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    Exclamation FL-Cops stand by on shore while watching teenage girls drown, because "safety".

    Sheriff Defends Cops Recorded on Dashcam Watching 3 Girls Drown — Blamed the Dead Girls

    http://thefreethoughtproject.com/drowned-teens-update/

    Claire Bernish April 23, 2016 3 Comments



    Pinellas County, FL — Tragically shocking dashcam footage released earlier this week proved Pinellas County Sheriff’s deputies lied about trying to save three teen girls from drowning as the car they had been driving sank below murky waters.

    Deputies had previously claimed in reports they’d removed gun belts and clothing, and had entered the water to try to save the three young victims. Social media exploded in anger with the release of dashcam footage of the incident, as many understandably questioned whether the deputies had done enough — or, indeed, anything at all — to assist the teens.

    On Friday, beyond comprehension — and despite both video evidence to the contrary, as well as the outright lies said to be contained in deputies’ reports — Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri vigorously defended the (non) actions of his employees. Far worse, he appeared to blame the victims — essentially justifying their deaths for crimes they allegedly committed just prior to drowning — inexcusably sloughing off the fundamental right of every American to due process.

    “In reports that were written by the deputies who took their gun belts off, their clothes off and went in the water — those deputies aren’t lying,” Gualtieri asserted, according to local station, Bay News 9.

    As Bay News 9 explained, the Sheriff “emphasized” the 15- and 16-year-old teens had been fleeing police before they drowned while deputies watched.

    “This isn’t a problem with the sheriff’s office,” Gualtieri scoffed. “This isn’t a problem with the police. This is a problem with those kids engaged in criminal conduct and running from the police. The police tried to go into the water and save their life [sic] and they couldn’t do it.”

    Families of the girls publicly questioned whether deputies had, in fact, acted sufficiently to save lives.

    Further, as Gualtieri readily admitted, one of the deputies on scene that morning was a member of their dive squad — but had decided against what would have been too risky a rescue, given the muddy, murky condition of the water.

    Audio evidence of this decision, however, either doesn’t exist or wasn’t captured in recordings.

    In fact, captured on both audio and video is a bone-chilling lack of action as deputies stand on the shore, witnessing the vehicle slip beneath the surface of the swamp.

    “I hear them yelling, I think!” a deputy is overheard on the dashcam recording.

    Recording jumps forward, and a second deputy can be heard saying, “They’re done. They’re done. They are 6-7, dude.”

    “Did you hear them yelling?” another deputy responds. “I thought I heard them yelling.”

    “As it was going down,” the first deputy intones, “but now, look — they’re done. They’re done.”


    Gualtieri had told the press his deputies had quickly shed their gun belts and clothing, and dove into the water in a heroic — but ultimately failed — attempt to rescue the girls.

    Confronted by public backlash over the newly released dashcam recording of the incident, apparently, Gualtieri balked — not only justifying actions by deputies which clearly didn’t take place, but essentially saying the girls deserved to die — because of their nonviolent criminal activity.

    Though allegedly the girls stole a car and initiated a chase as they fled police, Gualtieri’s foisting blame for their deaths on the girls’ alleged crimes — rather than blatant inaction of his deputies — makes him judge, jury, and executioner.

    As The Free Thought Project reported of the events leading up to the incident, “a friend asked 35-year-old Damien Marriott to drive the three teenage girls to Child’s Park on Wednesday, March 30. For some reason, Marriott reportedly stopped at a Walmart to buy a TV when he left his keys in the ignition with the engine running along with three girls that he did not know sitting in his 1990 Honda Accord. Although Child’s Park closes at 8 p.m. on Wednesdays, Marriott did not return to his vehicle or report his car stolen until 8:30 p.m. that night.”

    Several hours after that, deputies reportedly witnessed the Honda run a red light with its lights off, and initiated a pursuit — which ended in the back of a cemetery, where the girls mistakenly drove into a swamp.

    Two hours after becoming a watery tomb, the car containing the bodies of 16-year old Dominique Battle, 15-year-old Ashaunti Butler, and 15-year-old Laniya Miller was pulled from the depths by a tow truck.

    “My daughter was not perfect,” Miller’s mother, Natasha Winkler, tearfully told ABC Action News. “What 15-year-old is?”

    On Friday, as Bay News 9 reported, Michele Whitfield, attorney for the girls’ families, released a statement saying:

    “At this point, we’re still combing through the information.The sheriff is giving an appearance of transparency but we’re still waiting on other documents that haven’t been given to me. Some of that includes the primary [officer’s] dash cam video.”

    An investigation into the incident continues.
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    I started to post about this the other day. Not only did they stand there watching, they were officially and publicly commended for taking their belts off and attempting to rescue the girls. Only when the dash cam footage was released did we discover that did not actually happen.

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    Chased them into the water, then they drowned?

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    Quote Originally Posted by FindLiberty View Post
    Chased them into the water, then they drowned?
    Yes, essentially, this.
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    Quote Originally Posted by FindLiberty View Post
    Chased them into the water, then they drowned?
    Not only that - they listened to them screaming. Until they were not, of course.

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    Truly disgusting. Their blood is on their hands.
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    If there is such a thing as "mental illness", these deputies haz it. SMFH.
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    c'mon you can't expect them to dive right in while in uniform; the indignity!

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    Quote Originally Posted by angelatc View Post
    Not only that - they listened to them screaming. Until they were not, of course.
    “They’re done. They’re done. They are 6-7, dude.”

    A cop's epitaph for a Mundane.
    Last edited by Anti Federalist; 04-23-2016 at 05:05 PM.

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    //
    Last edited by specsaregood; 05-21-2016 at 10:58 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by specsaregood View Post
    And yet, when I was a witness to a similar situation in FL, a dozen non-cop mundanes stopped their vehicles and rushed to the cars occupants aid. Got into the murky swamp water, smashed the cars window and pulling the occupants out before it completely submerged... Guess we are all lucky we weren't arrested for helping.
    That's usually what happens today.

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    Quote Originally Posted by specsaregood View Post
    And yet, when I was a witness to a similar situation in FL, a dozen non-cop mundanes stopped their vehicles and rushed to the cars occupants aid. Got into the murky swamp water, smashed the cars window and pulling the occupants out before it completely submerged... Guess we are all lucky we weren't arrested for helping.
    That's usually what happens today.

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    Well I'm glad the Officers are OK.
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    What kind of person just stands there listening to kids drown and doesn't even attempt to save them? Absolutely disgusting and heartbreaking.
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    Quote Originally Posted by specsaregood View Post
    And yet, when I was a witness to a similar situation in FL, a dozen non-cop mundanes stopped their vehicles and rushed to the cars occupants aid. Got into the murky swamp water, smashed the cars window and pulling the occupants out before it completely submerged... Guess we are all lucky we weren't arrested for helping.
    They are lucky to have survived jumping in murky swamp water, lots of crocodiles and alligators down there.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Suzanimal View Post
    What kind of person just stands there listening to kids drown and doesn't even attempt to save them? Absolutely disgusting and heartbreaking.
    Cops, that's what kind of person.

    They are UberMensch you see.

    Our puny existence is nothing to them:

    “They’re done. They’re done. They are 6-7, dude.”

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    Quote Originally Posted by Danke View Post
    They are lucky to have survived jumping in murky swamp water, lots of crocodiles and alligators down there.
    Care to weigh in?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Anti Federalist View Post
    Cops, that's what kind of person.

    They are UberMensch you see.

    Our puny existence is nothing to them:

    “They’re done. They’re done. They are 6-7, dude.”
    Without cops who could we pay to stand around and mock us as we died?
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    The intellectual battle for liberty can appear to be a lonely one at times. However, the numbers are not as important as the principles that we hold. Leonard Read always taught that "it's not a numbers game, but an ideological game." That's why it's important to continue to provide a principled philosophy as to what the role of government ought to be, despite the numbers that stare us in the face.
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    This intellectually stimulating conversation is the reason I keep coming here.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Danke View Post
    They are lucky to have survived jumping in murky swamp water, lots of crocodiles and alligators down there.
    I dunno. I bet the gators split when the car went into the water. At night, you can shine a flashlight in the water and see their eyes reflecting back at you if you're unsure if one's around.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Anti Federalist View Post
    I saw a graph somewhere that showed the (merchant marine?) outsourcing 250,000 down to today's 2,500...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Danke View Post
    I saw a graph somewhere that showed the (merchant marine?) outsourcing 250,000 down to today's 2,500...
    Not quite that bad, but bad enough.

    I see us being replaced by computers first though.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Suzanimal View Post
    Without cops who could we pay to stand around and mock us as we died?
    muh tormentors!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Anti Federalist View Post
    Sheriff Defends Cops Recorded on Dashcam Watching 3 Girls Drown — Blamed the Dead Girls


    Blamed them? The hell?

    Pinellas County, FL — Tragically shocking dashcam footage released earlier this week proved Pinellas County Sheriff’s deputies lied about trying to save three teen girls from drowning as the car they had been driving sank below murky waters.
    The lying bit is despicable. As for the rest...

    Social media exploded in anger with the release of dashcam footage of the incident, as many understandably questioned whether the deputies had done enough — or, indeed, anything at all — to assist the teens.
    And there we see the entitlement mentality run amok yet again. Why anger? Are the cops paid to risk death going into a dark ocean at night to save three people who perhaps ought not have been there in the first place? Have not the courts ruled that police have no obligation to protect anyone?

    When will people learn to stop depending on others such as police to bail them out of trouble? That was a rhetorical question. We already know the answer.


    “This isn’t a problem with the sheriff’s office,” Gualtieri scoffed. “This isn’t a problem with the police. This is a problem with those kids engaged in criminal conduct and running from the police. The police tried to go into the water and save their life [sic] and they couldn’t do it.”
    This dufus-as-sheriff can't deflect worth a damn. I say whip him with steel wire for such artlessness in his lies.

    Families of the girls publicly questioned whether deputies had, in fact, acted sufficiently to save lives.
    They can question all they want. The sheriffs are not obliged to save anyone.

    Confronted by public backlash over the newly released dashcam recording of the incident, apparently, Gualtieri balked — not only justifying actions by deputies which clearly didn’t take place, but essentially saying the girls deserved to die — because of their nonviolent criminal activity.
    Wow... doubles down on his mens' lies. Nice going.
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    Quote Originally Posted by specsaregood View Post
    And yet, when I was a witness to a similar situation in FL, a dozen non-cop mundanes stopped their vehicles and rushed to the cars occupants aid. Got into the murky swamp water, smashed the cars window and pulling the occupants out before it completely submerged... Guess we are all lucky we weren't arrested for helping.
    If the police would have been there, they would have stopped that nonsense.

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    The Cops say they tried to save the girls. Who are you going to trust, the cops who were there and saw first hand what happened, or some grainy & dark video from some camera?

    I know who I'm gonna trust.
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    Quote Originally Posted by osan View Post
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    Blamed them? The hell?



    The lying bit is despicable. As for the rest...



    And there we see the entitlement mentality run amok yet again. Why anger? Are the cops paid to risk death going into a dark ocean at night to save three people who perhaps ought not have been there in the first place? Have not the courts ruled that police have no obligation to protect anyone?

    When will people learn to stop depending on others such as police to bail them out of trouble? That was a rhetorical question. We already know the answer.




    This dufus-as-sheriff can't deflect worth a damn. I say whip him with steel wire for such artlessness in his lies.



    They can question all they want. The sheriffs are not obliged to save anyone.



    Wow... doubles down on his mens' lies. Nice going.
    Actually, yes, technically. Hence, they are called "emergency personnel". You and I know they legally have no obligation to help, but according to thier titles and slogans it's technically their job (their "thing" if you prefer).
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    Quote Originally Posted by heavenlyboy34 View Post
    Actually, yes, technically. Hence, they are called "emergency personnel". You and I know they legally have no obligation to help, but according to thier titles and slogans it's technically their job (their "thing" if you prefer).
    Its not their job to be Heroes but they just can't help it. It's just their calling, y'know?
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    Quote Originally Posted by TheTexan View Post
    Its not their job to be Heroes but they just can't help it. It's just their calling, y'know?
    And Why would they risk their lives to help out criminals?
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