On Wednesday, December 14, 2016 at 12:54:08 PM UTC-5, Bod wrote:
On 14/12/2016 17:40, Oren wrote:
On Wed, 14 Dec 2016 17:14:57 +0000, Bod wrote:

Yet another unarmed man killed by police.

Police in Bakersfield, Calif., found a crucifix on an unarmed
73-year-old retiree with dementia shot dead by an officer, after police
said the man ignored their requests to remove his hands from his jacket.

"During a search of Mr. Serna a dark-colored simulated woodgrain
crucifix was recovered," read a statement from the Bakersfield Police
Department. "Mr. Serna was not armed at the time of the shooting. No
firearm has been recovered."

Serna has never carried a gun and was opposed to firearms, Serna's son,
Frank Serna, told KGET. "I don't know what led police to believe he had
a gun," Frank Serna said.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2...e-ca/95399066/

Yap Yap Yap.

Now read how the man had accosted neighbors.

http://www.bakersfield.com/news/man-fatally-shot-by-police-had-twice-accosted-neighbors-who/article_8c42d421-3500-52ad-b239-e94ca147a700.html

https://tinyurl.com/z5u56jk

The report states that the man was within 15 - 20 ft of the copper.
Why pump *seven* bullets into him and not taser him first.

Because they had credible reports that he had a gun and he had his
hands in his pockets and would not comply with requests to remove
them. Tasers are far less effective than bullets. What's the
chance that a taser dart will hit him, connect, at that distance?
And while you're screwing with a taser, he fires and kills you.



Your police have bullet proof riot shields.....use em.

AFAIK, those shields are to protect against rocks and bottles and
are not bullet proof.



It seems that Bakersfield makes a habit of killing people.

A study published last year by a project called Mapping Police Violence
rated Bakersfield's Police Department as the deadliest in the country,
logging 13.6 killings for every million people. The United States
average is 3.6, according to the project.

Just the title alone tells you that study must have come from a bunch
of lib loons, like Black Lies Matter.