Eric Lurry’s death was a mystery to his family until a police whistleblower leaked damning evidence implicating the Joliet, Illinois, police department. Now Sgt. Javier Esqueda, who came forward with the video evidence, is facing a possible 20-year prison sentence for exposing his fellow police officers. In this episode of the Police Accountability Report, we examine the mechanics of a police coverup and the ramifications of holding police accountable, and ask Sgt. Esqueda what he witnessed that made him risk his career and his freedom by becoming a whistleblower.
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I never give props to police but that guy was a hero a true hero.
YOU SHOULD BE CHIEF.
I'm European, someone PLEASE explain: Are these cops evil? Or do they just not know any better and this homicide (cuz that's what the cops are guilty of!) was just a result of ignorance? Or are they under any kind of pressure or are there incentives in place to make them act like this? 😮😢
I’m sorry but taking the drugs out of his mouth was the attempt to save him. The longer that was in his mouth, the more drugs were going in his system. The tool might’ve been questionable but probably better than issuing his fingers.
Good police officer he not a pig a pig is a cop who breaks the law
Too f**king much government
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Cruel cops
They were trying to elicit a pain response which he is already not responding to in a way that is very alarming!
I had no idea that so many of law enforcers don't know the law…. I wonder what percentage of law enforcers in the US do not know the law?
Wow I'm glad I found this channel. It's one of the most informative and important things in subscriptions and I've shared it with many friends.
Do you do guest speaking? Via Zoom? I can see the Unitarian Universalist community being very interested in supporting this kind of work.
I lived in and around Joliet for years and this doesn't surprise me.
I praise this man that outed the bad cops!!!! This is exactly why all police officers should have to wear a body camera that has audio and video recordings their entire shift!!!
it tells me that the police are an organized criminal oranization that needs to be dismantled and rebuilt from the ground up
Cops are forcing ppl to be on a TV show along with letting their family and people they know torture the ones who won't agree to their bs , in Joliet Illinois in the jail they have a show in h pod they call it Hollywood pod now , I was in it but never agreed so idk what is going to happen, they brainwashed me to do things but I am resisting still but they got me on the show just not with my permission at all they promised to pay me for it but still haven't or came with a offer only through v2k and a illegal neural network, it's called covert communication, so you can't tell who it is , but I know now cause I was forced on the show , they try to make jail look bad , and also all the jailbirds are actually faking it , it was fucked up cause of them setting me up just to do the show wtf
You provide any essential service and one which I imagine it's far from welcome from those you investigate. Tbh, everything you report on poses no surprises but I commend the fact that you've made this topic your job. I truly hope that it's not just another story and that those who are criminally involved will face the full extent of the law. I wish I were shocked but I feel like this is the tip of the iceberg and that the more powerful players involved will go unpunished. I hope I am wrong. Good luck.
A cop who knows of a bad cop and does nothing about it is also a bad cop.
So glad I didn't move to the us
Thank you Taya for everything. I am still staying strong. Keep up the fight and God bless you and everyone for the work that you do.
Liberal propaganda, sad little beata's
Life is cheap…. 50 dollers worth. God bless…