RE: Fucking Cops: Volume II
December 14, 2016 at 12:30 pm
(This post was last modified: December 14, 2016 at 12:38 pm by Faith No More.)
Quote:But the video shows that no warning was given and the K9 officer wrote in his official police report that, "due to the immediate threat I did not have an opportunity to give K-9 warnings."
He went on to say that he believed the man "posed an immediate threat to officers due to the fact he was clinching his fists and walking towards them."
Which, surprise surprise, turned out to be total bullshit. What an asshole.
And once again, the police show they have an itchy trigger finger.
Quote:3-year-old man in the early stages of dementia was killed by a Bakersfield police officer after a neighbor called 911 and erroneously reported the man was carrying a revolver, authorities said Tuesday.
The officer fired seven rounds toward Francisco Serna, who died just feet from his home.
But when police searched Serna for a gun, they found only a dark, faux wood crucifix.
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When Serna was about 20 feet away, after ignoring commands to stop, Officer Reagan Selman fired seven rounds at Serna, Martin said.
Serna was struck and fell in the driveway. He was pronounced dead, just across the street from his home.
Officials said that about 30 seconds had elapsed between the woman identifying Serna and the officer opening fire. By then, five more officers had responded and saw the shooting. None of the other officers fired any rounds, Martin said.
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me...story.html
So, the cops show up, and even though they don't even claim to have seen a gun, it takes them thirty seconds to determine that he should be executed for not pulling his hands out of his pockets. That's how they're trained to deal with mental illness. Shoot first, ask questions later.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell