Cops Are The Good Guys
BY Herschel Smith
6 years, 8 months ago
The latest city resident to cash in on police misconduct would raise a glass to toast his victory, except he doesn’t drink.
The NYPD found that out the hard way when cops tried to charge Oliver Wiggins with driving while intoxicated to cover up for a police officer who ran a marked SUV through a Brooklyn stop sign and plowed into Wiggins’ car.
Wiggins, 33, received close to $1 million from the city for his troubles, but not before he was arrested and charged with impaired driving, had his driver’s license suspended and was hit with a repair bill for his 2004 Nissan Maxima that his insurance company would not cover because of the DWI bust.
Never mind that a Breathalyzer test he took at the East Flatbush scene on April 19, 2015, showed no alcohol in his blood.
While at the hospital, after the crash at Glenwood Road and E. 43rd St., Wiggins volunteered to have his blood tested for alcohol or drugs at the hospital. That test came back negative. Reports from the EMT and DWI technician each said Wiggins had no signs of intoxication.
That didn’t stop the arresting officer, Justin Joseph, from officially reporting Wiggins had slurred speech, watery eyes, an odor of alcohol on his breath and was observed swaying. Three months later, prosecutors dismissed the charges.
But remember boys and girls, cops are the good guys and they’re there to protect and serve. Just don’t be in their way or make “furtive” movements around them.
On March 5, 2018 at 7:17 am, ragman said:
And the gun control crowd wants to steal our legally owned property, putting our lives in the hands of “Justin Joseph “? I don’t think so! Your turn.
On March 5, 2018 at 8:35 am, Fred said:
This situation is actually way worse than this obviously egregious case. If you have a fender bender with somebody then you exchange insurance info, endure the hassle of filing claims and paying deductibles, etc. Maybe the guy is a jerk but maybe you make a new friend. (Don’t laugh, this happens) But if you get in a wreck, a car wreck, you know, a car accident or fender bender with a po po you will be charged with a crime and very likely charged with assault or attempted assault. Their cars are more special and they are super goodly importanter than you.
On March 5, 2018 at 8:50 am, Ned said:
Police blame citizen for their own misdeeds. This is my shocked face.
On March 5, 2018 at 11:25 am, Michael said:
“Three months later, prosecutors dismissed the charges.”
Let’s not also forget that prosecutors are also “the good guys”. I mean, it only took three months to drop these charges…
On March 5, 2018 at 11:29 am, revjen45 said:
Wiggins is lucky that cop didn’t shoot him right there.
On March 5, 2018 at 11:30 am, Herschel Smith said:
@revjen45,
“Furtive” movement.
On March 5, 2018 at 12:07 pm, moe mensale said:
It’s unfortunate that the NYC taxpayers will have to fork over the judgement and not the involved cops themselves. It’s even more unfortunate that the lying miscreant cops are still working as cops after trying to ruin this guy’s life.
On March 6, 2018 at 5:23 pm, DAN III said:
I say AGAIN:
There are no good cops.
On March 13, 2018 at 12:54 pm, Longbow said:
Was the man who LIED about the incident “…the arresting officer, Justin Joseph…” charged with perjury? That is a FELONY offense, isn’t it?
Isn’t it also amazing how often cops get away with this and are almost never charged when they commit this felony?
The “Vast Majority” strikes again.