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Title: ‘Being Naked Does Not Remove a Threat’: Says Chief as Cops Kill Unarmed Naked Teacher
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Free Thought Project
URL Source: https://thefreethoughtproject.com/s ... e-teacher-killed-police-naked/
Published: May 16, 2018
Author: Matt Agorist
Post Date: 2018-05-17 06:04:45 by Deckard
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Views: 4129
Comments: 21
Richmond, VA — The family of Marcus-David L. Peters—an honors graduate and high school science teacher—is asking for answers after a Richmond police officer shot and killed him while he was naked and unarmed. Not only did the officer swiftly escalate to unnecessary deadly force against a naked man, but now the department is telling the public that it was justified. According to reports, the shooting happened along I-95 in Richmond after Peters lost control of his vehicle, sending it crashing into the trees. Police say that Peters then exited the vehicle, entirely naked, and began running into and then rolling around on or near the interstate. Police say that Peters had previously struck another vehicle prior to crashing and then fled the scene. After a brief chase, he crashed and then ran naked up the northbound lane of I-95. Police claim Peters then charged an officer who had no other choice but to resort to deadly force against the naked and unarmed man who ‘charged the officer.’ “Peters emerged from his disabled vehicle and ran into the northbound lanes of I-95,” Richmond Police spokesman Gene Lepley said. “He was not wearing any clothes… [we’re trying to figure out] why he didn’t have any clothes on.” Police claim the officer first deployed the taser which proved to be ineffective, so the officer then shot the teacher, who later died at a local hospital. “Our officer attempted to use a taser on the person and it failed,” Lepley said. “The attack continued and the officer drew his service weapon and discharged it striking that man.” Police have yet to release the name of the officer involved. According to WTVR, The RPD officer, a male with ten years of service, has been placed on administrative leave which is standard procedure while the Department’s Force Investigation Team (FIT) conducts its investigation. The FIT detectives will interview the officer and any other eyewitnesses that can be located. They will review the officer’s body-worn-camera video and any other video or photographs that can be located. Such images can be submitted to the RPD using the Crime Stoppers P-3 app which has its own category labeled “95 Incident.” A ‘safety analyst’ for the local news channel claimed that he’s seen naked men strangle multiple officers to death and went on to justify the use of force. “An unarmed person does not necessarily mean that you cannot be killed by an unarmed person,” NBC 12 safety analyst Mike Jones said. “I’ve seen cases where officers have been strangled with the bare hands of a suspect.” The Free Thought Project searched for instances in which unarmed suspects have strangled on-duty police officers to death, although we could not find any. The police chief echoed the claims of the safety analyst, noting that being naked doesn’t mean that a person can’t kill you. “We are all deeply affected by what happened here – by the loss of life,” Richmond Police Chief Alfred Durham said in a statement released by Richmond Police. “Our officers do not take the use of deadly force lightly. I think it’s important to remember that being naked does not remove a threat. So far, the eyewitness accounts we’ve heard have been consistent: our officer tried using verbal commands, then used non-lethal force first by deploying his Taser before using his service weapon.” While it is indeed possible for an unarmed naked man to pose a threat to an untrained individual, the idea that a trained police officer couldn’t figure out another way to suppress this threat without killing Peters is disturbing. Indeed, as TFTP has reported, DeKalb County Police Officer Robert Olsen in Georgia, shot and killed an unarmed naked man under very similar circumstances—and he was charged. According to Barbara Peters, her son grew up in Middlesex County and graduated cum laude from Middlesex High School in 2011. His school selected him to be the speaker at graduation and he was even featured in a special on the local news. “Each and every one of you has something special to offer the world,” Peters said during his speech, according to the reports. “You have your own unique gift. We are all assets to society.” He went on: “The trying times of life will only make us strong individuals. Nothing in this life that has value is going to come easy.” According to the Richmond-Dispatch, Peters went on to attend VCU, graduating in 2016 with a biology degree and cum laude honors; he also minored in Spanish, psychology and chemistry. While at VCU, he attended the school’s Honors College, served as a resident assistant and volunteered in doctor’s offices, the family said. “His pursuit for a career as a trauma surgeon would unknowingly take a detour as he discovered his passion for education,” the family said in a statement. Before being killed by police, Peters was a science teacher at Essex High School. “The hopes for these additional lessons were to help students develop fundamental skills for overall success,” Peters’ family said. “He would often say, ‘The students just need to know that someone cares about them and need a role model to look up to.’ He tried his very best to do just that.” Peters was obviously in some sort of mental distress, whether it was drug related or health related was unclear. What is clear, however, is that police were unable to resolve a situation involving a naked unarmed man—without killing him—and society has lost an amazing person because of it.
Poster Comment: Peters was obviously in some sort of mental distress, whether it was drug related or health related was unclear. Or perhaps he hit his head during the crash and was confused, maybe a concussion. He posed NO THREAT to anyone, yet the cowardly badged psychopath shot him anyways.
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#1. To: Deckard (#0)
Sounds like he was on drugs. This is the problem with drug legalization: you end up with naked crazies running around, and the police shoot them. Now, of course the police could just not shoot them. But then you'll have naked crazies running around. You can't have peaceful police and legalized drugs, because drugs destroy minds.
The victim, shown here clothed. Pictures can be deceiving but he doesn't look very strong or physically menacing.
Naked, unarmed and crazy. I once dated a girl like that. (No, I didn't shoot her.)
His dad is 7'2" and his mom is 6'1". Perhaps?
Unless they're pygmies.
He was shot only when he posed a threat and after the taser didn't work. "Or perhaps he hit his head during the crash" That would explain the craziness. Now, how do you explain driving while naked (DWN) before the crash? Wait. It was hot and his air conditioning didn't work. Ever hear of Occam's Razor? He was crazy.
I'll do the humor here, thank you.
PCP? It's the classic get-naked-and-prance party drug and consistent with charging the po-lice. Toxicology report should tell us more.
Sure. And that report will come out with little fanfare 6 months from now after everyone has already branded the cops as murderers. To wit: "An autopsy showed PCP was in Crutcher’s system, and police said they found a vial of it in his SUV." "Crutcher’s family said police attempted to “demonize” Crutcher over the drug possession to deflect attention from the fact that officers didn’t find a gun in his SUV."
You're making that up. : ) I get the point though. I imagine FTP won't be publishing that little followup report.
Well they would, but they're too busy working on their next one-sided story.
.....Peters lost control of his vehicle, sending it crashing into the trees. Police say that Peters then exited the vehicle, entirely naked, and began running into and then rolling around on or near the interstate. Police say that Peters had previously struck another vehicle prior to crashing and then fled the scene. After a brief chase, he crashed and then ran naked up the northbound lane of I-95. Police claim Peters then charged an officer who had no other choice but to resort to deadly force against the naked and unarmed man who ‘charged the officer.’ “Peters emerged from his disabled vehicle and ran into the northbound lanes of I-95,” Richmond Police spokesman Gene Lepley said. “He was not wearing any clothes… [we’re trying to figure out] why he didn’t have any clothes on.” Hmmm,doan sound like no high school science teacher I ever met. Police claim the officer first deployed the taser which proved to be ineffective, so the officer then shot the teacher, who later died at a local hospital. I don't blame them. I would have shot the SOB,too. Anybody that claims they wouldn't has no idea how strong crazy people are,or how hard it is to keep them from killing you.
In the entire history of the world,the only nations that had to build walls to keep their own citizens from leaving were those with leftist governments.
Or perhaps he hit his head during the crash and was confused, maybe a concussion. He posed NO THREAT to anyone, yet the cowardly badged psychopath shot him anyways. You are obviously a complete fool. Tell ya what,Bubba. Grab hold of a crazy man one time and try to subdue him. Hell,grab hold of a crazy woman some time and try to subdue her. Get back with me when you get out of the hospital and let me know if you learned anything.
In the entire history of the world,the only nations that had to build walls to keep their own citizens from leaving were those with leftist governments.
Sounds to me like he NEEDED to be drugged. Maybe the good HS science teacher had been cooking up some meth,and dipping his fingers in the product?
In the entire history of the world,the only nations that had to build walls to keep their own citizens from leaving were those with leftist governments.
Oh,yeah. Just look at those narrow shoulders and small hands. Hell,he's barely 6'2" judging from the photo. Who in their right mind would be afraid of a man that small that has obviously lost his freaking mind?
In the entire history of the world,the only nations that had to build walls to keep their own citizens from leaving were those with leftist governments.
A good suspect,but it could have been any number of things. Sometimes boats just kinda float away from the dock.
In the entire history of the world,the only nations that had to build walls to keep their own citizens from leaving were those with leftist governments.
Streaking while being a drugged potato in the 1st degree... Don’t get me wrong, I don’t condone any more force needed to safely get the suspect in custody... but I will sleep a little better KNOWING that this potato won’t ever act like an urban zoo animal again. Charge the officer, burry the potato... chalk it up to Natural Selection.
I'm the infidel... Allah warned you about. كافر المسلح
There is a real propensity for PCP nuts to get naked and charge at cops. Normally, getting naked is not associated with aggression. If a naked person is crazy and charging cops, it's a sure bet they'll assume it's PCP or window cleaner or whatnot and just shoot them.
Never heard that before. But I think PCP or some other drug that only dumbasses or junkies will try to use.
Never heard that before. Probably because I just made it up as a verbal illustration of the randomness of insanity. But I think PCP or some other drug that only dumbasses or junkies will try to use. You could have stopped at "dumbasses" and had it covered. Even junkies have known enough about PCP to stay away from it since at least the late 60's. Who wooda guessed that hog tranquilizer would be harmful to human minds?
In the entire history of the world,the only nations that had to build walls to keep their own citizens from leaving were those with leftist governments.
I know, right?
#2. To: Deckard (#0)
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#3. To: Deckard (#0)
after a Richmond police officer shot and killed him while he was naked and unarmed.
#4. To: Tooconservative (#2)
Pictures can be deceiving but he doesn't look very strong or physically menacing.
#5. To: misterwhite (#4)
#6. To: Deckard (#0)
He posed NO THREAT to anyone, yet the cowardly badged psychopath shot him anyways.
#7. To: Tooconservative (#5)
Unless they're pygmies.
#8. To: misterwhite (#6)
Now, how do you explain driving while naked (DWN) before the crash?
#9. To: Tooconservative (#8)
(Edited)
Toxicology report should tell us more.
#10. To: misterwhite (#9)
#11. To: Tooconservative (#10)
I imagine FTP won't be publishing that little followup report.
#12. To: Deckard (#0)
The family of Marcus-David L. Peters—an honors graduate and high school science teacher—is asking for answers after a Richmond police officer shot and killed him while he was naked and unarmed.
#13. To: Deckard (#0)
Peters was obviously in some sort of mental distress, whether it was drug related or health related was unclear.
#14. To: Vicomte13 (#1)
Sounds like he was on drugs.
#15. To: Tooconservative (#2)
Pictures can be deceiving but he doesn't look very strong or physically menacing.
#16. To: Tooconservative (#8)
PCP?
#17. To: Tooconservative (#2)
(Edited)
#18. To: GrandIsland (#17)
Streaking while being a drugged potato in the 1st degree...
#19. To: sneakypete (#16)
Sometimes boats just kinda float away from the dock.
#20. To: Tooconservative (#19)
(Edited)
Sometimes boats just kinda float away from the dock.
#21. To: sneakypete (#20)
Who wooda guessed that hog tranquilizer would be harmful to human minds?
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