Do you know that Tempe cops allowed blacks to get out of tickets by performing raps?? Read on

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Apologies flow freely for racial police video
By Nick Martin, Tribune
November 30, 2006

Six times a week during November, a television show produced by Tempe police aired on the city’s cable channel showing a white police officer telling two black men they could get out of a ticket if they performed a rap.

On Thursday, Tempe’s mayor and police chief apologized for the show, suspended its future production and the chief launched an investigation after black community leaders voiced outrage and disappointment over it.

“On behalf of our city organization, I apologize to the entire community for this clear misjudgment and I will expect that we will perform at a much higher level,” Mayor Hugh Hallman said late Thursday. “This video is unacceptable.”

Both the mayor and Chief Tom Ryff were responding to ire from leaders of two minority-rights organizations: Rev. Jarrett Maupin, president of Arizona’s chapter of the National Action Network, and Rev. Oscar Tillman, president of the Maricopa County chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

Both leaders were made aware of the video Wednesday by the Tribune. The chief and mayor both said they had not seen the show before Thursday.

The segment at issue of “Tempe StreetBeat,” which followed several police on patrol, showed host Sgt. Chuck Schoville pulling over two men in August in the parking lot of the Arizona Mills mall. He first asks for a name and ID from the driver.

“You know how much the fine is for littering?” Schoville asks the men, who have stepped out of their car. “About 500 or so. Criminal arrest and all that other stuff.”

The scene then cuts to Schoville’s proposition: “No littering ticket if the two of you just do a little rap about — what do you want to do a rap about? Littering? About the dangers of littering. OK.”

The two agree and each perform a short rap, laughing afterward. Schoville tells them to have a good day.

Before they go, Schoville says, “Raiders in the Super Bowl this year.”

“You’re right,” the driver of the car said among other muffled words.

“You know I’m right. You know why you say I’m right?” Schoville jokes. “Because I’ve got a gun and a badge. I’m always right.”

All three laugh and rock music soon fades in.

Maupin, of the National Action Network, was wide-eyed after watching a DVD copy of the exchange.

“Do these individuals (in the department) know that they played into every negative stereotype of African Americans and the police?” he said.

“We don’t all speak hip hop,” he added later.

Maupin called for apologies from the mayor and chief and for an investigation into the show.

Tillman, of the NAACP, said apologies alone would not satisfy his outrage.

“I don’t want your apology,” Tillman said. “I want you to show me in your training and show me in your future” that things can change.

Both said that not only was the rap request stereotyping the men, but the joke at the end of the segment was dangerous.

“It’s the most dangerous statement that a law enforcement officer can have at a time when we’re looking at what happened in New York,” where police officers this week shot an unarmed black man 50 times, killing him.

On Wednesday, police spokesman officer Brandon Banks, who was the credited producer of the show, defended it and said footage that was cut shows Schoville originally told the two they would not receive a ticket, then asked if they would rap for the cameras. Banks and a cameraman were with Schoville when the scene was shot. The extra footage was cut for time considerations, Banks said.

Schoville himself did not respond to a request made through the department to comment.

“Rev. Tillman and Rev. Maupin are the ones who are asserting that it’s stereotypical and I don’t see it as such,” Banks said, adding later: “It was done in absolutely good-natured good fun and the people involved were all in agreement.”

No one previously came forward to complain and neither of the men complained either, Banks said. “They have the complete right and freedom to walk away at any point.”

The two men could not be identified. Because they were not given a ticket, Tempe had no record of their names.

For now, the city’s top officials are expressing regret the incident ever happened and that it made air.

An investigation will be conducted by the police internal affairs unit and city’s diversity manager, Ryff said.

“I would like to offer my sincerest apologies to members of our community who may have been offended for our airing of this program as well as the conduct of our officers,” he said.

When Maupin learned of the apologies and investigation late Thursday, he responded: “Thank God.”

Tribune writer Garin Groff contributed to this report.

Contact Nick Martin by email, or phone (480) 898-6380


http://www.azcentral.com/community/tempe/articles/1201PoliceTVshow01-ON.html

Mayor, police chief apologize for rap TV segment

Associated Press
Dec. 1, 2006 07:37 AM

A television show produced by Tempe police aired on the city's cable channel and showed a White police officer telling two Black men they could get out of a ticket if they performed a rap, authorities said.

Tempe Mayor Hugh Hallman and city Police Chief Tom Ryff apologized for the show Thursday and suspended its future production after Black community leaders voiced outrage and disappointment over it.

The segment at issue of "Tempe StreetBeat," which followed several police on patrol, aired six times a week in November.

It showed a sergeant pulling over two men in August in the parking lot of the Arizona Mills mall.

He first asks for a name and ID from the driver and then asks the two men if they knew much the fine is for littering.

The officer then tells the men that they can avoid getting a littering ticket "if the two of you just do a little rap about - what do you want to do a rap about? Littering? About the dangers of littering."

The two men agree and each perform a short rap, laughing afterward.

The Rev. Jarrett Maupin, president of Arizona's chapter of the National Action Network, called for apologies from Hallman and Ryff and for an investigation into the show.

The Rev. Oscar Tillman, president of the Maricopa County chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, also expressed outrage at the YV show.

Tempe Cop gets a free rap concert in exchange for writting off a littering ticket

Video of the Tempe Police stop where a Tempe cop has two black guy rap to get out of a littering ticket!

More articles on the Tempe cop who forced some black guys to do a rap for him at Arizona Mills Mall

More articles on the Tempe police officer who made some black guy perform a rap song to get out of a littering ticket.

For an on going summary of news articles about this event see:

http://other_krap.tripod.com/cops_got_guns_and_badges.html

and

http://members.tripod.com/other_krap/cops_got_guns_and_badges.html

The president of the Tempe police union offered support Sunday for a sergeant under scrutiny for a televised exchange in which he told two black men they could perform a rap to avoid a ticket for littering.

Officer Bryan Hall, of the Tempe Officers Association, said a local TV segment showing the exchange between Sgt. Chuck Schoville and the two men was taken out of context.

Schoville was the host of the city-produced show which filmed police on the job.

The latest episode made headlines worldwide late last week after two black community leaders voiced outrage over it, prompting the city to investigate the video and the people involved in its production. The show also was pulled off the air.

Hall, who also was featured on the same airing of the local cable-access TV show “Tempe StreetBeat,” said Schoville “just wanted to make it clear that he was trying to bridge a gap with two young adults.”

Hall, along with officer and show producer Brandon Banks, claims the scene in the video was “staged,” although the footage contains nothing to indicate that is the case.

City leaders already have made apologies, and on Sunday, Hall added one more, apologizing on behalf of the union because some people were offended.

Before the show was pulled, the same segment showing the exchange was aired repeatedly, six days a week throughout November.

It showed Schoville making the deal with the two men, as well as joking with them, saying, “I’ve got a gun and a badge. I’m always right.”

The footage angered black leaders, including Rev. Jarrett Maupin of the National Action Network and Rev. Oscar Tillman of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, who called the scene humiliating.

They have since accepted the city leaders’ apologies, but await the outcome of the investigation, which may conclude as early as this week.

The city has not released the names of the two men in the footage. Hall has not been named as part of the investigation.

On Sunday, Tempe’s Mayor Hugh Hallman appeared on ABC’s “Good Morning America” news show and strongly condemned the video. He said the incident was unusual — for police and Schoville.

“It is absolutely unacceptable in professional policing to offer quid pro quo,” Hallman said.

He added: “Our professional police officers do not behave this way. Chuck Schoville does not behave this way.”

Schoville had been scheduled to talk to the media and local black leaders today, but abruptly canceled late Sunday. Hall said he did not know why Schoville decided not to speak.

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The Tempe Police are lying when they say they can’t get the names of the two black me they stopped and forced to give raps. Tempe Police said this which is a lie:

“The two men could not be identified. Because they were not given a ticket, Tempe had no record of their names.”

In this article we learn that the Tempe cops ran the two men’s names thru the NCIC computer looking for warrants and determined that one man had a suspended license and was involved in gangs in the Chicago area. We learn that information from this statement in the articles:

Schoville is seen quizzing the driver about littering, his suspended license and, after learning the man was born in Chicago, gangs from that area.

That statement proves the Tempe Police are lying about not knowing the names of the men they stopped. When ever any police officers in the U.S.A. runs something thru the NCIC computer systems log records are made on the computer system which contain the officers name, the information requested, along with the date and time the request was made.

In Arizona the NCIC computer system is run by the Arizona DPS and that information could be requested by making a public records request to the DPS. I suspect law enforcement people who use the system can pull up those log records, and that the Tempe Police could easily get the names of the two guys stopped thru the NCIC computer system.

The article didn’t say it but the cops almost certainly ran the license plate of the car the men were in thru the NCIC computer system to see if it was stolen. Again, if they did run the plates thru the computer a log record exists.

Last police normally don’t stop people just for fun. They stop people with the intent of arresting them if they are criminals. The police usually make detailed notes of the information they obtain from people they stop because it can often be used to arrest them in the future if it is discovered the people are suspected to be involved in a crime. For this reason I suspect the Tempe cops have in their notes the names of the two men they stopped.

City and community leaders are still upset about a police video which showed an officer telling two African-American men they could get out of a ticket if they rapped, after outtakes were released Monday.

The video has garnered international attention over the weekend, including CNN and the Howard Stern show. It had originally been edited and aired on Street Beat, a reality show that features police officers as they work and is shown only in Tempe homes.

The extra footage showed Tempe police Sgt. Chuck Schoville asking one of the men, who said he had lived in Chicago, if where he lived was in the south part of Chicago, notoriously known for gangs, and if he had been involved in gangs there.

"No, I go to school," said the man, identified in the video as 23-year-old Louis Marcos Baker. "I was brought up in the suburbs," he said.

"Beautiful, brought up the right way," Schoville replied. "Brought up the right way, OK."

Then Schoville asked Baker if he was raised by his mother or father and Baker said his mother.

Baker could not be reached for comment. Schoville reportedly cancelled a scheduled meeting early Monday with Rev. Jarett Maupin, president, Arizona Chapter of the National Action Network, who voiced concerns from the African-American community to city officials last week.

Tempe Mayor Hugh Hallman, who apologized Friday, said Monday that the messages in the video "do not reflect (the city's) values."

"It's not appropriate to do favors of any kind," Hallman said, adding that he doesn't want people to think, "Gee, what do I have to do to get out of this ticket?"

"And this video conveys that message," he said.

The police department's internal affairs unit will look at Schoville and Officer Brandon Banks, who produced the show. Ryff said he hopes that portion of the investigation will be completed within a week.

The episode, which aired six times in November, shows the host, Schoville, pulling over the two men in August on suspicion of littering in the parking lot of Arizona Mills.

Schoville pulls them over and after chatting with Baker and the passenger, says, "You know why you say I'm right? Because I've got a gun and a badge. I'm always right."

Maupin said on Monday he is still happy with how the city is handling the situation, but the "extra clips show more examples of how that officer was unprofessional in his conduct."

"To say he was trying to be friendly just shows how out of touch (the officer) is with the African-American community," Maupin said. "Associating with them with a gang is not how you make a friend."

Raymond G. Blewett of Chandler had a letter published in the Tempe Edition of today’s December 7 Arizona Republic titled

“Video besmirches a fine neighbor and a good officer”.

In the letter he said Chuck Schoville the Tempe cop who made the black kids perform raps to get out of a traffic ticket was not a racist.

He also mentioned that Chuck Schoville is his neighbor.

RAYMOND G BLEWETT address is

4482 LINDA LN
CHANDLER, AZ
85226

So you can bet that the racist Tempe cop Chuck Schoville lives nearby.

RAYMOND G BLEWETT was born July 1943 and his phone number is (480) 961-1432

Chuck Schoville probably lives at

902 LAKESHORE PL
CHANDLER AZ
85226

Which is just around the corner.

His name is CHARLES P SCHOVILLE and he was born in Dec 1958.

His phone number is (480) 961-4756

Both addresses are between Rural and McClintock just south of Ray Road.

Tempe Cops get a free Minstel Show

Whenever a cop runs anything thru the NCIC and ACIC computer there is a log record of the event - "Anytime you make a computer inquiry, there is a log of that entry." - Tom Hammarstrom, director of the Arizona Peace Officer Standards and Training Board

http://www.azcentral.com/community/chandler/articles/1212officerprobe1212.html

Chandler officer focus of inquiry
Background checks linked to church fund

Robert Anglen
The Arizona Republic
Dec. 12, 2006 12:00 AM

The Arizona Attorney General's Office is investigating whether a Chandler police officer conducted illegal background checks for the owners of a non-profit company who are accused of targeting churches in a state fraud case.

Chandler Police Department officials, who would not identify the officer, confirmed Monday that he has been placed on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation.

It is unclear what connection, if any, the officer has to owners of Scottsdale-based Nakami Chi Group Ministers International. Investigators are looking into whether the officer used police computers to access private information about state officials and witnesses in the fraud case.

Information contained in police systems goes beyond public records and can include things such as driver's license information, home addresses, phone numbers, criminal and arrest records, and Social Security information.

"Inappropriate use of that information is a crime," said Tom Hammarstrom, director of the Arizona Peace Officer Standards and Training Board, which certifies all Arizona law enforcement officers. "Anytime you make a computer inquiry, there is a log of that entry."

He said officers are given a lot of access to information, but penalties for abuse can include termination and being decertified, which is automatic if an officer is convicted of a felony.

Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard would not comment Monday on any investigation of the Chandler officer.

But a Colorado financial adviser said an investigator with Goddard's office recently told him that his name had been run twice through Chandler police computers after he threatened last year to report Nakami to financial regulators.

"I'm very upset," said Mitch Behm, who works for Edward Jones Investments in Denver. "(An investigator) told me my name had been run in October 2005 and in March 2006. . . . That's not right. It's an abuse of power."

Nakami owners Ed Purvis and Gregg Wolfe could not be reached for comment Monday. They have denied wrongdoing in the fraud case.

State and federal authorities have accused Purvis and Wolfe of raising more than $7.5 million from investors in Arizona and 12 other states with promises that their money would fund Christian charities while generating 24 percent annual returns. Among the investors were leaders and members of Chandler Christian Church and Avondale Vineyard Church, who continue to defend Purvis and Wolfe.

The Arizona Corporation Commission said in court filings that investor money was used instead for gambling, credit cards, jewelry, a down payment on a new house, a restaurant, a new car, loan payments and cash withdraws, among other things.

Behm said the attorney general's investigator told him he was one of several people associated with the Nakami inquiry who had been subjected to a police background check.

He said the investigator questioned him about whether he recognized the names of Chandler police officers, if he had ever called the Chandler police and if he'd ever had any run-ins with Chandler officers.

"No, no, no," he said.

Behm's involvement with Nakami came after he discovered his father-in-law and brother-in-law gave more than $150,000 to Purvis and Nakami and he demanded it back.

Once the money was returned, Behm contacted authorities.

Behm is one of several people named in a series of unusual claims filed by Purvis and Wolfe, who are citing admiralty law that applies to ships and boats and demanding millions of dollars from nearly every person involved in the case.

Reach the reporter at robert.anglen@arizonarepublic.com.

Where is Jerrett Maupin in 2008? Is he working will Sharpton, Elliot Spitzer, or Ned Lamont? Al Sharpton's people seem to be in New York and Arizona.