“Emergency code 10-48, suspect is a 6’1 male, black hoodie, armed and last seen fleeing towards Gray Street”, the radio roars. I’m on Gray Street. The last thing I want on my first month in the force is a damn killer in my face. “I’ll keep my eye out, sir”, I respond unenthusiastically. I’m getting out of here, there’s no god damn way I’ll be chasing some fool on a fine Mississippi morning. I rev up the engine of my cruiser and attempt an escape of my own.
Be it fate, stupidity, or the devil’s own luck, I fail miserably. Facing my 11 o’clock, I spot him. Tall stature, black hoodie, and this sure as hell is Gray Street. As my suspect approaches closer, I face a crossroad. Now at my 10:30, my mind drives into hyper speed. Is my job really worth
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“Don’t you move boy”, I scream, attempting to secure authority. As hard as I try to avoid crossroads, they always come across in my path. The black guy screams words I cannot understand, and I’m somehow tempted to pull the trigger. The longer I look at him the more surprisingly aggravated I become. Of course it was the black guy, why wouldn’t it be the black guy. I’m out here pulling a Taser on an innocent man, perhaps scaring him to death while the real suspect is across the street. My trigger finger becomes heavy. He screams inaudibly again. “Shut up damn it, or so help me God, I will shoot right through you”, I threaten. He seems frightened and suddenly reaches into his pocket, I flinch. My finger pulls back. My gun kicks as my bullet goes soaring ahead. Blood comes rushing down his temple as he drops down on the cold, hard, Gray Street ground.
This is real life. This is not a damn simulation. That is not target practice. That is not a practice dummy. I’ve shot him. I have just shot him. This man is dead. I have killed this man. I have taken the bloody soul out of a man. How long have I been standing here? Twenty minutes seems about right. The radio perks up, “Update on code 10-48, suspect is a white male, black hoodie, armed with reported gunfire, visible scar on face and last seen leaving Gray Street. I want all units on him
I notified dispatch that Officer Albert and I were out at the RSC. I parked our patrol car on the north side of the RSC and entered the north door. I heard Officer Smith on the radio say he was out with the subject near the Credit Union. I observed from across the RSC Officer J. Smith and Officer R. Faison standing next to a black male all the way by the Book Store. As I walked closer, I could see the black male with both of his hands up in the air and he was getting down on both of his knees. When I got to the Credit Union, I saw a set of crutches and a black bag laying on the floor. I told Officer Albert to stay here with these items as I continued to go behind the black male. Officer Faison kept trying to talk to the subject but he was clearly ignoring him. The subject who was later identified as
Sgt. Grimm stated that on August 23, 2014, he performed a 1450X2347 tour as the patrol supervisor and PO Derek Almeida was his operator. At about 2008 hours, he responded to a radio run of a 10-34 male stabbed at 37 Weirfield Street. Upon arrival, he observed a male black [Mr. Carlton Smit h Jr.] bleeding heavily. The male black stated [to him] that his father had just stabbed him, while pointing to a black SUV driving away from the scene. Sgt. Grimm stated that he reiterated what the victim had said [to him] and he stated yes, my father just stabbed me. Shortly after, they followed the identified vehicle and subsequently pulled it over on Bushwick Avenue and Hancock Street. Sgt. Grimm Stated that as they approached the vehicle they notice blood all over the driver's side door. Mr. Carlto n Smith was properly identified and placed under arrest. Sgt. Grimm doesn't recalled who the UMOS that were present at the scene.
On Saturday, September 12, 2015, I was assigned to the 6 Northwest as the security officer. At approximately 0500 hours while breakfast trays were being distributed in pod 100, an inmate, later identified as Kimmie Hawkins became insolent and advised me to get out of the pod. I immediately asked him whom he was talking to and simultaneously walked over to him to view his armband. As I reached for Inmate Hawkins’s left wrist, he snatched away from me, got in a boxing stance, and began bouncing rhythmically on his toes. Therefore, I retrieved my T.A.S.E.R. from its holster and gave Inmate Hawkins loud verbal commands to get on the floor. However, he refused to follow my orders; therefore, I pushed him toward the wall and continued to instruct
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On 1/16/17 at 0225 hours my partner, Officer Thebeau #8402, and I were working patrol assigned to unit 3A11. We responded to a radio call of “shots fired” in the area of 814 N. Garfield Ave. The comments of the call stated, a 19 year old female was shot in the hand.
On 10/30/2016 at 0251 hours Ptlm. David Stamets and I were dispatched to the unit block of S. White St. for multiple males in the road fighting. We arrived on scene and I observed three males walking toward Main St. I instructed the males to stop, but they did not comply with my request. The males looked back and continued to walk away. I again gave verbal commands for them to stop, two of the three males stopped, while one continued to walk away. I walked to the two males who stopped while Stamets proceeded in the patrol car to make contact with the third male, who he caught up to.
Next, recognize. If you hear something out of the ordinary, pay attention. Huffman says gunshots don't always sound like they do on TV. Once you recognize what's going on, Huffman says you're next move is to run and escape. "The best thing to do is not be there when it occurs. If you can get out of the building, get out of the building. Any fight you get in you can lose," says Huffman.
In 2054, the city of Washington has managed to eradicate crime. With visions of the future provided by three exceptional individuals endowed precognition (called Pre- Cogs) Precrime officers can arrest the criminals just before they committed their crimes. But one day, the Head of Unit John Anderton receives a vision about the Pre- Cogs: in less than 36 hours, he will have murdered a man he does not know yet and for some reason he ignores. Shocked, he then flees, pursued by his own teammates whose mission is to stop according to the system
Paula Austin, addresses police brutality and their relationship with guns. She opens up her discussion by providing us with images of newspaper articles that demonstrate the image of police brutality. She then goes further in depth and illustrates the increase in gun kills demonstrated by the police force. She provides us with statistical data on the increase in deaths caused by police through guns. Moreover, she then draws the connection between police and race. She addresses to us on how African Americans are way more targeted against by police than any other race. She provides us with the most recent example of “ Stephon Clark” an unarmed black man who was killed by police on the notion that he was “armed”. She then examines this event and illustrates the further connection towards guns and
In light of the recent spate of police-involved homicides of suspects who may or may not have put the lives of the police involved in fear for their safety and well-being, this paper seeks to examine the use of deadly force by police officers in the line of duty. The training involved in using one’s service weapon in situations that call for a determination of the use of force will be explored, as will the rules, regulations, and extenuating circumstances that lead to the firing of a service weapon in the line of duty, resulting in the death of a suspect. The Supreme Court cases that have led to and/or upheld laws allowing a broader interpretation of what is considered justifiable use of deadly force will be briefly examined. Additionally, the use of non-lethal weapons, such as Tasers, by police forces and how the availability of these weapons influences the rate of deadly force will be inspected. Finally, an elucidation of the various perceptions of the general public of the police after use of deadly force is used within their communities will be addressed.
On August 14, 2015 I went on a ride along with IMPD officer Chris Cooper. Officer Cooper works in the north district of Indianapolis. His beat is N-9 which runs between the state fairground and the children’s museum. This area has a high drug rate and well as a high rate of illegal firearms. The days started out when we checked into the station around 12:45, the shift did not actually start until 1:30. Once we got into the office I was allowed to sit in for the roll call meeting that they had every day before their shift. It was pretty quick and to the point no one had any questions so we went out and hit the road soon after.
“The assailant is described as a white male, approximately six-foot-four and appeared to be very large. He has shoulder-length black hair and a beard and was wearing a black-leather trench coat. If you see this man, you are urged to stay away from him and call 911 immediately. Again, this man is highly armed and highly dangerous and should not be sought after or approached in any way. We’ll be bringing you more as this story develops, but for now back-to-you in the studio, Stephanie Maranotti, Channel 2
Armed police are required to become skilled at responding to events that demand the use of firearms (Fyfe, 1981). Arguments arise from the public's failure to recognise the police’s difficulty in making a straightforward judgment as to whether coercive force or the use of guns is required in events (Dick, 2005). When police do use guns, there is a risk that police may misfire and consequently cause more victims as a result (McCulloch, 1989). Furthermore, in circumstances that require force, natural biological impulses kick in; informally known as the fight or
On April 7, 2001 Timothy Thomas was walking down a dark alley in Cincinnati without a weapon; Officer Stephen Roach had his hand on the trigger the whole time, looking for a target, looking to shoot. It took one