|
03-24-2014, 07:22 PM | |
Veteran
Join Date: Dec 2012
Casino cash: $10024530
|
Cops & Homeless Man
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. |
Posts: 2,743
|
03-27-2014, 09:08 AM | #226 |
A certain set of skills
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: texas
Casino cash: $10026683
VARSITY
|
That looks like a shitty neighborhood the cops had many previous experiences there, if someone is waving around with a gun well you're an idiot.
|
Posts: 25,265
|
03-27-2014, 09:08 AM | #227 |
Veteran
Join Date: Dec 2012
Casino cash: $10024530
|
Agreed.
|
Posts: 2,743
|
03-27-2014, 07:24 PM | #228 |
Resident Glue Sniffer
Join Date: Nov 2003
Casino cash: $5259358
|
__________________
Life is 99% inspiration, 1% Perspiration, and 1% Attention to Detial. RIP & Godspeed: Saccoppo Lonewolf Ed Fire Me Boy |
Posts: 37,354
|
03-27-2014, 09:49 PM | #229 | |
pie is never free
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: the drivers seat
Casino cash: $3827775
|
Quote:
It was that inexplicable flashbang grenade that threw the entire situation into a shitpuddle... there was simply no reason for that, the guy was calmly interacting and had only turned to grab his gear. This whole thing is pathetic, based on what I'm seeing online the citizens in that area are absolutely pissed. This story isn't over, people will lose their jobs at the least. |
|
Posts: 91,570
|
03-27-2014, 11:00 PM | #230 | |
Starter
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Utah
Casino cash: $10011744
|
Quote:
Last edited by Tacoman; 03-27-2014 at 11:33 PM.. |
|
Posts: 418
|
03-27-2014, 11:03 PM | #231 | |
Starter
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Utah
Casino cash: $10011744
|
Quote:
|
|
Posts: 418
|
03-27-2014, 11:25 PM | #232 |
Starter
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Utah
Casino cash: $10011744
|
I typically side with police officers in these types of situations, they have a shitty job in that they have to put up with the most out of control people in our society, they don't get paid as much as they should considering they put their lives on the line every day, and they rarely get any credit from the general public for the services they provide. There are always a few bad apples that ruin their image by being power mongers, but that's not a cop trait that's a human trait, there are examples of that in every profession. Like it or not, we NEED the police to keep the order in our society.
All that being said, anyone who can watch this video and think that this was justified is beyond me. This is a homeless guy getting busted for camping for **** sakes, the fact that it ever escalated to a situation where human life was lost is mind boggling. The cops handled the whole situation very poorly, there is no excuse for this that would justify this death to me having now seen the video. Why didn't they just taze the shit out of him and cuff him, what the hell is with the guy who keeps shooting him while he is face down and not moving? To anyone with this bullshit story about how he was some ****ing ninja who was going to hurl the knife 20 feet into someone throat or whatever, refer to the other video a few pages back where the guy gets blown to shit for simply putting his arms down after firing at cops and surrendering (that is a much more easy to defend the cops scenario than this by a long shot). If that guy had raised his arms to even try to throw a knife they would have gunned him down on the spot. The cops were not in danger here, they flat out ****ed this whole job up and someone lost their life over it. There should be consequences. Last edited by Tacoman; 03-27-2014 at 11:35 PM.. |
Posts: 418
|
03-31-2014, 09:56 AM | #233 |
Starter
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Utah
Casino cash: $10011744
|
I can't post links, so someone who can should post the MSN link... It looks like things have dramatically escalated since the the two killings took place. People are rioting in the streets now demanding resignation of the authority figures in the APD.
|
Posts: 418
|
03-31-2014, 10:00 AM | #234 |
Starter
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Utah
Casino cash: $10011744
|
This whole thing seems to have gone from bad to worse down in NM. Hopefully there are not any more lives lost regardless of which side is right or wrong.
|
Posts: 418
|
03-31-2014, 10:06 AM | #235 | |
Beyond the Rapids
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Langley, VA
Casino cash: $-370000
|
Quote:
|
|
Posts: 80,659
|
04-11-2014, 02:27 PM | #236 | ||
Veteran
Join Date: Apr 2012
Casino cash: $9995865
|
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT: ALBUQUERQUE POLICE USE OF FORCE IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL
http://krqe.com/2014/04/10/justice-d...ndings-on-apd/ Quote:
Quote:
|
||
Posts: 2,174
|
04-11-2014, 02:35 PM | #237 |
MVP
Join Date: Feb 2013
Casino cash: $1681116
|
You mean police kill squads aren't legal?
|
Posts: 17,167
|
04-16-2014, 08:52 PM | #238 | |
Veteran
Join Date: Apr 2012
Casino cash: $9995865
|
3 Police Oversight Commission members quit
Quote:
|
|
Posts: 2,174
|
04-16-2014, 09:00 PM | #239 |
Veteran
Join Date: Dec 2012
Casino cash: $10024530
|
Not looking good for the APD.
|
Posts: 2,743
|
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|