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There was even a film crew on hand to film for a reality show about murder investigations. Weekley says that another SWAT member had thrown a flash-bang grenade, which temporarily blinded him. That’s when he fired the shot that killed Aiyana who was asleep on the couch in the front room of the house.
Doubling down on this claim, in court he actually testified that Aiyana’s grandmother had somehow “touched” his gun, which made him fire the shot. But he failed to explain how he could tell she had done this when he claimed he couldn’t see anything at the time. The prosecution noted that even having his finger on the trigger of his submachine gun was improper. “He could have avoided injury if he had followed his training,” Assistant Wayne County Prosecutor Robert Moran explained.
“He didn’t, and as a result of him not following his training and not following the mandates of ordinary care, someone was killed.”
I guess some think murdering an innocent, sleeping child is fair game in a military style raid.
Why the HELL do we allow this style of raid to even happen. Grenades, sub machine guns, really? WTF!?
I guess waiting out front for the suspect to leave the building (i.e. surveillance) isn't as much fun as playing war and killing kids.
So... avowed police hater posts story from liberal website... then doesnt agree with the VERDICTS delivered by several bodies
I wish I could hang my suspects.. but.. I actually like the law...
Poor little girl.. daddy was a murderer... no justice ..no peace.. opps.. hes in jail
There are two people to blame for this: The two animals who are now behind bars.
The guy murdered a 17 year old kid because he gave him a dirty look.
Her father provided him with a gun so that he could go kill this kid.
Yes, poor little girl indeed. Had she been surrounded with respectable human beings, she'd still be alive.
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Yes, poor little girl indeed. Had she been surrounded with respectable human beings, she'd still be alive.
Well said. The article glosses over the fact that two complete juries failed to convict the officer and no doubt there was even TV video of the event. It also glosses over the fact the judge had to postpone the trial at a least once because the girls family kept disrupting court proceedings.
Cops burst into wrong house, used wrong tactics, and mistakenly shot a 7-year old girl sleeping on the couch.
Nothing to see here. It's the little girl's fault apparently, she should have picked better parents.
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Wrong house? It was the right house.
And they were going after a young "man" who had borrowed her dad's illegally-owned gun to kill a 17 year old HS senior for giving him a "dirty look."
Of course it's not the little girl's fault. It does, however, have a lot to do with her parents and the company/lifestyles they kept/lived. Of course, they're the same type of people who will rapidly blame the evil police for barging into a house that was harboring a wanted murderer.
I will never understand the apparent line of thought of, "Well there were (allegedly) bad people in the house, so the innocent children deserved death/injury," that I keep seeing pop up. And don't tell me that's not what is being said, when things like, "
Yes, poor little girl indeed. Had she been surrounded with respectable human beings, she'd still be alive," and, "Poor little girl.. daddy was a murderer... no justice ..no peace.. opps.. hes in jail," are posted, that is exactly what you are saying. Damn the innocents, get the bad guy! You people sicken me.
I will never understand the apparent line of thought of, "Well there were (allegedly) bad people in the house, so the innocent children deserved death/injury," that I keep seeing pop up. And don't tell me that's not what is being said, when things like, "
Yes, poor little girl indeed. Had she been surrounded with respectable human beings, she'd still be alive," and, "Poor little girl.. daddy was a murderer... no justice ..no peace.. opps.. hes in jail," are posted, that is exactly what you are saying. Damn the innocents, get the bad guy! You people sicken me.
Agreed. Cop was not even following protocol since his trigger finger was inside the trigger guard.
Besides, why the hell are we 'apprehending' suspects in this fashion?
What's wrong with surveillance, tailing and apprehending in a safe, controlled manner? Really, what exactly is the advantage to busting into a house, throwing in a flash bang grenade and shooting off a few rounds from a sub machine gun, when you can't see what your hitting?
Did these 'peace' officers arrive in a tank?
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