The Shooting Gallery: Police Violence MEGATHREAD

[11B4V]

In this case the driver started the car after being asked to step out, so the cop shot him in the head as a precaution.

When somebody like that decided to rabbit on a traffic stop, we'd just have to go meet them at their house later on or the next day.  But like all you fucking autistics insist, I'm out of touch.

Time is on our side.

[Syt]

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jun/24/black-st-louis-police-officer-shot-white-colleague

Black St Louis police officer shot by white colleague 'fearing for his safety'

- Off-duty black officer arrives at crime scene to help, is ordered to ground
- White officer shoots, 'apparently not recognizing' colleague

A black St Louis police officer who was off duty when he heard a commotion near his home and tried to help fellow officers arrest three black suspects was shot by a white officer who did not recognize him, police said.

A white officer who had just arrived on the scene of a suspected crime on Wednesday night saw the off-duty black officer walking toward other officers and, "fearing for his safety", shot the officer in the arm, a police statement said.

The wounded officer, who is 38 years old and has been with the department 11 years, was taken to a hospital and later released.

The incident began with a report of a stolen vehicle. Police followed the vehicle and the suspects inside opened fire at officers' vehicles until they crashed the vehicle believed to be stolen. The suspects got out of their vehicle and ran.

The off-duty officer heard the commotion from his home nearby and rushed to the scene with his department-issued weapon. Two officers ordered the off-duty officer to the ground, but then recognized him and told him to stand up and walk toward them.

As he was doing so, another officer arrived and "apparently not recognizing" him, shot the off-duty officer, police said.

The officer who shot the off-duty officer is 36 years old and has been with the department more than eight years.

Officers shot one of the suspects in the ankle. He was taken to a hospital and treated for his wound. He's now in custody. A second suspect was arrested at the scene. A third remains at large.

Police said they were continuing to investigate.

[CountDeMoney]

Stop double-posting, you make it look like it happens more than it does. 

[grumbler]

In this case the driver started the car after being asked to step out, so the cop shot him in the head as a precaution.

When somebody probable terroristlike that decided to rabbit on a traffic stop, we'd just have to go meet them at try to apprehend them their house later on or the next day and hope that they had not strapped on a suicide vest and blown up a kindergarten in the meantime.  But like all you fucking autistics insist, I'm out of touch.

FYP for you.  You were not nearly apocalyptic enough.  Remember, citizens are the denizens of the enemy territory we risk our lives patrolling every day!  Vigilance and reaction speed are the keys to surviving out there!

[jimmy olsen]

Someone call Harvey Dent!

http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/police-shoot-man-and-woman-in-king-street-nightclub-in-melbourne-20170707-gx77yv.html

Police shoot man and woman in King St nightclub Inflation in Melbourne's CBD

Tom Cowie
Neelima Choahan
Cameron Houston
 
A man who  was shot by police while engaged in a fancy dress sex act at a swingers party was not holding a gun at the time, despite the claims of police, a nightclub owner says.

The man, dressed as Batman character the Joker, and a woman in a Harley Quinn costume popularised by the movie Suicide Squad, were shot by police at Inflation nightclub on King Street at 3.41am on Saturday.

The man  was taken to the Royal Melbourne Hospital in a critical condition, but was stabilised later.

The woman, who was shot in the leg by police, was taken to The Alfred hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Police said they shot the man after he aimed a gun at police, but the club security claim the gun was fake and that he was not holding it at the time.

The pair were attending the erotic Saints & Sinners Ball, which is described as "Australia's raunchiest party" for "broadminded adults".

It is believed the couple were engaged in a sexual act in front of other party-goers when about 40 police from the heavily-armed Critical Incident Response Team stormed into the club.

Inflation owner Martha Tsamis​, who has been locked in several battles with police over the years, said that security had not been approached by any concerned patrons prior to the raid. It is unknown who informed police about the gun.

"Venue staff have stated that the male victim was not holding anything in his hand but rather he was in a compromising position with his female partner, which is a normal activity with the nature of this event," she wrote in a statement on Facebook.

It is understood the shooting was captured by CCTV cameras. Police removed vision and a computer hard drive from the club about 8am on Saturday.

Victoria Police Northwest Metro region Superintendent Lisa Hardeman​ said after entering the club police called on the male, who took the gun from his pants and aimed it at police, to drop the weapon, then fired a number of shots.

"I do believe that security were informed that it was a fake gun," she said.

The "erotic fancy dress ball" had a rockers, punks and goths theme, according to a flyer for the event. On the Saints & Sinners website, it states that erotic dress is part of the entry requirements for every guest.
   
"Remember, just about anything goes ... there are open areas where people are talking, dancing, drinking, meeting, feeling and...  there are more secluded areas where people can play a little more discreetly," the website said.

Ms Tsamis said the club had hosted Saints & Sinners events for 20 years without incident.

"Participants are generally older adults who come in costume and engage with each other in adult fantasies," she said in a statement.

"The outfits and accessories are always shown to security as a condition of entry."

Superintendent Hardeman wouldn't confirm if the man was Tasered after he was shot, saying a "number of police options were used".


When asked why the woman was shot, Superintendent Hardeman said: "The woman was in close proximity to the male ... As [police] opened fire, she was also injured."
 
Superintendent Hardeman wouldn't confirm how many shots were fired or how many police were involved in the shooting.

She said police received "a number of phone calls in relation to the male with the firearm, including from the venue".

"People observed the firearm down the front of his pants."

Superintendent Hardeman said she was satisfied with the conduct of the police members involved in the incident.

Superintendent Hardeman said there were around 100 people at the venue at the time of the incident which occurred in "nightclub conditions" with low lighting and noise but that the shooting took place in front of about 10 people.

Detectives will investigate the shooting with oversight by Professional Standards Command as is usual when there has been a police shooting.

The shooting could further inflame tensions between the club and police.

The club's owner Martha Tsamis is suing the state government over interviews given by the now boss of Victoria Police's Professional Standards, Assistant Commissioner Brett Guerin.

The legal action relates to comments made by Mr Guerin to the Herald Sun and radio station 3AW that the club was a "honeypot" for drug dealers.

[Ed Anger]

Justice department won't charge the cop in the Crawford Beavercreek Wally World shooting. Like it mattered. Cops tend not to be convicted in Ohio, unless the cop is a total choad.

[jimmy olsen]

What batman villain do you dress as Ed?

[Ed Anger]

What batman villain do you dress as Ed?

Go fuck yourself

[Barrister]

What batman villain do you dress as Ed?

I like to dress up as Condiment King.

[jimmy olsen]

What batman villain do you dress as Ed?

Go fuck yourself

I got ya, you're more a looney tunes person


Ed on the right

[Eddie Teach]

What batman villain do you dress as Ed?

That's uncalled for. Ed ain't Australian.

[jimmy olsen]

Since the victim was an unarmed blonde woman, she may have chance at justice.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/07/17/bride-to-be-called-911-for-help-and-was-fatally-shot-by-a-minneapolis-police-officer/?utm_term=.250833e4ca20

Three people "with knowledge of the incident" told the Star Tribune that the responding officers pulled into the alley behind Damond's home. The woman, wearing pajamas, approached the driver's side door and was talking to the driver, reported the Star Tribune. The officer in the passenger seat shot Damond through the driver's side door, the three people told the newspaper.

[CountDeMoney]

She came at him with an aromatherapy candle, brah.

[CountDeMoney]

"The BCA's investigation is in its early stages. More information will be available once initial interviews with incident participants and any witnesses are complete. ... The officers' body cameras were not turned on at the time and the squad camera did not capture the incident. Investigators are attempting to determine whether any video of the incident exists."

No, I don't suppose they would be turned on at the time.  Funny, that.

[citizen k]

Since the victim was an unarmed blonde woman, she may have chance at justice.

The fact she's a foreign national from a nation we have critical relations with will also help.