Car crash victim runs to police for help, is shot to death

[KelJu]

Police shot and killed a 24-year-old man who ran toward them in what they believed to be a threatening manner. The man was actually unarmed, and seeking medical help after being in a car accident.

Three officers responded to a breaking and entering call in Charlotte, North Carolina on Saturday. A woman had called 911 to report a man who wouldn?t leave her front porch and kept knocking on the door. When the officers arrived, the man ran toward them. One of the officers fired a stun gun ?unsuccessfully,? according to CNN.

It was then that officer Randall Kerrick shot and killed the approaching man, Jonathan Ferrell.

Authorities now believe that Ferrell was merely calling for help after crashing his car. A local news channel?s analysis of the crash site suggests that he climbed out of the back window and then went to the nearest house for help. The homeowner misunderstood his situation and called the police.

All three officers were placed on paid leave pending an investigation. Kerrick was charged with voluntary manslaughter.

"The investigation showed that the subsequent shooting of Mr. Ferrell was excessive," said a statement from the Charlotte police department.

Ferrell was a former student and football player at Florida A&M University. He was engaged to be married, and just a month shy of his 25th birthday.

Car crash victim runs to police for help, is shot to death instead | The Daily Caller




Poor fucking bastard!

 

[Zaphod]

They shouldn't be on paid leave. The firing officer should be up for murder, not manslaughter.

 

[IronAddict]

Cop < neighborhood watchman


Which one should you join ?

 

[Standard Donkey]

"to protect and serve"

 

[jadean]

Wow

 

[Zaphod]

"to protect and serve"

Means nothing. US Supreme Court ruled that a few times.

 

[Standard Donkey]

whatever happened to just boppin' a nigga with ur fist or ur baton or something? it's not like the cop was outnumbered.. I don't see why his dumb ass had to pull his gun out

 

[the_predator]

Fired stun gun "unsuccessfully"? How the hell do you fire a stun gun unsuccessfully? Anyway, did the other officers not have tasers/stun guns? "Well shit, the taser didn't work so let's bypass the mace, baton and even a warning shot and lets just unload my magazine of 12 rounds. Asking for help in this neighborhood...the hell you don't." Do police even understand "escalation of force" anymore?

 

[SheriV]

yeah I read this ...this is really tragic and terrible.

cop should fry for this

 

[DOMS]

Fired stun gun "unsuccessfully"? How the hell do you fire a stun gun unsuccessfully? Anyway, did the other officers not have tasers/stun guns? "Well shit, the taser didn't work so let's bypass the mace, baton and even a warning shot and lets just unload my magazine of 12 rounds. Asking for help in this neighborhood...the hell you don't." Do police even understand "escalation of force" anymore?

This shit, right here. They went straight for a gun, murdering a man that was seeking help. Like Zaphod said, they should be up on murder charges. Manslaughter is for an accidental killing, such as talking on the phone while driving and you end up running someone over. This guy shot him to death on purpose without following proper procedure.

Oh, and this shit just gets better.

fired his weapon 12 times and struck Mr. Ferrell 10 times resulting in his death

Not only did they skip over the non-lethal methods, they put 10 shots into him. The very definition of "overkill."

Also, I'm willing to bet that the officer that shot the innocent man was also black. That's based on the location and the lack of early on cries of racism from the black population. Even though the cop was probably black, that's not going to stop the anti-whites, AKA the NAACP, from bringing racism into it.

Meanwhile, the NAACP plans a news conference early Monday afternoon.
...
If Mr. Ferrell was not black or brown, wouldn?t they have asked him a few questions before showering him with bullets?

No one tries harder to keep racism alive than blacks do.

 

[Zaphod]

The officer is free on bond. Regular people, not the police or someone who is rich, would be locked up until their trial.

 

[KelJu]

He will not do time. Mark my fucking words! People will forget, and the guy will either take a super sweet plea deal or will get off completely. Mark my fucking words on this!

 

[D-Lats]

Lol Amuricans

 

[Arnold]

"Serve and protect" right?

I would never run to a cop for help, I will help myself.

 

[Little Wing]

He will not do time. Mark my fucking words! People will forget, and the guy will either take a super sweet plea deal or will get off completely. Mark my fucking words on this!

sadly, this is probably right. too many in the cjs have become so numb to tragedy they have no concept of the actual damage he did. not to this young man or those who loved him. i doubt anyone trusted to decide the officers fate will spend a second trying to understand the depth of pain he has caused.

 

[Little Wing]

This shit, right here. They went straight for a gun, murdering a man that was seeking help. Like Zaphod said, they should be up on murder charges. Manslaughter is for an accidental killing, such as talking on the phone while driving and you end up running someone over. This guy shot him to death on purpose without following proper procedure.

Oh, and this shit just gets better.



Not only did they skip over the non-lethal methods, they put 10 shots into him. The very definition of "overkill."

Also, I'm willing to bet that the officer that shot the innocent man was also black. That's based on the location and the lack of early on cries of racism from the black population. Even though the cop was probably black, that's not going to stop the anti-whites, AKA the NAACP, from bringing racism into it.



No one tries harder to keep racism alive than blacks do.

the cop that shot him was white and just an inexperienced moron that would have shot a white guy in the same situation just as fast.

cop look like he has a touch of the downs.

 

[Little Wing]

my son's first comment was "racism" so yea, that's going to be part of this trial.

 

[DOMS]

the cop that shot him was white and just an inexperienced moron that would have shot a white guy in the same situation just as fast.

cop look like he has a touch of the downs.

In that case...

Jessie, Al, the NAACP, and Black Panthers will lose their shit in...

...3...
...2...

 

[Standard Donkey]

why does the cop look like a half-retarded psychopath?

 

[Arnold]

why does the cop look like a half-retarded psychopath?

he probably is, most cops are power hungry idiots.

 

[IronAddict]

Yup. Here comes another trial for you Oprah fans.

Doesn't this get old for anybody else?
I mean, Rome is burning and crumbling beneath our feet and these guys want you to watch tv!

 

[R50]

"The investigation showed that the subsequent shooting of Mr. Ferrell was excessive"
thank you for the not so apparent information

 

[Little Wing]

i think the cop would have pissed himself in fear with any big guy like that coming at him.

 

[LAM]

Doesn't this get old for anybody else?
I mean, Rome is burning and crumbling beneath our feet and these guys want you to watch tv!

they have kept the sheep distracted for decades while they destroyed the country with the very same technique, why change it now if it still works.

 

[IronAddict]

they have kept the sheep distracted for decades while they destroyed the country with the very same technique, why change it now if it still works.

Heck ya man, works like a charm every single time!

And I bet that copper had flashbacks when he was a school kid & that black man came running towards him.

That's why Rusty became a cop.

 

[heckler7]

Yup. Here comes another trial for you Oprah fans.

Doesn't this get old for anybody else?
I mean, Rome is burning and crumbling beneath our feet and these guys want you to watch tv!

"comfort is your enemy" Henry Rollins