Police Shootings / Possible Abuse Threads [merged]

[DaveXA]

A family from New Mexico was held at gunpoint by police after trying to rush their injured dog to the veterinarian.

William Albrecht was driving his dog Stella to the vet with his wife and 16-year-old son back in July after the pet was hit by a car.


The family had jumped in the car immediately after the labradoodle was struck near the family’s home in Rio Rancho and were speeding down Interstate 550 through Bernalillo when a police cruiser stopped them.

“I imagined if he was going to pull me over for speeding, I’d pull over. He’d say something to me and then maybe even help us get there. You know, I’ve heard of stories like that before, but that didn’t happen, ” Mr Albrecht told KRQE.

Police videos from the traffic stop obtained by KRQE showed Officer Jeramie Nevarez ordering Mr Albrecht out of the car at gunpoint, swearing at him while he did so.

“Face the Fork* away from me!” the officer shouts at him. He then continues to shout orders such as: “Step back! Step Fork*ing back! Go to your left! Fork*ing faster! Get on your knees!”

Mr Albrecht, who has no shoes on, is forced by the officer to walk backwards towards traffic on the busy road, all the while the gun is still pointed.

Mr Albrecht tried to plead with the officer by saying to him “my dog’s gonna die,” but his pleas were ignored……

The situation escalated when three other officers arrived on the scene, who then also pointed their guns at Ms Albrecht and their son, Remi Albrecht.

“I saw my son was sticking his hands out the window, too, like, dude, our dog’s going to die,” Mr Albrecht said. “I was scared. I was genuinely scared.”

Their son tried to point in the position of his mother, who was holding their dog, who was bleeding from its head, but “none of them seemed to even care at the moment at all,” Mr Albrecht told KRQE.

Mr Albrecht, who was then handcuffed and being walked to the police car, was still pleading with the officers that their dog was about to die.

“I don’t give a Fork*,” Officer Nevarez responded. “Okay,” Mr Albrecht said.

His son was also being directed towards a police car. When Mr Albrecht saw this he said to the officer: “I can’t believe you’re doing this, sir.”

Officer Nevarez responded: “Jesus Fork**** Christ, man!”

“I can’t believe you pulled your gun on my kid, sir,” Mr Albrecht said to the officerm who replied: “It’s policy.”

“Oh yeah, I hear ya,” Mr Albrecht responded.

The policy in question was sourced by KRQE, but it states that “the level of force employed must be commensurate with the threat posed by the subject and the seriousness of the immediate situation”.……..

As his cuffs came off, Mr Albrecht said: “Dude, you’re something else, man.” Officer Nevarez replied: “You’re something else sir,” before saying: “Good luck with your dog.”

Unfortunately, the family dog did not make it and died shortly after they arrived at the vet.…..

Shocking videos show police holding family at gunpoint as they rushed to save dog

‘It’s policy,’ said the officer who held the distressed family at gunpoint

www.independent.co.uk

Can this family sue the cop for traumatizing them? No? Well then, just another example of how forked up law enforcement is in this country. Protect and serve? My arse.

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

Piece of crap. But he'll probably get a pat on the back from the dept for doing a good job... Why are some officers so full of hate?

Full of unearned power by someone ill equipped to handle it
Trained to consider most citizens ‘other’ or lesser or even the enemy

 

[Eeyore]

"She had limited value... just write a check."

Investigation launched into tape of Seattle police guild leaders downplaying death of woman

A police watchdog agency is investigating union leaders over body-camera audio in which they joke about and downplay the death of 23-year-old Jaahnavi Kandula, who was fatally struck by a cruiser.

www.seattletimes.com

 

[GrandAdmiral]

Can this family sue the cop for traumatizing them? No? Well then, just another example of how forked up law enforcement is in this country. Protect and serve? My arse.

Qualified immunity...

 

[DaveXA]

Qualified immunity...

Yep.

 

[V Chip]

A family from New Mexico was held at gunpoint by police after trying to rush their injured dog to the veterinarian.

William Albrecht was driving his dog Stella to the vet with his wife and 16-year-old son back in July after the pet was hit by a car.


The family had jumped in the car immediately after the labradoodle was struck near the family’s home in Rio Rancho and were speeding down Interstate 550 through Bernalillo when a police cruiser stopped them.

“I imagined if he was going to pull me over for speeding, I’d pull over. He’d say something to me and then maybe even help us get there. You know, I’ve heard of stories like that before, but that didn’t happen, ” Mr Albrecht told KRQE.

Police videos from the traffic stop obtained by KRQE showed Officer Jeramie Nevarez ordering Mr Albrecht out of the car at gunpoint, swearing at him while he did so.

“Face the Fork* away from me!” the officer shouts at him. He then continues to shout orders such as: “Step back! Step Fork*ing back! Go to your left! Fork*ing faster! Get on your knees!”

Mr Albrecht, who has no shoes on, is forced by the officer to walk backwards towards traffic on the busy road, all the while the gun is still pointed.

Mr Albrecht tried to plead with the officer by saying to him “my dog’s gonna die,” but his pleas were ignored……

The situation escalated when three other officers arrived on the scene, who then also pointed their guns at Ms Albrecht and their son, Remi Albrecht.

“I saw my son was sticking his hands out the window, too, like, dude, our dog’s going to die,” Mr Albrecht said. “I was scared. I was genuinely scared.”

Their son tried to point in the position of his mother, who was holding their dog, who was bleeding from its head, but “none of them seemed to even care at the moment at all,” Mr Albrecht told KRQE.

Mr Albrecht, who was then handcuffed and being walked to the police car, was still pleading with the officers that their dog was about to die.

“I don’t give a Fork*,” Officer Nevarez responded. “Okay,” Mr Albrecht said.

His son was also being directed towards a police car. When Mr Albrecht saw this he said to the officer: “I can’t believe you’re doing this, sir.”

Officer Nevarez responded: “Jesus Fork**** Christ, man!”

“I can’t believe you pulled your gun on my kid, sir,” Mr Albrecht said to the officerm who replied: “It’s policy.”

“Oh yeah, I hear ya,” Mr Albrecht responded.

The policy in question was sourced by KRQE, but it states that “the level of force employed must be commensurate with the threat posed by the subject and the seriousness of the immediate situation”.……..

As his cuffs came off, Mr Albrecht said: “Dude, you’re something else, man.” Officer Nevarez replied: “You’re something else sir,” before saying: “Good luck with your dog.”

Unfortunately, the family dog did not make it and died shortly after they arrived at the vet.…..

Shocking videos show police holding family at gunpoint as they rushed to save dog

‘It’s policy,’ said the officer who held the distressed family at gunpoint

www.independent.co.uk

Another video longer and had more reactions.

Amazing.

VIDEO: Family rushing to save dog’s life held at gunpoint by police

BERNALILLO, N.M. (KRQE) – A New Mexico family rushing to try and save their dog’s life was stopped and held at gunpoint by the cops. KRQE Investigates obtained the police videos fro…

www.krqe.com

 

[Taurus]

Another video longer and had more reactions.

Amazing.

VIDEO: Family rushing to save dog’s life held at gunpoint by police

BERNALILLO, N.M. (KRQE) – A New Mexico family rushing to try and save their dog’s life was stopped and held at gunpoint by the cops. KRQE Investigates obtained the police videos fro…

www.krqe.com

It's like the pigs won't be happy until they get the war they so obviously want.
But what they don't realize is that they'll lose.

 

[Optimus Prime]

A dog was shot and killed in front of his family after jumping up at a police officer.

Churros, a golden retriever, was out for a walk with his owner Iasmin Lima, 32, her sons, nine and 12, and her one-year daughter on 9 September, Jam Press reports.

The three-year-old dog was not leashed as the family down Praia do Morro in Guarapari, Brazil.

He barked and jumped on the nearby officer who allegedly pulled out a gun and proclaimed, “I’m going to kill your dog.”

“Everyone begged, but the children were the ones who asked the most, for God’s sake, for him not to do anything, not to shoot,” said Ms Lima.

The suspect, a 52-year-old Military Police officer, from Minas Gerais, shot Churros three times.

He claims the golden retriever attacked him and he asked the owners to hold the dog. When they didn’t, he says he was attacked again before taking out his pistol and shooting the dog once.

He allegedly fled the scene following the incident, offering no assistance to the family. Churros was rushed to the local vet but his injuries were too severe, and he died shortly afterwards.

The family called the Military Police who found the officer and escorted him to the 5th Regional Police Station in Praia do Morro. He was charged with mistreating animals and taken to the Guarapari Provisional Detention Center…….

Family dog shot by police officer in front of children

Churros, a golden retreiver, barked and jumped on a police officer who allegedly pulled out a gun and proclaimed, ‘I’m going to kill your dog’

www.independent.co.uk

 

[Taurus]

A dog was shot and killed in front of his family after jumping up at a police officer.

Churros, a golden retriever, was out for a walk with his owner Iasmin Lima, 32, her sons, nine and 12, and her one-year daughter on 9 September, Jam Press reports.

The three-year-old dog was not leashed as the family down Praia do Morro in Guarapari, Brazil.

He barked and jumped on the nearby officer who allegedly pulled out a gun and proclaimed, “I’m going to kill your dog.”

“Everyone begged, but the children were the ones who asked the most, for God’s sake, for him not to do anything, not to shoot,” said Ms Lima.

The suspect, a 52-year-old Military Police officer, from Minas Gerais, shot Churros three times.

He claims the golden retriever attacked him and he asked the owners to hold the dog. When they didn’t, he says he was attacked again before taking out his pistol and shooting the dog once.

He allegedly fled the scene following the incident, offering no assistance to the family. Churros was rushed to the local vet but his injuries were too severe, and he died shortly afterwards.

The family called the Military Police who found the officer and escorted him to the 5th Regional Police Station in Praia do Morro. He was charged with mistreating animals and taken to the Guarapari Provisional Detention Center…….

Family dog shot by police officer in front of children

Churros, a golden retreiver, barked and jumped on a police officer who allegedly pulled out a gun and proclaimed, ‘I’m going to kill your dog’

www.independent.co.uk

I sometimes wish there was a hell, so scum like this could get a special place in it.

 

[Optimus Prime]

I don’t know if I’ve ever seen a violent aggressive golden retriever in my life

 

[Optimus Prime]

Why police use of facial recognition risks miscarriages of justice

The latest generation of police surveillance tools are overused, underregulated and often completely wrong, opponents tell Josh Marcus and Alex Woodward

www.independent.co.uk

 

[Optimus Prime]

On 24 August 2019, Elijah McClainwas walking home from a convenience store, listening to music and wearing a ski mask, in Aurora, Colorado when a 911 caller reported him as “looking sketchy” — a call that would lead to the death of the 23-year-old and a social uprising against how race plays a role in policing.

Police spotted McClain — who was not armed and had not committed any crime — and put him in a neck hold. Paramedics then arrived at the scene and injected the young man with ketamine.

He died three days later.

Now, just over four years after the incident, jury selection began on Friday for the trial of two Aurora police officers — Randy Roedema and Jason Rosenblatt — who had interacted with McClain.

The trials of a third officer and the two paramedics are also expected to happen later this year……..

Elijah McClain: Everything we know as paramedics convicted in Colorado man’s death

Described by one friend as ‘the sweetest, purest person I have ever met’, Elijah McClain lost his life after encountering three police officers and two paramedics while walking home. Kelly Rissman reports

www.independent.co.uk

 

[Optimus Prime]

An Alabama school band director was tasered by police officers after he refused to stop his band’s performance, in what his lawyer has called an “alarming abuse of power”.

The incident unfolded following a football game between Minor High School and PD Jackson-Olin High School in Birmingham, Alabama, on Thursday.

Birmingham Police said that officers noticed both schools’ bands still playing after the game finished and asked both groups to stop playing music “so students and attendees would leave the stadium”.

While the home team’s band complied with the request, Minor High School band director Johnny Mims did not and “instructed his band to continue performing,” police said.

A physical altercation is said to have ensued, with officers tasering and then arresting Mr Mims.

“BPD officers attempted to take the band director into custody for Disorderly Conduct when a physical altercation ensued between the band director, Birmingham City Schools System personnel, and BPD officers,” said the statement.

Bodycam footage released by police shows Mr Mims telling officers “get out of my face” after they asked him to stop performing.

“We’re fixing to go. This is our last song,” Mr Mims then tells the officers.

An officer is then heard telling Mr Mims “you will go to jail,” to which he responds with a thumbs up. “That’s cool,” he says.

The band then stops playing its song and Mr Mims steps off the stage before a struggle ensues between him and the officers as they appear to try to handcuff him and he yells “get off of me”.

“He hit the officer. He gotta go to jail,” one officer is heard saying. “He swing on the officer.”

Mr Mims is then heard saying he “did not swing on the officer” seconds before he is tasered by police and brought to the ground.............

Alabama police taser school band director for refusing to stop performance

Johnny Mims’ lawyer called the incident an ‘alarming abuse of power’ by police

www.independent.co.uk

 

[DaveXA]

An Alabama school band director was tasered by police officers after he refused to stop his band’s performance, in what his lawyer has called an “alarming abuse of power”.

The incident unfolded following a football game between Minor High School and PD Jackson-Olin High School in Birmingham, Alabama, on Thursday.

Birmingham Police said that officers noticed both schools’ bands still playing after the game finished and asked both groups to stop playing music “so students and attendees would leave the stadium”.

While the home team’s band complied with the request, Minor High School band director Johnny Mims did not and “instructed his band to continue performing,” police said.

A physical altercation is said to have ensued, with officers tasering and then arresting Mr Mims.

“BPD officers attempted to take the band director into custody for Disorderly Conduct when a physical altercation ensued between the band director, Birmingham City Schools System personnel, and BPD officers,” said the statement.

Bodycam footage released by police shows Mr Mims telling officers “get out of my face” after they asked him to stop performing.

“We’re fixing to go. This is our last song,” Mr Mims then tells the officers.

An officer is then heard telling Mr Mims “you will go to jail,” to which he responds with a thumbs up. “That’s cool,” he says.

The band then stops playing its song and Mr Mims steps off the stage before a struggle ensues between him and the officers as they appear to try to handcuff him and he yells “get off of me”.

“He hit the officer. He gotta go to jail,” one officer is heard saying. “He swing on the officer.”

Mr Mims is then heard saying he “did not swing on the officer” seconds before he is tasered by police and brought to the ground.............

Alabama police taser school band director for refusing to stop performance

Johnny Mims’ lawyer called the incident an ‘alarming abuse of power’ by police

www.independent.co.uk

Classic case of "cop mad" because he can't handle any sort of back talk. When cops tend to escalate things, bad things inevitably happen.