Posted on 11/21/2021 2:05:27 PM PST by simpson96
DENVER (KCNC-TV) – A lawsuit has been filed in U.S. District Court against Denver Police and the city by a demonstrator seriously injured in Black Lives Matter protests in 2020. On May 31, 2020, Denver saw the fourth day of protests in the wake of the death of George Floyd.
Michael Driscoll was one of the protesters. He was live streaming video in front of Denver Police headquarters. Officers in riot gear were down the block.
Driscoll claims there was no warning when police fired rubber bullets and tear gas. “It struck me between my eyes on the left side of my face,” he told KCNC-TV in Denver.
Driscoll says the projectile shattered several bones including his eye socket. It had to be reconstructed using bone removed from the top of his head. “I think I was purposely shot at,” he said.
Denver police have denied deliberately shooting at the heads of demonstrators.
Attorney Milo Schwab says Driscoll was not alone among the injured..”At least 15 people were struck in the head with munitions.
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Despite the injuries he suffered, Driscoll says he would join the protests again. “They did help the world see the injustice that happened to George Floyd and there was justice served in that case,” he said.
(Excerpt) Read more at newyork.cbslocal.com ...
I doubt that “rubber” bullets are accurate enough to do anything other than spray-and-pray.
“Driscoll claims there was no warning when police fired rubber bullets and tear gas.”
Stupid moron was expecting a text?
LOL Play Idiot Games, Win Idiot Prizes, Dumbass!
What did he think the Riot police were there for, to hand out free gifts?!?
If I remember right rubber bullets are supposed to be fired at the ground in front of the target and be bounced into the legs of the target.
They should never be shot directly at the targeted person.
Ricochet trajectories vary widely.
What were BLM rioters this person was with purposely doing that caused him to be shot by the police?!?
Perhaps this rioter should be thankful he wasn’t attacking someone like Kyle Rittenhouse.
True
But the rubber bullet is intended as crowd/riot control round.
... police fired rubber bullets ... “It struck me between my eyes on the left side of my face,” ...
Of course you were purposely shot.
I’d hate to think that they accidently shot you.
He got that right.
The dreaded shot to the castanets.
Purposely shot at? Well duh! Of course. If it wasn’t on purpose that’s what’s called a negligent discharge.
Give the cop a raise and the week off for his good work. Don’t like it? Don’t riot.
You aren’t going to borrow a piece of skull bone to restore those balls of mush.
I am trying to picture “between the eyes on the left side of the head”. Stupid must also be ugly.
I wish they’d had better aim.
HE should not have lived to complain.
Good.
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