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Firing at Officers. Massive car chase, Officer, has balls as big as xxxxx. Charged, found not guilty.Brelo, 31, was accused of manslaughter for jumping onto the hood of a car and unleashing a fatal barrage of gunfire at Timothy Russell and Malissa Williams. On Nov. 29, 2012, Russell led police on a 20-mile chase after he allegedly fired a gun at officers near the city's downtown justice center.
During the 22-minute chase, more than 100 officers pursued Russell, firing dozens of shots. Russell's car was stopped after two police cruisers trapped it in a school parking lot. At that time, prosecutors contend, Brelo jumped on the hood of Russell's car and fired at Russell and Williams 15 times from point-blank range.
LA Times
Firing at Officers. Massive car chase, Officer, has balls as big as xxxxx. Charged, found not guilty.
What am I missing here?
How is it possible to jump on to the hood of a car and fire 15 rounds at the occupants without being responsible for the deaths of those occupants?
Sounds as if it could not be proven that those shots killed them.
It's hard to blame black folks for feeling that they are treated poorly by the system, because they are treated very poorly, as this acquittal demonstrates. A disgusting shame from that jury.
Really? Hundreds of millions of tax dollars are spent on low income black families across the nation. Number two on the list is Balitmore. Its in ashes. 'splain that.
First, the two victims didn't fire at police. Police officers near the chase after it started heard loud noises they presumed were gunshots, but investigators now believe it was the sound of the car backfiring. The homeless man and woman were unarmed when police riddled them with bullets.
I find the standards of justice disturbing. In this case, because it can't be proven that this particular officer fired the fatal shot, he was acquitted despite unloading his clip at close range at two unarmed citizens. However, in the state of Ohio, you can be convicted of murder if anyone is killed during the commission of a felony. It's called the felony murder rule. Why was this not applicable in this case?
Again, we different standards of justice. Thus the protests.Our system is broken.
Firing at Officers. Massive car chase, Officer, has balls as big as xxxxx. Charged, found not guilty.
What am I missing here?
LA Times
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Trial of Cleveland police officer Michael Brelo underway
It's hard to blame black folks for feeling that they are treated poorly by the system, because they are treated very poorly, as this acquittal demonstrates. A disgusting shame from that jury.
How is it possible to jump on to the hood of a car and fire 15 rounds at the occupants without being responsible for the deaths of those occupants?
I was talking about this acquittal, ya know?
You mean besides the fact that the other Officers were firing as well?How is it possible to jump on to the hood of a car and fire 15 rounds at the occupants without being responsible for the deaths of those occupants?
Leading to a reasonable belief that they were armed, not just with a deadly vehicle but with a gun as well.First, the two victims didn't fire at police. Police officers near the chase after it started heard loud noises they presumed were gunshots,
Because the Officer was acting in good faith in the performance of his duties, not acting with intent to commit a felony.I find the standards of justice disturbing. In this case, because it can't be proven that this particular officer fired the fatal shot, he was acquitted despite unloading his clip at close range at two unarmed citizens. However, in the state of Ohio, you can be convicted of murder if anyone is killed during the commission of a felony. It's called the felony murder rule. Why was this not applicable in this case?
This acquittal demonstrates no such thing.It's hard to blame black folks for feeling that they are treated poorly by the system, because they are treated very poorly, as this acquittal demonstrates. A disgusting shame from that jury.
There were a total of 136 shots fired into the car and the judge aquitted the officer because he could not determine if said officer fired the fatal rounds.
I'm glad the cop's okay. Those two in the car are dead because they ran from the cops.
When was the last time you heard a car backfire?
When was the last time you heard a car backfire?
Leading to a reasonable belief that they were armed, not just with a deadly vehicle but with a gun as well.
Because the Officer was acting in good faith in the performance of his duties, not acting with intent to commit a felony.
Running from the cops is not justification to be shot.
shooting at cops is justification to be shot.
Just driving a car?What? Is just driving a car now a threat to police? It seems no matter how small the provocation, some believe the police should be allowed to escalate without accountability.
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