Black Lives Matter co-founder takes LAPD to trial for ‘swatting’ prank response

[horselightning]

Black Lives Matter co-founder takes LAPD to trial for ‘swatting’ prank response​

Testimony began Tuesday in the trial of a lawsuit brought by Black Lives Matter L.A. co-founder Melina Abdullah against the city of Los Angeles, with a Los Angeles police sergeant telling a jury that he ordered officers to approach the activist’s home with guns drawn even though he was “70%” certain they were responding to a fake hostage situation.
The sergeant, James Mankey, one of the defendants in the case, told jurors he didn’t want to take the chance of not sending the officers if the the 911 report of hostages inside the home turned out to be true. Police later determined that Abdullah had been the victim of a “swatting” prank; she later sued the city over the LAPD’s response to the incident, saying she and her three children were left fearing for their lives when officers aggressively approached their home.

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omg how un greatfull. i guess the police not have showed up on call an d let her die. this a money grab. typical blm

 

[MarcATL]

She's right!

 

[leftwinger]

 

[Wild Bill Kelsoe]

She's right!

I agree. They should have just ignored the call. Said fuck it and went on to other matters. Didn't even need to show up.

 

[drudge X]

She's right!

Lol ..no she isn't. Do you even have a clue how 911 calls are handled regardless if the calls are legit or not?

 

[Lord-Humungus]

She is going to get paid for the departments over reaction

 

[drudge X]

She is going to get paid for the departments over reaction

It's a damn if you do and damn if you don't situation.

 

[Lord-Humungus]

It's a damn if you do and damn if you don't situation.

Not overreacting to a situation that you feel is about 70% false would be a welcomed change

 

[Wild Bill Kelsoe]

Not overreacting to a situation that you feel is about 70% false would be a welcomed change

And had he been wrong and it was a hot situation and her family would have been hurt? He would be looking at a lot worse.

 

[Lord-Humungus]

And had he been wrong and it was a hot situation and her family would have been hurt? He would be looking at a lot worse.

Even if he was wrong sending the SWAT team guns blaming like it’s a 1970’s cop TV show is a poor reaction and could end in tragedy

 

[TheParser]

Los Angeles is now a blue city.

So the jury will find in her favor.

A real shame.

But that's the trend in today's America.

Been living in L.A. since the 1940s!!!

Yes, for a long time the LAPD was a force unto itself.

In the early 1990s, one chief even refused to speak with the mayor!!!

Today, the pendulum has swung too far left.

 

[Ghost of a Rider]

Not overreacting to a situation that you feel is about 70% false would be a welcomed change

It doesn’t matter that he thought there was a 70% chance it was false. Prudence and training demands they approach every situation as if it’s real.

 

[horselightning]

It's a damn if you do and damn if you don't situation.

sue if you do sue if you dont situation

 

[drudge X]

Not overreacting to a situation that you feel is about 70% false would be a welcomed change

If the feeling is 70%, then 70% is not enough to fall within the confidence level which should be 95 or 98% Did the sergeant told his squad to do an assessment of the surrounding areas or at least ask neighbors whether they heard or seen anything? If he is 70% sure it's not real, then he should do his due diligence knowing the department will get slap with legal action. The sergeant should know that he is in CA, a pro reparation state even though no history of slavery, not FL or TX.

 

[LeftofLeft]

She was going to go after the police whether they responded or not. Better to respond and do your job.

 

[scruffy]

Just another BLM asswipe trying to get free money.

I hope they make her pay court costs.

 

[drudge X]

Just another BLM asswipe trying to get free money.

I hope they make her pay court costs.

Are you kidding me? This is CA and her type is one of Newsom's favorite.

 

[22lcidw]

Yo Red States. Get huge, massive resources to expand the Panama Canal and even build a new one in that area. Then get massive resources spent for Mexico to accept imports while building huge highways and train routes into the United States to remove the Communist Western Coastal States from our East Asian Products. Southern ports would become the richest areas of the world.

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

Not overreacting to a situation that you feel is about 70% false would be a welcomed change

So this can happen?

4 law enforcement officers killed while serving warrant in North Carolina

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department warned the public to stay away from the scene. A U.S. Marshals task force was conducting an investigation when gunfire erupted.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[my2¢]

In August 2020, the LAPD received an emergency call from a person who demanded $1 million or he would shoot the three people he’d taken hostage.

So, the police made the mistake that black lives mattered?