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Wheelchair petition heads to City Council
It's been over three months since Gerry Mitchell was struck in his wheelchair by an Albemarle County Police cruiser and then ticketed by Charlottesville Police, but the feelings of outrage linger. At tonight's City Council meeting, councilors will be presented with a petition reminding them that some of their constituents want to see the Charlottesville Police Department investigated for its handling of the case.
"People are asking what council is doing," says Jim McKinley-Oakes, a social worker and friend of Mitchell's who authored the petition, which has garnered nearly 200 signatures (not all of which are online). The petition also takes Albemarle County Police to task, but there is one significant difference between the city and the county: in Albemarle, a Police Citizen's Advisory Board already exists. In fact, according to County spokesperson Lee Catlin, the County is accepting applications for the board through February 27, and needs to fill three seats.
McKinley-Oakes says he'd like to see a similar board created in Charlottesville, and he expresses frustration at Councilors' failure to respond to emails he sent them directly, asking what they planned to do about Mitchell's case.
"Fifteen minutes after I sent the emails to them," he says, "I got a call from [Police Chief Tim] Longo, asking me to come in and meet with him and [Commonwealth's Attorney Dave] Chapman." The call did not comfort McKinley-Oakes, who likens it to a child telling his parents a teacher had struck him, then having the teacher approach him about tattling.
"It was intimidating," he says.
Longo did not return the Hook's call.
Although the jaywalking charges against Mitchell were dropped in January, Mitchell's problems have only mounted. Already in precarious health from AIDS and the drugs he takes to control it, Mitchell's shoulder was injured during the November 5 incident. He also believes the trauma to his body from being struck and thrown to the ground triggered a cascade of further health problems including renal failure, gout, and now cataracts, brought on by medication he took to treat his severe pain. He estimates he's lost 90 percent of his vision and will undergo surgery in the next several weeks.
A benefit concert on February 9 raised $2,000 that will be used for health expenses not covered by Medicaid.
McKinley-Oakes says watching his friend suffer physically and emotionally in the wake of the accident has been "very difficult." He hopes the petition will encourage City Councilors to take a closer look at the incident.
"It's really important they be part of this conversation," he says.
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I wonder if it's part of a judge's job to get shot or would he be able to sue.
The courts have often ruled that getting hurt on the job comes with being a copper. Don't you remember when Greene County Sheriff William Morris' lawsuit was tossed against the guy who shot and almost killed him? The judge said it was part of the job and to be expected.
Good question, CVille Eye. But the baliffs in the Charlottesville and Albemarle courts have prevented our local judges from getting shot, thank God! I guess we will never know anytime soon. The last judge near us that I recall getting shot was Cunningham down in Louisa (1974)? He of course died at the time.
And anyhow, the value of a judge is quite higher than that of a copper. Judges should be able to sue. :)
Insurance companies do not write checks based upon tickets. They write checks based upon suits or settlements of possible suit. They don't write checks based upon people's character either.
Sick, who is supposed to do the investigation?
armchair quarterbacks, you're right. I should clarify. It was three cops all trying to save their own bacon. The usual "he said, she said", "no, I didn't", "yes he did", "I never said that!", "that's what he told me!", "she is mistaken!", "he is mistaken!", etc... It's hilarious I tell ya! You want my impression? There's two good ole boy coppers trying to hang a rookie female copper out to dry. And she's not going to take it laying down! So therefore the good ole boy coppers are now trying to say she misunderstood which of them told her what. House of cards, just waiting to fall. You'll be able to read about it before the year is over.
In reference to your second reply there, you don't have to worry about me calling the cop shoppe unless there's an imminent threat to life or property. Otherwise they don't really want to be bothered anyway. I saw something in the news the other day about Albemarle County announcing an online reporting system for simple crimes. They don't even want to respond to the usual stuff anymore. I guess the improved online reporting system is still better than hearing "dispatch, do you have a phone number for the plaintiff?" all night long. They were answering calls by phone all night. I never did understand all this calling people by phone to take reports, how would they view the crime scene of a felony theft and take fingerprints by phone?
And once again... just like being injured on the job... dealing with jerks is to expected in police work. If they don't like it they need to look for a new job. Maybe they need a bank teller's job behind a bulletproof drive-in window.
juicyfruit, yes, here I go, as dumb as I am.
"...to hold investigations..." What kind of investigation would you like for Council to hold, something like a Senate hearing where people stand up and testify as to their opinions, or some type of forensic inquiry like they have in the old mystery movies?
"It is imperative that Gerry Mitchell be treated with respect and dignity and that the police departments be held accountable for their actions." How is Mr. Mitchell to be "treated with respect and dignity," with a check? How is "...the police departments be held accountable for their actions?" Are they supposed to be publicly reprimanded, take leave without pay, write personal checks, series of demotions, or get fired?
I'll tell you, juicyfruit, I'm so dumb I just don't see what you're asking for and I appreciate any of the time you take to clarify your position. I know this must be an important issue because so many people are investing so much time emailing Council and staff and I suspect the emails contain clarifying information that the general public does not have.
Once again all professions have good and bad. You have read about 10-100 police officers out of the nations 700,000 officers and you say they all think they are above the law. Those numbers don't add up. Bad cops should be arrested like anyone else, but having an accident with a pedestrian does not make a cop crooked. Writng a ticket that not everyone agrees with does not make someone dishonest. I find it funny that you don't trust cops.....until they arrest another cop....then they must be right. None of us were in the Turner home and don't know the facts. Who says he is guilty, noone yet. If an officer breaks the law he should be charged, but it doesn't mean the all his co workers are law breakers. I would also warn anyone about believing what you read. It's amazing how some stories get twisted. I will check out that web site though.
I don't think you paid a bit of attention to what I just said. I'm not making up numbers. www.badcopnews.com is my proof of how many cops are being arrested nationwide on a daily basis. Multiply it by 365 days a year yourself. I stand by my estimate that 10% of the entire law enforcement community is being arrested and charged with a crime every 7 years. This is a far cry from your estimate of 700 out of 700,000 nationwide are corrupt and crooked (1 out of 1000, your words).
Walk the mall without being cursed or assaulted? I recall it quite well. It was just a few months ago. Have you been out of town for a while? And as far as being assulted on or near the mall... the worst case recently was when an out of control cop almost ran over two citizens and then arrested them. Did you hear about this? When their lawsuits come down the pike, I am almost certain one of their civil claims will be assault and battery upon themselves by the copper.
The city should not write a check, but had the city given the albemarle Officer a ticket and had he been found guilty, perhaps the counties insurer would already have worked out a FAIR compensation for Mr Mitchells loss of health and any sense of an enjoyable life.
There is no need for court unless one person is trying to screw the other. Mr. Mitchells repuation is unblemished. Can the city and county say the same?
c-ville eye, if someone almost ran over me and I hollered at them to slow the f down and they were actually dumb enough to get out of their car and not apologise I would pound them into the pavement and piss on the corpse.
cops should NEVER act out in anger. If they do they should be disiplined fired or arrested same as any other "employee"
That's why vehicles have reverse.
Fred, is it safe to assume you won't be baking dozens of cookies and going to the annual Police Awards banquet this year?
Oh, and juicyfruit, please indulge me with one more question. Was Mrs. Hamlin's "respect and dignity" included in this petition or will she be the subject of another petition?
I don't know of any insurance company that pays a non-claim simply upon the advice of the insured. If that was true, I'd sock my neighbor in the eye and share the settlement. Ever heard of Chandler, Allen & Allen, Marks & Harrison? It's clear that the local governments are not going to be pressured into writing a check, so maybe somebody ought to be writing down the phone numbers for one of these law firms when it flashes on local TV. By the way, what do you think should be the size of the check, $100k or $1M? And, are you one of Mr. Mitchell's brothers?
I personally believe still, that Mr. Mitchell was at fault. He SHOULD have seen that the crosswalk "Do Not Cross" light was on. Because he went ahead and crossed, this whole thing was Mr. Mitchell's fault. I personally believe that the City Police did everything right. Why should council have to write a check or apologize at all for that matter, because of the actions that one citizen took. I'm sorry that Mr. Mitchell has all of his medical problems, before, during and after the accident, but he brought that on himself. If the sign says "Do Not Walk" than he shouldn't have crossed. If he couldn't see the sign, then maybe he needs better glasses.
Regardless of what the law says, Mr. Mitchell SHOULD NOT have crossed. As for whether or not the police officer really did not see Mr. Mitchell, that is still up for interpretation. I fully back Mr. Longo and the Commonwealth Attorney on this one. Why are we talking about suing the government, when it was Mr. Mitchell's fault in the first place? Obey the law people! And do what you're supposed to! We wouldn't be having this debate right now!
IT dude...first off, do you know for a fact that the light had the do not walk sign when he started into the crosswalk? We know that it was on do not walk after he was hit, but as you probably know if you walk around the city at all, often the walk light only lasts for about 3 seconds before it begins blinking do not walk. A person with two good legs has to run to get across in time, a person in a wheelchair or who is a slow walker might not be able to get across.
Second, it really doesn't matter whether he had the light or not. The cop was making a left turn into this crosswalk in broad daylight. There's no reason why he shouldn't have seen Mr. Mitchell, except that he and another eyewitness claim that the cop admitted he was looking down when he struck him. If it had been pitch black dark and Mr. Mitchell wasn't in the crosswalk, then I might say, sure, it was an accident, don't blame the cop. But that wasn't the case. What is troublesome here is that at best, both parties appear to be at fault, but only one has been blamed by the police.
Sick, obviously you have had a past with Police. I am sorry if that is true but based on your long history of posts here, it may help for you to purge the negativity in your life and become a part of the solution and not the problem. Post a positive for once, PLEASE
Which three? I find it hard to believe as big of a hard on as people have for local law enforment that you sat on a depositions involving three corrupt police officers. Reason number 1-if there is a corrupt police officer case in albemarle or charlottesville the media would eat it up and run with it for the next year. Reason number 2-I don't know how many depostions you have ever been a part of. Depositions are extremely rare in a criminal trial. Typically they are held in a closed conference room at a law office. The only people present are the attorneys, the person suing, the person being sued, and a sworn court reporter. The witnesses have already been agreed upon. They call the witnesses one at a time to testify. It's kind of like answering a discovery motion for court. If you sat on a deposition you're a lawyer, you're a court reporter, you're suing someone, or you're being sued. If you're either of the first two you have broken your oath by talking about it here, congrats. If you're not then you could just be angry that they didn't testify the way you wanted them too. Just because three witnesses testify differently doesn't impress me. You could have ten people all see the same incident and all ten will remember it different. It never stops amazing me that people who would never do police work because it doesn't pay enough, they're to scared, don't want to get involved, will be the first people to try an tell law enforcement how to do their jobs.
Now your not listening, I was talking about the state of the mall twenty years ago when there was nothing but closing businesses. badcopsnew.com does not make it true. I have not debated you on the fact that there are people that shouldn't be cops. I debate the fact that all cops or even most are bad. Most are good. Let's agree to disagree. I can do the math and there is not 70,000 officer being arrest every seven years. As far as the two citizens being almost run over. I wasn't there, but I have no arguement on that one. Once again please give some suggestions on making things better. I will have to say I find your knowledge about local officer interesting, you must work near them. Who would know Officer Turner is a field training officer? Have a good night Sick.
CVille Eye, did you miss this above?
"At tonight's City Council meeting, councilors will be presented with a petition reminding them that some of their constituents want to see the Charlottesville Police Department investigated for its handling of the case."
This is what they want council to do, see that the circling of the wagons is investigated by somebody other than the city and county coppers. The local coppers have proven time and again they can not police themselves.
You would respect a reckless driver who had just almost run over and crippled you?
You're a better man than I. :)
"can't we all get along" - Rodney King
Not entirely true, SaneOne. Not a past with "police", police meaning the entire organization(s). But you're warm, I have a past with a very small handful of crooked corrupt individuals who abuse their badge and authority in seeking some type of revenge or payback for whatever reason. Their actions and involvement were exposed. (One still thinks he's off the hook!)
The negativity could very well be purged soon. We now have them on record calling each other liars with each trying to save his/her own bacon. It is getting very interesting.
Some of my best friends in the world are local decent honest hard working police officers and other individuals associated with the local criminal justice system. I will defend them to the end unless they run over a crippled man in a wheelchair in a crosswalk. And many of these friends still serving in a law enforcement capacity each and every day have some pretty serious reservations about local law enforcement themselves. They simply can't speak up. Can you imagine them speaking up and getting fired 6 months before being eligible for retirement? Have you ever seen a 25 year police veteran nearing retirement shake his/her head and laugh when you mention the new breed of "rookies" roaming the streets now? Have you ever seen a 25 year police veteran nearing retirement shake his/her head and laugh when you mention other 20 and 25 year veterans who should have been fired years ago? I have. They laugh and agree behind closed doors. And I am speaking of officers in command levels. And trust me, I have seen it numerous times!
I am certainly not going to try to top that last statement. :)
What do you know about "-Oakes?"
I have hit my finger and have never used expletives because of it. How ridiculous to say that someone should get out of his Jeep and say "I'm sorry I caused you to curse at me as though I was something less than you and therefore not deserving of respect." I don't think that you get that people do not exist so that you can take out your anger or frustration upon them. That behavior is called "abuse" today. It used to be called "common, low-lifed and trashy." As I said before, they're lucky I wasn't the one driving by. My behavior might have been called "murderous."
Who is this hyphenated Oakes (British?) person slinging around "corruption?" Has he taken or is he planning to take his "petition" to the Board of Supervisors? Or is he just picking on Council because he thinks they are an easier target for political pressure (weak-kneed and weak-willed)? Why did Mayor Norris extend the three-minute comment period to allow -Oakes to read comments by other petitioners who may live in New York? Is this his way of supporting their mission?
Lightbulb, the case in Albemarle just fizzled out and went away. Supposedly, nobody could make the case or find out what really took place. The deputy left town and got another job. Whoever did Shiflett's background check sure didn't do Sheriff Robb any favors. The kid had no business being hired after the three ring circus in Louisa County. The incident in Louisa is exactly why people have come to not trust coppers. You call and report a suspicious circumstance and end up sitting in jail yourself. Manhandled, pepper sprayed, and jailed simply for reporting a merchant left and forgot to lock the main entry door of his business. This is just as bad as almost running over two citizens in a crosswalk with a police Jeep and then locking up the citizens! :)
I'll have to say all of your arguements are interesting. Sick, Im sure no police officer could ever do anything right for you. Just because they want to help, and make it so you can walk out of your home, doesn't mean they should expect to get injured. All professions have great, good, average, and below average employees. We all make mistakes and coppers, as you call them, are humans. If Mitchell is injured due to the accident a judge will order him compensated, but to just give a check to him is insane. I'm suprised you think there are so many dirty cops around. Maybe you should become one and make it better, that is if your willing to risk your life for $15 an hour....that's what they start at. I'm sure people are just standing in line to be abused by you for $15 an hour. Maybe you won't get shot...maybe you'll be spit on by someone with hepititas and wonder if you'll take it home to your family without knowing it. Maybe you'll make a life and death decision it .5 seconds that you'll spend 8 years getting sued for. Maybe you'll win the suit only to have it appealed and then lose it, but you can't appeal it. Oh yeah...there was another witness, but they don't mention in the media they waved Mitchell across the road against the no crossing sign. I think you'll be very happy as a police officer at $15 an hour before taxes. Especially living around here. An officer having an accident does not make him corrupt, nor is the officer that issues a ticket for a violation. You may disagree with the decision, but he is not a criminal for seeing things different than you.
If he pleads guilty or is found guilty he should receive thirty years. This concept does not fly over my head or the head of anyone I know. You are creating your own numbers.... first of all the plea out numbers are ridiculously high for all people charged. For every corrupt copper, there are 1,000 that are not....even by your numbers. Those officers do good deads every day, but that is not as much fun to talk about in the media nor as profitable. I don't mean they stopped a robber or killer, I mean they called a tow truck for a scared elderly couple that didn't have a cell phone. Calmed down a teenager that is crying at their first accident, even if they gave them a ticket. Maybe the officer just made a child feel good by waving to them at the bus stop. As far as not being able to make further statements...That's a crazy world and topic that rises far, far above the officer or his/her admin. Maybe you don't remember 15-20 years ago when the businesses were folding downtown and you couldn't walk on the downtown mall without being cursed or assaulted. I remember and I remeber the city cleaning it up and creating programs that attracted all the current businesses we all enjoy. Well none of that would have happened without those coppers you hate cleaning up the crime. Sure there are bad cops, but you lump them in with all the good ones. Maybe you don't think any good ones exist? I hope to hear your ideas for fixing the problem, maybe even becoming an officer, a good one.
Ever hear of Geico, Allstate or state farm? You think that they go to court everytime there is a car accident with an injury? Of course not.They try settle asap. The point is the same. If I run into you and I tell my insurance company that it was MY FAULT that I was looking at my radio, and will testify on the stand to to that fact, my insurance will realize that they will get slaughtered in court and try an do a deal. Of course with a case of this magnitude there will be a lawyer involved but you don't always need to file a suit. If Mr Mitchell were to be reasonable (which we all believe he would) and the insurance company knew that the county was going to sink them in court by admitting fault they would negotiate the best deal they could. With the chance of losing big in court and losing the counties million dollar premiums they might just decide that fair is better than f@#ked.
armchair quarterback, how about waving some sort of magical wand and make every corrupt crooked lying cop in Charlottesville and Albemarle disappear. There will still be enough decent honest cops left to get the job done.
Believe it or not, crooked corrupt lying cops even lie on each other nowadays when they need to save their own bacon. I sat in on depositions of 3 cops last week. I can hardly wait to see the reaction on jurors faces when they get to see these guys and girls testify under oath.
You mean do more with less. I'm sure you're going to be complaining again when it takes the police longer to respond to your my neighbor's dog is to loud complaint. I will not wave a magic wand because I live in the real world not your fantasy world. I would like the system to work the way it was set up too. Let's say you get a ticket. If you don't agree with it go to court and fight the charge. If the charge gets dropped more power to you. If you get convicted appeal or pay the fine. What you shouldn't do is go run to media cause you automatically feel wronged. If the police ran to the media to publish a story about every jerk they dealt with there would be a great deal of embarrassed people out there.
Here's yet another cop who has no business behind the steering wheel of a police car:
Monday, Feb 18, 2008 - 03:47 PM
PULASKI, VIRGINIA -- A Roanoke city police officer has been charged with driving under the influence of alcohol after he wrecked his police cruiser Saturday in Pulaski County.
Officer Andrew Page was heading north on Interstate 81 when he ran off the road and struck a guardrail, according to Virginia State Police.
The Roanoke Police Department has suspended Page while it conducts an investigation.
I'm sure everyone remembers this interesting story from 2003 highlighting the antics of one particular Albemarle (formerly Louisa) deputy sheriff. Looks like Camblos and Robb were protecting a corrupt cop.
Hey Sick, whatever happened with that story? This reminds me of the cases you've posted about where a bad cop's history follows him from job to job.
Alb. Deputy Accused of Sketchiness
Published by
Waldo Jaquith
June 6, 2003 in Law and Justice.
In March, an Albemarle County sheriff's deputy claimed that he was shot by a ¢Ã¢â??¬Ã?â??suspicious¢Ã¢â??¬ black loiterer on Berkmar Drive; now he's being investigated by the county police, and has been accused of lying about what happened. Deputy Stephen Shiflett claimed that he saw a suspicious-looking black man standing out front of Pet Food Discounters that, when the deputy approached him, show at him, hitting his bulletproof vest and his patrol car. The man was later found, but not arrested. Turns out Deputy Shiflett had attacked and arrested a couple who had reported an unlocked convenience store when Shiflett was a Louisa deputy in 2000, with a federal judge consequently awarding half a million dollars to the couple for having their constitutional rights violated. Sheriff Ed Robb, who declared the March attack to be a ¢Ã¢â??¬Ã?â??hate crime¢Ã¢â??¬ at the time, says that he's ¢Ã¢â??¬Ã?â??established very high standards for Albemarle County's sheriff's deputies,¢Ã¢â??¬ citing Deputy Shiflett's lack of a criminal record and punctuality.
Still no petition from Mckinley-Oakes to financially compensate all of the officers who have been injured in the line of duty by citizens. I still smell a hypocrite.
Here you go, dumb people
Therefore, we call upon the Charlottesville City Council and the Attorney General of the Commonwealth to hold investigations into police misconduct and suspected corruption in the city and county police departments.
On November 5, Ben Gathright and Hayword Johnson watched as an
Albemarle police officer drove his cruiser into artist Gerry Mitchell at the corner of West Main and Fourth streets.
Witnesses heard the driver apologize to Gerry, and say that he failed to see him because he was looking down instead of at the road. The officer pulled Gerry back into his wheel chair rather than calling for paramedics or offering first aid.
The wheelchair-bound Mitchell is suffering severe arm and shoulder
injuries incurred in the incident. And a doctor believes the stress caused by the accidents and police misconduct may have caused his renal failure and the painful gout in all of his joints.
The Charlottesville police department has not charged the driver, but
they went to the hospital and issued tickets to Gerry.
For weeks following the accident, the police, including Chief Longo,
claimed there were no witnesses in spite of their own video proving that there were.
It is imperative that Gerry Mitchell be treated with respect and dignity
and that the police departments be held accountable for their actions.
We have no confidence in the police departments ability or intention to
adequately investigate themselves.
CVille Eye, if you're taking suggestions or opinions, I think Mitchell should be entitled to $1,000,000. Put me on a jury and I will give it to him. :)
Insurance companies write checks to compensate victims for liabilities created by their insured. The overwhelming majority are paid without even a THREAT of a lawsuit. I also would bet the farm that if the county went to it's insurer and said to "make it right" or we will change companies next year the insuance company will actually make it right rather than lose the policy. especially if the county came out and did tthe right thing.. publicly admit fault. Insurance companies tell you not to so that they can save money. If I hit someone and ruin their life I don't care if my premiums double, I want them compensated. There is nothing illegal about telling the truth and insurance companies can suck it.
Good question, CVille Eye! I don't know of any agency I would trust to properly investigate the vehicular assault.
It is not clear what Mr. McKinley-Oakes wants Council to do, write a blank check? If Mr. Mitchell feels he has suffered damages, then he should sue in a court of law. That's one of the reasons courts exists. I haven't figured out yet how anyone with all of those illnesses described above is still alive. Let's see... a County police strikes a pedestrian and the City should write a check...hmmm.
I said nothing about suing. It is my personal belief that without police that people like sick of local rambos would be complaining about how bad we needed police. Due to the fact that he would be sick of cowering in his basement with his head between his legs. Don't be a hypocrite! Numerous police officers do many great things for their communities. You don't read about it though because it's not sensational enough to be deemed news worthy by the media.
I watched Council this evening. It is still not clear what action exactly these people want the City to take, if not write a check. They should spell it out in a list for us dumb people. One....Two....
Maybe ITdude06 can explain why a police Jeep almost runs over two civilians in a crosswalk and then arrests both of them when they are startled and react negatively towards him. Dragging two people through the court system, jeopardizing one or both of their careers, simply beacuse he could not control his anger. "Contempt of Cop" sure does make coppers do stupid things at times. Then the coppers have to answer for their "street justice" in a court of law.
Furthermore, it's up to a jury to decide who was at fault in either or both incidents. we can sit here and root for the coppers or for the victims, it makes no difference. I look forwards to watching both lawsuits in the future.
quote: "I'm suprised you think there are so many dirty cops around."
Don't take my word for it. Just click on www.badcopnews.com on a daily basis and read all about it. I have never seen so many cops getting arrested before in my life. For the same things they arrest other people for. But they all think they are above the law.
We just had yet another Albemarle cop arrested this week for domestic violence against his wife. Of all people. Jeff Turner, a field training officer should have known better.
And check this entry out in www.badcopnews.com , cops fighting other cops in public view on American streets. Who ever thought we would see crapola like this in America? Being a cop is not a profession to be proud of any longer. Sorry.
February 20, 2008
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - A Boston police officer filed a federal lawsuit yesterday asserting that a state trooper slapped him and dragged him at least 150 feet with his cruiser during a dispute outside TD Banknorth Garden in 2006.
Edward J. MacPherson, a 20-year veteran of the Boston police force, said in the civil rights suit that Trooper Robert Grover attacked him for allegedly failing to keep traffic moving as MacPherson worked a paid detail during a Tim McGraw and Faith Hill concert.
He said Grover bumped him with his cruiser, slapped him in the face, and knocked his police hat off, and then dragged him as MacPherson's arm was wedged in the window, causing him to lose his handcuffs, police radio, and the ammunition clip in his gun.
¢Ã¢â??¬Ã?â??Here's a police officer on duty,¢Ã¢â??¬ MacPherson's lawyer, Peter T. Marano of Boston, said of his client last evening in an interview. ¢Ã¢â??¬Ã?â??He can probably rationalize a bad guy trying to hurt him. How do you rationalize someone in a police cruiser and a uniform trying to do that to you?¢Ã¢â??¬
MacPherson was taken to a hospital afterward with injuries to his left shoulder, arm, and back. He was out of work for several months after the confrontation, which drew little news coverage, and suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder, his lawyer said.
Marano said the State Police subsequently held a court martial for Grover. He said he did not know the outcome, but added that Grover is no longer employed by the State Police.
Sergeant Robert Bousquet, a State Police spokesman, said Grover has retired, and he did not know whether the episode with MacPherson was a factor.
Bousquet said he could not comment on whether Grover was subjected to a court martial because such proceedings are personnel matters.
The episode began shortly after MacPherson arrived at Causeway and Beverly streets at 10:25 p.m. on June 26, 2006, to help pedestrians cross and to keep traffic flowing, according to the suit. He was working outside his cruiser.
Grover, who was assigned to the State Police Marine Unit around the corner on Beverly Street, drove up in a cruiser while wearing a T-shirt and shorts and told MacPherson that limousines were blocking the area and to move them, the suit said. MacPherson told him he would take care of it.
The trooper and police officer then argued, and Grover threatened to arrest MacPherson, the suit said. Grover then got out of his car, walked up to MacPherson, and slapped him in the hand. When MacPherson warned Grover not to touch him again, the trooper allegedly replied, ¢Ã¢â??¬Ã?â??I'll be back, pal,¢Ã¢â??¬ then sped off in his cruiser.
About 20 minutes later, MacPherson was directing traffic when Grover, now in uniform, sped in his cruiser directly at MacPherson, the suit said. The cruiser skidded to a stop but bumped MacPherson, knocking him back several feet.
After MacPherson went to the window, Grover slapped him in the face, MacPherson said in the suit. MacPherson reached into the car and grabbed Grover's shirt, but the trooper gripped MacPherson's arm and stepped on the accelerator, dragging him down the street until the police officer fell to the ground.
Grover and several other troopers tried to place MacPherson in handcuffs, but stopped after several Boston officers arrived, said Marano. No charges were filed.
MacPherson's lawsuit names Grover, the State Police, and several State Police officials as defendants. The complaint alleges that Grover had a history of misconduct that his employer covered up.
Having an accident does not make one a crooked or corrupt copper, true. But failing to acknowledge you confessed to wrongdoing at the scene makes the person no better than the administration that forbids them from making any further statements about this wrongdoing. Thank You.
And the entire discussion of crooked corrupt cops goes right over your head, doesn't it? Crooked corrupt lying cops are just like shoplifters, for every one that is caught, 99 probably aren't caught.
And I haven't simply read about 10-100 cops being arrested nationwide. I read about at least 25 to 30 per day on www.badcopnews.com alone. And I am sure they miss quite a few. 20 and 3o times 365 days a year = 9.125 to 10.950 a year. Sounds a little more serious when you view it this way, doesn't it? To make things worse, let's just say 10,000 coppers a year arrested for seven years..... this is now 70,000 cops, or 10% of the law enforcement community being arrested every seven years. That's some pretty startling statistics when you consider many cops aren't caught in their wrongdoing. They skate free their entire career. Thank God for video cameras, cell phones with video capabilities, and digital cameras with video capabilities! Taking down crooked corrupt cops the way it should have been done 30 years ago. Agreed?
Now as far as arrested cops not automatically being guilty, true again. But if you follow www.badcopnews.com on a daily basis as I have suggested, they post updates to show just how many take a plea or are found guilty. And it's the vast majority.
Topping the list of crimes cops are arrested for lately is 1) preying on children, and 2)crashing their patrol cars while drunk. Both of these seem to be at epidemic proportions for some reason. Alcoholism has always been a major problem in the copper profession of course. I don't guess it should be any different now, eh?
As soon as I finished typing the above reply I went to www.badcopnews.com to see the latest. Guess what I found just 100 miles from here? A 39 year old cop preying on a 14-year-old child. While the mom has probably taught the child to place trust in police officers. What a joke!
February 21, 2008
WASHINGTON, DC - A District of Columbia police officer has pleaded guilty to charges that he arranged to have sex with a 14-year-old.
Thirty-nine-year-old Kenneth Longerbeam, of Gwynn Oak, Md., pleaded guilty to one count of traveling to D.C. to have sex with a minor.
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Ahh come on, CVille Eye! When a person hits their thumb with a hammer, their first reaction is to shout out expletives! You've seen it, I'v seen it! And if I have a 4,500 pound Jeep come barreling down on me and my finacee and stop 3 inches from our legs... I would also shout out expletives. I suspect you would too. It was way too easy to get out of the Jeep and apologize to the people. Wouldn't have hurt to ask if they were OK too. But no, Rambo had to do it the hard way in LAPD style. Getting cursed at in a law enforcement position is the norm, not the exception.
What does the incident in Louisa have to do with the one on Berkmar? Was there point made here?
If that's the case, then I can't imagine why people would be brave enough to curse at a "copper" as he drove by. That couple is lucking they didn't curse at me if I had driven by.


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text: Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums :: View topic - What is the best country to learn English language???? Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in What is the best country to learn English language???? Goto page 1, 2 Next Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums Forum Index -> English Schools View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message izaloJoined: 30 Apr 2006Posts: 11 Posted: Thu May 04, 2006 5:44 pm Post subject: What is the best country to learn English language???? Well, I am Colombian, and I am living in USA 3 years ago, My english is american but I can't understand Australian English or English from England. I am happy with my english and I am learning more each day, since you know this language is huge and you can't learn something in 2 or 3 years... it is a hard job. So what do you think ??? Back to top worldclassJoined: 22 Jun 2006Posts: 36 Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2006 9:42 pm Post subject: NZ/Australia In my experience as an agent it seems that the students that we send to Australia and NZ have the best experience (and value) incomparison to Nth America or Europe. Being in Colombia though it is a difficult flight to Aus/NZ. I would say Canada may be your best bet - better value and more enjoyable than the US or UK._________________www.LanguageSchoolSecrets.com - How to find the best schools and save money on your booking. Back to top CPJoined: 12 Jun 2006Posts: 2875Location: California Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2006 7:08 am Post subject: If you want to understand Australians, Britons, New Zealanders, et al., you might try watching movies from those places. You will be able to gain familiarity with at least some dialects from those places. You learned American English, so you understand the vowel sounds that Americans use, but vowels are pronounced differently in other places. If an Australian says, "town hall," it might sound like "tan hole" to you. But the difficulty will disappear soon if you listen to Australians speaking long enough. If you cannot go to Australia, the next best thing is Australian TV or movies. The other problem, besides vowels, is idioms. The Australian might say, "bonzer," something you never heard in America. (I think it means "great" or "wonderful.") You can find dictionaries in bookstores or online to help learn the new words._________________You live a new life for every new language you speak. -Czech proverb Back to top nostril5Joined: 18 Oct 2004Posts: 65 Posted: Tue Jun 27, 2006 1:18 am Post subject: NZ Go to a country town (or small city) in New Zealand. My favourite school is English Language Matters in Dunedin, NZ. Freezing cold now, but warm, wonderful people and packed with university students. I wish I was back there. Mike Back to top ClarissaMachJoined: 18 May 2006Posts: 644Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Posted: Tue Jun 27, 2006 5:54 am Post subject: CP just gave you a great piece of advice. You see, I've never been in the USA or in Britan, but I can watch an entire American or British movie without the help of titles. The secret is trying to get in touch with that language as much as possible, listening to songs, watching movies, reading books.... I don't know if I would easily understand an australian, for I've never watched an australian movie... but to be honest with you, I'm not worried about it. Sometimes I barely understand what some Brazilians are saying in Portuguese, my native tongue..._________________Stormy Weather. Back to top NickityJoined: 19 Nov 2008Posts: 1 Posted: Wed May 06, 2009 9:56 am Post subject: I don't think anyone should spend a fortune learning English in schools overseas when watching movies from that country helps you learn as much. I think you can also learn a lot from travelling or working in a country, though getting a visa from Colombia isn't easy. Back to top yuna466Joined: 13 Nov 2009Posts: 1 Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2009 10:08 am Post subject: learning english I think the best country to learn english is UK. Back to top sedacanlarJoined: 22 Dec 2009Posts: 1 Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2010 4:02 pm Post subject: I think the best country to learn english is USA - New York There is no better place than New York. No better time than now. Learn English at Zoni language school in New York. New York City is the best place to make it happen and cultural diversity is a positive social value in this city. Back to top edward_perez93Joined: 09 Feb 2010Posts: 4 Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2010 5:33 am Post subject: i think that the best place to learn english is the USA. This is just my opinion but other people think different.lol Back to top BLKDRGNJoined: 23 Dec 2009Posts: 5Location: Canada Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2010 12:15 pm Post subject: Best place to study English may be Toronto, Canada because . Toronto is a great choice, too. It's a large city (5.9 million people in the metro area) and it comprises most of the province of Ontario, which the OECD states is the most educated province or state in the world. This is because more people have university degrees as a percentage of the population here than anywhere else on earth. So, the people you are likely to meet on the street or teaching you in class are highly educated. Canadians in Toronto also speak with a clear accent (the same as educated Americans from states like California and Washington). North American English is also used more around the world than the English of Britain, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand or Ireland. Further, Toronto is also the most multicultural city in the world, with lots of immigrants. So, ESL students have many chances to speak with Canadians who are very used to hearing accented and broken English. Native English speakers in other cities are not always so patient with ESL students because they are not so familiar with English as spoken by non-native speakers. It is important that ESL students feel as comfortable as possible speaking to people outside the classroom so that they can practice their English in real-world situations. And, Toronto is an interesting city for ESL students. Going to a small town is not great for making friends and, from what I hear from many of my students who have gone to small towns, they get bored there quickly. A city like Toronto, however, is quite fun as it has the highest number of restaurants per capita of any city in North America, and plenty of shopping and cultural activities. Best of luck with your English studies. Most Sincerely, Robbie McMullan Chelsea Language Academy Toronto, Canada www.ChelseaLanguageAcademy.com Back to top English MontrealJoined: 06 Jul 2010Posts: 1Location: Montreal Posted: Tue Jul 13, 2010 12:42 pm Post subject: it's really depend of your feelings... I don't know if you really need to spend time in Australia or NZ to be able to understand local people and improve your Universal English. I don't know if it's better for you to go in UK, AU, NZ or to stay in North America...I don't know because that is good ( or works) for me or others people is not necessary good ( or works) for you.. Having say that, i can tell you that as some people said, you can start by watching Australian movies or NZ movies, listen the radio and the news - try bbc radio 1 for example...for uk radio If you really want to study in a school, maybe you can find some American school close to you with Australian or NZ teachers. And sure in NY, you will probably find this kind of multicultural school... If i was you, i will probably start to watch movie and listen the radio (AU, UK,NZ) , and i will plan a trip for NZ and during this trip i will take some courses, not for the course ) just for the trip - My 2 cents_________________Want to study in Canada? TOEFL Montreal Back to top vernongstammJoined: 05 Nov 2009Posts: 25Location: Philippines Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2010 8:14 am Post subject: Online English Tutor The best country for learning English would depend on the style of English you want to learn. If you want North American English, then Canada, the U.S. or online with an American Native Speaker. If you're looking to learn British English, then choosing a British country or British online speaker would be the way to go. I offer American English via my VOIP classroom and Skype. You can contact me either through my website at www.stammeducation.net or my email, [email protected]._________________Learn English from the comfort of your own home with my online teaching methods. Online English classes are as low as $7 USD per class. Inquire now by using the inquiry form on my website. Back to top charactereducationJoined: 07 Jan 2010Posts: 21Location: USA Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2010 11:10 pm Post subject: England and Asian If you want to learn best and with grammar english then you have to best choices England and Asian universities are best for you._________________Character Education Back to top yunaaaJoined: 21 Nov 2010Posts: 4 Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2010 5:16 pm Post subject: Hi! Hi! I am Yuna. I was in Canada last year for 9months for studying English. From my experience, I can recommend you the place to learn english. There are some good points,, first of all you can get a working visa. second: Canadian english does not have strong accent. third: peaceful place. There are more great tings to point out such as food, people,,, You may think, canada is freaking cold. But like Vancouver, Victoria these places are not cold so much. When I was there, I saw snow only a couple of times! I had an amazing time there. I wish I could be back to the time These are just my opinion Back to top DMJYJoined: 21 Mar 2011Posts: 8 Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2011 10:37 pm Post subject: You see, I've never been in the United States or in Britannica, but I can see a great American and British film without the help of securities. 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In 1919, Young accepted a position teaching at Paine College, an African American institution of higher learning, in Augusta, Georgia. She taught there for several years and describes what it was like to work with a predominantly African American faculty. In 1922, Young resigned from her post at Paine College and was hired as the Dean of Women at the Hampton Institute in Virginia, where she continued her work in African American education. She suggests that racial dynamics at Hampton Institute were different from those at Paine College because of the role of white educators from the North. Three years later, in 1925, Young was appointed director of the Department of Home Missions at Scarritt College for Christian Workers in Nashville, Tennessee. Young explains that her position essentially was geared towards facilitating race relations between students at Scarritt College and Fisk University in Nashville. In particular, she worked with white students at Scarritt who were commissioned by the church to draw in African American membership and to work within the community to promote better relationships between the races. Young held this position for more than thirty years—she discusses in great detail the role of women's church groups (especially in relationship to men's groups), dynamics between students at Scarritt and at Fisk, and efforts of the Home Missions Department to advocate for integration in Nashville. In addition, Young describes her involvement with women's groups, such as the YWCA and the Association of Southern Women for the Prevention of Lynching, and her support of labor activism during the 1930s and 1940s, specifically as espoused by the Highland Folk School in Tennessee. Throughout the interview, Young consistently emphasizes themes of social justice in relationship to race, gender, and class.
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Originally envisioned to replace the Ford Freestar minivan in 2008, the boxy Flex didn't quite fit into any of the existing paradigms. It's not a minivan nor is it a true SUV. It fits the technical description of a crossover but eschews the windtunnel-sculpted shapes of its contemporaries for a proudly slab-sided body, looking somewhat like an oversized first-generation Scion xB. Its styling is polarizing, to say the least.
The Flex's ample size prepares you to expect an uninspiring driving experience. While we'd hesitate to say driving the Flex gets the enthusiast adrenaline flowing, its responsiveness makes it feel a size or two smaller. The sensation is made more surreal when you take a glance in the rearview mirror and get reminded by the distant rear glass just how large it actually is.
A big part of this Flex's sprightly personality stems from its muscular EcoBoost engine. Producing 365 hp and 350 lb-ft of torque, the twin-turbocharged V-6 has no problem overcoming the Flex's substantial 4874-lb weight. The engine will hustle the Flex off the line with vigor but it feels most impressive in mid-range passing, where the ample torque whisks it forward without the need to downshift. Its 5.9-second 0-60 time puts it well at the head of the three-row fullsize crossover pack and is comparable to that of costlier premium European models.
Steering wheel-mounted paddle shifters quietly suggest enthusiastic driving, but the rest of the Flex's interior invites relaxed and stress-free long-distance cruising. Front and rear seats are broad and flat like Barcaloungers and are probably even more comfortable. Lateral support, at least visually, is virtually non-existent, but the seats are plenty supportive in the sense that they're just what you'd want to crash into at the end of a long, stressful day.
Our Limited model shared its MyFord Touch interface with its Explorer sibling and we must admit that we're not unconditional fans. The sole conventional gauge on the dashboard is the speedometer. All others are digital and driver-selectable gauges, including the tachometer and fuel gauge. We do like the relatively intuitive voice-activated functions and the recently-simplified interface.
The second row of the Flex is positively limousine-like, with NBA-league legroom and reclining seatbacks. The third row is not quite as accommodating but is better than that of some three-row crossovers. An average-sized American adult could ride in the 'way back' for short distances relatively comfortably but we wouldn't recommend it for road trips. In our experience, GM's Lambda triplets take the gold in third-row crossover comfort and room.
Ford gave the Flex is mid-cycle refresh for 2013 and the changes give the Flex a decidedly more urban, high-tech look, with projector beam headlights and a prominent horizontal grille accent. The rest of the styling and packaging is relatively unchanged.
At $46,120, our Flex Limited isn't exactly cheap, but the days of a $45,000+ large crossover being considered shocking are long past us. The only missing options were the Vista Roof and power tilt/telescoping steering wheel.
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One of the duties that long ago fell upon me as the IT Manager in a small company is the responsibility to monitor and report on the Web surfing activities of my co-workers. Yes, I am the Web surfing police in my company. It is not a job that I relish. It sometimes causes friction between me and the other employees, even if in jest, because they know that I know all about their web surfing habits, at least at work.My first experience with surf monitoring
When I first was asked by management to report on Web sites that employees were visiting, I evaluated a few choices like SurfControl and WebSense. Of course, WebSense has now acquired SurfControl. Websense was still new so I chose SurfControl in the earlier company, put it on a server and on a hub so I could see all the traffic in the enterprise and began the monitoring process. I loved the awesome reporting features of SurfControl.My boss, the CFO, did not tell his boss, the CEO that he had asked me to start monitoring and reporting on Web surfing activities of everyone in the company. I was a little shocked one day when summarizing my weekly report to discover visits by the CEO to Web sites that were against the company policy. I discreetly advised my boss. He asked me to print the reports, seal them up, give them to him but continue the monitoring process.
I should not have been, but a few months later, I was surprised when the CEO was removed from his position by the board of directors. I knew the real reason for what had happened. I also knew how it had happened that someone in such a position of power like that could be toppled by a lowly IT Manager and CFO. I did not intend to be the cause his demise and of course, I wasn't. He shot himself in the foot by his indiscriminate Web surfing.Some Web monitoring software is spyware
When I came to my present company and was again asked to implement employee Web activity monitoring software, I recommended WebSense. The CEO balked at the price so we came up with an alternative from a little company that you have probably never heard of. It is called Track4Win from Sepama Software. It is a great product and has worked well for us. Symantec calls it Spyware, so I had to exclude it from my AV system.
I suppose it can be considered Spyware. In the professional version, the client is installed on each workstation, disguises itself with some innocuous sounding name, and promptly hides itself from the task manager upon startup. It not only tracks every web site visited, but also reports on which programs the employee uses and which files are opened locally or on a server. It has some bugs but for the most part it is a great little product.
Since the request had come directly from the CEO, I did not tell anyone that I had installed the client software, not even my immediate supervisor. He was sharp enough to figure it out and promptly removed it. Nobody else in the company is tech savvy enough to know how to monitor programs in the startup section of the registry let alone know how to remove them. However, everyone in the company knows that it is there.
I have had very few occasions where I have had to advise a supervisor of inappropriate Web surfing by members of their department. I think it has happened once or twice in the past year. The offense is usually committed by a new employee who did not read the employee handbook or believe that anybody could possibly know what web sites they were visiting, especially late at night when nobody else is around.Monitoring of Web surfing is volatile topic
I know this is a volatile topic which incites strong reactions. Nobody likes to be spied upon and there have been several lawsuits about employer monitoring of Web site visits by employees. The monitoring and enforcement protect the employer from sexual harassment lawsuits. I can't tell you how many times I have gone to work on a user's computer and found porn stashed away or even openly displayed in a minimized browser or history.
This is not a comment about porn. Alright, maybe it is. As an IT Manager I hate porn Web sites because so many of them are filled with malicious Trojans and other nasties. It is such a waste of time for me to have to clean up after my road warriors bring in their laptops and sheepishly say that something has infected it.
I used to tell employees that if they wanted to surf porn to do it on their home computers. I don't say that anymore because so many of them now connect to our network via a VPN and Remote Desktop. I am responsible for the security of my network and I don't want any crap getting in from their home computers.


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By this remark I mean that the student had fired a gun at this book. The bullet hole was small and neat, and had penetrated the cover and the first few score of pages, evidence that the student had probably used a .22-caliber long round to give voice to his opinion of Poor Old Jenny.
Although the student's gunpowder commentary on his text might win sympathy from any former student once lost in the thickets of lingua Latina, I myself had never thought of actually blowing away a book. I have commented negatively on books both in print and in the classroom; I have laughed or cursed at books; I have thrown a few books in the trash; I was not adverse to kicking my high-school pre-calc book across the floor of my bedroom.
I might even favor banning certain books (by ban I mean an official government ban and not the prohibitions, common in our schools and libraries, which the jamokes among us call a ban). If someone decided to publish How to Blow Up Anything Anywhere: High-Explosives for the Backyard Terrorist or Poisoning the Well: An Amateur's Guide to Biological Warfare or even Terrorism for Dummies, I wouldn't object to some official raising the red flag.
But putting a bullet into a book had never occurred to me until I saw the Latin book. The thought came to me again last week when I finished reading Joan Burbick's Gun Show Nation: Gun Culture and American Democracy (ISBN 1-59558-087-5, $24.95).
Burbick's discussion of the history of firearms in America is as full of holes as the paper targets in a gun club. She seems to imply that guns played little part in American lives before the Civil War. In arguing that the framers of the Constitution never envisioned guns being used outside of "a well-regulated militia," she never explains why the framers seemed perfectly content to let people buy and own as many guns as they wished.
In her brief intrusion into the life of Samuel Colt, manufacturer and promoter of guns, Burbick seems to blame him for factories and the consequent ills of the Industrial Revolution in America, forgetting that the textile mills of New England surely had far greater impact on the development of industrialization and mass production. She also attacks both Colt and Buffalo Bill Cody for successfully promoting their individual endeavors, as if such success constituted some sort of wrong or sin.
Burbick tries to make the point that white American males have also used guns to subjugate minorities in this country. She writes at length about cases of whites shooting blacks in the early 1870s in the American South but without ever once alluding to the fact that the Reconstruction, which she mentions was a time of hatred and bitterness in many Southern states. She theorizes that guns and the freedom to own them gained public attention in the 1970s because of a desire among whites to dominate minorities. Again and again she drones on about white males and their love of weapons. Her theories regarding race, gender, and guns lead her to make points that at times sound like the whifflings of one of those ink-blotched rad-lib underground papers from the long ago sixties:
White victimhood needed the gun to conserve its power in social relations and the economy. The current use of the Second Amendment not only reassures individuals about personal security, but also reminds (typically white) citizens of the clear and present dangers from criminals and political enemies. Not only did we arm ourselves, but we also armed everyone in the government that represented us to fight a war against drugs, crime, and terror, until we mirrored back to each other our thoroughly militarized minds. Each soldier and citizen became an army of one.
The lack of logic in this argument, the resort to clichés — "clear and present dangers," "an army of one" — and the broad brush with which she paints both people and issues are all revealed in this passage. What are we to make of comments about "our thoroughly militarized minds?" How did gun ownership help whites maintain their place in the economy? What in heaven's name does she mean when she writes that we armed our government to fight crime and terrorism? These remarks come from the conclusion of the book, but make no sense.
Oddest of all in Gun Show Nation are Burbick's accounts of visiting various gun shows. Her writing here shows a strange impersonality toward her subject, a detachment that never brings the gun shows to life. We never learn the names of any of the people to whom she speaks at the shows. We have very little in the way of recorded dialogue or direct interviews with the vendors and customers at the gun shows. Although Burbick tells us that she fits into these shows because she is white and because she knows something about guns, her writing leaves us with the image of a woman wandering aimlessly around the floor of the gun show, a horror-stricken smile plastered to her face, an outsider, an observer who never connects with the observed.
There are arguments for gun control, but this book ultimately fails to make them. For its awful grasp of history, its paucity of hard evidence, its reverse racism, and even its stolen title, Gun Show Nation deserves a blindfold, a last cigarette, and a firing squad.


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S. Afr. j. child health vol.7 no.4 Cape Town Abr. 2013
Pattern of steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome in children and the role of histopathology: A single-centre study
S K PradhanI; P P MutalikII; A K MohantyII
IMD, FISPN, FPN; Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel Postgraduate Institute of Paediatrics and Sriram Chandra Bhanja Medical College, Cuttack, Odisha, India
IIMD; Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel Postgraduate Institute of Paediatrics and Sriram Chandra Bhanja Medical College, Cuttack, Odisha, India
BACKGROUND: Steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome (SRNS) is a common problem in paediatric nephrology practice. There is currently little information on the spectrum of histopathological lesions in children presenting with SRNS in India and other south-east Asian countries.
OBJECTIVE: To determine the histopathological lesions in children presenting with SRNS at our institution.
METHODS: The study was conducted at Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel Postgraduate Institute of Paediatrics and Sriram Chandra Bhanja Medical College, Cuttack, Odisha, India, from January 2009 to March 2013. All children aged 1 - 14 years presenting with primary SRNS and in whom renal biopsies were performed were included in the study. Their demographic, clinical, laboratory and histopathological data were retrieved from files and original renal biopsy forms.
RESULTS: A total of 40 children had a clinical diagnosis of SRNS; 23 were males and 17 females (male:female ratio 1:35). Their mean age (± standard deviation) was 4.47 (±2.98) years (range 1 - 14 years). The histopathological lesions seen on renal biopsy specimens comprised minimal-change disease (MCD) (n=18), focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) (n=12), immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN) (n=5), immunoglobulin M nephropathy (n=2), membranous nephropathy (n=2) and idiopathic mesangial proliferative glomerulonephritis (n=1).
CONCLUSION: MCD is the predominant lesion in children with SRNS at our institution, followed by FSGS and IgAN.
Steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome (SRNS) remains a challenge for paediatric nephrologists. The underlying histopathology usually affects the course ofthe disease and the response to treatment.[1] There is still controversy over the role of renal biopsy in the management of children with SRNS.[2] Studies by the International Study of Kidney Disease in Children showed focal and segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS), mesangial proliferative glomerulonephritis (MPGN) and minimal-change disease (MCD) to be the morphological lesions in 70%, 44% and 7%, respectively, of these children.[3] The glomerular morphological pattern of SRNS in Indian children has seldom been described, and in eastern India data on childhood nephrotic syndrome are almost non-existent because facilities where biopsies can be carried out and specialised centres for renal care are very scarce. It has therefore become necessary to determine the true pattern of the glomerulopathies underlying SRNS in a large cohort of children in this part of the world, where a major proportion of renal pathology is due to malaria. This study was designed to determine the spectrum of histopathological lesions in children with SRNS at our institution.
This descriptive and prospective study was conducted from January 2009 to March 2013 at the Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel Postgraduate Institute of Pediatrics and Sriram Chandra Bhanja Medical College, Cuttack, Odisha, India. A total of 40 patients with SRNS aged between 1 and 14 years were included on the basis of lack of remission despite treatment with prednisolone 2 mg/kg/day for 4 weeks as per the Indian S ociety ofPediatric Nephrology (ISPN) consensus guideline. Complete remission was defined as a spot urine protein/creatinine ratio (UPCR) <0.2 or dipstick proteinuria <30 mg/dl for 3 consecutive days. Children with congenital nephrotic syndrome, lupus nephritis and other secondary causes of nephrotic syndrome were excluded from the study. The demographic profile, clinical and biochemical parameters, histological subtypes and outcomes at 6 months were analysed. Demographic, clinical and laboratory data at the time of presentation and at last follow-up were retrieved from case iles and the histopathological data, including light microscopy (LM) and immunofluorescence (IF) findings, were recorded from the original renal biopsy forms. Standard definitions of the disease and treatment responses were based on the ISPN guideline. The LM categorisation of glomerular lesions is shown in Figs 1 - 3. Parents or legal guardians were counselled regarding the need for renal biopsy, and informed consent was obtained before obtaining ultrasound-guided percutaneous renal biopsy specimens by means of an automated biopsy gun.
Ofthe 40 patients, 23 were boys. The mean age ofpresentation (± standard deviation) was 4.47 (±2.98) years (range 1 - 14 years). The mean serum albumin level at presentation was 1.80 (±0.38) g/l. Four children had raised serum creatinine levels, and the mean serum creatinine level was 2.0 (±0.18) mg/dl. All children had 4+ proteinuria on dipstick testing, the mean UPCR was 6.38 (±1.47), and 8 children (20.0%) had microscopic haematuria. Renal histopathological features were compatible with MCD in 45.0% of cases (n=18), FSGS in 30.0% (n=12), IgA nephropathy (IgAN) in 12.5% (n=5), IgM nephropathy in 5.0% (n=2), membranous nephropathy in 5.0% (n=2), and MPGN in 2.5% (n=1). At the end of 6 months of treatment and follow-up after renal biopsy, 72.5% of the children (n=29) were in remission, 22.5% (n=9) were in partial remission, and 3 (7.5%) had persistent 3+ or 4+ proteinuria. Significantly more children with non-MCD (9/22) than children with MCD (2/18) continued to be proteinuric (p=0.035), and clinical remission was better achieved in MCD than in FSGS. MCD was the predominant histopathological lesion of SRNS in our patient population.
SRNS is a common problem in paediatric nephrology practice, and the treatment ofthese children is often challenging.[4] Approximately 10 - 20% of children with nephrotic syndrome are classiied as having SRNS and are at risk ofprogressive renal disease as well as complications due to side-effects of prolonged treatment with immunosuppressive medication.[5] Earlier reports have suggested that the outcome of the disease can be predicted from the clinical response to steroids, and that biopsy is unnecessary for the vast majority of children with idiopathic nephrotic syndrome.[6] There is no consensus regarding routine renal biopsy and therapeutic protocol in children with SRNS.[7-11] Various agents have been used with different outcomes.[12-15] Although the response to treatment is the best prognostic indicator in children with nephrotic syndrome, renal biopsy has a definite role and is of significant prognostic value in SRNS.[2,15]
Our study delineates the spectrum of histopathological findings in SRNS in eastern India. In conclusion, and in contrast to other studies,[1,2,4,7] our results indicate MCD to be the commonest histopathological lesion in children with SRNS, followed by FSGS and IgAN. Children with SRNS secondary to MCD are more likely than those with non-MCD to respond to therapy and achieve remission, and have a better long-term prognosis. Renal biopsy therefore has diagnostic and prognostic value in children with SRNS.
Author contributions. SKP: conception, manuscript review and preparation; PM: literature search, data acquisition, design and drafting; AKM: literature review and drafting.
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4. Mubarak M, Kazi JI, Shakeel S, Lanewala A, Hashmi S. The spectrum of histopathological lesions in children presenting with steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome at a single center in Pakistan. The Scientific World Journal 2012, Article ID 681802. [http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/2012/681802] [ Links ]
5. Bagga A, Mantan M. Nephrotic syndrome in children. Indian J Med Res 2005;122(1):13-18. [ Links ]
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8. Bagga A, Gulati A, Gulati S, Mehta KP, Vijayakumar M. Management of steroid resistant nephrotic syndrome. Indian Pediatr 2009;46(1):35-47. [ Links ]
9. Ehrich JH, Geerlings C, Zivicnjak M, Franke D, Geerlings H, Gellermann J. Steroid resistant idiopathic childhood nephrosis: Overdiagnosed and undertreated. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2007;22(8):2183-2193. [http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ndt/gfm092]
10. Hamasaki Y, Yoshikawa N, Hattori S, et al. Cyclosporine and steroid therapy in children with steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome: Japanese Study Group of Renal Disease. Pediatr Nephrol 2009;24(11):2177-2185. [http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00467-009-1264-0] [ Links ]
11. Habashy D, Hodson EM, Craig JC. Interventions for steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome: A systematic review. Pediatr Nephrol 2003;18(9):906-912. [http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00467-003-1207-0] [ Links ]
12. Kari JA, Halawani M. Treatment of steroid resistant nephrotic syndrome in children. Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl 2010;21(3):484-487. [ Links ]
13. Mekahli D, Liutkus A, Ranchin B, et al. Long-term outcome of idiopathic steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome: A multicenter study. Pediatr Nephrol 2009;24(8):1525-1532. [http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00467-009-1138-5] [ Links ]
14. Srivastava T, Simon SD, Alon US. High incidence of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis in nephrotic syndrome of childhood. Pediatr Nephrol 1999;13(1):13-18. [http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s004670050555]
15. Mubarak M, Lanewala A, Kazi JI, et al. Histopathological spectrum of childhood nephrotic syndrome in Pakistan. Clin Exp Nephrol 2009;13(6):589-589. [http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10157-009-0216-0] [ Links ]
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