Cops & Homeless Man

[Jimmya]

http://www.newschannel10.com/story/2...omeless-camper


Critics question the fatal shooting of a homeless camper
Posted: Mar 24, 2014 5:20 PM CDT
Updated: Mar 24, 2014 4:50 PM CDT





New Mexico - Critics of the Albuquerque Police Department are raising serious questions about the fatal shooting of a homeless camper.

38-year-old James Boyd argued with police for more three hours last Sunday about illegally camping in open space.

Boyd continued to refuse officer commands and began threatening their lives causing officers to open fire.

Boyd had a violent 20-year criminal history including multiple incidents of violence against officers and years of mental health related concerns.

[-King-]

That's murder.
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[Cannibal]

Murder.

[LoneWolf]

Suicide by cop. He got exactly what he wanted.

[planetdoc]

thats homicide. If DA wont prosecute, they better send it to a grand jury.

[The Franchise]

Originally Posted by LoneWolf

Suicide by cop. He got exactly what he wanted.

This.

[BullJunkandIron]

Murdering pigs. Raider fans.

[WhawhaWhat]

I like how they use the non-lethal force after they already killed him... by shooting him in the back.

[TLO]

Looks pulled a knife out after the flash bang went off. If the guy was mentally ill, (which was pretty evident just by watching the short video), why wasn't he being helped so something like this never had an opportunity to present itself? No mental health budget I guess.

I think the officers plan failed. They probably expected him to go down when the flash bang went off. When he panicked and grabbed his knife, the officers panicked and put him down. Should have tazed him or shot him with bean bags as soon as the flash bang went.

[Fishpicker]

the homeless man had two knives in his hands. the officer that attacked him first had 42 knives in his mouth.

too close to call for me.

my only judgement is that the cop with the go pro camera is a ****ing moron. he was was firing auto bursts right over another cops shoulder WHILE they were moving forward toward the perp. the moron cop got lucky that the canine handler pulled his dog back just before the gunfire

someone shouted booyah to celebrate the gunfight. that doesn't look good for the cops

[Jimmya]

I think bean bags and a taser would have got it done!

[Jimmya]

I think what's also crazy is that they showed the whole press conference with the unedited video on the nightly news.

[Rasputin]

I think it should go to a jury trial. I don't know if the man has any family but maybe they could get a wrongful death case against the police department?


So much the cops could have done different even offer the guy food and a place to stay? I think they could have had a female reason with the guy and not be honcho Mr. Tough Cop. They handled this very poorly & should be held accountable.

[GloucesterChief]

Originally Posted by Jimmya

I think what's also crazy is that they showed the whole press conference with the unedited video on the nightly news.

Well apparently the cops can beat a homeless man to death on videotape and not get convicted, so shooting shouldn't be a problem right?

Police departments as a whole have a very good track record of getting away with murder.

[Rasputin]

Why didn't they just use the damn cop dog to unarm the homeless guy with knives? THAT is the job of a K9 cop dog. That dog could have solved all this from 3 hours of bull shit talk that went no where. The dog would have been a hero and the dude would have lived.

[crazycoffey]

Originally Posted by KC Tattoo

Why didn't they just use the damn cop dog to unarm the homeless guy with knives? THAT is the job of a K9 cop dog. That dog could have solved all this from 3 hours of bull shit talk that went no where. The dog would have been a hero and the dude would have lived.

Wut?

K9s are very costly, and trained to grab/bite an arm, they can still be stabbed with the other arm....