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Mr. Laz · 03-25-2015, 09:24 AM

Cop Arrested After Video Shows Her Shoot Unarmed Man in Back Lying Face Down in the Snow
By Cassandra Fairbanks on March 25, 2015

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Harrisburg, PA– Hummelstown police Officer, Lisa J. Mearkle was charged with criminal homicide on Tuesday in the shooting death of 59-year-old David Kassick on February 2.

Mearkle shot Kassick as he laid face down on the ground in the snow, unarmed, during a routine traffic stop gone awry.

Mearkle had attempted to pull Kassick over for an expired inspection sticker, but the situation escalated when Kassick attempted to flee from the officer.

Eventually Mearkle caught up to the motorist close to his sister’s home where he was staying, but Kassick got out of the vehicle and fled on foot. As he was attempting to run away, he was incapacitated by the officer’s taser which she held in her left hand. With her right hand, she unnecessarily pulled out her service gun and shot the unarmed man twice in the back as he lay face-down on the ground.

The 36-year-old officer claims that she shot the unarmed man because he would not show his hands and she was concerned he may have been reaching in his jacket for a weapon, but the recording from the deployed taser paints a different picture.

District Attorney Ed Marsico has stated that it appeared from the recording that Kassick was simply trying to remove the stun gun probes from his back before his life was taken.

“At the time Officer Mearkle fires both rounds from her pistol, the video clearly depicts Kassick lying on the snow covered lawn with his face toward the ground, furthermore, at the time the rounds are fired nothing can be seen in either of Kassick’s hands, nor does he point or direct anything toward Officer Mearkle,” the arrest affidavit reads.

A syringe was found near his body, and there were unspecified drugs as well as alcohol in his system when he died. His family has admitted that he has struggled with addiction, a personal problem which should not have cost him his life.

“Mr. Kassick is now dead as a result of a traffic stop, a routine traffic stop,” one of the family’s attorneys, Christopher Slusser, told the press. “He should not be dead. He should not have died as a result of that traffic stop. And the manner in which he was shot — you can infer from that what you will.”

Mearkle is currently free on $250,000 bail. She faces potential charges ranging from misdemeanor involuntary manslaughter to felony first-degree murder depending on what the prosecution decides when she is formally arraigned.

Read more at http://thefreethoughtproject.com/pa-...v0jtryAGBAF.99

**BigRichard** · 03-25-2015, 09:45 AM

If this is a white guy they should lock her up and throw away the key

Otherwise...

SPchief · 03-25-2015, 09:45 AM

Face down, don't shoot?

**BigRichard** · 03-25-2015, 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by SPchief

Face down, don't shoot?

lol

KC native · 03-25-2015, 09:56 AM

nb4 first racist post.

**Bugeater** · 03-25-2015, 09:58 AM

This should make all the cop haters happy

KC native · 03-25-2015, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Baconeater

This should make all the cop haters happy

Happy? No.

Another example of ****ed up policing that reinforces the argument that cops suck these days? Ab-so-****inglutely.

ChiefsHawk · 03-25-2015, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by KC native

Happy? No.

Another example of ****ed up policing that reinforces the argument that cops suck these days? Ab-so-****inglutely.

Yep because you can name 1-8 stories about cops being idiots all 1.1 million of police officers are bad at their job.

**Rain Man** · 03-25-2015, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Ecto-I

Hmmm. Tough to make a judgement without seeing the video. On one hand he's not "dead as a result of a traffic stop, a routine traffic stop,” - he's dead because he ran from the cops.

On the other, shooting a clearly incapacitated body is certainly excessive and should be regarded as such.

Yeah, that pretty much summarizes the issue.

KC native · 03-25-2015, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by ChiefsHawk

Yep because you can name 1-8 stories about cops being idiots all 1.1 million of police officers are bad at their job.

It's much higher than 1-8 stories.

I'm not going to apologize for expecting the police to be held to a higher standard.

Kman34 · 03-25-2015, 10:12 AM

I guess if she can't see your hands...Bang, Bang

Eleazar · 03-25-2015, 10:24 AM

He's dead because he's an idiot and ran from the police. That doesn't mean he deserved it, but that is why he is dead.

KC native · 03-25-2015, 10:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Cochise

He's dead because he's an idiot and ran from the police. That doesn't mean he deserved it, but that is why he is dead.

No.

He's dead because a cop tazed him and then shot him to death while he was incapacitated.

**Bugeater** · 03-25-2015, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by KC native

Happy? No.

Another example of ****ed up policing that reinforces the argument that cops suck these days? Ab-so-****inglutely.

Pay no attention to the fact that nearly every one of these incidents involves someone who is resisting/fleeing. No need to hold criminals accountable for their actions... it's all on the cops.

Just Passin' By · 03-25-2015, 10:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Cochise

He's dead because he's an idiot and ran from the police. That doesn't mean he deserved it, but that is why he is dead.

He's dead because some cop shot him in the back in a situation where it was unwarranted.

Eleazar · 03-25-2015, 10:29 AM

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Originally Posted by KC native

No.

He's dead because a cop tazed him and then shot him to death while he was incapacitated.

His death was the result of an incident that began when he decided to run from the police.

No, he didn't deserve to be killed if the facts presented in the article (which reads as heavily biased) are correct. If this narrative is accurate then I hope the legal system takes care of it.

Still doesn't change the fact that if you don't start none, there won't be none.

03-25-2015, 09:24 AM
Mr. Laz Don't Tease Me Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: KS Casino cash: $11047037	Chase,Taser,Shoot Cop Arrested After Video Shows Her Shoot Unarmed Man in Back Lying Face Down in the Snow By Cassandra Fairbanks on March 25, 2015 image: Harrisburg, PA– Hummelstown police Officer, Lisa J. Mearkle was charged with criminal homicide on Tuesday in the shooting death of 59-year-old David Kassick on February 2. Mearkle shot Kassick as he laid face down on the ground in the snow, unarmed, during a routine traffic stop gone awry. Mearkle had attempted to pull Kassick over for an expired inspection sticker, but the situation escalated when Kassick attempted to flee from the officer. Eventually Mearkle caught up to the motorist close to his sister’s home where he was staying, but Kassick got out of the vehicle and fled on foot. As he was attempting to run away, he was incapacitated by the officer’s taser which she held in her left hand. With her right hand, she unnecessarily pulled out her service gun and shot the unarmed man twice in the back as he lay face-down on the ground. The 36-year-old officer claims that she shot the unarmed man because he would not show his hands and she was concerned he may have been reaching in his jacket for a weapon, but the recording from the deployed taser paints a different picture. District Attorney Ed Marsico has stated that it appeared from the recording that Kassick was simply trying to remove the stun gun probes from his back before his life was taken. “At the time Officer Mearkle fires both rounds from her pistol, the video clearly depicts Kassick lying on the snow covered lawn with his face toward the ground, furthermore, at the time the rounds are fired nothing can be seen in either of Kassick’s hands, nor does he point or direct anything toward Officer Mearkle,” the arrest affidavit reads. A syringe was found near his body, and there were unspecified drugs as well as alcohol in his system when he died. His family has admitted that he has struggled with addiction, a personal problem which should not have cost him his life. “Mr. Kassick is now dead as a result of a traffic stop, a routine traffic stop,” one of the family’s attorneys, Christopher Slusser, told the press. “He should not be dead. He should not have died as a result of that traffic stop. And the manner in which he was shot — you can infer from that what you will.” Mearkle is currently free on $250,000 bail. She faces potential charges ranging from misdemeanor involuntary manslaughter to felony first-degree murder depending on what the prosecution decides when she is formally arraigned. Read more at http://thefreethoughtproject.com/pa-...v0jtryAGBAF.99
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