Grand jury declines to indict ex-cop involved in McKinney pool party
Source: Dallas Morning News
A Collin County grand jury on Thursday declined to indict a former McKinney police officer who came under fire for his role in breaking up a rowdy pool party last summer.
Eric Casebolt, who is white, was recorded on video pinning a black teenage girl to the ground and drawing his gun on two youths who rushed in to help her.
Were glad that the system worked in his favor in this case, said Casebolts attorney, Tom Mills.
Attorneys for the teens whose families had threatened to sue Casebolt were not immediately available for comment.
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Julieta Chiquillo
Published: June 23, 2016 2:41 pm
Human101948
(3,457 posts)Same as it ever was...same as it ever was...
BumRushDaShow
(128,924 posts)This has been done to us for centuries...
csziggy
(34,136 posts)That did a totally unnecessary drop & roll as he was chasing around unarmed teenagers in swim suits that could not have hidden anything? That guy was NUTS!
If I were his boss I would have gotten him drug tested.
BumRushDaShow
(128,924 posts)about him appearing as if he had 'roid rage.
csziggy
(34,136 posts)Although during a show about the Stanford Prison Experiment I did see a mention of a study that said that people, especially me, put in positions of power produce more testosterone than normal. I wonder if that increased hormone could give the effects of use of steroids and create 'roid rage in those men?
I would still like to see cops drug tested on a regular basis especially those who have had incidents of abuse of power.
BumRushDaShow
(128,924 posts)after every excessive force incident.
bluestateguy
(44,173 posts)JA.
Taitertots
(7,745 posts)Its wrong when they do it. It's wrong when we do it too.
24601
(3,961 posts)that their identities & histories are even disclosed.
GeorgeGist
(25,320 posts)SusanLarson
(284 posts)"Moving Forward, Strengthening Police and Community Relationship" HAHAHA try successfully prosecuting bad cops first...
I am sure that if it had been a large group of white children the cops would never have been called by the neighbors.
Chakab
(1,727 posts)expected a different outcome here.
I also don't put much stock in the fact that this guy is (currently) no longer employed in law enforcement. He was resigned before any disciplinary action could be taken against him. Wouldn't surprise me if he ended up working for a department in a few years when people don't remember this story anymore.
The officer who shot Tamir Rice preemptively resigned to avoid being fired from another police department before he got hired by CPD.
Feeling the Bern
(3,839 posts)rockfordfile
(8,702 posts)Texas seems to have a low courage count.