Voice Your Concerns ~ a message from 17-year old Robert Wanek

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Comment by CHRISTINA on May 16, 2011 at 5:13pm

Thanks for sharing Jim. What did they say when you told them?

Good to know there are youngsters like Robert who speak up and set boundaries.

Comment by JIM4HOPE on May 16, 2011 at 4:47pm

By the way I did call and told them I heard there were nazi style enforcement taking place whenever a cop gets upset .nice reputation .

Comment by JIM4HOPE on May 16, 2011 at 4:39pm

What this young man needs to do is get this assault by a police officer documented with a attorney and then when 18 gather the courage up and sue the police department for assault and false arrest of a minor with out notifying his parents of his arrest its clear there wer no charges filed so kid knapping charges would apply as well since the only reason the chief give was he made a cop mad  .

Comment by CHRISTINA on May 9, 2011 at 5:32am

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"On May 6th I began shooting film for a new video project about unwarranted raids in Wahpeton nd, I was standing on a public street filming a notorious officer (Dustin Hill) who commonly practices unwarranted searches and seizures. He asked if I 'needed something' I responded by telling him 'no, I'm just filming a story about unwarranted raids in wahpeton' . He immediately
placed me under arrest for interfering with a police investigation, or hindering as he also coined it. There was no investigation going on, he was simply talking to a citizen on public property. I was taken into an interview room where I remained cuffed for roughly an hour, I was questioned by an officer without ever being read my miranda rights while he harrassed and grilled me.
After telling him the United States Constitution gives me the right to film in public he left, he returned after a long period of time and told me to stand up so he could remove my cuffs. I was then told to grab my camera and leave, and notified that I had 'Pissed Dustin Hill Off' I was released with NO CHARGES and my parents were never notified of my detainment, this is Orwellian authoritarian tactics of detaining a minor illegally for exercising his rights to intimidate him. I'm currently looking for the most effective avenue to seek legal action against the department but I would encourage anyone who is concerned about this issue to RESPECTFULLY and PROFESSIONALLY
contact the Wahpeton ND police dept at 701-642-7722 and voice your concerns . One act of disobeying the constitution under the protection of a shiny badge, is a strike against the rights of all men and women. I hope you will all stand with me in this fight against those who seek to overstrectch the boundaries of authority."

Robert Wanek,
Thank you