Sheriff: Las Vegas police had reasonable suspicion to stop Michael Bennett

[alp227]

Source: Las Vegas Review-Journal

Metropolitan Police Department Sheriff Joe Lombardo said Friday that officers had “reasonable suspicion” to stop NFL player Michael Bennett in August after a shooting was reported on the Strip.

“They did what they were trained to do,” Lombardo said during an afternoon news conference.

The sheriff emphasized that Bennett did nothing wrong when Metro officers detained him outside The Cromwell, 3503 Las Vegas Blvd. South, the morning of Aug. 27. Lombardo said Bennett was detained for 10 minutes because he ran from a reported shooting inside the hotel while police commanded people to stay down.

Bennett, a Seattle Seahawks defensive lineman, attracted national attention after he accused Las Vegas police of using excessive force and of targeting him because he’s black.

Read more: https://www.reviewjournal.com/local/the-strip/sheriff-las-vegas-police-had-reasonable-suspicion-to-stop-michael-bennett/

[sinkingfeeling]

1. Guess it's in the training manual that all LV shootings are done by black men

[liberalmuse]

2. I've lived in Las Vegas.

Where the police try and justify shooting a fleeing suspect in the back time and time again. I've also had a first hand encounter with the Las Vegas police when a neighbor lost track of her son and told the police that my sister was harboring him (she wasn't). The way they treated her in her own house was inexcusable.

[nycbos]

3. Of course they did.

He was DWB.

[Strelnikov_]

14. Yep . .

Exactly what I was going to post.

[samnsara]

4. ummm cuz he was black?? Hey LV cops..hands off MY Seahawk!

( hes mine..all mine

[Wellstone ruled]

6. Joe is running for reelection next year and

and he needs to be looking good to his Tea Party Supporters as well as Sheldon Adelson and Steve Wynn. Nuf Said!!!!

[catbyte]

7. Is he trying to fill the "America's Biggest Asshole Sheriff"

slot since Arpaio was kicked to the curb & Clarke resigned?

[Wellstone ruled]

8. There are others County

Sheriff's that have that spot filled. This Guy is a pure Bullshit artist complete with Credentials. Just a seat warmer for the Entertainment and Hospitality Business owners. All one needs to know is,if your skin color is dark,watch over your shoulder when in town.

Profiling is their game.

[Thomas Hurt]

9. reasonable suspicion - we said stay down but he ran after someone fired a gun.....

damned suspicious, people running away from guns and flying bullets.....

[sarcasm]

[TeamPooka]

10. They did what they were trained to do, aka Profile black people.

[montana_hazeleyes]

11. Yep!

[Lucky Luciano]

12. Reasonable suspicion...

...i.e. Swarthy skin.

[rockfordfile]

13. Wow the guy is a slimeball.

[Evergreen Emerald]

15. Everyone ran from the shooting.

He was the only one stopped.

[FuzzyRabbit]

16. You mean to tell me no white guys were stopped?

Only the black guy?

[Evergreen Emerald]

17. On the nose. n/t