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11y.o. Boy Called 911 To Help His Mom; Police Shot Him Instead
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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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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.
Hardly S.O.P.
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
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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.
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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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-rcna86313Some 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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Originally posted by rogue06 View PostI'd be interested in knowing what prompted him to enter the residence with his pistol in hand.
Hardly S.O.P.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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Originally posted by Mountain Man View PostI'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.
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Originally posted by Gondwanaland View PostYes, 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!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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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.
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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.
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Originally posted by Gondwanaland View Post
And the defense continues.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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Originally posted by Mountain Man View Post
Oh, give me a break, I haven't defended a damn thing, and you know it.
Defending by any other name is still defending.
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Originally posted by Mountain Man View PostI 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.The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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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.
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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Originally posted by rogue06 View PostI'd be interested in knowing what prompted him to enter the residence with his pistol in hand.
Hardly S.O.P.The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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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.
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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