Body cam footage of Dallas Police murdering man that called them for help, laughing as he died

Fact was stated on the evening news that a mentally ill person is 16 times more likely to die in the custody of LEO than the average American. Time for a little more training or jail time, whichever suites your cause, in this respect.

Reinforces my opinion that you shouldn't call LE for help. 9 times out of 10 they'll just make the situation worse or escalate it to a level that is just incomprehensible for what was actually going on.

The protected and served the LIFE outa that guy.

Cant believe nobody has thanked these heroes for their service

If only doing enough coke to need emergency personnel was somehow preventable...

Looks like several assholes killed an asshole that didn't care much about his life in the first place. I'll save my empathy and rage for decent homeowners being killed by LEOs at the wrong house.

I always forget there’s an ignore button here.

Button Pusher said:

He said he took drugs but went off his meds, they should have administered NARCAN nasal spray,
it is harmless if you did not use cocaine, would have saved his life instead of injecting him with another drug.

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Narcan is not harmless, plus it has absolutely no effect on somebody high on Cocaine. Why would you suggest using Narcan??

grungewehr39 said:

Cardiac arrest from coke? Maybe. But the 400+ lbs of pork on his back sure didn't help.

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Cocaine induced cardiac arrest/stimulant induced cardiac arrest is actually more common than you might realize.

premise said:

If only doing enough coke to need emergency personnel was somehow preventable...

Looks like several assholes killed an asshole that didn't care much about his life in the first place. I'll save my empathy and rage for decent homeowners being killed by LEOs at the wrong house.

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The actions that killed that man, who was neither threatening nor a danger to those who did the killing, are either Right, Just, and Moral, or they are not.

They cannot be both.

Selective outrage against the oppressive power of the State is precisely why that power grows neverending.

SPM said:

The actions that killed that man, who was neither threatening nor a danger to those who did the killing, are either Right, Just, and Moral, or they are not.

They cannot be both.

Selective outrage against the oppressive power of the State is precisely why that power grows neverending.

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Never said acceptable, said no pity. I accept respnsibilty for my actions, and I'm simply holding dumbass drug addicts to the same standard.

If this early 30s clown thought taking a massive amount of coke and then involving LEO would turn out swimmingly, well, that oxygen might be getting put to better use now.

Matt.Cross said:

Apparently cocaine use, the application of a strong sedative, and being restrained in the prone position are the primary cause of his death. The police are only one of the three parties responsible for this death.

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So does them being only one of the three responsible make them less responsible than it would had the other two not been present?

I don't understand why cops use so much force and heavy handedness when dealing with someone who hasn't broken a serious law, and/or someone who obviously isn't a threat. The guy was pretty much hog-tied, face down on the ground. He wasn't going anywhere and that one dude still had his knee in the guys back. This reminds me of what happened to Eric Garner.

Railsplitter said:

So does them being only one of the three responsible make them less responsible than it would had the other two not been present?

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I don't understand how it could've happened with the victim absent the situation, but to answer your question, I don't think being one of the three parties responsible diminishes their responsibility for his death.

Railsplitter said:

I don't understand why cops use so much force and heavy handedness when dealing with someone who hasn't broken a serious law, and/or someone who obviously isn't a threat. The guy was pretty much hog-tied, face down on the ground. He wasn't going anywhere and that one dude still had his knee in the guys back. This reminds me of what happened to Eric Garner.

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Well said, and I agree.

B00ger said:

It is ok to criticize the police when they make obvious and blatant errors, and still support family and friends who are doing it right.

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^^ Yes. I cringe when some on here call them all JBT's, the Crown's Henchmen, etc. I have good friends who serve the community this way. But when you get individuals on video like this, they need to have that badge ripped of their shirt and marched out of the fort.

Catfish said:

Would that guy have died anyhow if the cops never showed up? I don't know but it seems important to me.

This is being framed as a guy begging for his life as police killed him. I need more information before I accept that.

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Probably not died anyway. You cant take someone of his size and pin his hands behind his back and then sit on him and expect him to breathe. You physically restrain the muscles he needs for inhalation and exhalation. Its called positional asphyxia. This is the sort of thing that started Tactical Medicine. When we had anyone in custody with the team, we had a Tac Medic there with them, checking to assure they were ok. It doesnt take much for someone who is an unknown asthmatic getting a whiff of flashbang smoke or CS to get in trouble quickly. Or just wiggling around enough to get themselves in trouble positionally (think back of patrol car). Or to have a cardiac event.

Another issue is those Medics. They sucked. That guy needed an assessment as soon as they pulled up. No giving (narcan is probably what they gave him) meds before an assessment, despite what the cops told them. His ears turned blue, then his entire head had a purple tint to it as it progressed. He was in respiratory failure about 4 mins in the video….sitting on him sealed his fate. I did Quality Assurance for a living in senior admin for 10 years. Id flat chewed those two lazy asses out for that performance.

Thank you for that. That’s the most credible opinion I’ve seen on this.

Now where did I leave that pitchfork...?

MostWanted said:

Yes. I cringe when some on here call them all JBT's, the Crown's Henchmen, etc. I have good friends who serve the community this way. But when you get individuals on video like this, they need to have that badge ripped of their shirt and marched out of the fort.

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And how much do you want to bet that their coworkers knew they acted like this., which I guarantee you isn’t the first time. It’s behavior that likely started small and escalated as they got away with it and thought it was funny or appropriate.

As @SPM said, institutionalized rot.

Simple fact. A man in distress called 911 asking for help and died after being detained. Nothing can change that fact. Not the medical examiners report(s), the grand jury, the judge, the DA, the responding officers and EMTs, nothing. The fact remains that a man in distress did the right thing by calling 911 in an attempt to get help and died minutes later after being restrained. It's murder plain and simple.

Its called complacency. It never happens, till it happens. Same ole nut bag, cuff em, stuff um, let the medics take them to the hospital for commitment. To quote Ron Burgundy…..60% of the time it works 90% of the time.