Courtesy of WCPO:
UC police officer Ray Tensing's body camera video clearly shows that he committed "murder" when he shot and killed an unarmed black motorist at a traffic stop, prosecutor Joe Deters said Wednesday.
The shocking video shows Tensing grab the outside door latch on 43-year-old Sam DuBose's car after DuBose couldn't produce a driver's license.
Tensing tells DuBose to take his seat belt off.
As Tensing pulls the door open a few inches, DuBose pulls it close and says, "I didn't do nothing, man."
As DuBose turns the key and revs the engine, Tensing pulls his gun, shouts, "Stop! Stop!" and shoots DuBose in the head through the open window.
Showing the video publicly for the first time, Deters called it an "asinine, senseless shooting," and announced that a grand jury had indicted Tensing for murder.
I've watched this video about three times now, and there is really no other way to interpret other than a police officer becoming upset with a non-compliant driver and then firing at his head to keep him from "getting away."
But there was no place for that young man to go. The officer had his name, had his license plate number, and there were other police on the scene.
I don't even think Fox News could spin this in the cop's favor.
Personally I hope they throw the book at this cop, and then use this video as a training tool for rookie cops to teach them what NOT to do.
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Thursday, July 30, 2015
Sunday, August 05, 2012
Today's completely unnecessary tragedy. Shooting results in six dead at Sikh Temple in Wisconsin.
Courtesy of the Christian Science Monitor:
At least six people were killed Sunday when a gunman opened fire at a Sikh temple near Milwaukee, and the suspected shooter later died in an exchange of gunfire with police, authorities said.
Police were called to the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin in the suburb of Oak Creek, where witnesses said several dozen people were gathering for a service. Authorities found four people dead inside the temple and two outside, Greenfield Police Chief Bradley Wentlandt said.
Sunny Singh, 21, of Milwaukee, said a friend pulled into the temple's parking lot, heard shots and saw two people fall down. The friend then saw the shooter reload his weapons and head to the temple's entrance, Singh said.
The first police officer to arrive at the temple engaged in gunfire outside the building with a man police believe was the shooter, Wentlandt said.
The suspect was killed, he said. Tactical units went through the temple, and authorities do not believe a second shooter was involved, Wentlandt said.
Of course sadly this will change nothing. Even though this is all over the cable news channels right now, in a couple of days it will simply disappear, and not ONE law will be passed to protect American citizens from gun violence.
Instead the authorities will wring their hands and wonder at the individual's mental state, while making sure to say how much they support the 2nd Amendment. After all, "Guns don't kill people, people WITH fucking guns kill people!"
In other news, but on a similar topic, it looks like Gabby Giffords attacker will probably plead guilty on Tuesday.
Apparently in America it does not matter how many people, or even which people, are killed and wounded by gun violence. Because there is NOTHING as important as making sure that those weapons remain accessible to the NEXT angry or insane person who might need them to murder his fellow citizens.
At least six people were killed Sunday when a gunman opened fire at a Sikh temple near Milwaukee, and the suspected shooter later died in an exchange of gunfire with police, authorities said.
Police were called to the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin in the suburb of Oak Creek, where witnesses said several dozen people were gathering for a service. Authorities found four people dead inside the temple and two outside, Greenfield Police Chief Bradley Wentlandt said.
Sunny Singh, 21, of Milwaukee, said a friend pulled into the temple's parking lot, heard shots and saw two people fall down. The friend then saw the shooter reload his weapons and head to the temple's entrance, Singh said.
The first police officer to arrive at the temple engaged in gunfire outside the building with a man police believe was the shooter, Wentlandt said.
The suspect was killed, he said. Tactical units went through the temple, and authorities do not believe a second shooter was involved, Wentlandt said.
Of course sadly this will change nothing. Even though this is all over the cable news channels right now, in a couple of days it will simply disappear, and not ONE law will be passed to protect American citizens from gun violence.
Instead the authorities will wring their hands and wonder at the individual's mental state, while making sure to say how much they support the 2nd Amendment. After all, "Guns don't kill people, people WITH fucking guns kill people!"
In other news, but on a similar topic, it looks like Gabby Giffords attacker will probably plead guilty on Tuesday.
Apparently in America it does not matter how many people, or even which people, are killed and wounded by gun violence. Because there is NOTHING as important as making sure that those weapons remain accessible to the NEXT angry or insane person who might need them to murder his fellow citizens.
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