Utilitarian
co-Cain Manager
I support holding cops accountable and reforming certain things about law enforcement, but disarming cops doesn't work in a society that is heavily armed.The police are not just shooting unarmed Blacks, beating elderly, and Latinos, but also shooting white teens (John Albers), who committed no crime other than backing slowly out of their own driveway.
He did not even know police were in his driveway and he had done nothing wrong.
Overland Park says investigation of teen’s 2018 fatal police shooting will be released
In January 2018, John Albers was shot six times by a former Overland Park officer after police were called to the family home to check on the teenager’s well being.www.yahoo.comOverland Park releases report on fatal police shooting of John Albers, 17
The report includes hours of video and a 498-page summary.www.kmbc.com
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. —
Overland Park released a redacted report Thursday on the fatal police shooting of 17-year-old John Albers in 2018.
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He was slowky backing the family van out of the driveway when the officer opened fire.
A month later, Johnson County Prosecutor Steve Howe announced that the shooting was justified after a multi-jurisdictional investigation concluded because the officer reasonably feared for his life.
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Albers was shot 13 times.
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