I try not to treat epersonas as if they accurately represent someone's real personality or character, but it is really hard to imagine that Tallassee isn't just a rotten excuse for a human being in real life. Why would a decent person post the kind of stuff he does? Even the content posted by trolls is better. SMH.
That was a direct quote from the DA when presenting the charges...so we agree that the DA is FOS by that statement..Look at that we found common ground.
My whole point to post that was the DA is trying to set up a scenario where Brooks was never a threat to the officer(s) and thus wasn't justified in discharging his firearm(the entire premise of the murder charge). You now seem to agree that logic is BS, see more common ground we agree upon here.
This is a valid point and one of the first things I thought when I first saw the video. It is hard to fault the officers as I am sure they did the best they could. Maybe they were shocked that he reacted that way after they had been talking with him, but it is their job not to be surprised and two officers are supposed to be able to subdue and apprehend almost any suspect in this situation, ideally without injuring him seriously or killing him. Failure to do this ultimately resulted in this guy's death. But again, it is hard to fault a couple of guys who clearly tried to do what they were supposed to do. It's not like they wanted it to happen and intentionally let a drunk suspect kick their asses. They appear to be in decent physical shape too. I've seen other officers where it was obvious from their appearance that physically performing that kid of task would be a problem.
They didn’t just walk out out of support for Rolfe, they walked out because they were basically told by the city’s leaders that they can do their job exactly how they were trained to do it and be charged with murder if the thug they were trying to apprehend, who resisted assaulted the officers and pointed their taser at them, is black.
I have family in law enforcement. I know numerous police officers.
The effective range on those is 20ft. Brooks was 20ft away within seconds. No need to chase after him.
These are what the Taser prongs look like. Imagine taking those in the face, with 50,000 volts behind them.
I passed by three police protecting a popular area in Tampa the other night on my way to pick up dinner. I stopped and thanked all 3. A few words of support can go a long way when you’re not used to hearing them.
I bet you were one of those kids in 5th grade that was on patrol and would chase kids down the hallway just to write them up for running.
Bro, there is no way on God's green earth that you can expect a police officer to let a criminal who had committed at least 4 crimes up until the point he was "running away" with a stolen taser to just let him go. THAT would be cause for that officers termination actually.
You clearly know nothing about what law enforcement is supposed to do. Thanks for making that abundantly clear. Good day to you, sir.
Per the DA, when Brooks fired the taser, the the prongs went over the head of the officer. He was within range of the officer when he fired, right? He just missed with it.
Here’s the opinion of one black LEO.
My point was that if he wasn't chasing him, he wouldn't have been in range. He shouldn't have been chasing him. Should've called backup, and set up a perimeter. It's not like the guy was going to go hurt someone else.
Yes, and per the guy that trains APD officers this is why a taser in the hands of an individual without training is considered a deadly weapon.. (these aren't my words/opinions, but what the APD officer stated as to why the shooting was justified by GA law)
That’s an assumption and not a solid one. He was passed out in his car and assaulted two police officers. I guess everyone who was in his path that night is lucky that he hadn’t already hurt or killed someone.
Maybe so. I honestly do not know what policy or procedure is for police in that situation, but it seems likely that if chasing the guy is not mandated by policy it is at the very least allowed. Police are generally supposed to pursue criminal suspects, right? I don't see how anyone can make the case that the guy was not going to go hurt someone else when he had just violently assaulted two police officers. It is reasonable to believe that a guy who had done what Brooks had already done that night posed a potential threat to public safety in multiple ways.
..not to mention Wendy's called the officers to the scene in the first place. That's an important factor here too..it's not like they just stumbled upon Brooks in a drive thru.
He made it clear to the officers he lived walking distance from his sister’s. I don’t think he was going to go carjack someone and speed home.
So the police officers should have let a man passed out in his car in a drive through walk home? Are you serious?
..this wasn't Brooks first DUI either IIRC and he had just served a 7 year prison sentence and got released early due to COVID. So yea any officer knowing Brooks criminal history, which could have been easily found by running his plates/license, would have been negligent for letting him free.
The crazy thing is DUI manslaughter is a lite sentence. Very. You can murder a person and get out in 2 to 4 as long as you were intoxicated and in a vehicle.
You missed my point entirely. Once he ran, they should’ve called backup and set up a perimeter. He wasn’t an immediate threat to society, and didn’t need a renegade cop chasing him down because he stole a taser.
He is absolutely correct that this is different from the George Floyd murder. Based only on what we have seen, if I were on the respective juries in those cases, I would vote to convict Chauvin of the most severe murder charge that the prosecution could bring. I also would hang the jury until hell freezes over for the felony murder charge against this ATL officer. People do not have to see every death at the hands of police the same way. The views of those who do see them all the same are suspect, IMO.
I believe he is not guilty of the murder charge, but that doesn't mean "he's innocent based on Georgia law" on all charges.
Can we volunteer LA, BOOM and I would rather ATL avoid being burned to the ground.
We definitely don't want NUTTTIN to happin to BOOOM!!!!
I've personally carried 25ft and 35ft cartridges. DA estimated he was 18 ft away. I'll wait for the GBI because I don't trust him.
Honestly, didn't really care. It's your site my man. I like it when you engage in a thread.
I was not under the impression that police officers make it a habit of letting drunk drivers park their vehicles and walk home. That’s news to me but maybe it’s a regular occurrence. I guess the thing to say from now on is hey officer...my friend, my folks, my sister, my Girlfriend lives close by. I’ll just sell home and leave my car here in the parking lot, driveway, side of the road, field. You can trust me to only come back and get it once I’m sober or you can run my keys by the house when you get off your shift. Plus...I promise not to hold you responsible for anything I do while walking home drunk.
I never once said, or even implied, to let him walk home. Just meant he wasn’t far from his house, and was likely not going to steal a car and drive drunk.
