Sunday, March 21, 2010
Sunday, February 14, 2010
The audio version to It Happened in Washtenaw County
Hon. Nancy C. Francis was an activist for civil rights and civil liberties throughout her adult life and practiced law for 16 years primarily representing low and moderate income citizens through a unique, locally funded, comprehensive legal services program. Judge Francis also served as a volunteer in the United States Peace Corps in Peru. She was the first African-American in the Washtenaw County judiciary. Judge Francis serves on the Juvenile Rules Committee of the Michigan Judicial Conference and is a member of the Board of Michigan Children's Charter and the Michigan Committee on the Over-Representation of Minority Youth in Confinement. For a number of years she was on the National Judicial Advisory Council of the Center for the Study of Youth Policy. She is a member of the Juvenile and Family Court Judges' Network of the Black Community Crusade for Children, the Association of Black Judges of Michigan, the National Lawyers Guild and is a fellow of the Michigan State Bar Foundation. Judge Francis is the recipient of a number of awards including the Sojourner Truth national Meritorious Service Award from the National Association of Negro and Professional Women and Medal for Excellence in Bi-Lingual Literacy through the South American Literacy Society. She is the vice chairperson of the Family Services Collaborative, which is the county's multipurpose body, a member of the board of directors of Aquademics and of Huron Valley Ambulance, Inc., and a Friend of the Ann Arbor District Library.
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Saturday, December 19, 2009
What happen to the oath in Washtenaw County?
Law Enforcement Code of Ethics
As a Law Enforcement Officer, my fundamental duty is to serve mankind; to safeguard lives and property; to protect the innocent against deception, the weak against oppression or intimidation, and the peaceful against violence or disorder; and to respect the Constitutional rights of all persons to liberty, equality and justice.
I will keep my private life unsullied as an example to all; maintain courageous calm in the face of danger, scorn or ridicule; develop self-restraint; and be constantly mindful of the welfare of others. Honest in thought and deed in both my personal and official life, I will be exemplary in obeying the laws of the land and the regulations of my department. Whatever I see or hear of a confidential nature or that is confided to me in my official capacity will be kept ever secret unless revelation is necessary in the performance of my duty.
I will never act officiously or permit personal feelings, prejudices, animosities or friendships to influence my decisions. With no compromise for crime and with relentless prosecution of criminal, I will enforce the law courteously and appropriately without fear or favor, malice or ill will, never employing unnecessary force or violence and never accepting gratuities.
I recognize the badge of my office as a symbol of public faith, and I accept it as a public trust to be held so long as I am true to the ethics of the police service. I will constantly strive to achieve these objectives and ideals, dedicating myself before God to my chosen profession...law enforcement.
As a Law Enforcement Officer, my fundamental duty is to serve mankind; to safeguard lives and property; to protect the innocent against deception, the weak against oppression or intimidation, and the peaceful against violence or disorder; and to respect the Constitutional rights of all persons to liberty, equality and justice.
I will keep my private life unsullied as an example to all; maintain courageous calm in the face of danger, scorn or ridicule; develop self-restraint; and be constantly mindful of the welfare of others. Honest in thought and deed in both my personal and official life, I will be exemplary in obeying the laws of the land and the regulations of my department. Whatever I see or hear of a confidential nature or that is confided to me in my official capacity will be kept ever secret unless revelation is necessary in the performance of my duty.
I will never act officiously or permit personal feelings, prejudices, animosities or friendships to influence my decisions. With no compromise for crime and with relentless prosecution of criminal, I will enforce the law courteously and appropriately without fear or favor, malice or ill will, never employing unnecessary force or violence and never accepting gratuities.
I recognize the badge of my office as a symbol of public faith, and I accept it as a public trust to be held so long as I am true to the ethics of the police service. I will constantly strive to achieve these objectives and ideals, dedicating myself before God to my chosen profession...law enforcement.
What happen to the oath in Washtenaw County?
Law Enforcement Code of Ethics
As a Law Enforcement Officer, my fundamental duty is to serve mankind; to safeguard lives and property; to protect the innocent against deception, the weak against oppression or intimidation, and the peaceful against violence or disorder; and to respect the Constitutional rights of all persons to liberty, equality and justice.
I will keep my private life unsullied as an example to all; maintain courageous calm in the face of danger, scorn or ridicule; develop self-restraint; and be constantly mindful of the welfare of others. Honest in thought and deed in both my personal and official life, I will be exemplary in obeying the laws of the land and the regulations of my department. Whatever I see or hear of a confidential nature or that is confided to me in my official capacity will be kept ever secret unless revelation is necessary in the performance of my duty.
I will never act officiously or permit personal feelings, prejudices, animosities or friendships to influence my decisions. With no compromise for crime and with relentless prosecution of criminal, I will enforce the law courteously and appropriately without fear or favor, malice or ill will, never employing unnecessary force or violence and never accepting gratuities.
I recognize the badge of my office as a symbol of public faith, and I accept it as a public trust to be held so long as I am true to the ethics of the police service. I will constantly strive to achieve these objectives and ideals, dedicating myself before God to my chosen profession...law enforcement.
As a Law Enforcement Officer, my fundamental duty is to serve mankind; to safeguard lives and property; to protect the innocent against deception, the weak against oppression or intimidation, and the peaceful against violence or disorder; and to respect the Constitutional rights of all persons to liberty, equality and justice.
I will keep my private life unsullied as an example to all; maintain courageous calm in the face of danger, scorn or ridicule; develop self-restraint; and be constantly mindful of the welfare of others. Honest in thought and deed in both my personal and official life, I will be exemplary in obeying the laws of the land and the regulations of my department. Whatever I see or hear of a confidential nature or that is confided to me in my official capacity will be kept ever secret unless revelation is necessary in the performance of my duty.
I will never act officiously or permit personal feelings, prejudices, animosities or friendships to influence my decisions. With no compromise for crime and with relentless prosecution of criminal, I will enforce the law courteously and appropriately without fear or favor, malice or ill will, never employing unnecessary force or violence and never accepting gratuities.
I recognize the badge of my office as a symbol of public faith, and I accept it as a public trust to be held so long as I am true to the ethics of the police service. I will constantly strive to achieve these objectives and ideals, dedicating myself before God to my chosen profession...law enforcement.
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Ann Arbor prosecutor pleaded for release during drunken driving arrest, video shows
Posted: 9:00 a.m. Today
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Senior assistant city attorney Robert West
An Ann Arbor city attorney pleaded with a Washtenaw County sheriff’s deputy to release him after he failed a preliminary breath test during a traffic stop in October, records show.
But the deputy refused because he feared criminal charges himself, according to a Sheriff’s Department video of the stop obtained by AnnArbor.com under the Freedom of Information Act.
Robert William West, 57, who was responsible for prosecuting drunken drivers at the time, was later charged with first-offense operating while under the influence.
If convicted of the misdemeanor, West faces up to 93 days in jail. He is scheduled to be arraigned Monday in 14A-3 District Court in Chelsea.
His driver’s license was destroyed, and West was issued a temporary driving permit after his arrest in Scio Township, records show.
West, a senior assistant city attorney, had no comment when reached by phone at his office Wednesday
56 Comments. Comment Now
Senior assistant city attorney Robert West
An Ann Arbor city attorney pleaded with a Washtenaw County sheriff’s deputy to release him after he failed a preliminary breath test during a traffic stop in October, records show.
But the deputy refused because he feared criminal charges himself, according to a Sheriff’s Department video of the stop obtained by AnnArbor.com under the Freedom of Information Act.
Robert William West, 57, who was responsible for prosecuting drunken drivers at the time, was later charged with first-offense operating while under the influence.
If convicted of the misdemeanor, West faces up to 93 days in jail. He is scheduled to be arraigned Monday in 14A-3 District Court in Chelsea.
His driver’s license was destroyed, and West was issued a temporary driving permit after his arrest in Scio Township, records show.
West, a senior assistant city attorney, had no comment when reached by phone at his office Wednesday
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Police: Detroit girl, 3, killed when playing with handgun
By CECIL ANGEL
FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER
A 3-year-old girl fatally shot herself in an upstairs bedroom of a house while playing with a handgun, a Detroit police spokeswoman said this evening.
Detroit Police Sgt. Eren Stephens said the shooting occurred at about 6:15 p.m. in the 18900 block of Rockcastle near Canyon on the city’s east side. The girl was at home with her 42-year-old grandmother at the time.
“We believe she was possibly playing with the gun,” Stephens said. “Somehow it went off.”
The girl was alone in the bedroom in an upstairs bedroom when she found the gun, she said. Stephens did not know where the gun had been stored at the time the child found it.
Detroit police will provide free gun locks to any one who needs them, Stephens said. They can stop at any police district or precinct to pick up one.
Contact CECIL ANGEL : 313-223-4531 or angel@freepress.com
By CECIL ANGEL
FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER
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My daughter survived this incident twice that I know of. Once because her brother and then second time is when her sister saw her with a loaded weapon left around by an idiot. My daughter called Judge Nancy C. Francis herself to tell her and the judge punished me.
FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER
A 3-year-old girl fatally shot herself in an upstairs bedroom of a house while playing with a handgun, a Detroit police spokeswoman said this evening.
Detroit Police Sgt. Eren Stephens said the shooting occurred at about 6:15 p.m. in the 18900 block of Rockcastle near Canyon on the city’s east side. The girl was at home with her 42-year-old grandmother at the time.
“We believe she was possibly playing with the gun,” Stephens said. “Somehow it went off.”
The girl was alone in the bedroom in an upstairs bedroom when she found the gun, she said. Stephens did not know where the gun had been stored at the time the child found it.
Detroit police will provide free gun locks to any one who needs them, Stephens said. They can stop at any police district or precinct to pick up one.
Contact CECIL ANGEL : 313-223-4531 or angel@freepress.com
By CECIL ANGEL
FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER
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My daughter survived this incident twice that I know of. Once because her brother and then second time is when her sister saw her with a loaded weapon left around by an idiot. My daughter called Judge Nancy C. Francis herself to tell her and the judge punished me.
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