Fifth Avenue Forum

Jfc he had a round go into an occupied car?

Also, all these use-of-force guidelines are for fleeing felony suspects. DUI is a misdemeanor in GA in most cases absent aggravating circumstances like repeat offenses or causing serious injury to another; seems like falling asleep behind the wheel on private property might not trigger that concern. (I've not looked up how Georgia defines 'operating' a vehicle)

A 33-year-old Middletown [New Jersey] police officer has been charged with falsifying records after authorities said he lied about how his patrol vehicle became damaged, authorities said Wednesday.

Thomas E. Foster, of Keyport, backed the police cruiser into a parked pickup on Cedar Avenue on July 3, 2019 while on assignment at a road repair project, the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office said. Both vehicles were damaged.

Foster, however, filed a report claiming he “contacted a telephone pole” while backing out of a parking spot, prosecutors said.

Another cop notified the police administration after suspecting “potential wrongdoing and untruthfulness, Middletown police said in their own statement. After the department’s internal affairs investigation showed inconsistencies in Foster’s report, Middletown police notified the prosecutor’s office.

I just saw on Twitter a clip of the atl da who charged those cops 2 weeks for tasing the people in the car say that a stun gun is considered a deadly weapon in the state of georgia during that presser.

Wonder if those words will be brought up for this one.

I just saw on Twitter a clip of the atl da who charged those cops 2 weeks for tasing the people in the car say that a stun gun is considered a deadly weapon in the state of georgia during that presser.

Wonder if those words will be brought up for this one.

The Taser was INOP when Rolfe open fire.

I just saw on Twitter a clip of the atl da who charged those cops 2 weeks for tasing the people in the car say that a stun gun is considered a deadly weapon in the state of georgia during that presser.

Wonder if those words will be brought up for this one.

The Taser was INOP when Rolfe open fire.

Is that going to matter though. In the heat of the moment no one is counting how many times a weapon was discharged.

Maybe one shouldn't have a job where you're issued a gun if you can't make the right decision in those situations

NAN....... do you really think expecting police to make heat-of-the-moment threat assessments is an eyeroll?

It's a VERY tough decision to make. That's why I think people who can't make those kinds of right decisions shouldn't have that job. This isn't a knock on the officer or police in general. It's a knock on how they hire and train them. That's part of what needs to change.

The president of the city’s police union is facing criticism and calls to resign, over a Facebook comment saying that slapping a protester who flipped off a cop would be “100 percent justified.”

Cpl. Steve Aiello made the comment on his personal Facebook account, on a meme posted to Antioch’s Crime Prevention Commission. The meme — posted by another user — depicted a woman giving the middle finger to an officer during a protest, and contained the caption, “Maybe it’s the people, not the cops, that need ‘better training.’”

“I firmly believe an open hand slap in the face is 100 percent justified in this incident,” Aiello commented. The comment — and the meme — have since been deleted.

“When a police officer is standing there doing nothing and a person is antagonizing them, why is that OK?” Aiello wrote.