Cop tells unarmed airman to get up, airman gets up, cop shoots him

[quote name='Mookyjooky'] B: That this probably wouldnt of hit the news if he wasnt a Iraq Vet., or he was anglo saxon.
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He probably wouldn't have got shot if he was Anglo.
 
That's great, the guy is just back from Iraq too, maybe this time an officer will get fucked. I hope they toss him in prison so he can experience some serious ass sex as his punishment.
 
[quote name='Zenithian Legend']That's great, the guy is just back from Iraq too, maybe this time an officer will get fucked. I hope they toss him in prison so he can experience some serious ass sex as his punishment.[/QUOTE]
A paid month suspension is more likely.
 
Here's a pic of the cop.

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ok lets get this straight, just because somone says he's an air force officer you're going to believe them? Especially after running away in a car chase? Most people who criticize the officer don't realize how the tension rises in a situation like that. The officer was dumb, he should have just laid on the ground. That's obviously the safest choice because they officer will not shoot you for staying still. However getting up indicates action.

Officer says Don't get up, should have enphasized the Don't part more ;) but yeah oh well =p
 
[quote name='Zoglog']ok lets get this straight, just because somone says he's an air force officer you're going to believe them? Especially after running away in a car chase? Most people who criticize the officer don't realize how the tension rises in a situation like that. The officer was dumb, he should have just laid on the ground. That's obviously the safest choice because they officer will not shoot you for staying still. However getting up indicates action.

Officer says Don't get up, should have enphasized the Don't part more ;) but yeah oh well =p[/QUOTE]

The airman was actually enlisted not an officer he earns his living :lol:
 
[quote name='Zoglog']ok lets get this straight, just because somone says he's an air force officer you're going to believe them? Especially after running away in a car chase? Most people who criticize the officer don't realize how the tension rises in a situation like that. The officer was dumb, he should have just laid on the ground. That's obviously the safest choice because they officer will not shoot you for staying still. However getting up indicates action.

Officer says Don't get up, should have enphasized the Don't part more ;) but yeah oh well =p[/QUOTE]

Wait, unless you heard something I didn't then he did what he was told. If a cop has a gun pointed at you and tells you to get up I don't think you're going to stay down assuming he'll shoot you if you follow his orders. The kid even told him he was getting up.
 
[quote name='Zoglog']ok lets get this straight, just because somone says he's an air force officer you're going to believe them? Especially after running away in a car chase? Most people who criticize the officer don't realize how the tension rises in a situation like that. The officer was dumb, he should have just laid on the ground. That's obviously the safest choice because they officer will not shoot you for staying still. However getting up indicates action.

Officer says Don't get up, should have enphasized the Don't part more ;) but yeah oh well =p[/QUOTE]

Did you miss the part where the cop told him to get up?
 
[quote name='Zoglog']ok lets get this straight, just because somone says he's an air force officer you're going to believe them? Especially after running away in a car chase? Most people who criticize the officer don't realize how the tension rises in a situation like that. The officer was dumb, he should have just laid on the ground. That's obviously the safest choice because they officer will not shoot you for staying still. However getting up indicates action.

Officer says Don't get up, should have enphasized the Don't part more ;) but yeah oh well =p[/QUOTE]

Yeah, the cop told him to get up. He was just following directions.
 
All the officer needs to do is prove that he felt his life was in danger. If he believed that the airman could have injured him in any way...he'll more than likely recieve psych evaluations and two weeks unpaid leave.

Now, the community may put pressure on the department to get rid of this guy. However, it'd be a really tough case to prove that the officer shot the guy for no reason. Even with video.

Either way, both sides lose. The department comes off looking awful and a young man is hospitalized for something that could have been avoided IF, and only IF the proper techniques were applied.

Most departments across the US are starting to train officers for this. I had to take several ethics classes, most of which teach you how to handle a situation similiar to this.
 
There are some GLARING problems with this case:

1) It states in the 1st post that he lead them on a "SHORT 100mph chase". Short & 100mph don't go together!!!!

2) The driver was let go with ZERO charges filed! WTF!

3) Anyone who ever got pulled over while speeding was "chased". How the hell can the officer get to you without chasing you??


What this tells me is that these were guys that were just speeding.
 
according to some of the airmans coworkers his friend was proud of his new car and wanted to show him how fast it could go. Honestly I know I have been there done that. I can see why the cop would think the ride was stolen driving in that manner
 
[quote name='jlarlee']The cop was charged with man slaughter today[/QUOTE]

Manslaughter or attempted manslaughter? I didn't read the middle pages of posts but unless the airman died, I don't think he couldn have been charged for manslaughter.
 
[quote name='Duo_Maxwell']Manslaughter or attempted manslaughter? I didn't read the middle pages of posts but unless the airman died, I don't think he couldn have been charged for manslaughter.[/QUOTE]
attempted my bad
 
It almost seems like there's more to the story. I think RedvsBlue made a good point when he said another officer could have told another guy to get up, and the airforce guy thought he was being told to get up.

Ehh...I dont know, I'm pretty torn on this right now.
 
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