So NYPD pigs are out here killing senior citizens now.. A 66yo mentally ill black woman got killed..
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http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/NYC-66-Year-Old-Deborah-Danner-Shot-and-Killed-by-Police-in-Bronx-397561821.html
NYPD Sergeant on Modified Duty After Deadly Shooting of Emotionally Disturbed Woman in Bronx Home
Police say Deborah Danner was yelling and screaming at residents before she charged at the officer with a baseball bat
The NYPD sergeant who shot and killed an emotionally disturbed 66-year-old woman at her apartment in the Bronx Tuesday after she charged him with a bat has been placed on modified duty pending an investigation.
Police Commissioner James O'Neill said after a breakfast in the city Wednesday that the seemingly quick reassignment stemmed from indications some NYPD protocol when handling emotionally disturbed people was not followed.
Calling the shooting of Deborah Danner "distressing," O'Neill pledged a thorough investigation. Officials would be looking into why the sergeant did not deploy his stun gun, for example.
"We do have policies and procedures for handling emotionally disturbed people and it looks like some of those procedures weren't followed," O'Neill said.
The state attorney general's office said on Wednesday that it was reviewing the shooting to determine if it fell under a 2015 executive order assigning Attorney General Eric Schneiderman as the case's special prosecutor.
Officers responding to a neighbor's 911 complaint about Danner entered her seventh-floor apartment on Pugsley Avenue in Castle Hill at about 6 p.m., according to police officials at a news briefing Tuesday.
A uniformed sergeant encountered Danner, who was naked and armed with scissors, officials said. He persuaded her to put down the scissors but as soon she did so, she picked up a baseball bat and tried to hit him with it.
That's when the sergeant fired two shots from his service gun, officials said. Danner was struck twice in the torso. She was pronounced dead at a hospital.
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Im convinced that being a Coward is the qualification needed to be a cop
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http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2016/10/19/deadly-bronx-police-shooting/O’Neill On Fatal Police Shooting Of Emotionally-Disturbed Woman: ‘We Failed’
October 19, 2016 10:20 AM
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — NYPD Commissioner James O’Neill said it’s clear “we failed” in the fatal police shooting of an emotionally-disturbed woman in the Bronx who authorities said confronted a sergeant with scissors and a baseball bat.
O’Neill said Wednesday “our first obligation is to preserve life, not to take a life if it can be avoided.”
He added that as commissioner, he is committed to “get to the answers of what happened.”
“We do have policies and procedures for handling emotionally-disturbed people,” he said. “It looks like that some of those procedures were not followed.”
The incident happened shortly after 6 p.m. Tuesday inside 66-year-old Deborah Danner’s apartment at Jaime Towers Housing at 630 Pugsley Avenue in the Castle Hills section.
Police said NYPD Sgt. Hugh Barry, who arrived at the home after receiving a call about an emotionally-disturbed person, found Danner with scissors in her hand.
“He engaged the female in conversation and persuaded her to put down the scissors,” said NYPD Assistant Chief Larry Nikunen. “The female subject approached the sergeant and grabbed a baseball bat. As she attempted to strike the sergeant, he fired two shots from his service revolver, striking her in the torso.”
She was immediately rushed to Jacobi Hospital, but did not survive.
Police said there have been several incidents with Danner with similar types of calls. According to her family, Danner had been dealing with mental illness for decades.
“It’s unnecessary to ? a mentally ill person,” her cousin, Wallace Cook Jr., told 1010 WINS’ Glenn Schuck. “No excuse by nobody.”
Neighbors also said she had a history of erratic behavior.
“The lady be hollering, screaming,” Raphelle Gundy said. “You think she’d be in there wrestling with somebody, talking very violently.”
In minutes, news spread through the neighborhood that Danner was dead, shot by a white police officer.
“Knowing this lady, they was probably defending themselves,” Gundy said. “I didn’t see it, but they were probably defending themselves.”
Police said the sergeant was armed with a Taser, which was never deployed. Now, Black Lives Matter activists and members of the community want accountability.
“It’s disturbing that police do not de-escalate these situations,” said Black Lives Matter activist Hawk Newsome. “They have Tasers, they have mace. Why is it that people always end up dead?”
“It’s not about rallies, it’s about programs that need to be set in place by the NYPD,” said resident Paul Nickerson.
“I don’t why they didn’t use a Taser,” another neighbor said. “It makes no sense.”
In a statement, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. condemned the shooting.
“This elderly woman was known to the police department, yet the officer involved in this shooting failed to use discretion to either talk her down from her episode or, barring that, to use his stun gun,” Diaz said. “That is totally unacceptable.”
Public Advocate Letitia James said she was also “deeply concerned.”
“I am calling for a swift and thorough investigation into this tragic incident and for the findings to be released publicly,” James said in a statement. “While we are still learning details about this evening’s incident, I am renewing my call to expand the use of non-lethal use of force by the NYPD.”
Mayor Bill de Blasio said he was briefed on the shooting and promised a full investigation.
“We’re determined to get to the bottom of what happened and won’t rest until we do,” he said on Twitter.
Nikunen said the reason the Taser was not deployed “will be part of the investigation and review.”
Barry was taken to the hospital for an evaluation, which standard after a shooting, and has been placed on modified duty. He is an eight-year veteran of the NYPD with no prior shooting incidents.
Attorney General Eric Schneiderman’s office says it is “reviewing the incident to determine whether or not it falls within the Attorney General’s jurisdiction under the Executive Order. We extend our deepest condolences to Ms. Danner’s family.” -
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Brother_Five wrote: »Now?
RIP
Eleanor Bumpurs
? damn! They really are comparing this to Eleanor Bumpers
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I'm starting to think that some of these cops are doing this just so they can get a paid vacation.
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They probably woulda used another option if it was a white woman.
Just sayin'
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? ass cop shouldn't even have to use a damn tazer let alone a gun on a 66 year old woman
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There needs to be a police watchdog group. Police have absolute power without any form check and balance...
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http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/nyc-police-probe-stun-gun-fatal-shooting-42902700NYC Mayor: Police Shooting of Woman, 66, Was 'Unacceptable'
New York City's mayor castigated a police sergeant Wednesday for fatally shooting a mentally ill, 66-year-old woman brandishing a baseball bat, saying her "tragic" and "unacceptable" death resulted from failure to follow basic policies.
"Our officers are supposed to use deadly force only when faced with a dire situation. It's very hard to see that standard was met," a somber Mayor Bill de Blasio said. "Something went horribly wrong here."
The unusual rebuke came less than 24 hours after Deborah Danner, who is black, was shot to death in her Bronx apartment. And it came even as investigators were still looking into why the white officer didn't call for an emergency services unit and didn't use his department-issued stun gun.
"Deborah Danner should be alive right now, period," the mayor said. "If the protocols had been followed, she would be alive. It's as simple as that."
Earlier, New York police Commissioner James O'Neill said his department "failed" by not using means other than deadly force.
"That's not how it's supposed to go," O'Neill said. "It's not how we train; our first obligation is to preserve life, not to take a life when it can be avoided."
The head of the police union representing sergeants, Ed Mullins, said the shooting was self-defense and bemoaned what he characterized as a politically motivated rush to judgment.
"We could be sitting here talking about how a 66-year-old ... fractured his skull," Mullins said. -
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/bronx/de-blasio-o-neill-denouncing-shooting-isn-accountability-article-1.2836915De Blasio, Commissioner O’Neill denouncing cop's shooting of a 66-year-old Bronx woman is not ‘accountability’
So, when a group of police chiefs says “my bad” after decades of brutalizing black and brown people and wonder why we’re not dancing in the streets and celebrating like it's Emancipation Day, here's why.
It's because just a day after the International Association of Chiefs of Police, the nation's largest police group, issues the world’s weakest apology, Deborah Danner, 66, an elderly woman in the Bronx, is shot to death by a cop who decides — against everything he is trained to do — to use his gun instead of the Taser on his hip when she threatens officers with a baseball bat.
Obviously, no lessons were learned in the 32 years since another elderly Bronx woman, Eleanor Bumpurs, was shot to death by cops over a measly $417.10 in rent.
In that tragic incident, Bumpurs, who was also 66, was killed by a shoot-first cop who gunned her down with two shotgun blasts, the first of which shattered the hand with which she held a knife.
A month later, relatives back in the apartment for the first time since the shooting found a finger on the floor.
The officer who shot Bumpurs was indicted on manslaughter charges and suspended from the force.
He was found not guilty, reinstated and later promoted to detective.
Sorry? Is that all you got?
Those of us old enough to remember the promises of reform after Bumpurs was rushed to a hospital where she died couldn’t help but think they were trapped in a recurring nightmare after Danner was killed in an eerily similar manner.
Mayor de Blasio said Sgt. Hugh Barry, who fired the fatal shot, did manage to de-escalate the situation when he convinced her to put down a pair of scissors.
But then she picked up a bat and his training went out the window.
Barry had a Taser, but for some reason decided not to use it.
“He had the training. He had the tools to deal with this in a different manner,” de Blasio said.
“We need to know why this officer did not follow his training and did not follow those protocols.”
Barry was placed on modified duty, surrendering his gun and badge as the investigation proceeds.
“It’s a very, very painful moment,” de Blasio said. “But I think the people of the city can see that there is accountability.”
The mayor must be talking about some other city.
Barry is not the first cop in New York to get a paid vacation for killing a person of color. Until reckless cops pay the true price for the lives they steal, mayors and police chiefs should cut back on the accountability talk and just stick to the platitudes.
“Something went horribly wrong here,” de Blasio said. “This didn’t have to happen. There were obviously other options. Deborah Danner should be alive right now. Period.”
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Look that old ? was reaching for the strap, he feared for his life
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They already throwing dude under the bus
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May she rest in peace
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Sad stuff, RIP
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Maybe when these race soldiers get punished we'll potentially see a decrease in these senseless killings.
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Reminds of Kathryn Johnston in Atlanta. ? the pigs.
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http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/ag-office-passes-bronx-woman-fatal-police-shooting-probe-article-1.2838458New York AG Eric Schneiderman declines to investigate mentally ill Bronx woman's fatal police shooting because it falls in Bronx DA's jurisdiction
ALBANY — State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman Thursday passed on investigating the fatal police shooting of a 66-year-old mentally ill Bronx woman, saying the jurisdiction in the case rests with the local district attorney.
Calling Deborah Danner's death "a tragedy that never should have happened," Schneiderman said his special investigations and prosecutions unit conducted a "rigorous review of the evidence" but found the case falls beyond his office's jurisdiction.
"I believe there is no question this case must be investigated," he said. "However, the legally empowered prosecutor must take the lead."
That would be the Bronx District Attorney's Office.
Schneiderman stressed that his decision that his office has no jurisdiction over the case has no legal impact on the ultimate question of whether a crime was committed or whether the officer involved should be prosecuted.
"I intend to conduct a full, reasoned and independent investigation,” Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark said after Schneiderman’s announcement he would not be taking on the case.
"I have assigned a seasoned prosecutor, Wanda Perez-Maldonado, the Chief of my Public Integrity Bureau, to lead this investigation, under the supervision of Jean T. Walsh, Chief of the Investigations Division, and with the assistance of our Homicide Bureau."
Under an executive order from Gov. Cuomo, Schneiderman has the power to investigate shootings of civilians by cops. But Schneiderman's office can't claim jurisdiction over a local district attorney in cases where the civilian was considered armed and dangerous, a source said.
Even though Danner did not have a gun, she was wielding a baseball bat when she was shot to death by Sgt. Hugh Barry in her Bronx apartment. She was holding scissors when cops first arrived but dropped them.
Mayor de Blasio and NYPD Police Chief James O'Neill have criticized Barry for failing to de-escalate the situation.
A source familiar with the investigation said Schneiderman’s involvement is hampered by the fact that there were witnesses who urged Danner to drop the scissors and bat and EMTS who wouldn't go into the apartment because they were scared.
The AG's office can only intervene "when someone is not armed and dangerous and in this case, the civilian was sadly armed," the source said.
"There's an argument that certainly can be made that if the office was to assert jurisdiction, it would be doing so improperly."
That could undermine any potential criminal cases since the defense could seek a dismissal on improper jurisdictional grounds, the source said.
Schneiderman said his office will continue to monitor the situation. -
https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20161020/civic-center/deborah-danner-hugh-barry-lawsuit-nypd-police-brutalityNYPD Sgt. Who Fatally Shot 66-Year-Old Woman Was Sued Twice for Brutality
CITY HALL — The NYPD sergeant who shot and killed emotionally disturbed Deborah Danner has been sued at least twice for brutality — including a 2011 case in which he was accused of beating a man with a baton after he had already been subdued.
When he was still a patrol officer, Sgt. Hugh Barry and other officers beat Gabriel Diaz after police ordered him to leave an album release party for hip-hop artists Pete Rock and Tec and Steele at Tammany Hall on the Lower East Side on June 28, 2011, according to one lawsuit.
Diaz said he complied with orders from officers to leave the nightclub when Officer Lauren Diaz pushed him in the back, according to the lawsuit.
Gabriel Diaz said he turned around and asked the officer why she pushed him.
"I didn't do nothing, [why] did you touch me?" Gabriel Diaz said he told the officer.
Officer Diaz allegedly told Gabriel Diaz to "Get the f--k out of my face. Let's go. I told you to go."
That's when another officer grabbed Gabriel Diaz by the collar, the lawsuit said. He claimed to have put his hands in the air but said the officer started punching him and hitting him with the baton.
When Gabriel Diaz decided to defend himself, Barry and another officer began to punch and kick him, the suit said. Barry allegedly continued the assault even after Gabriel Diaz was subdued. (You can see several officers involved in the melee at the 2:45 mark of the video above, which was used in evidence at the trial.)
Gabriel Diaz said he was treated at Bellevue Hospital for trauma while also charged with obstruction of governmental administration, resisting arrest and marijuana possession — charges that were all dropped after multiple court appearances.
The case went to trial, but the jury decided in February of this year that there was not excessive force used.
In another lawsuit from 2010, Gregory Peters, a 25-year-old African-American man, claimed he was standing in front of the B.B. King Blues Club and Grill at 237 W. 42nd St. when Barry and other officers blasted him with pepper spray.
According to Peters' attorney, Brett Klein, his client was leaving the club with a friend at around 4:10 a.m. when an officer allegedly pushed his friend.
Standing 10 feet away, Peters expressed concern and began walking toward his friend and the officer when he was pepper sprayed, Klein said.
Barry and the other officers were accused of grabbing Peters' arms and punching him in the back, causing him to fall to the ground.
When he was on the ground, Peters said the officers repeatedly kicked him in his back and punched him in the face. He suffered a black eye and back pain.
"Barry's history shows an abuse of authority and a tendency to escalate encounters with civilians rather than de-escalate them," Klein added.
The city settled the case for $25,000 in 2012 without admitting any wrongdoing.
Klein said he believes the incident was part of the city's stop-and-frisk efforts that a federal judge later ruled violated the constitutional rights of black and Latino men.
In 2010, the NYPD performed more than 601,000 stop-and-frisks and more than 518,000 people were found to be doing nothing wrong. Records show 54 percent of those stopped were black.
"They stopped an African-American kid in Times Square. Our client voiced his concern from 10 feet away and he ended up getting beat. This is an example of Barry of escalating a situation that should have been de-escalated," Klein explained.
In the latest incident, police responded to Danner's apartment on Pugsley Avenue near Randall Avenue in Castle Hill at 6:06 p.m. Tuesday after a complaint that she was acting irrationally, the NYPD said.
Barry and other officers entered Danner's seventh-floor apartment, where she threatened police with a pair of scissors.
Barry initially calmed Danner down and got her to let go of the scissors. But as Danner was being escorted out of the apartment in her nightgown, she grabbed a baseball bat, ignored orders to drop it and charged at Barry, police said.
Barry fired two shots from his service revolver, striking Danner in the torso.
Mayor Bill de Blasio said he was unaware of any lawsuits against Barry during a City Hall press conference Wednesday, adding that he had only seen portions of Barry's record.
"I can’t speak to it until I have more information," de Blasio said when asked about the $25,000 settlement.
But the mayor did say that Barry violated multiple police protocols.
"Deborah Danner should be alive right now. Period," de Blasio said.
De Blasio said Barry should have waited for the Emergency Services Unit, which has special training to deal with emotionally disturbed people, to arrive before taking action.
Barry could have also used the Taser he was equipped with to disarm Danner. The sergeant also had the option of bringing in a hostage negotiator, the mayor said.
"It's quite clear that our officers are supposed to use deadly force only when faced with a dire situation. And it's very hard for any of us to see that that standard was met here," de Blasio said.
Barry had also received de-escalation training ordered for the entire department after Eric Garner died when he was placed in a chokehold by police in Staten Island.
The mayor said that the NYPD exercises overwhelming restraint when it comes to using deadly force. The city has received more than 128,000 calls for emotionally disturbed individuals this year, and this was the first fatality. It's unclear how many of the cases involved the threat of violence.
Sergeants Benevolent Association President Ed Mullins said the lawsuits against Barry don't mean he was a poor officer or that he was prone to making bad decisions.
"The city has a history of settling lawsuits rather than fighting lawsuits and they do so because there is a cost savings." Mullins said. "Because the city chooses to make a business decision doesn't mean there was wrongdoing."
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http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2016/10/20/deborah-danner-shooting-investigation/Union: De Blasio ‘Rushed To Judgment’ In Bronx Fatal Police Shooting « CBS New York
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Mayor Bill de Blasio and NYPD Commissioner James O’Neill are being criticized for making a “rush to judgment” in the fatal police shooting of an emotionally-disturbed woman in the Bronx.
Tuesday night’s fatal shooting of 66-year-old Deborah Danner at Jaime Towers led to quick condemnation from de Blasio and O’Neill.
“We are determined to get to the bottom of this incident, we are determined to seek justice and we are determined to ensure that a tragedy like this never happens again in our city,” de Blasio said.
O’Neill said it’s clear “we failed” and that he is committed to “get to the answers of what happened.”
Police said NYPD Sgt. Hugh Barry was armed with a Taser, which was never deployed. Barry had participated in a new training regiment that includes de-escalation.
Ed Mullins, president of the Sergeants Benevolent Association, told CBS2’s Tony Aiello that his union members are upset.
“We have a mayor who’s under federal investigation with members of his staff who’s already rushed to judgment,” said Mullins. “He would not like it if we called on him to step down.”
Barry, who arrived at the home after receiving a call about an emotionally-disturbed person, found Danner with scissors in her hand inside her Castle Hills apartment. Police said Barry persuaded Danner to put down the scissors, but that he fired two shots at her after she tried to hit him with a baseball bat.
Many are asking why Barry didn’t use his Taser.
“At times, the Taser is a slow weapon to work. You have to fire the Taser, both darts have to hit the person, you then have to apply the electricity. This could have been an immediate situation,” said John Eterno of Molloy College.
De Blasio defended the handling of the case.
“Our commissioner very forthrightly told the people of the city what he saw and how it violated the protocols that are in place. I think that’s an important statement of transparency and accountability,” said de Blasio.
The sergeants union showed off an NYPD shooting range target that features a man holding a baseball bat. They said cops are uncertain if NYPD’s top brass and City Hall are in their corner.
Mullins called the mayor’s handling of this case “politically motivated” to minimize unrest and protesting. CBS2 asked City Hall for comment but did not hear back.
Meanwhile, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said his office will not investigate the fatal police shooting.
Schneiderman said the Danner case falls beyond his office’s jurisdiction under Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s executive order, which authorizes the attorney general to investigate deaths of unarmed civilians in encounters with law enforcement.
The Special Investigations and Prosecutions Unit examines cases involving the killings of unarmed civilians by police or when there are questions about whether the slain civilian was armed and dangerous.
“Ms. Danner’s death is a tragedy that never should have happened,” Schneiderman said in a statement. “From the moment my office received the news, our Special Investigations and Prosecutions Unit commenced a rigorous review of the evidence. I believe there is no question this case must be investigated. However, the legally empowered prosecutor must take the lead.
The Bronx District Attorney’s Office will handle the investigation.
“I intend to conduct a full, reasoned and independent investigation into this matter, with an open mind, and any decisions that I make will be based upon the evidence,” Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark said in a statement.
“Schneiderman’s commitment to justice is unquestioned, and I appreciate his swift review of this case,” said Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. “Moving forward, I have the utmost confidence in Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark and her staff to conduct a thorough investigation of this shooting and the circumstances surrounding the death of Ms. Danner.”
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