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The chief of police in Portland, Oregon, acknowledged this week that the force had misled the public about a deadly attack on traffic-safety volunteers before a Black Lives Matter protest in 2022, by wrongly telling the media that the gunman had been confronted by “armed protesters”.

In fact, as a visual investigation by the research group Forensic Architecture first published by the Guardian last year showed, the traffic-safety volunteers at the 19 February 2022 protest were unarmed, and trying to de-escalate the rightwing gunman when he opened fire.

The mass shooting, which claimed the lives of two people and left three others injured, was stopped by a volunteer armed guard for the protest who rushed to the scene, shot the gunman in the hip and disarmed him.


In a recorded video statement posted online Wednesday, Bob Day, the Portland police bureau chief, issued a public apology for the misinformation about the attack provided to the media by the police. “I want to take this opportunity to acknowledge the incredible pain and trauma this tragedy has caused,” Day said. “In addition, I want to recognize the role the Portland police bureau played in exacerbating that pain.”

“Following the shooting, PPB issued a news release calling the perpetrator of this violent act a homeowner, when in fact he was not,” Day said. “Additionally, the victims were mischaracterized as armed protesters when, in fact, they were unarmed traffic-safety volunteers”.……..

Portland police chief apologizes to mass shooting victims falsely said to be armed

Investigation first published by the Guardian proved volunteers at 2022 Black Lives Matter protest were unarmed

www.theguardian.com

 

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An Illinois sheriff’s deputy has been charged with murder after fatally shooting a Black woman who called 911 to report a possible prowler.

Sangamon county deputy Sean Grayson, who’s white, shot 36-year-old Sonya Massey in the face in her home in Springfield, Illinois – about 200 miles south of Chicago – after deputies responded to her 6 July call.

Prosecutors alleged that after Grayson, 30, allowed Massey to move a pot of water heating on the stove and set it on a counter. Grayson then “aggressively yelled” at Massey over the pot and pulled his 9mm pistol. Massey then put her hands in the air, declared “I’m sorry” and ducked for cover before being shot in the face.

In its statement issued the day of the incident, the Sangamon county sheriff’s office initially said “deputies immediately administered first aid until EMS arrived” after Massey was shot, but prosecutors allege Grayson discouraged the other deputy from getting his medical kit to save her.……

Illinois deputy charged with murder after shooting a Black woman

Sonya Massey called 911 to report a prowler when Sean Grayson ‘aggressively yelled’ and fatally shot her in face

www.theguardian.com

The family of Sonya Massey, a Black woman who was shot dead by a white police officer in Illinois last summer after she called 911, has reached a $10 million settlement over her death, according to reports.

After “extensive confidential discussion” between attorneys for Massey’s family and officials in Sangamon County, the two parties have agreed to settle through mediation, according to a memo seen by CBS News.

Massey, 36, was shot and killed by Sean Grayson, a former sheriff’s deputy, in her own home on July 6, 2024, after calling 911 to report a potential intruder.…….

Family of Sonya Massey, woman shot dead by cop, reach $10 million settlement

Sonya Massey was fatally shot by a police officer in her own home last summer

www.independent.co.uk

 

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[DJ1BigTymer]

The 4th Amendment does exist in Phoenix...neither does the 1st!

 

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Nothing will bring back Rebecca Duran’s son, 20-year-old Donovan Lewis, who was shot dead by a police officer while in his bed in August 2022.

But getting at the truth surrounding his murder in Columbus, Ohio, relied on one piece of crucial evidence: the officers’ own body-camera footage.

“From the moment that [police] started speaking to the media, they were initially painting a picture that my son fought them back. Their words were that there was an ‘altercation’,” said Duran.


“Up until the moment that I saw the video, I was under the impression that he had fought them back. Their whole spin on the story was fabricated.”

In less than a second at 2am, officer Ricky Anderson, a 30-year veteran of the force, unholstered his weapon and fired at Lewis, killing him.

The footage has played a pivotal role in charging and indicting Anderson with homicide and reckless endangerment, which he denies.

But now a new law means that police departments in Ohio are set to be able to charge up to $750 for access to body-camera or other video footage, a move that’s causing outrage among civil rights advocates, family members of people who have died following interactions with police and media advocates.

The proposal was not made public in advance nor was it subject to a hearing by lawmakers before being snuck into an omnibus bill in the final hoursof the outgoing Ohio legislature last month.

It’s part of a wider attempt, say civil rights advocates, by law enforcement to restrict access to public records. Some are concerned that the new law could not only affect access to body-camera footage, but dash cameras and footage recorded at jails and correctional facilities.


“The costs can reach thousands of dollars if there are multiple officers on the scene. We have families who have children and loved ones killed by police and they might have to choose between finding out what actually happens (or paying for the cost of) laying their loved one to rest,” said Emily Cole of Ohio Families Unite Against Police Brutality.

“It’s also a slippery slope in terms of protecting the sanctity of public records in general. If we charge for one type of public record, who’s to say that other charges won’t be forthcoming?”……..

Ohio police crack down on body-camera footage in a blow to civil liberties

New state law means police can ‘create a paywall’ up to $750 for access to crucial video evidence from officers’ cameras

www.theguardian.com

So they use taxpayer money for cameras et al, but when the taxpayer wants access to video they funded it's an extra money grab?

This country is so forked.

 

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A former Colorado sheriff’s deputy was convicted Thursday in the shooting death of a 22-year-old man in distress who called 911 for help after his car got stuck in a small mountain community.

Jurors found Andrew Buen guilty of criminally negligent homicide in the June 2022 death of Christian Glass, whose death drew national attention and led to changes in how officers are trained to respond to people in mental health crises under a $19m settlement with his family.

Murder convictions of police officers for actions taken while they were on duty are rare and have happened only nine times in the United Sates over the past two decades, according to the criminal justice expert Philip Stinson at Bowling Green State University.


Prosecutors alleged that Buen needlessly escalated a standoff with Glass, who showed signs of a mental health crisis and refused orders to get out of his SUV near the small town of Silver Plume.

The defense argued that Buen was legally justified in shooting Glass, who had a knife, to protect a fellow officer.…..

Ex-officer is convicted in 2022 roadside shooting death of Colorado man

Andrew Buen found guilty of homicide in death of Christian Glass, 22, who showed signs of mental health crisis at scene

www.theguardian.com

 

[bigdaddysaints]

imagine if they used a 10th of that money to provide better training and to recongnize situations...

 

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Seven Broward County, Florida, deputies were placed on leave as the sheriff investigates what he called the "piss-poor" handling of an ongoing domestic violence dispute that ended in a triple homicide.

At a news conference Wednesday, Sheriff Gregory Tony ripped into the deputies' performance, saying several "shortcomings" led to the Feb 16. murder of Mary Gingles, her father David Ponzer and neighbor Andrew Ferrin.

Gingles' 4-year-old daughter was kidnapped but found safe hours later in a vehicle with her father Nathan Gingles, who was arrested on several charges including first-degree murder with a firearm.

"This is just a matter of what I’ve seen of piss-poor performance, complacency, and people not doing their due diligence," Tony said, calling it "bulls--- work."

He said that during the process of looking into the murders, his office "ended up opening up an internal affairs investigation to identify any shortcomings."

To the family of the victims, he added: "Basically, we had a chance to save your loved one’s life and we failed."…….

7 Florida deputies placed on leave after domestic violence dispute ends in triple homicide

“Basically, we had a chance to save your loved one’s life and we failed,” Broward County Sheriff Gregory Tony told the families of the victims.

www.nbcnews.com