Louisiana Sheriff's press conference was an abomination...

[FrankfurtCat]

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U.S.

In a fiery and bizarre 50-minute news conference Tuesday morning, the Louisiana sheriff investigating the shooting death of former NFL player Joe McKnight held forth at length about the criticism his department has faced; about race relations and “black-on-black” crime; and what he called the shameful behavior of some witnesses and the public.

The remarks — nominally focused on a recent arrest in McKnight’s death — swerved passionately and erratically among many topics. Jefferson Parish Sheriff Newell Normand appeared visibly angry as he defended authorities from criticism. At one point he described the actions of both the suspect and victim as “bad behavior.”

The sheriff also scolded members of the public. “Shame on you,” he said repeatedly, his voice rising.

Normand’s caustic response to the complaints triggered its own reaction: As writer Jamil Smith tweeted, Normand “was much more upset today about criticism of cops than about Joe McKnight being dead.”














After speaking about the abuse that he claimed lawmakers and community leaders have endured, Normand read an expletive-laced tirade that appeared to be social media posts critical of his handling of the case. In addition to profanity, the tirade included racial and homophobic slurs.





“This isn’t about race,” he said. “Not a single witness to this day said there was one racial slur uttered during the course of these events. Unfortunately, a life was lost. But you want you know something, folks? Two people engaged in bad behavior that day. Why? I don’t know.”

[Angry Dragon]

1. just another Trump Hemorrhoid

[FrankfurtCat]

2. The killer had a previous charge of road rage, but charge was dismissed

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Past charge for accused Joe McKnight killer was for road rage, at same intersection of Thursday slaying
BY RAMON ANTONIO VARGAS | [e-mail] DEC 2, 2016 - 8:08 PM (24)
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Ramon Antonio Vargas

Ten years before he admitted to fatally shooting former NFL pro Joe McKnight on a Terrytown street on Thursday, Ronald Gasser was accused of chasing down and punching a man at that same intersection in a bizarre incident sparked by a complaint about his erratic driving, according to the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office.

That 2006 incident was said to have been the culmination of a road rage incident, as McKnight's killing was, the Sheriff's Office said Friday. Another man told The New Orleans Advocate that he, too, has had a couple of hairy encounters with Gasser, though he never reported them and they couldn't be independently verified.

Gasser's first known brush with authorities happened after a 51-year-old man from Marrero called 911 in Jefferson Parish to report that another man was driving a red pickup truck unsafely on Holiday Drive, in the New Orleans neighborhood of Algiers. The truck had a phone number that motorists could call to report unsafe driving, and the man dialed it, the Sheriff's Office said.

Gasser picked up and told the caller he was the person driving the truck in question, the Sheriff's Office said. An argument ensued; the caller then pulled into a gasoline station to refuel his car at the intersection of Holmes Boulevard and Behrman Highway, just past the Jefferson Parish line, the Sheriff's Office said.

[Angry Dragon]

3. I did hear that also

[Skittles]

4. so like Zimmerman, there is previous evidence he is a thug

yup

[Hestia]

5. FYI - since you are new - you can only copy 4 to 5 paragraphs of a newstory

unless you have permission to copy the entire story. That rule is listed under the Fair Use rule in one of the forums.

Welcome

[FrankfurtCat]

6. Thank you for the reminder...

I was actually just wondering about that.

[DLevine]

7. I saw that. The man sounded completely unhinged.

For the safety of his community, he should resign.