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The stand your ground action, under the laws of Missouri, are completely inapplicable to this case, because there has been no conversation, not from the suspect, not from the victim and not from law enforcement, that Ralph Yarl, at 16 years old, ever posed a threat to this shooter.
Found on CNN 1 year ago
Officer Lucas ' was acquitted in rural Hunt County Texas by an all white jury, at the time of Officer Lucas ' murder Officer Lucas ' [ Price ] was unarmed and did not pose a threat to any one.
Found on CNN 2 years ago
What this means for us first is a signaling to other prosecutors that if they are not forthcoming with the evidence, if they somehow participate or put their finger on the scale of justice, that they can face consequences themselves.
Found on CNN 3 years ago
When law enforcement alone are the only persons with access to critical evidence like this kind of video, the process is to minimize the conduct, to keep it out of the eyes of the public, and to protect the police officers.
Found on CNN 3 years ago
But for this leak, that would have been the end of the Ronald Greene story, when law enforcement alone are the only persons with access to critical evidence like this kind of video, the process is to minimize the conduct, to keep it out of the eyes of the public, and to protect the police officers.
Found on CNN 3 years ago
Once( the video) gets out into the hands of the public, that public pressure turns out to be very effective in moving elected officials to hold police officers accountable, so that's what we're looking forward to in this case.
Found on CNN 3 years ago
This is one of the worst officer-involved shootings that I've seen.
Found on CNN 3 years ago
Not much about how we view the case has changed now that we see additional evidence, the department of Killeen and Killeen PD has demonstrated more of who they are, that the facts as they are they are living to live with, and I don't think the people of Killeen would agree with that.
Found on FOX News 3 years ago
Instead of that same resource officer who had helped before, they sent Reynaldo Contreras, the officer had a hostile demeanor and was not prepared to deal with a mental health crisis ... [the incident] continued to escalate. [Warren] was within his rights to reject the services of this law enforcement officer.
Found on FOX News 3 years ago
Instead of that same resource officer who had helped before, they sent Reynaldo Contreras, the officer had a hostile demeanor and was not prepared to deal with a mental health crisis ... (the incident) continued to escalate. (Warren) was within his rights to reject the services of this law enforcement officer.
Found on FOX News 3 years ago
He still has to continue to go to work and it's been really hard on him.
Found on CNN 4 years ago
We were disappointed about the charges themselves. They moved forward on negligent criminal homicide, we were both surprised and relieved to see charges going forward at all. It's been well past the normal time, well over a year since the incident happened. It caught us off guard, but it was a welcome relief.
Found on CNN 4 years ago
If he was a good Samaritan, he would have honked his horn. Its worth noting that on the video, he doesnt even flinch. He doesnt gasp. Shot after shot. He simply takes it all in.
Found on FOX News 4 years ago
Why would you videotape it? Why didnt he do anything to help? Why didnt he reach out right after the shooting? Why did he only come forward after the video was leaked?
Found on FOX News 4 years ago
The reference to... alleged conduct from high school or shoplifting is absurd and has nothing to do with Ahmaud Arbery murder.
Found on CNN 4 years ago
They didn't give any answer for that, they said,' Ahmaud Arbery's a black man running down our road,'.
Found on CNN 4 years ago
According to that law, you actually have to be observing the crime or be in the immediate knowledge of the crime.
Found on CNN 4 years ago
And Joshua Brown was concerned that that person might try to come back and finish the job.
Found on CNN 5 years ago
She represented hope over adversity and continues to inspire those who knew her and those who are getting to know her through this tragedy.
Found on CNN 5 years ago
A-Team, she represented hope over adversity and continues to inspire those who knew her and those who are getting to know her through this tragedy.
Found on CNN 5 years ago
We don't think that Fort Worth Police should be investigating it on Fort Worth Police own.
Found on CNN 5 years ago
There was nothing nefarious or illegal about owning a firearm, and they presented in no way that that firearm was contributory to toward the use of deadly force here.
Found on CNN 5 years ago
The family of Atatiana Jefferson is relieved that Aaron Dean has been arrested charged with murder, he did get what I wanted him to get, and this is only the start.
Found on CNN 5 years ago
You had someone who was unarmed, unaggressive eating a bowl of ice cream, and somebody barged in and shot him to death, we believed the right verdict would come out, though we knew that in America that is rare.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
We are certainly happy that there will be a chance for some form of justice in this case, but if anyone else had done this it would have been murder.
Found on FOX News 5 years ago
Antwon Rose was shot in the back, he was unarmed. He did not pose a threat to the officers or the community, the verdict today says that that is OK.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
We realize that conviction is a long road ahead and it will require our continued advocacy on behalf of Antwon.
Found on Reuters 6 years ago
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