Witnesses say Alabama cops are lying about why and how they killed a man in his front yard, and the city won’t release the tape

Drusas, 7 months ago

Police said Perkins threatened a tow truck driver attempting to repossess his vehicle. The tow truck driver left the house but returned later with officers. In a press release, police said Perkins turned a gun toward the officer, “causing the officer to fire.”

In a statement posted on Instagram Wednesday night, the family’s lawyer said the police and the tow company got it wrong.

Merritt said on Instagram that Perkins went outside to investigate why the dog was barking. He said Perkins didn’t know the police were outside with the tow truck driver.

“In a matter of seconds the men hidden in the dark surrounding his property revealed themselves and simultaneously opened fire,” the statement added. “He never had a chance to surrender. Officers didn’t announce their presence until the very last moment. Steve was committing no crime. Officers surrounding Steven in his front yard fired over a dozen rounds striking him seven times— killing him. They later discovered the attempted repossession was a mistake.”

We need to start prosecuting the police for second amendment violations. It is not a crime to have a weapon on your own property. This is murder and a violation of the victim's second amendment rights.

southsamurai, 7 months ago

Damn right, and it’s why I refuse to relent on the second. Anyone wants to repeal or and revoke the individual mandate, they damn well better be advocating for cops to be disarmed first.

Clent, 7 months ago

The prevalence of guns is why they can shoot first, make shit up later.

southsamurai, 7 months ago

Nah, it’s the lack of shooting at them first.

Yeah, I know, that seems crazy, but the truth is that the cops attack in numbers, and their victims are trying not to get killed. If the victims just saw cops and started taking out their enemy, it wouldn’t be quite so one sided.

AngrilyEatingMuffins, 7 months ago

Oh fucking give me a break

That explains why they murder people in a myriad of ways who very clearly don’t have guns, who they never say had guns and still get away with it, huh?

Liberals are brain dead on this issue. You have been propagandized to the point of idiocy. I’m sure you think that America has a rash of mass shootings that far outstrip every other country, and a bunch of other myths, as well.

Smc87, 7 months ago

Then you’ll just get killed by them at somepoint too

Pogogunner, 7 months ago

At least he'll have a way to fight back

Smc87, 7 months ago

Really? Has that helped any of these guys with guns who’s been mowed down by cops

southsamurai, 7 months ago

Such is the price of war.

Seriously. If it comes down to citizens vs the government, it’ll be cops at first. But it’s war, civil war.

But I’ll be fucked if I’m going down alone.

wildcardology, 7 months ago

You go get them meal team six!

Darukhnarn, 7 months ago

Or simply train your policemen better?

southsamurai, 7 months ago

Well, that would be nice.

But we can’t even seem to get our various governmental agencies to do anything useful on a regular basis, and (being honest), cops as they are serve as a better tool of oppression. Let’s face it, that’s the real goal of most governments, keeping the majority in line so we don’t rise up and take back what has been stolen. The only difference between various countries is what tools are currently the preferred tools.

Darukhnarn, 7 months ago

In Germany out oppression is bureaucratic in nature. The police however are trained well to handle public disturbances and the like in a peaceful manner.

AngrilyEatingMuffins, 7 months ago

The cops who keep killing minorities in neo Nazi gangs? Those cops?

I swear to God Germans make Americans seem humble.

Darukhnarn, 7 months ago

It’s not like our police shoots up civilians on a regular basis. There are problems, but they aren’t nearly as widespread. Also clarify for me: what do you mean by gangs? I have yet to see police roam the streets looking for someone to kill. You’re also not in mortal danger if you’re mentally ill and someone calls the police.

It’s a giant difference in magnitude.

Drusas, 7 months ago

I agree. If the US populace were ever to be disarmed, the police should be disarmed first. I am more likely to be shot by (or have my dogs shot by) a cop than I am by a gang member or my spouse or some other random person.

Son_of_dad, 7 months ago

Never ever take the word of police and their spokesmen, at best they stretch the truth, at worst they create lies entirely to justify their murders

Silverseren, 7 months ago

When they actively don't want to release the tape, you know it shows cops murdering people.

Drusas, 7 months ago

Most violent gang in the country.

Theharpyeagle, 7 months ago

Knowing they can completely fabricate information as they did with Irizarry and face 0 repercussions, I don’t know how we could possibly be expected to believe them. Just waiting for the day they release deep fake video under “this is how our officers perceived the event.”