by Jesse Swindell | Dec 7, 2021 | Latest, Social Justice |
The Arizona Police Department is discharging a police officer for killing a man in a wheelchair by shooting him nine times outside a local Walmart store.
According to the CNN report, Tucson Police Department issued the video earlier. It disclosed that Richard Lee Richards was in his wheelchair when Officer Ryan Remington followed him. Remington, who was an off-duty security guard, received a call on Monday evening (Nov.29).
According to the call, the employee named a 61-year-old man of stealing a toolbox from the retail store. To make Richards cooperate with them, Mr. Remington and the employee followed him through the parking lot but couldn’t turn him. The Tucson Police Chief Chris Magus also confirmed it.
He further told that Richards refused to obey and moved towards the parking lot. In the meanwhile, the employee also stated that he asked for the receipt when he followed and caught Mr. Richards outside the store. But he took out his knife and threatened him with it.
Further stating, the Walmart employee says that Richards asked him to shoot him if he wanted to put down the knife, making the employee radio called the officer.
In the meantime, another cop also arrived to assist Remington in stopping Richards from getting into the store. A little later, Remington started firing at Richards and killed him on the spot.
According to the Police chief Magnus, Remington shot him nine bullets that are brutal. It is also against the Police Department Policy and training. Therefore, the department is discharging him.
The Pima County Attorney’s Office is also looking into the crime scene to sue Remington for criminal charges.
This article was penned by Jonathan P. Wright. Jonathan is a freelance writer for multiple mainstream publications and CVO of RADIOPUSHERS. You can read more of his work by clicking here.
by Jesse Swindell | Dec 7, 2021 | Latest, Social Justice |
In April, Minneapolis’s former white lady police office deadly shoot a 20-year-old black Daunte Wright. On Friday, December 3, a jury comprising white members was selected to deal with the case. In a traffic stop, Potter claims she mistakenly grabbed her gun instead of her taser and shot it at Wright, incurring first- and second-degree felonies.
News reported that the jury comprises twelve members. Comprises nine white members, one juror is black, and two are Asian. The jury is also equally divided among men and women, according to the channel. One juror expresses his thoughts that because of the gun use fear, he changed his mind about becoming a police officer.
Quite a few jurors also stated that they had a poor impression of Potter. She should have possessed too much strength to tell where her taser was, as compared to her weapon. Another jury member, former I.T. manager, and election judge wrote on a questionnaire that the victim should not have died of this charge. Expired license tag plates are not a much bigger reason to kill anyone.
A Navy veteran also included in the jury team said, during navy training taser also stunned him years ago. Now, technology has changed and the stunning issues will not affect his decision. He added more, seeing a video of a gun shoot was quite stressful as many things were happening there simultaneously.
Trail’s open argument will be held on December 10, and Potter will defend herself. Potter can get maximum prison of 15 years for the 1st-degree charge and 10 years of prison for the 2nd-degree charge. The jury said the sentence could be more if Potter was found guilty of the crime.
This article was penned by Jonathan P. Wright. Jonathan is a freelance writer for multiple mainstream publications and CVO of RADIOPUSHERS. You can read more of his work by clicking here.
by Jesse Swindell | Dec 7, 2021 | Latest, Social Justice |
Right-wing militia groups and the proud boys are planning to host an event in Salt Lake City, Utah to honour Kyle Rittenhouse. According to sources, they decided on a rally venue at Washington Square downtown on Dec 4 at noon. They will display flyers with writings like patriots and citizens at assembly, promoting the motto to defend your cities. Organizers are asking attendees that they must bring 2A flags, banners, freedom flags, and firearms.
Last summer, Rittenhouse was charged with many felony charges, including brutally shooting two men and one injured during a protest in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Amidst the civil unrest, he drove from his residence in Illinois to Kenosha to provide entrepreneurs with legal help in defending their enterprises.
According to him, he used his AR-15 as a self-defense weapon to kill the three men.
Judge Bruce Schroeder ordered that prosecutors do not disclose how Rittenhouse was associated with the Proud Boys given pictures of him in the bar with many members of the white supremacist group that appeared on social networks.
Following that, Rittenhouse was exculpating all charges, including first-degree deliberate assassination, first-degree felony murder, attempted first-degree homicide, and aggravated assault.
Rittenhouse spoke to Fox News’s Tucker Carlson more about the case as well as how he embraces the Black Lives Matter movement after the jury returned a not guilty plea.
He clarifies that this is an entirely uncommon situation and has no links with race. I did it all in my self-defense and he is not a racist at all. He said more that he supports peaceful protests and Black protection movements.
The jury concluded the matter as self-defense is legal and Mr. Rittenhouse is innocent. I’m relieved that everything went smoothly. We got through the troublesome part.”
This article was penned by Jonathan P. Wright. Jonathan is a freelance writer for multiple mainstream publications and CVO of RADIOPUSHERS. You can read more of his work by clicking here.
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