Chicago Man Sues after Prostitution Arrest

Sounds like there is more to this story!!!

I understand these peoples outrage. I myself (a white mail) was attacked ( in particular smashed at the base of my skull, resulting in brain damage it took me a year to recover from).
Police seem to think they can do as they please, they pushed their way into the apartment I was visiting in Miami. After a list of charges stemming from battery, unlawful arrest, a $50,000 bond, a two year trial. With a finale of being told by Internal Affairs that "if you do not have the event video recorded, you probably will have a slim chance of winning the Internal Affairs case". And guess what, the charges were dropped against the police, along with (this was either caused by attorney or the Assistant District Attorney, they both have different stories... along with ignoring 3 depositions ignored from people who did witness parts of the arrest). It seems to me that Poilice Officers should be forced and held to a higher standard than regular people. I would like to clarify, the reason for this is that these people are armed with guns tasers and night sticks, and can use them at will. SOMETHING must be done to control them.
I have great remorse for BLACK families who have had to endure these injustices which have not seen the likes of this magnitude since the time of Martin Luther KING JR. We must have drastic reform on how Police are allowed to operate. I do not say this as a white male, I say it as an American Citizen, we do not live in a Police controlled country, and should not be treated as criminals, and or abused by these Officers. Someone help the common man. Since 911 Police have seemed to think they are the judge and jury of all events, and the system seems to ignore most of these cases. I hope someone acts soon. America NEEDS the help. I can only hope someone starts this grave undertaking, so we, as a people, might be able to live in a peaceful lifestyle again.

Joe Marchione
217 Chaffee Ave.
Syracuse, NY 13207

After reading the article about the man arrested in the "Prostitution sting", I had to pause, it seems to me that at long last the "average" citizen is being forced to face the facts that thousands of people have been screaming about for several years now - 'our' police departments, the officers which our taxes pay to "serve & protect" us, are Not subject to any "laws", "code of conduct", or even simple 'common courtesy' when it comes to dealing with the public. Their general attitude is one of 'annoyance', and they CAN & WILL do whatever they feel like doing in any given situation. With complete disregard for traffic laws, public safety, and their 'targets' constitutional rights, they wield their badges, "tasers", guns, & Authority at will, often turning the people in their path into victims, on many different levels. With their word they can ruin lives, take a mans freedom, cost them everything they worked for, and they don't even have to "prove" the mans guilt - because it is up to 'us' to prove 'they're' wrong! And they're NEVER wrong! We have given 'law enforcement' too much power, we have given up our rights, and surrendered control of our freedoms to 'Big Brother', We are no longer a free country. Unless you have enough money, free time, And friends in government, you are subject to a 'bully's' wants and whims! Is this really what you wanted America?!

I can only add that all that "police" care about in most jurisdictions is raising money. Fines for various infractions and crimes (some real but much of it fake, generated artificially through fraud) have become the sole local source of revenue, without which courts in particular in many jurisdictions would have to close.

This is why you will have a hard time finding an actual working prostitute in most US cities nowadays. They now almost always work for cops. The reason the prostitution sting is such a good "business" is civil forfeiture "laws" which essentially allow cops to confiscate the equipment allegedly used for committing the crime, in this case a car. Be stupid enough to stop and talk to some woman on the street, and they will confiscate your car and then graciously offer to sell it back to you for half the price (as they are doing in this case). The cops and courts for which the money goes say this is legal, but to me and any thinking person this is nothing but highway robbery and criminal racketeering.

When I lived in California, I would yell "hello officer" whenever I saw a "prostitute-like" dressed woman on the street. I would get very angry reactions and a few times got threatened with being charged with "interfering with police business" to which I would always jump for joy since in my stupid days I actually fought the idiot state by accusing (in court) the governor of California being the head of criminal extortion racket.

For all that I actually blame mostly the judges and yes, it all started and is most advanced in California, but other states soon followed. When Proposition 13 limited the growth of local governments' revenue, they did not actually scale the government bureaucracies as (I suppose) voters demanded. Which meant, that slowly the state started running out of money to pay for actually needed things (like courts). When judges started complaining, the legislators essentially told them to raise revenue themselves (See various "Court Funding" statues and "Court Funding Assessments"). Real judges retired, the corrupted ones stayed to build an elaborate extortion racket in which now the state budgets a steady growth in DUI, failure to appear, prostitution, and civil-forfeitures. That's what directly pays judges' salaries, rent of court space (the court buildings have long ago been all sold to "investors" during various instances of budget crisis), their health care, retirement funds, etc. When they don't find real cases of prostitution (already planned for in the budget), they generate it through sting operations.

So yes, the cops are only attack dogs in these extortion schemes, but still they are the critical element that makes it possible, and probably they will be the first to start paying for it when the public, eventually, will start fighting back.

I appreciate this article being published. I'm noticing a trend...

Targets are:

Latino (men who are least likely to seek a lawyer)
Men
early in the morning
men who can't afford an impoundment fee

This is sickening...especially when they know hardworking family men can not afford to waste money on sex...what the heck is our society coming to? I've reported this incident that happened in my family to every state rep out there.

The undercover female officer must have seen their 22-year-old daughter get out of the car to use the restroom. Did the undercover think she was a Prostitute?
If I'm correct, this case proves the police think everone is guilty everytime they see you

I would also like to know why the Palacioses were not refunded the towing charge and the first day's
storage fees automatically when the case was dropped.

The undercover female officer must have seen their 22-year-old daughter get out of the car to use the restroom. Did the undercover think she was a Prostitute?
If I'm correct, this case proves the police think everone is guilty everytime they see you

I would also like to know why the Palacioses were not refunded the towing charge and the first day's
storage fees automatically when the case was dropped.