Body-cam footage shows indicted ex-police officers laughing at man who died in their custody

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

ByMichael Goldberg today

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Three former police officers who were indicted by a Mississippi grand jury joked around about a Black man who died in their custody, with one of them questioning whether to call an ambulance for the man immediately, body-camera footage shows.

Officials in the state capital of Jackson announced Wednesday that a Mississippi grand jury had indicted two former police officers on murder charges and another ex-officer on a manslaughter charge in the death of Keith Murriel, who is seen on video being pinned down and repeatedly shocked with stun guns during a New Year’s Eve arrest. The city released hours of body-camera footage detailing the encounter, which The Associated Press reviewed.

The officers had tackled Murriel while arresting him for allegedly trespassing at a hotel after they asked him to leave the building’s parking lot. The footage showed then-officers Avery Willis, Kenya McCarty and James Land struggling to handcuff Murriel as he was stunned numerous times for over 10 minutes.

McCarty and Willis are Black, and Land is white, according to Melissa Faith Payne, a city spokesperson.


Read more: https://apnews.com/article/mississippi-police-officers-indicted-keith-murriel-e529852a6d6fe7260d5de0320fbad018

[bucolic_frolic]

1. People are attracted to professions where they can do the activities they enjoy

Read that statement with every miscreant in every position of responsibility and power you meet.

[Docjohnson]

2. Are police

Officers REALLY necessary in this day and age? It just attracts racist monsters like that bunch that killed the innocent black man in memphis

[cstanleytech]

5. Yes, they are necessary. What is also necessary is far better procedures to weed out ones like

this as well as far better training.
Such a thing will cost more money initially of course but in the long term it's worth it as we will have far better police officers on the road that will save lives not to mention money from lawsuits such as the one I see heading to towards the city due to this.

[aocommunalpunch]

3. ACAB

Again. and Again. and Again.

[ratchiweenie]

4. To serve and protect. What a bunch of horseshit.

[sakabatou]

6. No, it's correct

They serve their own officers, and protect their own asses.

[LudwigPastorius]

7. Oink!