Arizona Police Cruiser Runs Over Suspect At 50 mph

[Suzanimal]

It has not been a good month for police "infractions" caught on tape: whether it is a cop shooting an unarmed suspect just because, or a cop shooting an unarmed suspect because "a taser was confused with a gun", the latest grotesque act caught on dashcam is the following video taken on February 19 showing a police cruiser slamming into an alleged crime suspect, Mario Valencia, holding a gun (however not aiming it at anyone and certainly not the police) at a speed of about 50 mph from behind, in what was clearly a move intended to kill the suspect.

Miraculously, the suspect survived. Ironically, the Police in Marana, Arizona, where the dashcam video was taken, claim that they saved the suspect's life. His lawyer, understandably, strongly disagrees.

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-04-14/caught-tape-arizona-police-cruiser-runs-over-suspect-50-mph

 

[The Gold Standard]

Miraculously, the suspect survived. Ironically, the Police in Marana, Arizona, where the dashcam video was taken, claim that they saved the suspect's life. His lawyer, understandably, strongly disagrees.

Technically they probably did save his life. If he would have come across cops that weren't too lazy to get out of their car they would have filled him with bullets.

 

[puppetmaster]

I probably would have shot him if he had come my direction.....

 

[Mani]

That cop is on crack. He slammed into that guy and then slammed into a wall.

Boy it must be fun being a cop. You get to shoot people, drive over them at fullspeed and smash your car into a wall all in the name of serving and protecting.


So who pays for the car he crashed? Oh right, not him. Either from stealing from tax payers via asset forfeiture or through tax system. Sweet deal.

 

[Scrapmo]

It has not been a good month for police "infractions" caught on tape...

This month is no worse than thousands of previous months that have preceded this one. It does seem, lately, that a little more of the population have sat up and taken notice as if this is new phenomena.

Does anyone have any thoughts on why?

 

[Spikender]

It's in the public consciousness at this point.

It's sort of like how all the privacy invasions by Governments across the world were ignored by the mainstream until Snowden brought them to light. Now it's popular. Same with police brutality.

 

[brushfire]

Kinda confusing. So this guy is walking down the street with a gun, and fires a shot into the air? Why are all the cops following him to begin with? Because he's walking around with a gun in his hand? Was this shot into the air some kind of warning shot?

This video gives a slightly better view.

 

[JK/SEA]

This month is no worse than thousands of previous months that have preceded this one. It does seem, lately, that a little more of the population have sat up and taken notice as if this is new phenomena.

Does anyone have any thoughts on why?

yep...critical mass has been achieved. With the thousands of videos of abuses floating around out there thanks to iphones and digital cameras, the balance of secrecy versus transparency has been altered. MSM is now onboard. They are now forced to report on it, or lose any credibility they have left...

 

[Root]

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/20..._in_arizona_rams_suspect_wi.html#incart_river

Don't read the comments

 

[Red Green]

If I understand the backstory to this, I actually don't think the cop acted irrationally at this point. For once, I actually agree with the level of force applied. The guy with the rifle didn't die and as far as I understand was not critically wounded either.

 

[TheGrinch]

If I understand the backstory to this, I actually don't think the cop acted irrationally at this point. For once, I actually agree with the level of force applied. The guy with the rifle didn't die and as far as I understand was not critically wounded either.

A guy, not fleeing, but walking with his back turned and a 30/30 that would only be effective if he turned around and took the time to aim it?

Seems to me the proper procedure would be for the cop to point his gun at him, "drop your weapon or I'll shoot", and if he makes any aggressive move, then deadly force is justified. The guy has a choice to either surrender or be shot.

But brutally running over a guy at 50mph, causing thousands in damage is how things are done in a Jerry Bruckheimer film, not in the real world.

 

[Red Green]

A guy, not fleeing, but walking with his back turned and a 30/30 that would only be effective if he turned around and took the time to aim it?

Seems to me the proper procedure would be for the cop to point his gun at him, "drop your weapon or I'll shoot", and if he makes any aggressive move, then deadly force is justified. The guy has a choice to either surrender or be shot.

But brutally running over a guy at 50mph, causing thousands in damage is how things are done in a Jerry Bruckheimer film, not in the real world.

The guy had already committed an armed robbery, discharged the weapon, threatened other people, etc. I think any question over whether the fellow was dangerous had been removed at that point. Having a shoot-out in a neighborhood, especially with that kind of rifle, would be very dangerous to everyone in the area. Taking him out that way seemed to me to be the easiest route to a peaceful ending. Even if the fellow had been critically injured, I don't think I would a different opinion, but it seems to me the least amount of harm was done as a result of the rather unorthodox move.

I am very sick of the pigs beating up and killing peaceful people. This guy was not peaceful and the cop only incapacitated him.

 

[JK/SEA]

the next video you'll be allowed to see will be a bird hitting the front windshield of a cruiser, and the cop performing CPR until the bird fly's away....

 

[Anti Federalist]

You can clearly here the first cop on scene telling the other one to stand down.

Kinda confusing. So this guy is walking down the street with a gun, and fires a shot into the air? Why are all the cops following him to begin with? Because he's walking around with a gun in his hand? Was this shot into the air some kind of warning shot?

This video gives a slightly better view.

 

[phill4paul]

50 mph seems excessive on a residential roadway. He must have been in high speed pursuit.

 

[Anti Federalist]

50 mph seems excessive on a residential roadway. He must have been in high speed pursuit.

Go-NAADS!

 

[orenbus]

That cop is on crack. He slammed into that guy and then slammed into a wall.

Boy it must be fun being a cop. You get to shoot people, drive over them at fullspeed and smash your car into a wall all in the name of serving and protecting.


So who pays for the car he crashed? Oh right, not him. Either from stealing from tax payers via asset forfeiture or through tax system. Sweet deal.

Sounds like playing that video game, grand theft auto.

 

[Anti Federalist]

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/20..._in_arizona_rams_suspect_wi.html#incart_river

Don't read the comments

Meh...NJ.

The love of cops there is on a level that is almost clinical.

 

[orenbus]

Meh...NJ.

The love of cops there is on a level that is almost clinical.

I really don't, have to say this to stay on their good side.*

 

[aGameOfThrones]

Meh...NJ.

The love of cops there is on a level that is almost clinical.