The gun the deputy said Casey Goodson Jr. was waving when he was shot in the back multiple times was found in the man's kitchen with the safety on, the prosecutor shared publicly for the first time.

The gun the deputy said Casey Goodson Jr. was waving when he was shot in the back multiple times was found in the man’s kitchen with the safety on, the prosecutor shared publicly for the first time.

  • dezmd@lemmy.worldMEnglish
    1362·
    8 months ago

    Meade was not wearing a body camera at the time, so there is no video evidence of the shooting.

    Straight. To. Jail.

    • cmhickman358@thelemmy.club
      83·
      8 months ago

      The law needs to be if they don’t have their bodycam on and operating, they aren’t a cop at that moment. Anything they do without it recording is their actions as an individual citizen and therefore not protected as the actions of a law enforcement official. Of course there is a litany of other reforms which need to happen as well, but I feel like this would be a simple but major one.

  • WHARRGARBL@kbin.social
    941·
    8 months ago

    A federal judge has paused the lawsuit against Meade and Franklin County until after the criminal case. The officer had argued that simultaneously defending himself in both cases would put him in a no-win situation.

    It seems a “no-win situation” is being Black while bringing sandwiches to Grandma’s house.

  • AbidanYre@lemmy.worldEnglish
    69·
    8 months ago

    Goodson did not heed warnings to stop and drop his weapon

    Does she mean the sandwich or the keys?

  • _sideffect@lemmy.world
    301·
    8 months ago

    We need a system where as soon as a cop draws his gun, the video camera starts recording

    • johannesvanderwhales@lemmy.world
      37·
      8 months ago

      We need a system where they can’t turn it off by themselves. Let them call someone to remotely to request it off for a specific period of time if they’re taking a break. “Hey, taking lunch, can you pause it for an hour?” This is easily solvable, but police accountability is not a problem that the police want to solve.

      • theedqueen@lemmy.world
        23·
        8 months ago

        The NYTimes Daily podcast did a recent piece on why bodycams haven’t had as big of an impact and it sounds like a big part of the problem is that even if video is recorded the police retain custody so it’s super easy for them to bury the footage. I don’t know why it’s not standard operating procedure for an unrelated body be the ones to maintain custody of the bodycam footage.

        • kboy101222@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          15·
          8 months ago

          Because they don’t want to be held accountable, they just want to keep getting away with murder and assault

    • some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org
      10·
      8 months ago

      This one wasn’t wearing a camera. How that could be the case in 2020 is beyond me. I just assumed they all have 'em now.

  • thorbot@lemmy.world
    22·
    8 months ago

    But what they won’t tell you, it was a black sandwich, so the cops feel okay about it

  • Syo@kbin.social
    18·
    8 months ago

    Cop, “Your Honor, the sandwich is a known lethal weapon, given its track record of choking hazard. Just last week, Joey down at the station, was working OT and eating his favorite meatball sub. That could have been the last time I saw Joey… So, when I saw the sandwich, I immediately recognized the danger and risked my life to control the situation.”

    • lagomorphlecture@lemm.ee
      8·
      8 months ago

      “He had multiple sandwiches so he was clearly a threat to others as well as to himself. I’m so grateful that I was there to prevent anyone else from getting hurt.”

  • SeaJ@lemm.ee
    103·
    8 months ago

    I’m sure the NRA will be putting a lot of resources to help get the officer convicted since Goodson had a license to carry. /s