Posted on 03/16/2014 8:07:52 AM PDT by Rusty0604
An Alabama police chief has determined that one of his officers used “appropriate force,” when the cop arrived at the scene of a traffic accident and immediately shot an apparently unarmed Air Force airman.
The airman, 20-year-old Michael Davidson, was shot in the chest and nearly bled out before receiving medical aid, according to the Raw Story.
Davidson was driving to Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in Goldsboro, North Carolina. He may have been driving erratically, according to the Ledger-Enquirer.
After clipping another vehicle, he pulled over to exchange insurance information with the other driver.
Eventually, Officer Phillip Hancock arrived on scene. Accounts differ as to what happened next.
Davidson’s father claimed that Hancock shot his son almost immediately.
“They couldn’t have been there three or four seconds when I was shot,” said Davidson, according to his father’s account.
Police Chief John McEachern, on the other hand, said that Hancock did not not fire until coming to the erroneous conclusion that Davidson was a threat.
Hancock ordered Davidson to put his hands on his head, and then fired, according to McEachern.
“It was at this point that the officer perceived what he believed to be a threat,” McEachern said. “Officer Hancock then pulled his service weapon and fired two shots at the suspect.”
One shot hit Davidson, severely injuring his stomach and colon. He may have permanent damage, and it is likely that he will be physically unable to serve in the Air Force.
The accounts agree that Davidson was unarmed when shot. He may have been holding his wallet, however. It’s not clear whether Hancock mistook the wallet for a weapon.
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When they shoot a Black, you will hear it.
And if your neighbor doesn’t like you and phones in a tip that you may have drugs, the police can then have reason to bust down your door and shoot you. Or maybe it was intended for your other neighbor and they just got the wrong address but in any event you and/or your dog may be shot.
I would bet that it was planted. And since he lived, they could not use the throwdown gun. The drugs or what is supposed to be drugs can be used because when they do a blood test, the tester will ask the police, “What do you want us to find traces of in his blood?” He maintains that the stuff is not his, nobody believes him. good shoot, go get another one! Case closed.
No dog to shoot?
What does the other driver have to say? I don’t see anything about them...
It will definitely be interesting to hear their version of this incident and what they witnessed.
Good point. Hopefully they can tell the truth either way without fear.
Attempted capitol murder is the proper charge here on the officer.
What is worse than these thug cops is the police chiefs who defend them. The chief is therefore just as guilty.
If he/she is local, whatever the cop tells him to.
I would bet that it was planted. And since he lived, they could not use the throwdown gun. The drugs or what is supposed to be drugs can be used because when they do a blood test, the tester will ask the police, “What do you want us to find traces of in his blood?” He maintains that the stuff is not his, nobody believes him. good shoot, go get another one! Case closed.
Well perhaps... It’s my experience that the Air Force does a LOT of drug testing on their people. The young man could request an AF administered one to get him off the hook.
So is the Mayor if the Sherriff isn’t an elected official.
Common sense says, him being a Service Member and familiar with their drug testing program, he would not be using anything except maybe alcohol.
And then there was the Elio Carrion/Ivory Webb shooting in Chino, CA in 2006.
The cop who shot Carrion was, of course, acquitted.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1591733/posts
Can you imagine the carnage if normal civilians were allowed to shoot with as little repercussion as a cop? For most of us, a shooting would be judged on if a reasonable person would conclude he was, indeed, in danger of death or severe injury.
With cops, the standard seems to be, “Were voices raised? Was the cop stressed?”
There would be little or no difference. Normal civilians don't WANT to shoot people. That's the scary part.
Very good point!
Many are, it is why they wanted the badge and the gun and the "authority".
The police dept is increasingly populated with bullies who are also cowards.
Police departments do not want the general public to know how much of the department would run away if faced with opponents just as numerous and as well armed as themselves.
Look at what happened with the police during Katrina and the Rodney King riots.
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