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Riots, revolts and revolutions are the talk of all of the media outlets these days.Yemen, Cairo, Tehran, Tunisia, Algeria and before that in Greece, France and Great Britain saw protests of unfair conditions. While the Middle East demanded change from the dictatorships that created these conditions we are now seeing protests in America demanding better working conditions. Starting in Wisconsin and now in Ohio, Americans have started the spark that will eventually lead to real change in this country. Americans can affect change more easily than other countries by just getting involved in our political and legal processes. I suggest taking an interest in our broken court system.

Pleas Lucian Kavanaugh appears in court on Wednesday, February 23d at 8:00 AM in courtroom 2 in Fayette County, Kentucky. I've been following his case here on Examiner in previous articles. To summarize; his is a case of police retaliation. Join me at his trial and let's take baby steps in this American revolution by insuring that one man doesn't suffer at the hands of government corruption.

Mr. Kavanaugh has been arrested and found not guilty several times in Lexington. He then filed a civil case against the city and the police force for false arrest. The case was almost dropped and is still pending due to the extreme cost of taking on a city government in civil court. Due to this civil case Mr. Kavanaugh has been harassed repeatedly by members of the Lexington Police Department. Most recently resulting in charges of attempting to kidnap a woman at the main Lextran bus station.

This charge resulted solely upon a decision made by Detective Elizabeth D Adams. Kavanaugh's first encounter with the Lexington Police began with Detective Adams...

Detective Adams was recently suspened without pay for infractions that should bring her credibility into question. I have received, through the Freedom of Information Act, her administrative disciplinary case file. Her fellow officers made a list of complaints and allegations about her as follows:

Detective Admas has failed to adequately perform her duties as an investigator. During a review of her case assignments from 2008 to the present (May 18, 2010), several deficiencies were discovered to include:

* Failure to folow up investigative leads concerning suspects in custody for a series of robberies in Tennessee wherein the suspects confessed to similar crimes in Lexington.
* Retaining an evidenciary video recording of a robbery in her desk for over 1 year before booking.
* Failure to make contact with victims in many of her assigned cases.
* Failure to perform routine follow up in many of her assigned cases.
* Failure to file follow up reports documenting investigative actions taken in many of her assigned cases.

The panel and the Lexington City Council voted to suspend her without pay from November 29th through December 3d, 2010. She was relieved of all police credentials and division-owned equipment. Her right to carry a concealed weapon, make arrests and all other law enforcement duties were removed. She was also ordered to participate in an Employee Development Program.

You or I would be fired at our jobs for these types of infractions. Her credibility in accusing Pleas in this case is now offically zero. Is the video from her desk the missing video from the bus station? Some corrupt and incompetent police officers are handed down slaps on the wrist as they continue to abuse the rights of innocent people. Others do their best to keep us safe while defending themselves from the image that bad apples create. White collar criminals get probation for stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars while the average man can hardly afford the legal fees to prove his innocence.

This system is broken unless we stand up and demand a better one. One way is to celebrate those in politics, government and our courtrooms that wish to do the will of the people. Another is to visit the courtrooms and show support for those falsely accused or harassed by police officers with a grudge to settle.

I've been in Mr. Kavanaugh's position before and the selfless support of friends and family was the miracle in my life that kept me going. Please help me support a U.S. citizen, Pleas Lucian Kavanaugh, on Wednesday at 8:00 AM in Lexington. If you cannot attend the trial, will you leave your support in the comments section? I hope to fill the courtroom with supporters and make a statement to a court system that is in need of a facelift.

I'm not calling for a revolution or all out riots in the streets. No, not yet, but I do think that we need to become more active in politics and our government. Over-zealous prosecutors and corrupt police officers are a big problem in this country and a great place to start if we want this country to return to the great symbol of freedom it once was.

Join me and the folks at We Are Change Ky and Lexi-Leaks as we start a silent protest by attending the trial of Pleas Lucian Kavanaugh on Wednesday, February 23d at 8:00 AM in courtroom 2.

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