Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson told reporters Friday that "the initial contact between" Michael Brown and the police officer who fatally shot him was not related to the alleged convenience store robbery committed nearby a short time earlier.
The officer approached Brown not because of the robbery, but "because they were walking down the middle of the street blocking traffic," Jackson said.
Thejambi wrote:Neither side of story makes total sense.
you must hate teh blacks
Re: Cops Are The Worst
Posted: Fri August 15, 2014 9:08 pm
by broken iris
Thejambi wrote:Neither side of story makes total sense.
True, but one party's job is to impartially investigate public events and report all relevant facts in such a manner that they make sense to those that were not present for those events.
Re: Cops Are The Worst
Posted: Fri August 15, 2014 10:02 pm
by BurtReynolds
I do really hate it when people walk in the middle of the street. move over you fucking idiot.
Re: Cops Are The Worst
Posted: Fri August 15, 2014 10:41 pm
by simple schoolboy
Missouri's state code on the use of deadly force:
3. A law enforcement officer in effecting an arrest or in preventing an escape from custody is justified in using deadly force only
(1) When such is authorized under other sections of this chapter; or
(2) When he reasonably believes that such use of deadly force is immediately necessary to effect the arrest and also reasonably believes that the person to be arrested
(a) Has committed or attempted to commit a felony; or
(b) Is attempting to escape by use of a deadly weapon; or
(c) May otherwise endanger life or inflict serious physical injury unless arrested without delay.
4. The defendant shall have the burden of injecting the issue of justification under this section.
So, if the officer is having difficulty arresting you and believes you have committed a felony, they can shoot you. Presumably assaulting a police officer is a felony, in which case the police officer in question would be justified in shooting Mr. Brown. This probably should be found to be unconstitutional.
Re: Cops Are The Worst
Posted: Fri August 15, 2014 10:58 pm
by broken iris
On a lighter note:
Deputy shoots own daughter by mistake
Friday - 8/15/2014, 10:08am ET
WASHINGTON -- A Northern Virginia sheriff's deputy shot his daughter in their Winchester, Virginia home garage because he mistook her for an intruder, authorities say.
After his home alarm sounded, Loudoun County Sheriff's Deputy Sgt. Easton McDonald thought someone was breaking into his home when he saw a dark figure moving toward him. He fired his own gun only to discover the person was his own 16-year-old daughter, according to the Frederick County Sheriff's Office.
The teen, a student at Millbrook High School, apparently sneaked out of the house and was returning home early Tuesday morning, Frederick County Sheriff's Office Capt. Donnie Lang told The Washington Post.
In his rush to get his daughter to the hospital, McDonald crashed his car, authorities say. She is at Winchester Medical Center and is currently listed in stable condition from a gunshot wound to the torso area.
According to a press statement, the Frederick County Sheriff's Office says it first received a 911 call about the incident at 3:34 a.m. from the home located in the 400 block of Lilly's Way. The caller said he was transporting the shooting victim to the hospital and the line disconnected. Another 911 call was received at 3:43 a.m. from Winchester Police Department reporting that a Winchester Police officer was out with a single-vehicle accident at East Lane and Cork Street where one of the occupants had a gunshot wound and was being transported to the Winchester Medical Center. Deputies responded to the 400 block of Lilly's Way where the 911 call originated and secured the scene.
McDonald is a 13-year-veteran with the force. He was promoted in 2012 and has received a commendation award. McDonald is now on administrative leave during the investigation.
Re: Cops Are The Worst
Posted: Sat August 16, 2014 7:01 am
by Jorge
I have a friend who is in Ferguson tonight. She's telling me that many young people from the community are rallying at the storefronts to protect them from potential looters during the protests, which are continuing despite police intimidation.
USA: Urgently investigate policing methods after use of lethal force in Missouri
In addition to a prompt, thorough, independent and impartial investigation into allegations that police shot dead an unarmed teenager in Missouri, an investigation into the use of heavy-handed tactics to disperse a wave of protests in the wake of the shooting must be launched without delay, Amnesty International said.
“What is now urgently needed are thorough investigations, not further inflammation, of the incredibly tense situation in the aftermath of Michael Brown being shot dead,” said Erika Guevara Rosas, Americas Director at Amnesty International.
“Any police officer suspected of having committed unlawful acts must be held to account through effective investigation and, where warranted, prosecution.
“Using excessive force to quell protests is unacceptable. Police in Ferguson must conform to the US Constitution and international standards on the use of force and firearms. Residents must be allowed to peacefully exercise their right to freedom of expression and journalists must not be prevented from carrying out their work.”
The call comes after police last night again used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse a demonstration in Ferguson, the St Louis suburb where an unarmed African-American teenager, Michael Brown, was shot dead by a police officer on 9 August. According to media reports, police arrested at least 10 people during last night’s protest, as well as two journalists who were covering the story yesterday afternoon.
On 13 August, Amnesty International USA wrote to the Ferguson Police Department in Missouri to express its deep concern over the shooting of Michael Brown and the use of tear gas and rubber bullets at a demonstration against his death on the evening of 11 August.
International standards on the use of force and firearms require that police should apply non-violent means before resorting to the use of force. The intentional lethal use of firearms is only permissible if strictly unavoidable in order to protect life.
Re: Cops Are The Worst
Posted: Sat August 16, 2014 4:17 pm
by Peeps
theplatypus wrote:I have a friend who is in Ferguson tonight. She's telling me that many young people from the community are rallying at the storefronts to protect them from potential looters during the protests, which are continuing despite police intimidation.
is it really intimidation if it doesnt work?
Re: Cops Are The Worst
Posted: Sat August 16, 2014 5:34 pm
by Jorge
Yes.
Re: Cops Are The Worst
Posted: Sun August 17, 2014 4:32 am
by verb_to_trust
theplatypus wrote:I have a friend who is in Ferguson tonight. She's telling me that many young people from the community are rallying at the storefronts to protect them from potential looters during the protests, which are continuing despite police intimidation.
Why is your friend in Ferguson?
Re: Cops Are The Worst
Posted: Sun August 17, 2014 1:11 pm
by broken iris
theplatypus wrote:I have a friend who is in Ferguson tonight. She's telling me that many young people from the community are rallying at the storefronts to protect them from potential looters during the protests, which are continuing despite police intimidation.
It's good to hear there are people out there working to keep the focus on justice for Mike Brown and not on the opportunistic violence that could taint any jury pool the officer may face in the future.
Re: Cops Are The Worst
Posted: Sun August 17, 2014 1:22 pm
by verb_to_trust
Guilty until proven innocent.... or something.....
