Lets talk about innocent until proven guilty.
https://medium.com/@ShaunKing/soul-...o-destroy-pedro-hernandez-part-3-1b6307828eb6
Heres the case of Pedro Hernandez. The article has plenty of evidence and is a good read so I am just going to summarize. Detective David Terrell got the phone number of Hernandez's mother from a report involving her oldest son. He started calling her and trying to discuss anything but police matters. 5 other women have gone on record saying Officer Terrell sexually harrassed them and offered to stop targeting their kids if they had sex with him. Pedro's mother had to change her phone number to get him to stop. Thats when NYPD started targeting her youngest son Pedro.
Pedro was standing on a corner talking to friends next to a double parked car. Police pulled up in a unmarked car and told Pedro to get into the car. Pedro told them he lived close by and did not need a ride anywhere. They kept telling him to get in the car so eventually he does. The car goes to leave and as soon as it starts moving the cops turn the lights on and pull the car over. The Cops then say they smell marijuana in the car. They arrest everyone. At the police station they tell Pedro there was a gun in the car and everyone else said it was his, which was a lie. He was transported around to a few facilities until he was at a Non secure detention facility which is just a house surrounded by guards. He was there for 16 days. While there one of the cops forces Pedro into a closet and starts beating him while another cop prevented the other kids from stopping him. Dont believe me? Heres the video.
The director of the house fired the criminal cop and sent the video to the DA who promptly did nothing. 20 months after having received the evidence a private detective for the family who was a former NYPD cop got a hold of the video and sent it to the media. Now after 20 months the DA finally charged the cop who beat Pedro.
This was just the start. Pedro gets bounced around more facilities before they eventually dropped the charges because they had no evidence. Thats when the real **** begins. On July 12th, 2015 a 15 year old kid Tyrese was shot in the leg. Officer Terrell insisted to Tyrese that he identify Pedro as the shooter.
Now having the victim specifically tell the cops it was not Pedro and he had never seen him before in his life they issue a media alert naming him as the prime suspect and asking for information about his location despite knowing where he lives.
Pedro's mother brought him to the police station for questioning the next day. When she does they immediately arrest him and charge him with second degree attempted murder and numerous other felonies. Its never even taken before a grand jury because they had no evidence and the victim specifically said it wasnt him. Pedro is 15 years old at this point. In jail facing 9 serious felonies. After 6 days he is released but the charges still pending. From July 2015 to Febuary 2016 they got to 5 court hearings before the charges are finally dropped. The dismissal document is in the article.
Oh but this is still just the beginning. On September 12th 2015 Pedro is riding his bike when cops drive up on him, pointing their guns at him they arrest him for another attempted murder saying he fit the description of the suspect. The first witness literally says "thats not him" and the second witness says she didnt have her prescription eyeglasses on so she cant tell. He spent a week in jail before being bailed out by his mother. 8 months later in May 2016 the charges are again dropped.
Now the first attempted murder charge was dropped on Febuary 29th 2016. On March 1st 2016 he was again arrested for attempted murder but this time there wasnt even an actual victim. Why and how does this keep happening you might ask. What they were doing was harassing and threatening another man named William Stevens. The private detective started realizing something was up because after every charge he easily found evidence proving Pedro was innocent. Which means the cops either had that information and still proceeded or there was no actual investigation because they didnt want exculpatory evidence. The big break came when Pedro and his family were given a court document naming William Stevens as the witness against Pedro. When the DA realized what happened he ran over to Pedro, grabbed the paper and ripped it up. Thats when the private detective really knew something fishy was going on. Here is the interview of Stevens by the local media.
Now in September 2016 the third attempted murder charge was dropped. So now this is the 3rd attempted murder charge he has faced over 2 years that never went to trial and charges were eventually dismissed. On May 3rd 2016 he was arrested for disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. Here is video of the "disorderly conduct" and "resisting arrest".
Now on June 7th 2016 he is again arrested. This time for armed robbery for stealing a backpack from William Stevens said to contain 5 thousand dollars..... Officer Terrell again coerced William Stevens to sign a statement alleging this with threats of harassment and violence. The private investigator was a smart cookie and noticed that in none of the numerous statements Williams Stevens has given against Pedro could he identify anything Pedro was wearing. Through security footage the PD was able to find what he was wearing on the day of the armed robbery and it was very loud clothing that would stand out if he had robbed you. To add to this Pedro was actually getting his haircut at the time of the alleged robbery and his barber testified to that. Beyond that Pedro was texting with his girlfriend all night. After spending more time in jail these charges are dropped in November 2016.
Its not over yet! Pedro was again arrested for attempted murder on July 14th 2016 of Shawn Nardoni. On September 1st 2015 Shawn Nardoni was shot. Witnesses identified the shooter who they knew by name who was a known menace in the area. Almost a year passes until they decide to arrest Pedro knowing full well they have multiple witnesses who told them who the shooter was. This time the DA asked for a 250,000 bail and that the family be personally required to pay the whole thing as opposed to 10%. Why? The DA referenced all the charges he had faced that were dropped...... This time they got Pedro before a judge so biased in favor of the prosecution that 7 public defenders in the area said he acted as an extension of the prosecution rather than as a judge. This time instead of going to juvenile facilities they sent him to Rikers prison with a bail they couldnt possibly afford. While there he has been attacked and forced to defend himself. He got pepper sprayed by guards and left untreated so he now has vision problems requiring glasses.
While the shooting victim Nardoni was in the hospital he was paid a visit by our good friend Officer Terrell who threatened him if he didnt identify Pedro as the shooter. When Nardoni refused Officer Terrell arrested him and he spent 3 days in jail. Here is his statement on the incident.
With 7 witnesses identifying Charles Holmes as the shooter Officer Terrell hit the streets trying to terrorize people into giving false statements against Pedro. Here are several peoples accounts.
Despite all this the cops involved and the DA are still on the job. Terrell is currently serving as a court cop because of a domestic violence incident. Yeah, thats right cops get away with beating their wives and get reassigned to court duty......
Now you think this is over? Nah. Now they arrested Pedro's mother. They pulled her over saying she ran a yellow or red light. Her charge? Endangering her children. Heres video of her arrest.
She spent 2 days in jail, officer Terrell made sure to stop by to taunt her. The charges were held over her for 2 years before being dropped but not before they made a complaint with CPS. CPS found the allegations to be unwarranted but anytime someone makes a complaint CPS claims the right to come into your home at any point they want to investigate just because a complaint was filed, even if that complaint is false.
Pedro spent over a year at Rikers and the DA tried to get him to take a plea deal that would have given him time served and probation but he would get to go home immediately. I know some people like thethe cant fathom this situation but if you spent a year in Rikers my bet is 90% of us would sign anything that would get us out that day.
This happens because there is no legitimate oversight over cops. Who do you call when cops are the criminals? Call more cops who are likely more interested in covering up for those cops than protecting you?