• Police Shoot, Kill 80-Year-Old Man In His Own Bed, Don't Find the Drugs They Were Looking For
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[url]http://reason.com/reasontv/2014/02/13/police-shoot-kill-80-year-old[/url] [video=youtube;RZFlIK-zAO8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZFlIK-zAO8[/video] [QUOTE]In the early morning hours of June 27, 2013, a team of Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department deputies pulled up to the home of Eugene Mallory, an 80-year-old retired engineer living in the rural outskirts of Los Angeles county with his wife Tonya Pate and stepson Adrian Lamos. The deputies crashed through the front gate and began executing a search warrant for methamphetamine on the property. Detective Patrick Hobbs, a self-described narcotics expert who claimed he "smelled the strong odor of chemicals" downwind from the house after being tipped off to illegal activity from an anonymous informant, spearheaded the investigation. The deputies announced their presence, and Pate emerged from the trailer where she'd been sleeping to escape the sweltering summer heat of the California desert. Lamos and a couple of friends emerged from another trailer, and a handyman tinkering with a car on the property also gave himself up without resistance. But Mallory, who preferred to sleep in the house, was nowhere to be seen. Deputies approached the house, and what happened next is where things get murky. The deputies said they announced their presence upon entering and were met in the hallway by the 80-year-old man, wielding a gun and stumbling towards them.[B] The deputies later changed the story when the massive bloodstains on Mallory's mattress indicated to investigators that he'd most likely been in bed at the time of the shooting. Investigators also found that an audio recording of the incident revealed a discrepancy in the deputies' original narrative: Before listening to the audio recording, [Sgt. John] Bones believed that he told Mallory to "Drop the gun" prior to the shooting. The recording revealed, however, that his commands to "Drop the gun" occurred immediately after the shooting.[/B] When it was all over, Eugene Mallory died of six gunshot wounds from Sgt. John Bones' MP-5 9mm submachine gun. When a coroner arrived, he found the loaded .22 caliber pistol the two deputies claimed Mallory had pointed at them on the bedside table. Mallory had not fired a single shot. The raid turned up no evidence of methamphetamine on the property.[/QUOTE]
God damnit.
[QUOTE=Kahgarak;43949143]God damnit.[/QUOTE] Your avatar closely re-esembled my thougts on this subject.
Watch as they get off scot-free.
[QUOTE=Rolond Returns;43949164]Watch as they get off scot-free.[/QUOTE] Seeing how this is in LA, that wouldn't be a surprise.
Why would they even expect an 80-year old to try an armed resistance
[QUOTE=Boaraes;43949175]Seeing how this is in LA, that wouldn't be a surprise.[/QUOTE] And people still think Dorner didn't have his reasons.
[quote][B]In the early morning hours of June 27, 2013,[/B] a team of Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department deputies pulled up to the home of Eugene Mallory, an 80-year-old retired engineer living in the rural outskirts of Los Angeles county with his wife Tonya Pate and stepson Adrian Lamos. [/quote] I cant even find a reputable source for this article. [url]https://www.google.com/search?q=LA+county+sheriff+kills+80+year+old+in+bed&oq=LA+county+sheriff+kills+80+year+old+in+bed&aqs=chrome..69i57.8381j0j7&sourceid=chrome&espv=210&es_sm=93&ie=UTF-8[/url] And the one I did find [quote]"The truth of the matter is it was a narcotics search warrant. And what did they find on the premises? They found marijuana and they found a full grow operation that was producing the marijuana on site," said Steve Whitmore with the sheriff's department. "The gentleman pointed a semiautomatic weapon at our deputies, and deputies fearing for their safety as well as others, instigated deadly force."[/quote] [url]http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?id=9284183[/url] .. doesnt give enough information [editline]17th February 2014[/editline] [QUOTE=Rolond Returns;43949164]Watch as they get off scot-free.[/QUOTE] didnt even read the first sentence of the article. good job.
I'm just picturing this like a scene from django unchained
This is sad. Idk they might get more than a slap on the hand since the actually caught them lying about him being in the hallway. Maybe.
[QUOTE=Canuhearme?;43949210]And people still think Dorner didn't have his reasons.[/QUOTE] He may have had reasons, but he certainly chose the wrong way to go about fixing the problem. [editline]17th February 2014[/editline] [QUOTE=Code3Response;43949218]didnt even read the first sentence of the article. good job.[/QUOTE] Umm... What? [quote]In the early morning hours of June 27, 2013, a team of Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department deputies pulled up to the home of Eugene Mallory, an 80-year-old retired engineer living in the rural outskirts of Los Angeles county with his wife Tonya Pate and stepson Adrian Lamos.[/quote]
[QUOTE=Falubii;43949257]He may have had reasons, but he certainly chose the wrong way to go about fixing the problem.[/QUOTE] Can't remember much about that incident, but didn't he try like almost every single way.
[QUOTE=Falubii;43949257] Umm... What?[/QUOTE] Its almost a year old article. You should be looking for a follow-up article than reading this one.
Murrica!
the source website seems pretty sketchy Also why would you use a submachine gun over a pistol?
[QUOTE=Code3Response;43949301]Its almost a year old article. You should be looking for a follow-up article than reading this one.[/QUOTE] A search on the case reveals this; [URL]http://www.bergenerlaw.com/tonya-pates-attorney-file-law-suit-over-death-of-eugene-mallory/[/URL] Doesn't say the Department did any sort of disciplinary action, but I'm honestly incapable of comprehending how they were able to fuck up this bad; the article above pretty much implies the officers knew right from the beginning that he had nothing, but they chose to do a search anyway. I mean holy shit: [quote] Leading up to the raid, Deputy Patrick Hobbs, among other things, falsely misrepresented to the court that Mallory’s property was the site of a methamphetamine drug operation. According to the Statement of Probable Cause to search Mallory’s property, Hobbs was driving around the property’s perimeter for the purposes of surveillance and claimed that, “once I was down wind from the location, I could smell the strong odor of chemicals.” According the the warrant, Hobbs then “formed the expert opinion” that the property was being used as a clandestine methamphetamine lab site, that the storing and/or selling of methamphetamine was ongoing, and that the supply would be replenished after being sold. No methamphetamine, trace thereof, nor evidence of the production, sale, distribution, or use were recovered in the raid. According to the complaint Hobbs had full knowledge that the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department had inspected Mallory’s property alongside code enforcement personnel and that no suspected illicit activity was observed upon the property. Hobbs withheld this information from the court. Hobbs was also knew there was no reason to suspect Mallory would refuse a search. Despite Mallory’s compliance in previous visits from code enforcement and law enforcement, Hobbs obtained a search warrant based on falsified information on June 25, 2013. Without any evidence or reason to suspect that Eugene Mallory would refuse to comply with a warrant, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department launched a raid on the property. The raid occurred early on the morning of June 27, 2013. Deputies entered the residence without announcing themselves and entered the bedroom where Eugene Mallory was sleeping. Sheriff’s deputies involved in the shooting claimed that Mallory exited his bedroom and pointed a revolver at the law enforcement officers. According to the coroner’s report, Eugene Mallory stood at 6’4 and the bullets entered his chest and torso at a downward angle Eugene Mallory was not engaged in any provocative or threatening behavior toward any person. The unconstitutional conduct of the defendants directly led to Eugene Mallory being shot by Sergeant John Bones. Mallory was deprived of medical attention after being shot multiple times, ultimately dying from his wounds. Tonya Pate’s lawyers were unable to obtain an independent autopsy. Despite full knowledge that Tonya Pate was Eugene Mallory’s lawful wife and heir, permission was sought from out-of-state relatives of Mallory to cremate the body. The cremation was conducted without Pate’s consent and without her knowledge.[/quote]
Another victory for the war on drugs. Glad this scum is no longer a threat to society.
[QUOTE=WhyNott;43949179]Why would they even expect an 80-year old to try an armed resistance[/QUOTE] Not sticking up for [I]these[/I] cops, but just because a suspect is old doesn't mean they're not dangerous. IIRC theres a pretty famous case where a very old man killed a police officer during a traffic stop in Georgia, and he was in his 70's.
[QUOTE=Code3Response;43949301]Its almost a year old article. You should be looking for a follow-up article than reading this one.[/QUOTE] [QUOTE]Zach Weissmueller | February 13, 2014[/QUOTE] no, its not.
[QUOTE=Hunterdnrc;43949484]Not sticking up for [I]these[/I] cops, but just because a suspect is old doesn't mean they're not dangerous. IIRC theres a pretty famous case where a very old man killed a police officer during a traffic stop in Georgia, and he was in his 70's.[/QUOTE] But riding someones bedroom with bullets is still not exactly how you should handle this I mean, he's not Osama right
[QUOTE=Canuhearme?;43949210]And people still think Dorner didn't have his reasons.[/QUOTE] Nobody thinks he didn't have his reason, people just think that justifies murdering innocent people to get revenge on their family members?
War on drugs, americas number one reason to trample on rights and lives.
[QUOTE=Fatfatfatty;43949594]War on drugs, americas number one reason to trample on rights and lives.[/QUOTE] No. Thats liberty.
[QUOTE=Hat-Wearing Man;43949362]Also why would you use a submachine gun over a pistol?[/QUOTE] It was a raid. That's probably just what he went in with. Why does it matter?
War on Drugs claims another victim. At this point I really think they are just using the war on drugs as a scapegoat for everything. Especially fuck-ups.
[QUOTE=Hunterdnrc;43949484]Not sticking up for [I]these[/I] cops, but just because a suspect is old doesn't mean they're not dangerous. IIRC theres a pretty famous case where a very old man killed a police officer during a traffic stop in Georgia, and he was in his 70's.[/QUOTE] You mean this one? [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRjqIaYJDAM[/media] We just recently had the same thing happen in Oregon, but with an Iraq War vet.
The tumb of the video in the OP is fucking heartbreaking.
[QUOTE=Wizards Court;43949510]no, its not.[/QUOTE] The website itself is pretty late, considering theres atleast one site that posted a follow up article in October 2013
[QUOTE=JoeSkylynx;43949878] We just recently had the same thing happen in Oregon, but with an Iraq War vet.[/QUOTE] They kind of do have to be incredibly paranoid, since basically everybody is armed. That doesn't justify this killing or the obvious coverup.
[QUOTE=Rangergxi;43950379]They kind of do have to be incredibly paranoid, since basically everybody is armed. That doesn't justify this killing or the obvious coverup.[/QUOTE] Oh I know, I was just posting the video he was mentioning.
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