Why Cleveland is a Shithole

[HairOfTheDog]

Surely it should be police policy to correctly identify someone before opening fire? It sounds like the policy currently is “that might be them!?” Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

It all started because a clunker of a car backfired in front of Cleveland PD headquarters and police mistakenly thought it was gunfire.

More than 100 Cleveland police officers in 62 marked and unmarked cars got involved in a pursuit that saw speeds reach 100 mph during the 22-mile-long chase of the unarmed homeless couple.



The cop, ^ Michael Brelo, who shot the couple 15 times was acquitted of two counts of involuntary manslaughter by the judge in his bench trial today.

Thirteen officers fired at a car with Timothy Russell and Malissa Williams inside after a long, high-speed chase, but only Brelo was charged criminally because prosecutors said he waited until the car had stopped and the pair no longer a threat to fire 15 shots through its windshield while standing on the hood of the car.

Russell, 43, and Williams, 30, were each shot more than 20 times by police officers and died.

Although no police convictions were obtained, hopefully the DOJ investigation and mandates that came about as a result of this case are prompting Cleveland PD to get its shit together.

On a related note: the decision whether to charge either of the two officers who shot 12-year-old Tamir Rice to death in a Cleveland park nearly six months ago is expected to be handed down any day. So far, protests in Cleveland have been peaceful and contained. If no indictments are handed down in Tamir's death, I hope it stays that way. Tamir Rice thread: http://mockforums.net/showthread.php?tid=11616