ANAHEIM, Calif. — Police have stepped up patrol in preparation for more protests after two deadly officer-involved shootings over the weekend, including the shooting of an unarmed man that sparked fiery clashes just a few miles up the road from Disneyland.
A Tuesday afternoon demonstration was planned in front of City Hall by residents who question what made officers resort to deadly force and crack down on demonstrators by firing pepper-spray projectiles and bean bag rounds.
An Anaheim officer-involved shooting that left an unarmed man dead in Anaheim, Calif. stirred anger for two nights over the weekend. Two officers have been placed on paid leave, and the local district attorney’s office is investigating.
The killings take the tally of officer-involved shootings to six so far this year, up from four a year before, said police Sgt. Bob Dunn. Five of the incidents this year have been fatal.
“It concerns me when we have any officer-involved shooting,” said Police Chief John Welter, adding that he believes an uptick in gang-related crime in the last eight to 10 months is driving the increase.
The officers are on paid relief so in other words they are on paid vacation they should be in jail and be put to trial as they would do to any other civilian . Why should they get treated any different then other people. If a person is involved in a shooting they go to jail until case solved not sent home to await the out come. Police officers are people as well as should get the same treatment. They should not get special treatment like paid relief in other words a paid vacation while other officers clean the mess for them. Officers stick together and take the problem away for each other just like gang members do so what’s the difference between police officers and gang members they both carry guns both claim to be from a side both kill innocent and guilty civilians both take out the problems for there own.
So basically the law serves and protects there own not civilians and there familys
my cousin just got killed two weeks ago by the police he didn’t have gun…it seems like if you wanna murder and get away with it become a cop.