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  • Texas Police Kill Unarmed Man Before Confiscating Witness Camera and Deleting Images

    Police in Texas shot an unarmed man 41 times, then turned around and confiscated another man’s camera after he started taking photos and shooting video of the bloody aftermath.

    Dallas-area cops then deleted the man’s footage before returning the camera four days later.

    Now police from two agencies are vowing to do a “complete investigation,” which, of course, means we will hear nothing more about the August 31 incident for at least several months.

    But so far, the partial investigation has determined that Garland police officer Patrick Tuter lied in his initial report when he claimed that suspect Michael Vincent Allen backed his truck into the patrol car, causing the cop to fear for his life and leaving him no choice but to fire 41 times, meaning he reloaded at least once.

    Miraculously, a 20-year-old unarmed woman who was sitting in the cab of the pick-up truck emerged unscathed.

    According to the Dallas Morning News, Mesquite police officers confiscated the witness’s camera:

    “From the time they yelled, ‘Get out, get out,’ they didn’t give him three seconds to get out,” Mitchell Wallace said, adding that he counted about 20 bullet holes in Allen’s truck.

    Wallace and his wife were asleep when the gunshots began, but they quickly made it to the porch to see Allen’s passenger being pulled from the truck and a police dog jumping into the cab. The German shepherd bit Allen in the neck and jaw area and dragged him out of the truck and onto the pavement, Wallace said.

    Police officers pulled the dog off, flipped Allen on his stomach and handcuffed him before checking his pulse. Autopsy results are pending on the cause of Allen’s death.

    Wallace took cellphone pictures and video after the shooting stopped, but he said Mesquite police confiscated the phone and deleted the video and pictures. The phone was returned four days later, he said.

    Mesquite police are conducting the criminal investigation, which hopefully includes whether or not Tuter acted lawfully, and Garland police are conducting the internal investigation.

    Photography is Not a Crime reader Avi Adelman, a Dallas resident who runs the local news blog Barking Dogs is demanding Mesquite conduct an internal investigation into their officers for confiscating Wallace’s camera and deleting his images, which is a violation of federal law.

    The law states that police need a court order to confiscate a camera unless it was used in a commission of a crime. The only exception is if there are exigent circumstances, such as a strong belief that the witness will destroy the photos, therefore destroying evidence.

    Under no circumstances do police have the right to delete footage.

    Adelman stated the following in a letter he fired off to Mesquite City Manager Ted Barron:

    Mr. Barron, the actions of the unnamed Mesquite police officer(s) was a violation of Mr. Mitchell’s First and Fourth Amendment rights. Attached to this fax is a US Department of Justice memo clearly outlining the issues regarding illegal seizures and deletions of video and photos captured by the public of police activities. I am also requesting in advance a copy of the Mesquite Police Departments internal affairs investigation, under the Texas Public Information Act.

    Adelman has also been staying on top of the Memorial Day incident in which a Dallas sheriff deputy arrested a motorcyclist because he wouldn’t hand over his helmet camera footage as evidence against other bikers.

    Adelman contacted the sheriff’s department late last month about that incident and was told it was still under investigation.

    When he made some critical comments regarding that incident on the Dallas Sheriff Facebook page, they were deleted immediately.

    In the recent incident, police say they tried to pull Allen over because he had been involved in a previous chase with another Dallas-area law enforcement agency.

    But then they said he led them on a 30-minute chase with speeds reaching 100 mph.

    He eventually pulled into a cul-de-sac, which is when they said he tried to ram his way to freedom.

    But a dash cam video proved that to be a lie.

    Garland police also said Tuesday that dash-cam video revealed that Officer Patrick Tuter crashed his squad car into a truck driven by the suspect, Michael Vincent Allen, before the shooting started. Initial reports had said Allen had hit Tuter’s car, prompting the officer to open fire.

    It was only two months ago that Houston police also confiscated a camera from a witness in the aftermath of a shooting, an incident in which no update has been made available.

    UPDATE: As of this writing, the Dallas Sheriff's deputy who arrested the motorcyclist was suspended without pay for nearly two months.
    Read more at http://www.pixiq.com/article/texas-p...xBVFP6XgxkB.99
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  • #2
    The officer's agency is already conducting an internal investigation, his badge and gun have been taken and the Mesquite PD is conducting a criminal investigation.

    What else do you want?

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    • #3
      Originally posted by 03trubluGT View Post
      The officer's agency is already conducting an internal investigation, his badge and gun have been taken and the Mesquite PD is conducting a criminal investigation.

      What else do you want?
      I'm pretty sure drama is his usually angle. I don't see much to bite on here.

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      • #4
        Originally posted by 03trubluGT View Post
        The officer's agency is already conducting an internal investigation, his badge and gun have been taken and the Mesquite PD is conducting a criminal investigation.

        What else do you want?
        We want blood running down the streets like water, we demand hangings in the courtyards, we desire blood n guts n spit n ass, all over the place!

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        • #5
          Wow, all I can say if that's true is , WTMF is wrong wih these fuxking cops ? Is the screening and interview process so fuxked up that they can't weed these lunatics out ? Fucking gangsters !
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          • #6
            Originally posted by Txstang1 View Post
            Wow, all I can say if that's true is , WTMF is wrong wih these fuxking cops ? Is the screening and interview process so fuxked up that they can't weed these lunatics out ? Fucking gangsters !
            Dafuq? We can spell out fuck here, we don't need to be teenage girls who spell things fucked up just to seem cool.

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            • #7
              Originally posted by racrguy View Post
              Dafuq? We can spell out fuck here, we don't need to be teenage girls who spell things fucked up just to seem cool.
              Lol..


              I've got a sneaking suspicion I just sharted, but I really don't feel like moving off my couch right now. any suggestions on how I should proceed?

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              • #8
                Originally posted by 03trubluGT View Post
                The officer's agency is already conducting an internal investigation, his badge and gun have been taken and the Mesquite PD is conducting a criminal investigation.

                What else do you want?
                How about cops who don't dump 41 rounds into 1 car after ramming said vehicle and confiscating private property to delete pictures and videos? He shouldn't only have his badge and gun removed. He should be waiting to find out what happens in lockup.
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                • #9
                  I bet you $20 bucks that he'll face jail time.

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by racrguy View Post
                    Dafuq? We can spell out fuck here, we don't need to be teenage girls who spell things fucked up just to seem cool.
                    If you look at your QWERTY keyboard you will notice that the X and C are next to each other. Do you think he could have made a typing error?


                    Fuck
                    Fucking
                    Fuck head
                    Fuck face
                    Fuck tard
                    Originally posted by Silverback
                    Look all you want, she can't find anyone else who treats her as bad as I do, and I keep her self esteem so low, she wouldn't think twice about going anywhere else.

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by Rick Modena View Post
                      If you look at your QWERTY keyboard you will notice that the X and C are next to each other. Do you think he could have made a typing error?


                      Fuck
                      Fucking
                      Fuck head
                      Fuck face
                      Fuck tard
                      Two times in a row?

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                      • #12
                        I do it all the time, I don't have any spell check, so I always go and proof read my post before I hit SUBMIT.
                        Originally posted by Silverback
                        Look all you want, she can't find anyone else who treats her as bad as I do, and I keep her self esteem so low, she wouldn't think twice about going anywhere else.

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by Rick Modena View Post
                          I do it all the time, I don't have any spell check, so I always go and proof read my post before I hit SUBMIT.
                          You aren't helping him with this statement.

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by 03trubluGT View Post

                            What else do you want?
                            We want justice, whatever a regular guy would be charged with for firing 41 rounds of bullets with no regard to safety of innocent people.

                            Of course I don't need you to tell me what a regular person would be charged with. He would be charged with at least 10 felonies, minimum! Not be put on administrative paid leave and gun taken away. Like this cop doesn't have 72 more guns at home.
                            Originally posted by Silverback
                            Look all you want, she can't find anyone else who treats her as bad as I do, and I keep her self esteem so low, she wouldn't think twice about going anywhere else.

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by Rick Modena View Post
                              We want justice, whatever a regular guy would be charged with for firing 41 rounds of bullets with no regard to safety of innocent people.

                              Of course I don't need you to tell me what a regular person would be charged with. He would be charged with at least 10 felonies, minimum! Not be put on administrative paid leave and gun taken away. Like this cop doesn't have 72 more guns at home.
                              And theft of proof of a crime, intimidation, destroying evidence...
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