On Sept. 12 at 8 a.m., came across a stopped vehicle with hazards on the left shoulder near John Hanson Highway and got out of his cruiser to help.
“Are you here to help her?” Sgt. Warrington asks the man.
“No, she’s taking me to the hospital,” he responded.
Moments later, he fires a single shot at the passenger who says he was getting a hat blown onto the road.
“Oh my God, what did you do? What did you do?” the driver screams out.
“He had a gun!” Warrington says.
“No, I don’t have a gun!” the man shouts, lying on the roadway.
Officials want to be clear the man who is shot was never charged, never arrested and has fully cooperated with the investigation.
This is apparently something that needs to be said when talking about shooting unarmed people.
At this point we’re going to start giving the same advice for interacting with police as with soldiers in a war zone. Basically do whatever they say. And if it’s contradictory then sit on your heels and put your hands up. Make yourself as un-aggressive as possible so the
scared, sleep deprived, teenager with a machine gunman child with a badge and a gun can’t possibly see you as a threat.They’ll still just shoot you for not following orders. Especially if you’re not white.
The ghost of Daniel Shaver would like a word
They are just always on-edge and terrified for their life no matter what the situation is. What does their training do to them… there was absolutely no reason to see this as some sort of well-disguised trap intended to kill the police officer, so why did his mind go there?
And he’s a sergeant too. He should have his career ruined because of this.
Mhmm best we can do is slap on the wrist and a multi decade intimidation campaign against the victims and anyone who supports them.
You forgot a two month paid
suspensionvacation.
Wait a minute. Just having a gun isn’t a reason to shoot someone in Maryland, is it? They might have a license. So the policeman would be guilty of manslaughter either way.
You seem to be under the impression that police answer to the law.
Well, he was indicted, so that’s a start. Just have to wait and see if he’s convicted.
And that conviction is not pardoned, commuted, or overturned.
He’s just a cop. He’s not rich.
Indicted for a vacay, convicted to a promotion?
The second amendment doesn’t actually exist beyond the gun store counter. Which is the most American way possible of enforcing it.
This is exactly why training the police as warriors instead of as civil servants is so insidious and deadly.
They aren’t “training” them. Certainly not as well as actual soldiers. But they are arming them with more and more military gear. If you were a high-school bully who never grew up or a racist who wanted to harass and maybe even kill a black person, what job would you get?
He just fucking aims and pulls the trigger. What the fuck is going on in america.
At some point I’m about to read an article where a cop was overtaking someone, rolled down the window, shot the other driver, continued onwards, and called for backup from a dinner.
I don’t think he even aimed. He hit a passing car. He just pulled his gun and fired.
I didn’t say he aimed well. Really shows how well those assholes are trained. He couldn’t even hit accurately at 20m.
Trained by the finest stormtroopers.
American Keystone-Cops at work. Can’t the American police afford any professionals?
They can, they just can’t find anyone with the mental acumen to attend more than 10 weeks of training.
Now compare that to civilized western countries, where policemen take training of between three and five years.
