POLICE: Citizen has lost faith
Coeur d'Alene Press | UPDATED 13 years, 2 months AGO
In August, three dogs chased me down the street as I was riding my bike. I chased them off but not before the owner called the police to report I was trying to harm her dogs. I never touched them nor committed any offense. When the police arrived at my house they questioned me and finally asked me who the child was playing in my garage. I told them "That's none of your business, is it?" That's when the abuse began.
Despite finally identifying her as my daughter they called me drunk, a "poor example for my daughter," threatened to arrest me for assault, stated "so the mighty Marine is afraid of a few small dogs," and threatened to "break in my door." When I asked "Why are you going to break in my door?" the response was "I will if I need to." Really?
During the entire time the police were here I sat in a chair, spoke in a conversational tone and made no derogatory comments to the police. It seems to me small men with big badges do not like their authority challenged and feel free to dish out abuse to those that do so. I believe their purpose was only to provoke me and find a reason to arrest me.
The mayor's office refused to accept my complaint until I complained to the police first. I did so in writing and had to wait two months for this response: "We find no wrongdoing on the part of our officers." Of course not! The difference between criminals and the police is that criminals often admit their crimes and the police almost never do. Such is the case with Otto Zehm and Pastor Creach. These two innocent people are dead due to the police showing up and, in my opinion, murdering them. The police try to claim they did nothing wrong even when it is on video!
As far as the Coeur d'Alene police are concerned, they have proven to me they lack integrity, they are unprofessional and are unworthy of the public's trust. Just look at the police officer who recently successfully sued the city for $3.7 million. Something's rotten in our police force and I for one will never again talk to one of these so called "officers of the law."
T. R. HAGUE
Coeur d'Alene