"This is Not A Democracy" -- Minneapolis Cop Richard Walker to Derryl Jenkins, Unarmed Citizen, February 19, 2009
Minneapolis police chief Tim Dolan believes his first responding officer was correctly following procedures during a routine traffic stop where the officer, Richard Walker, alleges Derryl Jenkins, a citizen of the city of Minneapolis, Minnesota, had been driving 15 mph over the speed limit at 3am on a Thursday morning. Jenkins refused any alcohol or chemical "interrogation" which could be used to bolster the Minneapolis Police Department's strong suggestion that Mr. Jenkins deserved the "thumpin'" he received at the hands of about six of Minneapolis’ finest.
In spite of Jenkins' refusal, the judge and prosecutor in the case both refused to let any charges stand against Jenkins given the seven stitches and probable facial fractures he received after he had been cuffed and tased multiple times.
I could almost be in agreement with Chief Dolan's assessment of his first responding officer with the exception of two minor details during what should have been a routine traffic stop.
