PA Officer charged with homicide for killing a tased suspect, shot man in back

[ArcadiaGP]

Cop Charged With Homicide After Video Allegedly Shows Her Shooting Suspect In Back

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The video from the camera attached to the officer's stun gun shows how David Kassick died, authorities say: two bullets, four seconds apart, fired into his back as he lay face down.

Didn't see a thread on this. I didn't realize cameras on tasers was a thing...

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Another victim of the failed war on emissions. Paging rambone and steveh...

 

[steveh_131]

Another victim of the failed war on emissions. Paging rambone and steveh...

You're not wrong.

 

[GlockRock]

I didn't realize cameras on tasers was a thing...

They're called taser cams. I don't think many departments have them because of the cost. The current model is a little more than $600 each. Add that to the cost of the taser itself and you're well over $1500.

 

[SSGSAD]

I guess, I cannot understand why, if you are UNARMED, just do what the OFFICER tells YOU, to do ?????

Someone want to explain ?????

 

[alexanjl12]

I guess, I cannot understand why, if you are UNARMED, just do what the OFFICER tells YOU, to do ?????

Someone want to explain ?????

If I had to guess in this case, its because he wasn't in a clear state of mind

"Slusser said he does not know why Kassick, 59, ran from Mearkle, although Kassick had problems with substance abuse and police recovered a syringe near his body that may have been his. Alcohol and unspecified drugs were found in his system, Marsico has said."

 

[Denny347]

Cop Charged With Homicide After Video Allegedly Shows Her Shooting Suspect In Back



Didn't see a thread on this. I didn't realize cameras on tasers was a thing...

They are not used often since they only turn on-off with the Taser. Limited applicability. I tested one out back in 2007 or 2008 for a few months. We wear our Tasers cross draw and mine on on my left side. Looking at the picture, you can see the camera forms a hook and when I tried to unbuckle my seat belt in a hurry, it would get caught on the hook...I hated it. Also, I so rarely Tase anyone that I never got to use the camera during the time I had it.

 

[Denny347]

I guess, I cannot understand why, if you are UNARMED, just do what the OFFICER tells YOU, to do ?????

Someone want to explain ?????

You answer that question you will win the internet.

 

[ModernGunner]

I guess, I cannot understand why, if you are UNARMED, just do what the OFFICER tells YOU, to do ?????

Someone want to explain ?????

Well, there are multiple answers to that. NONE of them good, NONE of them sensible, NONE of them valid.

SOME of them play the 'race' card, or the 'libtard' card, or the 'conspiracy' card, or some other '-card'. ALL of them play the 'stupidity' card.

Hope that helps. Doubt it does.

 

[Pull Trigger Goes Bang]

This officer's trial is underway. It was expected to go to the jury as early as today.
'I was charged for political reasons,' Officer Lisa Mearkle says at her murder trial | PennLive.com

 

[Expat]

All I had to do was read the first synopsis of prior "police killings" at the bottom of the article where they repeated the Michael Brown lies to know I didn't need to read the article.

 

[Pull Trigger Goes Bang]

The officer was acquitted of all charges.

Jury acquits Hummelstown police officer Lisa Mearkle of all charges | PennLive.com

 

[Denny347]

The officer was acquitted of all charges.

Jury acquits Hummelstown police officer Lisa Mearkle of all charges | PennLive.com

There you go.