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[–] BoomerHater1488er 1 point 5 points (+6|-1) ago 

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 Las Vegas, NV — It was their sixth citizen shooting of 2018. Las Vegas police shot a young woman — 7 times — for holding a snow shovel. After being placed on paid administrative leave LVMPD officer Ondre Wills quietly resigned — in a likely attempt to avoid accountability — for dumping seven rounds into Sommer Richards, 34, as she turned to walk away from him. Now, the taxpayers of Las Vegas will likely be held liable.  I couldn’t believe it was happening. I’ve never resisted,” said Richards who filed a $7 million lawsuit against the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department and Ondre Wills this week — $1 million for each bullet that pierced her body. “I cannot lift any more than three pounds without pain, or basically having some sort of medical problem,” she said. “It should be common knowledge that you don’t shoot somebody seven times when you’re dragging a snow shovel,” Attorney E. Brent Bryson said. “Doesn’t make any sense.” We agree, and after watching the body camera footage, the officer’s shots made no sense at all. According to police, they were called to the area because the tiny 120 lb woman was either intoxicated or mentally ill and threatening neighbors with a broom and a skillet. When police arrived, they saw her holding a snow shovel. According to witnesses, the woman asked a family in front of their residence for a cigarette and they told her they did not have one.  Richards, who was clearly in a mentally diminished state, then held out the frying pan and pointed it at the family in a threatening manner before moving on. The incident was so minor that this family never called 911. Richards then walked to another house where she kissed a resident on the shoulder who then went inside to call 911 after a verbal dispute broke out. A security guard arrived before officer Wills who asked Richards if she was okay. Richards responded by holding the shovel above her head with both hands before running after the security guard.  Amazingly enough, the security guard escaped—unharmed—without shooting her. When officer Wills arrived on the scene, the citizens who appeared to be trying to calm the woman down were told to get behind the officer. As he trained his gun on Richards, the 23-year-old officer began frantically yelling, demanding she drop the shovel as if she could shoot someone with it. “She’s screaming right now,” Wills says into his radio, giving the code that Richards was mentally ill. As the officer’s own body camera footage shows, the woman never once swung the shovel at him and was merely ranting while banging it on the ground. It is important to point out that not a single person had been injured by the woman prior to her being shot. As the video shows, Richards turned to walk away from the officer when he opened fire. Wills fired seven rounds, all of which struck Richards. She was hit in her leg, arm, and abdomen. After he shot her, police claimed that the officer was protecting the person behind Richards who had walked out on the sidewalk during the altercation. At a press conference after the shooting, Jamie Prosser of Metro’s Office of Internal Oversight and Constitutional Policing released a statement to the press, noting, “(An officer) gave her commands to put the shovel down, at which point she turned and advanced toward a citizen who was standing nearby.” However, the person in the view of the officer’s body camera was also in the trajectory path of the seven rounds he fired. What’s more, Wills never gave Richards time to do anything—much less ‘advance toward a citizen’—as he opened fire as soon as she turned away. For at least 30 seconds, the woman stood, from what appeared to be 10 to 20 feet from officer Wills. This distance is well within the range of the X3 model taser which is standard for most police departments. However, he resorted to deadly force before trying it. According to the Las Vegas Review Journal, Richards was booked in absentia into the Clark County Detention Center. Last year, she faced counts of assault with a deadly weapon, tampering with a motor vehicle and battery on a protected person.  Richards plead guilty to one count of assault with a deadly weapon in criminal court with an Alford plea, which is admitting that prosecutors had the evidence to convince a jury, but she maintained her innocence, according to KTNV. Below is a video illustrating the lack of courage and propensity to resort to deadly force held by so many law enforcement officers in America today. Officers like Wills would have done well to watch body camera footage of cops the ones in Miami-Dade, who disarmed a mentally ill man who was coming at them with a knife—without killing him. Or, cops like Detective Howard Brickner and Corporal Lynn Bays who used intellect and reason to disarm a mentally ill man who actually had a gun. TFTP has reported on numerous instances in which police officers chose courage over killing and people’s lives were saved and rehabilitated as a result. It is high time that approach becomes the norm instead of shoot first, paid vacations later.

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[–] Armpit_and_Ass 0 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago 

Best version yet:

Las
Vegas,
NV
—
It
was
their
sixth
citizen
shooting
of
2018.
Las
Vegas
police
shot
a
young
woman
—
7
times
—
for
holding
a
snow
shovel.
After
being
placed
on
paid
administrative
leave
LVMPD
officer
Ondre
Wills
quietly
resigned
—
in
a
likely
attempt
to
avoid
accountability
—
for
dumping
seven
rounds
into
Sommer
Richards,
34,
as
she
turned
to
walk
away
from
him.
Now,
the
taxpayers
of
Las
Vegas
will
likely
be
held
liable.

I
couldn’t
believe
it
was
happening.
I’ve
never
resisted,”
said
Richards
who
filed
a
$7
million
lawsuit
against
the
Las
Vegas
Metropolitan
Police
Department
and
Ondre
Wills
this
week
—
$1
million
for
each
bullet
that
pierced
her
body.
“I
cannot
lift
any
more
than
three
pounds
without
pain,
or
basically
having
some
sort
of
medical
problem,”
she
said.
“It
should
be
common
knowledge
that
you
don’t
shoot
somebody
seven
times
when
you’re
dragging
a
snow
shovel,”
Attorney
E.
Brent
Bryson
said.
“Doesn’t
make
any
sense.”
We
agree,
and
after
watching
the
body
camera
footage,
the
officer’s
shots
made
no
sense
at
all.
According
to
police,
they
were
called
to
the
area
because
the
tiny
120
lb
woman
was
either
intoxicated
or
mentally
ill
and
threatening
neighbors
with
a
broom
and
a
skillet.
When
police
arrived,
they
saw
her
holding
a
snow
shovel.
According
to
witnesses,
the
woman
asked
a
family
in
front
of
their
residence
for
a
cigarette
and
they
told
her
they
did
not
have
one.

Richards,
who
was
clearly
in
a
mentally
diminished
state,
then
held
out
the
frying
pan
and
pointed
it
at
the
family
in
a
threatening
manner
before
moving
on.
The
incident
was
so
minor
that
this
family
never
called
911.
Richards
then
walked
to
another
house
where
she
kissed
a
resident
on
the
shoulder
who
then
went
inside
to
call
911
after
a
verbal
dispute
broke
out.
A
security
guard
arrived
before
officer
Wills
who
asked
Richards
if
she
was
okay.
Richards
responded
by
holding
the
shovel
above
her
head
with
both
hands
before
running
after
the
security
guard.

Amazingly
enough,
the
security
guard
escaped—unharmed—without
shooting
her.
When
officer
Wills
arrived
on
the
scene,
the
citizens
who
appeared
to
be
trying
to
calm
the
woman
down
were
told
to
get
behind
the
officer.
As
he
trained
his
gun
on
Richards,
the
23-year-old
officer
began
frantically
yelling,
demanding
she
drop
the
shovel
as
if
she
could
shoot
someone
with
it.
“She’s
screaming
right
now,”
Wills
says
into
his
radio,
giving
the
code
that
Richards
was
mentally
ill.
As
the
officer’s
own
body
camera
footage
shows,
the
woman
never
once
swung
the
shovel
at
him
and
was
merely
ranting
while
banging
it
on
the
ground.
It
is
important
to
point
out
that
not
a
single
person
had
been
injured
by
the
woman
prior
to
her
being
shot.
As
the
video
shows,
Richards
turned
to
walk
away
from
the
officer
when
he
opened
fire.
Wills
fired
seven
rounds,
all
of
which
struck
Richards.
She
was
hit
in
her
leg,
arm,
and
abdomen.
After
he
shot
her,
police
claimed
that
the
officer
was
protecting
the
person
behind
Richards
who
had
walked
out
on
the
sidewalk
during
the
altercation.
At
a
press
conference
after
the
shooting,
Jamie
Prosser
of
Metro’s
Office
of
Internal
Oversight
and
Constitutional
Policing
released
a
statement
to
the
press,
noting,
“(An
officer)
gave
her
commands
to
put
the
shovel
down,
at
which
point
she
turned
and
advanced
toward
a
citizen
who
was
standing
nearby.”
However,
the
person
in
the
view
of
the
officer’s
body
camera
was
also
in
the
trajectory
path
of
the
seven
rounds
he
fired.
What’s
more,
Wills
never
gave
Richards
time
to
do
anything—much
less
‘advance
toward
a
citizen’—as
he
opened
fire
as
soon
as
she
turned
away.
For
at
least
30
seconds,
the
woman
stood,
from
what
appeared
to
be
10
to
20
feet
from
officer
Wills.
This
distance
is
well
within
the
range
of
the
X3
model
taser
which
is
standard
for
most
police
departments.
However,
he
resorted
to
deadly
force
before
trying
it.
According
to
the
Las
Vegas
Review
Journal,
Richards
was
booked
in
absentia
into
the
Clark
County
Detention
Center.
Last
year,
she
faced
counts
of
assault
with
a
deadly
weapon,
tampering
with
a
motor
vehicle
and
battery
on
a
protected
person.

Richards
plead
guilty
to
one
count
of
assault
with
a
deadly
weapon
in
criminal
court
with
an
Alford
plea,
which
is
admitting
that
prosecutors
had
the
evidence
to
convince
a
jury,
but
she
maintained
her
innocence,
according
to
KTNV.
Below
is
a
video
illustrating
the
lack
of
courage
and
propensity
to
resort
to
deadly
force
held
by
so
many
law
enforcement
officers
in
America
today.
Officers
like
Wills
would
have
done
well
to
watch
body
camera
footage
of
cops
the
ones
in
Miami-Dade,
who
disarmed
a
mentally
ill
man
who
was
coming
at
them
with
a
knife—without
killing
him.
Or,
cops
like
Detective
Howard
Brickner
and
Corporal
Lynn
Bays
who
used
intellect
and
reason
to
disarm
a
mentally
ill
man
who
actually
had
a
gun.
TFTP
has
reported
on
numerous
instances
in
which
police
officers
chose
courage
over
killing
and
people’s
lives
were
saved
and
rehabilitated
as
a
result.
It
is
high
time
that
approach
becomes
the
norm
instead
of
shoot
first,
paid
vacations
later.

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[–] robot7247 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Solid