Posted on 10/07/2022 3:48:48 PM PDT by algore
A San Antonio police officer has been fired after he shot and injured a 17-year-old multiple times when the boy fled in his car after he startled him in a McDonald's parking lot.
Shocking video shows the moment that Erik Cantu was wounded multiple times while eating a cheeseburger inside of his car after being confronted by Officer James Brennand. An unharmed female passenger was seated next to the victim. She has not been identified.
Cantu was hospitalized at nearby University Hospital. He listed as being in critical but stable condition.
On Wednesday, the San Antonio Police Department acted swiftly in firing Brennand. He was still in his probationary period and had been on the job for just seven months.
Officers initially laid charges against the teenager for evading arrest and assault on a police officer, but those have since been dropped. Under Texas law, due to the fact that the teen had charges pending against him, his family was only permitted to be by his bedside for limited periods of time.
Brennand was called to the McDonald's after a reported disturbance when he noticed Cantu's car outside the restaurant.
The officer thought the car was the same one that evaded him the night before when he attempted to stop the vehicle as the registered license plate didn't match the vehicle.
Brennand approached Cantu's maroon car and called for cover, but quickly tried to take matters into his own hands and opened the car door.
Police have not confirmed whether Cantu's car was stolen.
Prior to the release of the video, Brennand maintained that he only opened fire on Cantu after the teenager hit him with his car.
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Yeah I was thinking about that lol
No, they just put former cop inmates in Ad Seg, to protect them.
This 17 y/o may survive and mostly heal up, but chances are he will suffer from those belly wounds for the rest of his life. Might even need a catheter.
If his pelvis (hipbone) was nicked, he will need to relearn how to walk within constraints of his New Normal.
A spinal injury could eliminate any walking at all, at least for a while.
The officer thought the car was the same one that evaded him the night before when he attempted to stop the vehicle as the registered license plate didn’t match the vehicle.
so he ran the plate to check... right???
Yes, but the point is... This is always part of their defense. And the jury buys it up. So remove that worry period. They have nothing to fear from fellow peers and now that reasoning is gone.
“o he ran the plate to check... right???”
Nope... Shoot first and ask questions later.
Not sure how this will play out. Cops are entitled to due process. I understand that he can be fired based on his alleged probationary status.
That kid (punk?) seems to have disobeyed a lawfully given order. (I did not say the disregard of that order justified the shooting.) And supposedly the kid (punk?) was stalling so as to delay compliance with the order.
I can remember a time when during a traffic stop it was prudent to ask the officer’s permission to retrieve the vehicle registration and/or proof of insurance from the glove box.
BTW - this rookie cop had to know his body cam was recording. Several things not making sense here.
I wonder where we will be able to get all the facts.
Cop opens door and commands burger-boy... to get out of the car.
Burger-boy had a look of being busted, not frightened. Instead of complying with the cops command, burger-boy stupidly responded by putting car in reverse and began backing up with the door still swung open. Not a hasty retreat, but a modest controlled reverse. The door caught the cop, which then caused the cop to free himself from the path of the door, and draw his gun.
The cop drew his gun in defense of the car door catching him, believing that burger boy’s actions were a direct assault on the cop in order to evade being detained.
Burger-boy definitely was not frightened or desperate for his life. He actually behaved offhand and with disregard towards the cops command to “get out of the car’... and more like an “F. U.” Burger-boy continued without hesitation to back up, closed the door and leave while his burger and car were fired upon.
Did the cop error in judgement? - Don’t know, unclear circumstances, unclear audio and visual.
Did burger-boy error in judgement? - Definitely.
Did the cop have justification to open fire upon burger-boy? - Yes, if the cop felt clear endangerment by burger-boy or burger-boy gave the cop a reason to draw his gun and stop a fleeing suspect.
McGuilty
lol
> The officer thought the car was the same one that evaded him the night before when he attempted to stop the vehicle as the registered license plate didn’t match the vehicle. ... so he ran the plate to check... right??? <
Let’s say that he did, and the plate didn’t match the car. That crime would not be at the same level as, say, a murder would be. Maybe you shoot at a fleeing murderer. You don’t shoot at a fleeing guy with bad plates.
Reminds me of a young girl that was set up by the police in Hollywood Florida a few years ago.
I saw some former cops in general population too. Each case is unique.
True...
“I can remember a time when during a traffic stop it was prudent to ask the officer’s permission to retrieve the vehicle registration and/or proof of insurance from the glove box.”
Why? He just asked you for it right?
As long as no one knew who they were, former cops could go to general population. If someone found out who they were, then they would PC up to Ad Seg.
“As long as no one knew who they were”
And there is the problem. He put a lot of those guys in there.
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Yes, one of life’s embarrassing moments.
Did you even watch the video before commenting?
Yep video was damning
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