Grand Rapids police release video of officer fatally shooting Patrick Lyoya

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A Black man facedown on the ground was fatally shot in the back of the head by a Grand Rapids police officer, the violent climax of a traffic stop, brief foot chase and struggle over a stun gun, according to videos of the April 4 incident released Wednesday.

The release by Grand Rapids police sparked renewed protests and calls for justice Wednesday, and state officials promised a full investigation.

It comes in the wake of other police-involved shootings in Grand Rapids.

The video released Wednesday includes footage from the unnamed officer's body camera, which was deactivated shortly after the officer told the suspect, 26-year-old Congolese refugee Patrick Lyoya, to "let go of the Taser."

https://www.freep.com/story/news/lo...lice-shooting-video-patrick-lyoya/7304984001/
 
Car plate didn’t match the car. Driver thought he would stop and just walk away. Cop, rightful, gave foot chase. Driver fought the cop trying to take his teaser. Driver gets shot and died during the struggle.

Driver got killed because of his own, illegal actions. No sympathy for the prep, none. Good riddance. Would bet the prep has a long police record.
 
In almost every case its always the same. The perp CHOOSES to fight the cop. This is how it ends. NOT the cops fault.
 
Attention Parents... OK, Attention Baby Mama: If you’re not going to teach your kids to respect authority (or anything else) at least teach them this: (I have thoughtfully put it into a rhyme for those predisposed to not listen to, or learn from, anything that doesn’t rhyme):

Comply - Don’t Die

See, I even made it rhyme so you can use it in your next Rap “song”.
 
AssHatZombie said:
i thought you could only shoot a fleeing suspect if they reasonably pose a harm to others.

this might be a bad kill.
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double standards apply here. A taser is considered a less lethal weapon.................or a pain compliance device when used against civilians......but in the hands of a civilian directed at a goverment agent, it's a deadly weapon that required deadly force to counteract.

you must never threaten the government, they have the power to kill you with impunity.
 
SmarterthanYou said:
double standards apply here. A taser is considered a less lethal weapon.................or a pain compliance device when used against civilians......but in the hands of a civilian directed at a goverment agent, it's a deadly weapon that required deadly force to counteract.

you must never threaten the government, they have the power to kill you with impunity.
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I think that's wrong.

i think you can only shoot a fleeing suspect if he poses a threat to others.

bad kill.

it's definitely unwise to do so, in most instances.
 
police officers can use lethal force under two circumstances: when they have probable cause to believe a suspect poses an imminent threat of serious bodily harm and when a dangerous suspect of a crime involving the infliction of serious physical injury is attempting to flee. In Tennessee v. Garner (1985), the Supreme Court held that the Fourth Amendment prohibits the use deadly force against a non-violent, unarmed felon who is fleeing.

https://www.talksonlaw.com/briefs/when-can-police-use-deadly-force
 
AssHatZombie said:
I think that's wrong.

i think you can only shoot a fleeing suspect if he poses a threat to others.

bad kill.

it's definitely unwise to do so, in most instances.
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court precedent, qualified immunity, and officer safety are subjects i've discussed for years.............I might know what i'm talking about
 
SmarterthanYou said:
court precedent, qualified immunity, and officer safety are subjects i've discussed for years.............I might know what i'm talking about
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what about this?

police officers can use lethal force under two circumstances: when they have probable cause to believe a suspect poses an imminent threat of serious bodily harm and when a dangerous suspect of a crime involving the infliction of serious physical injury is attempting to flee. In Tennessee v. Garner (1985), the Supreme Court held that the Fourth Amendment prohibits the use deadly force against a non-violent, unarmed felon who is fleeing.

https://www.talksonlaw.com/briefs/wh...e-deadly-force




are you saying because they were in a scrap on the ground it became an officer safety issue?

would it have been different if it were a smaller person?
 
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