Black Man's Violent Death In Police Custody Was Filmed For 'Live PD,' Prosecutor Says

[LiberalArkie]

New video and documents released in the 2019 death of Javier Ambler show police repeatedly using a stun gun, despite him pleading he couldn’t breathe.


AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Police video and documents released more than a year after the in-custody death of a Black man in Texas show that sheriff’s deputies repeatedly used a stun gun on him despite multiple pleas that he couldn’t breathe following a chase after he failed to dim his headlights.

The revelations in the 2019 death of Javier Ambler raise questions about Williamson County deputies’ practice of pursuing drivers for minor crimes, according to a report published Monday by the Austin American-Statesman and KVUE-TV. A local prosecutor involved in the investigation of Ambler’s death also says the circumstances are troubling because it was being filmed for A&E Network’s real-time police show “Live PD.”

The details about Ambler, a 40-year-old father of two boys, come as worldwide protests continue following the death of George Floyd, a Black man who died after a white Minneapolis police officer pressed his knee into Floyd’s neck for several minutes while taking him into custody. Thousands paid their respects to Floyd on Monday at a public viewing of his body at a church in Houston, where he lived most of his life.

Ambler died March 28, 2019, after he was driving home following a poker game with friends, according to the report. Williamson County Deputy J.J. Johnson, who is regularly featured on “Live PD,” flipped on his flashing lights to pull Ambler over after noticing that he kept on his bright headlights facing oncoming traffic. After Ambler refused to stop, Johnson and the film crew riding

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[WhiskeyGrinder]

1. Live PD is a scourge. I highly, highly recommend the podcast "Running From Cops," which digs into

how the show is made, how cops control the final product and how people's lives have been wrecked by the show. It's straight-up copaganda. If you don't want to sit through the podcast, you can listen to a This American Life interview with the creator, or read the transcript here:

https://www.thisamericanlife.org/675/transcript

[chia]

4. +1

Thanks for the info, I've never seen the show myself but know someone who watches it regularly and I want to inform myself for a future conversation.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

6. Good luck! I find it sad that so many enjoy watching other people's misfortunes, and when

you find out how the "live, unscripted" feed is put together, it's unconscionable.

[chia]

11. Thank you, and I agree

[BlueLucy]

16. I can't imagine sitting there watching that.

It makes me sick to think about it.

[chia]

2. Another case of sadistic tasering:

Link to tweet

?s=20

[Doremus]

7. Video ended too soon.

Do you know if/where there's a full copy?

[chia]

9. Because the cops started shooting rubber bullets at them to keep them from videoing...

I don't know if there's other footage out there, but would be surprised if there weren't

[Hav]

3. So he wanted some action for the cameras...

The equivalent of bloggers and youtubers desperately looking for content. These racist pigs murdered another person lying on the floor begging for help.

[soothsayer]

5. I hate that effing show

They’re wise to have pulled it for the time being. Maybe it should be gone forever. A couple cops seem genuinely nice, but most come across as real power-mad a-holes.

I feel like in this case the cops were doing some of it for the cameras. We’ll see.

[Doremus]

8. I've noticed they're very careful not to have their Rambo type cops on.

Looks like they choose their cast very carefully to present a friendly, wholesome feel.

[Coventina]

10. FTP & ACAB

[RockRaven]

12. They murdered a man for a few more minutes of screen time.

Sick fuckos.

[stillcool]

13. the bile is getting worse every day...

[dalton99a]

14. Video:

[tblue37]

15. Death sentence for high beams. nt