60-Year-Old Woman Killed by Police After Being Pulled Over for a Broken Headlight

[KamaAina]

http://thefreethoughtproject.com/60-year-old-woman-killed-police-pulled-broken-headlight/

Last month a LaPlace man was awarded $250,000 after a jury found that four St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s deputies were each partially responsible for the shooting death of his mother.

Friday, however, lawyers for St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff Mike Tregre announced that they are appealing the verdict. They stated that deputies were not responsible for the shooting death of 60-year-old Barbara Lassere.

Lassere was killed by police in January of 2013 after being stopped for driving with a broken headlight.

Police claimed that Lassere refused to get out of the vehicle, waived a gun and then drove off. The gun Lassere allegedly brandished was recovered at the scene and entered into evidence. However, family members interviewed at the scene said Lassere was never known to carry a gun.

Heeeeeere's the pic...

[uponit7771]

1. It's good her family is going to get some money and the LEOs involved aren't 100% believed

[99th_Monkey]

2. This is such a vicious cycle

I can only begin to imagine what goes through a black person's mind
when they see police lights & hear police sirens behind their car... they're
damned if they do, damned if hey don't pull over and get out of the car.
It's almost a toss-up which will lead to them getting beat-up and or
shot dead either way.

I know that technicality and statistically it's probably best to pull over,
and obey these trigger-happy fascist pigs; but damn ...

[sabrina 1]

3. I wonder whose gun it was?

That isn't a lot of money for a life, but it's something and at least shows the jury wasn't buying the cops' story completely.

[malaise]

4. All over the planet these gangs called police

plant weapons on people

[sabrina 1]

5. Yes, I know. Maybe the jurors had the same thought. n/t

[hifiguy]

6. Cops carry extras.

They are always prepared to frame someone, especially if that someone happens to be African-American.

[Baitball Blogger]

7. Police should be held responsible every time there is evidence that they

shouted conflicting orders. Whenever they do that (and it's all too often, because I've heard a law enforcement describe a similar situation as if it was humorous) the police are setting up a situation where the individual cannot avoid getting shot.

"Ms. Lassere attempted to respond to numerous conflicting and shouted demands, putting her hands on the steering wheel, outside the driver’s side window and up in the air in front of her. "