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Thursday, March 29, 2012

Waistband Reaching Up-Date

In "reaching for his waistband" events, in Pasadena if you make a bullshit 911 call, you will be arrested.
Police say a videotape from that night shows a 17-year-old suspect burglarizing the car while McDade acted as a lookout, the Star-News reports. The other suspect has been charged with grand theft, commercial burglary and failure to register as a gang member as a condition of probation.

But neither suspect was armed, and Carrillo later admitted that he lied in order to get a faster police response. He is being arrested on the theory that his false report led police to believe that McDade was armed and ultimately to the fatal shooting. Two police—one in a patrol car and the other on the ground—fired at McDade when they saw him reaching for his waistband. Officials say the officers believed he was reaching for a gun.

"The actions of the 9-1-1 caller set the minds of officers" Police Chief Phillip Sanchez told reporters at a press conference.

The District Attorney's office is reviewing the case as it does with all deadly officer-related shootings, and McDade's family and the ACLU is asking for an independent review into the case, according to the Times.
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3 comments:

  1. Anonymous29 March, 2012 15:54

    I made a "bullshit" 911 in Columbus a couple years back.

    I was calling someone with a 917 area code (cellphone of friend in NY) and suddenly the phone was ringing before I finished dialing.

    Police showed up at my place like 10 minutes later, when I was in the shower.

    Doubleclutched on the 1 in the *917*, apparently.

    I ARE CRIMINAL!
    ~

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  2. ifthethunderdontgetya™³²®©29 March, 2012 15:54

    P.S. Speaking of doubleclutch, fuck you, blooooger.
    ~

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  3. Big Bad Bald Bastard29 March, 2012 16:45

    It's about time that these sorts of escalations are considered criminal.

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