dimanche 24 mai 2015

Michael Brelo acquitted

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Cleveland, Ohio: Saying he would "not sacrifice" a Cleveland police officer to appease a public frustrated with law enforcement, a judge on Saturday acquitted Michael Brelo of manslaughter charges after he shot two unarmed people at the end of a wild 2012 car chase, during which officers fired 137 shots.
"I will not sacrifice him to a public frustrated by historical mistreatment at the hands of other officers," Judge John O'Donnell wrote in the opinion.
Television footage showed Mr Brelo, 31, bursting into tears when the judge declared him not guilty. He was accused of manslaughter for jumping onto the hood of the car and unleashing a barrage of gunfire on Timothy Russell and Malissa Williams, the vehicle's unarmed occupants. Police fired so many rounds that a crime scene investigator ran out of rods to mark the bulletholes.


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Justice O'Donnell noted the chaos of the pursuit and the police's perception that Russell and Williams had fired upon them, and he ruled that Mr Brelo was justified in using deadly force because he believed the pair presented an imminent threat to his life.
Don't jump on the bonnet of the car, then. Stand back now that the car is cornered and play it safe.

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