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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

Just Passin' By · 03-25-2015, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Dicky McElephant

Not going to answer my question?

If he was hit with the tazer and he died....how was it not his fault?

Why would I break down such an obvious answer?

How the hell would it possibly be his fault?

You people don't even bother to think on this subject.

**BigMeatballDave** · 03-25-2015, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Just Passin' By

His flight didn't warrant a bullet in the back. How ****ing tough is that for you to wrap your mind around?

You've got to be trolling.

WhawhaWhat · 03-25-2015, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by BigMeatballDave

I've already said what should happen to her, but his action is partly to blame for his death.

Then you are justifying the gunshots that killed him.

Just Passin' By · 03-25-2015, 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by LoneWolf

You've got to be trolling.

No, I'm using my brain to actually think. I understand that such a process is uncommon when it comes to police threads around here.

**The Franchise** · 03-25-2015, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Just Passin' By

Why would I break down such an obvious answer?

How the hell would it possibly be his fault?

You people don't even bother to think on this subject.

If he doesn't flee.....the tazer isn't needed. That doesn't make sense to you?

**The Franchise** · 03-25-2015, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by jd1020

How does dying from a tazer equal getting shot in the back with a bullet?

A tazer is considered non lethal. Is a bullet fired from a gun considered non lethal?

It was a hypothetical situation for JPB.

**The Franchise** · 03-25-2015, 11:33 AM

And I've already stated that bitch needs to be locked up.

**BigMeatballDave** · 03-25-2015, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by WhawhaWhat

Then you are justifying the gunshots that killed him.

Holy ****ing shit

No, I'm not.

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Originally Posted by BigMeatballDave

The guy didn't deserve to die, and she should be charged with something, but that dipshit contributed to his own death.

Just Passin' By · 03-25-2015, 11:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Dicky McElephant

If he doesn't flee.....the tazer isn't needed. That doesn't make sense to you?

You used the word "Fault". Do you not grasp that words mean things? It's not the guy's fault if he dies. JFC

This thread's going to be a waste of time, because people don't bother to think.

**BigMeatballDave** · 03-25-2015, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Just Passin' By

You used the word "Fault". Do you not grasp that words mean things? It's not the guy's fault if he dies. JFC

This thread's going to be a waste of time, because people don't bother to think.

Personal responsibility is the idea that human beings choose, instigate, or otherwise cause their own actions. A corollary idea is that because we cause our actions, we can be held morally accountable or legally liable.

WhawhaWhat · 03-25-2015, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by BigMeatballDave

Holy ****ing shit

No, I'm not.

If he is partially to blame for his own death, and his death is the result of being shot, then you must feel that being shot was at least partially a reasonable response.

**BigMeatballDave** · 03-25-2015, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by WhawhaWhat

If he is partially to blame for his own death, and his death is the result of being shot, then you must feel that being shot was at least partially a reasonable response.

He should not have been shot, that is on the cop, however, he made the choice to run.

Had he not run, he doesn't get shot.

jd1020 · 03-25-2015, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by BigMeatballDave

He should not have been shot, that is on the cop, however, he made the choice to run.

Had he not run, he doesn't get shot.

What if his hand twitched in the car when the officer was at the window during the routine traffic stop?

TLO · 03-25-2015, 11:50 AM

unlurking · 03-25-2015, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by DenverChief

For every action there is an equal but opposite reaction. I'm not saying what she did was right but c'mon there has to be some personal responsibilty on the part of citizens to follow basic directions of law enforcement.

If he had got run over by a semi while running away there would still be people blaming the police....

The equal and opposite reaction to a fleeing suspect seems to have been the taser to me. The prison sentence for the officer would be the equal and opposite reaction for murder.

If he runs into traffic and gets hit by a semi, that's Darwin.

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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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