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Title: WATCH: Cowardly Cop Mistakes Wallet for a Gun and Shoots Innocent Airman
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URL Source: http://thefreethoughtproject.com/fe ... allet-gun/#cJVPGzGlOBGICUMJ.99
Published: Mar 10, 2017
Author: Matt Agorist
Post Date: 2017-03-10 13:14:33 by Deckard
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Lee County, AL — Fear, cowardice, dread, hate — training — one or more of these traits are present more often than not when a police officer shoots an unarmed person. And, in the dashcam video below, that assertion becomes apparent as Opelika police officer Phillip Hancock shot Airman Michael Davidson for no reason other than fear. The incident happened on March 6, 2014, however, the dashcam was kept secret until a little more than three years to the date after the shooting. Hancock was responding to a minor accident in which Davidson had swiped the back of a tractor trailer and both parties were waiting for police to arrive after they had exchanged information. When Hancock arrives on the scene, he immediately becomes aggressive with Davidson who was merely trying to get out of his car. Because Davidson was parked on a slope, opening his door was particularly difficult as it was much heavier at this angle. Instead of realizing this was a factor, Hancock, applying his training while experiencing high levels of fear and cowardice, escalated the situation to violence. “Show me your hands,” screams Hancock as Davidson frantically tries to comply. Davidson’s attorney’s, Brian Mosholder explains, as reported by WRBL, that Davidson’s wallet was in his left hand while pushing against the door to get it open, and then he reached back with his right hand. Soon after, Ofc. Hancock asks Davidson to show him his hands. Davidson brings his right hand through and up to his left hand, turned and got out of the vehicle as quickly as he could and put his hands out in front of him with his wallet in both hands and began to raise his hands. Soon after, the first shot is fired, which hits the ground. Then, Mosholder said Davidson’s hands went up and the second shot was fired, which hit Davidson. “It’s very obvious from that part of the video that Officer Hancock is creating a situation that he wished had happened that would have justified this shooting,” Mosholder said. “When you look at the video, none of that happened. When you look at the video, in less than six seconds, from the time Michael Davidson opens his door, Officer Hancock shoots him, and he shoots him for absolutely no reason.” After he was shot, the Airmen was seen writhing in pain on the ground — as the blood spot in the back of his jeans grew increasingly larger. Davidson was shot in the abdomen and suffered severe artery damage and “extensive internal bleeding,” according to the suit. During the melee, the innocent truck driver was also in danger from this irresponsible cop’s fear as he fired rounds in his direction as well. For the last three years, Davidson was hoping to seek justice against the man who shot him for no reason. However, as is the case in so many other police shootings, the shooting was found to be justified — because the cop expressed a justifiable reason to fear for his life. “The City, the Chief of Police and its officer have always denied any wrongdoing,” a statement from the City of Opelika in response to the most recent court ruling read. “This case has now been analyzed by two federal courts … The judges have unanimously determined after a review of the evidence, which includes the dash cam video, there was no wrongdoing on behalf of the City, the Chief, or the involved officer. In reaching their respective decisions, these Federal Courts reviewed all of the evidence. Their opinions are clearly supported by all evidence.” In affirming the district court’s ruling, according to oanow.com, the three-judge panel said it had reviewed the evidence, including dash cam video, and provided the following summary statement: “After careful consideration and review of a video recording of the shooting, viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to Davidson, we conclude that a reasonable officer in Hancock’s position would have feared for his life. Accordingly, we affirm the district court’s grant of summary judgment based on qualified immunity in favor of Hancock on all claims.” Below is the end result of too much fear pumped into cops during their training. Thankfully, Davidson lived, no thanks to the cops who let him bleed out for more than 5 minutes before providing any life saving methods — but he will never be the same again.
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#14. To: Gatlin (#12)
I doubt the cop is even aware that those exist, and secondly - how many accident victims stumble out of their cars with guns a-blazing? I would say zero, but don't let that stop you for defending this POS coward who shot a man holding a wallet. Well then, looky here….a video of a person getting out of his vehicle holding something dark in both hands just like Davidson did in the video posted in the article here. Let’s see what happens … Interesting … Yes, the officer was shot! And you folks are trying to sell me on the fact that you can decide perfectly well what to do when in a “Shoot or Don’t Shoot” situation? Well, I ain’t buying it …
This is an interesting video although the perp didn’t get out of the vehicle….I will tell you why. Notice that the officer placed his full hand on the trunk as when he came into contact with the vehicle. Do you know why? No? Then I will tell you. They do that so their fingerprints will be on the trunk of the vehicle for evidence. The officer was shot in the head and survived …
It takes less time than that for the officer to die. If the officer is in reasonable fear for his life, he has a right to self defense. Your perception from the safety of your computer is not part of the equation. Is what the officer perceived. I'm the infidel... Allah warned you about. كافر المسلح
What is this perp pulling out of his right rear pocket at 2:55 in the video? Oh yea, sure…it’s his wallet, of course….to show the officer his driver’s license. Does “that” look like a wallet? Could you have made a properly “Shoot or No Shoot” decision here?
When they exit their vehicle... that's a good sign things are going to SHIT.
I'm the infidel... Allah warned you about. كافر المسلح
I figured that out a long long time ago....and I am not even a trained cop.
I would say zero … And I would say you are wrong …
I am so fucking sick of the unfettered cop worship displayed by you and the rest of the submissive sheep with your authority fetish. The guy was stumbling out of his car, wallet in hand - not a gun or anything remotely resembling a gun. And you copsuckers insist it was justified. I sensed a disturbance in the force on this thread, and took you off bozo, and sure enough.... You see, Gatlin, this is the kind of stupidity for which the bozo list was especially made for. YOUR stupidity. To wit, your response to my stated opinion about the video is as stupid as it gets, and the reasons why really need not be explained beyond reading it. More stupidity. By your logic, Obamacare should be accepted and left in place because the USSC decided it was sound legislation, and anyone who differs in opinion from the UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT is just a "libertarian anarchist asshole", so they should grow up, shut up and STOP POSTING THEIR DAMNED LIBERTARIAN OPINIONS. I have never encountered anyone with a sicker obsession with any political philosophy as you have with your fetish of all things libertarian. Hell, you'd probably choose a communist government over a libertarian government, wouldn't you? I've never seen you post anything bad about communism.
What I think is that a significant consideration that may well be getting overlooked is the fact that this was NOT a traffic stop. This was a road incident that the cop was responding to, and the man in the car was waiting for the cop to arrive. This was NOT a case of a hot pursuit of a suspected bank robber or other criminal event. If the guy in the car was in any fear of the police, then he would not have been sitting there waiting for the cop to arrive. He would have fled the scene beforehand. So unlike a traffic stop, the man in the car was willing to wait for the police to come. Since it was not a traffic stop, the normal procedure of waiting for police instruction to get out of the car would not reasonably apply. Instead, getting out of the car to greet the officer would be a normal response for someone who was waiting for them to come.
This was NOT a traffic stop. As for whether he was stupid, arguably, yes he was stupid. He was stupid because he didn't realize that the cop that was arriving was not only armed, but in perpetual fear for his life and legally permitted to use deadly force against anyone who might be in any theoretical position to harm him in any way whatsoever, regardless of the circumstances of the encounter or whether any crime or offense was commited. The man should have realized that by choosing to wait for the cop to arrive, he was putting himself in danger. The man was stupid for thinking that the cop that was arriving to perform a public service would shoot to kill him at the drop of a hat. He was stupid for not realizing that he should have exited a car differently from how he usually exits a car around people who are not cops. So yes, if he was stupid, it was for these reasons. Clearly, classes need to be given in high schools about how to behave around cops to avoid giving them a reason to shoot you, and I'm totally serious about that, given the ruling in this case that this shooting was justified. If cops want a pass to be so paranoid as to shoot in these situations, then the public needs to be aware of it and be trained to give that paranoia the respect you say this man should have provided.
Bingo. The man was making a voluntary encounter with the police, unlike with traffic stops in which the stopped driver is not given any choice.
Just seems obvious to me. The cop had no reason to "fear for his life". The man exiting the car was laboring to get the door open since it was tilted to the side - there is no possible way a person in that situation could open the door and exit in an aggressive manner, especially with a gun. It was an accident scene and the cop's first priority should have been to check to see that everyone was OK. Seems to me that the police have lost sight of their responsibilities and have been trained to view any situation as a threat to their own safety. The fact that the courts sided with the police is really no surprise - that doesn't make them correct. It amazes me that some posters here are so enamored with police that they will defy any semblance of logic in order to excuse their egregious behavior such as in this case. I mean a freaking wallet gun? Give me a break. Yeah - that pic pretty much applies to the usual suspects here. I'd bet money that if something like this happened to one of them, if a cop shot paulsen or Gatlin, the two of them would kneel down and thank the cop. I wouldn't say that it couldn't be done. If the guy did want to shoot the cop, then I think he could have managed to come out with a gun and tried. But if that were the case, the guy could have just hidden somewhere down the embankment and ambushed the cop as he came out of the cruiser instead of waiting so predictably in the driver seat of his car, especially when he has to push the door up hill to get out. But when things get to the point where the discussion turns to if there was any conceivable way where the guy could have assaulted or killed the cop, then we've accepted that we live in a state of perpetual street warfare. Yes, cops get killed. But so do people of every profession. That's life. And there's the point I made I think on the other thread that if a cop shooting in this situation is okay, then why wouldn't it be okay for anyone else to shoot a guy getting out of a car with a wallet in both hands? And of course it wouldn't be okay. A concealed carry holder gunning down a guy like this would never be allowed a "I feared for my life" defense. I see this as a 14th Amendment Equal Protection clause issue where the law applies differently between cops and non-cops. If society grants cops this entitlement to a "fear for life" defense when it comes to traffic stops which puts the general public in greater danger, then it really begs for a review of whether traffic stops for minor infractions increases or decreases overall public safety. That's precisely what the court has implicitly decided in saying the shooting was justified. It does to Gatlin. At least when the courts agree with him. Either they are enamored, or they are just not posting honestly. Hell, he could have had a Get Smart style shoe gun.
Well... this is like yesterday's news, 3 years old. Was the officer found guilty by his peers for ANY crime? No? Then shut your fucking Black Lies Matters anarchist shat flap. It Yes, then what are you bitching about? Find a different AGENDA, drug addict lover. I'm the infidel... Allah warned you about. كافر المسلح
Don’t make an excuse, grovel or act in an obsequious manner to try in some way to explain why you took me off bozo … Just get on with it and say WTF you want to say.
I'd bet If Gatlin or White were stopped by a marked patrol car, they'd be smart enough to stay in their car. Natural selection indicates that those you hate WILL SURVIVE LONGER THAN THOSE YOU DEFEND. lol I'm the infidel... Allah warned you about. كافر المسلح
And tell the whole forum why your OPINION of the event means ANYTHING? lol I'm the infidel... Allah warned you about. كافر المسلح
What I think is that a significant consideration that may well be getting overlooked is the fact that this was NOT a traffic stop. This was a road incident that the cop was responding to, and the man in the car was waiting for the cop to arrive. This was NOT a case of a hot pursuit of a suspected bank robber or other criminal event. If the guy in the car was in any fear of the police, then he would not have been sitting there waiting for the cop to arrive. He would have fled the scene beforehand. So unlike a traffic stop, the man in the car was willing to wait for the police to come. Since it was not a traffic stop, the normal procedure of waiting for police instruction to get out of the car would not reasonably apply. Instead, getting out of the car to greet the officer would be a normal response for someone who was waiting for them to come. Oh, I get it. I know exactly what you mean. It was like the accident on Interstate 10 on the outskirt of Phoenix that was also not a traffic stop. Let’s look a a partial video of that one … Wait, this Phoenix incident was NOT a traffic stop either. This was also an accident the highway patrolman was responding to, and the man was waiting for whatever. You are right, this Phoenix incident was also NOT a case of a hot pursuit of a suspected bank robber or other criminal event. And if the guy in this car or waiting beside the car on Interstate 10 was in any fear of the police, then he too would not have been sitting [kneeling or standing] there waiting. He also had to have known the Arizona Highway Patrol would be responding to this accident and he too would have fled the scene beforehand. The highway patrolman was to expect someone crawling out of the overturned car or waiting by the car to greet him would have a “normal’ response for waiting to greet him…RIGHT? Oh, I’m so sorry that I just crapped all over your beautifully portrayed scenario plot of dramatic work where you gave such detailed particulars as to the scene every officer is SUPPOSE to expect upon arriving at an accident….outlining the action in order in which the event is suppose to take place, the description of the event, characters, their actions, etc. The bold reality simply is that when an officer arrives at any scene - be it a traffic accident, domestic home disturbance or any of the numerous other incidents officers respond to daily – the officer never knows exactly what to expect. Other than to know he must ALWAYS expect to be attacked or shot and therefore he must constantly watch for and anticipate any apparent aggressive move towards him.
There's a video where a white male exits a pick up truck on a V&T stop, the officer orders him back in his truck. The scumbag reaches in his truck, pulls out an AK47 and starts shooting at the officer in an instant... killing the officer. The officer in reality SHOULD HAVE SHOT the scumbag as soon as he exited the vehicle, it was his only chance for survival. You can even hear the officer gurgling blood as he died behind the patrol car. Post that video. That is shown in police academies across this country. When a vehicle occupant gets out of a vehicle, without being instructed to, on a vehicle stop, that's a good indication that real bad shit is going to happen. I'm the infidel... Allah warned you about. كافر المسلح
The remainder of your statement is so asininely foolish that I simply will not take time to address your assertions.
When a vehicle occupant gets out of a vehicle, without being instructed to, on a vehicle stop, that's a good indication that real bad shit is going to happen. I I posted a similar video on this thread showing a man getting out of a pickup truck in the same manner that Davidson got out of his car in the video on this thread. The man in the video I posted shot the officer. These fuckin’ libertarians try to mentally live in some imagined utopistic world where everything relates to a perfect or ideal existence according the ways they dream of and try to prescribe. They are nothing but wannabes zealots and impractical reformers of human society. Well, that is not actually all true….they are also ASSHOLES without a rationally operating brain.
Bingo. This is not some stupid little game where you mark off numbers on cards. The highway patrolman in Phoenix [Post #21 and other posts] did not really think the guy there who had just been in an accident and was trying to get out of his car [or had just already gotten out of his car] was going to come out shooting. That highway patrolman is alive today. Had he been the responding officer present when Davidson jumped out of his vehicle with both hands grasping something dark in the same manner someone would be grasping a gun….do you think he would have said to Davidson: “Good evening, Sir – may I please see your registration and license?” Or he also have shot his stupid ass? I am no libertarian idiot….I’ll go with the second choice.
I don't t really care what judges say. It is irrelevant to the truth. We have higher rankingmjudges on the supreme court who get it wrong all the time. Im happy the man is alive. Still the cops actions were wreckless. He should be fired. Maybe he can get a job at McDonald's.
He didnt have a gun wallet. Not to relevant.
That is a different incident and not relevant to the current topic.
That incident is also different in appearance. That looks like a chase scene first. The fact remains the cop was wrong. He made a very terrible decision. Oerhaps he would serve society better by flipping burgers. I know he had to react fast and he did act fast. Fast and wrong. He should be fired.
I agree with you somewhat. The cop made a quick incorrect decision. I highly doubt he shot him for fun. But he is still to careless or dumb to carry a gun. If you mess up like that you should be fired.
You have mastered the Art of Non-Conformity in that you set your own rules to live your life the way you want to live it….and fuck everyone who doesn’t agree with you or live their lives like you think they should.
That is not a FACT. That is a gross mischaracterization. “Your OPINION remains the cop was wrong.” And you of course are entitled to your opinion.
All incidents are DIFFERENT….no two are ever the same. When a cop shoots someone, or someone shoots a cop….everything becomes REVELENT.
Yes he was. He shot an unarmed man who did absolutely nothing illegal. Cop needs to work on his burger flipping skills. Maybe that is a job he can handle. His actions of shooting an unarmed person shows that his brain reacts way to slow to be a police officer. Dumb people shouldnt have the responsibility of making decisions like the incorrect one his lame brain made.
And you can’t tell either for looking only at the video….but it is easily seen after you were informed what to see.
Yes he was....what?
So the officer didn't know and shot anyway. After he is fired he should be drug tested. Maybe that is why he failed so miserably. Maybe all cops should be drug tesred after a shooting. You know just to dot the i's and cross the t's.
Wrong is what i was meaning. But i will also add incompetent.
No offense taken. Here is what i am saying. Judges are just people. They get stuff wrong all the time. Sometimes on purpose. Just because a judge says something doesn't make it true or right or moral, or even legal. Judges are overturned all the time. Did the man deserve to be shot? Obviously not. So the man received something he didn't deserve. Making it unjust. Making the officers reactoon incorrect and wrong. I dont think the officer just wanted to shoot him for fun. So it wasn't intentoonal. Yet he still erred. When you make errors and shòot people who shouldn't be shot you should be fired. If the officer had been training at a shooting range and he shot one of the civilian target's in place of a bad guy target. It would have been marked as an error, something incorrect, a mistake. How can it be a mistake on a fictional target but not a real innocent human being who harmed no one, threatened no one.
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“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
Those who most loudly denounce Fake News are typically those most aggressively disseminating it.
#15. To: Deckard, A K A Stone, misterwhite (#14)
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#16. To: Deckard, A K A Stone, misterwhite (#15)
#17. To: Deckard (#10)
A few short seconds is all the time the cop gave the man.
#18. To: Deckard, A K A Stone, misterwhite (#16)
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#19. To: Gatlin (#18)
#20. To: GrandIsland (#19)
When they exit their vehicle... that's a good sign things are going to SHIT.
#21. To: Deckard (#14)
… secondly - how many accident victims stumble out of their cars with guns a-blazing?
#22. To: GrandIsland, misterwhite, Roscoe, Gatlin, copsuckers (#21)
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
Those who most loudly denounce Fake News are typically those most aggressively disseminating it.
#23. To: Deckard (#22)
The D&R terrorists hate us because we're free, to vote second party
"We (government) need to do a lot less, a lot sooner" ~Ron Paul
#24. To: Gatlin (#2)
It really doesn’t matter what YOU agree with, it changes nothing and has no consequences…. although you certainly have a right to your opinion.
What does matter and has consequences is that the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed the judgment of the Southern District Court of Iowa [and claimed otherwise] in that they ruled the use of force by Officer Hancock was reasonable.
The two courts watched the same video you did….then reviewed all evidence and heard complete testimonies before carefully arriving at their decision.
It is noteworthy to mention that you libertarian anarchists assholes have never cared what both a circuit court and an appeals court decides when it goes against your agenda….have you?
#25. To: misterwhite (#3)
So you think it's a good idea to hold your black wallet in both hands, at night, while getting out of your vehicle without being ordered to do so?
#26. To: Gatlin (#6)
Everything you read everywhere, says you should stay in your vehicle as an officer approaches you with both hands on the dash board fully visible and wait for instructions …
#27. To: Deckard (#10)
You really think that a guy who has just been in an accident and is trying to get out of his car is going to come out shooting?
#28. To: Pinguinite (#27)
(Edited)
Bingo. The man was making a voluntary encounter with the police, unlike with traffic stops in which the stopped driver is not given any choice.
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
Those who most loudly denounce Fake News are typically those most aggressively disseminating it.
#29. To: hondo68 (#23)
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
Those who most loudly denounce Fake News are typically those most aggressively disseminating it.
#30. To: Deckard (#28)
Just seems obvious to me. The cop had no reason to "fear for his life". The man exiting the car was laboring to get the door open since it was tilted to the side - there is no possible way a person in that situation could open the door and exit in an aggressive manner, especially with a gun.
Seems to me that the police ..... have been trained to view any situation as a threat to their own safety.
The fact that the courts sided with the police is really no surprise - that doesn't make them correct.
It amazes me that some posters here are so enamored with police that they will defy any semblance of logic in order to excuse their egregious behavior such as in this case.
I mean a freaking wallet gun? Give me a break.
#31. To: Deckard (#22)
#32. To: Pinguinite (#24)
I sensed a disturbance in the force on this thread, and took you off bozo, and sure enough....
#33. To: Deckard (#29)
I'd bet money that if something like this happened to one of them, if a cop shot paulsen or Gatlin, the two of them would kneel down and thank the cop.
#34. To: Deckard (#28)
Just seems obvious to me. The cop had no reason to "fear for his life".
#35. To: Pinguinite, misterwhite (#25)
So you think it's a good idea to hold your black wallet in both hands, at night, while getting out of your vehicle without being ordered to do so?
#36. To: Gatlin (#35)
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#37. To: Pinguinite (#26)
As for whether he was stupid, arguably, yes he was stupid. He was stupid because he didn't realize that the cop that was arriving was not only armed, but in perpetual fear for his life and legally permitted to use deadly force against anyone who might be in any theoretical position to harm him in any way whatsoever, regardless of the circumstances of the encounter or whether any crime or offense was commited. The man should have realized that by choosing to wait for the cop to arrive, he was putting himself in danger. The man was stupid for thinking that the cop that was arriving to perform a public service would shoot to kill him at the drop of a hat. He was stupid for not realizing that he should have exited a car differently from how he usually exits a car around people who are not cops.
Davidson did act stupidly….that is not arguable.
#38. To: GrandIsland (#36)
There's a video where a white male exits a pick up truck on a V&T stop, the officer orders him back in his truck. The scumbag reaches in his truck, pulls out an AK47 and starts shooting at the officer in an instant... killing the officer. The officer in reality SHOULD HAVE SHOT the scumbag as soon as he exited the vehicle, it was his only chance for survival. You can even hear the officer gurgling blood as he died behind the patrol car. Post that video. That is shown in police academies across this country.
#39. To: Pinguinite (#27)
You really think that a guy who has just been in an accident and is trying to get out of his car is going to come out shooting?
Bingo….your ass !!!
#40. To: Gatlin (#5)
#41. To: Gatlin (#6)
#42. To: Gatlin (#15)
#43. To: Gatlin (#21)
#44. To: Deckard (#22)
#45. To: Deckard (#28)
Just seems obvious to me.
In your world, everything does seem obvious to you….when involving principles and actions on issues as they are clearly defined only by you.
#46. To: A K A Stone (#43)
The fact remains the cop was wrong.
Nope!
#47. To: A K A Stone (#42)
That is a different incident and not relevant to the current topic.
#48. To: Gatlin (#46)
#49. To: A K A Stone (#41)
He didnt have a gun wallet. Not to relevant.
The officer didn’t know what in the Hell Davidson had with his hands held together like someone would grasp a fun.
#50. To: A K A Stone (#48)
Yes he was.
#51. To: Gatlin (#49)
The officer didn’t know what in the Hell Davidson had with his hands held together like someone would grasp a fun.
#52. To: Gatlin (#50)
Yes he was. Yes he was....what?
#53. To: A K A Stone (#40)
I don't t really care what judges say. It is irrelevant to the truth.
I don’t want to offend you….and I SINCERELY hope that I do not, when I ask: Do you know how ridiculously stupid that statement is?
It is a totally irrational statement….deprived of any sound reasoning.
#54. To: Gatlin (#53)
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