Mesa Police Aviation Unit Pilot Caught!! On Tape.. WoW WoW

THIS IS AFTER 3:30am! THEY WERE NOT ON A CALL! THIS EVENT IS ALSO NOT LISTED IN THE PILOTS LOGS!!
Hundreds of thousands of dollars of taxpayer money has been wasted by the Mesa Police over the last two years at the same time they are complaining about budget constraints. This money was wasted, not in pursuit of a criminal nor in the attempt to gather information, but in a personal vendetta against one private citizen, his wife, and his children. It is part of a pattern of misuse of public money and a violation of public trust. The Police Chief knows about it and is either encouraging it as official police policy or is not able to exercise control over his officers.

Being a Mesa Police Department Helicopter Division Officer is a dream job. Every time you rescue a stranded hiker or chase down a fleeing criminal you get a hero's publicity. In a time of severe budget constraints, you can pretty much fly wherever you want regardless of cost. This means, among other perks, that you can buzz fellow police officers' homes as a joke occasionally. Being a Helicopter Officer also means you could, if you wanted, harass anybody you wanted without any repercussions. You can follow them around, shine a spotlight into their bedroom, wake them up at 2 a.m., and more. You know that nobody can stop you—and nobody would believe your victims' complaints because as soon as they talk about "helicopters" people will think they are crazy.

David called the police department and complained about it. He did not realize to what extent the Helicopter Police are untouchable and not accountable to anyone. The Helicopter Police, however, were going to give him and, unfortunately, his family and neighbors an education. At first it wasn't too bad. At first you think it is mere coincidence—they are only in the neighborhood for something else. What sane person would go to this sort of effort?

From the Helicopter Police perspective, it really doesn't take that much to divert your flight plan a little to buzz low over somebody's home. And if you have something legit going on near the neighborhood—why not hover near your favorite "troublemaker's" home. This is common procedure—one of the perks of being in a helicopter. Somebody flips you off, you add them to the Buzz List. You can bug who you want—and can have sweet deniability.

These are just a few of the RECORDED incidents of harassment of David, his wife, and his little children. If it costs $1,000 an hour to keep the helicopter in the air (not counting the salaries of the participating officers), the amount dedicated to following, harassing, and intimidating David and his family is staggering. One neighbor circulated a petition in an attempt to end this harassment—and made herself a target as well. So in addition to terrorizing women and children, you can now add intimidation of a potential witness.

One searches in vain for any legitimate police purpose in this harassment. Even if David is as bad as they say he is—what justification is there for these actions by the Mesa Police Department? If they think David is dangerous, what possible public good could come from this unrelenting psychological warfare? Are they trying to make him commit some crime by "driving him crazy?" What did Terry, Jocelyn, and the two underage boys do to deserve this harassment?

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