Police Shootings / Possible Abuse Threads [merged] (4 Viewers)

[Sailorsaint]

death is too good for those guys, they deserve to be tortured every day by the other inmates for the rest of their sentences..

They all of sudden are sorry and regret their actions.. its easy to regret when you are pleaing not to spend the rest of your life in jail...

What do you think is going to happen to ex-cops in jail for torturing innocent black men?

 

[Optimus Prime]

Bolding mine. ‘We forgive you’? No

I’m hoping that it’s more for their own sakes than the cops because they deserve zero forgiveness
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……..The two men’s apologies came after Elward turned to the victims and apologised on Tuesday morning, before being jailed for around 20 years.

“I’m so sorry,” the former officer told Mr Jenkins and Mr Parker, CNN reported. “I don’t want to get too personal with you, Michael.

“There’s no telling what you’ve seen. I’m so sorry that I caused that. I hate myself for it. I hate that I gave you that. I accept all responsibility.”

Mr Jenkins reportedly nodded, while Mr Parker stood up and said: “We forgive you, man”.

At a later hearing on Tuesday afternoon, Jeffrey Middleton was also sentenced to 17 years in prison for his part.

The group, who called themselves the “Goon Squad” for their use of excessive force, called the pair racial slurs during the January 2023 raid, telling them to stay out of Raskin County.

Mr Jenkins and Mr Parker were also punched, kicked, tasered 17 times, assaulted with a dildo and forced to “ingest liquids”. Dedmon also fired his gun twice to intimidate the men.

When that was over, Elward removed a bullet from his gun and then placed the device in Mr Jenkins’s mouth before pulling the trigger.

Elward then racked the gun, intending to dry-fire for a second time but instead, the firearm discharged, lacerated Mr Jenkins’s tongue and broke his jaw……..

Six former police officers jailed for more than 130 years for torture of two Back men

The group of deputies – which called itself the ‘Goon Squad’ – handcuffed, beat and tasered the victims during a raid on a home in Braxton in January 2023

www.independent.co.uk

 

[Det. Brees]

I hope they rot!

 

[Eeyore]

 

[Optimus Prime]

A sheriff’s deputy in southern California shot and killed a 15-year-old boy who was holding a gardening tool, officials said.

The San Bernardino county sheriff’s department was responding to a 911 call on Saturday from a family reporting that a boy, identified as Ryan Gainer, was attacking his family at their home in Apple Valley, east of Los Angeles. The department said he was holding a 5ft gardening tool and approaching the first deputy who arrived at the scene when the deputy shot him. Gainer was later taken to a hospital where he died.

A lawyer for the family said Gainer was a cross-country runner who had autism and said the fatal shooting did not appear to be warranted.


The sheriff’s department released 911 audio and partial body-camera footage to the Guardian on Monday, but the clips do not capture the moment of the shooting, and a spokesperson declined to release additional video.……

California officer shoots and kills boy, 15, holding gardening tool

Civil rights advocates call for release of police bodycam video after Ryan Gainer killed on Saturday by deputy responding to 911 call

www.theguardian.com

When Ryan Gainer was diagnosed with autism as a toddler, he was nonverbal, and his family all learned sign language to communicate with him. But after the southern California boy learned how to speak at around age four, he was a “ball of energy” who never stopped talking, his older sister Rachel said.

He loved saying “hi” to neighbors and strangers alike, and as a young teen was known as the student who greeted everyone with a “good morning” and a smile.

Ryan’s family spoke of his early years and bright presence two weeks after his life was cut short at age 15, when sheriff deputies were called to his home and fatally shot him during a mental health episode. The tragedy has sparked outrage and escalated concerns about how US law enforcement uses force against people with disabilities.


“He was a funny, talented, goofy kid – just a beautiful soul. He saw the good in everyone,” Rachel, 34, said at her home in Apple Valley, a remote desert town two hours east of Los Angeles. “We want accountability.”

Ryan was killed on 9 March when officers responded to a 911 call from one of his family members, who reported he was breaking things in their house and “hitting” his sister, but that she wasn’t injured. Body-camera footage showed that two San Bernardino sheriff deputies shot Ryan within roughly five seconds of seeing him. The videos captured someone inside the home saying Ryan had a “stick”, then Ryan appearing in the doorway. He moved toward a deputy, who immediately threatened to shoot – and fired as he ran from Ryan.

The department said Ryan was holding a 5ft-long gardening tool with a “sharp” end and labeled the encounter an “attempted murder of peace officer” in a press release. Ryan appeared to be holding the tool over his head, but the footage didn’t clearly capture the moment of the shooting nor did it show him attacking or attempting to assault the officer.…..

‘A talented, goofy kid’: family of Ryan Gainer, autistic teen killed by police, speak out

Shooting of 15-year-old ‘beautiful soul’ in California revives scrutiny on law enforcement abuse of youth with disabilities

www.theguardian.com

 

[Eeyore]

A Missouri police sniper killed a 2-year-old girl. Why did he take the shot?

A KCUR and Midwest Newsroom investigation reveals the chain of events that ended in the death of Clesslynn Crawford in March 2022.

www.kcur.org

 

[Optimus Prime]

Carl Grant, a Vietnam veteran with dementia, wandered out of a hospital room to charge a cellphone he imagined he had. When he wouldn’t sit still, the police officer escorting Grant body-slammed him, ricocheting the patient’s head off the floor.

Taylor Ware, a former Marine and aspiring college student, walked the grassy grounds of an interstate rest stop trying to shake the voices in his head. After Ware ran from an officer, he was attacked by a police dog, jolted by a stun gun, pinned on the ground and injected with a sedative.

And Donald Ivy Jr., a former three-sport athlete, left an ATM alone one night when officers sized him up as suspicious and tried to detain him. Ivy took off, and police tackled and shocked him with a stun gun, belted him with batons and held him facedown.

Each man was unarmed. Each was not a threat to public safety. And despite that, each died after police used a kind of force that is not supposed to be deadly — and can be much easier to hide than the blast of an officer’s gun.

Every day, police rely on common tactics that, unlike guns, are meant to stop people without killing them, such as physical holds, Tasers and body blows.

But when misused, these tactics can still end in death — as happened with George Floyd in 2020, sparking a national reckoning over policing.

And while that encounter was caught on video, capturing Floyd’s last words of “I can’t breathe,” many others throughout the United States have escaped notice.

Over a decade, more than 1,000 people died after police subdued them through means not intended to be lethal, an investigation led by The Associated Pressfound.

In hundreds of cases, officers weren’t taught or didn’t follow best safety practices for physical force and weapons, creating a recipe for death.

These sorts of deadly encounters happened just about everywhere, according to an analysis of a database AP created.

Big cities, suburbs and rural America. Red states and blue states. Restaurants, assisted-living centers and, most commonly, in or near the homes of those who died.

The deceased came from all walks of life — a poet, a nurse, a saxophone player in a mariachi band, a truck driver, a sales director, a rodeo clown and even a few off-duty law enforcement officers…….

Why did more than 1,000 people die after police subdued them with force that isn't meant to kill?

Every day, police in the U.S. rely on common use-of-force tactics that, unlike guns, are meant to stop people without killing them.

apnews.com

 

[Optimus Prime]

For years she thought her son had died of an overdose. The police video changed all that

The frantic 911 call described a 23-year-old man suffering a seizure, foaming and shaking. When medics and police arrived, the tiny apartment in Bristol, Tennessee, became a chaotic scene.

apnews.com

 

[Optimus Prime]

Newly released law enforcement footage captures the moment California police fatally shot an unarmed 15-year-old girl who was a reported kidnapping victim.

On 27 September 2022, San Bernardino county sheriff’s deputies were searching for Savannah Graziano, who was feared abducted by her father Anthony Graziano after he had fatally shot her mother the day before.

Deputies cornered Anthony Graziano’s vehicle on the side of a freeway in Hesperia, 80 miles east of Los Angeles. When Savannah exited the vehicle, they opened fire and killed her.

The shootingsparked national concern, with critics questioning how officers wound up killing the teenage girl they were tasked with rescuing.

Sheriff’s officials claimed following the shooting that it was unclear whether Savannah was shot by deputies or her father, and they said deputies didn’t realize it was her when she got out of the car. For nearly two years, they refused to release footage of the shooting.

But on Friday, the department disclosed nearly a dozen video files to the independent journalist Joey Scott, who filed records requests 18 months prior.

The clips – which were shared with the Guardian and include helicopter footage – show deputies shooting at Savannah as she followed their instructions to move toward them.

The videos also suggest deputies shot her after two officers remarked that it was the girl who exited.

The footage, and the sheriff’s narration of the video, further make clear she was killed by deputies, not her father.

The sheriff’s department declined to comment.….

Video shows California police fatally shooting teenager who was reported kidnapped

Revealed: Savannah Graziano, 15, shot by sheriff’s deputies in 2022 while unarmed and following instructions to move toward them

www.theguardian.com

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

Newly released law enforcement footage captures the moment California police fatally shot an unarmed 15-year-old girl who was a reported kidnapping victim.

On 27 September 2022, San Bernardino county sheriff’s deputies were searching for Savannah Graziano, who was feared abducted by her father Anthony Graziano after he had fatally shot her mother the day before.

Deputies cornered Anthony Graziano’s vehicle on the side of a freeway in Hesperia, 80 miles east of Los Angeles. When Savannah exited the vehicle, they opened fire and killed her.

The shootingsparked national concern, with critics questioning how officers wound up killing the teenage girl they were tasked with rescuing.

Sheriff’s officials claimed following the shooting that it was unclear whether Savannah was shot by deputies or her father, and they said deputies didn’t realize it was her when she got out of the car. For nearly two years, they refused to release footage of the shooting.

But on Friday, the department disclosed nearly a dozen video files to the independent journalist Joey Scott, who filed records requests 18 months prior.

The clips – which were shared with the Guardian and include helicopter footage – show deputies shooting at Savannah as she followed their instructions to move toward them.

The videos also suggest deputies shot her after two officers remarked that it was the girl who exited.

The footage, and the sheriff’s narration of the video, further make clear she was killed by deputies, not her father.

The sheriff’s department declined to comment.….

Video shows California police fatally shooting teenager who was reported kidnapped

Revealed: Savannah Graziano, 15, shot by sheriff’s deputies in 2022 while unarmed and following instructions to move toward them

www.theguardian.com

I don’t agree with ‘eye for eye’ justice
But I can appreciate the appeal

 

[bigdaddysaints]

Newly released law enforcement footage captures the moment California police fatally shot an unarmed 15-year-old girl who was a reported kidnapping victim.

On 27 September 2022, San Bernardino county sheriff’s deputies were searching for Savannah Graziano, who was feared abducted by her father Anthony Graziano after he had fatally shot her mother the day before.

Deputies cornered Anthony Graziano’s vehicle on the side of a freeway in Hesperia, 80 miles east of Los Angeles. When Savannah exited the vehicle, they opened fire and killed her.

The shootingsparked national concern, with critics questioning how officers wound up killing the teenage girl they were tasked with rescuing.

Sheriff’s officials claimed following the shooting that it was unclear whether Savannah was shot by deputies or her father, and they said deputies didn’t realize it was her when she got out of the car. For nearly two years, they refused to release footage of the shooting.

But on Friday, the department disclosed nearly a dozen video files to the independent journalist Joey Scott, who filed records requests 18 months prior.

The clips – which were shared with the Guardian and include helicopter footage – show deputies shooting at Savannah as she followed their instructions to move toward them.

The videos also suggest deputies shot her after two officers remarked that it was the girl who exited.

The footage, and the sheriff’s narration of the video, further make clear she was killed by deputies, not her father.

The sheriff’s department declined to comment.….

Video shows California police fatally shooting teenager who was reported kidnapped

Revealed: Savannah Graziano, 15, shot by sheriff’s deputies in 2022 while unarmed and following instructions to move toward them

www.theguardian.com

seroiusly, of if you are that terrified of the slightest thinng, just don't join the freakng PD...

 

[Tapxe]

seroiusly, of if you are that terrified of the slightest thinng, just don't join the freakng PD...

I admit this looks horrible and indeed is horrible. There's too many variables we still don't know from this article.

TL:DR

Where did the shot come from?

That vehicle was surrounded. It's possible an officer from the other side saw someone crawling around and determined it was a threat or even a stray bullet.​

Who was the officer on recording speaking with?

If I was directing a possible victim to safety and saw her go shot, I'd verbalize like that too even if the shot came from 100 yards away.​

Did the officer communicate over radio that the passenger was out and moving to him?

If the person who shot percieved her as a threat and had no information contrary, they're likely more upset about this than any of us.​

Was there even time to communicate effectively?​

Was there any malice?

While I suspect the answer is absolutely no I cannot be certain. That said, if it wasn't malice it was a reaction of an officer in a very stressful situation. The kind of situation where the amygdala takes over for someone whether they know or not.​

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My biggest issue is that we live in a world where this happens and we don't logically evaluate rather than making snap emotional judgements. It leads to bad choices which mean lawyers direct agencies to not release video and full explanations when there's a mistake because well budget consequences.

Maybe tho, we need to stop with the 'gotcha' moments when mistakes happen. I've never met a perfect person who's made no mistakes. Demanding we over punish a good officer for one bad outcome when every day the officers life is on the line seems like an unhelpful choice to me.

 

[bigdaddysaints]

I admit this looks horrible and indeed is horrible. There's too many variables we still don't know from this article.

TL:DR

Where did the shot come from?

That vehicle was surrounded. It's possible an officer from the other side saw someone crawling around and determined it was a threat or even a stray bullet.​

Who was the officer on recording speaking with?

If I was directing a possible victim to safety and saw her go shot, I'd verbalize like that too even if the shot came from 100 yards away.​

Did the officer communicate over radio that the passenger was out and moving to him?

If the person who shot percieved her as a threat and had no information contrary, they're likely more upset about this than any of us.​

Was there even time to communicate effectively?​

Was there any malice?

While I suspect the answer is absolutely no I cannot be certain. That said, if it wasn't malice it was a reaction of an officer in a very stressful situation. The kind of situation where the amygdala takes over for someone whether they know or not.​

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My biggest issue is that we live in a world where this happens and we don't logically evaluate rather than making snap emotional judgements. It leads to bad choices which mean lawyers direct agencies to not release video and full explanations when there's a mistake because well budget consequences.

Maybe tho, we need to stop with the 'gotcha' moments when mistakes happen. I've never met a perfect person who's made no mistakes. Demanding we over punish a good officer for one bad outcome when every day the officers life is on the line seems like an unhelpful choice to me.

well, anythime they knowingly lie about things, its not gonna look good for them. The dept had to be aware of the video footage and undoubtedly watched it, but still say it was unclear if it was her getting out of the car when they have the audio of an officer saying it was her.
When you have been sitting on the footage of this for 2 years refusing to release it and still not giving the correcdt story, they HAD to know eventually video and audio evidence was gonna be realsed., But they were gonna stick to thier guns and claim officers didn't know it was here.
Do i think it was Malice? no. Do i think the way they seemed to have handled it wrong? absolutely.
They were scared that the father could fire on them and had a hair trigger finger, and at the first thought of danger they just let the bullets fly. they were terrified.
I would never want to be a poice officer, this is one of the reasons. but i can admit that..

 

[Tapxe]

well, anythime they knowingly lie about things, its not gonna look good for them. The dept had to be aware of the video footage and undoubtedly watched it, but still say it was unclear if it was her getting out of the car when they have the audio of an officer saying it was her.
When you have been sitting on the footage of this for 2 years refusing to release it and still not giving the correcdt story, they HAD to know eventually video and audio evidence was gonna be realsed., But they were gonna stick to thier guns and claim officers didn't know it was here.
Do i think it was Malice? no. Do i think the way they seemed to have handled it wrong? absolutely.
They were scared that the father could fire on them and had a hair trigger finger, and at the first thought of danger they just let the bullets fly. they were terrified.
I would never want to be a poice officer, this is one of the reasons. but i can admit that..

Lawsuit. Depts are concerned and rightfully so that any admission can and will be used against them.

I agree with your sentiment as well and wish it was so, but unless folks are willing to give up the right to sue a PD we have what we have.

 

[bigdaddysaints]

Lawsuit. Depts are concerned and rightfully so that any admission can and will be used against them.

I agree with your sentiment as well and wish it was so, but unless folks are willing to give up the right to sue a PD we have what we have.

well, some dept's deserve the pants sued off them..