Officer fires at unarmed suspect during traffic stop

[MrScorpio]

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Days after an unarmed man dodged a bullet during a traffic stop, it's still not entirely clear what led a Jacksonville Sheriff's Officer to open fire.

The man's supporters took to social media on Wednesday to share his side of the story, saying the man had been holding his daughter's asthma inhaler when the officer fired Monday night.

Officer J.C. Garcia hasn't been placed on leave in the wake of the shooting, a JSO spokesperson said Tuesday.

The officer drew and fired his weapon under the mistaken belief that the driver was holding a gun. In fact, Brian Dennison, 29, was unarmed, and had his 6-year-old daughter in the car with him.

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Dennison was arrested on misdemeanor charges of knowingly driving with a suspended license and driving with a suspended license. He is currently in the Duval County Jail.




http://www.firstcoastnews.com/story/news/local/2014/11/25/officer-opens-fire-traffic-stop/70100748/

[jillan]

1. We need to keep posting these disgusting stories. Keep public awareness going.

[B Calm]

2. I agree!

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

14. What the motherfking fck!? Just be sure not to protest this too loudly people or

you're next.

[SummerSnow]

3. Everyone doesn't carry a gun...sheesh

Aspiring marine, 17, shot dead by female police officer 'who mistook Nintendo Wii controller he was holding for a gun'

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2563445/Georgia-teen-holding-Nintendo-Wii-controller-shot-police-thought-holding-gun.html

Police went to the 17-year-old's home to serve a warrant on his father over a probation violation
When Christopher Roupe opened the door, an officer shot him him in the chest
Police claim he was holding a gun, while witnesses say he was holding a Nintendo Wii controller

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Autopsy Results Reveal Murdered College Student Shot 7 Times, Then Cuffed By Police. Was unarmed.

Nearly two months ago, NewsOne reported on the tragic case of Kendrec McDade (pictured), the California college student and football star who was killed by Pasadena cops while they were responding to a robbery. Now that McDade’s autopsy report has been released, it’s been revealed that he was shot seven times at close range and handcuffed afterward, according to the L.A. Times.




RELATED: Fake 911 Call Leads Investigators To Shoot Innocent College Student Dead
After cell phone store worker Oscar Carrillo lied to authorities that the two men who stole his backpack were armed, Jeff Newlen and Mathew Griffin came to the scene. Soon after, they began pursuing McDade who was on foot. Reportedly, when the student allegedly reached for his waistband, one of the officers, who was said to be sitting in the patrol car, fired four rounds at McDade. The second officer, who was on foot, fired yet another four rounds because he “believ[ed] his partner was involved in a firefight.”


Both Newlen and Griffin went on record, stating that they realized McDade was unarmed after they had already shot him. Even more upsetting, though, is that the coroner was able to determine that McDade was handcuffed for a period of time after the shooting.
Of course, Pasadena Lt. Phlunte Riddle quickly defended the officers’ actions of handcuffing the teen after he had already been shot. “Procedurally, until an individual has been deemed to be no further threat, the officer can use discretion to unhandcuff,” said Riddle.

http://newsone.com/2015110/kendrec-mcdade-shooting/

[noiretextatique]

5. police seem to mistake a lot of things for guns

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025875041

i will add nintendo controllers and asthma inhalers to the list.

[Logical]

9. No shit. And everyone apparently reaches in their wasistband constantly. Nt

[Warren Stupidity]

11. I'm pretty sure that "black man" is very difficult to distinguish from "gun".

At least that seems to be the only possible conclusion, given the mounting evidence.

[raging moderate]

16. Abyss beneath abyss.

Perfidy beyond perfidy.

These police are despicable psychopaths.

[helpmetohelpyou]

20. The kid holding a nintendo

NO charges filed

http://www.11alive.com/story/news/local/2014/07/16/euharlee-police-shooting-beth-gatny/12753503/



A previous grand jury had ruled that deadly force was not authorized. That grand jury had asked the district attorney's office to take further measures.

Cole Law, an attorney for Roupe's family said they were stunned by the second grand jury's decision not to bring charges against Gatny


Gatny remains on administrative leave. Euharlee Police Chief Terry Harget said that Gatney and the department will talk over the next several weeks about her future. He would not elaborate. He said if she does return to the force, it won't be for several weeks.

[noiretextatique]

4. i will add asthma inhalers to my list of things police mistake for guns

when black people have them.

[SummerSnow]

6. Watch out construction workers/carpenters if you carry one of these

[noiretextatique]

7. yep...clearly looks like a gun

[Rex]

8. Really I was done at skittles and a soda.

And that was just a cop wannabe! The fact that real cops are doing it, is deplorable. I thought we had laws against racial profiling?

[seabeyond]

10. me, too. nt

[nc4bo]

12. Somewhere there is a breaking point.

Before domestic war is declared.

[lpbk2713]

13. Irresponsible people are being placed in positions of responsibility.

That is becoming quite obvious. Governing bodies should be held accountable for the actions of the inept people they employ.

[Hulk]

17. Just curious if any of these incidents involved PTSD?

Are any of these cops returning from the front in Iraq or Afghanistan? ...or are they getting their training from Israeli military forces? I've seen a video a month back sharing information that our police forces are getting training from the same thug Israeli Army that has been oppressing the Palestinian population.

Just asking.

[lpbk2713]

18. Returning vets have enough problems.

So please excuse me. I'm not even going there.

[valerief]

15. But the driver was black! That's reason enough in the UPS of A to spray-shoot.

[MannyGoldstein]

19. I deeply appreciate your posting these

Do you keep a compilation somewhere?

[MrScorpio]

21. No, just whatever is in my journal. All my OPs are posted there automatically

So if you want to go back and find them, that's where they are.

[eppur_se_muova]

22. Shoot first, think later. nt