When someone is prowling in your yard

Police officers in uniform, with flashlights, responding to a report of a possible burglary are not prowlers.

Pointing a gun at them may earn one a Darwin award.

But thanks for playing the TFTP game.

https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/fort-worth/article236163388.html

Officer in shooting acted as if responding to burglary, not welfare check, expert says

By Nichole Manna
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
October 13, 2019 04:59 PM, Updated October 14, 2019 10:29 AM

[excerpt]

The 911 records provided to the public don’t give any indication that dispatchers relayed to officers that the call was a welfare check. A police call sheet on Saturday labeled the call as a “burglary.” A written statement released by police on Saturday afternoon referred to the dispatch as an “open structure” call.

Asked on Saturday afternoon what exactly dispatch told the responding officers and what the call was labeled as when officers were sent, Officer Buddy Calzada wrote in an email that more information would be shared during a press conference on Sunday. That question was not answered during the press conference.

It’s important to know what information the officers were given because Benza said officers who are going to a burglary call should react much differently than if they’re checking on someone’s welfare.

That ol' short term memory... he's losing it.

He also described the incident as a "wellness check", quoted the other cop as saying she didn't see a gun (though the nephew admitted it), and was careful to identify the victim as black -- as though her skin color was a factor.

I think someone highjacked his name and is posting for him.

I think someone highjacked his name and is posting for him.

My vote goes to he forgot he was logged in as Tooconservative, forgot to switch to an alter ego account, and mistakenly started posting this rot as Tooconservative.

At least he did not mistakenly post gay porn.

A written statement released by police on Saturday afternoon referred to the dispatch as an “open structure” call.

They could hear the video game inside the house (what kind of burglar stops to play a fricking video game), it was most likely hot, the windows and doors were open.

Only in police state Amerika can you be murdered by a cop for having your doors open.

‘No Excuse’: Fellow Officers Condemn Police Shooting of Fort Worth Woman

Atatiana Jefferson pointed a gun at her window before being shot from outside by a police officer, her young nephew said. But the police chief said she was entitled to defend herself.

But exactly what the officer saw when he fired the single fatal shot was still in question, even as officials condemned his actions as inexcusable and pursued a rare murder charge against a police officer.

Mr. Smith, the neighbor who called the police early on Saturday, was distraught after learning that Ms. Jefferson had been killed. “I’m shaken. I’m mad. I’m upset. And I feel it’s partly my fault,” he told The Fort Worth Star-Telegram later that day. “If I had never dialed the police department, she’d still be alive.”

NEVER call the cops - sage advice especially when they can murder with impunity and cop-sucking submissives with obsessive authority fetish issues who post here will call the cop a "victim".

even as officials condemned his actions as inexcusable...

And yet the bootlickers here continue to defend the murderous thug.

In the case of a burglary, officers are trained to look for signs that indicate someone has broken into the home, such as a smashed window or broken-down door.

“You are at a higher sensitivity to what is going on with that house,” London told CNN. “You have to be ready for anything. You are taking more of your environment in consideration to be ready for a surprise if there’s one.”

ALL of the cops followed the protocol for responding to a report of a potential burglary. NONE followed the protocol for a welfare check. The documentation of the call, at the time of the call, reflect it to be a burglary.

Only ONE cop was right outside the window where Jefferson appeared with her gun. Only ONE cop observed the gun. Only ONE cop fired. He fired ONE shot.

I thought you kept bleating it was an "open structure" call.

It was reported to police on a non-emergency tip line as a welfare check. Someone at HQ in the 911 dispatcher's office dispatched the call and may or may not have used the phrase "open structure".

Not a burglary which is an allegation of a property crime, possibly by an armed criminal.

You're a liar. Police have stated repeatedly that it was an open structure call, not a burglary. They have stated this publicly and they have put it in writing.

In the PD's own video, it is clearly labeled as an open structure call. Since you seem to know so few facts about the case, I'll post the video again. Look at the beginning of the video starting at 00:00:06 and lasting for 13 seconds. Even you can read that fast.

As for your ridiculous time estimate of the verbal warning and the shot, I downloaded the video to check it closely playing at slow speed.

The killer cop shouted "Put your hands up, show me your hands".

He began to open his mouth to yell at 00:01:34:28 (28 thirtieths of a second after the 1 minute 34 second point in the video).
He started to yell the 'P' in "Put" at 00:01:35:00, .0666 seconds after he started to open his mouth.
His voiced trailed off after yelling "hands", going quiet at 00:01:36:06
The initial sound of the gunshot began at 00:01:36:11 when the sound spiked and distorted sharply.

From the beginning of the 'P' in "Put" (00:01:34:28) to the beginning of the gunshot sound (00:01:36:11) is 1 and 13/30^ths seconds. Or 1.43333 seconds. And I am actually being generous in that measurement by a few thirthieths of a second.

The cop also, FWIW, started to vocalize before his brain decided what to say and he subvocalized something else, perhaps a grunt, that he didn't finish just as he shot the bullet that killed his victim. Not exactly calm and collected.

They responding to a suspected burglary as documented at the time.
They had a report of a suspected burglary, as documented.
The cops ALL followed protocol for responding to a burglary call.

They did not. Only the first two officers were present. The other two were just arriving when the shot was fired that killed that poor woman.

All I know is the official police evidence that has been shown. Not initial wild reports in the press. You can keep trying to lie and try to call it a "burglary" (based on a few wild initial reports immediately after the murder) but every official document we have seen labels it an "open structure" call.

Let me just remind you that police are not free to blast away at anyone, even a burglar, just because they're received a burglary call. It is their responsibility to determine if a crime is in progress. And it is their responsibility not to shoot anyone if it can be avoided. In particular, not to shoot a lawful resident who was defending her 8yo nephew from people who had opened a gate to enter her backyard.

BTW, opening a closed gate contributes to trespassing culpability under Texas statutes.

He was not Scott Israel.

You keep repeating this as though it means something. Scott Israel was the sheriff in the Parkland episode, not the school security guard. Not that it matters in this case in the slightest. Your grasp of facts and reality are slipping badly.

Such is directly contradicted by the 3- or 4-second delay to give verbal commands.

As I have documented using FCPX, a pro-level video editor, the time from the beginning of his yell to the beginning of the sound of his shot was no more than 1.43333 seconds. Not 3-4 seconds. And the local papers have consistently reported this as "little more than a second" and very similar phrases. You're just making up that 3-4 seconds because you're in such a copsucking tizzy. No fair examination of the video footage could render anything more than 1.5 second from the first sound he emits to the beginning of the sound of his gunfire (at which point the bullet would have already hit her).

It is not burglary protocol for the police to announce their presence to a potential armed intruder. NONE of the police announced their presence or knocked on the door. Officer Dean had been on the force less than two years. The senior people there did not announce their presence or knock on the door. They responded to a report of burglary.

You're obviously confused. Only two officers were present for the shooting: the killer cop and the second cop who was seen in the video, a female named Darch. She arrived first, him about a minute later as I understand it. She had an extra minute to size up the situation without becoming alarmed in any way. This is in the police report that she filed. The other officers did not arrive until minutes later when it was already understood that it was an unlawful killing and the officers arriving rendered first aid but were unable to save the victim's life.

The police chief has already made an official statement that the killer cop was in violation of PD policy and protocol in his conduct on the call. His violation of PD policy led directly to the victim's murder. The chief said this very clearly.

Interim Police Chief Ed Kraus released the officer’s name on Monday afternoon. He said Dean resigned from his position in the police department on Monday morning, ahead of Kraus’ meeting to fire him. If Kraus had the opportunity to fire Dean, he said it would have been for multiple violations, including violating the department’s use-of-force procedures, unprofessional conduct and violating the de-escalation policy. . . . Dean was a commissioned as a licensed officer in April 2018 after completing the Fort Worth Police Academy on March 8, 2018, according to a report from the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement. . . . Kraus said the other officer who was with Dean at the time of the shooting is being treated as a witness.

The other officer was Carol Darch who passed her police trainee eligibility test on 3/7/2018 with a rank of 65 out of 100 applicants. Yet she did not take lead in the backyard. Because she was following PD policy and not murdering the black voters. She had one more year of experience over the killer cop. And she is being considered a witness for the prosecution, not the defense. She will testify against him.

The whole thing started with a call from a neighbor who lives in a house that does not exist. Is that your story, and are you sticking with it? The initial information called into police was complete crap?

I'm saying that the locations of the brother/sister are not what the public has been led to believe by press reports. Another issue is where they parked the two cop cars "around the corner".

As for your endless bleating of "burglary", I don't hear it in the audio that has been released. This was apparently the audio from the 3rd or 4th cops just arriving at the house. No one said "burglary" or "open structure". The cop being dispatched responded seconds later with "shots fired, shots fired", meaning he was close enough to hear the shot but was not yet on-scene.

Listen for yourself. Where does anyone tell this cop that it is a burglary or an open structure?

I have not yet found any dispatch call to Darch or to the killer cop yet.

Black's Law Dictionary, Sixth Edition

Any willful attempt or threat to inflict injury upon the person of another, when coupled with an aparent present ability so to do, and any intentional display of force such as would give the victim reason to fear or expect immediate bodily harm, constitutes an assault. An assault may be committed without actually touching, or striking, of doing bodily harm to the person of another.

Quote your imaginary lawbook.

Dear God, are you under the impression that Black's Law Dictionary constitutes the statutes of the state of Texas or the city of Fort Worth or the official policies of the Fort Worth PD?

My opinion of your credibility on laws is plummeting.

When someone is prowling in your yard and does not identify themselves as a cop, the homeowner has every right to defend themselves and their home.

To any sane person, this is obviously true. The police receive deference to their authority only if they identify themselves and present credentials. This is buttressed by making certain that the public can see their uniform as well as their badge.

Nice job though, twisting the facts to make it appear that the trigger-happy cop who murdered (yeah that's exactly what it was) Atatiana Jefferson is the "victim". But then again, that is your standard fall-back position.

These two are like some creepy cult members.

A woman protecting her home with a gun from outside predators is "assaulting" the predator by brandishing said weapon, yet the cop who actually murdered the woman is not guilty of assault? WTF kind of effed up copsucker shyster bullshit is that anyways?

Again, this has a remarkable similarity to cult fetishism.

This isn't ordinary respect for police and police authority. This is craven sickening worship of cops, no matter their conduct. And it isn't the first time we've seen it from these two.

Officer Who Shot Atatiana Jefferson Wasn't Asked to Do Wellness Check Despite Neighbor's Request

They could hear the video game inside the house (what kind of burglar stops to play a fricking video game), it was most likely hot, the windows and doors were open.

Only in police state Amerika can you be murdered by a cop for having your doors open.

The inner front doors were open. The outer storm doors were both closed and appeared to be latched, possibly locked. We can't tell from the video if they were locked or not. The cops made no attempt to see if they were locked from what we see in the video.

"If I had never dialed the police department, she’d still be alive."

I wouldn't say it to his face but he is entirely correct. No doubt, he feels terrible. I've seen his interviews. He's knows his actions led to her death even if he was just trying to be a concerned neighbor.

On Thursday, the 17th, the narrative surrounding the initial call to police was changed from that of a “wellness check,” to one of a “potential burglary.” Once again, anyone who has examined cases as such recognizes that this is often done in officer-involved shootings.

Let me guess: the call log was just changed mysteriously and no one signed the log for that classification?

Listen to that 911 dispatch call above. No mention of burglary or open structure at all. The only description to what the 911 dispatcher said was "wellness check" even though I didn't hear those exact words. Just open doors and the usual vehicles being present. Then "Shots fired, shots fired".

Only in police state Amerika can you be murdered by a cop for having your doors open.

And here I thought she was killed because she pointed a gun at a cop.

As one officer approached a closed first-floor window with a flashlight, he raised his gun and screamed, “Put your hands up! Show me your hands!” The officer, later identified as Dean, apparently never identified himself as police before firing.

He gave her more warning than she gave him.

Why did she point the gun without saying anything? Why did she point the gun if she wasn't going to shoot? Don't tell me she was in fear for her life being inside the house and the suspicious person being outside.

I thought you kept bleating it was an "open structure" call.

It was a "wellness check" call to the dispatcher and an "open structure" call to the cops. An "open structure" call is handled differently by the cops in that it could mean a burglary.

When someone is prowling in your yard and does not identify themselves as a cop, the homeowner has every right to defend themselves and their home.

By shooting them without warning? That's what she was about to do.

A woman protecting her home with a gun from outside predators is "assaulting" the predator by brandishing said weapon,

Nope. But a woman protecting her home with a gun from outside predators is "assaulting" the predator by pointing said weapon at them.

See how easy this is when you stick with the facts rather than making shit up?

Officer Who Shot Atatiana Jefferson Wasn't Asked to Do Wellness Check Despite Neighbor's Request

Correct. He was called to an "open structure". Is that his fault?

The cops made no attempt to see if they were locked from what we see in the video.

Would that be a smart thing to do if there was an armed burglar/murderer inside? Should the police have announced their presence while standing in the front door? Maybe ring the doorbell?

It was a "wellness check" call to the dispatcher and an "open structure" call to the cops.

Well, based on the recording of the call, the neighbor was passing along his sister's concern to the non-emergency police operator who worked in the 911 call center. This woman then passed that off that info to an actual 911 dispatcher who dispatched cops, Larch and Dean first and then apparently two more cops, one of which arrived just in time to hear shots fired. I'm not certain if it was the third or the fourth cop who radioed back as he arrived at the scene "shots fired, shots fired".

We don't have the portion of the 911 operator's yet where she dispatched Larch and Dean. We have the audio where the 911 operator was dispatching at least one of the two additional operators to the address (the fourth officer may have been listening to the 911 operator speaking to the third cop) and the 911 operator is apparently explaining to them by radio exactly what they're going to encounter there, a home with doors open in the middle of the night, concerned neighbors reporting this as unusual activity as part of the Neighborhood Watch program, two cars in the driveway, two other officers already on-scene investigating. Then we hear the cop who is just arriving says, "Shots fired, shots fired".

When the 911 dispatcher was describing the scene to the third (and/or fourth) officer arriving on the scene, she did not use the word "burglary" or "open structure" or "wellness check". She provided more or less the situation I described above in conversational English to the third (or fourth) cop who was arriving to support the two already on scene, Larch (a 2.5 year cop) and Dean (a 1.5 year cop).

Anyway, listen to that recording and see if you hear anything different.

The "open structure" term and the mentions of it in the police statements is a summary, a classification of the call for their computers and records. But I didn't hear that word used in the only available 911 recording we have so far. We don't hear the words "wellness check" or "burglary" either.

You have to wonder if the third (and fourth) cops arriving on scene were given more or less info or exactly the same info as the first two (Larch and Dean). So far, I assume they were all given the same info. It seems unlikely that Larch and Dean were told "burglary" or "open structure" and that the third (and fourth) cops were not told that same info.

We will find out much more as they release additional 911 dispatch recordings.

At this point, I don't think we should take literally some of these statements by police. Just because the police chief used the words "open structure call" doesn't mean that the 911 operator ever used those exact words to any of the cops. As for whether the 911 operator ever said "burglary", I still don't see any basis to believe that other than an early rumor in a few sources and there has been no further reporting of that as more information has come out. It seems to be unsubstantiated rumormongering, supposedly based on a police log but which is not proven in any way and subsequent police statements contradict that narrative that the 911 dispatcher ever used the word "burglary" to Larch/Dean.

Let me just point out again that even if a 911 dispatcher said "burglary in progress" to Larch/Dean, that does not lessen their responsibility not to harm any innocent bystanders like Atatiana and the boy, Zion. It was for their safety that the officers were dispatched.

There is another truly false dichotomy here, this notion promulgated by nolu and misterwhite that it was somehow inevitable that the homeowner would shoot the cop or the cop would shoot the homeowner. This presumes that the homeowner is as stupid and careless with a gun as the cop. But she wasn't blasting away wildly and there is no factual basis to believe that she would have. He was the reckless dumbass, not her. He killed her and endangered the life of a young boy in the same room.

She was not to blame. And it should not be assumed that if he didn't shoot her first, she would shoot him and therefore he was justified in murdering her because he got all fraidy-cop over the sudden sighting of an armed Negress in her bedroom with her nephew, playing computer games.

He opened fire, not her. No one can know that she would have fired her gun at him. Not him, not you, not a jury. Just because you have a licensed gun for self-defense never justifies a cop coming on your property unannounced and murdering you in your own home in the dead of night.

By shooting them without warning? That's what she was about to do.

Really? Do you shoot someone every single time you get your gun out?

Upon what facts do you assert that she would have fired? How do you know? Why do you believe that she was as criminally reckless as Aaron Dean was when he shot her instead?

He's just a fraidy-cop.

Let me point out that he had a degree in physics. I don't know any conservative physicists. I'm not sure they exist. He was an incompetent, liberal, fraidy-cop with a degree in physics that he never got a job from and who then became a cop and has made his mark in law enforcement by panicking on a call and murdering a black woman in her own home because he was violating PD policy and killed her as a direct result of his own choice to ignore PD policy. He had completed something like 3,000 hours of police instruction, ending only about 1.5 years ago. But how much instruction does it take to learn that a cop isn't supposed to shoot first and ask questions later?

Do we need more police training, post little signs around the stationhouse, "Please don't shoot the voters in their own homes for no good reason"?

What's going to happen is Dean is going to prison, probably for a long time, like 15 years or more. Maybe he should have stayed an unemployed or underemployed physicist and not killed the black biology major with a pre-med minor.

Nope. But a woman protecting her home with a gun from outside predators is "assaulting" the predator by pointing said weapon at them.

Not if she is responding reasonably to suspect events on her property and acting to protect her 8yo nephew and herself. Which is exactly what she was doing.

She had people skulking in her backyard in the dark of night. Her suspicion was reasonable. And the police chief and mayor have both said so repeatedly and denounced Dean for his improper procedure that led him to murder this woman without any cause. This is what they are saying repeatedly in statements and interviews. Instead of bitching about it to me, maybe you should write the chief and the mayor a letter and tell them to shape up because the LF readers are pretty upset. That'll shake 'em up.

If you can't pull out a gun to defend yourself if you hear suspicious noises at night, then what good is a gun? Why bother with the Second Amendment at all? You can never shoot anyone except in a gun duel in broad daylight, Old West style.

But that isn't the law, even if you want to pretend otherwise.

Correct. He was called to an "open structure". Is that his fault?

The call was classified later as an "open structure" call. There is no indication that those words were ever used to Dean or Larch. They certainly were not used to the third (and likely fourth) cops who were arriving just in time to radio back "shots fired".

Listen to that recording again. Tell me at what points you think you hear any of these words: "wellness check", "burglary", "open structure".

I don't think you can. All I hear is a general description that cumulatively adds up to a wellness check.

Would that be a smart thing to do if there was an armed burglar/murderer inside? Should the police have announced their presence while standing in the front door? Maybe ring the doorbell?

The police chief seems to have said so in his statements. So did the former assistant chief who retired and now provides expert testimony in trials and who is very familiar with Fort Worth PD policy.

That's all that I've heard mention of so far.

But a woman protecting her home with a gun from outside predators is "assaulting" the predator by pointing said weapon at them.

Un-freaking real!

I thought you kept bleating it was an "open structure" call.

Matt, it was classified as an "open structure" call in the supporting affidavit for the arrest warrant of Monday, 14 October 2019. That is the best characterization, but it is not the one made on the call sheet when the call was taken.

I uploaded the combined Warrant of Arrest and the Arrest Warrant Affidavit of Monday, 14 October 2019 to scribd and provided the combined document with the article which began this thread. On page 2 of the combined document, it states:

My belief is based on the following facts and information:

1. I, Detective A Rimshas 3554, am and have been a Fort Worth Police Officer for 13 years, and I am currently assigned to the Major Case Unit, and was assigned the investigation involving an officer involved shooting which occurred at the address of 1203 E. Allen Avenue, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas. I made the scene to begin the investigation.

2. On 10/12/19 at 0223 hours, Fort Worth Police Officers Aaron Dean and C.A. Darch were dispatched to 1203 E. Allen Ave, Fort Worth, Texas 76104, on an open structure call. The details for the call said the front doors to the residence were open, both of the neighbors vehicles are in the driveway and the neighbors are usually home but never have the door open.

3. The officers went to the residence wearing Fort Worth Police uniforms. Officer Dean had his body camera on and it was activated. I reviewed Officer Dean's body camera video. The front and side interior doors were open and the glass storm doors were closed. Officers looked through each of the storm doors into the residence Without seeing anyone 'in the front room. The officers did not announce their presence.

4. Officer Dean; using his flashlight, checked the vehicles in the driveway and then proceeded to the backyard. Officer Dean used his flashlight and opened a gate and entered the backyard. Officer Dean still had not announced his presence.

5. Officer Dean then shined his light into a back window of a dark room and observed someone inside. Officer Dean gave orders to "Put your hands up, show me your hands" without identifying himself as police and fired his handgun one time through the window. The body camera video does not clearly see through the window due to the reflection from Officer Dean's flashlight.

6. Atatiana Jefferson, who lived at 1203 E. Allen Avenue, was shot, yelled out in pain, and fell to the ground.

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https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/fort-worth/article236163388.html

Officer in shooting acted as if responding to burglary, not welfare check, expert says

By Nichole Manna
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
October 13, 2019 04:59 PM, Updated October 14, 2019 10:29 AM

[excerpt]

The 911 records provided to the public don’t give any indication that dispatchers relayed to officers that the call was a welfare check. A police call sheet on Saturday labeled the call as a “burglary.” A written statement released by police on Saturday afternoon referred to the dispatch as an “open structure” call.

Asked on Saturday afternoon what exactly dispatch told the responding officers and what the call was labeled as when officers were sent, Officer Buddy Calzada wrote in an email that more information would be shared during a press conference on Sunday. That question was not answered during the press conference.

It’s important to know what information the officers were given because Benza said officers who are going to a burglary call should react much differently than if they’re checking on someone’s welfare.

https://people.com/crime/officer-shot-atatiana-jefferson-wasnt-doing-wellness-check/

Officer Who Shot Atatiana Jefferson Wasn't Asked to Do Wellness Check Despite Neighbor's Request

Fort Worth Interim Police Chief Ed Kraus told reporters on Tuesday that former officer Aaron Dean was responding to an "open structure call"

By Joelle Goldstein
People Magazine
October 17, 2019 08:50 PM

An “open structure” or “open door call” is much different than a wellness check, Michael “Britt” London, president of the Phoenix Law Enforcement Association, told the outlet.

With an “open structure” call, officers are typically on higher alert, as reports could vary from a door accidentally being left unlocked to something more serious like a burglary.

In the case of a burglary, officers are trained to look for signs that indicate someone has broken into the home, such as a smashed window or broken-down door.

“You are at a higher sensitivity to what is going on with that house,” London told CNN. “You have to be ready for anything. You are taking more of your environment in consideration to be ready for a surprise if there’s one.”

The responding officers did examine the Fort Worth property, with body-camera footage released by the police and shared by multiple outlets showing them walking around the side of the house.

As one officer approached a closed first-floor window with a flashlight, he raised his gun and screamed, “Put your hands up! Show me your hands!” The officer, later identified as Dean, apparently never identified himself as police before firing.

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It was reported to police on a non-emergency tip line as a welfare check.

Bullshit. There is no need to wonder about it or continually lie about it. James Smith reported doors open, lights on, and both cars present. The audio is public knowledge.

https://soundcloud.com/tom-cleary-17/atatiana-jefferson-neighbor-police-call

There is no magical bullshit about a welfare check. The nature of the call is not characterized on the call itself. On the call sheet, it was characterized as burglary. On the subsequent affidavit in support of the arrest warrant, it was characterized as an open structure call.

Police protocol for open structure calls is to treat it as a suspected burglary until determined otherwise. It is approached with caution because there may be an armed intruder at the scene.

Where the person who took the call documents it as burglary, only an asshole would insist the officers were told it was a "wellness check." On subsequent review, the police determined the facts relayed were best characterized as an open structure. I agree that the content is best characterized as a report of an open structure. However, the person who took the call and relayed the information had characterized as a burglary.

The officers obviously did not respond using the protocol for a wellness check.

https://fox59.com/2019/10/17/fort-worth-officer-who-shot-atatiana-jefferson-wasnt-actually-asked-to-do-a-wellness-check/

Authorities are looking into what former Fort Worth police officer Aaron Dean and his partner were told before arriving to Jefferson’s home.

“The information came from the neighbor to the call-takers and while it was relayed to the dispatch, it was determined to be an open structure call,” Fort Worth interim Police Chief Ed Kraus told reporters on Tuesday.

Experts say that classification escalated things beyond a welfare check and meant the officers would respond differently. It could have been a burglary or other crime

Many times a welfare check involves a medical emergency, an elderly person living alone or a relative who is difficult to get ahold of.

For those calls, police officers usually knock on someone’s door and wait for an answer. But the mindset of a police officer changes when they hear it’s an “open structure” or “open door” call.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/15/us/aaron-dean-atatiana-jefferson.html

Chief Kraus said the call was relayed to the two officers who responded as a call for an “open structure,” a vague classification that could mean anything from an abandoned house to a burglary in progress. It was not a welfare check, in which case officers would often knock on the house’s doors or call inside.

A gun was found on the floor of Ms. Jefferson’s bedroom near the window. When Ms. Jefferson heard noises coming from outside, she had taken a handgun from her purse and pointed it toward the window, her 8-year-old nephew told officials, according to an arrest warrant released on Tuesday.

https://www.theblaze.com/news/burglary-call-or-welfare-check-police-documents-dont-match-in-atatiana-jefferson-killing

Although a statement from the Fort Worth Police Department referred to it as an "open structure" call, the police call sheet from Saturday lists it as a burglary call, despite a lack of evidence that there was ever any reason to believe a burglary had taken place. Fort Worth police have not clarified this matter.

https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/fort-worth/article236163388.html

When officers were sent to the house, they were given the following information: “(calling party) advised front doors to (address) is open … both of neighbor’s (vehicles) are in driveway: white sedan and (dark) colored sedan. Neighbors are usually home but never has door open,” according to a police log.

The 911 records provided to the public don’t give any indication that dispatchers relayed to officers that the call was a welfare check. A police call sheet on Saturday labeled the call as a “burglary.” A written statement released by police on Saturday afternoon referred to the dispatch as an “open structure” call.

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[Tooconservative #72] You can keep trying to lie and try to call it a "burglary" (based on a few wild initial reports immediately after the murder) but every official document we have seen labels it an "open structure" call.

[Tooconservative #72] As for your endless bleating of "burglary", I don't hear it in the audio that has been released. This was apparently the audio from the 3rd or 4th cops just arriving at the house. No one said "burglary" or "open structure". The cop being dispatched responded seconds later with "shots fired, shots fired", meaning he was close enough to hear the shot but was not yet on-scene.

Listen for yourself. Where does anyone tell this cop that it is a burglary or an open structure?

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These are not wild, speculative reports. They cite directly to the police call sheet.

https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/fort-worth/article236163388.html

Officer in shooting acted as if responding to burglary, not welfare check, expert says

By Nichole Manna
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
October 13, 2019 04:59 PM, Updated October 14, 2019 10:29 AM

[excerpt]

The 911 records provided to the public don’t give any indication that dispatchers relayed to officers that the call was a welfare check. A police call sheet on Saturday labeled the call as a “burglary.” A written statement released by police on Saturday afternoon referred to the dispatch as an “open structure” call.

Asked on Saturday afternoon what exactly dispatch told the responding officers and what the call was labeled as when officers were sent, Officer Buddy Calzada wrote in an email that more information would be shared during a press conference on Sunday. That question was not answered during the press conference.

It’s important to know what information the officers were given because Benza said officers who are going to a burglary call should react much differently than if they’re checking on someone’s welfare.

Matt, that is not a wild, speculative report.

Matt, absolutely NO police document cites anything about a welfare check.

Matt, get a grip.

As for your ridiculous time estimate of the verbal warning and the shot, I downloaded the video to check it closely playing at slow speed.

The killer cop shouted "Put your hands up, show me your hands".

He began to open his mouth to yell at 00:01:34:28 (28 thirtieths of a second after the 1 minute 34 second point in the video).

He started to yell the 'P' in "Put" at 00:01:35:00, .0666 seconds after he started to open his mouth.

His voiced trailed off after yelling "hands", going quiet at 00:01:36:06

The initial sound of the gunshot began at 00:01:36:11 when the sound spiked and distorted sharply.

From the beginning of the 'P' in "Put" (00:01:34:28) to the beginning of the gunshot sound (00:01:36:11) is 1 and 13/30ths seconds. Or 1.43333 seconds. And I am actually being generous in that measurement by a few thirthieths (sic) of a second.

Damn Matt. Only an asshole of gigantic proportions could claim to have worked out the time to the one hundred thousandth of a second. This claim features the inescapable illogic of the jackass who fantasized about the distance of the Las Vegas shooting using Google Sketch.

The camera shoots 30 frames per second. Your calculation of 1.43333 seconds is bullshit, just as the Las Vegas numbers were bullshit. Using sampling every 1/30th of a second, and calculating to the hundred thousandth of a second is scientific bullshit. The variance of the camera between frames would be greater than 1/100000 of a second. Moreover, the sampling rate does not permit your fantastic calculation. You wasted your time. Don't waste my time, and every else's time with your bullshit.

A purported claim of a time interval calculated down to the 1/100,000th of a second qualifies as ridiculous, make believe bullshit.

As for your ridiculous time estimate of the verbal warning and the shot,

Of course, I made NO ESTIMATE of the time between the verbal warning and the shot. I linked, cited and quoted a news report from the Dallas News.

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2019/10/13/questions-and-outrage-after-fort-worth-officer-fatally-shoots-28-year-old-woman-in-her-home/

Questions and outrage after Fort Worth officer fatally shoots 28-year-old woman in her home

By Dana Branham
DallasNews.com
7:52 PM on Oct 13, 2019

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In body-camera footage released Saturday, the officer who shot Jefferson is seen walking around the backyard of the home.

About a minute-and-a-half into the video, he swivels toward a window, then yells, “Put your hands up! Show me your hands!” and fires into the window within about three seconds.

I recall seeing a four-second estimate, but I went with the shorter one.

It is a non-specific estimate qualified with the word about. It does not make believe it is accurate to the 1/100,000th of a second.

Let me just remind you that police are not free to blast away at anyone, even a burglar, just because they're received a burglary call. It is their responsibility to determine if a crime is in progress. And it is their responsibility not to shoot anyone if it can be avoided. In particular, not to shoot a lawful resident who was defending her 8yo nephew from people who had opened a gate to enter her backyard.

Let me remind you again about the gun. You again "forgot" about the gun. It was pointed out the window at Officer Dean when he pointed his flashlight at Jefferson. Officer Dean did not shoot because he had received a burglary call or even an open structure call. He shot because he perceived a deadly threat aimed at him.

BTW, opening a closed gate contributes to trespassing culpability under Texas statutes.

BTW Matt, you are still full of shit. The officers were on duty responding to a call. There was no "trespassing" involved, other than in your spider infested mind.

Matt, cite your imaginary Texas statute. Or are you just too dumb, stupid and lazy to look up the Texas statutes?

This is as bad as your absurd bullshit about assault.

The other officer was Carol Darch who passed her police trainee eligibility test on 3/7/2018 with a rank of 65 out of 100 applicants. Yet she did not take lead in the backyard. Because she was following PD policy and not murdering the black voters. She had one more year of experience over the killer cop.

The senior officer did NOT announce her presence or knock on the door.

Matt, Obviously, you are a race-mongering asshole.

The whole thing started with a call from a neighbor who lives in a house that does not exist. Is that your story, and are you sticking with it? The initial information called into police was complete crap?

I'm saying that the locations of the brother/sister are not what the public has been led to believe by press reports.

Matt, you stupid shit, yo are as dumb as a box of rocks. What was the purported significance of your observation of no house next to Jefferson's on the same side of the street? What message were you trying to convey?

The public was not led to believe anything. Some members of the public are just too dumb and stupid to understand what was said. The actual words of James Smith were given but, for you, a translation was needed, as with your fantastic claim that the cops had admitted to faking a recording of a gun at the scene (#37, #62).

Just for you Matt, I will try to explain it in terms simple enough for you to understand. Just to help a brother out, mind you.

https://people.com/crime/officer-shot-atatiana-jefferson-wasnt-doing-wellness-check/

“Well, the front doors have been open since 10 o’clock. I haven’t seen anybody moving around. It’s not normal for them to have both of the doors open this time of night,” the neighbor said, later adding that he wasn’t sure if anyone was home but noted that both cars were there.

“Are they usually home at this time?” the dispatcher asked the neighbor.

“They’re usually home but they never have both doors open,” the neighbor responded. “The lights are on, I can see through the house. My sister woke me up, she lives across the street from them. I live on the opposite side of my sister.”

There is no house next to Jefferson. You conclude James Smith misled the public.

There are two houses on the other side of the street. James Smith was imprecise in his phrasing. His sister's house is on the opposite side of the street as in across the street from Jefferson.

Smith's house is also across the street from Jefferson, but on the "opposite side of [his] sister." Smith's house is on the opposite side of the street, and on the opposite side of his sister's house, as in more distant from Jefferson's house than is his sister's house.

No charge for saving you from yourself.

[nolu chan #65]

[misterwhite #48] You point a gun at someone walking outside your window it's not self-defense. It's assault. Which is a crime.

[Tooconservative #49] It is not.

You're a piss-poor armchair lawyer. Maybe you should leave that end of it to nolu.

Black's Law Dictionary, Sixth Edition

Any willful attempt or threat to inflict injury upon the person of another, when coupled with an aparent present ability so to do, and any intentional display of force such as would give the victim reason to fear or expect immediate bodily harm, constitutes an assault. An assault may be committed without actually touching, or striking, of doing bodily harm to the person of another.

Quote your imaginary lawbook.

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[Tooconservative #73]

Black's Law Dictionary, Sixth Edition

Any willful attempt or threat to inflict injury upon the person of another, when coupled with an aparent present ability so to do, and any intentional display of force such as would give the victim reason to fear or expect immediate bodily harm, constitutes an assault. An assault may be committed without actually touching, or striking, of doing bodily harm to the person of another.

Quote your imaginary lawbook.

Dear God, are you under the impression that Black's Law Dictionary constitutes the statutes of the state of Texas or the city of Fort Worth or the official policies of the Fort Worth PD?

My opinion of your credibility on laws is plummeting.

Matt, you are a unmitigated asshole.

First, you were too dumb, stupid, or lazy to check or quote whatever imaginary Texas Statute that you fantacize is in support of your bullshit at #49.

You huff and puff, but you offer nothing to support your bullshit at #49 with more bullshit at #73, which descended lower at #74.

[Tooconservative #74] The police receive deference to their authority only if they identify themselves and present credentials. This is buttressed by making certain that the public can see their uniform as well as their badge.

As with #49 and #73, you pulled that out of your ass, not out of a lawbook or statute.

The Texas criminal statute on assault provides:

ASSAULT.

(a) A person commits an offense if the person:

[...]

(2) intentionally or knowingly threatens another with imminent bodily injury, including the person's spouse; or

[...]

(b) An offense under Subsection (a)(1) is a Class A misdemeanor, except that the offense is a felony of the third degree if the offense is committed against:

(1) a person the actor knows is a public servant while the public servant is lawfully discharging an official duty, or in retaliation or on account of an exercise of official power or performance of an official duty as a public servant;

[...]

(d) For purposes of Subsection (b), the actor is presumed to have known the person assaulted was a public servant, a security officer, or emergency services personnel if the person was wearing a distinctive uniform or badge indicating the person's employment as a public servant or status as a security officer or emergency services personnel.

[...]

Matt, what is the source of your bullshit? Your ass?

On Thursday, the 17th, the narrative surrounding the initial call to police was changed from that of a “wellness check,” to one of a “potential burglary.”

Matt. This is just bullshit.

There was never any mention of a wellness check.

On Saturday, 12 Oct 2019, the charge sheet reflected burglary.

On Monday, 14 Oct 2019, the affidavit in support of the arrest warrant reflected open structure.

Matt, I have the arrest warrant and affidavit posted with the article.

Police statements indicate they started calling it an open structure call on Saturday, 12 Oct 2019. They definitely documented it as an open structure call by Monday, 14 Oct 2019.

The TFTP incompetent bullshit is strong with this one. Two.

Matt and Matt, is this your impersonation of Mr. ROBOT?

And here I thought she was killed because she pointed a gun at a cop.

Silly you. The gun pointed at Officer Dean obviously had nothing to do with why he shot Jefferson.

What distinguished Dean from his partner was her seniority and that "she did not take lead in the backyard. Because she was following PD policy and not murdering the black voters." See Tooconservative #72.

Matt is so smart. He makes it obvious that Officer Dean was engaged in murdering black voters. We can only aspire to rise to his level of insight. /s

There is another truly false dichotomy here, this notion promulgated by nolu and misterwhite that it was somehow inevitable that the homeowner would shoot the cop or the cop would shoot the homeowner. This presumes that the homeowner is as stupid and careless with a gun as the cop. But she wasn't blasting away wildly and there is no factual basis to believe that she would have. He was the reckless dumbass, not her. He killed her and endangered the life of a young boy in the same room.

This fantasy false dichotomy emerges only from your fantastic imagination. There was little chance that Officer Dean would shoot anyone until he trained his flashlight on the window and observed a gun pointed at him.

You "forgot" the gun. Again.

But then, you maintain (#72) that,

The other officer was Carol Darch who passed her police trainee eligibility test on 3/7/2018 with a rank of 65 out of 100 applicants. Yet she did not take lead in the backyard. Because she was following PD policy and not murdering the black voters.

At #37 you fantasized, (Destroyed at #62, which has gone without reply. How typical of you to just continue with a new stream of bullshit.)

It's #FakeVideo. They edited it.

[...]

The PD tried to fake a cop-cam video and put a weapon in it. Gee, I wonder what the jury will think of that. You can expect the defense will call expert witnesses and also call the PD employees tasked with inserting that bogus footage of the gun.

I thought it looked hokey the moment I saw it. It looks wrong, like an amateurish fake video made by teens on YouBoob.

Matt, do you ever post anything related to reality, rather than just sling shit?

On Thursday, the 17th, the narrative surrounding the initial call to police was changed from that of a “wellness check,” to one of a “potential burglary.” Once again, anyone who has examined cases as such recognizes that this is often done in officer-involved shootings.

Matt, It was a burglary on the Oct. 12 call log, and it was an open structure on the subsequent press release of 12 Oct.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EGsbrSzXUAMdNna.jpg

Fort Worth Texas Police

PRESS RELEASE

For Immediate Release

Oct. 12, 2019

FORT WORTH, Texas — Serving the public transparently and openly during good events and difficult events is a prerequisite to any professional police department. The Fort Worth Police Department is committed to ensuring the public is aware of major police incidents, especially officer involved shootings, and that details available arc released as quickly as possible given the gravity of the circumstances. On Saturday. Oct. 12, 2019, the Fort Worth Police Department responded to a call for service that resulted in the loss of a life and all evidence, witness statements, body camera footage, and any other available evidence is being collected and collated to ultimately be presented to the Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office to determine the final outcome.

Near 02:25 a.m.. Fort Worth Police Central Division officers responded to an Open Structure call for service in the 1200 block of E. Allen Ave. Details stated the front door to the residence was open. Responding officers searched the perimeter of the house and observed a person standing inside the residence near a window. Perceiving a threat the officer drew his duty weapon and fired one shot striking the person inside the residence. Officers entered the residence locating the individual and a firearm and began providing emergency medical care.

The individual, a black female, who resides at the residence succumbed to her injuries and was pronounced deceased on the scene. The officer, a white male who has been with the department since April of 2018. has been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome the critical police incident investigation. The Fort Worth Police Major Case unit. Internal Affairs unit and the Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney’s Law Enforcement Incident Team were notified and made lhe scene to conduct their aspect of the investigation to ensure all information and evidence was captured and preserved.

The Fort Worth Police Department is releasing available body camera footage to provide transparent and relevant information to the public as we arc allowed within the confines of the Public Information Act and forthcoming investigation. Camera footage inside the residence is not able to be released based on Public Information laws. The Fort Worth Police Department shares the deep concerns of the public and is committed to completing an extremely thorough investigation of this critical police incident to its resolution. As this investigation continues, information will be forthcoming in as timely a manner as possible.

@fortworthpd

On Thursday, the 17th, the narrative surrounding the initial call to police was changed from that of a “wellness check,” to one of a “potential burglary.”

Officer Who Shot Atatiana Jefferson Wasn't Asked to Do Wellness Check Despite Neighbor's Request

3. The officers went to the residence wearing Fort Worth Police uniforms. Officer Dean had his body camera on and it was activated. I reviewed Officer Dean's body camera video. The front and side interior doors were open and the glass storm doors were closed. Officers looked through each of the storm doors into the residence Without seeing anyone 'in the front room. The officers did not announce their presence.

4. Officer Dean; using his flashlight, checked the vehicles in the driveway and then proceeded to the backyard. Officer Dean used his flashlight and opened a gate and entered the backyard. Officer Dean still had not announced his presence.

5. Officer Dean then shined his light into a back window of a dark room and observed someone inside. Officer Dean still had not announced his presence.

Officer Dean gave orders to "Put your hands up, show me your hands" without identifying himself as police and fired his handgun (a split second later) one time through the window.

What if the Police Don’t Identify Themselves?

Tooconservative has already proven that the fatal shot came as Dean was still barking orders - and he still had not announced his presence as a law enforcement officer.

Officer Who Shot Atatiana Jefferson Wasn't Asked to Do Wellness Check Despite Neighbor's Request

And your solution is to throw the officer in jail.

But she wasn't blasting away wildly and there is no factual basis to believe that she would have.

I see. So when she pointed the gun at the cop, he was supposed to do a study, interview friends and family, neighbors, and co-workers as to her mental and emotional health, determine the facts, then make a decision on how to react.

Geez Louise. She went to her purse, got the gun, went to the window and pointed the gun at the cop. But there's no factual basis to believe she would have shot. That would make for a fitting epitaph.

ASSAULT.

(a) A person commits an offense if the person:

(1) a person the actor knows is a public servant while the public servant is lawfully discharging an official duty, or in retaliation or on account of an exercise of official power or performance of an official duty as a public servant;

Former officer Dean DID NOT identify himself as a cop.

You seem to keep ignoring that fact.

Officer Who Shot Atatiana Jefferson Wasn't Asked to Do Wellness Check Despite Neighbor's Request

"Wasn't asked to do a Wellness Check," Was NOT asked to do a wellness check.

The call log characterized the incoming call as a report of burglary. The FWPD later characterized as a call of an open structure.

No authority classified the call as a Wellness Check, and the police followed the protocol for a report of burglary in progress or open structure, wehre an armed intruder may be present.

There was no request for a wellness check.

James Smith reported doors open, lights on, and both cars present. The audio is public knowledge.

https://soundcloud.com/tom-cleary-17/atatiana-jefferson-neighbor-police-call

There is no magical bullshit about a welfare or wellness check. The nature of the call is not characterized on the call itself. On the call sheet, it was characterized as burglary. On the subsequent affidavit in support of the arrest warrant, it was characterized as an open structure call.

Police protocol for open structure calls is to treat it as a suspected burglary until determined otherwise. It is approached with caution because there may be an armed intruder at the scene.

Where the person who took the call documents it as burglary, only an asshole would insist the officers were told it was a "wellness check." On subsequent review, the police determined the facts relayed were best characterized as an open structure. I agree that the content is best characterized as a report of an open structure. However, the person who took the call and relayed the information had characterized as a burglary.

What if the Police Don’t Identify Themselves?

https://libertysflame.com/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=60338&Disp=96#C96

#96. To: Tooconservative, misterwhite, A K A Stone (#73)

[nolu chan #65]

[misterwhite #48] You point a gun at someone walking outside your window it's not self-defense. It's assault. Which is a crime.

[Tooconservative #49] It is not.

You're a piss-poor armchair lawyer. Maybe you should leave that end of it to nolu.

Black's Law Dictionary, Sixth Edition

Any willful attempt or threat to inflict injury upon the person of another, when coupled with an aparent present ability so to do, and any intentional display of force such as would give the victim reason to fear or expect immediate bodily harm, constitutes an assault. An assault may be committed without actually touching, or striking, of doing bodily harm to the person of another.

Quote your imaginary lawbook.

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[Tooconservative #73]

Black's Law Dictionary, Sixth Edition

Any willful attempt or threat to inflict injury upon the person of another, when coupled with an aparent present ability so to do, and any intentional display of force such as would give the victim reason to fear or expect immediate bodily harm, constitutes an assault. An assault may be committed without actually touching, or striking, of doing bodily harm to the person of another.

Quote your imaginary lawbook.

Dear God, are you under the impression that Black's Law Dictionary constitutes the statutes of the state of Texas or the city of Fort Worth or the official policies of the Fort Worth PD?

My opinion of your credibility on laws is plummeting.

Matt, you are a unmitigated asshole.

First, you were too dumb, stupid, or lazy to check or quote whatever imaginary Texas Statute that you fantacize is in support of your bullshit at #49.

You huff and puff, but you offer nothing to support your bullshit at #49 with more bullshit at #73, which descended lower at #74.

[Tooconservative #74] The police receive deference to their authority only if they identify themselves and present credentials. This is buttressed by making certain that the public can see their uniform as well as their badge.

As with #49 and #73, you pulled that out of your ass, not out of a lawbook or statute.

The Texas criminal statute on assault provides:

ASSAULT.

(a) A person commits an offense if the person:

[...]

(2) intentionally or knowingly threatens another with imminent bodily injury, including the person's spouse; or

[...]

(b) An offense under Subsection (a)(1) is a Class A misdemeanor, except that the offense is a felony of the third degree if the offense is committed against:

(1) a person the actor knows is a public servant while the public servant is lawfully discharging an official duty, or in retaliation or on account of an exercise of official power or performance of an official duty as a public servant;

[...]

(d) For purposes of Subsection (b), the actor is presumed to have known the person assaulted was a public servant, a security officer, or emergency services personnel if the person was wearing a distinctive uniform or badge indicating the person's employment as a public servant or status as a security officer or emergency services personnel.

[...]

Matt, what is the source of your bullshit? Your ass?

nolu chan  posted on  2019-10-23   16:14:09 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

Geez Louise. She went to her purse, got the gun, went to the window and pointed the gun at the cop.

Former officer Dean, who is being charged with murder, did NOT identify himself as a cop.

Former officer Dean DID NOT identify himself as a cop.

You seem to keep ignoring that fact.

No. You are full of shit. "The actor is presumed to have known the person assaulted was a public servant, a security officer, or emergency services personnel if the person was wearing a distinctive uniform or badge indicating the person's employment as a public servant or status as a security officer or emergency services personnel."

https://libertysflame.com/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=60338&Disp=96#C96

#96. To: Tooconservative, misterwhite, A K A Stone (#73)

[nolu chan #65]

[misterwhite #48] You point a gun at someone walking outside your window it's not self-defense. It's assault. Which is a crime.

[Tooconservative #49] It is not.

You're a piss-poor armchair lawyer. Maybe you should leave that end of it to nolu.

Black's Law Dictionary, Sixth Edition

Any willful attempt or threat to inflict injury upon the person of another, when coupled with an aparent present ability so to do, and any intentional display of force such as would give the victim reason to fear or expect immediate bodily harm, constitutes an assault. An assault may be committed without actually touching, or striking, of doing bodily harm to the person of another.

Quote your imaginary lawbook.

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[Tooconservative #73]

Black's Law Dictionary, Sixth Edition

Any willful attempt or threat to inflict injury upon the person of another, when coupled with an aparent present ability so to do, and any intentional display of force such as would give the victim reason to fear or expect immediate bodily harm, constitutes an assault. An assault may be committed without actually touching, or striking, of doing bodily harm to the person of another.

Quote your imaginary lawbook.

Dear God, are you under the impression that Black's Law Dictionary constitutes the statutes of the state of Texas or the city of Fort Worth or the official policies of the Fort Worth PD?

My opinion of your credibility on laws is plummeting.

Matt, you are a unmitigated asshole.

First, you were too dumb, stupid, or lazy to check or quote whatever imaginary Texas Statute that you fantacize is in support of your bullshit at #49.

You huff and puff, but you offer nothing to support your bullshit at #49 with more bullshit at #73, which descended lower at #74.

[Tooconservative #74] The police receive deference to their authority only if they identify themselves and present credentials. This is buttressed by making certain that the public can see their uniform as well as their badge.

As with #49 and #73, you pulled that out of your ass, not out of a lawbook or statute.

The Texas criminal statute on assault provides:

ASSAULT.

(a) A person commits an offense if the person:

[...]

(2) intentionally or knowingly threatens another with imminent bodily injury, including the person's spouse; or

[...]

(b) An offense under Subsection (a)(1) is a Class A misdemeanor, except that the offense is a felony of the third degree if the offense is committed against:

(1) a person the actor knows is a public servant while the public servant is lawfully discharging an official duty, or in retaliation or on account of an exercise of official power or performance of an official duty as a public servant;

[...]

(d) For purposes of Subsection (b), the actor is presumed to have known the person assaulted was a public servant, a security officer, or emergency services personnel if the person was wearing a distinctive uniform or badge indicating the person's employment as a public servant or status as a security officer or emergency services personnel.

[...]

Matt, what is the source of your bullshit? Your ass?

nolu chan  posted on  2019-10-23   16:14:09 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

Damn. It was boldfaced and underlined and you still "missed" it.

Former officer Dean, who is being charged with murder, did NOT identify himself as a cop.

You are just bullshitting. "The actor is presumed to have known the person assaulted was a public servant, a security officer, or emergency services personnel if the person was wearing a distinctive uniform or badge indicating the person's employment as a public servant or status as a security officer or emergency services personnel."

https://libertysflame.com/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=60338&Disp=96#C96

#96. To: Tooconservative, misterwhite, A K A Stone (#73)

[nolu chan #65]

[misterwhite #48] You point a gun at someone walking outside your window it's not self-defense. It's assault. Which is a crime.

[Tooconservative #49] It is not.

You're a piss-poor armchair lawyer. Maybe you should leave that end of it to nolu.

Black's Law Dictionary, Sixth Edition

Any willful attempt or threat to inflict injury upon the person of another, when coupled with an aparent present ability so to do, and any intentional display of force such as would give the victim reason to fear or expect immediate bodily harm, constitutes an assault. An assault may be committed without actually touching, or striking, of doing bodily harm to the person of another.

Quote your imaginary lawbook.

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[Tooconservative #73]

Black's Law Dictionary, Sixth Edition

Any willful attempt or threat to inflict injury upon the person of another, when coupled with an aparent present ability so to do, and any intentional display of force such as would give the victim reason to fear or expect immediate bodily harm, constitutes an assault. An assault may be committed without actually touching, or striking, of doing bodily harm to the person of another.

Quote your imaginary lawbook.

Dear God, are you under the impression that Black's Law Dictionary constitutes the statutes of the state of Texas or the city of Fort Worth or the official policies of the Fort Worth PD?

My opinion of your credibility on laws is plummeting.

Matt, you are a unmitigated asshole.

First, you were too dumb, stupid, or lazy to check or quote whatever imaginary Texas Statute that you fantacize is in support of your bullshit at #49.

You huff and puff, but you offer nothing to support your bullshit at #49 with more bullshit at #73, which descended lower at #74.

[Tooconservative #74] The police receive deference to their authority only if they identify themselves and present credentials. This is buttressed by making certain that the public can see their uniform as well as their badge.

As with #49 and #73, you pulled that out of your ass, not out of a lawbook or statute.

The Texas criminal statute on assault provides:

ASSAULT.

(a) A person commits an offense if the person:

[...]

(2) intentionally or knowingly threatens another with imminent bodily injury, including the person's spouse; or

[...]

(b) An offense under Subsection (a)(1) is a Class A misdemeanor, except that the offense is a felony of the third degree if the offense is committed against:

(1) a person the actor knows is a public servant while the public servant is lawfully discharging an official duty, or in retaliation or on account of an exercise of official power or performance of an official duty as a public servant;

[...]

(d) For purposes of Subsection (b), the actor is presumed to have known the person assaulted was a public servant, a security officer, or emergency services personnel if the person was wearing a distinctive uniform or badge indicating the person's employment as a public servant or status as a security officer or emergency services personnel.

[...]

Matt, what is the source of your bullshit? Your ass?

nolu chan  posted on  2019-10-23   16:14:09 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

It is bold faced and underlined. How did you "miss" it?

Nice work. Now they're in a cop-sucking tizzy, re-posting their own posts.

nolu's becoming frenetic, posting his repetitive repulsive irrelevant drivel in between racing to peer under his bed to make sure that no Matts are hiding under there.

You get extra Matt points for every time you can get him to use the text string "Matt". As in "Matthew" or "matte black" or "matted", etc.

Former officer Dean, who is being charged with murder, did NOT identify himself as a cop.

And she didn't identify herself as the homeowner.

You get extra Matt points for every time you can get him to use the text string "Matt". As in "Matthew" or "matte black" or "matted", etc.

Post Matt.
A K A Stone posted on 2019-09-04 8:25:38 ET

I'm posting Matt. I'm posting Matt as Tooconservative, Deckard, and Peter R. Quinones, Matt Agorist and Pierre Delecto.

Matt as Deckard posted, 2019-10-22 19:02:25

Title: What if the Police Don’t Identify Themselves?
Source: The Libertarian Institute
URL Source: https://libertarianinstitute.org/articles/what-if-the-police-dont-identify-themselves/
Published: Oct 21, 2019
Author: Peter R. Quinones
Post Date: 2019-10-22 19:02:25 by Deckard

[Thread article by Peter R. Quinones]

On Thursday, the 17th, the narrative surrounding the initial call to police was changed from that of a “wellness check,” to one of a “potential burglary.” Once again, anyone who has examined cases as such recognizes that this is often done in officer-involved shootings.

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Matt as Deckard posted #75, 2019-10-22 20:03:07 ET

On Thursday, the 17th, the narrative surrounding the initial call to police was changed from that of a “wellness check,” to one of a “potential burglary.” Once again, anyone who has examined cases as such recognizes that this is often done in officer-involved shootings.

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Matt as Deckard posted, 2019-10-23 17:52:26 ET

What if the Police Don’t Identify Themselves?

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#96 on 2019-10-23 16:14:09 ET

#107 on 2019-10-24 9:49:54 ET

I thought boldface and underline would be enough. You have made it apparent that the font was too small. I'll keep trying until Matt, Matt and Matt can see it.

TEXAS PENAL CODE

CHAPTER 22. ASSAULTIVE OFFENSES

Sec. 22.01. ASSAULT.

[excerpt]

(d) For purposes of Subsection (b), the actor is presumed to have known the person assaulted was a public servant, a security officer, or emergency services personnel if the person was wearing a distinctive uniform or badge indicating the person's employment as a public servant or status as a security officer or emergency services personnel.

Matt, DO YOU SEE IT NOW???

AKA, the nolu bot is broken and just keeps copy/pasting the same irrelevant crap and discredited lies over and over. You may have to do something to stop this endless spamming of the forum with stale nonsense and pointless word games.

https://libertysflame.com/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=60370&Disp=6#C6

What if the police Don't Identify Themselves? [Article by Peter R. Quinones]

[Tooconservative #6] How could the victim see a badge in the dark? How could she see a black uniform?

Matt, how would a blind or severely vision-impaired person see a uniform and badge in the light or the dark?

Matt, do you view it as perfectly acceptable and lawful for a blind person to wave a loaded gun about, pointing it at someone?

The Texas law makes one responsible for being able to see what they are aiming at.

Under Texas statute law, " (a) A person commits an offense if the person: ... intentionally or knowingly threatens another with imminent bodily injury, including the person's spouse; or An offense under Subsection (a)(1) is a Class A misdemeanor, except that the offense is a felony of the third degree if the offense is committed against: (1) a person the actor knows is a public servant while the public servant is lawfully discharging an official duty, or in retaliation or on account of an exercise of official power or performance of an official duty as a public servant; ... (d) For purposes of Subsection (b), the actor is presumed to have known the person assaulted was a public servant, a security officer, or emergency services personnel if the person was wearing a distinctive uniform or badge indicating the person's employment as a public servant or status as a security officer or emergency services personnel."

The Texas statute clearly states the law. Whatever you aim your gun at, you are responsible for knowing what you are aiming at. If you aim at an officer in a distinctive uniform or with a displayed badge, you are responsible and are presumed, under the law, to have known that the person was a public servant, a security officer, or emergency services personnel.

Peter R. Quinones

Peter R. Quinones is managing editor of the Libertarian Institute and hosts the Free Man Beyond the Wall podcast. He released his first book, Freedom Through Memedom – The 31-day Guide to Waking Up to Liberty in November 2017. It reached #4 in the Libertarian Section on Amazon. He has spoken at Liberty Forum in Manchester, New Hampshire and is currently co-producing a documentary entitled, “The Monopoly on Violence,” which is scheduled for a 2020 release. It will feature the most prominent figures in libertarianism explaining how nations states came into existence, the atrocities they commit and what a truly open libertarian society would look like. Contact him at pete@libertarianinstitute.org

[From Amazon]

https://www.amazon.com/Freedom-Through-Memedom-31-Day-Liberty/dp/1978400810/

Freedom Through Memedom: The 31-Day Guide to Waking Up to Liberty 1st Edition

by Mance Rayder (Author), Peter Raymond (Author), Scott Horton (Foreword)

Paperback: 96 pages
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform; 1 edition (November 19, 2017)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1978400810
ISBN-13: 978-1978400818

https://www.amazon.com/Dream-Factory-Peter-Quinones/dp/0595257216/

About the Author

Peter Quinones is a salesperson and speaker from New York City. Janice Malkotsis is a writer and editor from Long Island, New York.

When confronted by Texas statutes, I do not always choose outside counsel, but when I do, it is a salesperson from New York City, the most interesting source of law in the world. Not. Stay stupid my friend.

Damn Matt. Only an asshole of gigantic proportions could claim to have worked out the time to the one hundred thousandth of a second. This claim features the inescapable illogic of the jackass who fantasized about the distance of the Las Vegas shooting using Google Sketch.

Looks like nolu sham is calling you and me both conspiracy freaks Matt.

Even just watching and listening to the video, it's clear that Miss Jefferson did not have any chance of responding before she was murdered.

Even just watching and listening to the video, it's clear that Miss Jefferson did not have any chance of responding before she was murdered.

Responding? She was the one with her gun out and she had the ability to shoot first, or at any time while the officer stood helpless, until he responded to her display of deadly force and pulled his gun.