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Scarlet Ranch Sues Denver Cops for Beating Cover Up
In a lawsuit filed by Lonn Heymann Law Firm, P.C. in Denver District Court on Wednesday Sept. 28, 2011, Scarlet Ranch and its volunteers accuse Denver police officers of wrongfully raiding the club, beating club member Brad Mitchell and attempting to cover up the abuse by trying to remove a videotape of the incident. The suit also alleges that police manufactured criminal charges against Mitchell and another club member, Erin Schreiberg. With the prevalence of smart phones, police brutality increasingly is being caught on video (see the recent pepper spraying of protesters on Wall Street):). However, police often destroy or confiscate cell phones to avoid accountability. They’ll collect public surveillance cameras (like HALO cams in Denver) when videos support the prosecution, but leave them behind when tapes hurt their case. In this case, the police are caught on video attempting to destroy the video evidence. After beating Brad Mitchell at Scarlet Ranch, the police removed a VHS cassette, believing it was part of the club’s surveillance system — unwittingly leaving the incriminating video behind. As they took the cassette, the actual surveillance video caught them in the act of attempting to destroy evidence of their misconduct. The case was covered…
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Scarlet Ranch Sues Denver Cops for Beating Cover Up
Posted on September 30, 2011 | No CommentsIn a lawsuit filed by Lonn Heymann Law Firm, P.C. in Denver District Court on Wednesday Sept. 28, 2011, Scarlet Ranch and its volunteers accuse Denver police officers of wrongfully raiding the club, beating club member Brad Mitchell and attempting to cover up the abuse by trying to remove a videotape of the incident. The suit also alleges that police manufactured criminal charges against Mitchell and another club member, Erin Schreiberg. With the prevalence of smart phones, police brutality increasingly is being caught on video (see the recent pepper spraying of protesters on Wall Street):). However, police often destroy or confiscate cell phones to avoid accountability. They’ll collect public surveillance cameras (like HALO cams in Denver) when videos support the prosecution, but leave them behind when tapes hurt their case. In this case, the police are caught on video attempting to destroy the video evidence. After beating Brad Mitchell at Scarlet Ranch, the police removed a VHS cassette, believing it was part of the club’s surveillance system — unwittingly leaving the incriminating video behind. As they took the cassette, the actual surveillance video caught them in the act of attempting to destroy evidence of their misconduct. The case was covered...