A Phoenix Cop Shoots a Citizen and His Dog for No Other Reason Than He is On a Power Trip. Does Absolute Power Corrupt Absolutely? We Think So.

Another sad story about a citizen who was shot by a power hungry cop … and cops continue to wonder why they are not treated with respect?

Here’s the story from the Arizona Republic:

A Dirty Phoenix Cop Kills an Unarmed Citizen in Phoenix

This poor woman calls the Phoenix police to teach her angry son a lesson and he ends up being shot and killed by Phoenix police officer, Richard Chrisman. The mother, Elvira Fernandez was quoted, “I made the wrong choice calling the police.”

Yes you did Ms. Fernandez, yes you did.

Lesson number one in Phoenix:
Do not call the police and never talk to them. Try to handle your problems on your own. Ms. Fernandez, one can only hope that the names “Polombo” or “Knott” or "Pina" aren’t tied to your case otherwise there will be a cover-up or a mistake in officer Chrisman’s favor.

Over the past few years we have witnessed the depraved behavior of the Phoenix PD.  A few months back a friend of BPC witnessed a crime and after speaking with us, they chose to walk away and never reported it. Our advice is to never call the cops, let alone allow them to interview you or allow yourself to be a witness to anything for them.

Check out the links if you don’t believe us.  They're a bit long, but worth the watch:

Why You Never Talk to Cops - A Lawyer's Perspective

Why You Never Talk to Cops - A Cop's Perspective

The crime our friend witnessed wasn’t anything horrific, but when they asked our advice if they should file a report as a witness, we told them “HELL NO!” Don’t waste your time dealing with Phoenix cops and run the risk of some power hungry assclown responding to a call or worse - putting a good honest cop's job in jeopardy.  This advice comes to us from cops - good cops on the Phoenix PD.  The only time we will speak to cops is when they give us dirt on shitbags like Jack Harris and all the Friends of Jack (FOJs).

The Phoenix PD simply can’t be trusted on any level with a corrupt, lying public safety manager like Jack Harris at its helm. If the leader is a lying double-dipping piece of trash, it will eventually infect those he manages. Now we’re not saying everyone under Jack is a piece of shit but most on the 4th floor, the asst. chiefs and those in any leadership position that are not petitioning for Jack Harris to be removed and/or requesting a consent decree on our city is a party to the lies and corruption.  This applies to everyone in the city manager's office, the Mayor's office and the Phoenix city council.

The line that strikes the most within this article and probably best sums up the attitude of a Police force under Jack Harris is this one: “Chrisman responded by holding his service weapon to the man's temple and stating that he didn't need a warrant…motherfucker”
And then there’s the dog ... he shot a barking puppy? Can we now do that in Phoenix if we hear dogs bark or is that power only given to dirty cops?

"All power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men, even when they exercise influence and not authority: still more when you superadd the tendency or the certainty of corruption by authority."
                                                                                               - Lord Acton, 1881
                                            
As things progress what the public will find is both officer Chrisman and officer Virgillo have less than stellar records and are not good honest cops.  At least one of them was on the BRADY list - a list where lying dirty cops can't testify.  What most cops can't quite figure out is why Virgillo - a dirty cop himself who's background will immediately exclude him as a star witness - would not cover for Chrisman.  And why did Virgillo's conscience decide to kick-in a full 5 hours after the incident occured? Is the Thin Blue Line broken among dirty cops? Maybe Chrisman had dirt on Virgillo and this is Virgillo's way of getting back?  Only time will tell.

We have blogged numerous times on this issue of cops often thinking they are above the law, going so far as to demand it be a felony for any type of assault against them! That is sort of ironic since they choose this job and want their lives specialized above the people they are sworn to protect???!!

It’s pure insanity and we can only hope the worst for officer Richard Chrisman.

And for those of you saying BRADY list veteran Chrisman is innocent until proven guilty, well then what would you say to Ms. Elvira Fernandez?

Should we ask if she has an extra bicycle for sale or a trailer for rent? Since Danny was supporting his mom, will the Phoenix PD or any of the unions augment her lost income?

We already see the interviews on TV of fellow cops towing the Blue Line with hypocritical statements like, "everyone is innocent until proven guilty," but these cops are the first ones to pounce and call the media when they arrest the likes of Mark Goudeau, good cops or bloggers who are critical of them. 

Funny how when it's one of their own they say we shouldn't jump to conclusions. 

If the roles were reversed and Danny Rodriquez killed Chrisman, we would see all the political leaders assembling on the bandwagon at Christ Church of the Valley for the big procession (at tax payer expense - mind you) and crying about another dead officer and how we should support the Chrisman family through car washes and other charities.  Rodriquez would have already been arraigned and charge with a capital murder and bail would have been set at $5 million dollars. Phoenix city mayor Phil Gordon would be petitioning Washington DC with a bottle of oxycontin in his pocket and his whore home-wrecking girlfriend at his side, chiding, "Mexican mafia," "better border control," and, "Phoenix is the kidnapping capital of the world."

The Phoenix police need to think long and hard about cops murdering citizens.  As long as Jack Harris is leading the Phoenix police department, things are only going to get worse.

There's a war being raged in Phoenix and it's not against Mexican cartels or whatever else the Phoenix PD wants you to believe. Unfortunately this is one citizens can't afford to sit out.  It's not going to end unless Jack Harris, the FOJs and most of the 4th floor are indicted, arrested and suppressed by an outside federal agency.  Don't come crying to us when folks in South Phoenix start suppressing cops using officer Richard Chrisman's method.