Update: The citizen shot by a Stumptown cop with a color-coded beanbag shotgun loaded with a lethal shot round is now in stable condition at a local hospital. He was shot in the thigh and buttocks, not in the head as previously reported. However, the wounds damaged the man's sciatic nerve which will probably cause permanent loss of mobility according to physicians. The shell wading was embedded in one of his crippling wounds, indicating he was shot at close range. The only explanation offered so far by the cops is that the suspect "failed to obey commands" and the lethal ammunition was a "tragic mistake". The suspect was running from the apparently hotheaded police when shot more than once. Police are allowed to load their own ammunition when withdrawing a shotgun from the armory. Regular shotguns and bean-bag shotguns are not similar in shape, size or color. Less lethal guns are orange colored and the ammunition is also distinctively colored and labeled as less lethal. Stumptown has paid out millions in police liability claims over the recent past prompting both internal and external reviews of training and procedures. This latest case of excessive force will result in another claim and possible litigation for violation of the citizen's civil rights. Obviously, an official apology is simply not enough if you are hobbled for life.
{2.7.11}Phoenix cops respond to public intoxication by slamming a female bystander to the ground with brutal force. It is obvious police in America believe they have the license to freely abuse the public regardless of the circumstances. The perpetrator of this shocking official violence is Patrick Larrison:
In Stumptown, a man was shot with a shotgun blast to the head and is in critical condition. A police shot the man with a bean bag shotgun loaded with buckshot instead of less lethal ammunition. The man was chased by police after a report was received he was "behaving suspiciously" around children in a local park. Police claim the shooting was an innocent mistake, yet their shotgun ammunition is conspicuously labeled and color coded. The city's bureau is already under investigation by the US Department of Justice for several civilian deaths under questionable circumstances.