Ironic thing is, I'm half-drunk as I'm posting this
Doesn't surprise me. You've been lapping at that beer for weeks!
Forcillo sentencing hearing - what will he get?
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Doesn't surprise me. You've been lapping at that beer for weeks!
Too bad the case of poor Tamir Rice didn't have players with the same eyes and thought process. Glad to see shit like this not go unpunished in Canada.
I think if anything good will come of all this, is that police will be much better trained in dealing with psychos or drug addicts.
I also think that the public needs to be a bit more sympathetic when it comes to cops and the difficult job that they have. Its all too easy for us to say how we all could've handled a situation like this much better, but the truth is none of us know how we deal with a crisis situation until we're actually dealt with it head-on!!!!
Anywho, thats just my 2 cents worth
Forcillo would have been fired from the police force upon conviction. therefore is pay as a cop should cease upon said conviction. but the media called him constable up until sentencing, which is NOT right
In the Forcillo case most people would have done a better job, they would not have tried to escalate the situation by being a bully and they would not have shot first without reason. My bet is someone else would have simply locked the doors and waited to talk it out. Remember the other officers there did not feel the need to draw their weapons or be an abusive bully
exactly. Even if Officer "Lethal" Force-illo didn't know how to lock the doors etc...could have baked off a bit without challenging Yatim to "Make my Day"
A great quote from Yatims father. He has my deepest sympathies for the loss of his son and the horrendous damage that scumbag Forcillo did to his family. :
"There are still “the bad apples” who don’t understand that policing is not “us versus them.”
"There are still “the bad apples” who don’t understand that policing is not “us versus them.”
Exactly. He acted like Dirty Harry.exactly. Even if Officer "Lethal" Force-illo didn't know how to lock the doors etc...could have baked off a bit without challenging Yatim to "Make my Day"
I am sorry that is just NOT GOOD ENOUGH. There were already indicators in Forcillos behavior on previous arrests that he was too lose with drawing his firearm. Deploying your firearm as an officer is viewed as a VERY SERIOUS THING. Many go an entire career without doing so. These are the types of cops we need. Officers that DO hesitate and are willing to risk injury to protect civilian life. We hope all officers do go home safe at the end of the day, but the job does have dangers and should only be staffed with courageous and service minded individuals that can deal with it. Others bring the force into disrepute.
Yeah and the fucking PUSSY ETF cops wasted 5 hours talking with him and taking him peacefully to get some mental health help.
The real cop Officer Forcillo got 'er done and wrapped up in less than two minutes and one clip.
Isn't that right Skyrider?
The jury found Forcillo not guilty of anything regarding the first 3 shots. If he'd stopped there, Forcillo would now be back out on the streets, with his badge and his gun. The jury's verdict effectively grants Canadian police a licence to kill.
No -- the lesson they will learn is that it's entirely ok to arrive on the scene and shout 'stop or I'll shoot', and when the guy doesn't, you shoot him. Doesn't matter if the threat is large or small -- it's ok to go ahead and shoot him. They've learned that it's (still) ok, in Canada, to apply fatal violence -- not as a last resort -- but as a first resort.
No. The lesson here is that it's ok for police to immediately shoot people they see as a danger to themselves. No need to try pansy things like de-escalation first.
Has anyone (cop or non-cop) ever succeeded in having a murder written off, by having it put down to an adrenalin rush? But you're right that the second volley sealed his fate. He was not convicted of anything at all in respect of the first three shots.
Don't look at the Yatim murder then. The first 3 shots -- which killed the kid -- were deemed justified by the jury, and were entirely unpunished.
