Re: 4th amendment violation or exigent circumstances?

Posted by Beekeeper on Aug 14, 2014; 4:13am
URL: http://vintage-and-classic-hondas.81.s1.nabble.com/4th-amendment-violation-or-exigent-circumstances-tp4052853p4053134.html

Well, Ferguson, Mo ain't got nothing on Salt Lake.  Law enforcement claims they received a call of a man brandishing a weapon at a 7-11.  Three officers arrived just as 3 teens were exiting the store with Big Gulps.  Officers decided one of them fit the description, and confronted them.  One kid had earbuds and his music playing, and he kept walking.  One officer got in front of him and ordered his hands up.  The kid reached to pull his pants up, wearing those low rider pants young people wear these days.  So the officer shot him in the chest multiple times.  No weapon on him.  The 7-11 clerk said no problems in store, no theft, no weapon, no problems.  They left the kids body laying there for over 5 hours while they searched for a weapon.   Can't find one.  Now they are being very quiet, other than character assassination in the paper about a warrant on the kid.  How would they know before they shot him?  They didn't!  Didn't even know who he was until after they had shot and killed him.   Not sure what is going on with law enforcement in our country, but it ain't good.