*UPDATE Cop charged.*Cop murders a black man only loses his job... Rip Deravis Rogers

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I've posted this previously but I'll post it again: Zechariah 11:5
Whose possessors slay them, and hold themselves not guilty: and they that sell them say, Blessed be the LORD; for I am rich: and their own shepherds pity them not.
 

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And you have "people" coming on national televised events saying WE are asking too much of these people. :mjpls:

even these simple ass folks who shout all day long "racism is dead! yall got your darkie president"

who in their right mind of any color wants cops like this on the street?
just murdering folks. firing guns indiscriminantly?
lying and planting evidence?
:mindblown:
 

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For context here:

The APD Chief is black.

From the latest article they pretty much fired him as quickly as possible and their statements are distancing themselves firmly.

The case is being turned over to the state and county for potential charges.

Doesn't change what happend but more of an update from what I just read.
 

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Atlanta cop who killed driver had ‘no idea’ who was inside car





Atlanta cop who killed unarmed driver opened fire on car without knowing if suspect was inside: ‘He had no idea who was in the vehicle’
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MEG WAGNER
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Thursday, July 14, 2016, 1:46 PM

An Atlanta cop who killed an unarmed black man last month had no idea who was inside the car he shot into, an internal affairs investigation found.

Officer James R. Burns was fired from the force earlier this month after the June killing of 22-year-old Deravis Caine Rogers. The three-year department veteran did not know if the suspect he was chasing was inside the car and fired at it as it drove away from — not toward — the cop, according to a report released Wednesday.

“He had no idea who was in the vehicle. He had no idea if that was the vehicle he should be concerned with. He just discharged his weapon," Sgt. Warren Pickard told 11 Alive News. “The officer simply acted in a way that we cannot support.”

Georgia’s Bureau of Investigation is looking into the shooting for any possible criminal violation.

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"It's a murder," Deravis Thomas, Rogers’ dad, told the TV station. "It's a murder and we need justice for that. He needs to be indicted and prosecuted,"

Burns was called to an apartment complex in northeast Atlanta on June 22 after an off-duty cop reported a suspicious person allegedly breaking into cars in the parking lot, according to a copy of the investigation report obtained by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

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Officer James R. Burns was fired from the Atlanta police force earlier this month.
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As the cop pulled into the parking lot, he spotted a car driving away from the lot. He put on his cruisers’ lights and sirens, and parked in a position to stop the exiting driver.

But the sedan — with Rogers at the wheel — drove past Burns’ squad car. That’s when the officer got out of his car, yelled for the driver to stop and opened fire, the investigation showed.

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Rogers, who was shot in the head, died at the scene.

Burns admitted he didn't know who was inside the car when he opened fire, but insisted he pulled his weapon because the car was racing toward him and he feared for his life.

“I shot at the car who was trying to run me over and kill me,” he told investigators days after the shooting.

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The Atlanta Police Department’s internal affairs investigation into the fatal shooting of Deravis Caine Rogers - Officer James R. Burns admitted that he shot into a vehicle not knowing if the person driving – Deravis Caine Rogers, 22 – was a suspect.
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But police officials rejected Burns’ claims, and instead said Rogers was trying to drive away from the cop, not toward him. Pickard said evidence, including dash cam videos, showed there was no obvious threat to Burns.

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“You did not have reasonable suspicion that the driver of the vehicle engaged in, or was about to engage in, criminal activity,” Atlanta Police Chief George N. Turner wrote in a memo. “Yet rather than allow the driver to drive past you, you exited your vehicle and ultimately prevented the driver from driving away through the use of deadly force.”

Burns was fired on July 1 for using excessive force. Possible criminal charges could come after the state investigation.

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APD: Cop who killed man didn't know his skin color


APD: Cop who killed man didn't know his skin color



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Rebecca Lindstrom and Julie Wolfe, WXIA 6:16 AM. EDT July 13, 2016
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This incident started when a security guard thought he saw someone breaking into cars at the Monroe Place apartments in June. Burns responded and when he saw a car driving away, fired.

According to an internal investigation, there's no proof a single car window was broken or vehicle robbed.

Pickard said APD policy does not allow an officer to fire into a vehicle unless the suspect is coming toward them or the car itself is being used as a weapon. According to Pickard, Rogers did not have a gun and in this case, he was driving away.
The balloons have lost air, the pictures are starting to fade. But Caine Rogers' father says the fight to hold Burns accountable for the death of his son – has only started.

"I don't know what happened that night. I know my son was shot in the head and now he's dead now," said Deravis Thomas.

Photos | Caine Rogers

For the past few weeks, police have said very little about the alleged crime that led Officer Burns to open fire. Perhaps because they couldn't find a crime or even a threat to Burns' safety.

"It's a murder, it's a murder and we need justice for that. He needs to be indicted and prosecuted," said Thomas.
Burns had been with the department since 2013. July 12, 2016 was his last day. He worked as a security guard for several years before being hired by APD.

A statement released by the APD Monday said,"Chief George Turner has always prioritized officer accountability and professional behavior. He will continue to take decisive action when necessary to hold his employees to the highest standard."

The GBI is currently investigating the incident, but says Burns has yet to agree to come in to tell his side of the story. Once completed, the findings will be turned over to the Fulton County District Attorney, who will determine whether to file charges against the officer.

Thomas met with DA Paul Howard on Monday to press for criminal charges.

He says his son was supposed to start a new job the day he was killed.

(© 2016 WXIA)

 
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Burns admitted he didn't know who was inside the car when he opened fire, but insisted he pulled his weapon because the car was racing toward him and he feared for his life.

“I shot at the car who was trying to run me over and kill me,” he told investigators days after the shooting.


With the amount of times you see this stupid fukking excuse you'd swear the words are playing on repeat inside their fukking heads. They legitimately never have any other fukking excuse except for that.
 
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