'They're trying to kill me': 911 calls capture unarmed Black man's comments before being attacked by police K-9 | CNN
'They're trying to kill me': 911 calls capture unarmed Black man's comments before being attacked by police K-9 | CNN
The unarmed Black man who was attacked by a police K-9 while surrendering to authorities with his hands up earlier this month told emergency dispatchers that officers were “trying to kill” him and he did not feel safe pulling over, according to audio recordings of his 911 calls.
The unarmed Black man who was attacked by a police K-9 while surrendering to authorities with his hands up earlier this month told emergency dispatchers that officers were “trying to kill” him and he did not feel safe pulling over, according to audio recordings of his 911 calls.
They pulled a rifle on him for a missing mudflap, so yeah, I'd be terrified, too.
I’m glad you said it because I was trying to remain somewhat… objective in my reply, but yeah, he got guns drawn for a routine infraction. That’s super fucked up to the point that his reaction is the -only reasonable reaction- available.
Evidenced by the fact that he even called dispatch???? Who the fuck calls dispatch/911 over getting pulled over if they don’t have a fear?
This reminds me of a study I read earlier this week, that routine stops of POC that escalate are clearly different right from the start. And that the people on the receiving end of those interactions, even just listening to the first chunk of it on recording, feel less safe, more anxious, and can predict escalation.
https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2216162120
I, too, would feel unsafe pulling over if someone pointed a gun at me.. and I, too, would probably not want to stop knowing there’s a better-than-even change I’m going to get shot…
All cops are murdering bastards, or at best willing accomplices, so yeah, that makes perfect sense to me.
This is why nobody can or should trust the police. Because they hire horrible people that are not deserving of authority.