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Title: Unarmed High School Sports Star Killed by Police as He Backed Out of His Own Garage
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Free Thought Project
URL Source: http://thefreethoughtproject.com/gi ... e-and-kill-him-he-was-unarmed/
Published: Jan 23, 2018
Author: Matt Agorist
Post Date: 2018-01-23 08:55:23 by Deckard
Keywords: None
Views: 969
Comments: 21
Johnson County, KS — A family grieving and a town left in shock after police responded to a welfare check of a beloved high school student Saturday afternoon—and killed him. Blue Valley Northwest High School junior John Albers was unarmed and backing out of his garage when an Overland Park Police Officer opened fire on him, killing him on the spot. The incident happened on Saturday and dispatch recordings were released Monday night which paint a picture of what happened. The most crucial part of the picture, however, is missing, and that is why the officer felt the need to kill the 17-year-old wrestling and track star. Naturally, the officer is claiming that he feared for his life as the teen backed out of the garage, so he had no other choice but to kill him. Apparently, stepping sideways was not an option. Police said that “as the responding officers approached the residence to make contact, the garage door opened and a vehicle exited the garage, moving rapidly toward one of the responding officers. The officer discharged his service weapon striking the male driver,” the statement said. “The driver died at the scene.” The officer was entirely unharmed in spite of creating a dangerous situation in which the teen lost control of the vehicle as he was filled with bullet holes—illustrating the entirely unnecessary escalation of force. According to the dispatch records, Albers girlfriend called police after she says during a facetime chat, the teen indicated that he wanted to harm himself. Monday night, the Kansas City Star released the dispatch audio, along with a timeline of events: By 5:50 p.m. Saturday, police dispatch alerted that the call to the Albers’ home was now “Code one. Stabbing.” “Copy,” came a first-responder’s reply. “We’re sending them in.” Within a minute, someone radioed, “It seems to be a confirmed J-21 (suicide attempt) at this time. And they’ve requested additional units.” The last call picked up by the website Broadcastify was the dispatcher, listing three more officer numbers, saying, “You could all be en route for the (suicide) attempt” on West 149th Terrace. The radio traffic found on the website does not reveal any clues on just when or how Albers was shot. The officer who fired his weapon and killed the high school junior has yet to be named. The department only said that he has been placed on administrative leave while the shooting is being investigated by the Johnson County Officer-Involved Shooting Team. Albers’ parents—who were not home when he was killed—have not spoken publicly to the press. The did, however, release a statement on social media saying, “We are heartbroken at the loss of our beloved son, John. We truly appreciate the outpouring of support from friends, family and community. Thank you for your thoughts and prayers and for respecting our privacy during this very difficult time.” Albers’ death has hit the community hard, especially his schoolmates who remembered him as “loving,” “loyal,” and “giving.” On Sunday, dozens of students gathered to hold a vigil for the slain teen. Albers was “very caring, very outgoing, very loyal,” and “very, very, very giving,” junior Gabriel Bright told BNVW News. “I loved him,” he said. “I want to raise awareness and make sure everybody knew that this world, this bubble that we live in isn’t always so perfect.” Indeed, while many people think police killings are reserved for a certain section of society, as Albers’ case illustrates, it can happen anywhere.
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#2. To: Deckard (#0)
“The officer is fine,” Jenkins, the police captain, said Saturday night. “Very shook up, as you can imagine. Anytime this happens, officers are very upset that it had to happen.” But it didn't have to happen at all. Aw, the poor cop feels badly that he murdered an unarmed teen because he is so cowardly that he shot him for backing out of his garage. But there is a positive note here: the teen did not commit suicide. And only a cop-hater would point out that preventing suicide by murdering the victim is a less than optimal outcome. Don't call the cops for "wellness checks". Chances are that they'll just kill the victim and then a big coverup from the police will ensue.
The person had been reported to be suicidal....the responding officer did not know he was dealing with an “unarmed teen”. He was not shot for “backing out of his garage”. We don’t even know that “backing” our and not “driving” out. He was shot because he was rapidly driving “toward” one of the responding officers.
Police officers never know what to expect when responding to a suicide call. Two Forth Worth officers arrived at a house and found a man unresponsive with a gunshot wound to the head. The officers were told a witness was in the backyard shed. The officers were fired upon as they approached the shed and returned fire. After a standoff, police entered the shed and found the suspect dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. One of the officers was shot multiple times in the upper torso and arm and recovered from surgery at a local hospital. The second officer, who was wearing a bullet proff vest, received minor injuries.
Police officers never know what to expect when responding If the kid had been a Somali illegal alien DACA Dream Student the officer would have stepped aside, but they're trained to never yield to White Privilege so they shot the punk. /s
Please stop frightening me with pictures of that dangerous 17yo psycho. Surely we need to buy more machine guns and armored cars for our easily-frightened ginormous-pussy-ass police to protect them from these menacing blond children.
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Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/LatestThe officer will be on administrative leave, as is standard procedure in such cases.
#15. To: Tooconservative (#2)
... an unarmed teen ...
... he shot him for backing out of his garage.
#16. To: All (#15)
#17. To: Gatlin, Dreamers Lives Matter (#16)
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#18. To: hondo68 (#17)
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