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Originally Posted by Martano666 ↗

Here's a tip:

IF you are not a white person and you live in America, do not EVER call the police for help. Call your friends instead.
Otherwise this is likely to happen.

Lol @ "Likely". You should've quit while you were ahead.

[Trunkzdbz]

Unjustified use of deadly force period, the officers should be charged with murder 1.

[Dennislp3]

Unjustified yes. I think tasers would have been far more prudent when you have multiple officers you really should have at least one with a taser out...that's why the family got millions for it. The idiot had meth in his system though and if he didn't I am sure he would have just followed orders and stood there like the other two.

Drugs are bad

[dirty ike]

Originally Posted by Martano666 ↗

This would NEVER happen in Canada.

Bullshit!

[chewbacca]

Originally Posted by khaos89 ↗

The cop should be executed, there is absolutely no way he can justify his actions.

In which backwoods country do you from? If Im correct there's only been one cop executed for crimes here in America and they were unrelated to his job. If you dont have a certain amount of sympathy for a guy lut into situations where he has to risk his life to protect yours, then you are an anarchist and would not enjoy the structure we have in the USA. Perhals I could suggest living in the Sudan if you prefer anarchy?
Not all cops are perfect, not all doctors are perfect (should we execute them when a patient dies on the operating table?), not all judges are perfect, not all teachers are perfect etc etc etc. Not all anarchists are perfect either....

[chewbacca]

Sorry I cant type for shit lol.

[lackofreality]

Originally Posted by chewbacca ↗

In which backwoods country do you from? If Im correct there's only been one cop executed for crimes here in America and they were unrelated to his job. If you dont have a certain amount of sympathy for a guy lut into situations where he has to risk his life to protect yours, then you are an anarchist and would not enjoy the structure we have in the USA

What a load of bollocks, lovely attitude btw.

I usually lurk on here but am moved to comment on this as it's got way out of hand. It's true, stats show that many unarmed non-whites are shot and killed by people who are supposed to 'serve and protect' and yet weirdly never brought to justice in the USA. In that clip I didn't see one single officer of the law risk his life, serve or protect.

Over and over again the police are shown to be corrupt and just close ranks, lose evidence etc, when something like this happens. Nobody ever gets the justice they deserve.

So yeah, I'm glad I don't live in the USA. I live in the UK, the Police are still a bunch of corrupt fuckers here too. Just not trigger happy.:2gunsfiring _v1:

[mkianni]

Yea, unfortunately this is one of those "WTF did you do that for" moments.

Maybe police departments need to reevaluate some of their psychological testing for perspective police applicants. Some people just can't handle that kind of quick thought process under extreme pressure. It's definitely a problem with a few, but not the majority.

But these kinds of adrenalin rush mistakes have been happening since the advent of organized police work, we just get to see most of it now thanks to video cameras, cell phones, CCTV...etc, which has a tendency to make it look like its ALL cops, ALL the time. But it's not.

[ThoughtOasis]

Originally Posted by Martano666 ↗

This would NEVER happen in Canada.

lol...never say never...

[russell515034]

Originally Posted by Berserk ↗

Gardena, Calif. – A federal judge ordered the release of a highly incriminating video that shows Gardena police officers gun down two men who were not only unarmed but posed no outward threat to officers.

Police dash cams recorded parts of the June 2, 2013, fatal shooting of Ricardo Diaz-Zeferino, who was shot eight times, with another man, Eutiquio Acevedo Mendez, being wounded in the attack.

The judge ordered the videos’ release, overriding the emphatic objection of police after the city settled a lawsuit relating to the shooting for $4.7 million, according to the Los Angeles Times. The judge qualified this decision by stating that there was an overriding public interest in the release of the footage.

The city, immediately after the ruling was issued, attempted to secure an order from the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, to stop the district court from enforcing its order to release the video. A judge subsequently granted the request, but by that time The Times had already obtained the videos and posted them to YouTube.

The cold-blooded killing occurred after police responded to a simple call regarding a stolen bike outside a local drugstore. Police allege that the dispatcher mistakenly relayed to responding officers that the crime was a robbery, which typically involves the use of force or weapons.

Officers responded to the area of the theft, when Sgt. Christopher Cuff came upon two men riding bicycles. The men were actually friends of the bike theft victim and were out searching for the stolen bicycle.

Tragically, Cuff assumed the men were the thieves and demanded they stop and raise their hands, according to a district attorney’s memo. As the two men stood in front of the police vehicle, Diaz-Zeferino, who was the brother of the theft victim, ran up to his detained friends. According to witness reports, Diaz-Zeferino yelled to the officer that they had the wrong people.

At this point, two more squad cars arrive on scene, with three more officers training their weapons on the good samaritans.

Not surprisingly, the district attorney’s memo attempts to justify the murder by the police, alleging Diaz-Inferno was reached for his waistband twice – which we all know is punishable by execution.


It’s important to note that claiming the suspect reached for their waistband, causing the officer to fear for their life, is the standard claim that officers attempt to use to justify the killing of unarmed individuals.

The video shows an officer yell, “You do it again, you’re going to get shot,” at Diaz-Zeferino, who removes his hat, lowering his hands. According to the DA’s memo, three officers then opened fire.

“The videos show the cold-blooded shooting of clearly unarmed men,” R. Samuel Paz, attorney for some of the victims, said.

The American Civil Liberties Union also weighed in on the case.

“Today’s federal court decision in a fatal Gardena police shooting is an important reminder that holding law enforcement accountable depends on the public’s access to information on police conduct,” read the statement.

The fact that police gunned down friends of the theft victim who were simply attempting to be good samaritans cannot be overstated. The warrior cop mentality displayed by these officers highlights exactly what is wrong with policing. Had the officers taken the time to de-escalate the situation, rather than to display a response based on fear and adrenaline, perhaps a life would have been saved, and a tragedy averted.

This forgets to mention that they were actually the ones who called the police. One of their bikes was stolen and, if my memory serves me right, had located where it was and wanted to show the officers. With that info, it looks as if the boys are confused or annoyed at how the police reacted upon showing up, since they were the victims. But they got shot instead of getting help. Really fucking stupid. terrible cops.