Guy
Neighbors Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Kansas Resident Slams Lawrence Police Department With
Federal Civil Rights Violation Lawsuit
After enduring countless
violations of his Civil Rights, Guy Neighbors
had enough of illegal
police procedures that violated his rights to
Due Process. The
“Good-Old-Boys” mentality is thriving in Lawrence, Kansas.
Lawrence, Kansas, November 30, 2015, In a civil rights case that warrants
everyone’s attention, Guy Neighbors has placed the spotlight squarely
on the Lawrence Kansas Police Department along with the City of Lawrence. Guy
filed an action under U.S.C.42/Sec.1983 in the United States District Court in Kansas. Case #15-4921 throws
down the gauntlet against what appears to be an organized attempt to deprive
Mr. Neighbors of his basic constitutional rights. The case clearly states how
police officers exceeded their authority to act without probable cause. The
only time officers may act without a certain probable cause is in the case of
“exigent circumstances”, which did not exist with this purported seat belt
violation.
After reviewing the facts of the case, one might wonder how a
police officer in a patrol car could see whether Mr. Neighbors was wearing a
seat belt while he was in a Truck. Neighbors stated the police car dash cam
video showed that the officer could not see who was driving the vehicle or if
the driver had his seat belt. It is obvious that they could not. The Officers
used this “supposed” seat belt violation as an open door to harass Guy Neighbors beyond belief. The fact that they
knew Mr. Neighbors, who is an Afro-American, was married to a Caucasian women
was the basis for the showing of “racial animus” as the cause for repeated
unlawful stops. The question arises as to how many other Lawrence Kansas
citizens have been the subjects of these targeted civil rights violations.
The improprieties extend beyond the local police department, and
include the Lawrence Municipal Court where hearings on legal cases are heard
without any record keeping. The Municipal Court has only Administrative
Authority, it does not have Jurisdiction, and it is not a Court of Record. No
stenographers were present to document what has transpired between the
Defendant and the City. This is in-and-of-itself a Violation of the right of
Due Process. How can a person proceed to a higher court with no transcript of
proceedings? This is a procedure from the middle ages, and needs to be
corrected right now. How can a Defendant show prosecutorial misconduct in court
without a transcript, or maybe they are afraid to show how cozy the Judges are
with the Prosecutors. This is the “Good-Old-Boys” mentality where there is an unwritten code of
cooperation which inherently tramples on Civil Rights.
In Neighbors case, he alleges: “The Defendants violated Neighbors
rights guaranteed by the constitution at 18 U.S.C./Sec.1983. The Defendants
racially profiled Neighbors during several traffic stops that were performed
without probable cause. The defendants acted with “Deliberate Indifference” to
following the “Constitution” or “Federal Laws” when they performed the traffic
stops on Neighbors without probable cause. These unlawful traffic stops were
the result of the Un- Constitutional Policies, Procedures, Ordinances, and Laws
the City of Lawrence implemented.
Neighbors was damaged while the Defendants were enforcing city
policies while acting “under color of law,” and the unconstitutional policies,
procedures, ordinances, City Laws are the source of this action. Neighbors was damaged and is praying this court grant him
just compensation for his injuries, or what the court finds just and fair.”
Neighbors will prove that the City of Lawrence Traffic/Municipal Court citation
process and procedures are un-constitutional. Neighbors challenged the
Municipal Court’s jurisdiction and that challenge was never stated on the
record in the case. The citations issued in this cause of action were flawed.
Kansas State law requires a description of the alleged violation on the face of
the citation. The citation filed in court in this case did not have a description written on the face of the citation.
Guy Neighbors has established a Blog Site so that the public can
follow this precedent setting case.
For complete information, please visit: http://guyneig.blogspot.com/
Media Contact:
Guy Neighbors
Attn: Media relations
Lawrence, Kansas
PHONE 913-240-0227
EMAIL – guysmileys52@gmail.com
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