{"id":2377502,"date":"2024-12-07T15:43:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-07T20:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/woman-cops-arrested-after-run-in-with-blmer-wins-760k\/"},"modified":"2024-12-07T15:44:31","modified_gmt":"2024-12-07T20:44:31","slug":"woman-cops-arrested-after-run-in-with-blmer-wins-760k","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/woman-cops-arrested-after-run-in-with-blmer-wins-760k\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman Cops Arrested After Run-in With BLMer Wins $760k"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwoman-cops-arrested-after-run-in-with-blmer-wins-760k%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2377502&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A Wisconsin woman, Stephanie Rapkin, has been awarded $760,000 after successfully \u200dsuing \u2064the shorewood police department over her unlawful arrest in 2020.The\u2062 incident \u2064occurred after Rapkin was filmed spitting \u200cat a Black Lives Matter protester during \u200ca demonstration on June\u200c 6,\u2063 2020. Following the incident, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-administration-official-in-2016-largest-threat-to-national-security-are-u-s-cops-not-isis\/\" title=\"Biden Administration Official In 2016: \u2018Largest Threat To National Security Are U.S. Cops. Not ISIS.\u2019\">police attempted<\/a> to arrest her the next day, allegedly without a \u200dwarrant, after\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/crisis-record-numer-of-migrants-taken-into-custody-at-southern-border-in-march-highest-number-of-child-migrants-ever-recorded\/\" title=\"Crisis: Record Numer Of Migrants Taken Into Custody At Southern Border In March, Highest Number Of Child Migrants Ever Recorded\">receiving complaints<\/a> about \u200cher behavior.<\/p>\n<p>The police knocked\u2063 on her door for about \u200c30 minutes before \u2064entering her home adn arresting her,\u2063 leading to a confrontation that was recorded on bodycam. Rapkin was\u2064 charged\u2063 with a \u2062hate\u200d crime and served 60 days in jail for her actions at the protest.\u200d However, she \u200bfiled \u2064a lawsuit claiming\u200b her fourth Amendment rights were violated due to \u200dthe police\u2019s actions, \u200cwhich \u200cthe \u2062judge \u200csupported, stating \u2064that the officers \u2062should have sought\u2062 a warrant or waited for her\u2064 attorney.<\/p>\n<p>Rapkin&#8217;s attorney argued that the police could have taken an easier route by contacting a judge rather of forcing entry into her home. This case has been highlighted as an \u2064example of police misconduct regarding the proper procedures\u200c for\u2063 arrest without \u200ca warrant.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A Wisconsin woman has been awarded $760,000 after suing a Wisconsin police department over her 2020 arrest.<\/p>\n<p>Stephanie Rapkin had been filmed spitting at a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/regional-blm-founder-arrested-menacing-officer-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Black Lives Matter<\/a> protester on June 6, 2020, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/12\/06\/us-news\/attorney-who-spat-at-teen-blm-leader-gets-760k-for-botched-arrest\/\">New York Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>She was arrested by Shorewood police the next day, who came along with a crowd of protesters. A complaint alleged that she emerged from her home and pushed a protester who had come to confront her because of the incident, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/atlantablackstar.com\/2024\/12\/04\/white-woman-jailed-for-spitting-in-black-teen-face-gets-760k\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Atlanta Black Star<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NEW: Attorney who spat at a BLM protester wins $760K after police burst into her home without a warrant in 2020<\/p>\n<p>Stephanie Rapkin was initially charged with a hate crime and served 60 days in jail<\/p>\n<p>Protesters confronted her at her house the following day<\/p>\n<p>Police responded, with&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mRXJ2XQXNy\">pic.twitter.com\/mRXJ2XQXNy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Unlimited L&rsquo;s (@unlimited_ls) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/unlimited_ls\/status\/1865033371371368500?\">December 6, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is the chick that did the spitting in the kid&rsquo;s face,&rdquo; one officer said.<\/p>\n<p>Police knocked on Rapkn&rsquo;s door for about 30 minutes, but she never emerged, leading an officer heard on bodycam footage to say, &nbsp;&ldquo;If she comes out, arrest her.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The complaint said police &ldquo;conspired to come up with a justification to break into her house,&rdquo; seizing upon a comment from a neighbor that Rapkin may have taken sleeping pills.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Gentlemen, do you have a warrant?&rdquo; Rapkin said as police entered.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re here for a community caretaker, OK?&rdquo; an officer replied.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m perfectly fine. I&rsquo;m sleeping,&rdquo; Rapkin said, before telling police to leave.<\/p>\n<p>Police arrested Rapkin, who was 63 at the time, and struggled against officers.<\/p>\n<p>Rapkin later served 60 days in jail for spitting at the protester. She sued, claiming a violation of her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/police-sued-breaking-illegal-bachelor-party-justice-clarence-thomas-final-word\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fourth Amendment<\/a> rights.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;A reasonable officer would have &hellip; come to the conclusion that either you need to get a warrant or wait till her attorney brings her down to the station house to talk. Period,&rdquo; a judge ruled.<\/p>\n<p>Her attorney, James Odell, said the case was an example of police misconduct, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmj4.com\/about-us\/lighthouse\/do-you-have-a-warrant-shorewood-woman-gets-760-000-settlement-in-unlawful-search-and-seizure-lawsuit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WTMJ-TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think that if you watch the videotape, I think that reasonable minds could conclude from that that the police officers here had a really easy route to avoid trouble which is just call a judge,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Odell said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/former-police-officer-beat-homeless-man-va-hospital-gets-maximum-possible-sentence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">police<\/a> should have left after seeing that Rapkin was not in distress, if that had been their intention.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You&rsquo;re not allowed to stick around and hope that you get the opportunity to do police activity when you were really supposed to be there to make sure everyone was safe,&rdquo; Odell said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We understand police officers have to make split-second decisions sometimes to protect us and to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">catch bad guys &#038;ndash<\/a>; but our claim here is that if you have enough time to sit around and debate what you&rsquo;re going to do, you have enough time to pick up the phone and call a judge,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Stephanie Rapkin was recorded spitting at a Black Lives Matter protester on June 6, 2020, as reported by the New York Post. The following day, Shorewood police arrested her amidst a gathering of protesters. A complaint stated that she came out of her home and pushed one of the protesters confronting her about the incident. Initially charged with a hate crime, Rapkin served 60 days in jail for the spitting incident before suing for violation of her Fourth Amendment rights. A judge ruled that reasonable officers would have sought a warrant or waited for legal counsel to arrive instead of forcibly entering her home without one. Her attorney described the case as an instance of police misconduct and argued that officers should have left once they determined she was not in distress<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2377503,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Picture-48.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[5175,13956,46324],"class_list":["post-2377502","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-arrest","tag-blm","tag-womancops"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Picture-48.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2377502","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2377502"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2377502\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2377506,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2377502\/revisions\/2377506"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2377503"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2377502"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2377502"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2377502"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}