The sheriff at the time of the press conference did not know how many shots were fired. (Isn't there a form that gets filled out when a deputy fires a weapon? Isn't number of shots important information? When will the sheriff know how many shots were fired?) Is there a bullet hole in the windshield? The hole in the driver's side window is very apparent. Are they still calling it self-defense even though shots were fired as the car drove by? What is the policy when a person evades a traffic stop this way? Is it policy to shoot the driver? Is there a policy?There was one patrol car in front of the suspect vehicle and another behind it. The deputy in front of the SUV exited his patrol car and was approaching the SUV when the subject backed into the patrol car in the rear and then drove forward in the direction of the deputy. The officer fired his weapon into the direction of the suspect's vehicle striking the front windshield and into the front passenger window as the suspect passed next to the deputy.
The sheriff tells the press that there is video and that "the video will tell the complete story on exactly what happened. We will not release it. I'm gonna leave that up to the GBI. The video is evidence and it will be up to them at what time they will release it."
The GBI has since announced that they will not release the video. Don't we pay for those dashcams? Why can't we see the video? Wouldn't it be helpful for people who fear the police to see that this shooting was justified? Wouldn't it be good to clear the shooting deputies' names by showing the video? Does the GBI think the video is just too gruesome for our innocent eyes? We need the protection of the GBI, but is shielding us from unpleasantness the protection we need?
This was bad stop and abad kill and they know this.
ReplyDeleteI live in Augusta and grew up in the area where the incident took place and now I reside on the middle class side of town. I work with the youth in this area and talk to them reguraly. I ALSO FREQUENT THEIR HANGOUTS AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT THE POORER NEIGHBOORHOOD ARE PATROLED DIFFERENTLY THAN THE OTHERS. I RIDE THROUGH THE POORER NEIGHBORHOODS AND SEE THE KIDS LYING ON THE GROUND BEING SEARCHED ON A REGULAR BASES FOR LOITERING IN THEIR OWN AREA. WHILE THE WHITE KIDS SIT ON THEIR CARS PARKED IN SHOPPING LOTS AT NIGHT SMOKING AND DRINKING AND ONLY GET RAN OFF. BOTH GROUPS FREQUENT THE CHOSEN AREA, HOWEVER THE MINORITIES ARE THE ONLY ONES TO GET CHARGED WITH GIVING FALSE NAMES, LOITERING, DISORDERLY CONDUCT, OBSTRUTION OF JUSTICE AND POSSESION AS IS THE CASE WITH JUSTIN ELMORE. AFTER BEING ARRESTED FOR THESE MINOR CHARGES A NUMBER OF TIMES, NOW YOU ARE CONSIDERED A CAREER CRIMINAL AS WAS JUSTIN ELMORE. THIS GUY NEVER RAN FROM THE POLICE WHILE DRIVING A VEHICLE IN OVER 10 TIMES BEING STOPPED AND ARRESTED FOR ANTHING FROM DRIVING WITHOUT LICENSE. NO INSURANCE TO POSSESION ALL OCCURING IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD. HE ONLY GOT ARRESTED 1 TIME OUTSIDE THAT NEIGHBORHOOD. HE WAS THOUGHT TO BE A DRUG DEALER BY OFFICERS BUT HE WAS NEVER CAUGHT SELLING DRUGS. IN GEORGIA IF YOU HAVE OVER 5 GRAMS OF COCAINE THEY CHARGE WITH INTENT TO SELL. THEY CAUGHT HIM WITH A LITTLE OVER ON EACH OF HIS INTENT TO SELL. THEY DID GET A CALL ABOUT GUNS AND DRUGS IN A STOLEN VEHICLE. THE CALL WAS ON ANOTHER GUY AND HIS GIRLFRIED SAID THAT HE WAS IN A STOLEN VEHICLE WITH DRUGS AND GUNS IN IT. THE POLICE CONSIDERED HIM TO BE ARMED AND DANGEROUS AND THEY ALMOST CAUGHT HIM A DAY LATER IN A DARK SUV SIMILAR TO MR. ELMORES. a OFFICER ON THE SCENE WAS HEARD SAYING THAT THEY HAD THE WRONG TRUCK. EYE WITNESS STORIES DIFFER FROM THE OFFICERS STORY. THE WORD FROM INSIDE THE DEPARTMENT IS THAT IT WAS A BAD KILL BY SOME YOUNG UNDER TRAINED OFFICERS. Let's demand the tapes be shown in this case. Last they say the guy did not ram their car and only had his personel smoking weed in the car. Car was not stolen and no guns found in vehicle. The damaged tape shows that the undertrained officers somehow managed to have Mr. Elmore on the ground and put him back in the car and that the officer that fired the kill shots put a gun to the head of the victims family member while throwing him to the ground and steping on his back witness tell me. This was one scared young cop that never should have been placed in this situation by the Sheriff. Looks like bad news for Richmond County. We came together to fix the country by electing Obama, let's take another step and come together for justice for all people regardless of commits the crime. Let's also judge ourselvles when we break God's laws as we judge people for breaking man made laws. I Pledge Allegiance to the flag
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