Top officials approve of gang charges in April Sponsel case
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- Опубликовано: 29 окт 2023
- In the disciplinary trial against the prosecutor who helped falsely charge protesters as gang members, two victims testified about the personal toll the case took on them. All the criminal charges that were brought by April Sponsel against Ryder Collins and Amy Kaper were eventually dismissed after an ABC15 investigation exposed that the case was based on dubious claims and made-up evidence.
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She didn’t act alone to take illegal action. Prosecutors typically call that “conspiracy”.
Sound almost like a gang.
@@The-Vega-Islands yep... Blue Line gang
you called it
The taxpayers are still funding around 350k for her legal defense even though she was fired.Let that sink in.
Only true gang worst than the crips and blood is the thin blue line gang
OH...a GANG of top officials. So they ALL should be prosecuted and lose their jobs? Please report THAT story.
maybe they should be prosecuted under rico ...im talking about april sponsel
@@jesusjuice7979Absolutely a RICO case, We can rest assured our DOJ will do nothing, though.
That's what I said
There’s “the gang”.
..... and go to prison. Where they could meet the other victims of their conspiracy.
She should lose her license and go to prison along with the other conspirators
She didn’t act alone. That’s the old saying that if someone else jumps off a bridge, will you jump too? The whole county prosecutors are corrupt.
I've been saying it for years
And obviously the fbi doj and everyone else at the meetings
The fact that she still believes or won't admit she's wrong proves she should be charged with deprivation of rights. At the very least.
In the judicial system only citizens are held to a moral standard of honesty
She literally tried to outlaw protesting. What a c***.
It wasn't just her it was a lot of ( different officials and law enforcement ) conspiring against regular citizens protesting against police . They all should go to jail for Conspiracy
@@carolyngreen6049 Point taken. What a bunch of c***s.
Everyone involved needs to be charged.
They're arguing over her law license, when the woman, and her coconspirators should be in prison.
So the police IS a gang, also. I knew it.
Conspiracy is a crime. Everyone that is involved should also be in prison
Title 18 US Code Section 241 makes it a crime for one or more persons to conspire against civil rights.
If my boss tells me to do something illegal and I do it, I'm not absolved of wrongdoing just because my boss told me to do it. This is sickening.
They're the largest and most powerful gang. So who is going to prison?
It’s apalling that it’s even a question. She showed contempt for basic human rights and honesty
So there was a conspiracy? Great, now discipline & sue the crooked dude & main DA lady, too!
Why hasn’t the DOJ gone through this whole county’s legal apparatus for perverting justice and including every cop and supervisor that participated in this travesty.
Because the DOJ does not care. Such is life in America.
perhaps because the DOJ was too busy investigating parents as terrorists.
They never care, sad
Because DOJ was involved. The FBI and Homeland Security were in a meeting where they discussed whether or not to bring charges (according to her testimony).
They are corrupt, as well.
So once again these tyrannical officials have not been charged nor held accountable for deceitful practices against "WE THE PEOPLE" & perjury on themselves
Don't bring me into this.
What happened here is reprehensible.
@onceagain6184 you're the one who commented & TOO STUPID to get it
It does not absolve a lawyer of her ethical obligations that a superior (lawyer or non-lawyer) approves of ethical misconduct, or even orders her to commit the misconduct. It could be a factor in punishment, but is irrelevant to whether the ethical rules were breached because those obligations fall upon each individual lawyer and cannot be avoided by pointing the finger at someone else.
Did she tell her Bosses that she was making up evidence?
That is odd. When I was a child, I was told "but the other kids did it too" would not be an acceptable defense of my actions.
I want an attorney to comment on not only conspiracy charges
But
What about racketeering? Could this meet the definition? Is there any prior case like this? Could this be a RICO case?
Before the protest occurred, there was a coordination of many to conspire to create this scenario.
She should definitely lose her license.
Unfortunately the State Bar usually protects most lawyers no matter how egregious the conduct is. Just like police unions.
Wrong! The AZ State Bar is so busy taking lawyers bar cards right now they have had to hire more paralegals. Fact, you may not trust lawyers but trust me, she ain't keeping her law license.
@@ronwade5646
Hey Random Internet Dude
Send me a link. Provide evidence
I'm not just gonna believe some rando carte blanche
My experience is they cover for each other
Just like doctors. A doctor will never talk against another doctor. No matter how egregious the situation is
“racketeering”
That’s an interesting angle.
Did you get any lawful feedback?
Hell yes, she should. She has the be the voice of reason and failed.
Everyone that approved of this should get their license revoked.
She should lose her license! This is flat out criminal and others should be held accountable as well.
April should absolutely lose her ability to ever practice law. She lied and made up stories to convict innocent citizens
She should still be disbarred and so should all of them above her.
So her supervisors need to be charged under the rico act
Actually the real question would be if they don’t want to pull her to law license. What is it that we’re going to do about the legal disciplinary mechanism?
Why anyone would consider retiring to Arizona is beyond me. Move to that state at your own peril.
they don't mess with old ppl
Absolutely not.
Out in the backwoods any where
The weather.
@@stopresistinjustice3680yeah they do 😅
Absolutely….should never be allowed to be anywhere near anything to do with
law enforcement
If this isn't RICO then what is. They all conspired to do this together. Never forget that the laws and penalties are in place for strictly for regular citizens and are not applicable to those that enforce those same laws and penalties. We are all targets to people that cannot and will not be held accountable for their own actions.
I am from the govt and I am here to help.
You can't bend or break the law while doing your job. Doesn't matter where you work !!!!!!! 😮
She needs to loose her license.
Not only should she lose her license she should also be in prison
Interesting how national news outlets weren't present to cover this trial.
Most of them are controlled by advertisers. They don't care about truth tellers like Dave Biscobing.
So, her defense is the fact that she colluded with others on making up false charges? She’s not only a stupid lawyer but she’s also a stupid defendant.
She should be locked up lmao
Don't just lock her up lock up her supervisors too. Get em Dave and ABC 15 !
Issues all federal government agencies hold all agencies accountable for their actions makes it happen indefinitely now right now
According to Arizona standards, I’m a gang called “What the Hell?”. 1) I’m known to proclaim “What the Hell?”, 2) I wear black, and 3) I use an umbrella. Who wants to join my gang?
She needs to be in personally sued and prison!!
Couldn’t you also consider her a part of a “gang”
So, what will happen is Sponsel will be punished in some way, but keep her law license. The County Attorney, Allister Adell is deceased. The other supervising attorneys have resigned. Sponsel has been fired. The charges have been dropped against the defendants, and to my knowledge, no one in the various police departments have been disciplined, punished, retrained, etc. There's no recourse for the state bar against any federal agency, and this is all that will happen. The best that can be hoped for is that a class action lawsuit of some kind will be brought against Sponsel, the other supervising attorneys, and the police departments and that their immunity will be revoked for what they did if a judge finds that what they did was so egregious that they should lose immunity.
Yep, they'll just go into the eternal cycle of those in law enforcement and lower level politics who've blotted their copybook and just move onto a similar position somewhere else. It's pretty much like how the Catholic church just moves pedo priests somewhere else until scandal crops up around them again.
RICO 😢
What next Rob a bank to get a lead on the next bank robbers.
Pathetic ❤
twisted sister must be disciplined
and quit training cops how to testify eg lie
Definitely twisted
ALL OF THEM NEED TO LOSE THERE LICENSES... THIS IS RIDICULOUS.. THE EVIDENCE IS THERE..
Literally a police state.
What about the Blue-LINE gang who promote "techniques must cause death to the opponent". The "LINE" is an acronym for a close-quarters combat system utilized by the United States military. Officially, the "LINE" name stands for "Linear Infighting Neural-override Engagement".
Fine, she can be the first on trial,and can be brought from prison to testify against her former colleagues.🤔😡😡😡
Man it is one extreme or another, you have LA's Gascon that does nothing and then PHX that will charge with assault with a deadly weapon if they get a scratch
3:30
“We didn’t get into a lot of the facts”
Yeah, that’s your problem right there.
Sounds like a Corrupt Law Enforcement echo chamber where everyone was cheering on the whole idea of charging these people with gang charges....
Why is the question being asked? She not a clerk or housekeeping. She abused her authority. She need to go.
"We didn't get into alot of the FACTS...." Wow!
If thats true then file RICO/ conspiracy charges against them all
Massive incompetence from the top down and sounds like massive conspiracy
Basically it's a crime for citizens to be inconvenient.
Sounds like they need to be charged on rico charges!!!!!!!
So it sounds like most of the top brass in this town collaborated on violating the civil rights of all these people, looking to charge them with felonies and put them in prison. It shouldn't be a question of her law license. It should be a question of her freedom and all those involved. That's violating civil liberties under the color of law. All of these people should be in prison. They invented a gang to charge people who specifically want to hold police accountable for violations of oath of office and violations of civil rights. It's disgusting. This is where our legal system is at now.
While our DOJ looks the other way.
@JoeOvercoat Well, the doj agrees with them, so that doesn't surprise me. They believe parents attending school board meetings are a bigger threat than Hamas. Why would they step in now?
That's where it's been so long
In essence, her bosses threw her under the bus and now she is throwing them under the bus. Too Funny!
Wow😮...just wow
Wow!!! A lot of incompetence and dishonesty!!!
Shes only prosecuted as an example to others who dare Go Against the Party
What is happening to the pigs involved?
She should be locked in prison as well shes a lying criminal
NOW THIS IS SOME TRUE TRUMP JUSTICE AND POLICING!!!!
Sounds like they should all lose their law licenses
Did they really list that carrying umbrellas is a sign of being in a gang?
Yes, she should lose her Law license. Because she is either incompetent, or a co-conspirator to those police officers who filed false charges in the Grand Jury. BTW, I hope they are also fired and facing Criminal Charges of False Arrest, False Imprisonment, Lying to a Grand Jury, Conspiracy, and Abuse of Authority under the Guise of a Badge.
There's gang activity involved but it's the blue line gang.
1:57 "...the most unbelievable part.." Is this an Editorial Opinion piece? If so, you didn't label it as such. Your reports are great even without your emotional slants. Great journalism doesn't need to be tarnished by drama acting on by the reporter.
How many Black, grandma aged, crime victims did they poison for excercising the 1st Ammendment about a cover up?
She's a rookie compared to my town.
“Didnt get into the facts” wow talk about inconsistency if she’s surrounded by this it stems all the way to the top just horrible people shouldn’t be paid by the city or tax dollars to support this behavior there should be a law that protects citizens and also loses immunity from the the people that are incompetent and can be held liable for damages
She looks as evil as her acts.
Why didn’t you post April Sponsel’s testimony?
Lol this goes on all the time
To the best of my knowledge: The term ACAB was first used in a song by an english skinhead band in the 70's called the 4 skins.
jail time
Man, what they did was a bold move. The criteria?? Hope that is not the LAW?? Every fraternity is a gang, that's just a fact. How about just "police statement", and a tattoo, the lollipop club. A football team. This is stupidly dangerous in the first place. And you were the only ones there??!!
So if they are all corrupt she shouldn't lose her license? Is that her defense?
Why is there a question mark at the end of that sentence? SHE SHOULD LOSE HER LICENSE AND BE LOCKED WITH THE SAME INNOCENT PEOPLE SHE HAS PUT AWAY
she should be in jail for conspiracy and depravation of rights under the color of law! but no losing a license after she jailed and tried to destroy a mans life! qualified immunity at its best! and the good ol boys blue line club! gets her NO jail time! the cops that arrested him should also be in jail with her!
If she doesn't get her license revoked it proves the system is corrupt from the top down. We need to abolish total immunity for judges and prosecutors and abolish qualified immunity for cops.
ALL NEED TO LOSE THERE LICENSES EVERYONE INVOLVED
Sounds like the officials were the "gang"
if she doesn’t lose her license no one should. Evil.
I think she and her entire chain of command should lose their law license. And the law should be overturned because it is so vague.
Yeah the headline is wrong, it should read "approveD" with a D
That so many people in the government were onboard with the gang prosecution for what was clearly a political protest should worry everyone to the extreme. She should lose her law license. As well as everyone else involved.
The cops get away with it? Only this woman gets in trouble?
How do these people sleep at night. Public officials no accountability. Sad times people
They should all be in prison
You say “lies and exaggerations” as if they’re different when it comes to the truth in a criminal case. And if you missed my point, they’re NOT different.
Were your police friends at now
she didnt act alone....sounds like shes in a gang...
She should be in prison.
Lose ur license if guilty…
😂😂😂
Someone tries ruining my life may find theirs to be forfeited and should be concerned for their loved ones..
They should all be disbarred