Cop Says He Tossed Woman Cause She Was Wasted

The Yonkers police officer accused of throwing a woman onto a restaurant floor is saying that he did so because the woman was drunk and interfering with police. Irma Marquez is suing Yonkers police for $11 million for being body-slammed face-first into a tile floor by veteran officer Wayne Simoes last year. Marquez was in the hospital for days with a broken jaw and intense bruising on her face. She says she was attacked while trying to attend to her niece who was hit with a bottle. The accusation that she was intoxicated came out in court on Friday. Marquez's lawyer says that two other officers have already testified that she wasn't getting in the way.

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By Billy Parker in News on September 14, 2008 12:05 PM

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Spirit of 76

Sorry sonny I rent my additional space here in Manhattan and make more in a month than you probably do in a year.

Yeah, sure. And Babyhitler has luxury digs all over the city. What's the old saying, "On the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog." You make so much money, which is why you turned to "blogging full time" now that you can't find a job. News flash, genius: posting comments on a blog ≠ blogging. Especially when your posts mostly consist of completely and laughably off-base supposed insults like accusing someone of working for the Post. Wait, didn't you previously say I work for Sanitation or NYPD? Which is it, o Carnac the Magnificent? Oh, wait, I must moonlight in all three, right? Sure would beat sitting at home without a job or any prospects, like some people. Ahem.

Actually it was Seth Mulvey that said, "Cops should never be called pigs,"I just agreed with him.

Did I write otherwise? Some of us don't need to post two or three separate messages at a time. But as long as it keeps your post count up and makes you happy, knock yourself out.

Jerky

Watch the video, and you'll see why that little piggy will be

going to jail. It's a pretty clear cut case of excessive

force:

http://video.ap.org/v/Default.aspx?partner=en-ap&g=af4bf877-c320-4317-8ab8-ba33b1ba1d23&t=s1179980883147&p=ENAPus_ENAPus&&f=1010wins

Snoopy

Actually it was Seth Mulvey that said, "Cops should never be called pigs,"I just agreed with him.

Hopefully one of the two legged versions will smash your head in for being rude to them as you try to walk and chew gum at the same time.

Snoopy

One really has to love the spirit of being an ongoing fool. Being a proof reader for the Post must be a rewarding career for you.

Three strikes and you're out for blocking the box. Great concept. Spirit of 1976.

Sorry sonny I rent my additional space here in Manhattan and make more in a month than you probably do in a year.

Spirit of 76

Isn't that rich? Someone who thinks "Long haired, dope smoking, commie, fags" is a good insult today is accusing another of being stuck in the past. Oh, the delicious irony of someone too dumb to notice his own stupidity. "There job," heh. Obviously not qualified to be a writer. Or a scientist. Or a lawyer. Or much of anything, judging from his comment history. No wonder he's so angry at the world. I suppose he should stick to full-time "blogging," as he thinks he's doing here on Gothamist. Nobody can fire him from that. At least until he can't make the rent and ISP and ConEd bills.

Cops should never be called pigs

You're right. Allow me to apologize to four-legged pigs everywhere before they sue me for defamation.

Snoopy

I agree. The majority of police officers are just trying to do there job. It's the wildcats that are giving them a bad name.

Only a dolt who never escaped the sixties would use the word pig today. The police officers back then referred to them as "Long haired, dope smoking, commie, fags." There are some still around today.

Guest

Cops should never be called pigs.

Spirit of 76

Snoopy couldn't get a girl if his life depended on it. He knows because he's been trying (and failing) for more than 50 years. And at this point, he couldn't get a job if his life depended on it, either. $11 million wouldn't be enough to make me hire this moron, even as a janitor.

Snoopy

Spirit I hope your wife gets the $11 mil. It will save your employer a lot of grief.

Just don't block the box with your new ride.

nicemarmot

He'll probably get off despite his fairly obvious guilt. They usually do.

handsomedevil

Nah, I feel for this cop. It's not very often that they come into contact with drunk people. Especially in a bar, now who would have expected that? So, you know, he just didn't know how else to handle it.

sharpshoota

yeah, hope he gets the plunger treatment. PIG!

Spirit of 76

The Yonkers police officer accused of throwing a woman against a wall

Uh, no. See later in your own post.

Irma Marquez is suing Yonkers police for $11 million for being thrown face-first into a tile floor

Simoes should be tried, convicted, sentenced, then let out into the prison yard. With luck, he'll get the same treatment he gave Marquez. See how he likes it. I don't care if she was high as a kite, there was absolutely no justification for his actions. Maybe if she took a swing at him with a baseball bat, but that obviously didn't happen, although I could understand it if she wants to now, as some of us do. See you in 20, pig.