Unarmed black man shot in the back of the head by cops during traffic stop

[SVPete]

Unarmed black man shot in the back of the head by cops during traffic stop (***VIDEO GRAPHIC***)

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100216593266

****in wow, here's ANOTHER case of letting him go when there is no proof he poses danger to community.

THEY HAD THE PASSENGER IN THE CAR !!!

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Embedded Benjamin Crump Tweet

Unsurprisingly, Crump is less than truthful:

Family seeks charges, officer's ID in Patrick Lyoya's death

https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/video-shows-patrick-lyoya-shot-head-michigan-officer-84076567

A Michigan police officer fatally shot his eldest son, 26-year-old Patrick, in the head this month following a traffic stop in Grand Rapids. Video released Wednesday shows a brief foot chase and struggle over the white officer's Taser before he shoots Patrick Lyoya in the head as the Black man is face down on the ground.
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In the April 4 encounter, the officer repeatedly ordered Patrick Lyoya to let go of the Taser.

Grand Rapids Police Chief Eric Winstrom cited a need for transparency when releasing video collected from a passenger in the car Lyoya was driving, the officer’s body camera, the officer’s patrol car and a doorbell camera. Winstrom did not identify the officer, a seven-year veteran who is on paid leave while state police investigate the shooting.
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Video shows Patrick Lyoya running from the officer who stopped him for driving with a license plate that did not belong to the vehicle. They struggled in front of several homes.

Winstrom said the fight over the Taser lasted about 90 seconds. In the final moments, the officer was on top of Lyoya, kneeling on his back at times.
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The traffic stop was tense from the start. Video shows Lyoya getting out of the car before the officer approached. He ordered Lyoya to get back in the vehicle, but the man declined.

The officer demanded his driver's license and asked him if he spoke English. Lyoya responded “yes" and said the license was in the vehicle. The foot chase began after Lyoya closed the car door and started walking. The officer told Lyoya to “stop" and tried to pull his hands behind his back.

So:

* The guy was stopped for driving a car with non-matching plates;

* The guy got out of his car as the officer approached, which was aggression;

* When instructed to get back in his car, the guy ran;

* When caught and Tased, the guy continued to resist, actively;

* The guy tried to take away the police officer's weapon.

I won't say the shooting was justified, but what Crump lied about demonstrates very clearly that it might have been.

  FZ

[FlaGator]

Basing an opinion just on the evidence presented so far I would estimate that the was 60% the perp's fault and 40% the cop's fault. The only reason I am giving the perp more responsibility is that he was running after committing a crime and he resisted the officer. If neither of the actions was taken by the perp he would still be alive.

[Ralph Wiggum]

Benjamin Crump is the newest version of Al Charlatan and Jesse Jackson. Any perceived police incident that impacts a black person, and he's flying off in his Jetstream, dressed to the 9's in his Armani suits.  Race hustler extraordinaire.