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(CNN) -- The family of a Florida man has released video of his death, hoping to get criminal charges filed against the police officer who ran him over.
On May 8, Marlon Brown was being chased by DeLand police because they allegedly saw that he was not wearing a seatbelt. At a dead-end road, Brown stopped his car and started running.
One of the police cars hit and ran him over, its dashcam video recording the entire incident.
Last week, a grand jury decided not to indict officer James Harris on a criminal charge of vehicular manslaughter. That's when the family decided to go public, and release the video.
"We knew it wasn't going to be an easy video to watch," says Krystal Brown the ex-wife and mother of Brown's children, "but in order to obtain justice, and that's what we're looking for, we knew it was something that we had to do."
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Justice, the family says, would be criminal charges against Harris for killing Marlon Brown. Harris, who has been fired as a result of the incident, could not be reached for comment.
http://edition.cnn.com/2013/09/20/justice/florida-police-run-over-man/index.html?hpt=hp_t2
Hard to say considering CNN left out the moments before impact. If the driver was attempting to stop, and skidded over him, then it could be accidental. My guess is the grand jury viewed the unedited footage and thought the same.
Strange seeking a vehicular homicide charge. If you read the statute, its clearly not intended for police pursuit. If thats the case, then every cop that chases would be subject to reckless driving charges.
Hard to say considering CNN left out the moments before impact. If the driver was attempting to stop, and skidded over him, then it could be accidental. My guess is the grand jury viewed the unedited footage and thought the same.
I've sat on a grand jury. They are rubber stamps for the prosecution.
Maybe the guy should have stopped and took his $25 seatbelt fine instead of running and putting everyone's life in danger including the cops.
Maybe the guy should have stopped and took his $25 seatbelt fine instead of running and putting everyone's life in danger including the cops.
Maybe the guy should have stopped and took his $25 seatbelt fine instead of running and putting everyone's life in danger including the cops.
Running away on foot doesn't endanger anyone else's life unless you run into traffic.
I have a link to the unedited version but im waiting on a mod answer to see if it violates rule 18.
in the unedited version there is definitely no breaking going on, in fact it "seems" and sounds like the gas was hit but the rev of the engine.
yeah its under review now so ill know eventually.Yeah, that's why I didn't link it.
yeah its under review now so ill know eventually.
so you have seen it i take it? doesn't it sound like the engine revs before impact?
Ok, that's kind of what it sounds like but I can't be certain.
Sure sounded like an engine revving to me. I also didn't see the hood dip suddenly, and the view didn't seem to be fishtailing or skidding.
OK here it goes i got an answer from goshin and since the video is directly related to the story in question and im only posting the link with a clear warning it seems its ok.
:alertWARNING: this link contains graphic video of the impact, it is the NON-EDITED version.:alert
:stop: View discretion is advised!
DashCam Video Of Police Killing Marlon Brown With Vehicle Released | Global Grind
Marlon Brown Death: Family of Fla. man run down by police car files complaint against medical examiner
The family of Marlon Brown, the Fla. man killed after being run down by a police car, has filed a complaint accusing the medical examiner's office of "negligence" and "material misrepresentation of the data" after it ruled the death was an accident
Officer Harris was fired immediately after his chief viewed the video on May 31, but State's Attorney R.J. Larizza did not indict Harris on charges of vehicular homicide, which in Florida is defined as "the operation of a motor vehicle by another in a reckless manner likely to cause the death of, or great bodily harm to, another."
Instead, Larizza gave the case to a grand jury, which declined to press charges.
Brown family attorney Benjamin Crump tells CBS News' Crimesider that he believes the reason the grand jury failed to indict Harris was that the autopsy, signed by Dr. Marie Herrmann, determined that there was no evidence the car struck Brown - a conclusion the family's complaint says defies "logic, common sense, and seemingly scientific principle."
Herrmann's report said Brown wasn't hit by the patrol car. It says he was killed by "mechanical asphyxiation" because he was pinned under the car with his head bent down so far that he was unable to breathe.
On the family's side is James Cusack, the funeral director who prepared Brown's body. At a news conference on Thursday, Cusack said Brown had injuries not indicated on the medical examiner's report.
"I saw an indication that his neck, was very loosely-where you could move it- which to me, was there were some contusions, if not a complete break," said Cusack.
(CNN) -- The family of a Florida man has released video of his death, hoping to get criminal charges filed against the police officer who ran him over.
On May 8, Marlon Brown was being chased by DeLand police because they allegedly saw that he was not wearing a seatbelt. At a dead-end road, Brown stopped his car and started running.
One of the police cars hit and ran him over, its dashcam video recording the entire incident.
Last week, a grand jury decided not to indict officer James Harris on a criminal charge of vehicular manslaughter. That's when the family decided to go public, and release the video.
"We knew it wasn't going to be an easy video to watch," says Krystal Brown the ex-wife and mother of Brown's children, "but in order to obtain justice, and that's what we're looking for, we knew it was something that we had to do."
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Justice, the family says, would be criminal charges against Harris for killing Marlon Brown. Harris, who has been fired as a result of the incident, could not be reached for comment.
Man's family releases video of his death from police car dashcam - CNN.com
thank you for proving you didnt watch the video or read any articles LMAO1.)Trying to stop from high speeds on grass and dirt really sucks sometimes.
2.)Stupid idiot should not of caused the chase in the first place.
3.) Should not of been fired or charged. Maybe given some remedial driving training.
4.)Killing a piece of **** criminal during the commission of crime should never be made illegal.
thank you for proving you didnt watch the video or read any articles LMAO
1.) exactly why he was fired for negligence (cop of all people should have followed procedure like other cop did and not act
2.) no reason to kill him
3.) facts and video and his capt disagree with you
4.) what made him a piece of ****? do you have something we didnt read here? i mean He COULD be but he was running for a seatbelt law. ALos feeling it should never be a crime show how severly uneducated you are on this topic. cops should start running over old ladies that j-walk. Wow
that was funny thanks for the entertainment
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