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Police Officer Shootings
good. you should learn more about these things BEFORE you start spouting off but I appreciate you changing your stance.— April 21, 2009 9:37 p.m.
Police Officer Shootings
You have every right to your suspicions. I know the lawyer stood behind the case and wanted to go to court. I also know he wanted Jake's Mom to choose something she could live with and supported her. He was tremendous throughout the whole ordeal. The goal was truth. They didn't fool themselves into thinking real justice could actually be achieved. The system isn't set up that way. They wanted to know what happened. They wanted to know what Jake did as much as what Officers Holiday and Stephens did. They learned what they suspected. That SDPD wasn't telling the truth and their son was senselessly shot. Sadly, the SDPD is happy (I'm sure) that the citizens are complicit, just like JoshB, and will go along with whatever they do, no questions asked. I am still so blown away that he thinks the police don't need to be held accountable for anything they do. At this point, getting the city to shell out some $$ was one of the only options. I'd be upset, as a taxpayer, that the city is more interested in paying people out instead of preventing these atrocities to begin with. Thank you for understanding how torturous it was for the family. Imagine how torturous it continues to be with people like Josh supporting the unwarranted shootings by the SDPD of its citizens. It is what it is at this point. The Reader should do a story on what really happened now that those police reports have been disclosed. But instead we get a blogger mad that accountability was asked for at all??— April 21, 2009 8:41 p.m.
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I agree with you, Josh. They could have gone to trial and got much more. But I'm sure you can appreciate how emotionally taxing a long court case can be for the family; can you imagine having to sit through pictures of your son bleeding to death in the street or hear cops lie to protect themselves about how your son 'had it coming'? Not to mention all of the appeals that would automatically get filed by the city if they were to lose leading to years of litigation. It isn't about the money, it is about ACCOUNTABILITY. The Fausts had no way of learning what really happened without suing. If the cops did right by Jake, the city would never have emptied their pockets. I respect Jake's Mom's choice to settle and try to put this nightmare behind her.— April 21, 2009 7:36 p.m.
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Suddenly you're interested in details? By your own admission, you feel secure with knee-jerk reactions and will consider changing your mind only when other people do the work of finding out the facts. The facts have been discovered in the Jacob Faust case. They were found out in the only way possible, by suing. Only when forced to, the records that the police kept, of evidence, witness statements, police statements, etc. were released to the family. That is when Officer Holiday and Stephen's statements were not corroborated by the 14 witnesses let alone each other's. Jake was unarmed. No evidence of any weapon, fake or real, were ever linked to Jake and his car. He was pulled over for a left-hand turn against a posted sign and was shot and killed less than 30 minutes later. He was seated in the driver's seat unarmed. He didn't put up a fight and non-lethal force was never used. Those are pretty important facts; not what the police initially said to the press who instantly painted Jake to be a loser who deserved it. If the cops did as they said and followed the law, the city wouldn't have paid out hundreds of thousands of dollars to the family.— April 21, 2009 11:14 a.m.
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no, Josh, I don't write for CityBEAT. It is possible other people disagree with your way off-base views. It's unfortunate you don't care to research your stories you are talking about. Because I know the details of the Jacob Faust killing, I know how clueless you are.— April 21, 2009 9:14 a.m.
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You are VERY lucky, Josh, that the cop that lied in court about you was lying about something minor. You're lucky you walked away from that traffic ticket/stop(?) alive. I would hope and assume that your family would demand accountability and not just take the cop's lies at face value if you were battered or killed. Even if you are an ass.— April 20, 2009 10:20 p.m.
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Josh, you should listen to the raw video footage of Mike Marrinan here: http://www.10news.com/investigations/18148397/det…— April 20, 2009 11:32 a.m.
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"You say that me writing "deserve to die" is so horrible. Well, I found it equally or more horrible, that you would say cops should be held accountable. Accountable, for what?!?!?" This is a really astounding comment. Not only is it incredibly ignorant, it is dangerous. Why in the world would you not want the police to be held accountable? Shouldn't *everyone* be held accountable for their actions?? Isn't it in the police's best interest to have their officers who do not uphold the law or honor of the force disciplined and, god forbid, held accountable??? Doesn't it bring more respect and trust to the department as a whole to say in won't tolerate people who don't abide by their own rules?— April 20, 2009 9:32 a.m.