Adrian Schoolcraft

Adrian Schoolcraft is a suspended New York Police Department officer who in May 2010 released secretly recorded tapes showing numerous instances of police misconduct to The Village Voice.

Tapes

Schoolcraft alleges that these tapes show corruption within New York City's 81st Police Precinct.[1][2][3] The recordings were later published as a series of articles titled "The NYPD Tapes",[4] and led to allegations that "commanders at the 81st Precinct pushed ticket and arrest quotas on officers."[1]

Lawsuit

Schoolcraft filed a lawsuit against the NYPD claiming that they both intimidated and retaliated against him. The action seeks $50,000,000 in damages. He said his six-day involuntary hospitalization in Jamaica Hospital Center's psychiatric ward was ordered to "discredit his allegations."[5][6] Schoolcraft has stated that: "There's not enough money in the state to get me to settle this suit. It's going to trial and there's no way around that – the truth has to come out."[7][8]

Media coverage

On September 10, 2010 the nationally syndicated radio program This American Life ran a story on Schoolcraft, using his taped conversations as well as interviews with him personally.[3]

In May 2011, a judge ruled that discovery could proceed. [9]

References

  1. ^ a b Baker, Al; Rivera, Ray (October 15, 2010). "5 Officers Face Charges in Fudging of Statistics". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 19 October 2010. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/16/nyregion/16statistics.html. Retrieved 16 October 2010. 
  2. ^ Graham Rayman (Jun 15 2010). "NYPD Tapes 4: The WhistleBlower, Adrian Schoolcraft". Village Voice. http://www.villagevoice.com/2010-06-15/news/adrian-school-craft-nypd-tapes-whistleblower/. 
  3. ^ a b "Right to Remain Silent". This American Life. http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/414/right-to-remain-silent. 
  4. ^ Graham Rayman (May 4, 2010). "The NYPD Tapes: Inside Bed-Stuy's 81st Precinct". Village Voice. http://www.villagevoice.com/2010-05-04/news/the-nypd-tapes-inside-bed-stuy-s-81st-precinct/. 
  5. ^ Dolmetsch, Chris (11 August 2010). Bloomberg. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-08-11/new-york-cop-sues-city-saying-corruption-claims-landed-him-in-psych-ward.html. 
  6. ^ Parascandola, Rocco (Thursday, September 23, 2010, 4:00 AM). "Tenants slapped with trespassing tickets by NYPD, but they were just going inside their own home". Daily News. Archived from the original on 26 September 2010. http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2010/09/23/2010-09-23_ticket_tenants_for_trespassing_on_own_homes.html. Retrieved 8 October 2010. 
  7. ^ Parascandola, Rocco (Tuesday, September 28, 2010, 4:00 AM). "Whistleblower cop Adrian Schoolcraft on lawsuit against NYPD: 'This is not about money'". Daily News. Archived from the original on 1 October 2010. http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2010/09/28/2010-09-28_cop_sez_suit_vs_nypd_not_about_money_ill_never_give_up__whistleblower.html. Retrieved 8 October 2010. 
  8. ^ Yakas, Ben (September 29, 2010). "Bed-Stuy Serpico Vows To Bring Quotas Lawsuit To Trial". Gothamist. http://gothamist.com/2010/09/29/bed-stuy_serpico_vows_to_bring_quot.php. Retrieved 8 October 2010. 
  9. ^ "Adrian Schoolcraft, Police Officer, Wins Round One In Legal Battle With City, Jamaica Hospital". New York News - Runnin' Scared blog. 2011-05-10. http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2011/05/adrian_schoolcr_1.php. Retrieved 2011-06-27. 

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