OFF THE WIRE
Billy Chappell shared the following article via CopBlock.org’s
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Officer James Nichols and the LAPD are facing a 20 million dollar lawsuit
from Brian Mulligan, a former finance executive that accuses Nichols of
viciously beating him during an extortion attempt which occurred when he was
pulled over on his way to a medical marijuana dispensary.
According to Mr. Mulligan, although the attack left him within inches of his
life, the LAPD did not stop there; statements released by law enforcement in
response to the lawsuit painted him as “a dangerous, delusional drug addict,”
which is apparently only acceptable for current members of the force.
In further attempts to justify the incident, the LAPD released audio tapes of
Mr. Mulligan admitting to the use of bath salts two days earlier. However,
research by the Justice Rape team concluded that none of the federal or
California state statutes for drug use or possession has a penalty that
precludes due process and involves law enforcement officers extorting then
pummeling the suspect.
Nichols was allowed to stay on duty despite Mr. Mulligan’s claims and the
resulting investigation. New reports indicate that his actions have only
escalated; he is now under investigation for coercing women into his unmarked
police vehicle and threatening them with jail time unless they agree to have sex
with him.
The latest complaint states that Nichols and another officer would take turns
keeping guard while the other forced women to perform sexual acts. Their alleged
tactics showed obvious forethought and planning; the two officers targeted women
with extensive criminal records that were active informants or had been
previously arrested and forced them to follow them to secluded areas before
taking action.
LAPD’s internal affairs office has since arrested both officers, but that
simply isn’t enough. Law enforcement needs to take accusations against cops more
seriously to prevent events such as this from happening; an unknown amount of
women have been raped and humiliated by two individuals who were reported
several times over a three-year period and were treated with impunity.
The time to take action is now: Email the LAPD and let them know that its
citizens demand that future investigations against its cops are thorough and
complete so that innocent citizens are protected from all criminals, including
those who wear a badge.
Make your voice heard! Email: contact.lapdonline@gmail.com
