Atlanta police chief resigns as mayor calls for termination of officer in Brooks shooting

By artappraiser on Sat, 06/13/2020 - 5:31pm |

Atlanta Mayor Keisha Bottoms just announced that police Chief Erika Shields is stepping aside following fatal police shooting of #RayshardBrooks https://t.co/0CWhLK2yK6
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) June 13, 2020

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https://www.ajc.com/news/local-education/atlanta-protests-live-updates-from-response-rayshard-brooks-shooting/3a2YSQAMCN1pf62nQa2K2O/

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The no escalation method would have been:

"Wendy's called us and said you were asleep and blocking the drive thru. Did you know that? If you drive over there, and park, I won't ask you to take the alcohol test. If you're hungry I'll buy you breakfast, OK? Can you promise me you will drive right home afterwards and get some rest?"

by NCD on Sat, 06/13/2020 - 7:41pm

It seems that there are enough officers who do not want to de-escalate.

by rmrd0000 on Sat, 06/13/2020 - 8:06pm

The guy was not driving, but asleep. There is no law against sleeping in your car. It's not even de-escalating, it's pure escalation by the cops. Cops have to learn cuffs and tasers are not the #1 go to solution to keep order and ensure peace. Which is supposed to be their role in the community.

by NCD on Sat, 06/13/2020 - 8:45pm

I am reminded that Dylan.Roof was treated to a hamburger before he went to jail.

Yet this man is dead.

Rest assured the police union will support these guys.

by rmrd0000 on Sat, 06/13/2020 - 9:28pm

VIRGINIA — Black pastor attacked outside his house. Calls police.

Gets arrested. https://t.co/BtTqIzyb4l
— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) June 13, 2020

by PeraclesPlease on Sun, 06/14/2020 - 12:43am

THEY'RE LAW AND ORDER TRUMP SUPPORTERS, you can tell from the vacant stares. Gonna likely miss the next Trump rally. Maybe they thought Trump had made America so "great" that they were on an 1854 escaped slave patrol. Apparently even the local sheriff thought so too.

by NCD on Sun, 06/14/2020 - 11:54pm

Look like stereotypical characters from a comedy about hillbillies to me.

Edit to add: and yeah, the sheriff sounds like a real straight arrow. Just highlights the problem, if you are like that: where do you git decent employees that have a half brain about who the perps are in any given situation.

by artappraiser on Mon, 06/15/2020 - 12:27am

They sure aren't innocent funny TV characters. Would be surprised if they didn't have significant criminal records, they look like they've been in mugshots before.Their behavior showed they are angry, feel completely entitled to violate the law, and likely dangerous miscreants and racists, ready to act out at any slight. They look like clones of the bunch up for the recent murder of the black jogger.

by NCD on Mon, 06/15/2020 - 1:11am

Too much stereotype. Theyre White southern. Certainly mugshots dont bring out ones best. Dont judge ppl so much on how they look.

by PeraclesPlease on Mon, 06/15/2020 - 1:39am

How they look matches what they were arrested for, illegal dumping on private property, racist taunts, and threatening behavior requiring a retired Air force Master Chief to pull a gun on them on his own property... nuff said.

by NCD on Mon, 06/15/2020 - 10:13am

Maybe, or look just like southerners out fishing or at the mall or clearing out the back 40 or chilling by the trailer (can you Tell whether they live in a trailer or a house from a photo? Whether they drive a car or pickup? Own a gun?) I question whether random mugshots of accused differ that much between guilty and not guilty. I question whether people just see rednecks negatively, whether theyre fine kind people or ornery despicable varmints.Seeing a still picture Is defunitely of limited information value, yet youre willing to state it confirms your judgment.

by PeraclesPlease on Mon, 06/15/2020 - 10:36am

Bet she quit before any higher ups even brought it up. Who the heck would want to be a chief of police right now? I sure wouldn't. How is this gonna get fixed if nobody wants the job?

by artappraiser on Sat, 06/13/2020 - 9:12pm

The Wendy's in Atlanta where Rayshard Brooks was shot and killed by police Friday is on fire via @CNN https://t.co/6htnPyQ2EM pic.twitter.com/UVU9jOAX6k
— Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) June 14, 2020

Atlanta-Journal Constitution the breaking news banner is

Protesters shut down interstate, smash windows, set fire at Wendy’s where fatal police shooting took place

1 hour ago

Arielle Kass
Eric Stirgus
Sarah Kallis

An Atlanta Wendy’s where Rayshard Brooks, 27, was fatally shot by police Friday night was set on fire.

The restaurant caught fire Saturday after protestors broke windows at the restaurant and threw fireworks inside.

Cortez Stafford, a spokesman for Atlanta fire, said the blaze grew because it wasn’t safe to get to the area near the restaurant when the fire began. He estimated there were 1,000 protestors near the Wendy’s.

“We’re now making our way in there to get a handle on the fire,” he said around 11 p.m [....]

by artappraiser on Sun, 06/14/2020 - 12:12am

Sarah Kallis of AJC live tweets at Wendy's location

https://twitter.com/SarahKallis

including this one:

Protesters have lit a fire inside Wendy’s. @ajc pic.twitter.com/7E6S0vJbkx
— Sarah Kallis (@SarahKallis) June 14, 2020

and this one:

Organizers are encouraging protesters to go home. “Whether you’re white or black, you’re going to jail,” they said. @ajc
— Sarah Kallis (@SarahKallis) June 14, 2020

by artappraiser on Sun, 06/14/2020 - 12:23am

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by artappraiser on Sun, 06/14/2020 - 11:30pm

Medical Examiner calls it homicide

Homicide… https://t.co/R8NaAnMSpk
— Charles M. Blow (@CharlesMBlow) June 15, 2020

by artappraiser on Sun, 06/14/2020 - 11:32pm

Good question:

Is this a victory? And if 'yes,' for who?https://t.co/amsS3wqbpU pic.twitter.com/MKXYqjihOS
— Kmele (@kmele) June 19, 2020

by artappraiser on Sat, 06/20/2020 - 2:38am

Read the article. Maybe. How can we know reasonably?

Maybe we dont have to solve every office dispute, even though having internet demands we do.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8440383/amp/Stepmom-Atlanta-cop...

by PeraclesPlease on Sat, 06/20/2020 - 2:55am

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