SATX officer fired for shooting teen

[toddnjoyce]

Thought about this thread when I heard the news blurb while working on the bike.

Shootee has been arrested 3x since being shot.

Bexar County DA’s Office to recuse itself from pending Erik Cantu cases

The Bexar County District Attorney’s Office announced on Monday that it will be recusing itself from Erik Cantu’s evading arrest cases.

www.ksat.com

 

[deemus]

DindoNuffin Cantù.

 

[Cool 'Horn Luke]

Nothing but the best and brightest..... right FJB?

 

[Sasquatch]

Thought about this thread when I heard the news blurb while working on the bike.

Shootee has been arrested 3x since being shot.

Bexar County DA’s Office to recuse itself from pending Erik Cantu cases

The Bexar County District Attorney’s Office announced on Monday that it will be recusing itself from Erik Cantu’s evading arrest cases.

www.ksat.com

They shouldn't have dropped the charges, and that cop needs his job back. Too bad his rounds were not more effective. Cantu is a career criminal it seems that enjoys running from the cops.

 

[RoyGBiv]

and that cop needs his job back.

I am not a lawyer... this is just my OPINION...

Since when does evading in a parking lot justify use of deadly force?
2 wrongs don't make a right. I don't want that cop in my town, policing my kids.
And then he apparently was not truthful about the guy hitting him with his vehicle... That by itself is grounds for his firing.

https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PE/htm/PE.38.htm (38.04 2/b)
Felony, 3rd degree for evading in a vehicle.

https://commons.stmarytx.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1111&context=thestmaryslawjournal (page 23)

6. A peace officer is only justified in using deadly force to arrest when
the officer reasonably believes the deadly force is immediately
necessary and the officer “reasonably believes the conduct for which
arrest is authorized included the use or attempted use of deadly force;
or [the officer] reasonably believes there is a substantial risk that the
person to be arrested will cause death or serious bodily injury to the
[officer] or another if the arrest is delayed.”113

 

[TexasRedneck]

They shouldn't have dropped the charges, and that cop needs his job back. Too bad his rounds were not more effective. Cantu is a career criminal it seems that enjoys running from the cops.

Nope. The cop was WRONG, period. The fact that the asshat deserved shooting for other things (both past and future) doesn't negate that, IMO.

 

[Gordo]

Holy 1.5 year thread bump!
Should have used the line from Monty Python, "Now for something completely different".

 

[cycleguy2300]

I am not a lawyer... this is just my OPINION...

Since when does evading in a parking lot justify use of deadly force?
2 wrongs don't make a right. I don't want that cop in my town, policing my kids.
And then he apparently was not truthful about the guy hitting him with his vehicle... That by itself is grounds for his firing.

https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PE/htm/PE.38.htm (38.04 2/b)
Felony, 3rd degree for evading in a vehicle.

https://commons.stmarytx.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1111&context=thestmaryslawjournal (page 23)

I suggest you read my posts about the events and rewatch the video.

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