Atlanta officer who was fired after fatally shooting Rayshard Brooks to be reinstated

The Blaze ^ | 5-5-21 | BRECK DUMAS

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The Atlanta police officer who was fired after fatally shooting Rayshard Brooks during an attempted DUI arrest last year has been reinstated after an independent review by the city's Civil Service Board. Rolfe and his former partner, Devin Brosnan, responded to a call on June 12, 2020, about an allegedly intoxicated person asleep at the wheel in a Wendy's drive-through.

Upon arrival, they found Brooks, who was seen on video footage battling with the officers when they attempted to arrest him, stealing Brosnan's Taser, and attempting to fire the device at Rolfe. Rolfe then fired his service weapon at Brooks, striking him twice in the back and killing him.

The next day, Rolfe was terminated amid outcry. The next week, he was charged with felony murder and ten other charges by then-Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard, who has since been ousted from office.

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"Mayor Bottoms stands by her original decision to terminate Rolfe in the incident that occurred shortly after the death of George Floyd, saying in a statement on Wednesday, "Given the volatile state of our city and nation last summer, the decision to terminate this officer, after he fatally shot Mr. Brooks in the back, was the right thing to do."

Cue the riots.

[House Atreides]

Reinstatement was certainly the correct action. You’re likely right about the riots.

[lepton]

Hmmmm. That’s possible?

[eddie willers]

"Given the volatile state of our city and nation last summer, the decision to terminate this officer, after he fatally shot Mr. Brooks in the back, was the right thing to do."

IOW....we found our scapegoat.

[NWFree]

Should get back pay for screwing him over.

[NWFree]

Better yet a wrongful termination suit and let them take a hike.

[mass55th]

The Mayor will make sure Officer Rolfe is dogged by the lackeys she has working in the department. By lackeys, I mean those that are political appointees, like the interim Police Chief she just made permanent today:

Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Appoints Permanent Atlanta Police Chief

[MadMax, the Grinning Reaper]

Absolved or any wrong doing in the line of duty, racist Mayor Bottoms keeps stoking the racist hatred of cops.

Glad the sports leagues took the games out of Atlanta. The bitch needed to be exposed for what she is, and it happened.