Police officer charged in fatal shooting of unarmed man who had just survived...

This is fncked up. http://news.yahoo.com/ferrell-kerrick-police-unarmed-shooting-charlotte-191520307.html

As he should have been. What is the issue?

As he should have been. What is the issue?

WhiteKnight77

[QUOTE="WhiteKnight77"]

As he should have been. What is the issue?

AmazonTreeBoa

its never a good idea to charge at police officers

its never a good idea to charge at police officers

Flubbbs

Kinda shows how f*cked up society is, just letting that poor guy die on the streets onstead of helping him. Disgusting.

[QUOTE="WhiteKnight77"]

As he should have been. What is the issue?

AmazonTreeBoa

Kerrick and two other responding officers surrounded Ferrell, who immediately charged at the police, Monroe said. One officer tried unsuccessfully to subdue Ferrell with a taser. Kerrick then fired his weapon "several times." article

[QUOTE="AmazonTreeBoa"][QUOTE="WhiteKnight77"]

As he should have been. What is the issue?

Sword-Demon

Kerrick and two other responding officers surrounded Ferrell, who immediately charged at the police, Monroe said. One officer tried unsuccessfully to subdue Ferrell with a taser. Kerrick then fired his weapon "several times." article

[QUOTE="Sword-Demon"][QUOTE="AmazonTreeBoa"]No it's not messed up that the cop was charged. It is messed up that the cop killed an unarmed man that was simply looking for help.Person0

Kerrick and two other responding officers surrounded Ferrell, who immediately charged at the police, Monroe said. One officer tried unsuccessfully to subdue Ferrell with a taser. Kerrick then fired his weapon "several times." article

According to this and other articles, he refused orders to stop, was hit with a taser, which he walked through as if nothing happened, and continued on towards the officers (one officer in particular) who THEN after all of that, discharged his weapon.

Not saying the police officer was in the right, simply saying that its not like he ran towards them waving his hands yelling for help only to be shot.

[QUOTE="WhiteKnight77"]

As he should have been. What is the issue?

AmazonTreeBoa

[QUOTE="Flubbbs"]

its never a good idea to charge at police officers

Rich3232

[QUOTE="AmazonTreeBoa"][QUOTE="WhiteKnight77"]

As he should have been. What is the issue?

Sword-Demon

Kerrick and two other responding officers surrounded Ferrell, who immediately charged at the police, Monroe said. One officer tried unsuccessfully to subdue Ferrell with a taser. Kerrick then fired his weapon "several times." article

[QUOTE="Person0"][QUOTE="Sword-Demon"] [quote="article"] Kerrick and two other responding officers surrounded Ferrell, who immediately charged at the police, Monroe said. One officer tried unsuccessfully to subdue Ferrell with a taser. Kerrick then fired his weapon "several times." Squeets

According to this and other articles, he refused orders to stop, was hit with a taser, which he walked through as if nothing happened, and continued on towards the officers (one officer in particular) who THEN after all of that, discharged his weapon.

Not saying the police officer was in the right, simply saying that its not like he ran towards them waving his hands yelling for help only to be shot.

[QUOTE="Flubbbs"]

its never a good idea to charge at police officers

Rich3232

[QUOTE="Rich3232"][QUOTE="Flubbbs"]

its never a good idea to charge at police officers

Aljosa23

[QUOTE="Sword-Demon"][QUOTE="AmazonTreeBoa"]No it's not messed up that the cop was charged. It is messed up that the cop killed an unarmed man that was simply looking for help.Person0

Kerrick and two other responding officers surrounded Ferrell, who immediately charged at the police, Monroe said. One officer tried unsuccessfully to subdue Ferrell with a taser. Kerrick then fired his weapon "several times." article

[QUOTE="Rich3232"][QUOTE="Flubbbs"]

its never a good idea to charge at police officers

Aljosa23

Kerrick and two other responding officers surrounded Ferrell, who immediately charged at the police, Monroe said. One officer tried unsuccessfully to subdue Ferrell with a taser. Kerrick then fired his weapon "several times." article

Wow, sad.

[QUOTE="AmazonTreeBoa"][QUOTE="WhiteKnight77"]

As he should have been. What is the issue?

ad1x2

On the other hand, your comments make it sound like the officer just walked up to him after the crash and filled him full of bullets for no reason whatsoever. Just a little bit misleading compared to what was reported.

The officers, not knowing what really transpired should have been a bit more cautious. Now, the woman could have asked what was going on and might have gotten an answer as to what was happening and why a stranger was pounding on her door in the middle of the night (relatively). I don't know about anyone else, but any crash I have been in was enough to put me in shock (and anger over a drunk running a red light in one instance). It really is hard enough to tell cops what happened in daylight, much less after dark and half mile from where the wreck happened.

[QUOTE="Aljosa23"]

[QUOTE="Rich3232"] You're right. It's never good to corner a savage and afraid animal.Rich3232

its never a good idea to charge at police officers

Flubbbs

[QUOTE="Person0"][QUOTE="Sword-Demon"] I really have no idea, but when you say someone is "charging" at you, that carries an aggressive connotation. and if you see 3 police officers with a taser and a gun pointed at you, what person in their right mind would think running/charging at them is a good idea? that thought process just doesn't add up to me. and did this guy not have a cell phone he could use to call for help? maybe the crash addled his brain or something, idkSword-Demon

I still dont get the whole tased -> shot part. A taser has a really short range and if I guy is running at you if the taser fails you have no time, the cop must have shot pretty much instantly after the other cop shot a taser. He probably didn't even feel the taser or have time to react to it before getting shot.

[QUOTE="Rich3232"][QUOTE="Aljosa23"]Whoa wtf where have you been?

Aljosa23

Sad situation.

If the officers involved ARE telling the truth then I kind of understand where the shooting came in, granted it was still excessive (especially 7 bullets I think they said) and not their best option, but they can't read minds and know what the man was thinking and if he charged like they said they had a right to defend themselves.

Sad thing is that this could very well be true and the man likely was just suffering from a closed head injury which can make people aggressive. I have actually taken care of patients with closed head injuries and at least one was very combative anytime we tried to help take care of them. Their brain gets messed up and they suddenly don't know what is going on and such changes can very easily bring up an aggressive response.

Sad situation.

If the officers involved ARE telling the truth then I kind of understand where the shooting came in, granted it was still excessive (especially 7 bullets I think they said) and not their best option, but they can't read minds and know what the man was thinking and if he charged like they said they had a right to defend themselves.

Sad thing is that this could very well be true and the man likely was just suffering from a closed head injury which can make people aggressive. I have actually taken care of patients with closed head injuries and at least one was very combative anytime we tried to help take care of them. Their brain gets messed up and they suddenly don't know what is going on and such changes can very easily bring up an aggressive response.

LostProphetFLCL

I don't.. If THREE officers can't handle a single unarmed guy with out resorting to gunning him down.. It's time for a career change, because if they can't handle those odds.. How the hell can I trust them patroling the streets and keeping people safe?

[QUOTE="LostProphetFLCL"]

Sad situation.

If the officers involved ARE telling the truth then I kind of understand where the shooting came in, granted it was still excessive (especially 7 bullets I think they said) and not their best option, but they can't read minds and know what the man was thinking and if he charged like they said they had a right to defend themselves.

Sad thing is that this could very well be true and the man likely was just suffering from a closed head injury which can make people aggressive. I have actually taken care of patients with closed head injuries and at least one was very combative anytime we tried to help take care of them. Their brain gets messed up and they suddenly don't know what is going on and such changes can very easily bring up an aggressive response.

sSubZerOo

I don't.. If THREE officers can't handle a single unarmed guy with out resorting to gunning him down.. It's time for a career change, because if they can't handle those odds.. How the hell can I trust them patroling the streets and keeping people safe?

[QUOTE="sSubZerOo"]

[QUOTE="LostProphetFLCL"]

Sad situation.

If the officers involved ARE telling the truth then I kind of understand where the shooting came in, granted it was still excessive (especially 7 bullets I think they said) and not their best option, but they can't read minds and know what the man was thinking and if he charged like they said they had a right to defend themselves.

Sad thing is that this could very well be true and the man likely was just suffering from a closed head injury which can make people aggressive. I have actually taken care of patients with closed head injuries and at least one was very combative anytime we tried to help take care of them. Their brain gets messed up and they suddenly don't know what is going on and such changes can very easily bring up an aggressive response.

BranKetra

I don't.. If THREE officers can't handle a single unarmed guy with out resorting to gunning him down.. It's time for a career change, because if they can't handle those odds.. How the hell can I trust them patroling the streets and keeping people safe?

Three grown men, trained to deal with this stuff.. With tasers, pepper spray and numerous other such things.. And if they were intimidated, guess what? Don't be police officer.. I can't stand these excuses for police officers when it comes to things like this.. If they can't properly handle situation like this, how the hell can we trust them with this point forward with any physical altercation that may occur with a suspect?

[QUOTE="LostProphetFLCL"]

Sad situation.

If the officers involved ARE telling the truth then I kind of understand where the shooting came in, granted it was still excessive (especially 7 bullets I think they said) and not their best option, but they can't read minds and know what the man was thinking and if he charged like they said they had a right to defend themselves.

Sad thing is that this could very well be true and the man likely was just suffering from a closed head injury which can make people aggressive. I have actually taken care of patients with closed head injuries and at least one was very combative anytime we tried to help take care of them. Their brain gets messed up and they suddenly don't know what is going on and such changes can very easily bring up an aggressive response.

sSubZerOo

I don't.. If THREE officers can't handle a single unarmed guy with out resorting to gunning him down.. It's time for a career change, because if they can't handle those odds.. How the hell can I trust them patroling the streets and keeping people safe?

Like I said the shooting was a bit excessive, but if you have a guy suppossedly NOT being effected by a tasing I would be more than a little concerned that said person might be riding some psycho high giving them extreme strength.

I do think they should have tried restraining, but I can see someone panicking when a man comes charging at them while brushing off th shock of a taser. That is scary **** and you never know if someone might be high on something making them MONSTERS physically.

Regardless of how justified shooting was, 7 shots definitely sounds quite excessive to me. The officer pretty much emptied a full clip into the man...

[QUOTE="sSubZerOo"]

[QUOTE="LostProphetFLCL"]

Sad situation.

If the officers involved ARE telling the truth then I kind of understand where the shooting came in, granted it was still excessive (especially 7 bullets I think they said) and not their best option, but they can't read minds and know what the man was thinking and if he charged like they said they had a right to defend themselves.

Sad thing is that this could very well be true and the man likely was just suffering from a closed head injury which can make people aggressive. I have actually taken care of patients with closed head injuries and at least one was very combative anytime we tried to help take care of them. Their brain gets messed up and they suddenly don't know what is going on and such changes can very easily bring up an aggressive response.

LostProphetFLCL

I don't.. If THREE officers can't handle a single unarmed guy with out resorting to gunning him down.. It's time for a career change, because if they can't handle those odds.. How the hell can I trust them patroling the streets and keeping people safe?

Like I said the shooting was a bit excessive, but if you have a guy suppossedly NOT being effected by a tasing I would be more than a little concerned that said person might be riding some psycho high giving them extreme strength.

I do think they should have tried restraining, but I can see someone panicking when a man comes charging at them while brushing off th shock of a taser. That is scary **** and you never know if someone might be high on something making them MONSTERS physically.

Regardless of how justified shooting was, 7 shots definitely sounds quite excessive to me. The officer pretty much emptied a full clip into the man...

That makes absolutely no sense.. You know how a taser works right? Because you could be in psycho high and it wouldn't make difference.. When your tased your muscles contract and they work against you, causing you to collapse..

Like I said the shooting was a bit excessive, but if you have a guy suppossedly NOT being effected by a tasing I would be more than a little concerned that said person might be riding some psycho high giving them extreme strength.

LostProphetFLCL

[QUOTE="LostProphetFLCL"]

[QUOTE="sSubZerOo"]

[QUOTE="LostProphetFLCL"]

Sad situation.

If the officers involved ARE telling the truth then I kind of understand where the shooting came in, granted it was still excessive (especially 7 bullets I think they said) and not their best option, but they can't read minds and know what the man was thinking and if he charged like they said they had a right to defend themselves.

Sad thing is that this could very well be true and the man likely was just suffering from a closed head injury which can make people aggressive. I have actually taken care of patients with closed head injuries and at least one was very combative anytime we tried to help take care of them. Their brain gets messed up and they suddenly don't know what is going on and such changes can very easily bring up an aggressive response.

sSubZerOo

I don't.. If THREE officers can't handle a single unarmed guy with out resorting to gunning him down.. It's time for a career change, because if they can't handle those odds.. How the hell can I trust them patroling the streets and keeping people safe?

Like I said the shooting was a bit excessive, but if you have a guy suppossedly NOT being effected by a tasing I would be more than a little concerned that said person might be riding some psycho high giving them extreme strength.

I do think they should have tried restraining, but I can see someone panicking when a man comes charging at them while brushing off th shock of a taser. That is scary **** and you never know if someone might be high on something making them MONSTERS physically.

Regardless of how justified shooting was, 7 shots definitely sounds quite excessive to me. The officer pretty much emptied a full clip into the man...

That makes absolutely no sense.. You know how a taser works right? Because you could be in psycho high and it wouldn't make difference.. When your tased your muscles contract and they work against you, causing you to collapse..

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Well ACCORDING TO THE OFFICERS the taser DID NOT EFFECT the man. Now if they aren't full of **** (which there is a good chance they ARE in this situation) would a man not being effected by said device not be cause for concern?

[QUOTE="sSubZerOo"]

[QUOTE="LostProphetFLCL"]

I don't.. If THREE officers can't handle a single unarmed guy with out resorting to gunning him down.. It's time for a career change, because if they can't handle those odds.. How the hell can I trust them patroling the streets and keeping people safe?

LostProphetFLCL

Like I said the shooting was a bit excessive, but if you have a guy suppossedly NOT being effected by a tasing I would be more than a little concerned that said person might be riding some psycho high giving them extreme strength.

I do think they should have tried restraining, but I can see someone panicking when a man comes charging at them while brushing off th shock of a taser. That is scary **** and you never know if someone might be high on something making them MONSTERS physically.

Regardless of how justified shooting was, 7 shots definitely sounds quite excessive to me. The officer pretty much emptied a full clip into the man...

That makes absolutely no sense.. You know how a taser works right? Because you could be in psycho high and it wouldn't make difference.. When your tased your muscles contract and they work against you, causing you to collapse..

[/QUOTE

Well ACCORDING TO THE OFFICERS the taser DID NOT EFFECT the man. Now if they aren't full of **** (which there is a good chance they ARE in this situation) would a man not being effected by said device not be cause for concern?

IF he was white he would have lived. The lady would have let him in and sit down and call an ambulance.

The police would have hugged him and called an ambulance.

IF he was white he would have lived. The lady would have let him in and sit down and call an ambulance.

 

The police would have hugged him and called an ambulance.

 

Jankarcop

[QUOTE="Jankarcop"]

IF he was white he would have lived. The lady would have let him in and sit down and call an ambulance.

 

The police would have hugged him and called an ambulance.

 

fueled-system

[QUOTE="fueled-system"][QUOTE="Jankarcop"]

IF he was white he would have lived. The lady would have let him in and sit down and call an ambulance.

 

The police would have hugged him and called an ambulance.

 

-Renegade

[QUOTE="Rich3232"][QUOTE="Flubbbs"]

its never a good idea to charge at police officers

brucewayne69