Grandfather visiting Alabama from India stopped by police while taking walk, left partly paralyzed (Huntsville: move to, cars)

[FayettevilletoHuntsville]

The jury that couldn't reach a verdict in the criminal trial of police officer Eric Parker was split 10-2 along gender lines, according to one of the holdout jurors.

Ten men wanted to acquit the officer who slammed down a 57-year-old Indian citizen during a sidewalk stop, leaving the man partly paralyzed.

The two women on the jury thought Parker was guilty of the federal civil rights charge, deprivation of rights under the color of law. The charge carries a sentence of up to 10 years in prison.

When contacted by al.com, one of those two women explained the two-day deliberation that ended in frustration for both sides. "I was the one saying he was guilty," said the juror, who asked to withhold her name.

Read more at: Deadlocked jury favored acquittal for officer who slammed down Indian grandfather | AL.com

[FayettevilletoHuntsville]

The federal trial of a Madison police officer for throwing an Indian grandfather to the ground during a street stop hasn't affected the way residents feel about their government or police, Madison's City Council president believes.

"I don't think so," Council President Tommy Overcash said Monday. "The average citizen, we're very diverse, educated (and) people come and go from all walks of life. It's not like it's systemic of an issue in our community."

Madison is a mostly residential city of 46,000 on Huntsville's western border. It has a median household income of $96,000, according to the U.S. Census, and 10 percent of households speak a language other than English at home. Residents largely work for Huntsville's high tech sector.

Read more at: Official: Madison residents aren't turning on police, City Hall after Indian grandfather trial | AL.com

[Tourian]

Originally Posted by RatSnake

The court records did show - and both sides did agree - that he was patted down ----prior to being slammed to the ground.

The court records also showed that Mr Parker called dispatch --- after the fact - using the word 'stack' for probably cause. He was looking for a way to justify - after the fact - what he did.

OK - weaverra ... er - Mr. Parker Sr - your son has watched one too many WWE shows.

I see. I just stated that again because the Expert said:

Originally Posted by weaverra

Really. I've seen the whole video and so no such evidence to support that claim.

[LCTMadison]

Again, the prosecution in this case (this was the FEDERAL case) had to prove that Eric Parker INTENDED to harm Mr. Patel and that he took such actions because of Mr. Patel's race, color, religion, etc. They have to prove BOTH of those events took place. The federal charges were under deprivation of color of law. That is a VERY high burden to prove and I'm not surprised that a jury was deadlocked. Its very easy to cast doubt on that, and to be honest there was nothing in that video nor any subsequent actions that I saw that lead me to think that is how he acted.

This jury did not say Parker was innocent nor did they justify his actions in any way. They simply did not agree that he intentionally harmed Mr. Patel and that his actions were racially motivated.

Yes, his actions DID cause harm to Mr. Patel, but that does not mean that he INTENDED to harm him. Just because the 911 caller identified Mr. Patel as black does not mean Eric Parker's actions were racially motivated.

This case has very little to do with whether Eric Parker acted in a manner that was out of line and inappropriate, which is what everyone seems to be arguing about regarding this outcome. Once his local trial comes up, you will probably see him charged and convicted of those assault charges. They are more clear cut. The feds IMO need to drop these charges because its highly unlikely they will win it.

The one good thing is that Eric Parker will more than likely NEVER wear a police badge again. This will follow him for the rest of his life. That's what happens when you violate the public trust in the manner that he did.

He's due in court today on the assault charges.
http://www.waaytv.com/appnews/former...c61de2df1.html

[TN2HSV]

Originally Posted by LCTMadison

Again, the prosecution in this case (this was the FEDERAL case) had to prove that Eric Parker INTENDED to harm Mr. Patel and that he took such actions because of Mr. Patel's race, color, religion, etc. They have to prove BOTH of those events took place. The federal charges were under deprivation of color of law. That is a VERY high burden to prove and I'm not surprised that a jury was deadlocked. Its very easy to cast doubt on that, and to be honest there was nothing in that video nor any subsequent actions that I saw that lead me to think that is how he acted.

This jury did not say Parker was innocent nor did they justify his actions in any way. They simply did not agree that he intentionally harmed Mr. Patel and that his actions were racially motivated.

Yes, his actions DID cause harm to Mr. Patel, but that does not mean that he INTENDED to harm him. Just because the 911 caller identified Mr. Patel as black does not mean Eric Parker's actions were racially motivated.

This case has very little to do with whether Eric Parker acted in a manner that was out of line and inappropriate, which is what everyone seems to be arguing about regarding this outcome. Once his local trial comes up, you will probably see him charged and convicted of those assault charges. They are more clear cut. The feds IMO need to drop these charges because its highly unlikely they will win it.

The one good thing is that Eric Parker will more than likely NEVER wear a police badge again. This will follow him for the rest of his life. That's what happens when you violate the public trust in the manner that he did.

He's due in court today on the assault charges.
Former Madison officer due in court Wednesday for assault charge | Appnews | waaytv.com

Absolutely!!! Thank you for posting this to help clarify.

[weaverra]

Originally Posted by futuremadisonresident

Except Mr. Patel wasn't breaking any laws

He wasn't?

8 U.S. Code § 1304 - Forms for registration and fingerprinting

(e) Personal possession of registration or receipt card; penalties

Every alien, eighteen years of age and over, shall at all times carry with him and have in his personal possession any certificate of alien registration or alien registration receipt card issued to him pursuant to subsection (d) of this section. Any alien who fails to comply with the provisions of this subsection shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall upon conviction for each offense be fined not to exceed $100 or be imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both.

[RatSnake]

Originally Posted by weaverra

He wasn't?

8 U.S. Code § 1304 - Forms for registration and fingerprinting

(e) Personal possession of registration or receipt card; penalties

Every alien, eighteen years of age and over, shall at all times carry with him and have in his personal possession any certificate of alien registration or alien registration receipt card issued to him pursuant to subsection (d) of this section. Any alien who fails to comply with the provisions of this subsection shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall upon conviction for each offense be fined not to exceed $100 or be imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both.

And subject to body slamming regardless of age, weight, health or body size (after being patted down) - even if not deemed as threat or not.

Calls to dispatch to stack the case prior to body slamming are optional.
Calls to dispatch to stack the case after the body slamming are required.

[futuremadisonresident]

Originally Posted by weaverra

He wasn't?

8 U.S. Code § 1304 - Forms for registration and fingerprinting

(e) Personal possession of registration or receipt card; penalties

Every alien, eighteen years of age and over, shall at all times carry with him and have in his personal possession any certificate of alien registration or alien registration receipt card issued to him pursuant to subsection (d) of this section. Any alien who fails to comply with the provisions of this subsection shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall upon conviction for each offense be fined not to exceed $100 or be imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both.

Whatever. I still don't think that justifies being slammed to the ground so hard it results in paralysis. As I stated yesterday they could have "detained" him, handcuffed him and placed him in the back of a police car until it got cleared up. At least then he wouldn't have been paralyzed.

[LCTMadison]

When will ya'll learn to just hit the ignore button????? Or just give him this...

[Becky2517]

Originally Posted by LCTMadison

When will ya'll learn to just hit the ignore button????? Or just give him this...

I do need to figure out how I can carry my "green card" on me at all times, sleeping, eating, walking, like swimming etc. Or?