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Title: Innocent Man Calls 911 to Report Burglary, Cops Show Up and Shoot HIM
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Free Thought Project
URL Source: http://thefreethoughtproject.com/ma ... ps-show-shoot-leave-paralyzed/
Published: Jan 24, 2018
Author: Matt Agorist
Post Date: 2018-01-25 06:59:20 by Deckard
Keywords: None
Views: 964
Comments: 12
Hollywood, SC– Dashcam footage captured the disturbing scene as Deputies Keith Tyner and Richard Powell of the Charleston County Sheriff’s Department arrived at the home of then 26-year-old Bryant Heyward, who had called 911 after he’d just been the victim of a home invasion. Heyward had fended off the two intruders who were threatening his home and his life, only to be critically shot and paralyzed by those who he had desperately called for help. Now, the cops responsible for leaving an innocent man paralyzed for doing the right thing and calling them—will not be held responsible. The cop who shot the man in the neck—on video—was said to have “acted appropriately” by his superiors and will not be charged. “We have concluded that Deputy (Keith) Tyner acted appropriately in response to an apparent deadly threat,” Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General Heather Weiss said in a letter to state investigators last week, “and that there is insufficient evidence to merit criminal prosecution.” As the Post and Courier reports, A family attorney — Democratic state Rep. Justin Bamberg, said he was not surprised by the decision, particularly because criminal laws give police officers leeway in reacting to someone they reasonably perceive to be a threat, even if they are mistaken. Tyner might have reacted differently had he and the dispatchers who initially handled the 911 call been better trained to handle such situations, Bamberg said. As TFTP reported at the time, on May 7, 2015, Heyward frantically called the police to report two men attempting to break into his home. After calling the police, he called his brother, who informed him that there was a gun in his bedroom. The suspects shot at Heyward twice, and he returned fire, nobody was harmed, but the intruders were successfully chased off. “I didn’t want to shoot but I had to,” he said. After arriving on the scene, the officers saw Heyward, who was still holding the weapon, and screamed: “show me your hands, show me your hands.” Immediately following the demand, without giving Heyward any time to respond, one of the officers began shooting at the innocent man- less than 2 seconds after initiating contact. The bullet struck Heyward in his neck, rendering him a quadriplegic. “Wrong guy, sir!” Heyward cried as he lay bleeding on the ground. “I should have put the gun down but I didn’t,” Bryant Heyward reportedly told the detective inside the ambulance. “He thought I was the crook and shot.” Tragically, this poor man blames himself for the actions of the trigger-happy police. An attorney hired by the family told reporters at the time that this is a show of his good character, and does not mean that the shooting was justified. “To rely solely on someone’s untrained ears and eyes to evaluate the contents of the dash cam video, to include the time period to which this very complex sequence of events occurred, would be totally unfair and inappropriate to all parties involved,” read a statement from the department, downplaying the lunacy of the officer’s actions. “As you can imagine, a scene of this magnitude always tends to be very chaotic in its early stages, which is very common. To this day, I continue to pray for Bryant Heyward’s family as well as for our deputy. Now, it is time for us to allow the investigative process to run its course.” To add to the controversy surrounding Heyward’s case, a pending lawsuit on behalf of Heyward alleges that police intentionally covered up the details of the shooting to minimize public backlash over shooting an innocent black man. According to the lawsuit, sheriff’s officials conspired to withhold certain details in Heyward’s case. Those include a report by the deputy that said Heyward had pointed the gun. As the Post and Courier points out, amid a national inspection of police conduct, the account would have been hotly disputed at the time but it wasn’t released until last year. Had Heyward stuck to warding these intruders off and not called 911 things may be very different right now, sadly. People often say, “if you don’t want to be killed by cops, don’t break the law,” yet they still find ways to attempt to rationalize and justify cases like these, which are not isolated incidents. As TFTP previously reported, a woman successfully defended herself after her estranged husband broke into her mother’s home and attempted to kill her. When the police that her mother called arrived at the home, they shot her. Before that, a mother of two called 911 to report intruders and the police showed up and killed her. There was also the case of a black teen with white parents who was assaulted by police in his own home because they believed he was a robber. A few months after the teen was assaulted, another man called 911 to report vandals in his home. The police showed up and killed him. An innocent man called 911 for help while his home was being burglarized. However, when police showed up, the robber got away and they shot the innocent man instead—leaving him paralyzed for life.
“I cannot think of any situation where shooting an innocent homeowner who is scared to death is appropriate,” the attorney added. “If anything, this shines a light on a larger problem with law enforcement … overreacting.”
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#1. To: Deckard (#0)
“I should have put the gun down but I didn’t,” Bryant Heyward reportedly told the detective inside the ambulance. “He thought I was the crook and shot.” The Chief should trade in those laser radar units for crystal balls. Less speed enforcement and more future telling. I'm the infidel... Allah warned you about. كافر المسلح
Sounds like Bryant Heyward screwed up. After the punks fled, he should have put his weapon down, and stayed in the house, or went out with his hands up. Once outside, he should have put his weapon down, like he was ordered to do. Shame he ended up the way he did. Si vis pacem, para bellum Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God. Never Pick A Fight With An Old Man He Will Just Shoot You He Can't Afford To Get Hurt "If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went." (Will Rogers)
“I should have put the gun down but I didn’t,” Bryant Heyward reportedly told the detective inside the ambulance. Now, the cops responsible for leaving an innocent man paralyzed for doing the right thing and calling them—will not be held responsible. Unfortunately the police do not know what to expect when answering a 911 call. A 911 call has been used to lure police to a spot for ambush. There are reported occurences of this happening. Sometimes other unexplained things happen where police are ambushed for unexplained reasons, as happened most recently in Dougherty County, Georgia, when Billy Joe Harrell called 911 because he believe someone was shooting at his house. When the police arrived with lights on and sirens blasting, they announced they were there. Harrell then began shooting at the responding officers. Harrell is now facing two counts of aggravated assault on a police officer. If there is ever any legitimate question and departmental procedures protocol is properly followed....it is far better for police officers to be the shooters than the shootees. Nothing happened is the Free Thought Article to condemn the police for, folks....just another of Deckard’s cop-hating farts....you all can move along now.
I see this as just another incident that reinforces the idea that one should NEVER call the cops - for anything.
I see that you are blind to reality and only see what you want to see. Your perception is your perception--do not confuse it with "facts" or truth".
Was the man police shot breaking any laws?
Here's the reality Parsons: After arriving on the scene, the officers saw Heyward, who was still holding the weapon, and screamed: “show me your hands, show me your hands.” Immediately following the demand, without giving Heyward any time to respond, one of the officers began shooting at the innocent man- less than 2 seconds after initiating contact. No, that certainly isn’t reality by any means and it shows that you can’t handle or accept reality. Reality is defined as “the state of things as they actually exist, as opposed to an idealistic or notional idea of them”. You have NO way of knowing it was “less than 2 seconds”. You only have a “notional” idea and the only thing you believe is what Matt Agorist wanted you believe. You are dealing with a “notional idea” that Heyward was ONLY given “2 seconds to respond” because Matt Agorist with his deliberate intent….implanted the poisonous seeds from malicious anger and bitter hatred for law enforcement and authority deeply within the tattered depths of your warped mind. You need with your blind passion to quit sucking Matt Agorist's dick all the time …
Then there was the situation in Lake Wales, Florida where a man called 911 for help and then fired at officers arrived at his home in an ambush. Officers John Schwarze and Benjamin Metz were wounded during a gun battle that lasted about 15 minutes and bullets were fired at other officers. Velazquez says that "by the grace of God," the other officers weren't killed. Metz had a wound to the back of the neck. A bullet hit Schwarze's duty belt, which prevented the bullet from entering his body. Neither officer's injuries were considered life-threatening. Goepferich told a dispatcher shots had been fired at his house, and he called 911 with the intention of having officers respond so he could fire on them, according to the police report. John Goepferich was shot twice by police officers. His injuries were also not life-threatening. Goepferich faces a charge of attempted first-degree murder on a law enforcement officer, shooting into an occupied vehicle and other charges. In the story for this thread by Matt Agorist, Bryant Heyward admitted he was a fault when he said to a detective: “I should have put the gun down but I didn’t”. Yet you still try to condemn the police….unbelievable.
Agree, 100%. I'm the infidel... Allah warned you about. كافر المسلح
Watch (listen to) the video bootlicker - the cop doesn't even finish talking before he shoots. Good effing grief asshole - your submissive authority fetish is truly pathetic. When I worked road patrol, I'd have loved this idiology to FLOURISH. If I could just sit in my air conditioned patrol car, listen to my iPod, read the paper and monitor traffic... I'd have probably worked 30 years and built my pension up to 75% of my salary. But the reality is, your sheeple peers can't live, raise children, stay married or live amongst neighbors without the help of the cops. Who's fault is that? The cops? lol I'm the infidel... Allah warned you about. كافر المسلح
After arriving on the scene, the officers saw Heyward, who was still holding the weapon, and screamed: “show me your hands
#2. To: GrandIsland (#1)
#3. To: Deckard (#0)
After arriving on the scene, the officers saw Heyward, who was still holding the weapon, and screamed: “show me your hands, show me your hands.”
Of course the police officers will not be held responsible, Bryant Heyward has accepted responsibility for the tragic event. It has been determined that the police officers properly followed departmental procedures and protocol.
#4. To: Gatlin (#3)
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
Those who most loudly denounce Fake News are typically those most aggressively disseminating it.
#5. To: Deckard (#4)
#6. To: Deckard (#4)
#7. To: Gatlin (#5)
I see that you are blind to reality...
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
Those who most loudly denounce Fake News are typically those most aggressively disseminating it.
#8. To: Deckard (#7)
(Edited)
I see that you are blind to reality...
Here's the reality Parsons:
After arriving on the scene, the officers saw Heyward, who was still holding the weapon, and screamed: “show me your hands, show me your hands.” Immediately following the demand, without giving Heyward any time to respond, one of the officers began shooting at the innocent man- less than 2 seconds after initiating contact.
#9. To: Deckard (#7)
Here’s reality, Deckard ...
Cops never know if they are being drawn into an ambush when they respond to a call. Take the case where an elderly couple in San Angelo, Texas set their house on fire to draw in police so that they could kill them. Yep, that did happen with Gary Wright and his wife, Brenda. Brenda hid in the bathroom, armed with a shotgun, but the smoke from the fire became suffocating and she was unable to carry out the plan.
http://chron.com/news
policeone.com
#10. To: Stoner (#2)
Shame he ended up the way he did.
#11. To: Gatlin (#8)
(Edited)
Reality is defined as “the state of things as they actually exist, as opposed to an idealistic or notional idea of them”. You have NO way of knowing it was “less than 2 seconds”.
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
Those who most loudly denounce Fake News are typically those most aggressively disseminating it.
#12. To: Deckard (#4)
the idea that one should NEVER call the cops
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