[DiamondSmiles]

Thanks to Darkest Angel, for this story.

By Matt Agorist

June 3, 2015

Salt Lake City, Utah — On August 11, 2014, Dillon Taylor was gunned down in broad daylight by Officer Bron Cruz.

The confrontation happened because Cruz confused Taylor with a possible criminal in the area.

Taylor, his brother, and his cousin were exiting a 7-Eleven in an area where police were searching for a suspect who had allegedly been waving a gun around. These uninvolved young men allegedly matched the description.

When the three men exited the convenience store, they were surrounded by officers and ordered to show their hands. Two of the men stopped and complied, Dillon Taylor, listening to music, kept walking.

Barely 40 seconds go by from the time Dillon is approached until he is shot by Cruz.

The body cam footage was released in September of last year, however, it stopped just after the shots were fired.

Apparently, the department did not want you to see what happened after as the full video was not released until this week. It shows the disturbing moments before and after this innocent man was gunned down by police.

“He couldn’t hear them, so he just kept walking. Then … they had guns pointed at his face. That’s when he turned off the music,” Taylor’s brother Jerrail Taylor told the SLC Tribune. “I saw them point guns at my brother’s face, and I knew what was going to happen.”

One officer told Taylor to get on the ground, while another told him to put his hands on his head.

“He got confused, he went to pull up his pants to get on the ground, and they shot him,” Jerrail Taylor said.

A report by the Daily Kos provides a detailed breakdown of the 7 minute video:

Now that the full video has been released, it’s disturbingly clear that nothing about this police shooting was justified. Nothing at all.

At 0:17, Officer Bron Cruz gets out of his vehicle. You will notice people confused by his presence.

At 0:22, Officer Cruz walks past two men who were friends with Dillon Taylor.

At 0:24, Officer Cruz walks behind Taylor, who has on a white T-shirt and is listening to music.

At 0:33, we see the officer has his gun drawn and is yelling at Taylor, who’s holding his sagging pants up and does not appear to hear Cruz.

At 0:36, the officer shoots Taylor. It would be fatal.

Starting at 0:41, you will notice the headphone cord coming out of Taylor’s pocket.

At 0:48, you will see that the headphones were clearly going up to Taylor’s ears.

At 0:52, the officer asks Dillon to “give me your hands,” but Taylor is already near death. His friends begin screaming and crying in the background.

At 1:03, the officer handcuffs Taylor.

At 1:48, the officer turns Taylor over, the headphones are visible, and the officer states, “it’s clear”—meaning that Taylor was actually unarmed.

At 2:54, the officer turns Taylor completely over, keeping him handcuffed, and begins talking to him and trying to get him to talk. Taylor appears nearly dead and is completely covered in blood.

At 4:56, the officer is rummaging through Taylor’s pockets instead of providing any first aid.

It seems that after the officer discovered Taylor was unarmed, he pretended to care and provided a nice show for his body cam. However, he never once attempted to simply apply pressure to the gaping hole in Taylor’s chest.

Great show, my ass! Fucking 2 x 2" square piece of gauze for a bullet hole!


Read more at http://thefreethoughtproject.com/gra...1PXUCujXLHh.99

[rob666]

The Cops whole demeanor changed when he he realized there was no weapon, and he was in shit.
It was only then that he did anything to show any concern for the victim, like try talking to him or stemming the blood loss. He let him lie face down in his own blood for 2.5 minutes, and didn't do shit.

And even then, wtf did he do? Nothing.

[1970johnnyhunter]

You're description is somewhat askew. Earphones or not, the suspect eventually turned and faced the cop so there is no denying that he saw a cop in uniform with a gun pointed at him. The suspect, innocent as he was, CHOSE to keep walking away, backwards, ignoring police order WITH his hands in his pants, unseen to the officer. How fucking hard is it to understand when a cop tells you to stop and put your hands up, stop and put your hands up. What if he HAD a gun hidden in his pants and was walking away like that to stall for time to draw his weapon and then shot and killed the cop? That's what the cop was thinking I'm sure. Bottom line, you see a cop with his gun pointed at you, you stop and put your hands in the air. this dumb fuck killed himself by his stupid choices.

[soonerbob81972]

I don't know. I guess it could be interpreted either way. Hate to see things like that happen.

[Wiley]

Cops everyday have a GOD complex-Shoot first
Question? Fuck that. Where's my next victim?

Fuck the Police...

[DiamondSmiles]

Originally Posted by 1970johnnyhunter ↗

You're description is somewhat askew. Earphones or not, the suspect eventually turned and faced the cop so there is no denying that he saw a cop in uniform with a gun pointed at him. The suspect, innocent as he was, CHOSE to keep walking away, backwards, ignoring police order WITH his hands in his pants, unseen to the officer. How fucking hard is it to understand when a cop tells you to stop and put your hands up, stop and put your hands up. What if he HAD a gun hidden in his pants and was walking away like that to stall for time to draw his weapon and then shot and killed the cop? That's what the cop was thinking I'm sure. Bottom line, you see a cop with his gun pointed at you, you stop and put your hands in the air. this dumb fuck killed himself by his stupid choices.

I suggest you contact the source. What I posted is an exact copy of the story.

I don't think the victim heard him because of his ear buds being in. It sounds like a case of mistaken identity.

[fapfapfap]

Originally Posted by diamondsmiles ↗

I don't think the victim heard him because of his ear buds being in.

Lol wtf.

Anyway, it's a mexican shooting a white guy, so there's no applicable racial agenda, move along people.

[rob666]

Originally Posted by 1970johnnyhunter ↗

You're description is somewhat askew. Earphones or not, the suspect eventually turned and faced the cop so there is no denying that he saw a cop in uniform with a gun pointed at him. The suspect, innocent as he was, CHOSE to keep walking away, backwards, ignoring police order WITH his hands in his pants, unseen to the officer. How fucking hard is it to understand when a cop tells you to stop and put your hands up, stop and put your hands up. What if he HAD a gun hidden in his pants and was walking away like that to stall for time to draw his weapon and then shot and killed the cop? That's what the cop was thinking I'm sure. Bottom line, you see a cop with his gun pointed at you, you stop and put your hands in the air. this dumb fuck killed himself by his stupid choices.

The victims blood alcohol level from what I've read put him over being legally drunk.
So you're drunk, with your earbuds in, and suddenly you turn around and there's someone pointing a gun at you. You haven't been doing anything to expect something like this to happen.

I think most people would have a hard time registering that, and God only knows how most people would react.
He definitely shouldn't have put his hands anywhere near his pockets, but I don't think he fully realized or registered what was going on either.

The Cops reaction says a lot. The reason he kept ruffling through the guys pockets, instead of administering first aid, is he was so concerned about finding a weapon to justify the shooting.

The Cop had his gun out as soon as he exited the vehicle. I don't know, where I live you just don't see that

[Cerebral222]

I've seen this here before, but this is a longer version than the one I remember; thanks for the post.

[RCKNRLLCWBY]

Originally Posted by 1970johnnyhunter ↗

You're description is somewhat askew. Earphones or not, the suspect eventually turned and faced the cop so there is no denying that he saw a cop in uniform with a gun pointed at him. The suspect, innocent as he was, CHOSE to keep walking away, backwards, ignoring police order WITH his hands in his pants, unseen to the officer. How fucking hard is it to understand when a cop tells you to stop and put your hands up, stop and put your hands up. What if he HAD a gun hidden in his pants and was walking away like that to stall for time to draw his weapon and then shot and killed the cop? That's what the cop was thinking I'm sure. Bottom line, you see a cop with his gun pointed at you, you stop and put your hands in the air. this dumb fuck killed himself by his stupid choices.

Agreed but whatever happened to using tazers or pepper spray? Lets try non lethal means before getting over zealous with a gun. In other words I don't believe he should have fired until being fired upon.