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“He and his family deserved better,” the Innocence Project of Florida said in a statement. “Lenny’s life mattered.”

Cure’s quest to rebuild his life after being wrongfully convicted in 2003 ended tragically on the shoulder of Interstate 95 in South Georgia on Monday morning.

On Wednesday, the Camden County, Georgia, sheriff’s office released body-worn and dash camera videos of the moments leading up to the shooting.

In the dash cam video, the deputy begins pursuing Cure with his sirens on after Cure’s vehicle passes his. The pursuit lasts about one minute and 20 seconds.

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[-] utopianfiat@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I wouldn't have walked out of my vehicle screaming at him to get out of the car, and most departmental policy agrees with me. I wouldn't have tased someone who wasn't behaving aggressively, and almost all use of force continuum guidance in America agrees with me.

These policies are adopted because the ideal outcome was Cure being arrested for reckless driving, his car being impounded, and possibly additional charges for resistance and assault. Instead he was summarily executed for a non-capital crime. If you think people should be executed for speeding, then maybe you should move to Saudi Arabia, because that isn't my America.

[-] HughJanus@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I wouldn't have walked out of my vehicle screaming at him to get out of the car, and most departmental policy agrees with me

What department policy is that? How do you expect to be heard without walking up to the window and jeopardizing your own safety? How does yelling at someone justify assault?

I wouldn't have tased someone who wasn't behaving aggressively

I don't know how you can watch the video in the OP and pretend like he wasn't behaving aggressively...

Instead he was summarily executed for a non-capital crime.

Yeah that's not what happened. He was shot in self defense after attacking and getting the upper hand on a police officer.

If you think people should be executed for speeding, then maybe you should move to Saudi Arabia

If your strategy for this discussion is to blatantly lie about the events that transpired on camera, then I'm afraid we have nothing further to discuss.

[-] phx@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

No, he was not "summarily executed", nor was he killed for speeding.

He was PULLED OVER, for speeding and dangerous driving. After such he refused directions, and was aggressive. Despite being used, he decided to go all-in and assault the cop, who he was managing to choke out. Cop pulled a baton and tried to use that but had no success while still getting choked, so finally went for his gun and - again while STILL being assaulted and choked - put a bullet in his attacker.

If he hadn't done so, we'd probably be seeing dashcam footage ending with a dead cop while his attacker took off and was subject of a manhunt.

Even after the shooting, the cop called it in immediately and tried to render aid.

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