05/21/08 - Why Didn't David Curin Get A $50,000 Bail For Assualting A Lady On Greenwich Avenue?

Police Watch: The following are released reports from May 20

ASSAULT

Donald Curran, 50, of 115 River Road was arrested May 18 and charged with third degree assault and breach of peace. According to police, Curran became upset at a woman whom he claimed parked in a parking spot he was about to use on Greenwich Avenue. He allegedly was seen yelling at her before using profanity and throwing napkins in her face. Police charge that the woman attempted to get out of her car, but Curran slammed the door shut and caused her left thumb to get jammed in the door, breaking her nail.

He then reportedly ran into a nearby Subway, grabbed his son, who had been inside the restaurant, and left the area.

Curran was released on a promise to appear in court June 2.

I guess the out of control David Curran is lucky that he did not throw a water balloon at the lady, because he probably would have had to come up with $50,000 instead of getting a "free pass" also know as "a promise to to appear in court".

Why is David Curran who assaulted a lady on Greenwich Avenue and fled the crime scene with a child, less of a flight risk than a minority teenager that threw water balloons in a Senior High School prank?

Bail is not supposed to be used as a punishment. The Eighth Amendment in the US Federal Bill of Rights says, "Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted."

Look at this incident....

....Jeffrey Jay, 49, of 50 Fox Run Lane was arrested May 3 and charged with breach of peace and risk of injury to a minor. According to police, Jay was at the movies on Railroad Avenue with his family and, while at the theater, encountered his daughter’s boyfriend. Police said Jay became very angry that the boyfriend was there and allegedly instigated a pushing match with him before grabbing him, shoving him into the wall and shaking him. The boy, who is 15, then reportedly struck Jay in the left eye to get him to release him. Jay was released on a $500 cash bond and is due in court May 12....

...Jeffrey Jay assaults a 15 year old boy on at the theater on Railroad Avenue, things are so bad that he is forced to defend himself, and the crazed Jeffery Jay only has to pay $500 and is allowed to go home with a minor child...

Could it be that the Greenwich Police Department treats teenagers and minorities differently than others in town?

Clearly, the $50,000 Bail Bond for the Hispanic teenager who through water balloons was an abuse of police powers in Greenwich.

Just like it was abusive for three Greenwich Police Officers to restrain a 140 pound teenager and use a taser on him three times?

Please see:

Watch The News 12 Video - Greenwich police defend Taser use on student

Greenwich police defended their decision Tuesday to use a Taser on a high school student last week.

According to police, a school resource officer was called into the student center at the school. The officer was asked to get 18-year-old Victor Londano to the principal’s office. Authorities say Londano became unruly...

What the News 12 Reporter is not aware of is the Victor Londono is screwed.

The one officer that the Greenwich Police Department has chosen to defend the police departments actions is the Illegally Appointed Greenwich Police Captain Micheael Pacewicz who's legal mess is costing the single family home owners of Greenwich over 1 Million Dollars.

The Illegally Appointed Captain Pacewicz is all over the news media calling the high school student that got 50,000 volts and a $50,000 bail a criminal who deserved what he got.

Now Guess who is responsible for handling any complaint about excessive use of force. that's right the illegally appointed Pacewicz.

But that's OK, because Pacewicz has a history of clearing police misconduct without ever interviewing the complainant.

Pacewicz kind of reminds one of some small minded sheriff in small Mississippi town.

The last time I check the Greenwich Police Department received a little over 80 civilian complaints over a two year period. At that time the Greenwich Police Department was averaging a complaint every 9 days.

The complaints keep on getting filed, because rank and file police officers know that they will not be held accountable. The civilian complaint process is rigged in Greenwich.

If this Greenwich High School teenager want to file a complaint about excessive force he can't just download the form on his computer and mail it in to the police.

First he must go to the police department and ask the Desk Sargent for a complaint form. Then the desk sargent, will tell him that the Greenwich Police Department's written complaint policy is that he must first speak to a police supervisor who is in the Silver Shield police union and try and resolve his complaint.

After some difficulty, the teenager might actually get his hands on a civilian complaint form that has a cover letter that talks about the police union and the rights of unionised police personnel.

Then there is a blurb in the letter that the complainant could end up being arrested a prosecuted by the police department.

After completing the form, the teenager must return it to the Cheif Of Police's office and the have the form forwarded to Pacewicz.

Please see:

05/20/08 - Caught On Tape - Police Officer Franco Giving 140 Pound Boy Up To 50,000 Volts Three Different Times

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