LA homeless man shot dead by police had stolen Frenchman's identity to follow Hollywood dream

LA Times ^ | 03/04/2015 | Harriet Alexander, and Nick Allen

[logi_cal869]

When a black homeless man was shot dead by police on Skid Row on Sunday, the shooting was seen as yet another example of white policemen in the United States being too quick to reach for their guns.

But the full story behind the man's death – and his remarkable life – has emerged as something far more complex. The 39-year-old identified by police after his death as Charley Saturmin Robinet was actually using a fake identity, stolen from a Frenchman, to try and make a career in Hollywood.

[logi_cal869]

To clarify the badly-written article, the guy stole a Frenchman's identity, came to the US, went to LA to 'act', took acting classes, robbed a bank to pay for the classes, got caught, got convicted, got released last year...and they only now know his real identity because the French said, "HEY! He's living over here!"...no word on the 'accomplice' that I noted...

Prior posts

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3263472/posts

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3263076/posts

My take:

There's a lesson in there about how easy it is to circumvent DHS 'lists' for wannabe terrorists without simply walking across the border...and, I also note sarcastically, they'll likely try to find more ways to penalized us citizens as a result.

[Tijeras_Slim]

What was the tipoff? That he didn’t surrender?

[Cowboy Bob]

I know it doesn’t matter to the authors, but the cop who shot the guy was black.

[Zuben Elgenubi]

I think the L.A. cops should travel to France and shoot that perp, too.

[Zuben Elgenubi]

What was the tipoff? That he didn’t surrender?

D*man, you're on a roll today. lol

[logi_cal869]

they'll likely try to find more ways to penalized us citizens as a result

'penalize'.

(self-policed)

[molson209]

Frenchman’s identity , Dirty Pierre or Pepé LePew ?

[logi_cal869]

It also occurred to me re that he only served 14 of 15 years.

Hmmm...

http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2014/08/18/california-releasing-thousands-of-inmates-early-to-relieve-overcrowded-jails-prison-crime-corrections-realignment/

[Wayne07]

So can we sit back and enjoy this police shooting for a change?

[sagar]

Good riddance?

[logi_cal869]

Move from News to Chat?

Really?

Whatever. Not as ‘newsworthy’ as all this Shrillary BS, I suppose.

Hey, terrorists: Go ahead and steal identities to come over here. Nobody cares.

/s

Unbelievable, but Ok; I need a shot.

[logi_cal869]

Yeah, I’d hope so.

I never believed all the initial hype. I think this story is FAR more informative and newsworthy than initial reports; mods don’t...

/s

[Scrambler Bob]

I need a shot. ... said the Frenchman

[a fool in paradise]

black frenchman seeking the Hollywood dream is shot by police; becomes rap sensation with street cred.

That could be a movie!

[logi_cal869]

He shoulda been an artiste...

He’d be rich now.

/s

[Slings and Arrows]

black frenchman seeking the Hollywood dream is shot by police; becomes rap sensation with street cred.

That could be a movie!

Could be. Look what death did for Jimi Hendrix's career!

[Ghost of SVR4]

heh...That was pretty funny.

[MPJackal]

While some of the comments are pretty funny, I am still trying to find out why they shot him. I saw the video. It looked like he was lying on the ground. I think he was unarmed. He seemed to resist. But there were 6 or more cops standing around. Am I missing something? Since when is a stolen identity a death sentence? Did not look justified in the video, but again, I really don't know what happened.