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Mayor of Detroit, Kwame Kilpatrick, Sent to Jail.

admin — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 23:33:04 +0000

Kwame Kilpatrick made embarrassing history today in this breaking news here in Detroit, Michigan. He is the first ever sitting mayor in Detroit’s long history to ever gets sent to jail while still being the leader of the city.

Link to Detroit News coverage

Link to Detroit Free Press coverage

Video clip of Kwame Kilpatrick apologizing and making his plea:

Video clip of Judge Ronald Giles responding with a jail sentence:

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Bad NYPD Cop: Patrick Pogan

admin — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 20:15:49 +0000

This is another reason why ‘Do Take It Personal’ is such a terrific resource to bring TRUE justice to our communities across America. Because too many police officers are no longer trust-worthy, no longer honest, no longer serving or protecting the public. Instead, we are getting more and more complaints from the people about abuses, about bullies, and about cops taking advantage of the people.

We always hope to hear about good deeds by police officers, from the public, but thus far - Only one made it to our news-desk.

The bad deeds just keep on pouring in. Take a look at this YouTube video clip, which has been circulating across the Internet;

As a citizen, a taxpayer and a voter, all of us should be very concerned about the state of our country. Such behaviors from law enforcement officers are becoming more common than ever, and the frustrating part is the fact that the courts are either slapping them on the wrists or allowed them to go without any consequences whatsoever. Enough is enough, ladies and gentlemen. It is time we take it very personal. Share the photos and the videos - Spread the word.

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Bad Cop Fired for Demanding Free Starbucks.

admin — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 01:21:01 +0000

It is really becoming unfathomable the extent of entitlement police officers continue to think they deserve. This piece of news headline sums it up enough that we here at ‘Do Take It Personal’ do not need to explain much further.

Link to Fox News article in PDF format.

Link to WKMG Local 6 article and video clip.

It is at least assuring to see that other cities and other police departments aren’t afraid to take bold steps to terminate rogue cops from contaminating the police force. Why is the Warren Police Department and Chief Dwyer afraid to terminate David Kanapsky? Why is the Roseville Police Department and Chief Pachla afraid to terminate Stephen Starr?

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Justice Unserved - Magistrate Clement Waldmann

admin — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 22:07:32 +0000

It is always a new experience to be present in a courtroom; to research and to observe the fleecing of Americans, using your own pair of eyes and ears. Today is no different, as we sat in on traffic court proceedings in Troy.

We, as Americans, have always believed our teachers and our elders, when they tell us that justice is served by those in the position of such authority. All these becomes a mockery to the justice system, when you come across someone like Magistrate Clement Waldmann.

He not only failed the trust and the privilege granted onto him by the people, he openly embarrassed the people who came forth to defend their rights in a fair hearing. For example; he refused to listen to the explanation or look at the photo evidences brought in by a man who captured a stack of photos at an intersection in question. Next, he ridiculed a Chaldean lady for not being able to speak fluent English. Another gentleman came in to court with a photograph to prove that there was not a sign where he took a turn, but was completely shunted and had his charge raised to a higher level to be heard on another court date. After that, Clement Waldmann continued to cause more disgrace and shame to the justice system here in Michigan, by making crude remarks to a Chinese lady. According to him, “If you put me in a cave for 5 years, I would be able to learn a new language fluently.” Is this the type of individuals we now put on the bench to interpret the law? Because it goes without saying that justice is not served.

We here at ‘Do Take It Personal’ believe that everyone who chooses to live in America should indeed be proficient in spoken English, at the minimum. However, that is a personal opinion, which must not be taken into the courtroom, and be used in any way, shape or form within the justice system. Magistrate Clement Waldmann should be ashamed to have abused his power and authority for not only unjust judgments within the four walls of the Oakland County district court, but also racist judgments handed down to innocent victims.

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Cash-strapped Pontiac Struggles to Fund Court.

admin — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 20:15:48 +0000

The economy here in Michigan is dismal, without doubt, and looking worse each passing day. Cities across the region, large and small, are struggling to stay financially viable. Pontiac, being a larger city and covering a relatively large footprint, is certainly having difficulty keeping itself afloat.

Link to the Oakland Press’ article on cash-strapped Pontiac struggling to fund court system.

Link to the same article in PDF format.

It is extremely hard to accept the same excuses from civic leaders who repeatedly mismanage public finances. There is no real consequences for irresponsibility in city government. It is very frustrating and unnerving to find the same sins being commited time and time again, over and over again, by different parties. Why are they allowed to continue down the same wrong path without repercussions? Where are the concerned voters and taxpayers? Where are the angry voters and taxpayers? Where are those who are sick and tired of being ripped-off? Michigan cannot continue to be a cess-pool of corrupted government personnels. Michigan cannot continue to have cops who line their own pockets with cash. Michigan cannot continue to appoint magistrates and judges who are biased and carry out agendas of prejudice. Michigan certainly cannot afford to put incompetent people in public office and in governmental roles. Michigan must begin ‘cleaning house’ immediately!

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Police Brutality in Memphis.

admin — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 03:37:46 +0000

It truly becomes stressful to witness more and more cases of police brutality each and every day.

Link to WMC-TV’s story and video clip

We usually consider such acts as being hate crimes, if this were to occur among civilians. However, as documented in the linked report above, Officer Swain and Officer McRae were not charged with any crime. We must take such matters personally, because America is not a police state and Americans do not have to fear the police as long as police officers continue to be paid with tax dollars.

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Allegan County Traffic Tickets Plummet, Pinch Court Revenues.

admin — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 18:21:19 +0000

‘Do Take It Personal’ is here to educate and inform fellow taxpayers and fellow voters about the ridiculous conduct going on in our most trusted public agencies. We are referring to local police departments, county sheriff departments, and even the heralded halls of justice - our district court systems.

This time, we examine the hard times being experienced by those serving the Allegan County District Court. Apparently, these self-centered, selfish, self-serving court employees feel disappointed that they can’t prey on more victims, due to the high price of gas. If you are in any way associated with Allegan County or even just passing through, you should take this piece of information to heart and share the information with others. The more the people of Michigan understand the truth, the harder it is for those in power to take advantage of us and to fleece everything that we have worked so hard to earn for ourselves.

Link to Kalamazoo Gazette’s article in PDF format.

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Are You Ready for the Fading of the Mirage Economy?

admin — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 13:36:30 +0000

Our mantra is to take it personal - and that includes matters involving economic significance. The fact is that too many American households are living way beyond their means. The primary reason for this behavior is the availability of easy credit. Folks are buying more house than they need, because of easy credit. People are buying more cars than they need, because of easy credit. Many are buying more TVs, power tools, apparels, and etc. than needed, because of easy credit.

Link to Steven Pearlstein’s article in Washington Post

All these excessive credit can’t sustain forever. The typical American households are going to have to scale back immediately. They will need to downsize to smaller houses, so that it costs less to heat, to cool and to maintain overall. They will need to downsize to smaller cars and fewer cars, so that it costs less to fill-up. Regardless of whether you wish to be in denial or not, higher oil prices are here to stay.

Be prepared to pay more for practically everything across the board - airfares, shipping/transporting packages, groceries, electricity, taxes, insurance, and so on. Businesses are passing on the increasing operating costs to the consumers. Government agencies are passing on the increasing operating costs to the public. As the consumer, you need to have the ability to afford all these additional expenses. You need to take it personal, and to be ready in advance. Do not wait - Do not delay - The time was yesterday to be prepared for the fading of the mirage economy.

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Southfield Police on a Traffic Ticket Spree.

admin — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 19:42:18 +0000

‘Do Take It Personal’ has been very active in monitoring bad police activities in the Metro Detroit region, because we believe that this region has suffered enough. We mean it when we say ‘Enough Is Enough’! We trust that you mean it too, when you wrote in to tell us that your family and you are very upset, because you’ve had enough - ‘Enough Is Enough’!

Apparently, those who govern us did not hear our collective voices, because the unfair traffic violation tickets are still being issued across Southeast Michigan like clockwork.

Yesterday, Sunday, sometime between 11am-1pm, as we drove down Southfield Road, we saw at least 6-8 patrol cars pulling over motorists along the east-side of the road between 10 Mile Road and the Lodge Freeway split. Imagine how short of a stretch this is, especially is you are familiar with this area. Bear in mind that it is a Sunday, and it is close to noon hour, hence the majority of the drivers and motorist being folks who were attending church and so on. Southfield police was obviously seizing the opportunity to start the month of June with a big revenue day on June 1, 2008. This is downright ridiculous in the minds of Metro Detroiters struggling each day to fend-off the multitude of obstacles trying to raise a decent family here in this battered region.

We share your pain and your frustration, because we know it is already very, very difficult, even without the additional pressure from bad police conducts. Let’s not try to fool anybody, it is clearly about the money - cities and municipals are broke, counties are broke, the state of Michigan is broke. Southfield residents will remember this, and Southfield residents will know what to do the next time the police department submit any issues up for vote. The people are not stupid, the people are not going to take it standing still, the people do take it personal.

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Macomb County Ticket Fines Plummet, Threatening Construction of New Courthouse.

admin — Sat, 31 May 2008 17:50:36 +0000

We receive a lot of angry e-mails telling us that traffic tickets do not in any way benefit the local enforcement agencies or local district court systems. This notion has been fully addressed in our previous post regarding the distribution of traffic citation revenue. In short, the answer is a resounding Yes! Absolutely - the local enforcement agencies and local district court systems depend on this funds to pad their own pockets and to build new plush offices.

Link to the Macomb Daily’s article plummeting ticket fines causing financial concerns over new courthouse.

Link to the same article in PDF format.

Macomb County residents and businesses should be outraged. Those who work and commute into Macomb County should be outraged. Don’t forget that rouge cops like David Kanapsky and Stephen Starr are in Macomb County. Everyone in Metro Detroit should be outraged at the simple fact that more often than not, innocent motorists are being preyed on as ‘cash cows’. Unfortunately, fighting the ticket is not in your favor at all, because judges and magistrates have none of your best interest at heart.

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