Posted on Apr 7, 2016
Officer Shoots Wreck Survivor, Doesn't Tell Anyone, Escapes Charges
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Granted, this happened December 15, 2015, but I am wondering what you all think about this incident. Mr. Thomas, driver of the SUV, died on 23 December 2015. I am apalled at the reasoning that the DA did not charge this officer and the department didn't fire him. I am normally a very pro LEO supporter, but in this case, he was flat out wrong and should be sent to prison, just as anyone of us would have been in even a remotely similar situation. I thought that this was the best article about the shooting, as it breaks down what happens throughout the video (you don't even have to watch the video).
Officer Shoots Wreck Survivor, Doesn't Tell Anyone, Escapes Charges
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Wow... this is about the most blatant case of murder by police as I have ever seen. Normally the cover up is worse than the murder itself, but in this case the murder may be worse than the cover up. Not to mention the bleeding injured woman on the ground that the cop also seems to just ignore.
When he reported "I've got an unresponsive male refusing to get out", he probably should have caveated that with "I just killed him a few seconds ago, which may be why he's unable to get out."
According to the news story, he said "He told investigators the gun had accidentally discharged."
Update to the story: looks like he was charged after a few weeks, though manslaughter seems like way too low of a charge. http://www.krcrtv.com/news/local/feaster-charged-in-deadly-officerinvolved-shooting/37919922
When he reported "I've got an unresponsive male refusing to get out", he probably should have caveated that with "I just killed him a few seconds ago, which may be why he's unable to get out."
According to the news story, he said "He told investigators the gun had accidentally discharged."
Update to the story: looks like he was charged after a few weeks, though manslaughter seems like way too low of a charge. http://www.krcrtv.com/news/local/feaster-charged-in-deadly-officerinvolved-shooting/37919922
Feaster charged in deadly officer-involved shooting
A former Paradise police officer appeared in court Wednesday morning to face criminal charges for the shooting death of DUI suspect Andrew Thomas.
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SPC(P) Jay Heenan
LTC Yinon Weiss
Thanks for the update, at least he is being charged with something...though manslaughter seems insufficient.
Thanks for the update, at least he is being charged with something...though manslaughter seems insufficient.
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LTC Yinon Weiss
SPC(P) Jay Heenan - There was also a bleeding woman on the ground at his feet the whole time. The way he walked around her like she was a pile of garbage and not once did do anything to try to help. It reflects the worst of human character, let alone for a public servant.
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Prosecutors called the shooting an accident, saying Feaster “did not intentionally fire his pistol” and that “he was in shock at the scene and not certain his weapon had actually discharged.”
What a crock of bullshit. You don't draw your weapon and fire at an unarmed person when you are in no imminent danger and then get to call it a accident. If any civilian had done that, they would be in jail awaiting trial for murder.
What a crock of bullshit. You don't draw your weapon and fire at an unarmed person when you are in no imminent danger and then get to call it a accident. If any civilian had done that, they would be in jail awaiting trial for murder.
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I firmly believe the lack of action by some DA's cause as bad an attitude toward police as dumb stuff like this.
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