6 Cleveland police officers fired for actions in 2012 fatal chase

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http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/26/us/cleveland-police-officers-fired-chase/index.html

takes 4 years to wrap up an investigation???
if i fire 137 shots at 6 officers, they'll have the investigation wrapped up the next day.
The hell with them losing their jobs. mufuckas need to be indicted and convicted.
FOH. Fuck the police.

 

[ViCiouS]

Loomis, a veteran of 23 years, vowed to get the officers' jobs back. There is "no rhyme or reason" to the dismissals, and he said he and other officers are scratching their heads because the firings seem random, as if names were picked out of a hat.

"This is nothing but politics. I have every confidence in the world we're going to get their jobs back. I'm not going to stand for it," Loomis said.

 

[Megatron X]

The pigs should be locked up and beaten to death. They'll get fired, donated loot, and hired somewhere else

 

[Mixd]

Just reading this story online, really fucked up...

excerpts:

As for the 105 officers involved in the pursuit, 63 were suspended for between one and 10 days, he said.

What happened that night?
The chase started the night of November 29, 2012, when a couple in a car sped away from an undercover officer.

Their engine backfired, sputtering and producing a loud bang in the tailpipe. Prosecutors said officers mistook the noise for gunshots, and a high-speed chase ensued.

Investigators said as many as 62 police cars joined at speeds of up to 100 mph through the streets of Cleveland.

After the chase, Russell rammed a police car in a middle school parking lot, police said.

That's when the bullets started flying.

An investigation revealed 13 police officers fired more than 100 times in eight seconds.

Russell and Williams were both homeless with a history of mental illness and drug use, according to Ohio's Bureau of Criminal Investigations.
Witnesses said they were most likely looking to buy drugs that night. A police officer ran a license plate check of the 1979 Chevy Malibu that Russell was driving. He had gotten it from a relative, and the check came back clean.

Still, the officer tried to pull him over for a turn signal violation. Russell then sped away.

 

[Non-StopJFK2TAB]

Just reading this story online, really fucked up...

excerpts:

As for the 105 officers involved in the pursuit, 63 were suspended for between one and 10 days, he said.

What happened that night?
The chase started the night of November 29, 2012, when a couple in a car sped away from an undercover officer.

Their engine backfired, sputtering and producing a loud bang in the tailpipe. Prosecutors said officers mistook the noise for gunshots, and a high-speed chase ensued.

Investigators said as many as 62 police cars joined at speeds of up to 100 mph through the streets of Cleveland.

After the chase, Russell rammed a police car in a middle school parking lot, police said.

That's when the bullets started flying.

An investigation revealed 13 police officers fired more than 100 times in eight seconds.

Russell and Williams were both homeless with a history of mental illness and drug use, according to Ohio's Bureau of Criminal Investigations.
Witnesses said they were most likely looking to buy drugs that night. A police officer ran a license plate check of the 1979 Chevy Malibu that Russell was driving. He had gotten it from a relative, and the check came back clean.

Still, the officer tried to pull him over for a turn signal violation. Russell then sped away.

It's disgusting.