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Deputies fired 120 shots at SUV |
Sheriff's deputies fired about 120 shots at a vehicle to end a car chase in Compton, Los Angeles according to sources quoted in a CNN article at http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/05/10/compton.shooting/
The unarmed man in the SUV was wounded, but will survive.
120 shots? Isn't that rather dangerous to bystanders and nearby houses
and residences?
The standard operating procedure is for this to be investigated by the
police department and then dismissed as justified. However, as 120 bullets
were fired, the justification for the gunfire is a stretch even given the
national success at defenses of this type (See the Diallo story given by
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Suspected Purse Snatch Run
Over by Police Truck
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A police truck brutally ran over a fleeing suspect in a purse snatching.
The truck ran over the legs of the victim and barely missed running over
the man's head.
See the story at http://www.wltx.com/fyi/fyi.aspx?storyid=27084
The following photographs from that link could be copyrighted material.
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At what appeared to be a velocity of 10 mph, the police truck overtook
the man from behind. |
...and ran over the calf of his leg. |
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The police truck proceeds at ten miles an hour without slowing down and misses the man's head by about a foot.
Was this attempted murder?
Historically, it is likely that this use of force will be found appropriate
and the officer will get off lightly without a trial.. |
See more at the following link.
http://www.click2houston.com/news/4448745/detail.html |
Two former NYPD detectives arrested in Mafia
killings |
By MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN ASSOCIATED PRESS
WRITER
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Two police detectives led double lives as Mafia hitmen,
kidnapping and killing rival gangsters and giving confidential information to
the mob for more than a decade, federal prosecutors charged Thursday.
NY Daily News |
Boston Police Kill Spectator with Pepper Spray filled Paint Ball |
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From CBSNEWS.com:
Victoria Snelgrove, a journalism major at Emerson College in Boston, was shot in the eye by a projectile fired by an officer on crowd-control duty.
The projectile that struck her in the eye is similar to a paint ball that
is loaded with pepper spray instead of paint. It was fired, by the police,
from a paint gun or a similar weapon. |
Suffering and dying from being struck in the eye by a paintball full of
pepper spray is, perhaps, one of the worlds most painful ways to die. There
should be no rest until the people that authorized this use of force, from
the top of the police force to the officer that fired the weapon, are brought
to justice. With the number of people that are unemployed today, there
is no need for Boston to keep the responsible people employed or even give
them any benefits.
Firstly, when people engage in mock combat with paint guns, they are required
to wear face protectors. Secondly, pepper spray is so caustic that it has
been known to cause cardiac arrest and lethal bronchial spasm when used
the most usual way.
This site has, for several years, taken a stand against the brutal use
of pepper spray by the police. Having been sprayed with pepper spray myself,
I can think of no conceivable use for the substance. It takes a minute
to work and then requires medical attention, or, at least, a good shower
by the recipient. Pepper spray should NEVER be used without an antidote
or water spray present at the site.
This site believes that the manufacturer of this device should be sued and the money used to fund the victims of police brutality. I would suggest naming the police brutality fund the Victoria Snelgrove fund. I would be happy to convey any pledges to the parents as well as any proposals for this fund.
This fund should fund and advertise a database of police brutality that
is accessible to the internet. The names of the victims can be made private,
at least until any legal process has cleared. It is not sufficient just
to get voluntary complaints, a staff member needs to actively seek victims
of police brutality. Every person arrested or charged by the police is
a potential victim of police brutality. It is not sufficient merely to
have the site on the internet, the police should be required to give each
person arrested a card with the internet address of the site and a contact
phone number.
Congressmen treat each letter as if it represents1000 readers. Send a letter
to your senator and representative today and have the voting power of 1000!
Save this page as a text file then edit the following letter as you like. |
Form to send letter to your senator
Form to send a letter to your
representative
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Dear Senator/Representative,
The letter makes two requests. The letter firstly requests
that legislation be written to bring justice to the police and government officials
that commit wrongdoing. The second, and perhaps most important request, is to for the government
to actively interview ALL potential victims of police brutality. Government
should not wait until another person dies to take action.
I am concerned about the 400 innocent people shot and killed
by the police each year in the USA. The police superficially investigate
themselves, distort the story and evidence and concoct a story that the police
had to shoot the victim multiple times in lethal areas in order to subdue him.
The courts usually don't even try the police. When government does try a
policeman, as in the famous Diallo shooting, the police killers get off. The
police plausibly consider their fraternal brotherhood of police above the law.
Both the police departments and government discriminate in favor of government
and the police each year. There is currently NO power that can discipline
government or the police.
If even the most flagrant violations of justice go
unpunished, then what about the lesser cases? In the lesser cases the policemen
are actually rewarded for their evil. They falsify a case of assault against
the police and collect damages for their evil!
Government is highly immoral, incompetent, negligent and out
of control. The bare minimum of what is needed is for a government agency to be
funded and staffed by people that are NOT connected to family members of the
police, or government officials. These people should be free to anonymously
interrogate people that have been arrested for any evidence of police brutality
or police misconduct or other government negligence or misconduct. This data
should be released to the public with the names of the victims remaining
confidential. Preferably, the funds to hire independent council to vigorously
prosecute these the government evil should be provided.
Sincerely yours,
Your name
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