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Mayor calls APD shooting ‘horrific … unsettling’ (includes link to video)
The Albuquerque Journal ^ | March 25, 2014 | Dan McKay and Nicole Perez

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 ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: New Mexico
KEYWORDS: albuquerque; banglist; cops; donutwatch; police
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To: CedarDave

bump!


41 posted on 03/25/2014 2:54:27 PM PDT by PreciousLiberty
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To: CedarDave

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.


42 posted on 03/25/2014 6:02:05 PM PDT by TigersEye (Stupid is a Progressive disease.)
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To: CedarDave

These are the actions one would expect to happen behind enemy lines in a brutal war.

Just incredible...


43 posted on 03/25/2014 6:05:11 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: gaijin

That was Fullerton where the mentally ill guy was beaten to death...


44 posted on 03/25/2014 6:06:32 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: BuffaloJack

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.


45 posted on 03/25/2014 6:07:59 PM PDT by TigersEye (Stupid is a Progressive disease.)
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To: NVDave
These are tactics that would have been utterly beyond rational thought 20 years ago, where 20+ years ago, other cops would have been asking “Are you (*&*& insane? WTF?”

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...

46 posted on 03/25/2014 6:14:01 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: Starstruck

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.


47 posted on 03/25/2014 9:39:17 PM PDT by Altariel ("Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!")
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To: dragnet2

War. On. Us.


48 posted on 03/25/2014 9:40:44 PM PDT by Altariel ("Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!")
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To: NVDave
"When cops justify and excuse this sort of thing on public boards, they just keep digging a deeper and deeper PR hole for themselves."

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

49 posted on 03/26/2014 8:16:57 AM PDT by Respond Code Three (Support Free Republic lest we eventually get a Republic which is not free.)
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To: CedarDave
They bagged another one last night. Sister says he had cell phone.

http://www.kob.com/article/stories/S3375842.shtml#.UzLwHGdOU_w

50 posted on 03/26/2014 8:29:19 AM PDT by Karl Spooner
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To: Respond Code Three

Not much they can say when the Police Chief admits they were wrong.


51 posted on 03/26/2014 8:33:33 AM PDT by Karl Spooner
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Bookmarking


52 posted on 03/26/2014 8:39:04 AM PDT by RandallFlagg ("I said I never had much use for one. Never said I didn't know how to use it." --Quigley)
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To: Karl Spooner

Thanks. Just posted the ABQ Journal story:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3137518/posts


53 posted on 03/26/2014 8:53:13 AM PDT by CedarDave (John Bolton comparing Kerry to Putin: "A cupcake negotiating with a steak knife.")
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To: NVDave
The dangerousness of cops jobs ranks between taxi drivers and garbage men. I would say both professions do more good than police.

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.

54 posted on 03/26/2014 9:39:31 AM PDT by Durus (You can avoid reality, but you cannot avoid the consequences of avoiding reality. Ayn Rand)
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To: Labyrinthos

Being pro-life and supporting a death penalty for murder is not a Biblical contradiction.


55 posted on 03/26/2014 9:43:32 AM PDT by Magnum44 (I have had just about enough)
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To: Karl Spooner

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.


56 posted on 03/26/2014 10:35:01 AM PDT by NVDave
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To: Durus

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.


57 posted on 03/26/2014 10:39:57 AM PDT by NVDave
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To: NVDave

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.


58 posted on 03/26/2014 2:17:59 PM PDT by Karl Spooner
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To: Karl Spooner
"Not much they can say when the Police Chief admits they were wrong."

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.

59 posted on 03/26/2014 4:37:16 PM PDT by Respond Code Three (Support Free Republic lest we eventually get a Republic which is not free.)
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To: CedarDave

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.


60 posted on 03/26/2014 5:16:08 PM PDT by PLMerite
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