Yes, I will go along with "Holy Crap".
What in the world is going on?

There appears to be no reason this should have occurred. We really need all cops to have body cameras to record total interactions along with the call information they received as to what the situation is that they are responding to (which was noted in the article). 

Cops have a tough job and oft times have to make spit second decisions when confronted with a person  that has or has been reported to have a weapon. It appears the officer in this instance made a terrible decision that could have cost an innocent man his life. 

 

tennyson wrote:

Cops have a tough job and oft times have to make spit second decisions when confronted with a person  that has or has been reported to have a weapon. It appears the officer in this instance made a terrible decision that could have cost an innocent man his life.
 

It appears the officer made a terrible decision that could cost a poorly trained man his career.

As it should.

And now comes the Spin. The sad, pathetic, lying thru their teeth spin.


North Miami shooting: Police accidentally shot man, says union

(CNN)The police shooting of an African-American caregiver, who was lying in the street trying to help an autism patient, was accidental, according to the local police union representing the North Miami officer.

The officer had intended to shoot the patient, whom he thought posed a danger, but accidentally shot the caregiver instead, said John Rivera, the President of the Dade County Police Benevolent Association.
Charles Kinsey, a behavior therapist, was shot Monday by police -- an incident which has sparked outrage. Footage released by Kinsey's attorney showed his client lying on the ground holding both hands in the air, next to a 23-year-old man with autism.

Rivera offered an explanation Thursday, saying that the police officer opened fire because he thought the white individual, whom they later learned is a man with autism, was going to harm Kinsey.
"This wasn't a mistake in the sense that the officer shot the wrong guy or he thought that Kinsey was the bad guy," he said in a press conference Thursday.

"The movement of the white individual made it look like he was going to discharge a fire arm into Mr. Kinsey and the officer discharged trying to strike and stop the white man and unfortunately, he missed the white male and shot Mr. Kinsey by accident."

Rivera said that the video footage of the incident was "being portrayed poorly."
Kinsey is hospitalized with a gunshot wound to his right leg after two or three shots were fired, according to his attorney.

"Mr. Kinsey did everything right, let's be real clear about that," Rivera said. He said that the police officer involved in the shooting "wishes nothing but the best for Mr. Kinsey and the officer is praying for his speedy recovery as are we."

Kinsey told CNN affiliate WSVN that after the shooting, he was flipped over and handcuffed. A video released by the attorney showed Kinsey lying in the road, on his stomach and handcuffed. Both men were seen flat on the ground with two officers standing near them. According to his attorney Hilton Napoleon II, Kinsey was on the ground for 20 minutes before an ambulance arrived.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/21/us/miami-officer-involved-shooting/index.html


So, the police wanted to help Mr. Kinsey.
So, 
They shot him,
Handcuffed him,
and left him to lay on his stomach in the street for 20 minutes without administering first aid.

Is that really the best story you can come up with? 

Last edited by Goose (7/22/2016 9:02 am)