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[Eeyore]

Video contrasts police depiction of stun gun on Tennessee Black man

The arrest of Delane Gordon demonstrated how police officers sometimes present an incomplete or distorted version of their public engagement.

thegrio.com

 

[bigdaddysaints]

Georgia to pay $4.8 Million Settlement to Family of Unarmed Man Shot in Head by “Trooper of the Year” over Broken Taillight

Georgia state trooper Jacob Thompson claimed he was in fear for his life when he shot and killed a 60-year-old man named Julian Lewis after trying to pull him over for a broken taillight in 2020 But his story quickly fell apart when dash cam video showed he shot the man in the head within [...]

pinacnews.com

Ever since someone used the term POP on here, a lot of situations like this make so much more sense. P'Oed off Police.
He was mad he didn't immediately pull over, and killed him because he was P'Oed off. It's a shame..

 

[Optimus Prime]

A veteran police officer in Illinois resigned Tuesday after researchers connected him to a deluge of violent and bigoted social media posts that glorified Adolf Hitler and hate crimes.

The resignation of Springfield Police Department Officer Aaron Paul Nichols, 46, came shortly after his department announced an investigation into the posts, first surfaced by Anonymous Comrades Collective (ACC), a group of anti-fascist researchers.

“If I found a genie and I had one wish? The Jews would be a distant memory in 72 hours,” one of the posts allegedly written by Nichols reads.

The Springfield Police Department said on Friday that it had launched an investigation into Nichols’ “racist comments,” and that his “police powers had been removed.” On Tuesday, the department told HuffPost in a statement that Nichols, who joined the department in 2004, resigned instead of meeting with investigators.

Officer Aaron Nichols resigned after his department announced an investigation into racist social media posts connected to him.

“The Springfield Police Department is committed to a complete and thorough investigation into the comments and actions of Aaron Nichols, regardless of his resignation,” the statement said.

This latest revelation comes amid growing concern by the FBI that law enforcement has been infiltrated by white supremacists.

Nichols did not respond to repeated requests for comment from HuffPost.

Nichols was first identified last Thursday by ACC, the group of researchers that tracks down white supremacists and neo-Nazis. The group previously helped HuffPost in its report first identifying Andrew Casarez, the leader of a Dylann Roof-worshipping neo-Nazi group.

Nichols left a trail of breadcrumbs leading to his unmasking, including sharing details about his family, his time in the police force and his location. Several racist posts on Twitter under the account name “SPD584” were traced to a Periscope account with the same handle, and which included his full legal name.

Researchers were able to connect the Twitter account to an account on the far-right social media website Gab with the same name. On Gab, where extremism and hate speech proliferate, Nichols shared a photo of his partially obscured face in one of his anonymous posts.............

MSN

www.msn.com

 

[DaveXA]

A veteran police officer in Illinois resigned Tuesday after researchers connected him to a deluge of violent and bigoted social media posts that glorified Adolf Hitler and hate crimes.

The resignation of Springfield Police Department Officer Aaron Paul Nichols, 46, came shortly after his department announced an investigation into the posts, first surfaced by Anonymous Comrades Collective (ACC), a group of anti-fascist researchers.

“If I found a genie and I had one wish? The Jews would be a distant memory in 72 hours,” one of the posts allegedly written by Nichols reads.

The Springfield Police Department said on Friday that it had launched an investigation into Nichols’ “racist comments,” and that his “police powers had been removed.” On Tuesday, the department told HuffPost in a statement that Nichols, who joined the department in 2004, resigned instead of meeting with investigators.

Officer Aaron Nichols resigned after his department announced an investigation into racist social media posts connected to him.

“The Springfield Police Department is committed to a complete and thorough investigation into the comments and actions of Aaron Nichols, regardless of his resignation,” the statement said.

This latest revelation comes amid growing concern by the FBI that law enforcement has been infiltrated by white supremacists.

Nichols did not respond to repeated requests for comment from HuffPost.

Nichols was first identified last Thursday by ACC, the group of researchers that tracks down white supremacists and neo-Nazis. The group previously helped HuffPost in its report first identifying Andrew Casarez, the leader of a Dylann Roof-worshipping neo-Nazi group.

Nichols left a trail of breadcrumbs leading to his unmasking, including sharing details about his family, his time in the police force and his location. Several racist posts on Twitter under the account name “SPD584” were traced to a Periscope account with the same handle, and which included his full legal name.

Researchers were able to connect the Twitter account to an account on the far-right social media website Gab with the same name. On Gab, where extremism and hate speech proliferate, Nichols shared a photo of his partially obscured face in one of his anonymous posts.............

MSN

www.msn.com

Good forking riddance. That said, there's probably a lot more where that comes from, unfortunately.

 

[Optimus Prime]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota prosecutors declined to file charges Wednesday against a Minneapolis police SWAT team officer who fatally shot Amir Locke while executing an early morning no-knock search warrant in a downtown apartment in February.

Locke, 22, who was Black, was staying on a couch in the apartment when authorities entered it on Feb. 2 without knocking as part of an investigation into a homicide in neighboring St. Paul……

No charges filed in no-knock warrant killing of Amir Locke

Minnesota prosecutors have declined to file charges against a Minneapolis police SWAT team officer who fatally shot Amir Locke while executing an early morning no-knock search warrant in February.

apnews.com

 

[DaveXA]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota prosecutors declined to file charges Wednesday against a Minneapolis police SWAT team officer who fatally shot Amir Locke while executing an early morning no-knock search warrant in a downtown apartment in February.

Locke, 22, who was Black, was staying on a couch in the apartment when authorities entered it on Feb. 2 without knocking as part of an investigation into a homicide in neighboring St. Paul……

No charges filed in no-knock warrant killing of Amir Locke

Minnesota prosecutors have declined to file charges against a Minneapolis police SWAT team officer who fatally shot Amir Locke while executing an early morning no-knock search warrant in February.

apnews.com

Still doing no knock raids I see.

 

[Big_L]

Still doing no knock raids I see.

That was Louisville that banned them.

 

[DaveXA]

That was Louisville that banned them.

Yeah, I know, I guess my sarcasm is for those states and localities who still do them.

 

[Big_L]

Yeah, I know, I guess my sarcasm is for those states and localities who still do them.

I feel that.

 

[DaveXA]

I feel that.

And fwiw, I'm not necessarily outright opposed to no knock raids, but they should only be used in extremely rare circumstances where it's clear that guns are present AND the place you're hitting has a known history of violence. They're used far, far too often. And I think judges approving them need to scrutinize the warrants more before approving them. They really should be rejecting them more than allowing them imo.

 

[Big_L]

And fwiw, I'm not necessarily outright opposed to no knock raids, but they should only be used in extremely rare circumstances where it's clear that guns are present AND the place you're hitting has a known history of violence. They're used far, far too often. And I think judges approving them need to scrutinize the warrants more before approving them. They really should be rejecting them more than allowing them imo.

I don't think they are needed at all.

 

[DaveXA]

I don't think they are needed at all.

Yeah, I don't know. If you're dealing with armed gangs or someone who is a known murder suspect, I would think there has to be some way to affect an arrest when dealing with that. I don't know how you do that without having some element of surprise.

 

[Big_L]

Yeah, I don't know. If you're dealing with armed gangs or someone who is a known murder suspect, I would think there has to be some way to affect an arrest when dealing with that. I don't know how you do that without having some element of surprise.

Surround the house, knock and then make a dynamic entrance.

 

[Sailorsaint]

I don't think they are needed at all.

You would if it was you going to the door of a murder suspect known to be armed. Not so much for the guy that didn’t pay his speeding ticket.

 

[Optimus Prime]

You would if it was you going to the door of a murder suspect known to be armed. Not so much for the guy that didn’t pay his speeding ticket.

What about a stolen dog?