Resisting arrest ain’t beanbag.
It was a mostly less-than-lethal alternative to traditional ammunition until it wasn’t.
Stun gun had little or no effect, multiple beanbag shots didn’t stop him, but one did for good. The man had to be high on something. So, saved a lot of paperwork and money, for now, but I’m sure there will be lawsuits by the far left.
“Less lethal” means sometimes the perp dies.
Alejandro Campos Rios, fine irish name.
Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.
The optics of wading in with nightsticks are bad, but would have been the appropriate and safe option. Then Rodney King - and the phenomenon of media collusion in peddling sneakily edited video to demonize cops - came along.
We tested some beanbag rounds here at the ranch about a year ago. At 20 yards they would break nearly all the way through a thin piece of plywood. They are just a ballistic nylon/fabric bag full of what looks like #7 1/2 lead shot, loaded at a low velocity, for those who are unfamiliar with what they are. They are touted as “Less than lethal” but, of course, just about anything powerful enough to incapacitate can also kill under the right circumstances. Including tasers.
Wasted a lot of initial shots if you ask me.
less != non
Watch the FPD on Live PD. They are one of the best trained Depts. I have ever observed in action. Sad situation. Drugs are a curse on our society.
It was amazing seeing all those bags hitting in slow motion.
I wish I could find a clip but have been unsuccessful at tracking it down for a decade.
Very nostalgic for me. Before I retired ten years ago, I spent many an early-morning at that McDonald’s on Brookhurst at Orangethorpe, drinking coffee and reading my Bible before work, amid the Korean pastors and professors.
We had our share of loony-tunes—homeless who sometimes acted out, necessitating FPD attention—but we never made it into KTLA’s newscast.
They should ask themselves what would Sheriff Andy Taylor do, or think of something with a little bit of common sense, instead of this take'em down, take'em out policing.
A beanbag is a riot standoff weapon, not a personal confrontation weapon.
Surely the autopsy showed his level of drug intoxication?