personally I think the black cop should get life in prison and the white cop should get a medal
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BRIDGETON, N.J. — With the dashboard camera in their cruiser rolling, police pulled a Jaguar over for running a stop sign on a dark New Jersey night. But things suddenly turned tense when one of the officers warned his partner that he could see a gun in the glove compartment.
Screaming over and over "Don't you f---ing move!" and "Show me your hands!" at the man in the passenger seat, the officer reached into the car and appeared to remove a silver handgun.
Then, despite being warned repeatedly not to move, the passenger stepped out of the Jaguar, his hands raised about shoulder level.
The officers opened fire, killing him.
The video of the Dec. 30 killing of Jerame Reid in Bridgeton, a struggling, mostly minority city of 25,000 people about 35 miles south of Philadelphia, was released this week, raising a host of questions and stirring anger over yet another death at the hands of police.
The nearly two-minute deadly standoff came after the killings of black men in New York and Ferguson, Missouri, triggered months of turbulent protests, violence and calls for a re-examination of police use of force.
Both Reid and the man driving the car were black. The Bridgeton officer who spotted the gun, Braheme Days, is black; his partner, Roger Worley, is white. Both officers have been placed on leave while prosecutors investigate.
"The video speaks for itself that at no point was Jerame Reid a threat and he possessed no weapon on his person," Walter Hudson, chairman and founder of the civil rights group the National Awareness Alliance, said Wednesday. "He complied with the officer and the officer shot him."
A Philadelphia lawyer, Conrad Benedetto, said he has been hired by Reid's wife, Lawanda, to investigate. He said in a statement Wednesday that the footage "raises serious questions as to the legality and/or reasonableness of the officers' actions that night" because Reid was shot as he raised his hands.
Reid, 36, spent about 13 years in prison for shooting at three state troopers when he was a teenager. And Days knew who he was; Days was among the arresting officers last year when Reid was charged with several crimes, including drug possession and obstruction.
In Bridgeton, where two-thirds of the residents are black or Hispanic, the killing has stirred small protests over the past couple of weeks, including a demonstration on Wednesday, a day after the video was made public at the request of two newspapers under the state's open records law.
The Cumberland County prosecutor's office previously said a gun was seized during the stop but would not comment further on the investigation. Bridgeton police would not answer any questions about the video and said they opposed its release as neither "compassionate or professional."
County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McCrae has disqualified herself from the case because she knows Days. But Lawanda Reid's lawyer and activists are demanding the state Attorney General's Office take over the investigation, something it said it will not do.
In the video, the mood changes in a flash when Days tells his partner about the gun and starts yelling, "Show me your hands!" The driver, Leroy Tutt, raises his hands immediately. Reid does not at first.
Days, still yelling, reaches into the car and appears to remove a gun.
"I'm going to shoot you," Days shouts, at one point addressing Reid by his first name. "You're going to be f---ing dead. If you reach for something, you're going to be f---ing dead."
Days tells his partner, "He's reaching for something."
Faintly on the video, Reid can be heard telling the officer, "I ain't doing nothing. I'm not reaching for nothing, bro. I ain't got no reason to reach for nothing."
Then one of the men in the car tells the officer, "I'm getting out and getting on the ground."
The officer again orders Reid not to move. Seconds later, Reid emerges from the car, raising his hands, which appear to be empty. Both officers fire immediately, shooting at least six rounds.
Bystanders start yelling at the officers, and other emergency vehicles arrive.
The South Jersey Times reported this week that residents had filed seven municipal court complaints against Days since 2013 and two against Worley in that span for alleged abuses of power; all the complaints were later dismissed.
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Mulvihill reported from Haddonfield, New Jersey.Comment -
Guy getting out of car didn't appear to be any threat to the officers.
Hands in clear sight
I think the officer gets jammed up for this oneComment -
That black cop seemed like was looking for an excuse to kill that guy.
Hey, if you don't want the police bothering you, then don't give them a reason to.Last edited by Kermit; 01-21-15, 10:34 PM.Comment -
Shit is so fukkin sad.Comment -
Nvm. Too much personal info in that post.Comment -
what is law enforcement's number 1 job? to fund our defunct government.
With that in mind, watch the video again. Miss it?
Everything in the universe works off cause and effect. When I first heard about this video, the first thing I wanted to know is why they pulled them over. The reason? "running a stop sign."
Now go watch the most important part of the video again that led to this situation, was it worth killing someone over? Especially considering it is a flat out lie. They ran no stop sign.
These were two cops out looking for trouble under the guise of protecting us. Or possibly just one cop. Either way, their sole purpose in your everyday life is to fund our broken government.Last edited by brooks85; 01-21-15, 11:10 PM.Comment -
Both handled the stop ok
If they wanted to do a true " felony stop"
They could have had one ththug get out of car
face away from cop
walk backwards
get on ground
cross ankles
interlock fingers behind head
Other cop cuffs up while cop 1 keeps weapon drawn on guy in car and guy about to get cuffed....
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here is a fun fact
The last two speeding tickets I received the state troopers lied both times. They pulled me over saying I was going one speed and on the ticket they wrote a speed 5mph higher in both cases.
Those were fun days in court, especially since I had video and audio in my car. Never trust the police or the government, filthy crooks. And, always be prepared. The judge will ALWAYS take law enforcements word over yours unless you have concrete proof.Comment -
friend runs a red light a couple blocks back ....
he has a pistol in the glove compartment, never touched by either subject
pistol was removed. Cop absolutely becomes erratically scared(even though gun is gone and hands are up)
shoots the suspect as he exits car with hands up 5 times, "suspect" dies ....
Guy has to be found guilty of something there.
I can just see it now though if he is charged with officer negligence
"now that a black cop has killed someone you all go and arrest him
but all you white cops out there getting off the hook for shooting brothers
but once a black cop does it, its all , lets get that mean killer thug cop off the force"
~anonymous african americanComment -
the guy that put his hands OUT of the window - survived.
nuff said.Comment -
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how can I go back before the very beginning of something?
They pulled the guys over for "running a stop sign." That is a lie. I can imagine the realm of logic you're attempting to enter but I assure you it is only something a complete moronic sheep would entertain.
This has nothing to do with race. It has to do with funding. As I said, if you want to get to the source you should read my original post again.Comment -
lets just all agree that cops fukk up big time just like the rest of us.
It happens, face it... they get nervous (as human beings tend to do) and by their own fears
can escalate a situation exponentially, as seen in this video in post 1 and the one below.
Both situations, if the cops would of calmed down... everything would of been alright.Comment -
Black on black crime... When will it ever end?Comment -
Before even bothering to look into this any further, was the guy who was killed a criminal?Comment -
Someone posted a different angle of this vid the other day. The reason the cop was so edgy was because he knew the guy in the back was wanted for armed burglary from the day before and was warned that he might be armed. Everyone in the car had warrants for their arrest.lets just all agree that cops fukk up big time just like the rest of us.
It happens, face it... they get nervous (as human beings tend to do) and by their own fears
can escalate a situation exponentially, as seen in this video in post 1 and the one below.
Both situations, if the cops would of calmed down... everything would of been alright.Comment -
Black cop deserves to be sentenced to hanging by a juryComment -
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he shot at 3 cops when he was a teen, cops recognized who he was from previous arrests...this little comedy act that they've put together for the cameras was nothing by a show...the guy was dead before they even stopped him.Comment -
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read this in my local paper today..that neighborhood is no jokeComment -
what is this vid showing? im lost hereComment
