Cop Allegedly Shot Unarmed Man Parked In His Own Driveway

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Ernest Satterwhite was a laid-back former mechanic
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I'm surprised they are taking this approach with describing the victim. Breath of...

with a habit of ignoring police officers who tried to pull him over — an act of defiance that ultimately got him killed.
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Eh, baby steps.
 
Found some additional articles. Apparently wasn't all slow-speed chase, and the victim ran down some mailboxes and collided with some vehicles along the way. There is apparently video of the whole thing, but it hasn't been released. Presumably, the grand jury would have viewed it.

When the chase came to an end, Officer Craven is said to have rushed the vehicle and a short struggle was said to have taken place when Craven stuck his gun inside the window of Satterwhite's car. Craven then fired several rounds - some through the car door - killing Satterwhite, and claimed Satterwhite was trying to grab his gun to other officers on the scene after the shooting. As Edgefield Daily reported when official reports were released, "The report states, "As R/O (reporting officer) was approaching the vehicle from the rear the officer on the drivers side (Craven) fired three or four shots into the vehicle and stated, 'the suspect grabbed my gun.'
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Dude fails at police work, excels at causing unnecessary death.

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/c...ntify-suspect-high-speed-chase-fatal-shooting

http://www.edgefielddaily.com/edgefield090214.html

http://www.edgefielddaily.com/cl021114.html
 
wildfire said:
DreamDrop said:
Real talk? Don't call the cops on minorities over stupid shit like music too loud or other minor grievances. We die for lesser offenses all the fucking time. I think it obvious now that we have a lot of external societal stressors, so cut us a break. Even if you think we don't deserve it, cause chances are we do.
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The problems with the justice system are bad but not so much that we can't rely on the police to do their job now and again. But please continue telling people not to call the police when they want them to mediate a problem.
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Police are not mediators, mediators are mediators. If you have a problem with a neighbor and you are not actually in any physical danger you could try either talking to them or calling an actual mediator to try and resolve the problem. If neither of those work and your neighbor is still being an obnoxious asshole you could file a civil harassment lawsuit. The police are not trained in solving neighbor squabbles and calling them in these situations usually just exacerbates the situation.
 
Moreso than the shitstain of a cop murdering a man, I found this to be the most offensive:

Experts say it's the first time an officer was charged in a fatal shooting in roughly a decade. But the grand jury opted for "misconduct in office," a charge used for sheriffs who make inmates do their personal work, or officers who ask for bribes. Their single-page indictment, returned in August, contains no details other than accusing Craven of "using excessive force and failing to follow and use proper procedures."
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How the fuck the ever managed to equate murdering someone to making an inmate do the sheriff's personal work is beyond me. It's times like these that the government needs to move in and incarcerate people for pulling this shit off.
 
I wish there was a way that the entire country can just protest by never ever pulling over for a cop. And when asked why they can just say 'If I pull over I will get shot by the cop.'
 
An officially unjustified fatal shooting results a misdemeanour? That's absurd, it's fucking murder, not a misdemeanour! Everything about this just makes me shake my head. How many more have to die before something is done? I'm starting to doubt that it's a finite number...
 
But the grand jury disagreed, indicting him on a misdemeanor.
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Exclusive photo of the jury:
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There seriously needs to be more transparency on how police/sheriffs departments conduct investigations of officer-involved shootings (specially fatal). If the officer acted according to the law, there's nothing to fear. I hate cover ups.
 
DarthOrange said:
Police are not mediators, mediators are mediators. If you have a problem with a neighbor and you are not actually in any physical danger you could try either talking to them or calling an actual mediator to try and resolve the problem. If neither of those work and your neighbor is still being an obnoxious asshole you could file a civil harassment lawsuit. The police are not trained in solving neighbor squabbles and calling them in these situations usually just exacerbates the situation.
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Police very rarely police situations
 
What a relief. It would have been only a matter of time before he pulled into an innocent person's driveway.
 
Bodacious said:
Found some additional articles. Apparently wasn't all slow-speed chase, and the victim ran down some mailboxes and collided with some vehicles along the way. There is apparently video of the whole thing, but it hasn't been released. Presumably, the grand jury would have viewed it.



Dude fails at police work, excels at causing unnecessary death.

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/c...ntify-suspect-high-speed-chase-fatal-shooting

http://www.edgefielddaily.com/edgefield090214.html

http://www.edgefielddaily.com/cl021114.html
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Crazy. Combined with his history of DUIs, the poor old granddad was certainly no angel. Cop defninitely committed murder though. What possessed him to even stick his gun into the guy's car where he could grab it if he were so inclined?
 
3 years probation after guilty plea for misdemeanor misconduct in office. Dashcam footage released.

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A white South Carolina police officer who was charged with a felony for shooting and killing a black driver at the end of a chase took a plea deal Monday and was sentenced to three years of probation.

Justin Craven, 27, pleaded guilty to misdemeanor misconduct in office, multiple media outlets reported. A prosecutor wanted the North Augusta police officer charged with voluntary manslaughter, which carries up to 30 years in prison, but a grand jury refused to indict Craven. He was later charged with a different felony.
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The death of 68-year-old Ernest Satterwhite was captured on video from Craven's dashboard camera. The Associated Press requested the footage nearly two years ago and eventually sued the State Law Enforcement Division, which refused to release the video until after Craven's plea Monday.

The footage shows Craven run to Satterwhite's car after the man stops at his home and stick a gun and both arms into the driver's open window. A black arm is seen pushing back, and Craven pulls the weapon out of the window and fires several shots.

Craven feared for his life because Satterwhite was trying to grab his gun, Craven's lawyer Jack Swerling said after the plea hearing.

"His mistake in judgment was approaching the car and getting too close. He had to make a split-second decision instead of like now, when everyone gets all the time they want to analyze it," Swerling said.

Police experts recommend officers don't charge into an unknown situation but instead stay behind cover in case a suspect is armed. No weapon was found in Satterwhite's car. Others who have seen the video think Satterwhite might have been stunned that the officer pointed his gun at his head and just was swiping his arm in surprise.

"What he did was murder this man, and the judicial system just let him get away with it," said state Rep. Joe Neal, a black Democrat from Hopkins who saw the video and has spent decades speaking out against racism in law enforcement and demanding accountability through data and police cameras.
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Video with news report (requires flash): http://www.wltx.com/news/local/video-shows-fatal-shooting-of-suspect-by-officer/128727854

Full dashcam video (low quality youtube. Shooting at ~2:54): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAksfS5gIPE
 
cameron said:
3 years probation after guilty plea for misdemeanor misconduct in office. Dashcam footage released.

AP:




Video with news report (requires flash): http://www.wltx.com/news/local/video-shows-fatal-shooting-of-suspect-by-officer/128727854

Full dashcam video (low quality youtube. Shooting at ~2:54): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAksfS5gIPE
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Craven indeed.

The department hiding the footage until their "brother " got a slap on the wrist is almost as bad as the useless grand jury farce.
 
The whole "officer messed up and got too close, but then had to shoot because anything could happen" excuse is such bullshit. I guess 3 years probation is a step up from the free pass Tamir Rice's murderer got.
 
T'Zariah said:
Shit like this makes me surprised that vigilante retaliation hasn't happened against LE officers all over the country.
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There was a case linked in another thread where someone was killing police a few years back. The police started randomly shooting people who were driving cars somewhat similar to the suspect's. Didn't matter if the car was different brand and color, or if the driver was a woman when the suspect was a man. Cool stuff.
 
NumberThree said:
There was a case linked in another thread where someone was killing police a few years back. The police started randomly shooting people who were driving cars somewhat similar to the suspect's. Didn't matter if the car was different brand and color, or if the driver was a woman when the suspect was a man. Cool stuff.
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Vigalante justice against police officers just would end up being a big shit show. There are good officers just like there are good citizens. We need a better system in place regarding the Police Academies and officers who break the law need to be punished accordingly.
 
Gordon Shumway said:
Let's hope that never happens..shit is crazy enough out there as it is. That would just escalate things.
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I want to agree with you whole heartedly.


But if that was my son, my daughter, my flesh and blood that I raised from birth and loved with all my hearts content....and there was no indictment...

I don't know man..
 
What in the hell was even the point of jamming his arms in the window? Drawing a gun was already unnecessary as far as I am concerned, but did he want to put the fucking gun to his temple like all the cool guys in movies or something?

For fucks sake.....

"His mistake in judgment was approaching the car and getting too close. He had to make a split-second decision instead of like now, when everyone gets all the time they want to analyze it," Swerling said.
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I know its his fucking job, but fuck if I don't hate lawyers who do shit like this. No, he could have calmly approached the fucking vehicle and handled it like someone who had a mental capacity of a fucking adult not a trigger happy teenager. Ugh.
By forcing his arm into the man's car he obviously escalated a situation that didn't need to be.
 
I can't get the video to play, but that's against any type of training if he ran up on the car once it stopped. Police academy 101, you do not approach a vehicle you've just got done chasing. You wait for backup and issue commands to the occupants to exit the vehicle once they've arrived. Approach only in extreme circumstances and this was not one of them.
 
At first I was confused and annoyed because I could've sworn this exact thing happened before -- until I looked at the date.

3 years probation.. lol wow. This is ridiculous.
 
Police are normally installed to keep the dregs of society in check. When they become part of the dregs, you know your society is completely fucked.
 
EASTC0AST_GH05T said:
Vigalante justice against police officers just would end up being a big shit show. There are good officers just like there are good citizens. We need a better system in place regarding the Police Academies and officers who break the law need to be punished accordingly.
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While I'm sure that the majority of police officers are good, I have an issue that it seems like most think they are in some sort of brotherhood and they have to protect the shit heads. If they just self policed themselves better, and actually weeded out (or charged!) the crappy ones, we'd be a lot better off. So in that sense, I think they are all partially responsible.
 
bachikarn said:
While I'm sure that the majority of police officers are good, I have an issue that it seems like most think they are in some sort of brotherhood and they have to protect the shit heads. If they just self policed themselves better, and actually weeded out (or charged!) the crappy ones, we'd be a lot better off. So in that sense, I think they are all partially responsible.
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Unfortunately I've heard that the US police can fire officers who whistleblow. If I'm wrong, then someone please correct me.
 
Nephtis said:
How the fuck the ever managed to equate murdering someone to making an inmate do the sheriff's personal work is beyond me. It's times like these that the government needs to move in and incarcerate people for pulling this shit off.
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But police are part of the government?
 
PeregrinSe7en said:
no, i can believe that

corruption knows no bounds
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It would be a shame if true. I was recently talking to one of the many cops I'm friends with, and he said (and I can confirm this) that during the interview process they specifically ask if you'd disobey rules if ordered to by a superior.

According to him and others I've spoken to, answering yes can get your application withdrawn instantly. But that's here in Aus.

Here we have a police service, not a force. It's not a militaristic, responsive attitude to crime. It's a community-involved, preventative style. It doesn't mean that issues don't occur, but it's been successful in most areas.

Still a long way to go even here though. I get kind of upset for a lot of you on here that have to live in that sort of climate, where police are perceived as infallible by courts and magistrates instead of being scrutinised heavier than others.
 
What pisses me off is that a cop can seemingly pull out his gun and start shooting at people simply because his ego is tested.

and he would get off with killing unarmed people. This just does not make sense. And is not 'justice.'
 
PeregrinSe7en said:
no, i can believe that

corruption knows no bounds
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If you know the origins of police officers in the US its kinda obvious how we got to where we are. Its not really corruption its the way the police system was designed the whole " To protect and serve" motto adopted by many police departments is basically a bs pr campaign as sad as it maybe.
 
So the cop basically gets out of his car and puts his gun to the mans head (look how fucking far his arms go into the car, why in the world did the cop put his gun IN the car???) and pisses his pants when the man either reacts out of anger or fear of someone literally putting a gun to his fucking head.
 
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