"Dysfunctional Black Neighborhoods"
They were both used in reference to the killing of unarmed young black men.
Rogue police? Really? Heck, there sure seems to be a lot of them to be considered rogue.
October 19, 2017
By Elvia Malagon
...Earlier this year, (click here) three current or former Chicago police officers were indicted on charges of conspiring to cover up alleged wrongdoing by Van Dyke. Detective David March and Officers Joseph Walsh and Thomas Gaffney are accused of creating police reports with false information in an attempt to prevent a criminal investigation into the shooting....
And this is just one dead African American.
October 20, 2017
By Breanna Edwards
Well, (click here) if you wanted evidence as to how little this country values black lives, look no further than Tulsa, Okla., where a white former reserve deputy (aka a wannabe cop) walked out of prison, scot-free, after serving less than half of his already meager four-year sentence for killing an unarmed black man.
Robert Bates, 76, was released from North Fork Correction Center in Sayre, Okla., on Thursday morning after serving 497 days. That’s a little more than 16 months for killing Eric Harris. Bates is expected to serve probation for the remainder of his sentence, according to the Associated Press.
Oklahoma Department of Corrections spokesperson Matt Elliot said that Bates earned earlier release through good behavior, not because his case was given precedence over others....
By Andrew Knapp
An 86-year-old unarmed black motorist in Kingstree (click here) was jolted with a Taser because the white police officer who stopped him expressed worry that the wandering dementia patient would be hit by a car.
Albert Chatfield remained hospitalized in intensive care Friday, four days after being injured during the confrontation in the small town two hours north of Charleston, family members said.
His loved ones and their attorney bemoaned the officer’s use of force as unconstitutional and unnecessary in corralling an elderly motorist who posed no threat to police....
...University of South Carolina law professor Seth Stoughton, a former officer, said Kingstree’s explanation of the encounter draws a conclusion about why force was used without giving necessary details to support it. Stoughton called the case "problematic."
“The court has been very clear that officers can use Tasers to defend themselves or defend someone else who is being attacked,” he said. “I have yet to see an officer who would legitimately fear your average unarmed 86-year-old.”
Scrutiny of police uses of force, particularly against black people, has spread nationwide in recent years. Much attention has focused on shootings, including the 2015 killing of Walter Scott by a North Charleston officer....
The odds for 86 year olds don't seem to be getting better. If that is dysfunction, then it belongs to the cops, not the community.
January 26, 2016
New York -- Police in Brooklyn (click here) were looking for a suicidal man in his 20s.
They found an 86-year-old man cooking soup in the kitchen.
He had a knife in one hand and an onion in the other. That's when police tasered him.
He's lucky to be alive and now he's suing.
John Antoine came to this country from Trinidad 45 years ago. He's the father of six and has more grandchildren than he can count....
