Cop....Not Guilty

Bruv · Post by **Bruv** » Sat Nov 07, 2015 5:54 am

Jury acquits Hummelstown police officer Lisa Mearkle of all charges

Amazing verdict.

Ahso! · Post by **Ahso!** » Sat Nov 07, 2015 6:27 am

That's pretty close to where I live. You do not mess with the women around here.

Bruv · Post by **Bruv** » Sat Nov 07, 2015 7:45 am

Ahso!;1489092 wrote: That's pretty close to where I live. You do not mess with the women around here.

ON point yet again.......and so flippant yet again......9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1........install flash so you can watch the nice police woman tazer then shoot dead the elderly gentleman whilst he was face down on the snow covered ground........or trust people that actually saw it.

(It could have been a Hollywood movie drama as the moon landing footage...........as reported by other skeptics)

Ahso! · Post by **Ahso!** » Sat Nov 07, 2015 7:59 am

A jury acquitted her. I have no choice but to accept the jury's decision. You're being sensationalist, but I'm fine with that because it is a forum. I'm on record with my views regarding the police and their tactics, and I don't need to reiterate that every time a police shooting occurs. If you'd like to elevate your conversation to be about a larger issue that could use discussing then go for it.

Post by **LarsMac** » Sat Nov 07, 2015 8:31 am

Well, they kept telling him to put his hands out to his sides, away from his body, and he kept reaching into his jacket. I can't say she was justified, but she was probably scared and not thinking as clearly as she should have been.

Not knowing what transpired before she pulled the Taser, and only going by that video, I could not see a reason to convict her. Doesn't make it right, but the rule is simple. Reasonable doubt = not guilty

another argument for body cams, in my opinion. I'd want to see the whole incident.

Smaug · Post by **Smaug** » Sat Nov 07, 2015 9:59 am

From the short clip I saw, it seemed that the man was offering no resistance to the police officer (apart from writhing around in agony as 50,000 volts flowed through him). The more I see of the police in action (both sides of the 'pond'), the more convinced that there's a fair preponderance of power-crazed psychopaths wearing those uniforms....

I agree about body cams, although it won't necessarily stop the clip being 'edited', or 'going missing'....

FourPart · Post by **FourPart** » Sat Nov 07, 2015 5:15 pm

The Media will always hype the sensationalist parts of a story. That is the nature of the Media. Only those in the Court Room got to see & hear the full evidence, as opposed to the grapevine "He said / She said", "I know it's true, cos this bloke at the pub said he's got a mate who saw it all" sort of thing. And even then, only the jurors themselves know of the reasons for their verdict. If 12 Good Citizens & True decided that to be their verdict, then that is the way it is, and we should be thankful for that.

Ahso! · Post by **Ahso!** » Sat Nov 07, 2015 5:27 pm

I haven't watched the video, but it is possible that the taser made him spastic and couldn't comply or perhaps he was in pain somewhere and reaching toward it. I don't know but a jury has acquitted her. What is troubling is that she is now openly criticizing the DA for bringing the charges. That's the new part. In times past, police kept quiet and respected the process and the people doing their jobs.

Smaug · Post by **Smaug** » Sat Nov 07, 2015 5:31 pm

Ahso!;1489184 wrote: I haven't watched the video, but it is possible that the taser made him spastic and couldn't comply or perhaps he was in pain somewhere and reaching toward it. I don't know but a jury has acquitted her. What is troubling is that she is now openly criticizing the DA for bringing the charges. That's the new part. In times past, police kept quiet and respected the process and the people doing their jobs.

They're getting out of control; what we're seeing is this power 'going to their heads'. Ordinary, decent Americans have my profoundest sympathies for having to live in the police state that's been stealthily foisted upon them.

Post by **LarsMac** » Mon Nov 09, 2015 12:12 pm

This cop sounded scared and unsure of the situation. Not knowing how the events led to what we see in the video, it is hard to see how the jury could have convicted her. But she should have had much better training, in the first place. And why was there only filming from the Taser? That seems odd.

If I understand correctly, she stopped the guy for an expired inspection certificate? how did we get from there, to her tasing the guy?

When did it become OK for cops to use deadly force on a fleeing non-violent suspect?

Ahso! · Post by **Ahso!** » Mon Nov 09, 2015 1:15 pm

The various cop unions could certainly use breaking up.

Smaug · Post by **Smaug** » Mon Nov 09, 2015 4:29 pm

When did it become OK for cops to use deadly force on a fleeing non-violent suspect?

Which they have done hundreds of times this year alone! Sure,quite a few 'crims carry guns, but by no means all. Plenty of basically law abiding civvies are unarmed too, so it's hard justifying this slaughter, IMO, especially for non-violent offences.

G#Gill · Post by **G#Gill** » Tue Nov 10, 2015 8:53 am

This female police officer, now acquitted for shooting dead an unarmed man after a petty misdemeanour. She fired her taser at least 3 times into the writhing body of that man before she drew her gun and shot him in the back as he was laying in agony on the ground, unable to offer any resistance ! She could have killed him with the damn taser ! Surely it is not necessary to taser somebody more than once - enough to subdue them so handcuffs can be used without risk to the arresting officer ? It is obvious, to me, from the video that the officer was panicking. Shoot first then make up the story afterwards to protect herself ! She was screaming for him to stop moving !!!!! Jesus ! The guy was writhing from having been tasered, and she kept tasering him !!!! So how the hell could he stop moving ????

Thank heavens that our police officers are not armed as a matter of course, like in the USA !

The female police officer said she wanted to carry on with being a police officer ! Well all I can say to that is she needs to get transferred to another district well away from her existing area. She also needs to change her name ! If this isn't done, then as far as I can see, it will only be a matter of time before those residents, who voted to have her jailed and removed from the police department, get her and remove her themselves ! I feel very sorry for his relatives and friends, and would not be surprised to hear in the future that revenge has been taken.

FourPart · Post by **FourPart** » Tue Nov 10, 2015 5:39 pm

LarsMac;1489249 wrote: When did it become OK for cops to use deadly force on a fleeing non-violent suspect?
As soon as being US Police came into the equation.