Posted on 03/25/2014 10:48:34 AM PDT by CedarDave
Mayor Richard Berry called it “horrific” and “unsettling.”
Several city councilors – on both sides of the aisle – said they were disturbed by what they saw.
The American Civil Liberties Union, a former district judge and the governor also weighed in.
Each called for a thorough, independent investigation into the Albuquerque Police Department’s shooting of a mentally ill homeless man, James M. Boyd, who was caught illegally camping in the Sandia foothills last week.
Video released by APD on Friday showed officers firing at the man, who was armed with two knives but appeared to be turning away from officers when shots rang out.
Debate over the shooting didn’t end at the New Mexico line, either, as the video attracted national attention. Viewers from across the nation commented on the video, which was picked up by the Los Angeles Times, the New York Daily News and other news organizations.
“I’ve seen the portion of video that the public has seen,” Berry said in an interview on Monday. “It’s horrific. It’s unsettling.”
Berry said the U.S. Department of Justice ought to look at the shooting and his administration has already offered to send over the information.
Federal investigators announced in November 2012 that they are examining whether APD has a pattern or practice of violating people’s civil rights, specifically through the use of force. Justice Department officials will be in Albuquerque on Wednesday to meet with community activists, who requested the meeting after the Boyd shooting.
“I think this is a circumstance they need to take a look at and make a determination on their side,” Berry said.
Justice Department officials have told the city to finish its investigation and forward its results.
(Excerpt) Read more at abqjournal.com ...
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I see a knife in each hand after he was shot but the moment before the shooting started he had picked up two items, one in each hand, that appeared to be much larger. Like water bottles or something. He had also loaded himself up with two good sized packs. He appeared to be complying.
These are the actions one would expect to happen behind enemy lines in a brutal war.
Just incredible...
That was Fullerton where the mentally ill guy was beaten to death...
Those three shots in the butt and back when he was face down were beanbag rounds not bullets but I agree that they were unnecessary. The whole thing was unnecessary. They murdered him.
Watching the video, you'd think that had a dangerous mass murdering international terrorist cornered.
These are the actions one would expect behind enemy lines in a violent brutal war...
Knights of the Realm don’t go to jail.
Unless they offend or embarrass their betters, or fail to say the magic words which afford them protection.
War. On. Us.
I waited a substantial period of time before posting again because I wanted to give adequate time for the "holster sniffers," cops, and former cops to show up and support your statements in posts #14 and #23. It is possible that from time to time the aforementioned groups may show up and support a questionable action by law enforcement, but in this case, it appears that no one has done so, and it appears unlikely that they will do so.
Regards, RCT
http://www.kob.com/article/stories/S3375842.shtml#.UzLwHGdOU_w
Not much they can say when the Police Chief admits they were wrong.
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Thanks. Just posted the ABQ Journal story:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3137518/posts
Today's police are above the law along with the corrupt official they protect, amounting to little more than the lawless enforcers of the ruling class.
Being pro-life and supporting a death penalty for murder is not a Biblical contradiction.
Ah, but the chief initially did what most all cops do: support the actions of the officers.
When the Chief was thrown under the proverbial bus by the mayor of ABQ, and the Mayor called on the DOJ (already investigating the ABQ cops since November of 2012) to investigate this shooting specifically, suddenly then the Chief of APD starts back-peddling.
It sort of proves my point. Cops close ranks and support the most atrocious behavior out of other cops - until suddenly it is *their* pension, personally, that is in danger. Then, and only then, will they start admitting that “mistakes were made” in the most passive of grammatical constructions.
And the danger to cops on the job is statistically much lower than ranchers and farmers, who do a lot more good than cops by feeding us.
With the falling crime rates of the last 20 years, it is high time to examine police budgets and start to cut them down to size. We should start by taking away their absurd toy budgets and get them out of cars and back onto the street, on foot.
If they protest, then fire them and hire some people with triple-digit IQ’s.
I was referring to a news article about the chief that hit the wires on Tuesday, March 25, 2014 8:54 am. I was surmising on why the tough guys didn’t show up on the thread. i.e., they had plenty of time to back peddle themselves by the time CD posted the story.
I agree. My point though was that no one was going to post regarding Dave's points in Posts #14 and #23. I didn't address motivations. Thank you for your support.
I think it might have been a better idea to deploy the “beanbag!” rounds *before* they riddled him with 5.56.
The dog was a nice touch, too.
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