 1st It states it was given to me at 1:15am and 2nd It states it was given to me at 1:25am. There was no way I received any Trespassing warning because at 1:15am I was grabbed and pushed out of the line and slammed to the floor at. Then I was dragged from register 3 to 10 by one handcuff.
2nd The trespassing warning also state, “The above named person was advised that if he/she returns to said premises that he/she would be in violation of this Trespass Warning and be subject to arrest.” In order for the Trespassing Warning to be valid I had to leave and come back onto the Premises I was band from.
3rd My attorney asked the security guard the following question to show I was illegally detain with warning.
A: Where was my client standing? The security guard replied in line.
B: What was on my Client left side? The security guard replied, a pop machine and a candy rack.
C: What was on my Client Right side? The security guard said the self-check out line.
D: Who was standing behind my Client? The security guard said he was.
F: My attorney said, “If my client wanted leave out of the store would he go in the direction you were standing which is behind my client or would he go in the direction the customer were facing. Better yet, would it be easier to say the only Exits would be in the front of the store and not the back? The security guard said the only Exit would be the front of the store?
My attorney said, if you were blocking his rear, the pop machine and the candy rack is blocking his left, the self-check out line was blocking his right and the 10 to 15 customers in front of my client was blocking his front which prevented him from Exiting the Store, please explain to the courts if you gave my client a trespassing warning to leave, how was he going to leave if he was blocked in? The security guard could not answer.
4th The security guard said they gave the Trespassing Warning to the Chicago Police after I was arrested and assumed they gave it to me.
5th In Jewel and Monterrey Security they lied about the security guard was telling me to leave several times and that never occurred.
6th The Security Guard from Monterrey Security was asked why did he sign his name on the Trespassing Warning as a witness? He said I was in the parking lot and I did not know what was going on?
The charges were dropped because it showed he blocked me in, he had no reason to stop follow me to the grocery line which he told the judge he did not follow me, the times were wrong and in order for the trespassing warning to be valid he would have to word it correctly, give it to me directly and time must match.
Battery Charges:
1: The Video Evidence shows I never swung at anyone.
2: The Judge looked at the Video Evidence and said, “It clearly shows the security guard grabbed the defendant and there is not proof of the defendant swinging according the the video evidence.”
3: The Security Guard from Monterrey Security wrote in his statement, “At this point the man dropped to the ground of his own will and started to scream.”
4. In court the Security Guard told the Judge he could not remember because it’s been so long but later said, “1st it look like he dropped to the ground on his own. 2nd it look like Christopher Mendoza laid him on the ground and 3rd I did not have a clear view.”
5. The video evidence shows I was slammed to the floor by Jewel Loss Prevention and Monterrey Security Guard was standing directly in front of me.
On May 16, 2008 Christopher Mendoza told the Judge that I swung at him with a bag of Pistachios Nuts and when he blocked my swing with his arm and the Pistachios Nuts when everywhere on the floor. The Monterrey Security Guard support the story also.
March 19, 2007 Christopher Mendoza wrote in his Loss Prevention Incident Report, “He Gestured as if he was going to strike me, I blocked his arem and tried to handcuff the subject. Kerry Kielbon (Monterrey Security) assisted me.”
March 19, 2007 Christopher Mendoza told the Chicago Police, “At this time subject was asked to leave premise, subject refused stating he would make a scene if security touched him subject was asked again to leave and refused, at this point security attempted to place subject into customdy, scuffle ensued while handcuffs were being placed on offender.”
April 30, 2007 Christopher Mendoza filed a complaint in court stating, “Intentionally or knowingly without legal justification made contact of an insulting or provoking nature with the Complainant in that: The defendant swung fist at complainant hitting complainant in the arm.
May 16, 2008 Christopher Mendoza told the judge I swung toward his face with a bag of Pistachios and he blocked the swing with his arm which made the bag of Pistachios fall on the floor.
My attorney asked where did the allege swing take place and the security guard was not able to give that information. My attorney asked did this take place after you tried to arrest my client or before you tried to arrest my client? The Security Guard from Jewel Foods said, “It took place before I tried to arrest him.” So my attorney said we should be able to see Pistachios Nuts everywhere on the floor, Correct? The Jewel Food Security Guard agreed?
We showed the Video Evidence from Line #1 Which show no punches were thrown and it clearly showed he grabbed me and pushed me out of the line. We paused the video which showed I had Pistachios in my hand and we showed the floor area where Pistachios show have been and there were not Pistachios on the floor because I had the bag in my hand. We showed Video Evidence from Line #3 which show the Jewel Foods Security Guard picking me up from behind which holding my arms in the air. We pause the video and it showed I had Pistachios in my hands and there were not Pistachios on the floor. We were about to show more of the video and the Judge said, “That’s Enough.” I’m sure she was in disbelief of what happen and the video showed they were lying..
The judge looked at the video and said, It clearly shows the security guard grabbing the defending and pushing him out of the line. There is no proof showing the defendant swing at anyone and there are no Pistachios on the floor.
The Jewel Security guard was asked if I was handcuff and he replied, “No”. The video evidence showed the security guard dragging me from lane #3 to lane #4 and you see customers taking pictures with their phones because he was dragging and jerking me by the handcuff.
Disorderly Conduct:
The Jewel Food Cashier claimed my yelling for help and 911 stopped her from doing her job. The video evidence clearly show she never stop working and did not witnessed the incident.
The cashier wrote the following statement on 4/3/2007: “I was the only line open and the line was long and customers were complaining about the line but there was no help I had no extra bodies to perform the job.”
The cashier did not show up to court on April 1, 2008 and on May 16, 2008 my attorney asked to have the disorderly charge dropped but a Manager in the Loss Prevention Department said Linda Williams passed away. The Judge allowed the Disorderly Conduct to stay because the Loss Prevention Manager stood in her place. The charges were later dismissed because there was no proof of Disorderly Conduct I did not need to show any video evidence to prove my innocence.
Jewel Foods and Monterrey Security tried to intimidate me not to come to court and I was harassed for about 8 months. I was also told by the Loss Prevention Manager if I sign a letter no to file Civil Suit they would drop the charges. The Loss Prevention Manager also stated, ” Beside, I’m 22 and Zero when I come to court.” I told him the charges are weak and false and I’m going to fight this in court.
On May 16, 2008 I was offered a plea of 3 months supervision from Jewel Food Loss Prevention. I was also offered to plea no Contest and to stay out of Jewel. I told my attorney no because I did not do anything wrong and I would rather fight this in court.
On May 16, 2008 I was found Not Guilty of all the charges filed against me.
I was found not Guilty of Criminal Trespassing to Land
I was found not Guilty of Disorderly Conduct
I was found not Guilty of Battery
The Court Transcript will show the Security Guards lied from day 1 and 95% of their statement was conflicting.

by: Sally White

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 22:03:37 +0000

Essentially, you argue that, “those poor cops. They have to go out and police those dark undesirables with no support from the city”. What a load of garbage. All major city police departments are so much more heavily armed and backed-up than your average “undesirable”. What is about most white people that they always, ALWAYS want to defer the blame for their own racism and prejudices onto those whom they are discriminate against? How could it possibly be that hard for you to acknowledge how oppressive it appears to send a bunch of riled up white cops to an all black housing project? Are “welfared drug-dealers” supposed to welcome red-faced, baton-wielding cops with open arms, just because billy-clubbing and civilian pepper-spraying are all part of protocol? White people have needed to dominate and subjugate since our creation, you don’t seem how that would be undesirable but these so-called undesirables? I’m a whit woman and i’m not comfortable around white male officers. There is a need/desire to assert a power dynamic there that i don’t find comforting nor secure. GET A CLUE!

by: webmaster

Sat, 22 Mar 2008 23:36:28 +0000

Thanks for the inside story on this, Gus…

This incident, unfortunately, is hardly surprising. Evanston in many ways epitomizes much of what’s wrong with our country today. It’s a haven for rich, white, intellectual elites who will do anything they can to promote “diversity,” which, of course, is a code word for diminishing the influence, power, cultural dominance, and sheer numbers of whites in favor of non-whites. Thus, for example, Evanston, like Chicago, has instituted a “sanctuary city” policy by which police and other city officials are forbidden, under threat of punishment, from even inquiring into the immigration status of an illegal alien, much less attempting to enforce immigration law.

The incident you describe is typical in this regard. The real purpose of the relentless persecution of the officers in question is to intimidate the entire police force into taking a “hands off” attitude toward non-white undesirables. Two Border Patrol agents are now rotting in jail in Texas for the exact same reason.

by: Gus

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 17:30:04 +0000

Evanston Police eat their own.
March 2004, known violent criminal and registered gang member Syid Qadri is arrested on traffic charges and while being processed at the police department becomes uncooperative and combative with officers. While being restrained by officers, Qadri receives a cut on his left eyebrow. Qadri is subsequently charged with battery to police, criminal damage to property and traffic offences.
Several days later, Qadri files complaint with Evanston internal affairs alleging officer abused him. Evanston police begin investigation and charge 2 officers with the complaint and add a 3rd “unknown officer on paper. The incident is allegedly captured on time lapsed surveillance cameras. Several weeks go by and Evanston takes the matter to Cook county special prosecution for review. Special prosecution initiates a criminal investigation against the 2 named officers. Six months pass during which time Cook county special prosecution try repeatedly to coerce the 3rd unnamed officer to “cooperate” in exchange for immunity. The 3rd officer stands by his initial statement that Qadri was combative had to be retrained and not abused in any way.
Sept 2004, 2 months prior to the Cook county state’s attorney election, Qadri files civil rights lawsuit against Evanston and the media become aware of the matter. States attorney Richard Devine along with Evanston Chief Frank kaminski hold a press conference and announce indictments on the two investigated officers, the 3rd officer is not mentioned. Kaminski goes on to make statements that he apologizes for the unprofessional behavior of the 2 officers and that what they did shook the public trust, betrayed their oath and shamed their fellow officers. 1 officer is placed on paid administrative leave, the second officer who is probationary, is fired. The 3rd unnamed officer continues on full duty status but is now facing departmental charges in the incident as is a sergeant and commander.
Side note, all of the charges Qadri was facing in this incident as well as 3 prior unrelated felony and misdemeanor charges are immediately dropped. 2 months later Qadri is arrested for aggravated domestic batter and UUW, Evanston settle lawsuit for $300,000.00, states attorney offer plea bargain to officers which they refuse.
3 years pass, 2007 Qadri has now racked up 27 felony and misdemeanor charges and is currently under indictment for attempt murder, aggrivated kidnapping and home invasion. The 2 Evanston officers are under a 2nd indictment because the 1st indictment was dismissed and have now been offered several plea bargain deals. The states attorney has repeatedly tried to coerce the 3rd officer into testifying against the other officers by offering immunity after threatening to also charge him. The 3rd officer stands by his initial statement the indicted officers who are now facing a total of over 55 felony counts continue to refuse a plea bargain for supervision and a trial date is set.
August 27, 2007, trial begins for the 2 indicted Evanston police officers and the state present their case which includes the surveillance footage and then testimony from 4 witnesses including Qadri, video technical expert, and the Evanston police sergeant on the scene at the time of the incident and finally the doctor who treated Qadri’s cut eyebrow.

The state rests after 2 days at which point it is apparent the evidence against the 2 police officers is overwhelmingly weak and the judge issues a directed finding dismissing all of the charges. Evanston police announce to the media that they will now resume the internal investigation on the incident.
6 months pass and now the 2 acquitted police officers have filed civil lawsuits against the state attorney’s office and Evanston. The city of Evanston at this point tries one more time to use the 3rd officer in an attempt to build a case by offering the officer a 20 day suspension as opposed to termination if he cooperates in a written statement. The 3rd officer continues to stand by his initial statement that he saw no abuse take place. Evanston proceeds to terminate employment for both remaining officers.

by: by James Henderson

Thu, 03 Jan 2008 22:04:50 +0000

your bias article really shows the color of your skin