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That truly is appalling. Like some S. American tin pot dictatorship. Words fail me that a supposed civilised allow this to happen.
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sickening, and just so unnecessary, he couldn't wait to shoot him
....terror attack attempt in New York.
DanEFC92
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Still raging over this. How the actual eff was he not put away for that? Murdering scumbag.
Talk about bs of the highest order there are 3 cops in the hallway all with automatic rifles and 1 "suspect" on the ground with no weapon. What damage they taught he could do is anyone's guess. They could have pepper sprayed him or tased him while he was on the ground at the very least if they though he was dangerous and while he was complying.
You could see the other cop was shook up because he was shaking and couldn't get the key card in the door properly.
DanEFC92
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When he's already prone with his fingers interlocked on his head, why don't they go over to him and cuff him? Instead they make him crawl, legs crossed(!!!) with his arms up in the air.
Consistently, the last resort is their first and only resort.
And like NWA said...
Yeah the whole crawling thing made no sense your are right they had him in the correct position to cuff him already they caused him to become a threat in their eyes then by making him move and giving him the opportunity to reach in his pockets. Quite stupid of them.
abelard
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Wasn't the video only released after the cop had been acquitted? Surely deliberate, that.
It's not the first time this has happened in America, and it won't be the last. And this includes the subtle and not-so-subtle attempts to cover these things up.
When, Kurt Schlichter style, you shriek "la la la I can't hear you!!!" with both fingers plugged deep into your ears, this is what you are condoning.
It's not the first time this has happened in America, and it won't be the last. And this includes the subtle and not-so-subtle attempts to cover these things up.
When, Kurt Schlichter style, you shriek "la la la I can't hear you!!!" with both fingers plugged deep into your ears, this is what you are condoning.
As we are distracted by Alabama and the tax bill, meanwhile:
http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/30/us/kansas-police-shooting-swatting/index.html
http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/30/us/kansas-police-shooting-swatting/index.html
Ah the old shoot first American police force. You know what stops a good guy without a gun, a "good" guy with a gun.
A prank call to police led to a man's death at a home in Wichita, Kansas -- and a man in California has been arrested in connection with the crime.
It's another example of swatting, or a prank in which people falsely report horrific crimes to draw large numbers of law enforcement.
In Wichita, a 28-year-old man was shot and killed Thursday after police responded to a call about a shooting involving hostages. Family members identified the man as Andrew Thomas Finch, CNN affiliate KAKE reported.
In the prank call, the caller said someone had an argument with their mother; that the dad was accidentally shot; and that a brother, a sister and the mother were held hostage, Wichita police Deputy Chief Troy Livingston said.
We learned through that call that the father was deceased, shot in the head. So that's the information we were working off of," Livingston said. "Our officers came here preparing for a hostage situation. Several got in position. A male came to the front door, and one of our officers discharged his weapon."
Police shot Finch after they say he moved his hands to his waistline, Livingston said. He was taken to a local hospital, where he died. Livingston said Finch was not armed.
Three or four people from the home were taken to be interviewed. Nobody was found dead at the home.
Livingston called the shooting "tragic and senseless."
"The irresponsible actions of a prankster put people's lives at risk," he said Friday. "The incident is a nightmare for everyone involved, including the family and our police department. Due to the actions of a prankster, we have an innocent victim. If the false police call had not been made, we would not have been there."
Authorities have not confirmed to CNN the identity of the caller. But CNN affiliate KABC said police in Los Angeles have arrested a man on suspicion of making the fake call.
Very simple to pull off
Swatting dates back to at least the early 2000s, and the FBI first warned the public about it in 2008.
Celebrities are often targets of the prank. In 2013 a 12-year-old Southern California boy admitted to making swatting calls to the homes of Ashton Kutcher and Justin Bieber. But average citizens have been victims too.
The dangerous scams are usually carried out in one of two ways, and both are incredibly simple.
One is called caller ID spoofing. The quick and free trick, using websites and apps, makes a call appear to the 911 operator as though it is coming from inside someone's house.
A second swatting method sidesteps the traditional phone system altogether. Some swatters use a teletypewriter (TTY) relay -- a phone system created for people who are deaf -- to place 911 calls. The TTY system is appealing to swatters because the Federal Communications Commission requires relay services to keep TTY calls, and callers, confidential.
Even if relay operators believe a 911 call may be a hoax, they're generally prohibited from intervening -- calls must be relayed verbatim.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/30/us/kansas-police-shooting-swatting/index.html
Ah the old shoot first American police force. You know what stops a good guy without a gun, a "good" guy with a gun.
A prank call to police led to a man's death at a home in Wichita, Kansas -- and a man in California has been arrested in connection with the crime.
It's another example of swatting, or a prank in which people falsely report horrific crimes to draw large numbers of law enforcement.
In Wichita, a 28-year-old man was shot and killed Thursday after police responded to a call about a shooting involving hostages. Family members identified the man as Andrew Thomas Finch, CNN affiliate KAKE reported.
In the prank call, the caller said someone had an argument with their mother; that the dad was accidentally shot; and that a brother, a sister and the mother were held hostage, Wichita police Deputy Chief Troy Livingston said.
We learned through that call that the father was deceased, shot in the head. So that's the information we were working off of," Livingston said. "Our officers came here preparing for a hostage situation. Several got in position. A male came to the front door, and one of our officers discharged his weapon."
Police shot Finch after they say he moved his hands to his waistline, Livingston said. He was taken to a local hospital, where he died. Livingston said Finch was not armed.
Three or four people from the home were taken to be interviewed. Nobody was found dead at the home.
Livingston called the shooting "tragic and senseless."
"The irresponsible actions of a prankster put people's lives at risk," he said Friday. "The incident is a nightmare for everyone involved, including the family and our police department. Due to the actions of a prankster, we have an innocent victim. If the false police call had not been made, we would not have been there."
Authorities have not confirmed to CNN the identity of the caller. But CNN affiliate KABC said police in Los Angeles have arrested a man on suspicion of making the fake call.
Very simple to pull off
Swatting dates back to at least the early 2000s, and the FBI first warned the public about it in 2008.
Celebrities are often targets of the prank. In 2013 a 12-year-old Southern California boy admitted to making swatting calls to the homes of Ashton Kutcher and Justin Bieber. But average citizens have been victims too.
The dangerous scams are usually carried out in one of two ways, and both are incredibly simple.
One is called caller ID spoofing. The quick and free trick, using websites and apps, makes a call appear to the 911 operator as though it is coming from inside someone's house.
A second swatting method sidesteps the traditional phone system altogether. Some swatters use a teletypewriter (TTY) relay -- a phone system created for people who are deaf -- to place 911 calls. The TTY system is appealing to swatters because the Federal Communications Commission requires relay services to keep TTY calls, and callers, confidential.
Even if relay operators believe a 911 call may be a hoax, they're generally prohibited from intervening -- calls must be relayed verbatim.
DanEFC92
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Oh it’s all the pranksters fault is it? Not the trigger happy cops, nope.
Holy cheeseballs. I knew about the incident but ‘kinell never knew about the shirts.
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