Atlanta Police’s shooting last night gives me thoughts. No PD in America worked harder at community relations over the past decade. All the programs, community meetings, strict policies that are enforced, severe body cam rules with teeth, programs with kids, youth sports, ...— Carl Gustav (@CaptYonah) June 13, 2020
APD didn’t just talk the talk, they walked it. When other cities had violent protests, Atlanta didn’t. Their strategy handling protests, crowds, demonstrations was masterful. Bend, don’t break. Other cities came to them for advice all the time. What they did worked.— Carl Gustav (@CaptYonah) June 13, 2020
A civil right legacy town, black leadership for decades, home of several great HBC, the relationship between community and police was solid. Ferguson stretched it tight, but the bond held. The chief is a gay female, very liberal, but a great leader. She made systemic changes.— Carl Gustav (@CaptYonah) June 13, 2020
Just because an officer could do something, didn’t mean they should have. Several officers a few years ago were arresting a man fighting them and one and punched the suspect. All by the book. She suspended him, saying there were 4 of them, he didn’t need to do that.— Carl Gustav (@CaptYonah) June 13, 2020
The officer were furious, how dare you handcuff us that way! But she said we’re not gonna use force when we didn’t need to. Get down there and pin the guy down and cuff him. She was changing culture. She got them raises and they lived her again. Fast forward.— Carl Gustav (@CaptYonah) June 13, 2020
George Floyd. Riots. Officers tased a couple of college kids and they were fired. 7 of 8 were black officers. D.A. Files charged against 6 of them. It is said the morale could not possibly get any lower. People spitting on them, screaming in their faces. All that work...gone.— Carl Gustav (@CaptYonah) June 13, 2020
What’s the point? Don’t be surprised to see some PD’s make serious policy changes that will greatly impact crime rates and public safety. Shoplifting and car chases. Security at major retailers don’t physically engage with shoplifters. You run, you get away. They won’t fight you.— Carl Gustav (@CaptYonah) June 13, 2020
For liability, it isn’t worth it. Most PD’s have severely restricted pursuit policies. Chasing for minor traffic violations is disappearing. A forcible felon is usually the only way you can now. Everyone else, car thieves, burglars, they run from police...they gone.— Carl Gustav (@CaptYonah) June 13, 2020
I can see police use of force going that way. If they start resisting arrest, if you can’t articulate how that person poses an immediate threat to the public, you don’t use force to arrest. Let them run away and try to get a warrant. Liability.— Carl Gustav (@CaptYonah) June 13, 2020
So criminals will know that they can virtually get away any time they want to. Crime will go up, police will begin throwing their hands up. Chief’s will stand with their mayor and explain how it will work. The mob is gonna win this one. Maybe for the better, but probably not.— Carl Gustav (@CaptYonah) June 13, 2020
As for Atlanta and all their community work, it seems clear that the younger generation aren’t in those meetings. They don’t listen to the old guard, they don’t want to listen to reason or nuance. There is no gray area, no meeting in the middle. Enjoy the cake you baked.— Carl Gustav (@CaptYonah) June 13, 2020
Also, I don't think Atlanta's police chief survives this shooting. The horse is out of the barn now— Carl Gustav (@CaptYonah) June 13, 2020
Called it. https://t.co/1mqKMc9sAr— Carl Gustav (@CaptYonah) June 13, 2020
Of course, all this wokeness will end up quite literally costing black lives. If they put a fraction of the billions they reap into educating people about how to deal with police, they could potentially help a lot of blacks.— ๐ด๐ ๐ฟ๐ข๐๐๐ (@EdKPyros) June 14, 2020
There are some incredibly brutal lessons in the cards for the people who think police are the biggest threat to public safety.— Abdication Syndrome (@adbevers) June 14, 2020
You're simply voting to trade violence that the government is culpable for, for *much more* violence that the government isn't held accountable for.
Vigilante justice will soon be a trending topic.— 6waysfromsunday (@omw1955) June 14, 2020
๐ RELATED ๐
11Alive published July 1, 2020: Bodycam video shows Atlanta Police officer borrowing cyclist's bike to catch up with murder suspect. APD said during a foot chase, one of the officers was able to borrow a bicycle from a passing cyclist in an attempt to catch up to the suspect.
๐ Spelman and Morehouse college students ๐
This is what you are teaching our youth to NOT OBEY OUR LAWS and NOT OBEY OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT. As you can see in this police bodycam footage, as the officer approached their vehicle police tells driver to step out and the Spelman student drives off. If a police officer tells you to sit down you sit down. They are OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT. These students RESISTED ARREST and then act like victims of police brutality. 9 out of 10 times you put yourself in these situations and then claim to be victims. Americans need to teach their children that these students are not role models as to how to react when approached by a police officer. The news only shows the public the video of the students being tasered and pulled out of the car. The news and the Mayor don't care about what led up to this moment. I've actually watched many news outlets interviewing these two college students and portraying them as innocent bystanders that were victims of police brutality for not doing anything wrong. (emphasis mine)
PoliceActivity published June 1, 2020: Bodycam Footage From Fired Atlanta Officers After Arrest Of College Students
Friends identified the two as 20-year-old Spelman College student Teniyah PilgrIm and 22-year-old Messiah Young, a graduate of Morehouse College. Pilgrim was detained and later released at the scene without charges. Young was taken to Grady hospital and released Sunday morning. He was initially charged with fleeing the scene and driving with an expired license, but the mayor later ordered those charges to be dropped.
UPDATE 7/8/20 at 6:58pm: Added info below.
WSAV3 published May 31, 2020: Protests continue in Atlanta, mayor pleads for peace.
These are NOT PROTESTS. These are RIOTS otherwise known as UNLAWFUL ASSEMBLY. Americans have the first amendment right to PEACEABLY ASSEMBLE to publicly vent our grievances whereas NOT TO INTERFERE with others lives. (emphasis mine)
Fox News published June 15, 2020: Hannity: More unrest in Atlanta (GRAPHIC VIDEO). What would have been a simple DUI and misdemeanor charge results in a fatal officer-involved shooting
I wonder how #MADD feels about #RashardBrooks— Global Awareness 101 (@Mononoke__Hime) June 18, 2020
Georgia law actually states that a person “shall not drive” or “be in actual physical control of any moving vehicle.” while intoxicated.
He fell asleep in the drive-thru lane not parking lot. Wendy's called 911 to have him removed.
UPDATE 7/8/20 at 8:44pm: Added info below.this is at the @Wendys #RayshardBrooks area a couple weeks ago. at yet another #BlackLivesMatter "peaceful protest." no police, no media. i just happen to start screen recording this live streamer the moment i saw guns.#atlanta @Atlanta_Police @KeishaBottoms pic.twitter.com/5SwSGCvPmm— Aaron Caldwell (@AaronCwell) July 7, 2020
Fox News
written by Yael Halon
Tuesday June 9, 2020
The attorney for two Atlanta police officers who are suing the city's mayor and police chief after they were fired for using stun guns on a pair of college students during a protest told "The Ingraham Angle" Tuesday that the body camera footage of the incident was "edited multiple times."
"What has been edited out is the probable cause for the arrest," Lance LoRusso said.
"The officers told the driver to move his vehicle ... he refused," the lawyer added. "They open the door and he drives away violently, almost pulling one of the officers off their feet."
The footage shows former investigators Mark Gardner and Ivory Streeter pulling two college students from a car and using stun guns on them. LoRusso said the video was revised to create "this narrative that the officers just surrounded this car in traffic and started breaking out the windows, and that is not true."
The officers claim that they were fired in violation of the city's code, without investigation, proper notice, or a pre-disciplinary hearing.
"Nobody ever interviewed my clients, who have a total of close to 40 years of law enforcement experience," LoRusso said. "One of them was a task force agent with the FBI for 10 years, one of them was a task force agent with the GBI [Georgia Bureau of Investigation] ... maybe after all this training they know what they're doing and maybe you should ask them why."
When asked by Ingraham whether he thought the firings could have something to do with Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms' standing as a potential running mate for Democrat Joe Biden, LoRusso answered, "I'm sure it comes into play."
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