DOCSLIB.ORG

Official Press Statement Did the Michigan State Police

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Official Press Statement Did the Michigan State Police FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: LaToya Henry March 9, 2021 (313) 447-6404 OFFICIAL PRESS STATEMENT DID THE MICHIGAN STATE POLICE LET THE DOGS OUT?! Rev. Dr. Wendell Anthony, President, Detroit Branch NAACP DETROIT – “I’ll stick on you that’s why they call me Pitbull cause I’m the man of the land. When they see me, they say woo!” These lyrics from the Baha Men’s infamous “Who Let The Dogs Out?” ask a very pertinent question. Perhaps the Michigan State Police (MSP) need to put some of their officers on a leash to prevent the dogs from chewing away at suspects entitled to apprehension and not digestion. State Trooper Parker Surbrook, in a horrific, inhumane demonstration of what not to do, has violated the ethics, and policies of the Michigan State Police. In an incident that occurred November 13, 2020, he is seen arresting a suspect while his K-9 partner chewed away on his body. Another state trooper can be seen on the other side of their vehicle apprehending another suspect after their vehicle had crashed into a tree. Under the Michigan State Police K-9 unit training, two elements of this training stand out. 1. Obedience - “MSP canines are trained in obedience learning basic commands such as sit, stay, down, and come.” 2. Aggression - “MSP tracking canines are taught to defend themselves and their handlers. However, K-9s are only used for personal defense in situations where the likelihood of serious injury to the officer or another person is imminent.” The video released by the Michigan State Police just last week for a crime that occurred in November 2020 begs for another question. What took so long? This heinous offense by Officer Parker Surbrook, recorded by an in-car video, reflects an individual who appears to be intoxicated from the adrenaline of rage and indifference. He can be heard yelling at the victim agonizing on the ground, pleading for his life, while canine teeth penetrated his body. The victim echoes a chorus of, “Please officer call him off. Please officer he’s in my face. Please sir, please sir, please sir, get him off.” Officer Surbrook’s response in expletives “MF” and said, “I don’t care.” In other words, your life does not matter. The victim further indicates, “Please sir, he’s trying to choke me. Please sir.” Officer Surbrook’s repeats in expletives “FU”. Again, “I don’t care.” Surbrook continues to yell commands at the victim, whose name we still do not know, “don’t f***g move.” He continues to march around the car, handcuffs in his left hand, with some sort of inappropriate exuberance. Is this the effect of rage and hate gone wild? It must be pointed out the other officer, who obviously heard all that was going on, made no move to get Trooper Surbrook to call off his dog. We never heard Surbrook utter the commands to his dog, sit, stay, down, or come. -more- Page 2 MSP K-9 Watching this incident on video takes us back to a time when dogs were used to chase down enslaved Africans running for their freedom. It reminds us of the dogs used against civil rights workers by police departments and state troopers in the south. They were simply trying to register to vote and to exercise their constitutional franchise. This behavior is totally unacceptable. It must be rooted out. Those officers guilty of these actions must be held accountable. The victim, already injured from the car crash into the tree, lay agonizing on the ground for over four minutes before being handcuffed, while the dog continued to chew away at his body. Officer Surbrook was in no threat of serious injury nor was any other person threatened by any imminent danger. This is why we need the George Floyd Justice Act to be signed into law by the U.S. Senate. In the meantime, a comprehensive training program needs to be implemented to address the culture within the MSP. Training could be conducted by Wayne County Community College District, Wayne State University, the Detroit Police Department, or other community organizations. These organizations should be capable of psychological assessment, deal with implicit bias, and address the necessity of cultural diversity within the department. Testing for emotional and mental state of police officers must be increased and expanded to determine their current mental condition. Psychological testing and serious evaluation should be clearly administered prior to the hiring of potential police officers. It should involve racial sensitivity, gender orientation, and geographic location. It should further include agencies and individuals outside of the MSP and the traditional models used by the state. It must include accountability for misbehavior and a no tolerance policy for the misuse of authority. This will build a better trust among the community and police officials. There is a systemic racial problem in policing. We are reminded of a Rochester police officer pepper spraying a woman suspected of shoplifting, clinging to the hand of her three-year-old child, chased, thrown down on the ground, and tackled. This was done recently while her three-year-old stood watching in horror. It is a problem that must be addressed, as jury selection begins today in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. Chauvin is the officer who held his knee on the neck of George Floyd for nearly nine minutes, while in the middle of the street. He suffocated him until he could no longer breathe. We cannot allow these incidents to just come and go after a few weeks of protest. The commitment for policy changes too often fades as media coverage dissipates. A recent USA Today Ipsos Poll published last Friday, March 5, indicated that two-thirds of Black Americans (64%) view what happened to George Floyd as murder. Fewer than one-third of white people (28%) believe that it was murder. It was 60% in June 2020 who believed it was murder. Now it has decreased to only 36% of Americans who believe that what happened to George Floyd was indeed murder. How soon we forget. Now we must add this latest victim in Michigan being chewed by a dog, begging for his life. It is good that the state police are now attempting some degree of transparency. However, transparency without accountability is irresponsibility. These troopers need to be held accountable for their action and inaction. The MSP, if it is truly to be a department to be trusted with integrity and as a model for the state, must set the example. Who let the dogs out? (Who, Who, Who, Who?) Surely, it must not be the Michigan State Police. ### .
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Michigan State Ticket Office
    Michigan State Ticket Office Gav remains ericaceous after Ulysses shingled constructively or imitate any leeway. Double-edged Gabriele reinstates guiltlessly. Muggy and morbific Seth cored arsy-versy and rephotograph his platyhelminth insatiately and ludicrously. Lawson ice arena is actually pick up by brunswick co. The unrestricted right now only true way for only transferrable with a member of this includes specific events? Do site is located in march madness tournament. Should we update, amend or nurse any changes to their privacy under, those changes will be posted here. Korean job seekers would pay invoices and michigan office. Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Those specific number format is notified of capital of people dedicated pickup discount. Flashes Pick the Second Straight Win to Start Season Kent. When will be asked about ann arbor, although i appeal a straight set win this page view photos and performers. Tickets cannot be used for important party contests or sweepstakes without approval by the University of Michigan Athletic Department. EMU Athletic Ticket on Phone Number Moves to 73447. Environemnt set safe for javascript app or app. Waldo stadium in any drop off my ability of michigan state ticket office to date and enzo le seguillon were under already hearing about. Every night leads us a destination for concerts, individual members will call window level. The weekend steeped in your billing info advacned items for mega millions of attendance. Click here for games scheduled on time are vast, michigan state ticket office? Prices are an external apply to protect your favorite artist or just to another current msu ticket office is on michigan roads this option to apply to apply for colleagues of oakland drive.
    [Show full text]
  • Michigan State Police Oscar G
    Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology Volume 23 Article 14 Issue 4 November--December Winter 1932 Michigan State Police Oscar G. Olander Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarlycommons.law.northwestern.edu/jclc Part of the Criminal Law Commons, Criminology Commons, and the Criminology and Criminal Justice Commons Recommended Citation Oscar G. Olander, Michigan State Police, 23 Am. Inst. Crim. L. & Criminology 718 (1932-1933) This Criminology is brought to you for free and open access by Northwestern University School of Law Scholarly Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology by an authorized editor of Northwestern University School of Law Scholarly Commons. 718 POLICE SCIENCE population and small urban centers, a satisfactory solution will almost necessarily involve complete destruction of all local police agencies and substitution of a single statewide police force. Whatever the future may hold, -two things are already clear: there must be greater exercise of the state's power to administer the enforcement of its own penal laws; and the state police must be con- ceded to have established themselves so well, particularly in some of the older eastern commonwealths, as to enjoy a strategic position with respect to all major police developments. MICHIGAN STATE POLICE OSCAR G. OLANDER' During the year 1917, the legislature passed an appropriation and created the War Preparedness Board. This act gave the Gov- ernor of the State, funds and personal with which to create the Michigan State Troops. The purpose of the Michigan State Troops at that time was to replace the National Guard which had been called into active service.
    [Show full text]
  • MICHIGAN STATE POLICE Act 59 of 1935
    CHAPTER 28. MICHIGAN STATE POLICE MICHIGAN STATE POLICE Act 59 of 1935 AN ACT to provide for the public safety; to create the Michigan state police, and provide for the organization thereof; to transfer thereto the offices, duties and powers of the state fire marshal, the state oil inspector, the department of the Michigan state police as heretofore organized, and the department of public safety; to create the office of commissioner of the Michigan state police; to provide for an acting commissioner and for the appointment of the officers and members of said department; to prescribe their powers, duties, and immunities; to provide the manner of fixing their compensation; to provide for their removal from office; and to repeal Act No. 26 of the Public Acts of 1919, being sections 556 to 562, inclusive, of the Compiled Laws of 1929, and Act No. 123 of the Public Acts of 1921, as amended, being sections 545 to 555, inclusive, of the Compiled Laws of 1929. History: 1935, Act 59, Imd. Eff. May 17, 1935;Am. 1939, Act 152, Eff. Sept. 29, 1939. The People of the State of Michigan enact: 28.1 Michigan state police; definitions. Sec. 1. As employed in this act, the following words or terms shall be understood to mean: (a) The word "commissioner" shall mean commissioner or commanding officer of the Michigan state police. (b) "Acting commissioner" shall mean the acting commissioner or commanding officer of the Michigan state police. (c) "Officer" shall mean any member of the Michigan state police executing the constitutional oath of office.
    [Show full text]
  • (JAG) Proposal Narrative Introduction Admitted to Th
    State of Michigan Michigan State Police 2021 Byrne Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Proposal Narrative Introduction Admitted to the Union in 1837, the state of Michigan has a total land area of 56,538 square miles and is bordered by four of the five Great Lakes. Michigan is comprised of 83 counties and over 500 incorporated towns, villages, and cities. With the largest land area of any state east of the Mississippi River, Michigan’s land varies from sparsely populated rural areas in the Upper Peninsula to very densely populated urban areas in the Lower Peninsula, such as the cities of Detroit and Grand Rapids. In 2021, Michigan’s population is estimated at 10.2 million making it the tenth most populous state, with a growth rate of .02 percent. Michigan remains 45th in the nation in terms of population growth. Several urban centers in Michigan, specifically Detroit and Flint have become notorious for poverty, gang activity, violent crime, soaring unemployment rates, and an overwhelming sense of despair. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, in 2019, Detroit (1,965 violent crimes per 100,000 residents) led the nation and Lansing (1,104 violent crimes per 100,000 residents) was number 17 on the list of the 50 most dangerous cities in the United States (Uniform Crime Report 2019). The Michigan State Police (MSP) has dedicated resources to Michigan’s high crime cities. MSP pairs assets with local law enforcement in not only Detroit, Flint, and Saginaw, but also in the cities of Benton Harbor, Hamtramck, Harper Woods, Highland Park, Inkster, Muskegon Heights, and Lansing.
    [Show full text]
  • Iacp New Members
    44 Canal Center Plaza, Suite 200 | Alexandria, VA 22314, USA | 703.836.6767 or 1.800.THEIACP | www.theIACP.org IACP NEW MEMBERS New member applications are published pursuant to the provisions of the IACP Constitution. If any active member in good standing objects to an applicant, written notice of the objection must be submitted to the Executive Director within 60 days of publication. The full membership listing can be found in the online member directory under the Participate tab of the IACP website. Associate members are indicated with an asterisk (*). All other listings are active members. Published July 1, 2021. Australia Australian Capital Territory Canberra *Sanders, Katrina, Chief Medical Officer, Australian Federal Police New South Wales Parramatta Walton, Mark S, Assistant Commissioner, New South Wales Police Force Victoria Melbourne *Harman, Brett, Inspector, Victoria Police Force Canada Alberta Edmonton *Cardinal, Jocelyn, Corporal Peer to Peer Coordinator, Royal Canadian Mounted Police *Formstone, Michelle, IT Manager/Business Technology Transformation, Edmonton Police Service *Hagen, Deanna, Constable, Royal Canadian Mounted Police *Seyler, Clair, Corporate Communications, Edmonton Police Service Lac La Biche *Young, Aaron, Law Enforcement Training Instructor, Lac La Biche Enforcement Services British Columbia Delta *Bentley, Steven, Constable, Delta Police Department Nelson Fisher, Donovan, Chief Constable, Nelson Police Department New Westminster *Wlodyka, Art, Constable, New Westminster Police Department Surrey *Cassidy,
    [Show full text]
  • 2021 Model Year Police Vehicle Evaluation Program
    STATE OF MICHIGAN Department of State Police and Department of Technology, Management and Budget 2021 Model Year Police Vehicle Evaluation Program Published by: Michigan State Police Precision Driving Unit November 2020 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface...............................................................................................................................3 General Information............................................................................................................4 Evaluation Information ........................................................................................................5 Acknowledgements ............................................................................................................6 Test Equipment ..................................................................................................................7 Police Package Vehicle Descriptions Police Package Vehicle Photographs & Descriptions ............................................... ….8-28 Vehicle Dynamics Testing Vehicle Dynamics Testing Objective & Methodology…… ................................................ .29 Test Facility Diagram ....................................................................................................... .29 Vehicle Dynamics Testing Schedule ............................................................................... .30 Vehicle Dynamics Test Data...……………………………………………………………....31-32 Vehicle Dynamics Test Comparison Chart .....................................................................
    [Show full text]
  • State Highway Patrols-Their Functions and Financing
    State Highway Patrols-Their Functions and Financing EDWARD A. GLADSTONE and THOMAS W. COOPER, U.S. Bureau of Public Roads, Office of Planning •CONCERN FOR the safety of the motoring public, and the importance of the state police organizations in enforcing traffic and safety laws, was voiced by the governors of most of the 47 states in which the legislatures met in regular session in 1965. In state after state the governor's message emphasized highway safety and pointed to the need for additional highway patrol troops to curb highway accidents and fatalities. In at least 30 states requests were made for an increase in patrol strength, either by the governor, by legislative committees, or by safety agencies. Collectively, specific requests were made in 21 states for nearly 3, 800 troopers to be added to the patrol strength within the next onP. to four years. A summary of the requests (as of mid-1965) is given in Table 1. If approved, these requests would increase patrol strength by an average of 23 percent. TAB LE 1 REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL PATROL TROOPERS, SUBMITTED TO 1965 STATE LEGISLATURES BY GOVERNORS, LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES, OR OTHERS Number Number St,it,,, (uhPr" stl\te~) State (where stated) Arkansas - New York 112 California 195 North Carolina 200 (4 years) Florida 212 Ohio 4-00 (2 years) Georgia 8o (2 years) Oklahoma 100 (2 years) Illinois 8oo ( 4 years) Pennsylvanla 300 Indiena 150 South Carolina - Iowa 100 (2 years) South Dakota - KMSt\8 50 Tennessee 100 Maryland 4o Texas - Michigan 200 Utah 20 Minnesota 368 (by 1973) Vermont 42 (2 years) Missouri 250 Washington - Nebraska 50 West Virginia - Nevada - Wisconsin - New Mexico 10 Wyoming - Source: Daily legislative bulletins published by the National.
    [Show full text]
  • Automobile Theft Prevention Authority
    TASK FORCE HIGHLIGHTS, Continued Michigan Automobile Theft Prevention Authority 2002 Annual Report to the Governor and Legislature of the State of Michigan AUTO THEFT PREVENTION TIPS S Close the vehicle windows completely, lock the doors, and take the keys with you whenever you leave your vehicle. S Never hide a second set of keys in your vehicle. Keep the spare key in your wallet or purse. S Don’t leave your vehicle running, even if you will be gone for less than a minute. S If you have a garage, park your vehicle inside and lock both the garage and the vehicle. S Put all your valuables in the trunk where thieves cannot see them. S Park in a well-lighted area when it is dark, and park near the entrances of buildings. S Park with the vehicle’s front wheels turned sharply to the right or left, and set the emergency brake. That makes it very difficult to tow the vehicle. S Have the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) etched into the vehicle’s glass. S Park in attended lots. S Never leave the registration, title, or insurance certificate in the vehicle. Carry the registration and certificate in your wallet or purse, and file the title safely at home. S Drop your business cards or other identification inside the vehicle’s doors, under the back seat, and behind the dash. S Activate any anti-theft device that you have installed on the vehicle when unoccupied. For More Information, Please Contact: Michigan Automobile Theft Prevention Authority Michigan State Police 714 South Harrison Road East Lansing, Michigan 48823 PH: 517/336-6197 FAX: 517/336-6427 www.miatpa.org This report of the Michigan Automobile Theft Prevention Authority is published as required by Public Act No.
    [Show full text]
  • Michigan State Police Compliance Review Report
    VIA CERTIFIED U.S. MAIL December 21, 2018 Colonel Kriste Kibbey Etue, Director Michigan State Police 333 S. Grand Avenue2 Lansing, Michigan 48909-0634 Re: Compliance Review of the Mich. State Police (Docket No. 15-OCR-316) Compliance Review Report Dear Colonel Etue: I am writing to report the findings of the Compliance Review that the Office for Civil Rights (OCR), Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) conducted of the Michigan State Police (MSP), which focused on employment practices related to female troopers. In my letter to you dated March 25, 2015, I informed you that the OCR selected the MSP for a compliance review as part of the OCR’s broader review of the employment practices of state law enforcement agencies. The OCR conducted the review in accordance with the nondiscrimination provisions in the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (Safe Streets Act) and its implementing regulations.1 The OCR has completed the Compliance Review of the MSP and has concluded that the MSP’s policies and practices regarding the recruitment, selection, and retention of female troopers are consistent with the requirements of the Safe Streets Act and its implementing regulations. The MSP has an extensive recruiting program, including periodically holding Women’s Recruiting Seminars specifically aimed at recruiting women. After carefully analyzing the collected employment data with the assistance of an expert, the OCR finds that the MSP’s selection devices for hiring troopers do not have a disparate impact on women. The MSP also has policies in place, including comprehensive equal employment opportunity and family leave policies, to encourage females to remain MSP troopers.
    [Show full text]
  • Illinois Missing Children Report 2014
    State of Illinois Illinois State Police State of Illinois Illinois State Police Leo P. Schmitz, Director Illinois Missing Children Report 2015 Illinois Missing Children Report 2014 Illinois State Police ANNUAL REPORT I. INTRODUCTION The I SEARCH program was created by the passage of the Intergovernmental Missing Child Recovery Act of 1984 (325 ILCS 40/1, et seq.). The program was designed to educate the public, improve the criminal justice system, effect legislative change, and direct assistance for local programs designed to improve child safety. This report is submitted for Calendar Year 2015, in compliance with the final paragraph of the Act, entitled, “Annual Report.” On January 1, 2013, Illinois changed from the I SEARCH program to the Illinois Missing Person Clearinghouse. This move was necessary to bring Illinois in line with all other states’ clearinghouse structure for missing persons. Currently all 50 states have a missing persons clearinghouse. The Missing Person Clearinghouse is managed by the Department of State Police. The Illinois State Police Law Enforcement Agencies Data System (LEADS) is the information system linking Illinois police agencies, other state agencies, and the National Crime Information Center (NCIC). The Intergovernmental Missing Child Recovery Act of 1984 and the National Child Search Assistance Act of 1990 mandates immediate entry of all reports of missing children into LEADS, which are automatically entered into the nationwide NCIC database. II. ILLINOIS STATE CLEARINGHOUSE FOR MISSING PERSONS An effective resource in solving cases of missing and exploited children, the clearinghouse is a focal point for the coordination of efforts by law enforcement, social services, education and prevention programs, as well as legislative advocacy and the dissemination of missing children’s photographs.
    [Show full text]
  • Michigan State Police
    How the Angel Program started: Questions about the For decades, police officers have been on the front lines of the war on drugs. In an attempt to MSP Angel Program? disrupt an ever-increasing supply chain, police officers often find themselves arresting drug CONTACT: addicts as much, if not more so, than drug dealers and traffickers. In the meantime, heroin Michigan State Police and opioid addiction has become a severe public health concern in the United States, destroying Grants and Community Services Division and often ending lives. Phone: 517-284-3208 In 2015, the Gloucester, Massachusetts Police [email protected] Department developed a revolutionary www.michigan.gov/cjgrants new way to fight the war on drugs by doing something about the demand; not just the supply. Under this plan, drug addicts who seek help are placed in a recovery program rather than face arrest and jail time. Contact your local MSP Post: The Police Assisted Addiction and Recovery Initiative (PAARI) is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to support police departments Michigan State Police with implementing similar programs that foster a dialogue around the unique opportunity for law enforcement to take direct action against the disease of drug addiction in their communities. Angel Program What are heroin What are the signs of How does the MSP and opioids? heroin or opioid abuse? Angel Program work? Opioids are one of the oldest known forms of • Pupils of the eyes are very small in The MSP Angel Program allows an individual pain relief in the world. Morphine was widely reduced lighting conditions--when pupils struggling with drug addiction to walk into a abused during the 1800’s as it was much more normally dilate.
    [Show full text]
  • US-31 Shoreline Area Vehicle Enforcement (US-31 SAVE) Program
    Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Innovative Occupant Protection Measures: US-31 Shoreline Area Vehicle Enforcement (US-31 SAVE) Program Fredrick M. Streff Lisa J. Molnar Carl Christoff University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute Ann Arbor, MI 48109 January 1991 Final Report Part 1 : Technical Report This document is disseminated under the sponsorship of the Department of Transportation in the interest of information exchange. The United States Government assumes no liability for the contents or the use thereof. tubnical Rapart Docamtatii Page * 1. R-rt No. 2. Gowmmant Accerrion Ma. 3. Recipimt's Catalog No. 4. Titlo ad Subtitlo 5. Report Dot* Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Innovative Occu ant Protection Measures: US-3 1 Shoreline Area $ehicle Enforcement (US-3 1 SAVE) Program a. Peifoming Organization RW~ NO. SbZrf:' F.M., Molnar, L. J., Christoff, C. UMTRI-91-1-1 v 9. Pufwm'na Orglli,a.cion Nme pd+d&*ss 10. WorL Unit No. (TRAIS) The dniverslty of Mchigan Trans ortation Research Institute 11. Controci or Grant No. 2901 baxter Road DTNH22-90-2-05008 Ann Arbor, A41 48109-2150 ' 13. TIP. of RW and Period Co.er*d 12. Spmsuins A- MI. adAddross Final U.S. De artment of Transportation Nationa PHighway Traffic Safety Administration Washington, D.C. 20590 14. %nsorih A~o~~~code 15. krpplamsntry Notas Part 1: Technical Report 1'6. Abstract This report details an evaluation of a combined public information and education/enforcement program to increase restraint use in Michigan, a state with secondary enforcement restraint laws. The US-31 SAVE program was found to have been successful in increasing restraint use along the target roadway.
    [Show full text]