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Judi Lynn

(160,542 posts) Thu Aug 16, 2018, 01:34 AM Aug 2018

Murder trial to begin for Texas officer who killed teen

Source: Associated Press

Ryan Tarinelli, Associated Press
Updated 7:33 pm CDT, Wednesday, August 15, 2018

DALLAS (AP) — A murder trial for a former Texas police officer who killed a black 15-year-old teenager highlights the heightened role video evidence plays in high-profile police shootings that have stirred discourse and triggered protests nationwide over issues of race and law enforcement.

Former Balch Springs officer Roy Oliver, who is white, opened fire last year into a moving car filled with five black teenagers, killing high school freshman Jordan Edwards. Oliver, 38, joined the department in 2011 and was fired after the fatal shooting, an incident that was thrust into a national conversation on the shooting of African Americans by police.

The jury trial is scheduled to begin Thursday in Dallas, but Oliver's defense attorneys on Wednesday filed an emergency stay to delay its start. A spokesperson for the Dallas County district attorney's office said the trial is expected to last about two weeks.

Following the shooting, the Balch Springs police chief reported that police video had contradicted his agency's original statement on the incident. Police first said the vehicle backed up toward officers "in an aggressive manner," but police later reported video showed the vehicle was moving forward as officers, after responding to a report of underage drinking at a house party, approached.

Read more: https://www.chron.com/news/texas/article/Murder-trial-to-begin-for-Texas-officer-who-13159473.php

Rest in Peace, Jordan Edwards.

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Murder trial to begin for Texas officer who killed teen (Original Post) Judi Lynn Aug 2018 OP

Beautiful boy snuffed out by a racist evil fuck. SunSeeker Aug 2018 #1

That racist piece of shit should never have been on any police force. SamKnause Aug 2018 #2

No drugs or alcohol found during autopsy or at site of party CozyMystery Aug 2018 #3

Thanks for the info. SamKnause Aug 2018 #9

May 1977 - "Let's see if the wetback can swim." yallerdawg Aug 2018 #4

Racist, authoritarian cops are a major issue in this country. Nitram Aug 2018 #5

the cop WILL heaven05 Aug 2018 #6

The cop certainly looks buzzed, was he drug screened after the incident? marble falls Aug 2018 #7

THE WHITE RAT IS GUILTY ROB-ROX Aug 2018 #8

SunSeeker

(51,559 posts)

1. Beautiful boy snuffed out by a racist evil fuck.

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Thu Aug 16, 2018, 01:52 AM

Aug 2018

SamKnause

(13,107 posts)

2. That racist piece of shit should never have been on any police force.

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Thu Aug 16, 2018, 02:59 AM

Aug 2018

Those responsible for hiring him should be fired.

It states the officers photo has been updated.

Why is his face beat to a pulp ??? (Not that I care)

Murdered for underage drinking.

What a fucked up country !!!!!!!!!!!!

CozyMystery

(652 posts)

3. No drugs or alcohol found during autopsy or at site of party

Reply to SamKnause (Reply #2)

Thu Aug 16, 2018, 08:07 AM

Aug 2018

https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/no-drugs-alcohol-found-party-jordan-edwards-killed-article-1.3287659

SamKnause

(13,107 posts)

9. Thanks for the info.

Reply to CozyMystery (Reply #3)

Thu Aug 16, 2018, 12:52 PM

Aug 2018

yallerdawg

(16,104 posts)

4. May 1977 - "Let's see if the wetback can swim."

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Thu Aug 16, 2018, 08:20 AM

Aug 2018

"The more things change, the more they stay the same."

The jury heard four weeks of testimony alleging that six police officers had taken Joe Campos Torres, 23, a laborer, from a cheap cantina, where he was arrested for public drunkeness, to a secluded spot near a bayou, where five of them beat him severely while his arms were handcuffed behind his back.

After a jail booking officer refused to accept Torres because of his injuries and ordered him taken to a hospital, the officers returned to the secluded spot, where one of them allegedly pushed him over a 17-foot embankment into the water after saying, "Let's see if this wetback can swim."

"The environment that created the Torres case continues to exist," Garcia said, "and we can expect a continuation of the same kind of thing."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1977/10/07/2-ex-policemen-convicted-in-drowning/49779b4a-c157-4604-b468-e936582e9cb0/

José Campos Torres was a 23-year-old Mexican-American and Vietnam veteran who was ruthlessly beaten by several white Houston Police Department officers that subsequently lead to his death. He was assaulted by a group of on-duty police officers after being arrested for disorderly conduct at a bar in Houston's Mexican-American East End neighborhood. The officers convicted for the death of Torres, at the state level, received minimal sentencing; 1 year probation and a $1 fine. Torres' murder and sentencing sparked community outrage and lead to multiple community protests, with one gathering escalating to a riot. His death lead to advocacy based non-profits and HPD official's negotiations leading to the addition of policies addressing police-community racial relations.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Joe_Campos_Torres

Nitram

(22,803 posts)

5. Racist, authoritarian cops are a major issue in this country.

Reply to yallerdawg (Reply #4)

Thu Aug 16, 2018, 09:19 AM

Aug 2018

heaven05

(18,124 posts)

6. the cop WILL

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Thu Aug 16, 2018, 09:48 AM

Aug 2018

only end up with a slap on the wrist with a feather duster....

marble falls

(57,097 posts)

7. The cop certainly looks buzzed, was he drug screened after the incident?

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Thu Aug 16, 2018, 11:40 AM

Aug 2018

ROB-ROX

(767 posts)

8. THE WHITE RAT IS GUILTY

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Thu Aug 16, 2018, 12:32 PM

Aug 2018

Nobody shoots into a moving vehicle and thinks it is NOT attempted MURDER. This guys a long over due date to be EXECUTED. All law enforcement people should be held to a HIGH standard. When those people with a gun KILL they should be publicly EXECUTED by family members.........

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