Re:In Wisconsin, a Decade-Old Police Shooting Leads to New Law
by pm90 on Monday December 15, 2014 @07:41AM
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I really like the attitude of the father of the kid who was shot. To not vent his anger, but use it to come to a constructive solution that will hopefully reduce the chances of such unnecessary deaths in the future... that is amazing. And a great use of settlement money as well.
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Re:In Wisconsin, a Decade-Old Police Shooting Leads to New Law
by NoMoreNicksLeft on Monday December 15, 2014 @10:34AM
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What solution?
Do we have any evidence that when another police agency investigates such things that the conclusions are different? It already happens, some PD will have an incident that is investigated by the Sheriff or state police. And yet, in those cases, we see the same thing... everyone's cleared of wrong-doing, and maybe some mandated "use of force" training.
It's bizarre and depressing.
Re:In Wisconsin, a Decade-Old Police Shooting Leads to New Law
by busterarm on Monday December 15, 2014 @04:26PM
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I'm surprised there hasn't been more attention to this case until now. I'd have been pretty mad.
His son was scheduled to testify the next day in a case involving a previous incident with the very same officer who shot him in the head.
That alone should require an independent investigation.
Bell was shot by the officer at close range after he was already tased, pinned to a vehicle and restrained by two other officers.