First of all let me say I am pro law enforcement I have respect for the law and have more than a few retired cops and game wardens wardens who are friends and a relative who is retired LE. I should say I respect good cops. That said I have been disturbed for a while seeing a certain type of cop these days on a lot of police forces and sheriffs depts. It is almost like they came out of a mould. " Short buzz cut or shaved heads with the wrap around sun glasses ect and a attitude that just shouts look at me I am a cop and I can kick your ass" Of course shows like Cops ect that show these clowns does not help any as young recruits figure I think they have to follow this pattern. Back when I was a kid Cops were respected and while every group maybe had a hot dog in the group most cops were a good group of guys who joined to help folks and the term Serve and Protect meant something. After seeing some of the corruption that is prevlent these days and incidents like the New Orleans Police force it has to make a guy wonder . I know that police work is a sometimes nasty and dangerous job. I also know that other times it can be rewarding. For all the good cops out there I say thank you for a job well done. For the other cops that are crooked and hotdogs I hope you do not last long on the job. Ok I saw enough to see the shots fired. They ought to hang that cop!
CHINO, Calif. - A videotape released Tuesday shows a sheriff's deputy shooting an unarmed Air Force policeman who recently returned from Iraq as he appeared to obey an order to get up off the ground.
KTLA-TV broadcast a 40-second clip it said came from a Chino resident who videotaped Sunday night's shooting, which followed a 100 mph car chase.
Senior Airman Elio Carrion, 21, was listed in good condition at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center in Colton. He was shot three times in the chest, ribs and leg, his father-in-law, Ernesto Paz, told KTLA-TV.
Carrion was a passenger in a Corvette that crashed into a wall following the brief chase, authorities said.
The dark, grainy videotape shows Carrion lying on the ground next to the car, talking to a silhouetted officer who is pointing a gun at him. Carrion supports himself on one arm and his face is brightly lit by the officer's flashlight.
Carrion is heard telling the officer he is unarmed and is in the military.
At one point, a voice is heard saying several times: "Get up."
Carrion says: "I'm gonna get up." As he rose, at least four shots were fired and Carrion collapsed.
Investigators from the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department took the original tape, refusing to release it to the public or describe what it shows.
The deputy, whose name was not released, was placed on paid administrative leave, a routine procedure in officer-involved shootings.
Sheriff Gary Penrod said he could not comment until the investigation is completed.
Carrion was not charged with a crime, although the incident remained under investigation, according to sheriff's spokeswoman Robin Haynal.
The driver of the Corvette, identified by authorities as Luis Fernando Escobedo, 21, was arrested for investigation of felony evading.
Carrion and Escobedo had left a party at the home of Carrion's parents to drive to a store, said the airman's wife, Mariela.
Carrion was scheduled to report on Wednesday to his unit, the 2nd Security Forces Squadron, at Barksdale Air Force Base in Shreveport, La.
An Air Force spokesman, Lt. Frank Hartnett, said Carrion was a security officer at the base. Carrion joined the Air Force in January 2003 and recently returned from a six-month tour in Iraq, Hartnett said.
Chino is about 40 miles east of Los Angeles.
Video attatched... WARNING VERY DISTURBING!!!!!
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=80...00568157&q=ktlaSaid I never had much use for one, never said I did'nt know how to use it
