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Civil Liberties

Brickbat: Pay Up

Charles Oliver | 5.16.2014 6:00 AM

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Former Lowndes County, Georgia, sheriff's deputy Jason Stacks has pleaded guilty to conspiracy. Stacks admitted to targeting Hispanic drivers for unlawful traffic stops then threatening to have them deported if they didn't pay him off.

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  1. invisible furry hand   11 years ago

    To the Sheriff's credit Stacks was sacked back in September, instead of spending months getting paid on admin leave

  2. RishJoMo   11 years ago

    Dude makes no sense at all man.

    http://www.YourAnon.tk

  3. cavalier973   11 years ago

    I don't understand why there is a picture of one of the victims instead of the police officer himself.

    1. Rufus J. Firefly   11 years ago

      Hey. Right. What gives?

      1. DJF   11 years ago

        That is Stacks, his photo plus his two co-conspirators are at the link below

        http://valdostatoday.com/2013/.....ffic-stop/

        1. antisocial-ist   11 years ago

          Umpossible, only white people are capable of racist acts. It's settled science.

  4. Rufus J. Firefly   11 years ago

    Great guy this sheriff.

    "I made a mistake. I was wrong. I was just trying to fix the illegal immigration problem. But should I lose my pension because of this. I have children somewhere (I think) I need to take care of"!

    1. DJF   11 years ago

      I wonder if his two hispanic co-conspirators will say they only did it to "have a better life in America"

    2. Rich   11 years ago

      "I was just trying to fix the illegal immigration problem."

      Bull. If you were *serious* about it you would have blown those drivers away.

      /sarc

      1. Bean Counter   11 years ago

        Nah, too much paper work. Plus, bullets are expensive. This is WAY better. It takes the profit out of being an illegal alien. If all the cops in Florida did this, the illegals would be paying cayotes to smuggle them BACK into whatever hellhole country they came from. Plus, he went home safely to his children and that's what really matters.

  5. airforce   11 years ago

    Former police officer Mavin Blades was caught doing the same thing here in Tulsa a couple years ago. As I recall, he got 35 years in prison.

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