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SeanTX
03-13-2014, 04:32 PM
Add holding a wallet above your head to the long list of things that a "peace officer" will shoot you for ...

http://www.wsfa.com/story/24955465/father-of-airman-shot-by-opelika-police-officer-speaks-out



Father of Airman shot by Opelika police officer speaks out
Posted: Mar 12, 2014 12:04 PM CST Updated: Mar 13, 2014 8:17 AM CST
By Elizabeth White - bio | email


OPELIKA, AL (WTVM) -

News Leader 9's Elizabeth White spoke with the father of the 20-year-old Airman who was shot in the stomach March 6 by an Opelika police officer.

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He says his son was unarmed and did nothing to provoke being shot by an Opelika police officer.

"The whole family is just sick about this. We all love Michael, east Texas loves Michael. It's a hard thing," Billy said while choking back tears. "We liked to lose him, according to the surgeons. He almost bled out."

Michael Davidson, an Airman first class, was driving on I-85 at 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 6 to North Carolina for his assignment.

His father says he got into a minor accident with another car and both drivers pulled over near Exit 62.

"I assume the police saw it and pulled, and Michael said he heard screaming or hollering and he saw the lights. He realized it was a police vehicle and he raised up his hand. He had his bill fold at the time he was turning around saying ‘I am an Airmen headed to my...' and that is as far as he got. As he turned around he felt something hit him and he had been shot," Billy said.

"He kept asking 'Why did you shoot me?', and finally they came over and started checking on him and then he passed out," Billy added.

The bullet injured Michael's intestines and bowels, and he may live with a colostomy bag for the rest of his life.

His father says investigators waited 16 hours to tell the family about the incident.

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phill4paul
03-13-2014, 04:39 PM
Officer safety. Followed policy. Blargh. Blargh. Blargh.

phill4paul
03-13-2014, 04:43 PM
We are a law and order family and we thought law and order would prevail, but now we are hearing they are looking for charges against Michael and stuff like that and we realize we need to protect our son," Billy said.

http://img3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20121205194057/simpsons/images/e/e9/Nelson_Ha-Ha.jpg

SeanTX
03-13-2014, 05:21 PM
"Potential spice" was found in the victim's car -- now he can be charged with a felony, and all is good ...

http://www.wtvm.com/story/24964167/opelika-police-confiscate-potential-spice-inside-injuried-airmans-car



Opelika Police confiscate potential 'spice' inside injured Airman's car
Posted: Mar 13, 2014 8:02 AM CST Updated: Mar 13, 2014 8:12 AM CST
By Samantha Perpignand - email
By Elizabeth White - bio | email

OPELIKA, AL (WTVM) -

Opelika Police have confiscated what appears to be synthetic marijuana, also known as spice, from the car of Airman Michael Davidson, who was shot by an Opelika Police officer last Thursday.

Five empty packets were found as well as one open packet that had the potential spice still inside of it. A test needs to be performed before the substance is confirmed to be a drug.

In June 2012, Gov. Bentley signed a law classifying spice as a schedule I drug. Anyone caught selling or possessing spice can be charged with a felony.

snip.

Mini-Me
03-13-2014, 05:24 PM
"Potential spice" was found in the victim's car -- now he can be charged with a felony, and all is good ...

http://www.wtvm.com/story/24964167/opelika-police-confiscate-potential-spice-inside-injuried-airmans-car

"Oops, we accidentally shot you and changed the course of your life forever for no good reason. We'd better perform an illegal search of your vehicle and turn you into a felon over the stupidest reasons imaginable too now...just to make sure you never have the standing to get us in trouble." Protectin' and servin' like a boss, I guess.

phill4paul
03-13-2014, 05:37 PM
"Oops, we accidentally shot you and changed the course of your life forever for no good reason. We'd better perform an illegal search of your vehicle and turn you into a felon over the stupidest reasons imaginable too now...just to make sure you never have the standing to get us in trouble." Protectin' and servin' like a boss, I guess.

Exactly. Dude was hopped up on spice. Officer feared for life. Paid administrative leave. Policy followed.

asurfaholic
03-13-2014, 05:52 PM
Planted evidence to cover up the real crime?

squarepusher
03-13-2014, 06:04 PM
Planted evidence to cover up the real crime?

yeah I would like to see some non-planted DNA or fingerprints on that actual spice containers verifying ownership.

KCIndy
03-13-2014, 06:14 PM
Planted evidence to cover up the real crime?

I would bet my last fiat dollar on it.

KCIndy
03-13-2014, 06:22 PM
*sigh*

You would think more people would begin to "get it." There should, long, long ago, have been a groundswell of outrage sweeping across the country about cases like this. They have become SO common that it is unusual to have a day go by without news of an unjustified shooting or something equally as outrageous.

In a true bit of irony, here's a news story from the SAME PAGE as the current story in question:


http://www.wtvm.com/story/24951793/sheriffs-office-to-release-in-car-video-of-officer-involved-shooting-with-elderly-man


Dash cam video released after elderly man shot during York Co. stop

YORK, SC (WBTV) -
A South Carolina deputy who during a traffic stop shot a 70-year-old man reaching for his cane broke down in tears as other officers arrived.
....
Officials say Deputy Terrence Knox, a three-year veteran of the department, pulled over a pickup truck being driven by 70-year-old Bobby Canipe because of an expired license plate.

Canipe then got out of the truck and Deputy Terrance Knox yells "Sir" a few times and Canipe keeps moving.

When he reaches in the bed and gets the cane, Knox yells "whoa" and starts shooting. Canipe was hit once.

Knox then almost as quickly seems to realize Canipe had a cane, then cursed and rushed to help.

"The situation is very unfortunate. It does appear, at this time, that Deputy Knox's actions were an appropriate response to what he reasonably believed to be an imminent threat to his life; however, a full internal investigation will be conducted," Sheriff Bruce Bryant said in a statement released the follow day.
....
Deputy Knox was not injured. He has been placed on paid administrative leave, pending a full investigation.



Shoot an old man, swear you thought your life was in danger, and get a paid vacation.

And anyone want to take bets on what authorities eventually "find" in the old man's truck?


:mad::mad:

phill4paul
03-13-2014, 06:33 PM
*sigh*

You would think more people would begin to "get it." There should, long, long ago, have been a groundswell of outrage sweeping across the country about cases like this. They have become SO common that it is unusual to have a day go by without news of an unjustified shooting or something equally as outrageous.

In a true bit of irony, here's a news story from the SAME PAGE as the current story in question:


http://www.wtvm.com/story/24951793/sheriffs-office-to-release-in-car-video-of-officer-involved-shooting-with-elderly-man




Shoot an old man, swear you thought your life was in danger, and get a paid vacation.

And anyone want to take bets on what authorities eventually "find" in the old man's truck?


:mad::mad:

Lol. You're gonna have a brain aneurysm,

Bryant is calling for a mandatory manual for civilians to know how to act when stopped by police.

http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?445072-SC-Cop-shoots-70-year-old-man-reaching-for-walking-cane-(video)

KCIndy
03-13-2014, 06:46 PM
Lol. Your gonna have a brain aneurysm,

Bryant is calling for a mandatory manual for civilians to know how to act when stopped by police.

http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?445072-SC-Cop-shoots-70-year-old-man-reaching-for-walking-cane-(video)


UN-FREAKIN-BELIEVABLE.

This world has truly turned upside down.

jkr
03-13-2014, 07:24 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkQKOBiHyNU

jkr
03-13-2014, 07:29 PM
Lol. You're gonna have a brain aneurysm,

Bryant is calling for a mandatory manual for civilians to know how to act when stopped by police.

http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?445072-SC-Cop-shoots-70-year-old-man-reaching-for-walking-cane-(video)

got mine right here:
http://www.calwatchdog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/declaration-of-independence.jpg
http://ts2.explicit.bing.net/th?id=HN.608027391912772054&pid=1.7
http://axiomamuse.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/bill-of-rights.jpg

Mani
03-13-2014, 11:58 PM
got mine right here:
http://www.calwatchdog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/declaration-of-independence.jpg
http://ts2.explicit.bing.net/th?id=HN.608027391912772054&pid=1.7
http://axiomamuse.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/bill-of-rights.jpg



:( :'( I'm afraid it's a bit late for that....This is how it's treated nowadays :( :(


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvB_qGhyg_k

SeanTX
03-14-2014, 11:12 AM
Shocking news, today the police chief declared the shooting "justified." Nice how he refers to the victim as "the suspect."

He also said the dash cam video won't be released until after the investigation is over (in other words, "the dash cam vid shows our officer f'ed up, so we'll just wait until this all blows over to release it") . Though I'm not sure why they even bother trying to cover these things up, it's not like the public is going to do anything anyway.

http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/2014/03/14/3002443/opelika-police-chief-officer-used.html


Opelika Police Chief: Officer used appropriate force during airman shooting

By TIFFANY STEVENS


OPELIKA, Ala. — Opelika Police Chief John McEachern III stated during a Friday morning conference that early evidence suggests Officer Phillip Hancock used appropriate force when he shot a 20-year-old airman.

On March 6, Hancock responded near mile marker 63 on Interstate 85 after receiving reports of an erratic driver in a silver GMC Envoy, McEachern said. When he arrived, he saw the Envoy pulled over, along with an 18-wheeler and several other vehicles.

When the driver of the Envoy, Michael Darrett Davidson, stepped out of his vehicle, the officer gave verbal commands for the airman to place his hands over his head.

"It was at this point that the officer perceived what he believed to be a threat," McEachern said. "Officer Hancock then pulled his service weapon and fired two shots at the suspect."

One shot hit Davidson, causing serious injuries to his stomach and colon, according to prior reports. He was transported immediately to East Alabama Medical Center, where he remains.

"I would like to express my sincerest sympathies and condolences to Airman Michael Davidson and his entire family," McEachern said. "On behalf of the entire Opelika Police Department, our thoughts and prayers are with him and we wish him a speedy recovery. I would also like to express the same sentiments to Officer Phillip Hancock and his family."

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"Based on the facts and circumstances I'm aware of, Officer Hancock acted accordingly within departmental guidelines and we fully support him," he said.

Investigators later located several packages of what appeared to be "spice," or synthetic marijuana, in Davidson's vehicle. A partially rolled cigarette was also located. McEachern declined to say whether the substances were located within reach of Davidson.

Hancock, a seven-year veteran with the department, has been placed on administrative leave with pay while the Alabama Bureau of Investigations probes the case. Hancock has not been involved in any prior shootings, and is well-commended by the department, McEachern said.

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aGameOfThrones
03-14-2014, 11:22 AM
Investigators later located several packages of what appeared to be "spice," or synthetic marijuana, in Davidson's vehicle. A partially rolled cigarette was also located. McEachern declined to say whether the substances were located within reach of Davidson.



Reason enough to shoot him even when it was unbeknownst it was there. Hell, reason enough to shoot him even when it was known it was there. Fuck it, reason enough to shoot him just because.

fisharmor
03-14-2014, 11:34 AM
The bullet injured Michael's intestines and bowels, and he may live with a colostomy bag for the rest of his life.
A restitution based legal system would find out whether the officer is a donor match, take his colon and give it to to Michael, and let the officer be the one changing bags of shit for the rest of his life.

KCIndy
03-14-2014, 11:58 AM
Nice how he refers to the victim as "the suspect."


That's US, my friend. We are ALL suspects in the eyes of the cops. We are considered GUILTY unless we can prove our innocence, and do it while being held at gunpoint.

I am not joking.

I am not being sarcastic.

This is the way it's going to work from now on. When dealing with the cops, we all need to keep in mind that in their eyes, we are the guilty. We have been accused, tried, and convicted.

All that remains is the execution of the sentence - or just execution.




http://www.policestateusa.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Checkpoint_RosevilleCA_20131026-1024x681.jpg



http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/04/23/article-2313249-196FE147000005DC-814_636x382.jpg



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Anti Federalist
03-14-2014, 12:53 PM
There is nothing more that needs to be said at this point.

This is the "new normal".

The only question that remains unanswered, are we, as a people, going to accept this, or resist it.

Because to accept it, then fundamentally and forever changes what and who "we" are.

And, so far, the answer seems to be cheerful, willing, acceptance.


That's US, my friend. We are ALL suspects in the eyes of the cops. We are considered GUILTY unless we can prove our innocence, and do it while being held at gunpoint.

I am not joking.

I am not being sarcastic.

This is the way it's going to work from now on. When dealing with the cops, we all need to keep in mind that in their eyes, we are the guilty. We have been accused, tried, and convicted.

All that remains is the execution of the sentence - or just execution.




http://www.policestateusa.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Checkpoint_RosevilleCA_20131026-1024x681.jpg



http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/04/23/article-2313249-196FE147000005DC-814_636x382.jpg



http://www.rawstory.com/rs/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/swatteamupclose-shutterstock.jpg

Danke
03-14-2014, 02:06 PM
A restitution based legal system would find out whether the officer is a donor match, take his colon and give it to to Michael, and let the officer be the one changing bags of shit for the rest of his life.[/COLOR]

News says he was released Tuesday in good condition, so hopefully it all heals up alright.

Cissy
03-14-2014, 05:16 PM
http://img3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20121205194057/simpsons/images/e/e9/Nelson_Ha-Ha.jpg

This family has just had their eyes opened; perhaps briefly. Perhaps permanently.

Suppose you were a family member of the victim and stumbled upon this thread. Would you be inclined to learn more about how police officers are anti-liberty, or would you leave in disgust?

Anti Federalist
03-14-2014, 05:51 PM
This family has just had their eyes opened; perhaps briefly. Perhaps permanently.

Suppose you were a family member of the victim and stumbled upon this thread. Would you be inclined to learn more about how police officers are anti-liberty, or would you leave in disgust?


We are a law and order family and we thought law and order would prevail

Willfully ignorant "Vichy" collaborators, that are complicit in allowing this system of evil to come crashing down on our heads.

The police gun pointed at the head of my children was put there, in part, by "law and order" families, just like this one.

Mockery of their ridiculous political position is appropriate and wholly justified.

Ender
03-14-2014, 06:30 PM
Willfully ignorant "Vichy" collaborators, that are complicit in allowing this system of evil to come crashing down on our heads.

The police gun pointed at the head of my children was put there, in part, by "law and order" families, just like this one.

Mockery of their ridiculous political position is appropriate and wholly justified.

Most people are completely unaware that they live in The Matrix, AF; this doesn't mean they are "willfully ignorant"- it means they are ignorant- period. Our job is to wake them up.

The ones to blame are the ones who know what's going on and choose to support it.

Anti Federalist
03-14-2014, 06:49 PM
Most people are completely unaware that they live in The Matrix, AF; this doesn't mean they are "willfully ignorant"- it means they are ignorant- period. Our job is to wake them up.

The ones to blame are the ones who know what's going on and choose to support it.

....


We are a law and order family

That indicates to me that they at least gave the subject some thought and make a conscious decision to support it.

Henry Rogue
03-14-2014, 07:09 PM
Thank God, cops are such piss poor shots. Can you imagine the death toll, if they could hit their target in less than fifteen rounds.

Mini-Me
03-14-2014, 07:11 PM
Willfully ignorant "Vichy" collaborators, that are complicit in allowing this system of evil to come crashing down on our heads.

The police gun pointed at the head of my children was put there, in part, by "law and order" families, just like this one.

Mockery of their ridiculous political position is appropriate and wholly justified.

I think a better question may be: Is mockery useful, or is it counterproductive? Whom and what cause does it serve?

Most people lack critical thinking skills, and they are ignorant and naive to the reality of psychopaths, especially their prevalence in law enforcement. As a result, they see little reason to question the insidious indoctrination and conditioning which tells them to obey, which tells them that police are always justified, and which tells them all this "benefit of the doubt" and unaccountability is somehow necessary for Officer Friendly to save them from "dangerous scumbags." They just trust authority, and over time they identify with authority, and it makes them craven and bloodthirsty...but most people weren't born so depraved, and if nothing else, a violent shock that turns their world upside-down is just the kind of thing to change their feelings and identity politics.

Many of us have been enraged at all of the police abuse for so long that it's easy to judge and shun shell-shocked "law and order families" for having helped enable it for so long, but that's not going to help anyone moving forward...and we desperately need all the help we can get moving forward. We need more people on our side, which means we need more people who are currently "law and order" families to see the light. Their stupidity convinces them to contribute to the oppression, and it can make them seem at times to be the enemy...but they are not the real enemy. This family has just lost more at the hands of the police than most of us here [hopefully] ever will, and the kid who's suffering most for it is only 20 years old. The Gestapo are cruel, and Boobus often cheerleads for them with self-righteous viciousness of his own...but we do not have to stoop to the level of vicious schadenfreude and cruelty ourselves by kicking someone when they're down, no matter how much we're shaking our heads thinking, "I TOLD YOU SO." We should be better than that.

He who fights monsters should see to it that he himself does not become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you.

Cissy
03-14-2014, 11:21 PM
Willfully ignorant "Vichy" collaborators, that are complicit in allowing this system of evil to come crashing down on our heads.

The police gun pointed at the head of my children was put there, in part, by "law and order" families, just like this one.

Mockery of their ridiculous political position is appropriate and wholly justified.

Thought, past tense. Their law and order worldview has been shaken by this event.

Maybe this is what it will take for them to fully wake up.

Mocking them will almost certainly cause them to close their eyes and go back to sleep.

Cissy
03-14-2014, 11:29 PM
....



That indicates to me that they at least gave the subject some thought and make a conscious decision to support it.

Not likely. They likely gave it no more (and very likely less!) thought than what they should pick up at the grocery store for next week's meals.

Most people would identify themselves as law-and-order families, by which they *mean* they support the good laws (and will complain about bad laws signed into law by members of evil Democrat / evil Republican party and want rapists, thieves and murderers to be prosecuted and punished. They certainly don't want anarchy or rampant crime.

They believe, because they have been told to believe it, that the police are there to protect them from those bad guys.

Many here were like them, once--believing the cops were the good guys, their friends.

We've waken up.

We should encourage them to wake up as well.

Those who aid and abet the Agents of the State by defending her abuses---despite being repeatedly shown the evidence--should be denounced.

not John and Jane Doe whose reality has been (perhaps) forever altered.

They have never considered that the State views them as criminals or as peasants. The thought hasn't occurred to them.

Spikender
03-14-2014, 11:43 PM
Fuck the police chief, fuck the officer, fuck all of them.

How convenient that an officer accidentally shoots someone and then after the fact finds synthetic marijuana. What a load of fucking baloney, I'm tired of this bullshit!

Fuck em, fuck em, fuck em, I need a damn mug of hot cocoa or I'm going to punch a hole in my monitor.

phill4paul
03-15-2014, 06:51 AM
This family has just had their eyes opened; perhaps briefly. Perhaps permanently.

Suppose you were a family member of the victim and stumbled upon this thread. Would you be inclined to learn more about how police officers are anti-liberty, or would you leave in disgust?

Hopefully, they would take a long hard look at themselves. Because the joke is on them. They are the type of people that sat around reading a newspaper or watching the snewz and internally, or perhaps openly, applauded every story in which the cop "got" the bad guy. Well, HA-HA. Joke's on them. And I'm not the joker.

Anti Federalist
05-13-2014, 11:38 AM
Justified.

http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?451839-AL-Cop-Who-Shot-Man-For-Holding-Wallet-Above-His-Head-is-Cleared-by-the-Grand-Jury