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SHOT IN THE BACK Nearly one third of people killed by US police since 2015 were running away, driving off or attempting to flee when the officer fatally shot or used lethal force against them, data reveals. In the past seven years, police in America have killed more than 2,500 people who were fleeing, and those numbers have slightly increased in recent years, amounting to an average of roughly one killing a day of someone running or trying to escape. Despite a decades-long push to hold officers accountable for killing civilians, prosecution remains exceedingly rare, the data shows. Of the 2,500 people killed while fleeing since 2015, only 50 or 2% have resulted in criminal charges. The majority of those charges were either dismissed or resulted in acquittals. Only nine officers were convicted, representing 0.35% of cases. The data, advocates and experts say, highlights how the US legal system allows officers to kill with impunity and how reform efforts have not addressed fundamental flaws in police departments. Officer, Ryan McMahon, said he was trying to stop Foster, a 33-year-old father of two, because he was riding his bike without a light. Within roughly one minute of trying to stop him, the officer engaged in a struggle and shot Foster in the back of the head. Officials later claimed that the unarmed man had grabbed his flashlight and presented it “in a threatening manner”. “These officers are too amped up and ready to shoot,” said McGowan, who for years advocated that the officer be fired and prosecuted. Instead, the officer went on to shoot another Black man, Willie McCoy, one year later; he was one of six officers who fatally shot the 20-year-old who had been sleeping in his car. The officer was terminated in 2020 – not for killing McCoy or Foster, but because the department said he put other officers in danger during the shooting of McCoy. Yearly Stats Of Police: Around 1,000 people are killed by police every year. Around 20% Of them are unarmed or have other objects. Around 20% of them have confirmed mental issues. Around 50% of them were fleeing away from the police. Only 18% of them have body cam footage.... Out of 230 police deaths (around 100 before covid), only 30% (70) are from on the job, rest are from covid, illnesses, cancer, even 9/11 related issues. so because of 50-70 police deaths every year, the police are: Killing over 1,000 people every year. Maiming and hurting 10,000s of people every year. Harassing and scaring, 100,000s of people every year. Intimidating and fearing Millions of people every year. And these policemen where 15 were standing around watching 5 of them beating a man to death because he ran out of fear from being beaten to death. How many times have they done this before and it wasnt recorded? How many people like Tamir Rice 2014 - officer kills 12 year old Tamir Rice within seconds of arriving as Tamir is playing with a toy gun. 2014 - Both Officer who shot and the officer driver are put in paid suspension. Driver got 5 days. 2014 - FBI & Police State that the shooting was acceptable. 2014 - Grand Jury Does Not Indict. 2016 - 6M Settlement Suit 2017 - Officer is Fired from Cleveland Police. Not for killing a 12 year old. For lying on his employment application. 2018 - Officer is hired part time in new area but withdrew after public backlash. Kelly Thomas 2011 - 3 Officers brutally beat mentally ill unarmed homeless man into a coma and death 5 days later. 2012 - 3 officers charged with second-deg murder and involuntary manslaughter. 2014 - 3 Officers acquitted and charges dropped. 2017 - DOJ will not pursue federal charges. Ricardo Diaz-Zeferino 2013 - Ricardo is out looking for his brothers bicycle that was stolen and reported to the police. Police shoot him after he found the bike, with both his hands in the air unarmed frustratingly complying to their commands. 2013 - DA declines to press charges. Eric Garner 2014 - Choked to death by police during arrest for alleged selling of loose cigarettes. 2014 - Grand Jury Does Not indict. 2015 - 6 Million Settlement. 2019 - DOJ will not pursue federal charges. 2019 - Officer is suing the city for wrongful termination. Micheal Brown 2014 - Officer shoots 18 year old Micheal 6-8 times, as he is running away from the police, killing him in the middle of the street in front of his mother, during the day. 2014 - Grand Jury Does Not indict. 2015 - Officer and Police Chief Resign. 2015 - Family Gets Settlement while Court denies lawsuit against Officer. Freddie Gray 2015 - Officers break the spine of Freddie Gray during an Arrest for having a knife. Officers make 4 stops away from public eyes in which Freddie Gray is killed from hitting an sharp edge in the back of the police van. 2015 - Officers are indicted by grand jury. 2016 - Officers are acquitted of all charges. 2017 - DOJ announces it will not pursue federal charges. Walter Scott 2015 - Officer shoots 50 year old Mr Scott in the back as he is "running" away. Officer feared for his life stating MR scott had stolen his stun gun. But bystander video shows officer planting stun gun next to the body of Mr Scott. 2015 - Officers are indicted by grand jury. 2016 - Court unable to reach verdict. Mistrial. 2017 - Officer admits to guilt for leaner sentence. Judge sentences him to 20 years. Sandra Bland 2015 - Officer pulls over ms Bland for a broken tail light and escalates it by brandishing stun gun grabbing and slamming Ms Bland on the side of the road. Ms Bland was found dead in her jail cell later. 2015 - Grand jury decides to not indict. 2016 - Officer is fired and promises to not work in Law Enforcement. Samuel Dubose 2015 - Pulled over for missing tags. Officer tries to get Mr Dubose out of vehicle, Mr Dubose stops the officer from opening the car door and starts his car because he does not have a valid licence. Officer shoots mr Dubose in the head killing him instantly. Officer stated he was being dragged along by Mr Dubose driving away and feared for his life. 2015 - Grand jury decides to not indict. 2017 - Case was dropped after two mistrials. Philando Castile 2016 - Pulled over for broken brake light. Mr Castile was a licensed concealed carry gun owner and informed the police that he had a gun on him when the police requested ID. As Mr Castile is slowly reaching for his ID, the Police officer shoots mr Castile several times with his girlfriend and a baby in the backseat. 2016 - Officer is charged with 2nd Deg Manslaughter. 2016 - DOJ states it will do an review. 2017 - Officer declared not guilty. Terence Crutcher 2016 - 4 Police officers attempt to arrest Crutcher who is suspected of being high on pharmaceuticals and parked in the middle of the road. 1 Officer shoots and kills Mr Crutcher as he is reaching inside his car causing her to fear for her life. He was unarmed and there was no gun. 2016 - DOJ states it will do an investigation. 2017 - Officer is acquitted but she willingly resigns. 2017 - Officer joins the sheriffs dept and her records are expunged. Charles Kinsey 2016 - Police hold Mr Kinsey and his autistic patient at gunpoint under the fear that the toy car that the patient has is a gun. Mr Kinsey repeatedly yells that he is a caretaker for the autistic patient and not to shoot. Police shoot Mr Kinsey as he is lying on the ground with his hands in the air. 2016 - Officer was fired and charged. 2019 - Mistrial. 2019 - Officer is sentenced to 100 hour probation and community service and to write a 2,500 word essay.... Dejuan Hall 2017 - Officer is recorded beating 23 year old resisting a beating. He starts brandishing his gun at the public as he repeatedly continues to beat and hit mr Hall. Officer previously had 4 lawsuits regarding excessive force. 2017 - Officer is fired from Local PD and hired by county sheriff. Demetrius Bryan Hollins 2016 - Officer is recorded beating 21 year old during a traffic stop for failing to signal and lane switching. Partner is recorded arriving and trying to stomp on Mr Hollins head. 2018 - Officers are charged. 2018 - Sentenced to probation and at home confinement. Daniel Shaver 2016 - Officers bodycam footage show officer giving confusing and contradicting commands. When Mr shaver tries to pull up his pants as he is commanded to crawl with his arms up, the police officer shoots mr Shaver killing him. Officer had "Youre Fucked" engraved on his police rifle. 2018 - Officer is acquitted. Stephon Clark 2018 - Officers chase 22 year old Clark at night through some backyards suspecting him of being responsible for report of a person breaking car windows. Officers then yell gun as Clark is walking towards them and shoot at and towards Mr Clark several times even after Mr Clark is lying on the floor not moving. The gun turned out to be a phone. 2018 - DA decided not to press charges. 2018 - FBI stated they had insufficient evidence. 2019 - Officers are back on active duty. Breonna Taylor 2020 - 7 plainclothed police officers forced entry into the wrong apartment in the middle of the night, without declaring themselves as police, where Ms Taylors Boyfriend thought they were criminal intruders and fired 1 warning shot at them. The police fired 32 times hitting Ms Taylor 6 times and killing her in her own bedroom. 2020 - 1 Police officer was fired for shooting through a window. On September 23, a state grand jury indicted Hankison on three counts of first-degree wanton endangerment for endangering Taylor's neighbors with his shots. The grand jury was not presented with homicide charges against the officers. 2022 - Hankison and three other officers were federally charged with violating Taylor's civil rights, unlawful conspiracy, obstruction, and unconstitutional use of force. One of the four officers, Kelly Goodlett, later pleaded guilty to two counts of conspiracy, marking the first convictions in the case. Tyre Nichols 2023 - On January 7, 2023, five Black police officers from the Memphis Police Department severely beat 29-year-old Tyre Nichols during a traffic stop, resulting in his death three days later in the hospital. While 15 other officers and EMTs were standing around and watching the brutal beating. 2023 - The Memphis Police Department has disbanded the so-called Scorpion special unit. 2023 - The 5 police officers were fired and charged with 2nd-degree murder. Case pending. How many instances like these men, women and children have not had the benefit of having a recording of their brutal deaths by the hands of police? Because even today in 2023, only 18% of the yearly 1,000 deaths have body cam footages.....
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A man sentenced to 39 years in prison for assaulting a Long Beach police officer during a chase was ordered released from prison Thursday, part of the growing fallout after the officer’s arrest on perjury charges, officials said. Miguel Vargas, 34, was arrested in 2010 after he was shot twice in the back by city police Officer Dedier Reyes, who alleged Vargas was reaching for a gun, court records show. The gun was never fired and Reyes did not allege Vargas pointed a gun at him, but Vargas was still convicted of assaulting a police officer and gun possession. When coupled with sentencing enhancements filed because Vargas had a prior felony conviction and used a gun in the commission of a crime, the convictions led a judge to sentence Vargas to nearly four decades in prison. But his conviction came into question late last year, after prosecutors charged Reyes and another Long Beach police officer, David Salcedo, in connection with a 2018 arrest. In that case, Reyes and Salcedo were "accused of lying about the circumstances surrounding the recovery of a handgun, which caused the wrong person to be arrested and briefly held in custody," according to the district attorney’s office. Reyes was charged with perjury, falsifying a record and filing a false report. Salcedo was charged with falsifying a public record and filing a false report. Reyes and Salcedo have pleaded not guilty to the charges they face, records show. "I’m elated. I’m incredibly joyous," said Vargas’ attorney, Matthew Kaestner. "This cop who probably shouldn’t have been on the force shot Miguel in the back two times, then his partner shot Miguel in the back two more times and then they falsely claimed he was trying to assault them. He’s finally gotten some vindication." The motion filed by the district attorney’s office asked a judge to resentence Vargas, who has spent 12 years in prison, to time served on the gun possession charge and vacate the assault charge because of Reyes’ recent legal troubles. Prosecutors also cited Vargas’ "positive and productive" conduct in prison and the fact that he was the only person hurt in the exchange with Reyes as reasons to resentence him. Kaestner said Vargas was leaving a party that police had responded to when he was chased by Reyes and Salcedo. He fled because he had a gun, which he was barred from possessing due to a prior felony conviction, but Kaestner said his client threw the weapon away before Reyes opened fire. Reyes had alleged Vargas was turning toward him and reaching for a firearm, but Kaestner said the handgun was found "twenty-five feet away" from where Vargas fell after being shot. "They couldn’t explain that," Kaestner said. The Long Beach Police Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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