A man who was shot by police and later died had to wait 10 extra minutes for an ambulance after an officer having a “mild anxiety attack” took the first one that arrived at the scene, according to a newly released state investigation.
Dyshan Best, 39, was shot in the back last year as he fled from officers in Bridgeport, Connecticut. A report released Tuesday by the state’s inspector general found that the shooting was justified because Best had a gun in his hand and the officer pursuing him had reasons to fear for his own safety.
But the report raised questions about what took place after the March 31 shooting, which left Best, who was Black, bleeding with severe internal injuries.
The officer feared for his safety from the guy running AWAY from him?
What kind of snowflakes do they hire for police officers over there? Did the poor little policeman get a juice box and a safety blanket afterwards to take a nap break from the big scarey world after he murdered someone?
Did the poor little policeman get a juice box and a safety blanket afterwards to take a nap break from the big scarey world after he murdered someone?
Technically yes. It was called an ambulance.
I think you mean a … Whaaaaambulence
Touché 😂
“The ambulance was for me … the amnotbulance was for the guy I shot.”
This is only second to that time the cops killed a dude then sent a dry cleaner bill to his family because of all the blood they had to wash from their uniforms
Can you help find a link for that?
Dyshan Best, 39, was shot in the back last year as he fled from officers in Bridgeport, Connecticut. A report released Tuesday by the state’s inspector general found that the shooting was justified because Best had a gun in his hand and the officer pursuing him had reasons to fear for his own safety.
If I shoot a rich white man in the back who is running away from me and claim I “feared for my life” I’d probably get the death penalty.
If you’re Dick Cheney, you get an apology.
“When you’re a warhawk, they let you do it. You can do anything. Shoot ‘em in the face.”
I have a hard to believing that shooting someone in the back can ever be justified by a fear for your life.
The adrenaline rush of getting to kill someone probably set off an anxiety attack.
According to the cops he had a gun and was pointing it behind him. They did find a gun next to him after he was shot. Time will tell if the bodycams back up that narrative, but if they do imo the shooting was justified. Nothing can justify what happened afterward though.
Why would we take the cops at their word? That’s just silly. Either they have the bodycam footage to back it up, or they’re lying.
I’m not taking them at their word. I’m speculating about a scenario where the bodycam footage backs them up. CT is usually pretty good about releasing this stuff so we will find out.
Even if there was no gun pointing backwards and he just had the gun, if the person fleeing has shown they are willing to use it, isn’t that enough reason to fear for the saftey of others and take the shot?
I know there’s some line where that becomes okay, but not sure when/where.
I wouldn’t say so, no. I don’t think cops should be allowed to shoot someone simply for possessing a gun. Deadly force is intended to stop an imminent threat, not someome who may become a threat at some unknown time in the future.
Simply possessing a gun absolutely not, but there are rules and exceptions for example on if they have shot at innocent people during the altercation already.
I’m just not sure where that line is, but it does exist.
edit: Like, shooting at innocent people during the alternation might not be enough even, it might need to be shooting at innocent people while fleeing.
All the police have is unsubstantiated claims from a 911 call. Thinking that is enough for lethal force is why SWATing happens. Fake 911 calls about serious crimes trying to get the police to show up and murder people. The job of the police is not to determine guilt or innocence, nor do they punish, those are for the judicial branch.
I never said that was enough for lethal force, but there are reasons a cop will shoot someone in the back and it be valid.
You kinda keep dodging what I’m talking about, which is if the person has shown to be a actual threat to the public.
There are rules around it, I just don’t know what that threshold is.
I’m not saying this was met in this case, but I am saying they CAN shoot someone who’s running away in some circumstances. (edit: without having to even be pointing the gun at the cop)
edit: My bad also you aren’t the same person replying to me, so you aren’t repeatedly dodging anything.
Hypothetically, yes there are justified shootings. Deciding if a shooting is justified should be done by a jury though, not an internal investigation. All lethal use of force cases should be prosecuted and guilt/innocence should be decided by a jury. The use of lethal force justification being decided by a judge/prosecutor/police is short-cutting the legal standard that any other victim would see their perpetrator held to and is therefore a 14th amendment violation.
None of this would have happened if the victim had only chosen to be a white insurance executive.
This is, at minimum, homicide.
Taking the life of another person, a civilian, that you are responsible for, as not just any social servant, but as a constable of police, must have much, much more serious consequences. It is disgusting and unacceptable, and should be much more deeply discouraged through criminal punishment in a way that truly carries the weight of taking an entire life.
Depraved indifference homicide.
Don’t minimize death of another. Provoked or not. Physically taking a gun out and shooting is murder/homicide. There are always ALTERNATIVES!!
I wish pancreatic cancer for every cop. Die painfully, pigs.
Little bitch cop kills man by gunshot and denying him emergency medical service.
FTFY
