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Title: Cops "Protecting ad Serving" Tase Father Multiple Times as He Tries to Save His 3-Year-Old Son From House Fire
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Free Thought Project
URL Source: http://thefreethoughtproject.com/co ... ave-3-year-old-son-house-fire/
Published: Mar 21, 2015
Author: Matt Agorist
Post Date: 2015-03-21 00:43:14 by Deckard
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Views: 756
Comments: 6
Louisiana, MO — On October 31, 2013, the house of Ryan and Cathy Miller caught fire. In that fire, their 3-year-old son, Riley Miller was killed. The 9-1-1 call came in at 12:58 am and firefighters showed up just 5 minutes later. Ryan Miller knew his 3-year-old stepson was trapped inside, and he was going to do whatever it took to get him out. However, as he kicked in the front door to the home in an attempt to save his child, police showed up. As Miller tried to run back into the house, police grabbed him. Obviously Miller pulled away from the officers as he and his wife’s 3-year-old was trapped in a deadly inferno; that’s when the taser came out. Miller was tasered several times as he fought to save his son. “He tried to get back in the house to get the baby,” Lori Miller, Riley’s grandmother said. “They took my son to jail because he tried to save his son.” Ryan Miller’s sister-in-law doesn’t think the police handled the situation correctly. “It’s just heartless. How could they be so heartless? And while they all just stood around and waited for the fire department, what kind of police officer wouldn’t try and save a 3-year-old burning in a house?” said Emily Miller. “We’ve been going through pictures and he’s just smiling in every picture. He was just a happy, go-lucky kid.” “He was my best friend,” Ryan Miller said told the Press Journal after the fire. “He was everybody’s best friend. If you would have met him, you would have loved him. He was the joy of my life.” Last week, on March 12, 2015, the Millers filed a lawsuit against the City of Louisiana. “Officers Jeffrey Salois and William Harrison prevented Ryan Miller from entering the home to save his stepson Riley Rieser by forcibly moving and by repeatedly Tasing Ryan Miller, including once in the police cruiser as Riley Rieser was being removed from the home,” the lawsuit states. According to Courthouse News, the Millers say that Ryan never presented a threat to the officers or other emergency personnel, that Salois and Harrison never announced they were police officers and never placed Ryan Miller under arrest. “I was hysterical, yes, because I wanted to save my son,” Ryan Miller told the Louisiana Press Journal days after the fire. Also named in the suit is the Miller’s former landlord, Louis Houston, who the Millers say is responsible for the faulty wiring in the house that caused the fire. According to the suit, Miller was not charged with any crime. He claims that the repeated tasing constitutes an unreasonable seizure and that officers “used more force than was reasonably necessary under the circumstances.” The Millers seek damages from the City of Louisiana for excessive force, negligent infliction of emotional distress, wrongful death and false imprisonment. There is no amount of money that will ever fill the void of a lost child. Shame on these police officers for forcing this family to live the rest of their lives thinking about how different things could have turned out had they not stopped him. ***** And while they all just stood around and waited for the fire department, what kind of police officer wouldn’t try and save a 3-year-old burning in a house?” The kind of police officer whose only concern is making it home safely.
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#1. To: Deckard (#0)
I noticed the article didn't detail the condition of the fire. Was there just smoke seen? Was there flames seen from one part of the structure? WAS IT FULLY INVOLVED? Kinda important before drawing any opinion on whether an officer should just run into a house fire without any protective clothing or breathing apparatus. I'd risk my life for a 3 year old... but if the house is so far along, I'm just adding to the body count. Most uniforms are high in nylon fiber... shit melts to you fast. More Yellow journalism.
Every society gets the kind of criminal it deserves. What is equally true is that every community gets the kind of law enforcement it insists on. Robert Kennedy
Now, wait just a darn minute, pardner! Hold'on while you can! You mean the kevlar and other protective gear keeps 'em from "protecting &serviving?"
Negative. Common sense does. Something many people lack. Like a grieving parent, a Ferguson zoo animal and I might add, to include you.
Every society gets the kind of criminal it deserves. What is equally true is that every community gets the kind of law enforcement it insists on. Robert Kennedy
Kops don't have "common sense." They receive their orders from a centralized police state believing they are, "protecting &serving." How on Earth does a Kop "protect &serve" when all he does in life is stand around a water cooler and add upp his retirement bonus points while doing nothing but eat free donuts?
I don't think Gabrielle Gifford, with all her drool and brain trauma could say anything as inaccurate as this. lol
Every society gets the kind of criminal it deserves. What is equally true is that every community gets the kind of law enforcement it insists on. Robert Kennedy
“Officers Jeffrey Salois and William Harrison prevented Ryan Miller from entering the home to save his stepson Riley Rieser by forcibly moving and by repeatedly Tasing Ryan Miller, including once in the police cruiser as Riley Rieser was being removed from the home,” the lawsuit states. Uh-huh. And had they allowed him to enter and he died, they'd also be filing a lawsuit: “Officers Jeffrey Salois and William Harrison allowed Ryan Miller to enter a burning home to save his stepson Riley Rieser. They never tried to stop him by force or even tase him."
And while they all just stood around and waited for the fire department, what kind of police officer wouldn’t try and save a 3-year-old burning in a house?”
#2. To: GrandIsland (#1)
Most uniforms are high in nylon fiber... shit melts to you fast.
#3. To: buckeroo (#2)
Now, wait just a darn minute, pardner! Hold'on while you can! You mean the kevlar and other protective gear keeps 'em from "protecting &serviving?"
#4. To: GrandIsland (#3)
Common sense does.
#5. To: buckeroo (#4)
How on Earth does a Kop "protect &serve" when all he does in life is stand around a water cooler and add upp his retirement bonus points while doing nothing but eat free donuts?
#6. To: Deckard (#0)
Last week, on March 12, 2015, the Millers filed a lawsuit against the City of Louisiana.
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