Police abuses

**Fisherking** · 09-26-2014, 15:30

Originally Posted by Tiaexz

Thought I would be beaten to this one. Not really 'Police Abuses' but a very unfortunate set of circumstances and how the law handles the matter.

John Crawford III shooting.

Basically, the victim picks up a BB gun laying around and starts waving it around whilst he is on the phone for whatever reason.
Someone in the store calls the cops saying that this person is waving a gun around and threatening customers.
Police come in to see him.
Shoot.

The 911 caller said that he was pointing the gun at people and that he was loading it in the store.

Crawford was SWATed by the caller. He should be charged with two counts accessory to murder and the cop charged with murder of Crawford and the woman who died of a heart attack as a result of the shooting.

The video was 50 day before becoming public. It clearly shows that Crawford was just shot on sight because of the information provided by the 911 caller and a cop too quick on the trigger.

**AntiDamascus** · 09-26-2014, 15:34

Yea I thought that guy was getting excited and saw what he wanted to see. His call got that guy killed.

**Beskar** · 09-26-2014, 16:07

Originally Posted by Fisherking

The 911 caller said that he was pointing the gun at people and that he was loading it in the store.

Crawford was SWATed by the caller. He should be charged with two counts accessory to murder and the cop charged with murder of Crawford and the woman who died of a heart attack as a result of the shooting.

The video was 50 day before becoming public. It clearly shows that Crawford was just shot on sight because of the information provided by the 911 caller and a cop too quick on the trigger.

Indeed, they should have safely evacuated as many people as they should in a discreet manner, then call for Crawford to drop the weapon. This would have minimised any harm to the woman who died due to the panic and stress, and allow Crawford the time required to respond to the request.

Walmart is to blame for allowing the air-rifle to be on display like that, unlike everywhere else which has them locked/require-staff assistance, it should have been kept in the box.

Crawford is guilty of not thinking straight whilst being distracted on the phone, and not have been waving the air-rifle around like it was.

The person on the phone should have been more responsible in what they reported to the police, or they should have contacted the stores security instead for them to get the police involved if required.

There were too many circumstances of what 'went wrong' and it resulted in their deaths. It is tragic, hence why I posted it in here.

**ICantSpellDawg** · 09-29-2014, 13:28

Originally Posted by Husar

Oh goodness.

My word to readers: Avoid policemen in the USA like the plague, and if you cannot avoid them, lay down on the ground and beg them to handcuff you. You may be 50% safer once handcuffed but no guarantees.

Also don't enter anyone's property unless you have a death wish, try to avoid government property as well. In an ideal case, avoid any kind of US property and stay in Mexico, it's much safer there.

Check out the homicide rate in Mexico