Has Anyone Else's life Been Affected by Police Brutality?

[whoaskew]

Over the past couple months, there have been many instances of police brutality and police killings being reported that have garnered national attention – Mike Brown, Andrew Scott Gaynier, Ezell Ford, Dillon Taylor, Dante Parker, Omar Abrego, Jacinto Zavala, Diana Showman, Michelle Cusseaux, Joshua Paul, Joseph Jennings, Guillermo Canas, Chris Lollie, Bryce Masters, and many, many others



I thought I should share my personal experience about how my life has been affected by Police Brutality:


While a senior at PSU, where he majored in accounting, my Dad was a victim of police brutality. He was driving home to KC for the weekend, when an 18 wheeler veered into his lane causing a wreck. The Police arrived, and saw that he was Black, so they beat him - breaking over a dozen bones and leaving him with permanent brain damage. Eventually my Dad received a settlement from the Police Department, but the money didn't erase what they did, and it surely didn't make up for all the lives that were affected in the process.

My mother was pregnant with me at the time this occurred, so I never even got a chance to develop a relationship with my Dad before the incident occurred. I remember telling my Dad I would be going to college in a small town, just like he did, and I remember him breaking down in tears begging me not to... swearing that if I went to college in a small town, someone would kill me before I made it to graduation, just like they tried to do to him. I kept that thought in the back of my mind, every day for the entire fours years that I attended Lincoln University, and especially during my junior and senior years when I commuted twice per week between Lincoln University in Jefferson City, MO and Kansas City, Missouri where I worked as a Supervisor at H&R Block.

I was fortunate that despite his injuries, my father lived to see my 30th birthday. That was long enough for him to see me graduate with my bachelor's degree in business, see the birth of both of his grandsons (my sons), and later saw me graduate with my master's degree in business. My father died at 52 years old, and while it was initially thought that his death was suspicious, it was later confirmed that his death was due to the brain damage caused by a stroke.

On the day my Dad died, I made this post on the planet - http://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/showthread.php?p=5845168 - and I am still grateful for all the support that I received during that time.


If you have any comments or experiences with police brutality, please share them below


P.S. For those that are interested, you can follow along as I make updates about this topic on my blog - http://www.asknigeljohnson.com/stop-police-brutality/

[eDave]

Originally Posted by RubberSponge

It was just funny to me that you said it that way.

I see you came in 2nd. Congratulations on being the 1st loser! / Stroker Ace

When I drive through, I believe Liberal, KS, there is a "Welcome" sign that says "Welcome to Liberal, KS. Home of the State Championship runner ups!"

I get a chuckle every time. Again, I THINK it's Liberal.

[Simply Red]

Originally Posted by Pawnmower

Yes, my high school football team were very nearly the state champions...played the final game that season in a pro stadium against the actual State Champions

In a very large state

would you be scared of Suge Knight?

[eDave]

Originally Posted by Simply Red

would you be scared of Suge Knight?

I have pondered this thought. If I had nothing to be scared of, then no. Otherwise it would be cool to meet up with him. How that would happen is unknown at this point.

[2bikemike]

I was smacked around by a KCK cop down on Speaker road back in the day when kids would drag race down there. I admit I was a smart ass to the cop. I was angry and had a chip on my shoulder. It actually turned out better that I didn't get run in that night.

The other time was while in the Navy, in Long Beach. I was on my bike doing about a hundred miles an hour and the by the time the cop caught up to me and pulled me over I was right at the front gate to the base. I had been drinking and didn't want to take off my full face helmet. The cop hit me upside the helmet with his mag light. About this time the Base police started coming from the gate and the cop told me I better get my ass back on the base. Again it worked out to my advantage.

I can't count the number of times I have been harassed as a kid from Wyandotte county hanging out in Johnson County. I would get pulled over, searched and questioned on what I was doing over there.

Nothing compared to the OP's story.

[Hog's Gone Fishin]

Well, the bastards did pull me over one night , made me pour out a case of beer and stole my friggin bong !

I guess it's ironic that now I jack off pigs.

[SAUTO]

I grew up in armourdale
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[Sweet Daddy Hate]

Nope.

[Buzz]

Originally Posted by JASONSAUTO

I grew up in armourdale
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I remember you saying this before, as a white guy, not a place I would want to drive through after dark. I used to sell window signs to a chicken place there 20 years ago, didn't feel comfortable during the day.

[notorious]

Originally Posted by eDave

When I drive through, I believe Liberal, KS, there is a "Welcome" sign that says "Welcome to Liberal, KS. Home of the State Championship runner ups!"

I get a chuckle every time. Again, I THINK it's Liberal.

Liberal is such a fine town.


/sarcasm

[Chiefs4TheWin]

I have not been a victim of brutality, but I've been a victim of my own stupidity. When I was young my friend got pulled for a break light. Ended up searching all 5 of us under the guise of they had the right to search the car, lied, said they found marijuana, charged the person who's seat they claimed had weed in it for possession, and the driver for transporting. Said if they came in the next day and gave a name they would be OK. So we went home and the 5 of us made up a name.

So we made up a name, Jeff Clark. Went in and asked to see what they found. They found nothing.

Of the 2 police officers that did this. One is now a Pennsylvania State Policeman, and the other is still a local town police officer.

Ever since then I've studied my rights in this wretched state.

[kcxiv]

I used to get harassed all the time as a kid by the same asshole who is now the Chief these days, **** Tom Trinidad. lol I was with a friend when i was like 19 and apparently there was a hit and run a few blocks where we were partying at. Well, it was like 2 in the morning and me and a buddy were walking home in the hood and all of a sudden this cop comes charging out of some bushes and tackles my friend next to me in the street lol His whole arm got turned into hamburger meat. It was nasty. Shit was so uncalled for. Then he tried to blame us for the hit and run. Apprently someone wrecked a car into one of them construction waste bins. lol It wasnt me or him, but i know who did it! lol This was years ago though like 1997 maybe

[DC.chief]

One June night in 2008, I had an argument with my father and had left the house to cool down. While I was out my mother called and said I need you here now it's about dad hurry. I speed home and find my dad in the backyard underneath the deck sitting on a retaining wall with a gun behind his back. He was calm at the time but had claimed he was going to shoot himself. I was back there with my mom and my neighbor having a calm conversation and trying to talk him into giving us the gun.

I left the yard and went next door where two federal law enforcement agents resided. I ask them for advice as they were friends and the both said call the cops. I felt things were under control but decided lets be safe about this. I call. 4 deputies show up and formulate a plan in less than 2 minutes to basically storm through the gate through our privacy fence to taser him. It is pitch black outside as it is nearly midnight mind you. They storm through the gate. point flashlights in his face and fire tasers at him before even announcing themselves. one probe hits his arm but the other misses. He stands up and runs to the back door of the house while leaving the gun behind on the retaining wall. as he opens the door a deputy puts a 3 round burst from an ar-15 in his back and he falls face first into the rec room. my mother and I were both with in a few feet of him. I watched him lift his head and arm for a brief second and he took his last breath.

We went through two federal trials and lost both. the police claimed he had the gun on him and raised it at them even though all 3 bullet wounds were in his backside. They lied and said the gun was underneath him after he fell. Yet from all the blood that stained the carpet underneath his torso not a drop of it was on the gun, which was still in its holster by the way. we lost the appeal. I will never under any circumstance call the police again. If I had only tackled him and took the gun from him, which I could have, this all could have been avoided. In my defining moment, I failed.

[Bwana]

Originally Posted by DC.chief

One June night in 2008, I had an argument with my father and had left the house to cool down. While I was out my mother called and said I need you here now it's about dad hurry. I speed home and find my dad in the backyard underneath the deck sitting on a retaining wall with a gun behind his back. He was calm at the time but had claimed he was going to shoot himself. I was back there with my mom and my neighbor having a calm conversation and trying to talk him into giving us the gun.

I left the yard and went next door where two federal law enforcement agents resided. I ask them for advice as they were friends and the both said call the cops. I felt things were under control but decided lets be safe about this. I call. 4 deputies show up and formulate a plan in less than 2 minutes to basically storm through the gate through our privacy fence to taser him. It is pitch black outside as it is nearly midnight mind you. They storm through the gate. point flashlights in his face and fire tasers at him before even announcing themselves. one probe hits his arm but the other misses. He stands up and runs to the back door of the house while leaving the gun behind on the retaining wall. as he opens the door a deputy puts a 3 round burst from an ar-15 in his back and he falls face first into the rec room. my mother and I were both with in a few feet of him. I watched him lift his head and arm for a brief second and he took his last breath.

We went through two federal trials and lost both. the police claimed he had the gun on him and raised it at them even though all 3 bullet wounds were in his backside. They lied and said the gun was underneath him after he fell. Yet from all the blood that stained the carpet underneath his torso not a drop of it was on the gun, which was still in its holster by the way. we lost the appeal. I will never under any circumstance call the police again. If I had only tackled him and took the gun from him, which I could have, this all could have been avoided. In my defining moment, I failed.

That's one hell of a story, sorry dude that sucks.

[whoaskew]

Originally Posted by DC.chief

One June night in 2008, I had an argument with my father and had left the house to cool down. While I was out my mother called and said I need you here now it's about dad hurry. I speed home and find my dad in the backyard underneath the deck sitting on a retaining wall with a gun behind his back. He was calm at the time but had claimed he was going to shoot himself. I was back there with my mom and my neighbor having a calm conversation and trying to talk him into giving us the gun.

I left the yard and went next door where two federal law enforcement agents resided. I ask them for advice as they were friends and the both said call the cops. I felt things were under control but decided lets be safe about this. I call. 4 deputies show up and formulate a plan in less than 2 minutes to basically storm through the gate through our privacy fence to taser him. It is pitch black outside as it is nearly midnight mind you. They storm through the gate. point flashlights in his face and fire tasers at him before even announcing themselves. one probe hits his arm but the other misses. He stands up and runs to the back door of the house while leaving the gun behind on the retaining wall. as he opens the door a deputy puts a 3 round burst from an ar-15 in his back and he falls face first into the rec room. my mother and I were both with in a few feet of him. I watched him lift his head and arm for a brief second and he took his last breath.

We went through two federal trials and lost both. the police claimed he had the gun on him and raised it at them even though all 3 bullet wounds were in his backside. They lied and said the gun was underneath him after he fell. Yet from all the blood that stained the carpet underneath his torso not a drop of it was on the gun, which was still in its holster by the way. we lost the appeal. I will never under any circumstance call the police again. If I had only tackled him and took the gun from him, which I could have, this all could have been avoided. In my defining moment, I failed.

My God man, that is horrible. I thought my situation was bad, but to actually witness that with your own eyes?

I know it is easy for me to sit here and tell you not to blame yourself, but I can honestly understand why you feel the way you do. A small part of me blames myself for what happened to my Dad, and I wasn't even born yet when it happened.

I hate to hear you went through that, and I hope those bastards rot in hell for what they did...

[eDave]

Originally Posted by DC.chief

One June night in 2008, I had an argument with my father and had left the house to cool down. While I was out my mother called and said I need you here now it's about dad hurry. I speed home and find my dad in the backyard underneath the deck sitting on a retaining wall with a gun behind his back. He was calm at the time but had claimed he was going to shoot himself. I was back there with my mom and my neighbor having a calm conversation and trying to talk him into giving us the gun.

I left the yard and went next door where two federal law enforcement agents resided. I ask them for advice as they were friends and the both said call the cops. I felt things were under control but decided lets be safe about this. I call. 4 deputies show up and formulate a plan in less than 2 minutes to basically storm through the gate through our privacy fence to taser him. It is pitch black outside as it is nearly midnight mind you. They storm through the gate. point flashlights in his face and fire tasers at him before even announcing themselves. one probe hits his arm but the other misses. He stands up and runs to the back door of the house while leaving the gun behind on the retaining wall. as he opens the door a deputy puts a 3 round burst from an ar-15 in his back and he falls face first into the rec room. my mother and I were both with in a few feet of him. I watched him lift his head and arm for a brief second and he took his last breath.

We went through two federal trials and lost both. the police claimed he had the gun on him and raised it at them even though all 3 bullet wounds were in his backside. They lied and said the gun was underneath him after he fell. Yet from all the blood that stained the carpet underneath his torso not a drop of it was on the gun, which was still in its holster by the way. we lost the appeal. I will never under any circumstance call the police again. If I had only tackled him and took the gun from him, which I could have, this all could have been avoided. In my defining moment, I failed.

Damn. I don't know what else to say really. How are you doing?