English Teacher dies after being tasered

[Hedley Lamar]

English teacher and cousin of BLM co-founder dies after being Tased by LAPD.

Police said they were trying to catch up with Anderson after he got in a traffic accident, which they say he caused. Anderson was the cousin of Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors.

According to LAPD officials, an officer was flagged down for a car crash that happened near Venice and Lincoln boulevards just before 3:40 p.m that day. The officer said when he arrived at the scene, Anderson was acting erratically and that he observed him running in the middle of the street.

Witnesses also told the LAPD Anderson caused the crash.

The officer spoke with Anderson and called in additional units for a DUI investigation.

LAPD officials said as more units arrived, Anderson ran away from the scene, leading to a foot chase on the eastbound lanes of Venice Boulevard. A short time later, officers contacted Anderson who they say began to resist, which led to a use of force.

"Officers struggled with Anderson for several minutes, utilizing a Taser, bodyweight, firm grips, and joint locks to overcome resistance," the LAPD said in a written press release.

Anderson was handcuffed at the scene and "hobbled at the ankles."

After being taken into custody, firefighters with the Los Angeles Fire Department were called to the scene and rendered medical aid. He was taken to a Santa Monica hospital where he went into cardiac arrest and died four hours later, authorities said.

English teacher and cousin of BLM co-founder dies after being Tased by LAPD

Newly released body camera video shows a Black man getting Tased repeatedly by Los Angeles police – and dying four hours later -- which is raising questions about why police were using this type of force following a car crash.

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Another case of a guy who committed a crime. Ran from the police. Tried to carjack another car. Didn't comply. Got tasered, albeit a few times too many? But he fought them while they were trying to subdue him. Not an excuse but when adrenaline is running, some people just can't control it .

I said this to friends about George Floyd. What do you think would've happened if he just complied? I lost a bunch of friends that day. I wasn't trying to say he deserved to be killed and what happened to the officer in getting (edited) charged with murder was right because he went way overboard. But I think my question is fair.

For this guy. What if he didn't run? What if he didn't try to commit another crime while trying elude police from the first crime? What if he just complied?

 

[IM469]

Black English Teacher dies after being tasered

The race shouldn't matter nor who he is related. If the cops are suppose to treat everyone equal based on circumstances - they shouldn't worry about profiling the guy to modify their approach..

 

[Hedley Lamar]

Black English Teacher dies after being tasered

The race shouldn't matter nor who he is related. If the cops are suppose to treat everyone equal based on circumstances - they shouldn't worry about profiling the guy to modify their approach..

Thank you. Title Changed

 

[escortsxxx]

Thank you. Title Changed

This looks like a political assassination. Revenge by the police. Clearly a murderer As the As man Begs for his life. the cop says We're going to taze you.

On the Cops will get medals. Add Toronto wants to hire more thugs That we can't afford.

 

[james t kirk]

Well, his family should be in for a hundred million or so now.

 

[K Douglas]

Police were just doing their job. This guy was a menace. Ran from the police and violently resisted arrest. Case closed.

 

[Jenesis]

Maybe he was freaked out because he is a cousin to the BLM founder and in his head - cops kill black people. If that is what you truly in your heart believe, you are going to be scared and run.

I would if I saw a moral squad walking down the street.

Not to mention the fear and adrenaline happening from a car accident and may be a concussion for all we know and as they said it could’ve been a possible DUI. Plenty of reasons for this guy to be freaked out and run.

I don’t see where he tried to car-Jack another person and I don’t see where he “violently” tried to resist arrest. Not bending your arm into a painful position is considered resisting to police.

Clearly he was tasered to much and that is on the fault of the police. It is not “well if he didn’t run, he wouldn’t have got tasered”. That is not how that works. They have these for people who resist. Because that is what people do (not all but a lot) so they have this form of force and it is the job of the police to ensure they are using it properly and not killing people. That is their job. A criminal’s job is to be a criminal - a cops job is to be a cop and that means protecting life, not taking it.

 

[mandrill]

I'm sure this will get a lot more news coverage, including more reports on what took place at the scene.

 

[Mencken]

Maybe he was freaked out because he is a cousin to the BLM founder and in his head - cops kill black people. If that is what you truly in your heart believe, you are going to be scared and run.

I would if I saw a moral squad walking down the street.

Not to mention the fear and adrenaline happening from a car accident and may be a concussion for all we know and as they said it could’ve been a possible DUI. Plenty of reasons for this guy to be freaked out and run.

I don’t see where he tried to car-Jack another person and I don’t see where he “violently” tried to resist arrest. Not bending your arm into a painful position is considered resisting to police.

Clearly he was tasered to much and that is on the fault of the police. It is not “well if he didn’t run, he wouldn’t have got tasered”. That is not how that works. They have these for people who resist. Because that is what people do (not all but a lot) so they have this form of force and it is the job of the police to ensure they are using it properly and not killing people. That is their job. A criminal’s job is to be a criminal - a cops job is to be a cop and that means protecting life, not taking it.

Agree with the first part. Black people in particular have lots to fear from police in many places, and especially if under the influence certainly might panic and run, resist, etc. Whether he was "over tasered" or handled in a way beyond what would be required remains to be seen perhaps. Using a taser versus a gun is generally so they will not kill people. But hopefully there will be video and investigation of how the end of this went, so that there can be justice if the police were out of line.

 

[Jenesis]

Agree with the first part. Black people in particular have lots to fear from police in many places, and especially if under the influence certainly might panic and run, resist, etc. Whether he was "over tasered" or handled in a way beyond what would be required remains to be seen perhaps. Using a taser versus a gun is generally so they will not kill people. But hopefully there will be video and investigation of how the end of this went, so that there can be justice if the police were out of line.

I’m going simply based on the evidence we have now. I get an autopsy is needed and more facts will come out.

 

[Darts]

Black people in particular have lots to fear from police in many places,

I hate these "race" threads because they never seem to go well. Having said that, the opposite is also true of the quote above.

 

[Hedley Lamar]

Rule #1 in the criminal world. Cardio.

Seriously, he may have had other medical conditions that exasperated his death. Maybe.

Being taught to not trust police in the black community or any minority community, never ends well. When an officer just wants to question you and you immediately react with opposition and anger, you set the bar. If you weren't doing something wrong or suspicious in the first place, they would have no reason to want to question you. That goes for everyone.

There are more good cops than bad ones.

 

[Jenesis]

Rule #1 in the criminal world. Cardio.

Seriously, he may have had other medical conditions that exasperated his death. Maybe.

Being taught to not trust police in the black community or any minority community, never ends well. When an officer just wants to question you and you immediately react with opposition and anger, you set the bar. If you weren't doing something wrong or suspicious in the first place, they would have no reason to want to question you. That goes for everyone.

There are more good cops than bad ones.

The problem is the fear is deep rooted for POC. Even if innocent, they are so afraid of what police will do, the get their back up. There have just been too many cases of violence on the black community from police.

Now you can say that the number is high because that is all that is shown and white people get the same treatment but it is not put in the news. But that would be another issue altogether.

The fact remains that one can not agree that POC have a very strong fear of police. You can only debate if it is a rational fear or not. When people have this much fear, they will act out and sometimes very irrationally. Which could have been the case here.

But again, could have been another condition and nothing to do with the taser. Right now that is the only visible possibility we have to go on.

 

[Hedley Lamar]

The problem is the fear is deep rooted for POC. Even if innocent, they are so afraid of what police will do, the get their back up. There have just been too many cases of violence on the black community from police.

Now you can say that the number is high because that is all that is shown and white people get the same treatment but it is not put in the news. But that would be another issue altogether.

The fact remains that one can not agree that POC have a very strong fear of police. You can only debate if it is a rational fear or not. When people have this much fear, they will act out and sometimes very irrationally. Which could have been the case here.

But again, could have been another condition and nothing to do with the taser. Right now that is the only visible possibility we have to go on.

You can't blame police for what media loves to exploit. So that's invalid.

Fear of the police is indoctrinated in to the black community. Police are not to blame for that. Do nothing wrong and never get bothered by police. Wow. Simple.

We can get in to the whole poverty thing and opportunities but why bother. If you lead that horse to water and it doesn't drink because his daddy got killed because he murdered someone and ran from the police and pointed a gun at them.....well, we can't help you.

 

[dirtyharry555]

A criminal runs from police then resists arrest, gets tazed, and dies (probably drugged up too).

It's unfortunate.

Don't be a criminal, don't resist arrest, and don't do drugs. In other words, don't be an idiot to yourself and those around you.

That way you can live a good life regardless of your color.

 

[dirtyharry555]

The problem is the fear is deep rooted for POC.

Most POC are compliant. Criminals definitely fear the police, for obvious reasons.

 

[Jenesis]

You can't blame police for what media loves to exploit. So that's invalid.

Fear of the police is indoctrinated in to the black community. Police are not to blame for that. Do nothing wrong and never get bothered by police. Wow. Simple.

We can get in to the whole poverty thing and opportunities but why bother. If you lead that horse to water and it doesn't drink because his daddy got killed because he murdered someone and ran from the police and pointed a gun at them.....well, we can't help you.

Did you even read what I wrote. I didn’t say to blame the police. I said that was a different topic. The whys of a POC being a afraid of police are a different topic then the reaction.

It doesn’t matter right now why this man was afraid of police, what matters his reaction. We know it is engrained in the black community. That is not changing any time soon so the best course of action is to know what you are dealing with and address that issue. Not the should/would/could. Deal with the reality first. Then deal with why’s of it all.

 

[Sugarsweet905]

Prelim. reports show cannabis and cocaine in his system. Elevated HR from the cocaine as well as from running around is not a good recipe for success when getting tasered.

The BLM founder asking why the officer was armed is a bit comical as well. I would gather there are very few if any beat cops on the LAPD who aren't armed.

 

[Jenesis]

Most POC are compliant. Criminals definitely fear the police, for obvious reasons.

Ok DBG.

 

[Hedley Lamar]

Did you even read what I wrote. I didn’t say to blame the police. I said that was a different topic. The whys of a POC being a afraid of police are a different topic then the reaction.

It doesn’t matter right now why this man was afraid of police, what matters his reaction. We know it is engrained in the black community. That is not changing any time soon so the best course of action is to know what you are dealing with and address that issue. Not the should/would/could. Deal with the reality first. Then deal with why’s of it all.

Tbh, I don't really read what you say thoroughly.