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11y.o. Boy Called 911 To Help His Mom; Police Shot Him Instead

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  • #61
    Originally posted by Gondwanaland View Post
    https://www.independent.co.uk/news/w...-b2346669.html

    Sadly only placed on administrative leave, and continuing to collect taxpayer moolah after this.
    That's the usual course of action while an incident is still under investigation. Again, we don't have any idea what was going on inside the home that compelled the officer to discharge his weapon. Of course the family is presenting it as the boy walked calmly towards the officer with his hands clearly visible, and the officer simply gunned him down without provocation, but I have a feeling it's more complicated than that.
    Some may call me foolish, and some may call me odd
    But I'd rather be a fool in the eyes of man
    Than a fool in the eyes of God


    From "Fools Gold" by Petra

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    • #62
      Originally posted by Mountain Man View Post

      That's the usual course of action while an incident is still under investigation. Again, we don't have any idea what was going on inside the home that compelled the officer to discharge his weapon. Of course the family is presenting it as the boy walked calmly towards the officer with his hands clearly visible, and the officer simply gunned him down without provocation, but I have a feeling it's more complicated than that.
      I'd be interested in knowing what prompted him to enter the residence with his pistol in hand.

      Hardly S.O.P.

      I'm always still in trouble again

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      • #63
        Originally posted by Mountain Man View Post

        That's the usual course of action while an incident is still under investigation. Again, we don't have any idea what was going on inside the home that compelled the officer to discharge his weapon. Of course the family is presenting it as the boy walked calmly towards the officer with his hands clearly visible, and the officer simply gunned him down without provocation, but I have a feeling it's more complicated than that.
        Ah yes, the ole bootlicker come to defend the cop that shot an unarmed 11 year old.

        https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...ippi-rcna86313

        Investigation launched after 11-year-old who called 911 for help is shot by officer in Mississippi

        Calls are growing for an officer to be fired and charged after an 11-year-old in Mississippi who called 911 for help was shot by police.

        Aderrien Murry was seriously wounded early Saturday by an Indianola police officer responding to a domestic call at the home of the child's mother, according to Carlos Moore, an attorney for the family.




        “This should not have happened,” Moore said. The main question Aderrien "has been asking is, 'Why did this happen to me?' The child suffered a collapsed lung, lacerated liver and fractured ribs. … He’s blessed to have survived but he’s still in pain emotionally and mentally,” he said.

        On Thursday, a group of protesters called for accountability in the shooting of the child during a rally at Indianola City Hall.

        The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation said it is investigating the shooting that happened at 6 a.m. Saturday at the home on BB King Road.

        “No officers were injured during the incident. A minor occupant of the residence received significant injuries and has been transported to a local hospital,” it said.

        “MBI is currently assessing this critical incident and gathering evidence. Upon completing the investigation, agents will share their findings with the Attorney General’s Office,” the agency said.

        It did not provide additional details. The Indianola Police Department referred questions about the incident to the city attorney, who did not respond to requests for comment Thursday.

        The officer who opened fire was not identified by the agency or the police department.

        But Indianola Alderman Marvin Elder said that officer Greg Capers had been placed on paid administrative leave after a unanimous Indianola Council vote.

        Capers could not be reached for comment Thursday.

        The attorney for the child's family said he was working to obtain body camera video of the shooting.

        Moore said the child was shot after calling for help for his mother. He said that during a confrontation with the father of one of her children, Nakala Murry handed her phone to the 11-year-old and told him to call police and his grandmother.

        When police arrived, they were told the man was unarmed and had run out a back door and that three children were home, Moore said.

        Police ordered everyone in the house to show themselves with their hands up, he said. When the 11-year-old came out of a bedroom with his hands up, he was met by gunfire, the attorney said.

        “He shot him immediately when his hands were up, and he’s coming around the corner,” Moore said.


        He said that the officer should be fired and charged with aggravated assault.

        “I didn’t ask for a suspension with pay. I asked and demanded termination. Did I stutter?” Moore said at a City Hall news conference Thursday. “When I say termination, I mean termination. You don’t give someone a paid vacation who committed such a reckless act.”

        He said he expects the family to file a federal civil rights lawsuit.

        "We need to hold our law enforcement officers to a higher standard and ensure that they are trained to de-escalate situations and use non-lethal methods whenever possible," Moore said in a statement Thursday.

        Indianola, which had about 9,100 residents last year, is about 100 miles north of Jackson.
        Last edited by Gondwanaland; 05-28-2023, 07:47 AM.

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        • #64
          Originally posted by Gondwanaland View Post

          Ah yes, the ole bootlicker come to defend the cop that shot an unarmed 11 year old.

          https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...ippi-rcna86313
          I'm not defending anybody, you jerk, but neither am I rushing to condemn the officer when there are still so many unanswered questions. We've only gotten one side of the story, and that coming from the family's attorney, so I'm willing to withhold judgment until more facts are known.
          Some may call me foolish, and some may call me odd
          But I'd rather be a fool in the eyes of man
          Than a fool in the eyes of God


          From "Fools Gold" by Petra

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          • #65
            Originally posted by rogue06 View Post
            I'd be interested in knowing what prompted him to enter the residence with his pistol in hand.

            Hardly S.O.P.
            Exactly. There's obviously more to the story than what we've been told.
            Some may call me foolish, and some may call me odd
            But I'd rather be a fool in the eyes of man
            Than a fool in the eyes of God


            From "Fools Gold" by Petra

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            • #66
              Originally posted by Mountain Man View Post
              I'm not defending anybody, you jerk, but neither am I rushing to condemn the officer when there are still so many unanswered questions. We've only gotten one side of the story, and that coming from the family's attorney, so I'm willing to withhold judgment until more facts are known.
              Yes, you are. Quite clearly. You're defending the officer and pretending that some unknown information will suddenly make it okay for a cop to shoot an unarmed ELEVEN YEAR OLD KID in the chest. AFTER HAVING BEEN MADE AWARE THAT THERE WERE CHILDREN IN THE HOUSE at that!

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              • #67
                Originally posted by Gondwanaland View Post
                Yes, you are. Quite clearly. You're defending the officer and pretending that some unknown information will suddenly make it okay for a cop to shoot an unarmed ELEVEN YEAR OLD KID in the chest. AFTER HAVING BEEN MADE AWARE THAT THERE WERE CHILDREN IN THE HOUSE at that!
                I haven't defended anything, you arrogant clod. I've only wondered what the circumstances were that compelled the officer to draw his weapon and fire. I readily accept that it's possible he was 100% in the wrong, and if he is, I hope he is held accountable, but at the moment, despite your knee-jerk anti-cop rhetoric, we simply don't have sufficient facts to reach a determination.
                Some may call me foolish, and some may call me odd
                But I'd rather be a fool in the eyes of man
                Than a fool in the eyes of God


                From "Fools Gold" by Petra

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                • #68
                  Originally posted by oxmixmudd View Post

                  Didn't miss that at all G. Systemic racism can be perpetrated even by the race it oppresses. It is the nature of the beast. It's built into the system and will not be eradicated unless explicit efforts are made to remove it.
                  And yet you still don't see how this mentality leads to the conclusion of overthrowing the government and instituting a new one? Talk about missing the forest for the trees.

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                  • #69
                    Originally posted by Mountain Man View Post

                    I haven't defended anything, you arrogant clod. I've only wondered what the circumstances were that compelled the officer to draw his weapon and fire. I readily accept that it's possible he was 100% in the wrong, and if he is, I hope he is held accountable, but at the moment, despite your knee-jerk anti-cop rhetoric, we simply don't have sufficient facts to reach a determination.
                    And the defense continues.

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                    • #70
                      Originally posted by Gondwanaland View Post

                      And the defense continues.
                      Oh, give me a break, I haven't defended a damn thing, and you know it.
                      Some may call me foolish, and some may call me odd
                      But I'd rather be a fool in the eyes of man
                      Than a fool in the eyes of God


                      From "Fools Gold" by Petra

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                      • #71
                        Originally posted by Mountain Man View Post

                        Oh, give me a break, I haven't defended a damn thing, and you know it.
                        Yet here you are, trying to pretend there magically will be some justification for a cop shooting an unarmed 11 year old WHO CALLED FOR THE COPS, who walked out, followed police orders, and was shot in the freaking chest.

                        Defending by any other name is still defending.

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                        • #72
                          Originally posted by Mountain Man View Post
                          I have to wonder what the situation inside the home was that put the officer on high alert, and in what manner the boy come around the corner that caused the officer to instinctively discharge his weapon. As usual, there are many questions that need to be answered before any reasonable conclusions can be reached.
                          Yes, initially, it seems a clear case of overreaction, but we have seen cases where the victim (person who was shot) was mentally challenged or something, and was acting in a manner that could be perceived as threatening even when it was not.
                          The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.

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                          • #73
                            Originally posted by Gondwanaland View Post

                            Yet here you are, trying to pretend there magically will be some justification for a cop shooting an unarmed 11 year old WHO CALLED FOR THE COPS, who walked out, followed police orders, and was shot in the freaking chest.

                            Defending by any other name is still defending.
                            Absent any other evidence, that's the story so far.

                            When police Body Cams first came about, I was definitely opposed because it seemed like "spying" on the cops, trying to get dirt on them. That quickly changed to the belief that I wouldn't want to do the job (police work) without a bodycam, because it could quite possibly save my bacon from unjust accusations.
                            The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.

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                            • #74
                              Originally posted by rogue06 View Post
                              I'd be interested in knowing what prompted him to enter the residence with his pistol in hand.

                              Hardly S.O.P.
                              Not just a pistol in his hand, but his finger on the trigger. So far, there doesn't seem to be anything in dispatch to even justify that much.
                              The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.

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                              • #75
                                Originally posted by Cow Poke View Post

                                Not just a pistol in his hand, but his finger on the trigger. So far, there doesn't seem to be anything in dispatch to even justify that much.
                                From his record this doesn't seem to be a careless, sloppy cop. I think it's highly likely something triggered this reaction.

                                I'm always still in trouble again

                                "You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
                                "Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
                                "Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --Tassman

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