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In reply to the discussion: Judge won't grant immunity to police, doctor who medically paralyzed man for cavity search [View all]Savannahmann
(3,891 posts)Video Surveillance allowed the truth to come out in this case, one of dozens, even hundreds, where the police used excessive violence without even taking the time to determine what the situation was.
http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Surveillance-Video-of-Dallas-Officer-Involved-Shooting-Raises-Questions-228284421.html
The most recent one (I am aware of) from South Carolina. Perhaps you heard the cop was charged after this video was viewed.
http://www.people.com/article/south-carolina-police-officer-shoots-unarmed-suspect-dashcam
This fellow was unlucky. He didn't survive being shot at least sixty times. The Police didn't allow paramedics to attend to the victim for over an hour.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/25/jose-guerena-arizona-_n_867020.html
By the way, the search warrant turned up NOTHING. Despite claims that the victim fired first, now we KNOW he never fired a shot, and his safety was still on. My best guess is he shouted down the hallway that he was armed and the intruders must leave. The Police opened fire blazing down the hallway with automatic weapons. I judge that since they fired some seventy rounds in less than seven seconds.
You may believe her statement is juvenile, but these lists seem to indicate there is a real problem with police killing a lot of people. Far too many for them all to be genuine threats to the officers life. If there was THAT MUCH THREAT there would be a lot more dead cops.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_killings_by_law_enforcement_officers_in_the_United_States_2014
So you can put me on the side of the 12 year old sounding Valerie. Because the cops do tend to be shoot first and ask questions later. The one thing I believe she left out is the questions they ask are what routine lies they are going to write to justify the shooting.