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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

**TimBone** · 03-25-2015, 09:25 AM

INB4 DC

jd1020 · 03-25-2015, 09:27 AM

So she faces charges that start at involuntary manslaughter? WTF?!

Reerun_KC · 03-25-2015, 09:26 AM

In b4 hall

**BigMeatballDave** · 03-25-2015, 09:26 AM

****, she was a horrible cop if this is true.

Eleazar · 03-25-2015, 09:27 AM

I will go ahead and take care of every reasonable person's post and say that if the thread title is accurate, that's deplorable.

**The Franchise** · 03-25-2015, 09:28 AM

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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.”

Routine traffic stop? Pretty sure I don't flee during routine traffic stops.

**BigMeatballDave** · 03-25-2015, 09:28 AM

That said, he's a dumbass for running.

**The Franchise** · 03-25-2015, 09:28 AM

Oh....and throw that cop in jail for sure. That's ****ed up.

Ecto-I · 03-25-2015, 09:30 AM

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.

jd1020 · 03-25-2015, 09:33 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.

The DA saw the video and they got an arrest warrant for her for shooting a guy lying face down in the snow in his back.

If she doesn't get charged with murder then we should all be making plans to jump ship to another country.

**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.

**TribalElder** · 03-25-2015, 09:31 AM

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Pasta Little Brioni · 03-25-2015, 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by TribalElder

Bang bang didn't read lol

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03-25-2015, 09:24 AM	Topic Starter
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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Ecto-I The only way to Travel. Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: In the car Casino cash: $5323602	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.
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