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For those following the unfolding events in Marksville, Louisiana, where a child was killed and his father shot in the head by city marshals/police officers, below is a link to a story from the Hattiesburg American, a newspaper in Mississippi.

The story reports a pervading stench of routine police corruption and violence and general misconduct.

BTW: Think back to Fox Lake, Illinois, and remember that when that cop was given a full-dress official funeral, a farewell for a hero, complete with skirling pipes, black bunting, and teary eulogies, don't ever forget that everyone in authority there knew it was a farce.

That cop's record of drunken behavior, sexual harassment, threatened violence, and general misconduct, was all in his file -- as was the the contempt expressed toward him by many of fellow officers.

And yet, the mayor and police chief were willing to pretend that he was a hero.

Anyway, here's the update on Marksville:

http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/stor ... /75424972/

Looks like a paywall.

it let me in. pm sent.

Might be that lead poisoning kicking up .
Thanks, lurker.

beaurrr wrote:Might be that lead poisoning kicking up .

it gave me a popup that said i had 27 free visits left, and to sign up....
apparently i'd been there before. i just clicked the "X".

Huh?

when i clicked on the link at the bottom of your first post, it let me in after i said no thanks to their offer to subscribe. i suspect beaurrr bailed when he saw the popup. so i cut and pasted the article into a pm for him, to avoid the copyright nazis, and he suggested maybe it was brain damage on his part. simple, yes?

Corruption is when they aren't charged. These guys have actually been charged with murder, which is the way it is supposed to work.

"Disturbing" video key to arrests in deadly La. shooting
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/louisiana-p ... -stafford/

But as this article points out, being found guilty is another story. The video is shocking.

Pennsylvania jury acquits Lisa Mearkle, the first police officer tried for a 2015 on-duty shooting
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/pos ... -shooting/

This guy was fleeing from an expired inspection sticker stop!

I have some knowledge of law enforcement in Louisiana and it seems to be run like a crew from the dixie mafia. There was a federal investigation of the NOPD back in the 90s and you didn't even need a clean record to be a cop. The fact that one of these cops could have shot this guy over a grudge speaks volumes about the culture of the area. The cops are enforcers not civil servants.

Look at what the head of NYPd's largest police union said after Quentin Tarantino criticized the brutality and murder by police at a rally.

The head of the Fraternal Order of Police said he has a "surprise" for filmmaker Quentin Tarantino.

Jim Pasco, executive director of the largest U.S. police union, offered the creepy statement Thursday to The Hollywood Reporter, vowing to get back at the "Pulp Fiction" director for comments decrying police brutality at a rally last month.

Pasco wouldn't give details, but promised the union will "be opportunistic" with the surprise some time before the premiere of Tarantino's new film, "The Hateful Eight."

"Something is in the works, but the element of surprise is the most important element," Pasco said. "Something could happen anytime between now and [the premiere]. And a lot of it is going to be driven by Tarantino, who is nothing if not predictable."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/pol ... 1d3070793c

Sounds almost like something out of The Godfather.

Then Pasco will always say I'm he police can do no wrong and if somebody criticizes them then look out cause they are wrong and should be punished.

To many cops are on a power trip with I am like the knights of old and can Do what ever they want with impunity.

Supreme Court says LEOs can't be sued for misuse of deadly force when apprehending fleeing suspects, unless the unreasonableness of their conduct is "beyond debate". And shooting someone from an overpass with a rifle is apparently not considered to be unreasonable under this standard.

"By an 8-1 vote, the justices tossed out an excessive force suit against a Texas police officer who ignored his supervisor’s warning and took a high-powered rifle to a highway overpass to shoot at an approaching car. The officer said he hoped to stop the car but instead shot and killed the driver."

Supreme Court gives broader immunity to police using deadly force in chases
http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-sup ... story.html

Looks like the Marksville guy had his hands up, according to his lawyer, who has apparently seen the video.

Lawyer: Body Cam Showed No Threats as Police Killed Boy
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/lawy ... y-35068810

SilasSoule wrote:Corruption is when they aren't charged. These guys have actually been charged with murder, which is the way it is supposed to work.

"Disturbing" video key to arrests in deadly La. shooting
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/louisiana-p ... -stafford/

But as this article points out, being found guilty is another story. The video is shocking.

Pennsylvania jury acquits Lisa Mearkle, the first police officer tried for a 2015 on-duty shooting
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/pos ... -shooting/

This guy was fleeing from an expired inspection sticker stop!

Analysis of the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania shooting:
"The Lisa Mearkle Police Shooting- 7 Lessons to Learn"
http://www.activeresponsetraining.net/t ... raining%29

1) Panic- In the first few moments of the video, Officer Mearkle appeared to be in reasonable control of her faculties. She was issuing clear and loud commands, instructing the suspect to “get on the ground.” This continues for the first couple seconds of her Taser application. Suddenly, at about the :40 second point, her voice changes. She starts to panic when she doesn’t know what to do. She yells at the suspect at least 11 times to “get on the ground” after he was Tased and clearly already laying on the ground. Her radio traffic was unintelligible. She gave him a couple commands to “let me see your hands,” but those commands were not very understandable either.

2)No backup plan/poor branching abilities– “Branching” is the concept of changing strategies during the conflict. It involves recognizing when your initial strategy isn’t working and quickly implementing a “Plan B”. People don’t do that well without good training or advanced planning. The officer here likely had never experienced a Taser failure, either on the street or in training. She clearly hadn’t thought about what the best course of action would be if the Taser didn’t create immediate compliance in a suspect.

3) Over-reliance on equipment- This guy was a middle aged drunk. He was hardly a serious fighter or in superior physical condition. I can’t imagine using a Taser in this case. I would have just tackled him and wrestled him into handcuffs. She chose to use the Taser instead, likely because she wasn’t comfortable with her hand to hand fighting abilities.