The gun the deputy said Casey Goodson Jr. was waving when he was shot in the back multiple times was found in the man’s kitchen with the safety on, the prosecutor shared publicly for the first time.
Just a few bad orchards…
That’ll teach him!
But what they won’t tell you, it was a black sandwich, so the cops feel okay about it
We need a system where as soon as a cop draws his gun, the video camera starts recording
We need a system where they can’t turn it off by themselves. Let them call someone to remotely to request it off for a specific period of time if they’re taking a break. “Hey, taking lunch, can you pause it for an hour?” This is easily solvable, but police accountability is not a problem that the police want to solve.
The NYTimes Daily podcast did a recent piece on why bodycams haven’t had as big of an impact and it sounds like a big part of the problem is that even if video is recorded the police retain custody so it’s super easy for them to bury the footage. I don’t know why it’s not standard operating procedure for an unrelated body be the ones to maintain custody of the bodycam footage.
Cop, “Your Honor, the sandwich is a known lethal weapon, given its track record of choking hazard. Just last week, Joey down at the station, was working OT and eating his favorite meatball sub. That could have been the last time I saw Joey… So, when I saw the sandwich, I immediately recognized the danger and risked my life to control the situation.”
“He had multiple sandwiches so he was clearly a threat to others as well as to himself. I’m so grateful that I was there to prevent anyone else from getting hurt.”
Clear intent for distribution. And where did he get those keys? From Al-queda? Possibly. There’s no way to know at the time. It was all very suspicious.
And when I pulled out my gun and pointed it at him, he started running. Clearly he had a guilty conscience, why else would you run?
