Amir Locke

GrundleStiltzkin

https://twitter.com/billybinion/status/1490400942944145410

https://twitter.com/billybinion/status/1490401033390112768

If you haven't seen this one, go read up. Bad shit.

An officer with the Minneapolis Police Department SWAT team shot and killed a 22-year-old man early Wednesday morning during the execution of a no-knock raid, reinvigorating debate around a law-enforcement tactic that many say is ripe for abuse.

The victim, Amir Locke, who appeared to be asleep on the couch that morning, was not named on that warrant. In a matter of about three seconds, body camera footage shows the man—buried under a thick white blanket—stirring to the sound of the cops' entry with his hand on the barrel of a firearm. Officer Mark Hanneman then shoots him three times.

Interim Minneapolis Police Chief Amelia Huffman initially said that Hanneman shot Locke because Locke pointed his gun "in the direction of officers." But the footage released by the government appeared to contradict that: Locke's gun was pointed to the side, and his hand was on the barrel of the weapon, not the trigger.

46XiJCAB

No hands up or put the weapon down? What a CF.

MikeDamone

Say his name

https://www.azcentral.com/videos/news/local/phoenix/2020/07/18/phoenix-police-department-body-cam-footage-shows-shooting-ryan-whitaker/5462912002/

In this graphic video, Phoenix Police Department body cam footage shows the shooting of Ryan Whitaker on May 21, 2020. Viewer discretion is advised

Swaye

I have absolutely no idea what happened here but I know I do not like no knock raids. Gestapo shit.

WestlinnDuck

Swaye said:

I have absolutely no idea what happened here but I know I do not like no knock raids. Gestapo shit.

I agree. This wasn't some ISIS bombmaker that needed to be stopped yesterday. Just sit outside his apartment and arrest him when he leaves for wherever. Just like the ATF with David Koresh and the Branch Davidians. Just grab the dude on his trip to town and you don't have 4 dead ATF agents along with 6 Branch Davidians. That also leaves 71 less dead when the FBI raided the compound. But the incompetent and narcissistic government bureaucracies wanted the hopefully good publicity.

Goduckies

Exactly no knocks need to go.

Sledog

No knocks aren't easy to get and shouldn't be without seeing the warrant I can't comment. I'm not a fan. you bust into my house unannounced things are going bad instantly. Never a fan of them at all but normally used when a very violent history exists on the suspect. Never applied for one. Never served one.