NY-Medic Alert bracelet call cops. Cops then taunt, use racial slurs and kill 68 y/o man.

[Anti Federalist]

I don't recall posting this story when it happened, a search of the victim's name turned up nothing.

Lesson learned?

Don't let your big brother devices call the cops either.




Kin cry race hate in White Plains police slay

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/kin_cry_race_hate_in_white_plains_lYfLrPDODM4rZaWi HhHBXN#ixzz1ma6U0DyO

White Plains cops used racial slurs and assaulted an unarmed 68-year-old ex-Marine before fatally shooting him in his home, the man’s son and lawyers have charged.

Lawyers for relatives of Kenneth Chamberlain Sr., who was black, plan to sue the city, the Journal News reported.

“In my opinion, they made it a hate crime,” his son, Kenneth Chamberlain Jr., told the paper.

“In my opinion, they murdered my father.”

He added that video and audio recorded at the housing project where Chamberlain lived show the cops taunting him.

Cops responded to the elder Chamberlain’s apartment on Nov. 19 after his medical alert went off.

When they arrived, they began cursing at Chamberlain, a retired county correction officer, his son said.

Cops said Chamberlain appeared disturbed and charged at them with a knife and a hatchet.

Even after being stunned by a Taser and shot four times with beanbags, an armed Chamberlain continued rushing toward the officers, cops said.

That’s when he was shot twice in the chest, officials told the paper.

[RiseAgainst]

A monopoly on force will always end this way. It's time to change course...

[Anti Federalist]

More detail on this story:

Chamberlain Family to Sue White Plains Police

http://www.thedailywhiteplains.com/news/chamberlain-family-sue-white-plains-police

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - The family of a man shot in November by police in a White Plains public housing complex said Wednesday they have a recording from the incident proving that police and emergency personnel used a racial slur before the shooting and are filing a wrongful death suit.

Police were responding to a medical alert at the Winbrook public housing apartment of 68-year-old Kenneth Chamberlain Sr. Police shot the former marine after unhinging the door to get inside.

Kenneth Chamberlain Jr. said on Wednesday his lawyers had filed a notice of claim informing the city, White Plains Public Safety Department, and White Plains Housing Authority to expect the wrongful death lawsuit.

"After listening to the audio and looking at the video, it was very clear, in my opinion that there were no reasonable officers on the scene. Their job is to diffuse the situation, not create one," said Chamberlain. "White Plains PD murdered my father. I’m asking that these police officers be brought up on criminal charges, not just the officer that did the shooting, but any and all officers that were on that scene because someone should have stopped that from happening."

The officers' alleged use of a racial slur while demanding that Chamberlain Sr. open the door prompted the son to label the incident a hate crime.

"People are very quick to always say that when a situation happens in a community of men and women of color that we are quick to pull the race card," said Chamberlain. "I did no such thing this whole time. The only time that it came up was when we hear them say, 'We don’t give a f***' and then use the n-word. So from that point on, they made it racial.

"I'm out here fighting for the justice of my father, doing something that I know that he would do had the situation been the opposite or reversed and it was me that got shot."

Lawyers representing the family said an accidentally triggered Lifeline medical alert sent between 10 to 12 officers to Chamberlain's home at 5 a.m. on Nov. 19. The former Westchester County corrections officer told police he didn't need assistance and Lifeline attempted to retract the alert. The lawyers said officers repeatedly taunted the victim while demanding he let them in.

Public Safety Commissioner David Chong has said that a hatchet was thrust through the crack of the door and confiscated by police. Officers then forced open the door and attempted to use non-deadly force before shooting Chamberlain, who pointed a butcher's knife at an officer, Chong said in November.

However, lawyer Randolph McLaughlin said recordings showed that Chamberlain had no weapon and wasn't asked to put his hands up or get on the ground prior to officers using a taser weapon, firing a bean-bag gun at him four or five times, and then shooting him twice in the chest.

"If they felt threatened, why did they step beyond the threshold of that door? If they felt threatened, they should have stayed at that door," said McLaughlin,who is representing the family. "One of the most fundamental constitutional rights that we have in this country is to be secure in our own homes. Mr. Chamberlain’s home became a death chamber, and not a castle, when the White Plains police laid siege to his home for over an hour."

The Westchester District Attorney's Office is expected to call a grand jury to review the incident. McLaughlin said if the jury absolves the officers of wrongdoing, the family may urge the U.S. Attorney's Office to launch a civil rights investigation.

Chong said he will wait until the jury reaches a decision before commenting.

"I have stated all along that we will do a thorough and in-depth investigation and review, that has not changed," Chong said in an e-mail. "In fairness to all, I will wait until the grand jury does their job and returns their findings before I make any further comment."

Karen Pasquale, senior advisor to Mayor Thomas Roach, said City Hall had no comment.

[DamianTV]

AF, you need to say IT. As long as there are cops behaving like this, you will always need to say it, because there will exist a need in people to HEAR YOU SAY IT.

NEVER CALL THE POLICE

[specsaregood]

AF, you need to say IT. As long as there are cops behaving like this, you will always need to say it, because there will exist a need in people to HEAR YOU SAY IT.

NEVER CALL THE POLICE

this guy had retired as a corrections officer, probably liked all the laws and police as it kept him employed. just saying....

[phill4paul]

Police were responding to a medical alert at the Winbrook public housing apartment of 68-year-old Kenneth Chamberlain Sr. Police shot the former marine after unhinging the door to get inside.

Is that what they are calling it now? As a carpenter I have unhinged doors before. It requires removing the pins from the hinge mechanism which is usually located on the inside of a room. They must have a new technique that allows one to remove those pins from the outside of a room.

[Flugel89]

Is that what they are calling it now? As a carpenter I have unhinged doors before. It requires removing the pins from the hinge mechanism which is usually located on the inside of a room. They must have a new technique that allows one to remove those pins from the outside of a room.

Ooh. You couldn't possibly mean a ram, could you?

[osan]

I don't recall posting this story when it happened, a search of the victim's name turned up nothing.

Lesson learned?

Don't let your big brother devices call the cops either.

First of all, why are the stupid cops showing up to a medical emergency scene first? One would hope the damned ambulance would be first on scene.

I'd have to give demerits for the person opening the door for the little piggy's, too.

And why didn't the residents fire back in self defense? What was that? It's NY? Oh, right. Never mind.

There is no money you could pay me to return to my home town. The NYC cops have always been crooked as a bristlecone pine, but these days they are worse than ever. I used to hang out at a mob deli called Tonio's in Hell's Kitchen. This was no-fucking-around, honest to God, genuine Mafia territory and my friend Joey (Italian) introduced me to the boys so I hung for awhile. The cops were in and out of there getting their coke day and night, pretty large amounts at times, no less. But in those days (ca. 78) the cops were very laissez faire. If you didn't do anything too criminal right in front of their eyes, you were OK. They could give a shit if you lit a joint in front of them in those days. In '75 and friend of mind and I got nailed at gunpoint in Times Square. No less than four cops stood not 15 feet away WATCHING our esteemed brother shaking us down and taking our wallets. Oh, and one cop was mounted. They saw what was happening, but as long as no shots were fired, all was OK. These days the city cops are a very different animal. They SEEK trouble and will make it up if they cannot find it. That shit went into high gear with that rat turd Giuliani. A coworker's wife was one of his aides and she told me that when Rudy took office one of the first meetings he turnedto Bill Safire (sp?) and very bluntly said to get his boys up to Harlem and "the ******s" under control. It has been shit rolling downhill ever since. Giuliani ruined the hot mess that NYC had been. I loved it that way - filthy, dangerous, and real. Now it is just a managed shit hole where if you happen to be of the wrong persuasion you may find yourself the guest of honor at a shooting. Cops in NY seem to be very fond of shooting people these days.

[Anti Federalist]

Freakin' Guliani!!!!

+rep

I too, hate what NYC has become.

Homer remembers what NYC used to be like:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9PjGXP0iC8


First of all, why are the stupid cops showing up to a medical emergency scene first? One would hope the damned ambulance would be first on scene.

I'd have to give demerits for the person opening the door for the little piggy's, too.

And why didn't the residents fire back in self defense? What was that? It's NY? Oh, right. Never mind.

There is no money you could pay me to return to my home town. The NYC cops have always been crooked as a bristlecone pine, but these days they are worse than ever. I used to hang out at a mob deli called Tonio's in Hell's Kitchen. This was no-fucking-around, honest to God, genuine Mafia territory and my friend Joey (Italian) introduced me to the boys so I hung for awhile. The cops were in and out of there getting their coke day and night, pretty large amounts at times, no less. But in those days (ca. 78) the cops were very laissez faire. If you didn't do anything too criminal right in front of their eyes, you were OK. They could give a shit if you lit a joint in front of them in those days. In '75 and friend of mind and I got nailed at gunpoint in Times Square. No less than four cops stood not 15 feet away WATCHING our esteemed brother shaking us down and taking our wallets. Oh, and one cop was mounted. They saw what was happening, but as long as no shots were fired, all was OK. These days the city cops are a very different animal. They SEEK trouble and will make it up if they cannot find it. That shit went into high gear with that rat turd Giuliani. A coworker's wife was one of his aides and she told me that when Rudy took office one of the first meetings he turnedto Bill Safire (sp?) and very bluntly said to get his boys up to Harlem and "the ******s" under control. It has been shit rolling downhill ever since. Giuliani ruined the hot mess that NYC had been. I loved it that way - filthy, dangerous, and real. Now it is just a managed shit hole where if you happen to be of the wrong persuasion you may find yourself the guest of honor at a shooting. Cops in NY seem to be very fond of shooting people these days.

[AFPVet]

The only people who should be arriving on scene are Firefighters, Fire Rescue EMTs, and Paramedics. We used to run on emergency calls and had some first responder gear i.e., AED and first aid pack; however, cops have very little medical training and should only respond if no one else can get there fast enough.

Do you guys want to hear something disturbing? We kept our CPR certifications; however, we were never re-certified on AED or first aid! For all of you who don't know me, I was a reserve sheriff's deputy for a short time after I got out of the USAF.