It's easy to get overexcited during a scene like this, but police are trained to remain calm. They are also trained to recognize a citizen's rights, and are sort of supposed to uphold those. I'm sympathetic to the fact that some criminals force a strong hand. However, I'm not blind to the fact that this sort of behavior is uncalled for and is a gross abuse of authority. After watching them shoot several rounds, it had to be terrifying to have a gun pointed at their head, something the police didn't deny.
A West Palm Beach couple who filmed Monday morning’s deadly officer-involved shooting on South Beach has accused officers of intimidation, destroying evidence and twisting the facts in the chaos surrounding the Memorial Day shootings – a charge that police officials say they know nothing about.Meanwhile, a South Carolina man charged with DUI in a second officer-involved shooting that morning says he is innocent.On Thursday, The Miami Herald spoke to the couple that saw the end of the 4 a.m. police chase on Collins Avenue, then watched and filmed from just a few feet away as a dozen officers fired their guns repeatedly into Raymond Herisse’s blue Hyundai. They say the only reason they were able to show the video to a reporter is because they hid a memory card after police allegedly pointed guns at their heads, threw them to the ground and smashed the cell phone that took the video.
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
The Camera Doesn't Lie
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Criminal Stupidity,
Legal Stupidity
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