5 Columbus, Ohio, police officers face discipline in Stormy Daniels strip club arrest

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Source: CNN

(CNN)Five Columbus, Ohio, police officers face disciplinary measures in connection with the July 2018 arrest of Stormy Daniels at a local club, police said Wednesday.

"Chief Tom Quinlan made this decision because these officers violated the Columbus Division of Police rules of conduct," police said in a news release without specifying the violations or naming the officers, all members of the now disbanded vice section.

The officers may face a reprimand, suspension, demotion or termination, the release said. Quinlan will make a recommendation, and the director of public safety will make the final decision based on that.

Police charged Daniels with three misdemeanor counts of illegally touching a patron at the Sirens Gentlemen's Club. She was detained for 12 hours, posted $6,054 bail and was released.

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Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/31/us/stormy-daniels-columbus-ohio-police-discipline/index.html

[Botany]

1. The City Attorney dropped that case PDQ

And what were 5 vice officers doing in a strip club @ midnight?

Columbus PD has some real right wingers.

[True Blue American]

2. LOL

Making sure Stormy did not touch them, or wishfully hoping she would?

[PJMcK]

4. It was a set-up

Those cops thought they could cleverly diminish Daniels’ credibility vis a vis Trump.

Dumb asses abused their authority, embarrassed their department and brought ridicule on their city. They should be fired but I’m not holding my breath.

[Botany]

5. They made her a shit pile of more money

She came back for 2 or 3 sold out shows. And no I didn't go.

[PJMcK]

7. I love that!

I’m not a fan of Ms. Daniels but I love how she burned Trump. If she made more money off of him, more power to her.

These stupid cops demonstrate the mindless idiocy of Trump’s supporters. They thought they could use their power to pull one over on the “Libruls.” Of course, it backfired on them spectacularly. I really hope they all get fired but we’ll probably never know since the PD isn’t releasing their names.

[Botany]

8. The previous Police Chief disbanded the vice squad after that arrest

n/t

[brooklynite]

11. I could probably find out...

Liz Brown (Sherrod's daughter) is a friend of mine and member of the Columbus City Council.

[ArizonaLib]

6. Right wingers think the only constitutional protection is the 2nd amendment

The article names several allegations of constitutional protections. Good that the police chief is looking at disciplinary action. Hopefully it goes somewhere befitting facts (either way) of the situation.

[Polybius]

3. "Police charged Daniels with three misdemeanor counts of illegally touching a patron"

Shit, they should go to a NJ strip club. That's all I'm gonna say.

[edbermac]

9. Hope she wins her suit.

Daniels, whose legal name is Stephanie Clifford, in January filed a suit against several members of the police department, seeking more than $1 million in compensatory damages and more than $1 million in punitive damages and costs and fees associated with the case.

The lawsuit alleges that the officers targeted her because they were "avowed supporters" of President Donald Trump and believed Daniels was "damaging President Trump and they thereafter entered into a conspiracy to arrest her during her performance in Columbus in retaliation for the public statements she had made" about Trump.

Daniels is claiming false arrest, malicious prosecution, conspiracy to violate the Fourth and 14th amendments and abuses of process violating Ohio law. An amended complaint in June added the city as a defendant, claiming Columbus violated Daniels' constitutional rights.

[FakeNoose]

10. Their only mistake was wearing the red MAGA hats during the raid

Gotcha!

[not fooled]

12. Did it ever occur to those dumbass cops

that if red don had kept his mushroom away from Stormy, there would be no cause for embarrassment?

He hit on her--she wasn't exactly going around demanding relations with him.

[JudyM]

13. Locking.

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