VA cops taser HANDCUFFED black man 20 times in 30 minutes

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20 times in 30 minutes BEFORE HE DIED :smh: 2 years later, investigation still "ongoing", and the officers involved (all 3 of them) have been PROMOTED :smh:

yet another hashtag

#linwoodlambert

http://www.rawstory.com/2015/11/rev...ed-man-20-times-in-30-minutes-before-he-died/

Police in South Boston, Virginia broke their own rules and Tased a man multiple times, then reneged on a planned trip to the hospital, before he died in their custody,MSNBC reported.

Newly-released footage shows three officers using the devices against 46-year-old Linwood Lambert while he was handcuffed both in front of a local hospital and in a patrol car. The Tasers were used 20 times over the course of a 30-minute period.

However, the department’s rules state that Taser use “is no longer justified once the subject has been restrained,” as Linwood was during the May 4, 2013 encounter.

The footage also reveals that the officers broke the department’s rules regarding providing medical assistance to suspects after the use of a Taser. The regulations state that officers should take suspects to the emergency room at the Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital before taking them to jail.

The video shows an officer telling Lambert, “We’re not locking you up, we’re going to the ER” after handcuffing him — but not arresting him — during their initial encounter at a local motel. Lambert was reportedly hallucinating and “acting paranoid,” prompting noise complaints from other guests.

The officers — identified as Cpl. Tiffany Bratton and Officers Travis Clay and Clifton Mann — took Lambert to the hospital. The footage shows Lambert running toward the facility as soon as he was let out of the squad car. After he runs into the hospital door, the officers use their Tasers. Lambert quickly falls to the ground.

But despite Lambert being restrained and showing no sign of aggressive behavior, the officers continued to use their Tasers on him while he is on the ground. They also arrested him and charged him with disorderly conduct and destruction of property.

They also took him away from the hospital, instead taking him to jail.
The officers noticed when they arrived that Lambert was unconscious, and called for medical assistance after attempting CPR. Lambert was pronounced dead at 6:23 a.m. at Sentara Halifax, where the officers had originally planned to take him.

Police refused to turn over footage of Lambert’s encounter to his family until his sister, Gwendolyn Smalls, filed a $25 million wrongful death lawsuit against the department. No one has been arrested in connection with Lambert’s death.

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All thre cops were promoted and still have a job, I bet your boy Obama won't say shit about this.
 
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This shit happened in 2013 and we just hearing about it cause the sister decided to sue and open up discovery... Real pathetic
 
The coroner listed the official cause of death as cocaine intoxication, however; the coroner didn't have all of the info at the time. Federal guidelines say that tasing shouldn't last for more than 15 seconds, but logs show that he was tased for over 80 seconds. #bluelivesmatter
 
Statement from cops reads as follows:
"Even though he was handcuffed and leg shackled and sitting in the back seat of our police car, the suspect was still a threat to the public and we also made a bet as to who could tase him the most in the least time."
 
The coroner listed the official cause of death as cocaine intoxication, however; the coroner didn't have all of the info at the time. Federal guidelines say that tasing shouldn't last for more than 15 seconds, but logs show that he was tased for over 80 seconds. #bluelivesmatter
Gotta be a coverup, the gun type taser, shoots those two prongs and would leave marks on the skin at the point of entry. I would sue the coroner as well for not noting that.
 
All thre cops were promoted and still have a job, I bet your boy Obama won't say shit about this.


Obama says cops are scapegoats
“Too often, law enforcement gets scapegoated for the broader failures of our society and criminal justice system,” Obama told police chiefs from around the US and the world. “I know that you do your jobs with distinction no matter the challenges you face. That’s part of wearing the badge.”
 
That video got me....plus the fact that so many of their own rules and regulations were violated, and NOTHING AT ALL WAS DONE.

Plus they're on that "investigation still pending" bullshit when you see right there clear as fuckin day all those rules violations. What the fuck is pending? And these people are not only still on the clock on the taxpayer dime but they've also been PROMOTED.

Just so much wrong, man....

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They covered up a murder & got promoted for it. Can you imagine how many people just kill throughout the year? Then they cover it up, set up innocent people.
 
Terrible. Although the victim didn't have control, this is more evidence on top of much more evidence never to call police on a relative/friend to assist with a mental health issue. They will be killed.
 
Just wow man... just when u think it doesnt get n e worst on how they k8ll n innocent person:smh::smh::angry:
 
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