Was this judge killed by 'law enforcers'?

[PeterTheGrape]

Judge Sheila Abdus-Salaam was found dead on the bank of the Hudson river http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/appeals-court-judge-found-dead-hudson-river-article-1.3049391

Police quickly announced she had committed suicide http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/judge-sheila-abdus-salaam-committed-suicide-police-article-1.3051425

Today a columnist expresses skepticism http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/king-questions-surround-judge-sheila-abdus-salaam-death-article-1.3073909

3 hours after that journo's column, an article indicating that police found a video of her walking, the night before her death, some distance away http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/judge-abdus-salaam-walking-video-night-death-article-1.3074908

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The NYPD does have a problem with police officers engaging in off duty violence to "enforce" respect for the NYPD.

Not long ago a mail delivery driver was stalked, harassed and beaten up by NYPD cops because he had inadvertently given street directions to somebody who shot a cop. http://nypost.com/2017/03/09/former-fedex-driver-cops-started-viciously-beating-me/

This judge did have a history of conflicting with police officers. In fact she was known for that.

She wrote some significant opinions that tried to force police officers to be treated without any preferential treatment in court cases. She also was involved in some other cases against powerful groups, including Goldman Sachs.

There have been many 'suspicious' killings in the United States, from it's early history to today, in which the most obvious suspects were police officers but somehow the investigations never began or ended without any charges.

Things are certainly changing in the United States, but there will probably have to be some catalyst that causes awareness of the problem to reach a certain level. Is it possible this judge might be a part of that?

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[BurtW]

Things are certainly changing in the United States

I certainly agree with that.  However in context:

Things are certainly changing in the United States, but there will probably have to be some catalyst that causes awareness of the problem to reach a certain level. Is it possible this judge might be a part of that?

It appears you think things are changing for the better.  I disagree.  In fact I expect things to get much much worse before there is any chance of things getting better.

I speak all the time about what happened to me and my family and the evils of our self funding police force through civil asset forfeiture.  In fact I am speaking tomorrow night.  However, there is little sign that things are getting better.  The last two state legislatures that PASSED civil asset forfeiture reform in their states were vetoed by their respective governors.  Trump and his AG are both pro the self funded police state.  The current legislation to reform or eliminate this evil and unconstitutional practice has little hope of success.  There are just too many people in law enforcement "on the take" when it comes to taking citizens assets for their coffers.

Now that they are self funded to the tune of billions of dollars a year they no longer need to answer to the checks and balances that were built into our constitution.  Local law enforcement use these "free" funds to militarize their police forces - and this is the root of the problem.  They are becoming an occupying army rather than a police force.

 

[PeterTheGrape]

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It appears you think things are changing for the better.  I disagree.  In fact I expect things to get much much worse before there is any chance of things getting better....

 

Things don't really get better or worse I guess, people just change from stupid to smart.

Civil asset forfeiture is one of many indications that "law enforcers" have the same level of corruption as non "law enforcers", the main difference being only that there is no accountability for "law enforcers".

Your case is not even the most extreme. In a lot of places it is simple theft with little attempt to camouflage. When a police department can "confiscate" anything, the simple fact that they agree to use a law like that should be a warning to others.

With regard to the judge, who knows if she committed suicide?

1) She was on antidepressant medication, which most people would say points toward suicide...

But a person being managed with antidepressants is less likely to commit suicide. Also, taking antidepressants in the U.S. is like taking aspirin http://www.businessinsider.com/countries-largest-antidepressant-drug-users-2016-2

2) Some sources in the police department appear to have pushed the "suicide" angle in a way that should raise suspicions. For example one of the first things fed to reporters was that she had a family history of suicide. Actually though not true.

The statement said media reports that the judge’s mother and brother had committed suicide were inaccurate. The family matriarch passed away at age 92, while her younger brother succumbed to lung cancer in 2014.

3) Likewise, police said they had video of her in another area the previous day, wearing exercise clothes. In other words she exercised every day by walking in a certain area. A person should wonder why the police looked for surveillance video of her from the previous day a half mile from where she was found. There are implications that should warrant skepticism at the least.

Was this judge a genuine threat to the status quo in NY? She was.
Does NYPD have a history of tolerating dirty tricks by its officers, including murders, committed for 'political' purposes? They do.

It isn't clear whether the judge killed herself, and obviously there will be no real investigation, it's just something to notice.