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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump defends officer who shot Rayshard Brooks as police call in sick
Source: The Guardian
Trump defends officer who shot Rayshard Brooks as police call in sick
Trump told Hannity: You cant resist a police officer like that
Significant number of Atlanta officers did not show up for work
Adam Gabbatt in New York
@adamgabbatt
Published on Thu 18 Jun 2020 19.16 BST
Donald Trump has defended the police officer who shot dead Rayshard Brooks in Atlanta, as a number of officers called in sick after their colleague was charged with murder.
Garrett Rolfe, a white officer, shot Brooks, who is black, twice in the back as Brooks pointed a police Taser stun gun in his direction while running away. Rolfe faces 11 charges over the killing.
A significant number of officers did not show up for work on Wednesday night, the citys police department said. Atlantas mayor suggested the city may have to call in officers from other jurisdictions.
Brookss death has prompted protests in the city and elsewhere as it emerged that Brooks, 27, was 18ft from Rolfe, and running away, when he pointed the Taser which prosecutors say Rolfe knew was not functional before being shot.
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Trump told Hannity: You cant resist a police officer like that
Significant number of Atlanta officers did not show up for work
Adam Gabbatt in New York
@adamgabbatt
Published on Thu 18 Jun 2020 19.16 BST
Donald Trump has defended the police officer who shot dead Rayshard Brooks in Atlanta, as a number of officers called in sick after their colleague was charged with murder.
Garrett Rolfe, a white officer, shot Brooks, who is black, twice in the back as Brooks pointed a police Taser stun gun in his direction while running away. Rolfe faces 11 charges over the killing.
A significant number of officers did not show up for work on Wednesday night, the citys police department said. Atlantas mayor suggested the city may have to call in officers from other jurisdictions.
Brookss death has prompted protests in the city and elsewhere as it emerged that Brooks, 27, was 18ft from Rolfe, and running away, when he pointed the Taser which prosecutors say Rolfe knew was not functional before being shot.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jun/18/rayshard-brooks-garrett-rolfe-trump-atlanta-police
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Trump defends officer who shot Rayshard Brooks as police call in sick (Original Post)
Eugene
Jun 2020
OP
He wants his sycophants to start shooting us so he can do away with election
Eliot Rosewater
Jun 2020
#2
Of course he did! The Georgia Penal Code does not say resisting arrest is punishable by death.
tulipsandroses
Jun 2020
#3
onecaliberal
(32,894 posts)1. Fire them all.
Eliot Rosewater
(31,121 posts)2. He wants his sycophants to start shooting us so he can do away with election
tulipsandroses
(5,127 posts)3. Of course he did! The Georgia Penal Code does not say resisting arrest is punishable by death.
What the law does say, police cannot shoot someone in the back running away from them.
Thekaspervote
(32,793 posts)4. The American populous overwhelmingly is for BLM and police reform
Just like the stunt in front of St Johns church it will bring him instant poll drop
Nevilledog
(51,197 posts)5. That's bullshit reporting. The stun gun was spent. Could not be shot.