Why is an OFF DUTY police officer shooting an unarmed man in the face?!?! He claims the victim was reaching for a gun so he had to shoot him, but he was OFF DUTY!! What kind of corruption was this cop getting into, there’s more to this story……
Residents Protest Unarmed Man’s Shooting
http://www.cbsatlanta.com/fultonnews/19447132/detail.html
ATLANTA — Some Atlanta residents expressed outrage over the shooting of an unarmed man by an off-duty police officer.
Activists held a vigil Tuesday night for Tremaine Miller, who is recovering at Grady Hospital with a bullet lodged in his face.
Miller was in his car outside the City View Apartments last week, when the police officer shot him.
According to investigators, the officer thought Miller was reaching for a weapon. But the police report said Miller didn’t have a gun.
That’s the first thing he wrote out, ‘I didn’t do anything.’ So, I know he was raised to help his family and help his fellow man” said Gregory Rollins, Miller’s father.
“I acknowledge and sympathize with the family members as they deal wth this difficult situation,” Atlanta police chief Richard Pennington said in a statement.
Pennington also said the investigation is ongoing and will be unbiased.
May 24th, 2009 at 9:21 PM
My question is if he was OFF DUTY – why the officer hasn’t been charged as a normal citizen would be? If he wasn’t representing the police, then he shouldn’t be treated as one (not that police should be subject to a different standard as is). Secondly, why was he using A CITY ISSUED weapon, if he was off duty? Basically, throw his ass in jail.
May 25th, 2009 at 8:22 AM
Exactly! This guy is OFF DUTY and running around shooting people with his service weapon?!?! The special treatment that police get in cases like these – which we disagree with – should definitely be denied this time (because the guy was acting as a civilian not a cop)…. but then again when you’re part of the most powerful gang in the streets it sure makes a difference!