Los Angeles County Sheriff Jim McDonnell has scheduled a news
conference Sunday to discuss the fatal shooting by sheriff’s deputies of
a man wielding a gun at a busy Lynwood intersection, an incident caught
on a dramatic video that has sparked protests in the neighborhood.
The sheriff and homicide detectives will discuss the shooting at a news conference at 11 a.m. at the Hall of Justice downtown. A group of civil rights organizations are planning their own news conference and are calling for a meeting with McDonnell.
The activists they want the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate the shooting and launch a broader probe into the use of force by the Sheriff’s Department.
The video showed deputies repeatedly firing at the man, even after he fell to the ground. The Sheriff's Department said the man had fired shots into the air and pointed the weapon at the deputies before they opened fire. Officials also said they recovered a loaded .45-caliber handgun at the scene.
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"Repeatedly firing at the man." Sometimes they come back!
ReplyDeleteAmazing that they didn't hit someone else, because I am 100% sure every round didn't hit its target, in fact, I bet less than 50% if that much.
DeleteNo, every round didn't. ABC showed a close up of the guy
ReplyDeletelying prone with his head up still holding the gun and
pointing it. Do you recall in NYC, a man with a gun and
the cops trying to shoot him but missed after numerous
tries but hit pedestrians instead. They are not very good
shots in these types of situations.
No, they did not. ABC showed a close up of the guy lying
ReplyDeleteprone on the ground with his head up, still holding the
gun pointing it. Do you recall in NYC a man with a gun
and the cops shot numerous times, never hitting him but
pedestrians instead. The cops are not very good shots
in situations such as this.
Thanks.
DeleteFrom a legal point of view this shooting is probably going to be considered justified but the video of them shooting a man in the back and continuing to shoot while he is CRAWLING AWAY is
ReplyDeletenot going to do anything for the 'protect and serve' propaganda. What it shows is a clear willingness to inflict violence against someone who arguably was no longer a CREDIBLE threat. And in reality he could just as easily have had a cell phone in his hand and been shot to pieces. It wouldn't be the first time. Enforcing the law is not JUST about the law, it's also about how society perceives LEO. And their conduct as displayed in numerous internet videos does nothing to make reasonable people trust them.
shooting a man in the back and continuing to shoot while he is CRAWLING AWAY is
DeleteNot good.