Biden calls for justice after footage released of police killing Black woman

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: The Guardian

Mon 22 Jul 2024 18.12 EDT
Last modified on Mon 22 Jul 2024 20.48 EDT


Joe Biden has called on Congress to pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, moments after shocking police video was released showing an Illinois officer fatally shooting Sonya Massey after she called police fearing a home intruder.

In his first public statement since dropping his bid for re-election, Biden said the shooting of Massey, a 36-year-old Black woman, by white Sangamon county sheriff’s deputy Sean Grayson, in her home in Springfield, after a dispute over a pot of boiling water, “reminds us that all too often Black Americans face fears for their safety in ways many of the rest of us do not”.

Biden, who is recovering from Covid at his home in Delaware, said Massey, “a beloved mother, friend, daughter and young Black woman … should be alive today”. “When we call for help, all of us as Americans – regardless of who we are or where we live – should be able to do so without fearing for our lives,” he said in the statement, adding: “Sonya’s family deserves justice.”

“While we wait for the case to be prosecuted, let us pray to comfort the grieving,” he continued. “Congress must pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act now. Our fundamental commitment to justice is at stake.” The act, known as HR-1280, addresses a range of issues in policing practices, including excessive force and racial bias and increases accountability for law enforcement misconduct. The bill was passed by the House in 2021 but stalled in the Senate.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jul/22/biden-sonya-massey-police-killing-video

[Think. Again.]

1. Apparently the killer....

...told her he was going to shoot her in the face after she said "I rebuke you in the name of jesus", and then he shot her in the face.

Do they do excorcisms in prison?

[Bev54]

13. I watched the full video, it is horrendous

[duncang]

2. Saw something about his

Moving from police departments in one city to another a few times in the last few years. I wonder if it was because of problems he had in other cities?

[electric_blue68]

3. wouldn't be surprised unfortunately

[electric_blue68]

4. Geeeebz. Strength to her family & friends

[Raftergirl]

5. I saw the video last night on a true crime channel I watch. Horrific. They also read Joe's statement. Moved to tears.

The police officer who shot her has bounced from one police department to another. They all knew he was a bad cop.

He asked for bail and the Judge said, no way.

[IronLionZion]

6. There are many opportunities for reform

Police departments don't check references when a cop transfers to a new department? Sounds like he was a known issue.

[InstantGratification]

9. Bad cops are typically allowed to resign, rather than be fired

There needs to be a database that can track disciplinary and performance issues so that when cops that aren't good enough for the job get let go at one place, they can't just drive to the next town and get hired on there. These small town PDs pay so poorly that it is normal for people to build time on their resume at the low paying jobs and then bounce to the next town for a pay increase. We need to have a way to differentiate between the resume builders and the disciplinary problem children.

[YodaMom2]

12. I believe

this is one of the reforms in the George Floyd legislation - a national database that will allow local police departments to identify individuals with “problematic” histories (excessive force complaints, allegations of sexual abuse, allegations of racial profiling, etc.), not just those who were removed for cause.

I may be mistaken, but it’s my understanding that this is included.

[kimbutgar]

15. And I remember Desatan inviting those fired cops to move to Florida and be in their law enforcement

I guess this guy has a place to go but I think he needs to go to prison for first degree murder.

[spike jones]

7. The blue wall of silence makes every cop a criminal. n/t

[Clouds Passing]

8. Sonya Massey is in heaven now

While Sean Grayson is still creating hell on earth. That’s what racists do. Their hate creates hell.

[onandup]

10. The shooter didn't have his body cam on

But luckily his partner did.

Cops got away with shit like this before body cams.

[duhneece]

11. Not just Black but Native Americans, too...in Cowboys for Trump county

A 17 year old Native American from Mescalero Apache Tribe/Reservation killed by Otero County Deputy.
Video shows him dropping the airgun he identified. Deputy shot him again and again after he was down.
https://www.koat.com/article/video-shows-moments-before-after-ocso-shooting-koat-deputy-elijah-hadley/61584666

[KS Toronado]

14. Watched that video a dozen times yesterday

could never figure out exactly what was said, something like hot/cold tea boiling water.
Anybody seen a transcript?

[FredGarvin]

17. It's hard to tell what was said.

What was said would have been recorded best from the shooters perspective.

No footage. His camera was (fill in the blank).

[FredGarvin]

16. I hope someone does something

This is a common occurrence in the US.

Taxpayers foot the bill for these killers.

Someone should show courage and make a change.

[republianmushroom]

18. Thank you Joe, congress do it, now !

[Bayard]

19. Hate crime

I don't even see why they had to come in her house, other than he was already pissed off about having to search around her house.

[Music Man]

20. I finally saw the video.

It is infuriating. Absolutely fucking infuriating.

That "cop" is such a man baby. A murderer through and through.