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[ PRIVACY Forum ] Upset teen shot by police sniper
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Upset teen shot by police sniper
http://j.mp/Y7xcUe (Gawker)
http://j.mp/Y7xlaj (CBS Atlanta)
The Messinas spoke out earlier this week for the first time, to
contradict the characterization of their son's death as outlined by
Cherokee County sheriff Roger Garrison (who, it should be noted, once
wore a KKK costume to a Halloween party in 1985). Garrison,
unsurprisingly, said the shooting was justified because Messina stuck
his pistol "straight through the glass door at [the] officers." The
Garrison's attorney, citing the Georgia Bureau of Investigation
report, says that officers were behind a wall outside of the house,
and that none of them saw Messina stick the gun through the window.
The sniper was on the scene for less than 20 minutes, and had not been
briefed on the situation.
...
"Obviously it was an act of aggression against him. And my perception
of the situation was that he was not, himself, being aggressive," said
Susan Ehtesham, one of Andrew Messina's former teachers. "Would this
make you hesitate to call the police?" Saltzman asked neighbor Leeanna
Tucker. "I would never call them for help now," she replied. An
internal investigation by the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office and the
district attorney both found there was no criminal wrongdoing by
Yarbrough.
- - -
I personally know of situations that were made far worse by cops who
were called to try help someone, but decided to play SEAL team
commandos instead. The poor training and heavy weaponry given to
officers who in *some* cases are essentially thugs is breathtaking.
--Lauren--
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