JSO involved shooting in Springfield

[JaxUnicorn]

Interesting that I, as a resident of Historic Springfield, did not see ANYTHING about either of the above rallies....until I just now saw them on this thread. 

[drewshade]

Interesting that I, as a resident of Historic Springfield, did not see ANYTHING about either of the above rallies....until I just now saw them on this thread.

Is it really that interesting? If you have a moment of free time, check out the organizers website.

[sheclown]

We've seen a lot of shares of our earlier post. Unfortunately, sharing this on FB only shares the link and not President Zona's comments. Please feel free to share this one instead. Thank you all for your support as we work hard to bring the Jacksonville community together and protect our members while the protect our citizens.

On May 22, 2016, Vernell Bing attacked an officer with the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office using the deadly force of a stolen vehicle traveling at a speed of 53MPH against the officer's marked patrol vehicle traveling at 14MPH for a combined force of 67MPH. The suspect conducted this assault after leading officers on a 3.7 mile pursuit endangering the lives of the community at large. Any officer participating in such a pursuit does so at great personal risk relying on training, experience, and instinct to ensure their own survival and the safety of the community and all persons involved.

There is zero evidence, or historical empirical data, available to indicate that had Mr. Bing allowed himself to be taken into custody initiating his constitutional right to due process, that any harm would have come to himself or anyone else. Officers in Jacksonville, and around the country, make far greater than 99% of all arrests of suspects without using deadly force, much less excessive force. The percentage is even higher among compliant suspects than those who resist. Mr. Bing chose a course of action which led Officer Tyler Landreville to respond to Mr. Bing's actions with deadly force resulting in his death.

There has been no indication by anyone, other than those who are uninformed or refuse to acknowledge facts, that Ofc. Landreville made any judgement or policy errors. This is a voice that will not be placated by any mountain of evidence or review by any governing body. I have complete confidence in the extraordinary work done by the JSO and State Attorney's Office investigators that do flawless work in these types of cases. Furthermore, I am confident in their ability to follow the procedures outlined by negotiated contracts and state laws that result in open and thorough investigations. I am also confident that any review by anyone, including the FBI, will result in the conclusion that Ofc. Landreville acted appropriately, by state law, and by agency policy.

Lastly, we extend sincere empathy for the sadness that Mr. Bing's actions have caused his family. We are equally sympathetic for the trauma experienced by our officer and the potential lifelong impact it will have on him and his family. We will continue to be here to support both the officer and his family during this difficult time. However, we are thankful that there are men and women willing to put it on the line for love of their community in the face of declining wages and benefits.

Steve Zona, President
Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge 5-30

In response to the statement the FOP released on their Facebook page concerning the execution of Vernell Bing Jr. To make a statement that Vernell Bing Jr "attacked, used deadly force and assaulted " Oficer Landreville is unprofessional, reckless, negligent & unfounded. To make such claims as if JSO has concluded their internal investigations that the FBI is reviewing and told the FOP this is what took place. The FOP is putting out propaganda to protect another one of its killers.
You say there is "zero evidence, or historical empirical data that Mr. Bing may not have been harmed by JSO if captured, well you don't know JSO history of excessive force i.e. (Mary Martinez and questionable murders of other unarmed black men).
The Chief said, "something cause him to draw his gun." Maybe nothing caused him to draw his gun because he simply wanted to kill Vernell Bing Jr.
What the FOP should be stating to the public is JSO Standard Operating Procedure when it comes to "Blocking a lane during a car chase" & "ramming a car". What was the order during the car chase? Because Landrevill's patrol car is pictured in the oncoming lane, which would put that "professional, expertise training you wrote about to work to do a side swipe crash of Vernell Bing Jr. car headed his way. His car was in the ongoing lane. Where Vernell Bing Jr. attempted to avoid Landreville.
There is plenty of indication Officer Ladreville used terrible judgment based off his known temper, to be the judge, jury and executioner of 22 years old, unarmed Vernell Bing Jr.
The bottom line is what you wrote on your Facebook page was reckless and shows the arrogance of agency that gets away with murder based on what you called "procedures outlined by negotiated contracts and state laws and relationship with The State Attorney's Office". The FOP is supposed to be for good cops not bad ones. The FOP should be silent until the investigation is complete.
Lastly, We don't trust you and never will.
Diallo-Sekou, The Chairman
The Kemetic Empire

[FlaBoy]

Interesting take on body camera issue:

http://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/showstory.php?Story_id=548536