Cop’s History an Issue in Toy-Gun Slaying

[FreakinDJ]

Anyone want to say all 5 Eyewitnesses are wrong

Cop’s History an Issue in Toy-Gun Slaying

“With the media coverage and the tsunami of attention that the Lopez lawsuit has received,” said Casillas, “folks are coming to us from everywhere with stories about his repeated instances of recklessness. We are recording stories as far back to the mid-Nineties that indicate his reckless use of firearms … and the shocking part about all of this is that he is the firearms expert, the instructor. In other words Gelhaus lays down the foundation as to how other sheriff deputies are going to be exercising the use of force and that is truly shocking.”

Casillas said five eyewitnesses – four people in a vehicle immediately behind the patrol car and a man in front – said the fatal incident began when the patrol car accelerated into the intersection and crossed into the opposing lane of traffic. The police officers screamed out a command as they were exiting the cruiser and opened fire on Lopez, possibly in a matter of only two or three seconds, Casillas said, adding:

“Our forensic evidence suggests that Andy was shot as he was turning to his right, as the officers called out to him. The first bullet hit in the chest, literally went right through his heart. And it killed him. The police officer continued to shoot as Andy fell, and as Andy was on the ground.”

“We do know that the important sequence, the calling out a command to the shooting, was just two to three seconds,” Casillas said. “The two women behind the patrol car said that they [the deputies] were shooting as they were getting out of the patrol car. Andy wasn’t given a chance to respond or react.”


http://consortiumnews.com/2013/11/21/cops-history-an-issue-in-toy-gun-slaying/

This thing just get worse every time a little more truth slips out from behind the narrative the Sonoma County Sheriff to the media

Kuddos to all the Media around the nation and the world for never looking any further then the AP wire - which in this case was merely the Sheriff's Talking Points

[Nuclear Unicorn]

1. The police aren't acting like public servants defending the citizenry they're acting like

invading soldiers occupying a hostile nation. If the police do not govern themselves they may be right. The people will turn against them and that would be a disaster for everyone except the criminals.

[FreakinDJ]

2. In this case the Sheriff is perpetrating criminal acts

Witness intimidation, Confiscating Witness Cell Phone Video

Here is the REAL jest of the Sheriff's investigation into the shooting from the attorney representing the Lopez family

“What is shocking,” said Casillas, “and what everybody is worried about – we’re certainly worried about it – is that there investigation appears to be superficial. … The witnesses who were there at the time of the shooting weren’t contacted until we brought it to the media’s attention and then … media brought it to the police department. There appear to be witnesses that we have spoken to that the police department hasn’t contacted. I hate to call it a white-wash, that’s hyperbole, but you really have to question just how critically they are evaluating the situation.”

http://consortiumnews.com/2013/11/21/cops-history-an-issue-in-toy-gun-slaying/

I pretty much blame the media for allowing crap like this to transpire. Its been all over the Facebook page from the first day and if they had bothered to do a simple Google Search they wopuld have known there is a lot more to this then the Sheriff was willing to discuss

[Nuclear Unicorn]

3. Perhaps

an outside agency should assist For Better Insight.

[Nuclear Unicorn]

4. BTW -- I could write 5,000 words on why I agree with your signture nt

[FreakinDJ]

5. Thanks

[Logical]

6. Cops "unions" protect bad cops. And cops rarely get fired or even punished. It is a corrupt system.

[FreakinDJ]

7. They just passed a State Law - after the shooting of this kid

Making it virtually impossible for the Sheriff's Dept. to punish cops who lie in court

Hard to believe they are there to "Protect and Serve"