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LAPD Cop Who Shot Teen Girl in Dress Store Was a Wannabe Reformer
Dail Beast ^ | December 30, 2021 | William Bredderman Justin Rohrlich Rachel Olding

Posted on 12/31/2021 7:01:12 AM PST by Navy Patriot

The Los Angeles police officer who fatally shot a 14-year-old girl as she tried on Christmas dresses has been identified as a veteran Black cop who, before killing the unarmed teenager, tried to build his brand as a community advocate and reformer.

He also launched an apparel line called “Use of Force Fitness” but dissolved it in December 2020, after months of unprecedented protests against police violence across America.

William Dorsey Jones Jr., 42, was formally identified by his lawyer in The New York Times. Attempts to reach Jones for comment this week were unsuccessful, and his attorney, Leslie Wilcox, did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Thursday.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: banglist; california; police
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That's what we need, more "Reformers" promoting "Use Of Force"!
1 posted on 12/31/2021 7:01:12 AM PST by Navy Patriot
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To: Navy Patriot

He accidentally killed someone in the line of duty, so did Kim Potter who was just found guilty of two counts of manslaughter.

I’ll be watching this one.


2 posted on 12/31/2021 7:09:17 AM PST by READINABLUESTATE ( ‘When tyranny becomes law, resistance becomes duty.’)
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To: Navy Patriot
That cops opened fire in spite of the suspect not being armed with a gun quickly served to revive long-standing tensions between the LAPD and communities of color, as well as the debate over police use of force nationally.

Really, Daily Beast?

Unreal.

3 posted on 12/31/2021 7:11:11 AM PST by skeeter
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To: Navy Patriot

Overpenetration is ALWAYS a problem with rifles, especially if the primary target is missed. What a SHAME. The caller who incorrectly said the bike chain guy had a gun caused the cops to open fire a bit too far away.


4 posted on 12/31/2021 7:13:16 AM PST by 2harddrive (FREE 3D-printable Firearm blueprints available here: https://drive.google.com/drive/mobile/folders/)
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To: Navy Patriot

I watched the video. He should be fired.


5 posted on 12/31/2021 7:18:36 AM PST by JonPreston (Q: Never have so many, been so wrong, so often)
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To: READINABLUESTATE
He accidentally killed someone in the line of duty, so did Kim Potter who was just found guilty of two counts of manslaughter. I’ll be watching this one.

Don't hold you breath.

Oh, and the Daily Beast contributes to the problem by capitalizing "black" for a skin color.

6 posted on 12/31/2021 7:24:25 AM PST by libertylover (Our BIGGEST problem, by far, is that most of the media is hate & agenda driven, not truth driven.)
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To: 2harddrive

To be fair, it would be a problem with a 9mm parabellum, if the backstop is a 3.5 inch 25 gauge stud at 24” oc, and a later of 1/2” sheet rock on either side.

The boomer would be even worse.

Question was, why did the guy need to be shot just then? I will wait for the investigation, but I have questions.


7 posted on 12/31/2021 7:26:59 AM PST by absalom01 (You should do your duty in all things. You cannot do more, and you should never wish to do less.)
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To: Navy Patriot
before killing the unarmed teenager, tried to build his brand as a community. .

Please stop with this crap

8 posted on 12/31/2021 7:28:37 AM PST by frogjerk (I will not do business with fascists)
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To: READINABLUESTATE

In my opinion, this shooting was worse than the Potter shooting. But justice is no longer blind, This cop walks. Potter does hard time.


9 posted on 12/31/2021 7:29:40 AM PST by Leaning Right (The steal is real.)
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To: Navy Patriot

So, the Daily Beast is a news source?


10 posted on 12/31/2021 7:35:50 AM PST by Steamburg (Other people's money is the only language a politician respects; starve the bastards)
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To: READINABLUESTATE

You know why that is...

This fellow is Black (is that a pronoun now?)


11 posted on 12/31/2021 7:40:28 AM PST by Afterguard (Deplorable me! )
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ahhh..the cop was black....was wondering why this story just vanished...


12 posted on 12/31/2021 7:41:28 AM PST by basalt (exas)
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To: basalt

Nothing will happen to the cop. Except maybe a promotion.


13 posted on 12/31/2021 7:45:53 AM PST by sport
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To: READINABLUESTATE

An accident is picking up a pound of unsalted butter instead of salted butter in the Dairy section at the supermarket. An accident is getting a half gallon of 1% milk at the milk section of the Dairy section at the supermarket. An accident is during the throes of passion, one spouse calling the other an old flame’s name. This was no accident. Neither was Kim Potter.


14 posted on 12/31/2021 7:54:56 AM PST by sport
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To: Navy Patriot
Yes. Police officers trying to “build their brands” or whatever? WTF?

It does not sound like the type of stable, level-headed recruit they should be seeking. JMHO

15 posted on 12/31/2021 7:55:37 AM PST by NEMDF
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To: NEMDF
It is not. But he is the right color. Not the right color trumps everything. Such as ability, intelligence, job knowledge, experience, integrity. The old Soviet type Communists system still works.
16 posted on 12/31/2021 7:59:56 AM PST by sport
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To: READINABLUESTATE

Wait I’m confused. He’s black so he is obviously oppressed and the racist hierarchy should surely drop the hammer on him? No?


17 posted on 12/31/2021 8:06:50 AM PST by MrRelevant
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To: Navy Patriot

“...identified as a veteran Black cop”
Annnnd... just like that the story will disappear.


18 posted on 12/31/2021 8:12:11 AM PST by Demiurge2 (Define your terms!)
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To: sport

That loser in Minnesota shot a white woman and walked. This country is a joke.


19 posted on 12/31/2021 8:14:31 AM PST by Luke21
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To: Luke21

This Country is a nightmare, FRiend. A joke is funny. And he is probably sitting in a Patrol Car looking for another White woman to shoot as we speak [type].


20 posted on 12/31/2021 8:18:34 AM PST by sport
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