JSO Shoots Unarmed Fleeing Man in the Back

[Timkin]

[tayana42]

The fact is the Jacksonville Sheriff's officers have shot and often killed a large number of unarmed people over the years and I cannot remember any of them ever being convicted of using unnecessary violence. 
The frequency with which they shoot people, mostly people of color, is regrettable as is the lack of concern about unintended consequences such as shooting an innocent bystander and loss of community trust. 

[carpnter]

The fact is the Jacksonville Sheriff's officers have shot and often killed a large number of unarmed people over the years and I cannot remember any of them ever being convicted of using unnecessary violence. 
The frequency with which they shoot people, mostly people of color, is regrettable as is the lack of concern about unintended consequences such as shooting an innocent bystander and loss of community trust.

I am not trying to justify any police involved shooting, but people of color are involved in a disproportional percentage of crimes compared to their percentage of the general population.  It stands to reason that there would be a correlation when it comes to police shootings. 

[BackinJax05]

http://www.news4jax.com/news/26203064/detail.html

Police Officer Shoots At Man 8 Times
Police: Man Led Police On Chase, Refused To Stop

POSTED: Tuesday, December 21, 2010
UPDATED: 3:01 pm EST December 21, 2010

Police investigate an officer-involved shooting at the intersection of Lem Turner Road and Trout River Boulevard.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A Jacksonville sheriff's officer shot at a man eight times overnight after he refused to pull over and then ran from police in Northwest Jacksonville, police said.

Police were called to Lem Turner Road and Trout River Boulevard early Tuesday morning because of the police-involved shooting that left the unidentified man hospitalized.

Jacksonville Sheriff''s Office Chief John Hartley said deputies tried to pull over a maroon Garnet Chevy Monte Carlo with license plate No. 449JLL for suspicious activity, but the vehicle fled, which started a chase into the Sherwood neighborhood.

The driver went through two homeowners' yards and then backed into a JSO cruiser, police said. The chase ended at the corner of Greenleaf Road and Doncaster Avenue, in the front yard of a home.

Video: Man Shot Running From Traffic Stop
The driver got out of the car and ran from officers. Officers yelled at him to stop, but he didn't, police said.

Officer A.J. Givens said he saw something metallic at the man's waistband as the man was reaching for that area, so police gave more commands for the man to stop. When he didn't stop, Givens fired eight times, Hartley said.

The man was shot in the lower back and was taken to Shands Jacksonville Medical Center in critical but stable condition. Police said they did not find a gun, but did find drugs on the man.

Police said the man was hit by the gunfire once. Hartley said the gun was fired numerous times because officers are trained to shoot until no longer threatened.

Givens, who has been with the Sheriff's Office for about four years, has been placed on paid administrative leave, as is standard procedure for any police-involved shooting.

Residents who were upset about the shooting were planning a protest in the Sherwood neighborhood Tuesday afternoon.

So the guy was unarmed and running away, that clearly calls for shooting him in the back 8 times?

NEVER QUESTION AUTHORITY!

[RockStar]

This thread is so old, the guy fleeing has forgiven the shooter.

[I-10east]

From half a decade ago, wow...The axe blade is very sharp...