An Allentown Officer was charged with aggravated assault with a weapon on an individual who allegedly had his hands up but then was struck in the face by the officers gun.
The story according to the press conference is officers were chasing this suspect in a vehicle, the vehicle crashed and the man was ordered out. The suspect put his hands in the air. The officer approached the unarmed suspect and hit him in the face with his gun.
I’ll error on the side of caution before making a final opinion. It is important to hold judgment until all the circumstances are brought out along with evidence and body cameras.
What is
alarming is that this is the third Allentown officer to be charged this
year. The borage of allegations of
corruption within the department are too numerous to ignore.
So where does the blame fall?
Chief Roca does not appear to be an effective leader. It is evident that he cannot run his department. Is his lack of disciplining officers the cause of some of these allegations or is he protecting cronies from his earlier days?
Rumors have circulated on social media sites that another officer recently was punching a man in handcuffs. Where are his charges? I am amazed APD is charging one of its own since they appear to cover up any wrongdoing.
I’m curious if an attorney looks into the background of these officers. What kind of background check is actually performed before awarding a shield and gun? Is this there first time of an allegation like this? If so is it truly an accident or some other reason to justify it? Or was this bad training with a history of excess force complaints that have been swept under the rug?
Im on the
fence of my initial opinion of this incident.
Too many outstanding factors, and questions not answered. My one question tho would be, are police
allowed or supposed to have their weapon that close to someone’s face, or does it depend on the situation?
I will say if the video shows what reports are saying, this officer is in big trouble. I will also add from my point of view the Chief and Mayor are unskilled in running an organization.
5 comments:
Good hard questions....the suspect who led them on a chase is no boyscout, but.?.
Mike the suspect is a piece of shit as far as Im concerned. He put alot of peoples lives in danger that day. Im sure the story on why he led police on a chase will be interesting. My questions might never be answered. I just hope justice is served whether it be for or against the officer.
Who in their right mind would want to serve as an APD officer?
Are we trying to justify the behavior of this scumbag officer? The man may also be a scumbag but the officer abused his power and authority. I applaud Chief Roca for charging him. I think his swift and decisive actions should be taken as a strong message that he isn’t afraid to weed out ALL problem officers in his department. If you bring discredit to the uniform, you are out.
Someone who answers the call to serve the community through public service and not someone out for a paycheck and power over people because they are weak
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