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Title: Daniel Shaver, unarmed man killed by Arizona police officer, cried and begged for life before shooting
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NY Daily News
URL Source: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nat ... -begged-life-article-1.2582759
Published: Mar 30, 2016
Author: Jason Silverstein
Post Date: 2016-05-01 11:07:02 by Deckard
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Views: 3748
Comments: 11
An unarmed man who was shot and killed by an Arizona police officer in January cried, complied with police orders and begged for his life before the fatal firing, according to a newly released police report.
Mesa Police Officer Philip Brailsford has been charged with second-degree murder for the death of Daniel Shaver, a 26-year-old Texas man. Authorities have declined to release Brailsford’s body cam footage from the deadly encounter.
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But a report released Tuesday includes extensive description of the footage, detailing Shaver’s desperate final moments before Brailsford fired five shots at him with an AR-15 rifle.
Police confronted Shaver January 8 after responding to reports of a man pointing a rifle out the fifth-floor window of a La Quinta hotel.
The night of his death, Shaver had invited a man and woman at the hotel to his room for drinks, according to the report.
After some shots of rum, the man asked Shaver about a case that appeared to hold a musical instrument. Shaver opened it to reveal a pellet gun and dead sparrow inside. Shaver told them he was on a business trip with Wal-Mart and “his job is to kill all of the birds that get inside the buildings,” according to the report.
Shaver then briefly pointed the pellet gun out the window.
When police found Shaver, they warned him that he “may not survive” if he did anything that could be considered a threat, the report says.
Brailsford’s body cam shows Shaver appeared to making small jerking motions while he had his hands behind his back, according to the report.
Mesa Police DepartmentMesa Police Officer Philip Brailsford has been charged with second-degree murder for allegedly shooting an unarmed Texas man.
An officer yelled at him, “If you do that again, we are shooting you. Do you understand?”
“No, please don’t shoot me,” Shaver said.
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The footage shows Shaver complying with all other orders, including a demand to crawl toward the officers, as he is “audibly heard sobbing.”
Mesa Police DepartmentBrailsford allegedly fired five shots from this AR-15 rifle to kill Daniel Shaver.
At one point, Shaver’s hand appeared to move toward his waist. An officer was heard yelling, “Don’t,” before Brailsford fired.
Shaver was not armed. His hand motion appeared to be him “attempting to pull his shorts up as they were falling off,” the report says.
Previous reports have indicated Shaver may have been drunk at the time of the shooting — despite telling officers he was not — and possibly did not understand police orders. Shaver’s autopsy report has not been released.
Maricopa County Sehriff's OfficeFormer Mesa Police Officer Philip Brailsford.
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Mesa Police DepartmentMesa Police Department has released images from the scene of a shooting in which Officer Philip Brailsford shot and killed 26-year-old Daniel Shaver.
EnlargeFormer Mesa Police Officer Philip Brailsford is accused of killing Shaver at a La Quinta hotel. Police have released an image from the shooting that shows a carpet stained with blood.
Brailsford was charged with second-degree murder and fired from the department. The new report reveals Brailsford had etched on his rifle: “You’re F---ed.”
Shaver’s widow and the mother of his two girls, Laney Sweet, posted a YouTube video Tuesday saying prosecutors are considering a plea deal for the ex-cop. The Maricopa County Attorney has not commented on the case. (5 images)
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The new report reveals Brailsford had etched on his rifle: “You’re F---ed.”
An example of the "Old West" gun-slinging mentality that too many cops have. Unfortunately, the profession attracts these kinds of people who are not interested in serving the community, but instead crave the chance to be state-sanctioned hot shots throwing their weight around.
#2. To: Gatlin (#0) (Edited)
Brailsford’s body cam shows Shaver appeared to making small jerking motions while he had his hands behind his back, according to the report.An officer yelled at him, “If you do that again, we are shooting you. Do you understand?”
“No, please don’t shoot me,” Shaver said.
The footage shows Shaver complying with all other orders, including a demand to crawl toward the officers, as he is “audibly heard sobbing.”
Gatlin : If you comply upon the LEO request, then smiles and politeness will reign.
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
In a Cop Culture, the Bill of Rights Doesn’t Amount to Much
Americans who have no experience with, or knowledge of, tyranny believe that only terrorists will experience the unchecked power of the state. They will believe this until it happens to them, or their children, or their friends.
Paul Craig Roberts#3. To: Pinguinite, Deckard (#1) (Edited)
The new report reveals Brailsford had etched on his rifle: “You’re F---ed.” An example of the "Old West" gun-slinging mentality that too many cops have.
It is more like an example of “Scottish” mentality and a phrase a Scotsman would use … in fact it is:
Stephen: [to William Wallace] The Almighty tells me he can get me out of this mess, but he's pretty sure you're fucked.
One origin of the word fuck dates back to the time when sex was outlawed by the King of Scotland unless permitted explicitly by the king. So people that were permitted to legally bang had F.U.C.K. (Fornication Under Consent of the King) posted on their door by the authorities. I don’t know if this is true or not. After all, “what do I know … I have been retired too long.”
Unfortunately, the profession attracts these kinds of people who are not interested in serving the community, but instead crave the chance to be state- sanctioned hot shots throwing their weight around.
These kinds of people have always been attracted to the profession. It’s just that with the number of applicants down more than 90 percent in some cities, police recruiters are stymied by the job’s low pay, increasingly tougher standards for new recruits and limited job flexibility. And most importantly, you can get shot at for $40,000, or be home with your family for $60,000 working in a different career field. When police recruiters are having to compete against the IBMs, the Microsofts, the Intels, for all the qualified people, it makes for a real contest.
Ergo, police departments are not getting the “best of the best” … the are now scraping the bottom of the barrel, and that is how this individual was obviously dredged up.
#4. To: Deckard (#2)
Gatlin : If you comply upon the LEO request, then smiles and politeness will reign.
This incident is local for me, it happened in the adjacent community. I have been following it closely in the local news and other sources. Although the video has not been released ... I have reason to believe that he did NOT smile.
#5. To: Deckard, gated comminity Jihadis, *Arab Spring Jihad*, synthetic drug stockholders (#2)
Looks like one of Gatlin's gated community jihadis, pumped up on prescription synthetic cannabis, and amphetamines.
Under the care of FOP physician, Dr. Feelgood?
"We (government) need to do a lot less, a lot sooner" ~Ron Paul#6. To: Gatlin (#3)
F.U.C.K. (Fornication Under Consent of the King)
And here I thought it was Faulty Use of Carnal Knowledge.
#7. To: Pinguinite (#1)
"The new report reveals Brailsford had etched on his rifle: “You’re F---ed.”
Those are ejection port covers you can buy on the Internet. Given that you can't see what's inscribed until the gun is fired, it's normally a moot point.
http://www.tacticalgearjunkie.com/ejection-port-covers
#8. To: misterwhite (#7) (Edited)
You never cease to amaze me. I did not know this.
So, he may not have had “You’re Fucked” ENGRAVED on his barrel, as all those wonderful media (cough- cough) media folks are reporting.
Not that it makes any difference …
#9. To: Gatlin (#3)
One origin of the word fuck dates back to the time when sex was outlawed by the King of Scotland unless permitted explicitly by the king. So people that were permitted to legally bang had F.U.C.K. (Fornication Under Consent of the King) posted on their door by the authorities. I don’t know if this is true or not. After all, “what do I know … I have been retired too long.”
Well, color me sceptical, but #1 I doubt this cop had the word put on his rifle out of respect for some kind of literary professorship, and #2) I doubt your story is true.
#10. To: misterwhite (#7)
Those are ejection port covers you can buy on the Internet. Given that you can't see what's inscribed until the gun is fired, it's normally a moot point.
In this case it seems the words are applicable to the cop who fired the weapon.
#11. To: Pinguinite (#10)
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