5:25 The cop draws his gun and executes the dog. June 2010 – A LaGrange, MO man who drew national attention after video showing police killing one of his dogs surfaced on the Internet vowed Thursday to seek changes in the law. Judge Fred Westhoff fined Marcus Mays for failure to register a dog with the city and 0 for failure to have a leash or muzzle on a vicious animal. Mays also must pay court costs of . “We can’t have dogs taking after young children or even adults,” Westhoff said. “It’s just not safe.” Mays requested the bench trial and represented himself. Afterward, he said he will ask the city to revise its animal ordinances. “I think if I get enough people together and raise a big enough complaint, maybe they’ll change it,” Mays said. City Attorney Jeff Curl said he had hoped for a stiffer fine because it would have “sent a message” to dog owners to “follow the ordinance.” Mays described the animal as an American bulldog, but authorities termed it a pit bull. The dog, named Cammie, was shot to death on March 31 by Officer Doug Howell. Video from part of the incident later was posted on YouTube, but it shows fewer than 10 minutes of the 68 minutes that Howell and Officer Jason Powell were on the scene. The video which was not shown at Thursday’s hearing, was from a police car camera. Mays said a friend of his put it on the Internet. The officers were responding to a call from LaGrange resident Mary Coleman that the dog had acted threateningly toward her …
Police Brutality: Officer Richard Chrisman Arrested For Killing Son And Family Dog. This all started at a trailer park near Central and South Mountain. A woman called 911 to report domestic violence on the part of her son, 29-year-old Danny Frank Rodriguez.. Officers showed up at the home and at some point, Officer Chrisman opened fire at the man, killing him. “They killed him for no reason they just shot him,” said Elvira Fernandez, the man’s mother, anguished. “I said don’t hurt him whatever you do don’t hurt him… they went in there and they killed him!” Chrisman was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, a felony.The probable cause statement alleges that two officers went inside the mobile home and Rodriguez began yelling that they needed a warrant. Chrisman allegedly pulled his pistol, put the muzzle against the suspect’s head and told him, “We don’t need no warrant Mother Fucker” Over the next few minutes, Chrisman shocked Rodriguez with a stun gun and shot his dog.When Rodriguez started to retreat by taking up his bicycle, but he and Chrisman struggled, and finally Chrisman shot him from 2 to 3 feet away, according to documents.. Officer Sergio Virgillo, who accompanied Chrisman on the domestic violence call, told detectives that he saw no threat and no weapon in the suspect’s hands. Officer Virgillo, a 14-year veteran of the force, called it “the worst day of his life.” “We will investigate this thoroughly and we will do everything possible to make …
This is mostly just audio because I put my camera in my pocket right before we got arrested. You can faintly hear a riot cop pepper spraying a kid directly in the eyes and then threatening to do that to all of us. On Friday, September 25, right after the G20 summit had ended, over 100 people were arrested in the Oakland area of Pittsburgh. 56 Were trapped by riot police on all sides and arrested on the Cathedral of Learning lawn at the University of Pittsburgh. There were peaceful activists, students, and community members arrested. Police used excessive and unnecessary force, often deploying smoke bombs, tear gas, and pepper spray and dogs on innocent people just trying to leave. Many people were beaten up. They were essentially using college students to practice martial law. This is one of the only videos that survived because most people had their cameras broken by police. View first video here: www.youtube.com
PHOENIX – The story of a Phoenix police officer who shot and killed a man Tuesday has taken a shocking twist. We’ve learned that the officer, Richard Chrisman, is now under arrest. This all started at a trailer park near Central and South Mountain. A woman called 911 to report domestic violence on the part of her son, 29-year-old Danny Frank Rodriguez. Officers showed up at the home and at some point, Officer Chrisman opened fire at the man, killing him. “They killed him for no reason they just shot him,” said Elvira Fernandez, the man’s mother, anguished. “I said don’t hurt him whatever you do don’t hurt him… they went in there and they killed him!” Chrisman was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, a felony. The probable cause statement alleges that two officers went inside the mobile home and Rodriguez began yelling that they needed a warrant. Chrisman allegedly pulled his pistol, put the muzzle against the suspect’s head and told him, “We don’t need no warrant [expletive].” Over the next few minutes, Chrisman shocked Rodriguez with a stun gun and shot his pit bull. When Rodriguez started to retreat by taking up his bicycle, but he and Chrisman struggled, and finally Chrisman shot him from 2 to 3 feet away, according to documents.. Officer Sergio Virgillo, who accompanied Chrisman on the domestic violence call, told detectives that he saw no threat and no weapon in the suspect’s hands. Officer Virgillo, a 14-year veteran of the force, called it “the …
On Friday, September 25, right after the G20 summit had ended, over 100 people were arrested in the Oakland area of Pittsburgh. 56 Were trapped by riot police on all sides and arrested on the Cathedral of Learning lawn at the University of Pittsburgh. There were peaceful activists, students, and community members arrested. Police used excessive and unnecessary force, often deploying smoke bombs, tear gas, and pepper spray and dogs on innocent people just trying to leave. Many people were beaten up. They were essentially using college students to practice martial law. This is one of the only videos that survived because most people had their cameras broken by police. View Next video here: www.youtube.com
PHOENIX – The story of a Phoenix police officer who shot and killed a man Tuesday has taken a shocking twist. We’ve learned that the officer, Richard Chrisman, is now under arrest. This all started at a trailer park near Central and South Mountain. A woman called 911 to report domestic violence on the part of her son, 29-year-old Danny Frank Rodriguez. Officers showed up at the home and at some point, Officer Chrisman opened fire at the man, killing him. “They killed him for no reason they just shot him,” said Elvira Fernandez, the man’s mother, anguished. “I said don’t hurt him whatever you do don’t hurt him… they went in there and they killed him!” Chrisman was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, a felony. The probable cause statement alleges that two officers went inside the mobile home and Rodriguez began yelling that they needed a warrant. Chrisman allegedly pulled his pistol, put the muzzle against the suspect’s head and told him, “We don’t need no warrant [expletive].” Over the next few minutes, Chrisman shocked Rodriguez with a stun gun and shot his pit bull. When Rodriguez started to retreat by taking up his bicycle, but he and Chrisman struggled, and finally Chrisman shot him from 2 to 3 feet away, according to documents.. Officer Sergio Virgillo, who accompanied Chrisman on the domestic violence call, told detectives that he saw no threat and no weapon in the suspect’s hands. Officer Virgillo, a 14-year veteran of the force, called it “the …
After students occupied Sussex House– management headquarters– riot police showed up with batons, pepper spray, and vicious dogs. They were clearly trying to escalate the situation through intimidation and excessive force. Registrar John Duffy refused to leave his office, instead barricading himself inside, so that he could pretend to be a hostage. Shame on him, and shame on university management for calling out the dogs on their own students. In this video: riot police yank a student out of the building– which they are not legally allowed to do– and throw him to the ground.
On Friday, September 25, right after the G20 summit had ended, over 100 people were arrested in the Oakland area of Pittsburgh. 56 Were trapped by riot police on all sides and arrested on the Cathedral of Learning lawn at the University of Pittsburgh. There were peaceful activists, students, and community members arrested. Police used excessive and unnecessary force, often deploying smoke bombs, tear gas, and pepper spray and dogs on innocent people just trying to leave. Many people were beaten up. They were essentially using college students to practice martial law. This is one of the only videos that survived because most people had their cameras broken by police. View Next video here: www.youtube.com
DENVER – What started as a walk to the park with his dogs ended with a trip to the hospital for a Denver dog owner. 32-year-old Mark Ashford says he was beaten black and blue by two Denver Police officers. “They punched him and pinned him up against the fence and forced his head into the concrete.” Ashford’s attorney, Will Hart, said the beating that was caught on camera is a clear case of Excessive Force. “This happened when he was walking his dogs, he has a conversation with another citizen that the police officer doesn’t like and as a result, he ends up in the hospital,” said Hart. Hart says Mark Ashford was walking his dogs near 20th and Little Raven in LoDo, when he saw police pull over a driver for failing to stop at a stop sign. Ashford told the driver he saw him stop and would be willing to testify in court. Hart says the officer overheard him and “wasn’t very happy.” That’s when Ashford says the Denver police officers demanded his ID and detained him. Ashford tried to take a picture of the officers to document the incident, and a few second later he was on the ground. Police charged Ashford with interference and resisting arrest. Hart says, the charges were later dropped because the officers violated Ashford’s 4th amendment rights, “they had no reason to stop him, take his ID or detain him.” An Excessive Force complaint was filed against both officers involved. A Denver police spokesperson says the internal affairs department has completed its investigation, but …