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Offline Nemo

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Another Bad Cop, No Donut
« on: March 24, 2015, 10:10:51 PM »
and for once, prosecution for criminal homicide. Lets hope the prosecutor is not just blowing smoke on his part.

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http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/attorney-officer-acted-in-self-defense-in-shooting-motorist/ar-AA9WVkj

 
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  Attorney: Officer acted in self-defense in shooting motorist
    By MARK SCOLFORO, Associated Press 4 hrs ago

    HARRISBURG, Pa. — The lawyer for a Pennsylvania police officer charged with homicide in the shooting death of an unarmed motorist says she acted in self-defense.

    Attorney Brian Perry says the charges against his client, Hummelstown police officer Lisa Mearkle, are an injustice.

    Perry says Mearkle "felt like she had to do what she did" when she shot 59-year-old David Kassick twice in the back as he was lying facedown.

    Mearkle told investigators she fired because he wouldn't show his hands and she thought he was reaching into his jacket for a gun.

    Police say Kassick sped away after Mearkle tried to pull him over for an expired inspection sticker in February.

    Court records say Mearkle disabled Kassick with a stun gun before shooting him.

    Mearkle is a 15-year veteran of the force.

    THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.

    A Pennsylvania police officer was charged Tuesday with criminal homicide after investigators concluded she shot an unarmed motorist in the back as he lay facedown after a traffic stop over an expired inspection sticker.

    Authorities accused Hummelstown police Officer Lisa J. Mearkle of shooting 59-year-old David Kassick twice Feb. 2 without legal justification. She was released on $250,000 bail, her lawyer said. He planned a news conference later in the day.

    Authorities said Mearkle had attempted to pull over Kassick for expired inspection and emissions stickers before he sped away. She caught up to Kassick near his sister's home where he had been living for a short time.

    He got out and ran before Mearkle incapacitated him with a stun gun, held in her left hand. He was on the ground when she shot him twice in the back with the gun in her right hand, police said.

    Mearkle, 36, told investigators she fired because he would not show her his hands and she thought he was reaching into his jacket for a gun.

    The offense of criminal homicide encompasses a range of charges, from misdemeanor involuntary manslaughter to felony first-degree murder. Prosecutors often narrow the charge later in the process, about the time when defendants are formally arraigned.

    The stun gun recorded portions of the encounter, and District Attorney Ed Marsico called it the strongest evidence in the case.

    He said it appeared Kassick had been trying to remove stun-gun probes from his back.

    "At the time Officer Mearkle fires both rounds from her pistol, the video clearly depicts Kassick lying on the snow covered lawn with his face toward the ground," according to the arrest affidavit. "Furthermore, at the time the rounds are fired nothing can be seen in either of Kassick's hands, nor does he point or direct anything toward Officer Mearkle."

    Marsico said Mearkle waited 4 seconds between the first and second shots, and afterward performed CPR. He called the shooting "a tragedy for all involved."

    The district attorney said a syringe was found near Kassick's body, and he had alcohol and unspecified drugs in his system when he died.

    Lawyers for Kassick's family and estate issued a statement calling the charges "a substantial step toward closure" after what they described as a horrifying tragedy. They said he had worked as a Teamsters union laborer and struggled with addiction.

    "Mr. Kassick is now dead as a result of a traffic stop, a routine traffic stop," said one of the family's attorneys, Christopher Slusser. "He should not be dead. He should not have died as a result of that traffic stop. And the manner in which he was shot — you can infer from that what you will."

    Hummelstown Police Chief Charles M. Dowell did not respond to a message seeking comment, but his department issued a news release that said it had cooperated fully, calling the matter "an extremely difficult case for all involved."

    "We are servants of justice and must now allow the judicial process to conduct a fair and impartial review of the allegations that have been presented," the news release stated.
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Re: Another Bad Cop, No Donut
« Reply #1 on: March 24, 2015, 10:25:47 PM »
It is a tragedy for all involved.

What I do not understand, maybe a forum member who is a LEO could explain why the officer...

1) Shot him with a stun gun, and then
2) Shot him with not seeing a weapon?

She had his vehicle and he would have been easy to trace. I would have impounded the vehicle. Then dropped by his sisters and told her that he could have his vehicle back when he turned himself in.
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Re: Another Bad Cop, No Donut
« Reply #2 on: March 24, 2015, 11:51:30 PM »
HEY, NOT TO SIDETRACK MY OWN POST HERE BUT DOUBLE WTF IS GOING ON WITH MY POST COUNT BEING RESET DOWN TO THE SINGLE DIGITS.

HAVE I BEEN SPANKED OR OTHER SOME SUCH.  SHEESH AND CRIMINATLEY, I TRY TO ENTERTAIN AND EDUCATE ON ALL KINDS OF IMPORTANT ISSUES, USE ALOT OF SARCASM AND INTRIGUE TO GET PEOPLE THINKING ABOUT WHAT I CONSIDER IS IMPORTANT ISSUES IN THE WORLD.

DAMMITOL YA TRY AND TRY AND WHATCHA GET???  YES ITS ALL CAPPED.  CONSIDER IT IN A LOUD VOICE AND I MIGHT HAVE TO CAP SOME MORE AROUND HERE.

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Re: Another Bad Cop, No Donut
« Reply #3 on: March 25, 2015, 08:54:03 AM »
 :chuky: Nemo

 :lmfao:

Gee PREPCOM...Do you know what Nemo is talking about  :what:
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Re: Another Bad Cop, No Donut
« Reply #4 on: March 25, 2015, 12:27:10 PM »
Remember JOHNYMAC, you could easily be totally Capped.  See?

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Re: Another Bad Cop, No Donut
« Reply #5 on: March 25, 2015, 05:27:22 PM »
Quote from: Nemo on March 24, 2015, 11:51:30 PM
HEY, NOT TO SIDETRACK MY OWN POST HERE BUT DOUBLE WTF IS GOING ON WITH MY POST COUNT BEING RESET DOWN TO THE SINGLE DIGITS.

HAVE I BEEN SPANKED OR OTHER SOME SUCH.  SHEESH AND CRIMINATLEY, I TRY TO ENTERTAIN AND EDUCATE ON ALL KINDS OF IMPORTANT ISSUES, USE ALOT OF SARCASM AND INTRIGUE TO GET PEOPLE THINKING ABOUT WHAT I CONSIDER IS IMPORTANT ISSUES IN THE WORLD.

DAMMITOL YA TRY AND TRY AND WHATCHA GET???  YES ITS ALL CAPPED.  CONSIDER IT IN A LOUD VOICE AND I MIGHT HAVE TO CAP SOME MORE AROUND HERE.

Nemo

LOL  :lmfao:

Nemo congratz for reaching the 500 post, you well earned the Unchained Preppers patch.
You are a great member and PREPCOM truly appreciates that you reached the 500 mark posting quality stuff and not just "thanks posts".

John for sure already contacted you to arrange the patch delivery.
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Re: Another Bad Cop, No Donut
« Reply #6 on: March 25, 2015, 06:14:17 PM »
Yes, I gotta fess up.  I saw that number had been reset and PMed him about it.  He told me what and why and said he hoped I was going to rant a bit.  Of course, I have to fulfil all reasonable hopes so I did*.

Nemo  :dance:

*but so you all know, I will not hesitate to cap someone around here who needs it.
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