Posted by eliza on 4/14/06

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i was recently beaten up at the home of an ex. when i
managed to get away i drove directly to the police station
for help. i was told to wait and someone would assist me.
i had urinated during the assault as i was stomped on in
the stomache and ribs. i sat as instructed, told the clerk
i was injured, and then waited for the help i thought was
coming. it did not arrive.

2 female police officers walked in and without a word
arrested me. i did not know why and upon asking them, the
one apparently in charge (whose name is on the orders) said
i had trespassed and committed assault and battery. i had
not done either and stated my innocence. she hauled me up
and i winced in pain, explained that i had been injured,
and said that i had been asked to go there and then
ambushed before i even knew what was happening. i
attempted to explain that there must be a mistake but the
officer told me to shut up and said that she knew i was
lying. i was not. she then proceeded to badger me with
questions, most of which i simply met with silence. she
found an old card in my wallet which my children and i had
used to get into our house a month prior when my visiting
mother had accidentally locked us out. my entire
neighborhood and many friends know this to be true.

the officer again told me i was lying and then added that i
was hostile and uncooperative. i said that i was afraid
and in pain, not hostile or uncooperative. i requested to
have an attorney present to safeguard my rights. she
ignored me. i was put in a cell and the adjacent concrete
door was shut. no one could hear me or see me except for
the clerk on the monitor from the front desk. i eventually
began to vomit and shiver and curled up on the floor. the
clerk came to tell me that it would be ok and to hang in
there. i thanked her and asked what was happening and if
the officer had contacted an attorney. she did not know.
i was finally taken before a magistrate. the officer had
already spoken to him about me and he said i was being
uncooperative though i had not said a single word to him.
he then answered a phone call and i heard him discussing
mortgage rates. he hung up and then asked me if i had
questions. i asked what i had done wrong, why was i
arrested (i did not know and had asked the officer
previously), and i asked to take out charges against the
people who had lured me into what i realized by then was a
trap and then beaten me up. the magistrate looked at the
officer, threw his hands in the air, and denied me a
hearing. i was taken back to the cell. the officer yelled
at me to stop touching my head because my hair was falling
out all over the station and she knew i wasn't going to
pick it up. my attacker had held onto and pulled out my
hair throughout the entire beating. i apologized but said
that my head was very sore and told her again (as i had at
the beginning) that my chest was hurting badly from being
stomped on and i couldn't stop shivering. i had removed my
underwear while waiting because it was wet and the officer
had taken my coat. the temperature had dropped ten degrees
in the interim. she told me to buck up and if i was lucky
i would get another bond hearing but they were transferring
me to the main jail. still no attorney.

by this time i knew my children would be worried as i had
not been allowed to call anyone. i was loaded in a paddy
wagon, minus a jacket, in weather that was now 50 some
degrees at warmest. other people on this paddy wagon began
to mouth off at the police on my behalf. i said nothing.
i was put in a cell and after several more hours was taken
before a different magistrate and bailed out. i filed the
charges against my attackers the following morning.

at first court date, i requested a continuance so as to
arrange to hear all of the cases at once. the officer
protested vehemently. when the continuance was granted she
stormed out of the court house. my ex and the other person
were far less concerned about this case than this officer.
i know that something is not right. i feel it in my gut.
my question is whether i should pursue investigating of
this officer, file a complaint as to the treatment i
received, or wait until after the case is adjudicated and
then deal with her inappropriate behavior. she has been in
contact with my ex to "work on the case" according to
messages left by him. this cannot be appropriate. i
believe the case should be dismissed. i am innocent and
should not have been charged to begin with but i respect
the legal system and am prepared to defend against those
charges in court. however, i fear meeting this officer in
court. i feel this officer is driving the train for
personal reasons that have nothing to do with me but
everything to do with my ex. the fact that they are in
contact with one another, and my knowledge of his
motivations for being in contact with any female in
existence, makes me very apprehensive. he has a history
of calling the police on everyone he knows, a history of
lying to the police, and a history of not going through
with his false charges. he seems to be determined to go
through with this despite the fact that he will still call
and leave messages occasionally. i do not fear his lies in
court and i know that the officer, because she did not read
my miranda rights, cannot (unless we go before an inept
judge) use any comments (few to begin with) made by me
against me. however, i do fear her power to make
statements as to my being "hostile and uncooperative" in
her opinion as this was not the case at all. she has
apparently attempted to get the ex to file more warrants
against me. i find this abhorrent and believe i am the
subject of a vendetta by this officer. i had never seen
her in my life, nor heard of her. aside from advice to
retain an attorney (i realize this is vital), i would very
much appreciate your comments. i realize there are many
layers to this and apoligize for the length of the post. i
am so frustrated and increasingly frightened due to feeling
that i'm not being heard or given many options other than
to deal with spite warrants if they're issued and show up
for court on schedule. i am beginning to feel that there
is nothing one can do to protect oneself from a person
filing false charges, or from corrupt officers of the law.
i realize that attorneys are not magicians but it seems to
me that legal precedent must exist somewhere to guard
against or at the very least rectify the situation when
individuals (officers or not) use the court system as a
personal weapon against an innocent citizen. if anyone can
point me in the proper direction i would be deeply
thankful. all comments, in fact, would be appreciated.

Re: police conduct, 4/18/06, by Carol.

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