Police "mistook" a mentally handicapped teenager's speech impediment for "disrespect"

[The Highlander]

I agree. This is one of the most awful things of police brutality that I've ever read. The cop(s) who let this happen even though the mother and neighbors all were stating that he was not comprehending and incapable of should get 20 years in prison in my opinion. I hope they go to state court and get a huge payout and the peace of mind that the cop(s) responsible are locked up for a long time. This is just truly awful.

I think there should be more training in police academy as to what to do with those who have trouble expressing oneself or understanding what is being said to them. I myself have had a cop pull his gun on me and thank god he never fired but, as soon as he did it scared the crap out of me. (Gun pulled on me while getting my drivers license out of my backpack and I pulled on a pen (I don't know why that mattered to pull out a gun) and it was one of the most traumatic things I ever experienced. I don't know if he though I was going to stay him with it or what but, I only pulled out while to dig deeper for my drivers license.

(Off-subject)

Watch it.
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A dash cam video from the officer who shot and killed Native American woodcarver John T. Williams was released Friday, showing Williams ambling slowly across the street in a crosswalk before the officer opens fire.

Although most of the action takes place off-screen, Williams is seen walking across the street in front of the patrol car in the video, dated Aug. 30.

The patrol car starts to pul More..l forward, then stops.

Officer Ian Burke can then be seen walking after Williams and shouting, "Hey, hey, hey! Put the knife down! Put the knife down!"

The officer walks off-screen and then five shots ring out in rapid succession, killing Williams.

Birk's badge was later pulled after a Seattle Police Department Review Board and Chief John Diaz reached a preliminary finding that Williams' shooting was not justified.

A judge ruled Thursday that the clip from officer Ian Birk's car could be released to the public after prosecutors had a chance to notify witnesses not to view the tape.

The tape's release comes after a public disclosure request from the Seattle Times.

An inquest into Williams' shooting death by Officer Ian Birk has been set to begin on Jan. 10. The facts of the case will be laid out in the open through the process.

The officer don't know John T. Williams was deaf in left ear. Scary?


Thanks god, I have no problem with officer from Chicago,WI, and QC for communication thru paper and pen or body act.
Once police pulled me out and I had take my drivers license and insurance out then open the window then shut down the engine quick before officer came at my car. I was hold the DL and the insurance front of officer till he point the LD. Save a time and less misunderstand.

I think someone looking trying to looking the insurance card or vehicle registration in the glove box without officer asked was bad idea and made officer think it was gun.

 

[yizuman]

I agree. This is one of the most awful things of police brutality that I've ever read. The cop(s) who let this happen even though the mother and neighbors all were stating that he was not comprehending and incapable of should get 20 years in prison in my opinion. I hope they go to state court and get a huge payout and the peace of mind that the cop(s) responsible are locked up for a long time. This is just truly awful.

I think there should be more training in police academy as to what to do with those who have trouble expressing oneself or understanding what is being said to them. I myself have had a cop pull his gun on me and thank god he never fired but, as soon as he did it scared the crap out of me. (Gun pulled on me while getting my drivers license out of my backpack and I pulled on a pen (I don't know why that mattered to pull out a gun) and it was one of the most traumatic things I ever experienced. I don't know if he though I was going to stay him with it or what but, I only pulled out while to dig deeper for my drivers license.

And it's gonna get worse over time, now cops get violent with people videotaping them. They go apeshit the second they see a person with a camphone, cameras, whatever and demand the memory cards or just swipe them from their hands and smash them on the ground.

There was a shooting incident in FLA where cops was taking cameras from people at gunpoint and destroying them. One of them withdrew the memory chip and hid it in his mouth and gave his very expensive Verizon phone to the cop (the kind you use your finger on the screen and swipe motion sensors) and he stepped on it on the ground. Something like a $200 phone destroyed.

The video survived to be uploaded on YT.

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One of the few phones that survived from the hands of the cops.

The driver and passengers were shot up in a car, you'll see the car suddenly stopped at a corner and the cops surrounding it. It was shot at on motion that caused the car to stop, then more shooting that turned the car into swiss cheese. (as I was explained)

About 3 states already have laws that makes it a felony to videotape police officers that can get you sentence in prison for a very long time. Imagine that? Police will arrest you for videotaping PUBLIC police officers, whom are paid for by taxpayers to protect tax paying citizens and they turn around and attack us honest tax paying citizens for whatever reason they feel like it.

Yiz

 

[The Highlander]

And it's gonna get worse over time, now cops get violent with people videotaping them. They go apeshit the second they see a person with a camphone, cameras, whatever and demand the memory cards or just swipe them from their hands and smash them on the ground.

There was a shooting incident in FLA where cops was taking cameras from people at gunpoint and destroying them. One of them withdrew the memory chip and hid it in his mouth and gave his very expensive Verizon phone to the cop (the kind you use your finger on the screen and swipe motion sensors) and he stepped on it on the ground. Something like a $200 phone destroyed.

The video survived to be uploaded on YT.

YouTube - ‪Miami Florida Shooting CAUGHT ON TAPE-REAL VIDOE [FULL]‬‏

YouTube - ‪Miami Beach Memorial Day Shooting May 30th 2011, cellphone video‬‏

One of the few phones that survived from the hands of the cops.

The driver and passengers were shot up in a car, you'll see the car suddenly stopped at a corner and the cops surrounding it. It was shot at on motion that caused the car to stop, then more shooting that turned the car into swiss cheese. (as I was explained)

About 3 states already have laws that makes it a felony to videotape police officers that can get you sentence in prison for a very long time. Imagine that? Police will arrest you for videotaping PUBLIC police officers, whom are paid for by taxpayers to protect tax paying citizens and they turn around and attack us honest tax paying citizens for whatever reason they feel like it.

Yiz

What made you think it's expensive Verizon phone? The video looks crap poor picture and it looks like $50 cell phone or cheaper.

 

[Jiro]

One of them withdrew the memory chip and hid it in his mouth and gave his very expensive Verizon phone to the cop (the kind you use your finger on the screen and swipe motion sensors) and he stepped on it on the ground. Something like a $200 phone destroyed.

$200? That's considered a very cheap smartphone.

A very expensive smartphone with touchscreen and swipe motion sensor is usually $600+.