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A rookie cop who shot and killed an unarmed Brooklyn man in an unlit housing project staircase was indicted for manslaughter Tuesday.
In a blockbuster grand jury decision, Peter Liang will face criminal charges that can send him to prison for up to 15 years for the death of Akai Gurley on Nov. 20, a source said.
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york...ooting-akai-gurley-indicted-article-1.2109892
Source: NYPD officer indicted in stairwell death of unarmed man - CNN.com
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/12/nyregion/akai-gurley-shooting-death-arraignment.html
Perhaps the public outcry over the killings of Eric Garner and Michael Brown have resulted in a change in policy. Perhaps now cops who kill innocent people will start to face the consequences for their actions and at least be charged and tried in court, where their guilt or innocence can actually be determined, instead of summarily never even charging them and almost never indicting them.
Gurley did nothing more than walk into the stairwell of the building where he lived, and a man with a gun murdered him. Anyone who can't handle that and reacts with lethal force to the mere presence of another person has no place being tasked with protecting peace anywhere in this country and has no place at all being trusted with lethal force. Cops like this need to be pruned from the profession and it needs to be taught how to operate like adults, rather than this "shoot first, ask questions later" mentality that has resulted in so many deaths.
It is pretty shocking that this person was indicted but the "chokehold against company policy" guy who killed Garner wasn't. It's still not going to lead to a conviction though.
Garner ~ It wasn't a choke hold, and it didn't kill the guy.It is pretty shocking that this person was indicted but the "chokehold against company policy" guy who killed Garner wasn't.
Garner ~ It wasn't a choke hold, and it didn't kill the guy.
Garner ~ It wasn't a choke hold, and it didn't kill the guy.
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york...ooting-akai-gurley-indicted-article-1.2109892
Source: NYPD officer indicted in stairwell death of unarmed man - CNN.com
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/12/nyregion/akai-gurley-shooting-death-arraignment.html
Perhaps the public outcry over the killings of Eric Garner and Michael Brown have resulted in a change in policy. Perhaps now cops who kill innocent people will start to face the consequences for their actions and at least be charged and tried in court, where their guilt or innocence can actually be determined, instead of summarily never even charging them and almost never indicting them.
Gurley did nothing more than walk into the stairwell of the building where he lived, and a man with a gun murdered him. Anyone who can't handle that and reacts with lethal force to the mere presence of another person has no place being tasked with protecting peace anywhere in this country and has no place at all being trusted with lethal force. Cops like this need to be pruned from the profession and it needs to be taught how to operate like adults, rather than this "shoot first, ask questions later" mentality that has resulted in so many deaths.
When you were a cop, you would have handled it differently? Wait, were you ever a cop?
Were you?
I'm not one of the folks armchair quarterbacking the incident, passing judgement on the cop from the comfort of their recliner, safe in the knowledge that they'll never have to make that call.
So you weren't a cop, but you can discuss whether actions taken by cops are adequate or not?Yes or no answer.
I never judged any of the cops
No one claimed you did. What was asked is this: So you weren't a cop, but you can discuss whether actions taken by cops are adequate or not?
Would you say you've never defended the actions of a cop before the verdict is given?
How many shootouts have you been in? How many times have you placed your life on the line in the interest of public safety?
I asked you whether you've defended/discussed the actions of a cop before any verdict is in. Tell us how many years you've served as a cop and why your opinion on the many cases you've discussed should be taken into consideration but those of other non-cops shouldn't. Thanks
You've never served neither your country, nor your community, in anyway, certainly not in anyway that may require you to place your life in danger, but you feel justified in crusifying every cop that makes the news before the verdict and even after a ruling of innocence is handed down.
I never judged any of the cops, as you people have been doing. It's easy to call them murderers, when you've never been and never will be in the same situation. Ain't armchair quarterbacking fun?
So apdst, you weren't a cop. Is that right?
Have you ever been president, a member of Congress or a judge? If not, then we can be expecting you to never post on any politician or judge again since, in your opinion, you are totally unqualified to have any knowledgeable opinion.
Have you ever been president, a member of Congress or a judge? If not, then we can be expecting you to never post on any politician or judge again since, in your opinion, you are totally unqualified to have any knowledgeable opinion.
You've never served neither your country, nor your community, in anyway, certainly not in anyway that may require you to place your life in danger, but you feel justified in crusifying every cop that makes the news before the verdict and even after a ruling of innocence is handed down.
I say that if you're going to brand cops murderers and racists, that you step into their shoes and show them how its done.
No one has branded anyone anything. What has been asked is whether you are or have been a police officer. This is now the 3rd post on the matter. You could save yourself the shuffling by simply saying: "No, I have never been a police officer". Or "Yes, I am/have been a police officer".
Gurley did nothing more than walk into the stairwell of the building where he lived, and a man with a gun murdered him.
Those are elected officials and certainly don't lay their lives on the line to protect our communities.
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