Officers Will Be Tried for Murder Over Infamous Death of Albuquerque Homeless Man

[Liberal_in_LA]

Officers Will Be Tried for Murder Over Infamous Death of Albuquerque Homeless Man


A judge has ordered a trial in the case of two Albuquerque police officers who shot and killed a homeless, mentally ill man after a standoff in March 2014, the AP reports. Officers Dominique Perez and Keith Sandy were part of a group that was removing James Boyd, 38, from a foothills campsite he'd made for himself; in a widely circulated video of the incident, police shout at Boyd to get on the ground and then shoot him in the back and arms as he turns away from them. He's believed to have been holding two knives during the incident:
http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2015/08/18/albuquerque_homeless_man_shooting_murder_trial_for_police_in_james_boyd.html

[Suich]

1. Good!

[GGJohn]

2. Excellent news!!!!

This shooting was a murder and totally uncalled for.
Maybe the tide is finally turning and rogue cops are being held responsible for their actions.

[onecaliberal]

3. Good news.

[chloes1]

4. The tide will

turn when officers are found guilty of murder, not before. If they are found "not guilty", depending on their union, they could get their jobs back.

[damnedifIknow]

5. Should be an open and shut case

Murder plain and simple.

[burrowowl]

6. Good!

[Blue_In_AK]

7. Good!

That was an awful case.

[newfie11]

8. About time

Hope they get life with no parole!!

[Lee-Lee]

9. Good- that video showed they were way out of line

[Taitertots]

10. Why did the judge order the case instead of the prosecuting attorney?

Will the DA be charged as a accessory after the fact?

[Dont call me Shirley]

12. This was a preliminary hearing held in public, as opposed to a closed grand jury.

http://www.abqjournal.com/524987/news/da-to-seek-murder-charges-against-officers-in-james-boyd-shooting.html

[Dont call me Shirley]

11. The Cops are having a fit, now they will be held accountable for illegal actions.

bad cops, bad cops what you gonna do
what you gonna do when the law comes for you

[Liberal_in_LA]

13. where is that song from? it's familiar but from where?