| brassmonkey |
08-27-2014 11:26 AM |
Black cop kills white man, media hide race?
story had to be told :2 cents: police are fucking out of control!! :helpme ok im addicted to gfy :1orglaugh
While national news media continue to focus on race in Ferguson, Missouri, where a white police officer shot and killed an unarmed black teenager, they apparently don?t think a similar case in Utah with the races reversed is that newsworthy.
Police in Salt Lake City are continuing their probe into an Aug. 11 shooting outside a 7-Eleven convenience store, when a black police officer, whom local media are referring to as ?not white,? shot and killed 20-year-old Dillon Taylor, who was unarmed at the time, according to his supporters.
Police Chief Chris Burbank said the entire incident was captured on the body camera of the officer who shot Taylor.
?You will see on camera ? the actions of everyone involved, including up to the point where our officer utilizes deadly force and his response thereafter,? Burbank told reporters.
He said the video, along with the officer?s identity, will be released at the ?appropriate? time, adding it could be days, weeks or months.
?It would be wholly inappropriate to take the most vital piece of evidence that we have and put it out to the public prior to the officer having some due process,? he said.
The chief indicated he has personally viewed the footage, but would not comment on whether he believed the shooting was justified.
?I do not send officers out to use deadly force. That?s never our intention. In fact, our policy specifically says that is the last resort,? he said. ?The officer in this circumstance did not set out to use deadly force. We have an unfortunate incident where Dillon Taylor lost his life.?
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