ONLY LOOKING AT REALLY SUNDAY
BEING
BEING THAT BEST CHANCE FOR
RAIN
RAIN ACROSS THE MIDSOUTH. YES,
SIR.
SIR. THANKS. DEVELOPING RIGHT
NOW,
NOW, A
NOW, A MAN WANTED FOR BEATING
UP
UP HIS
UP HIS GIRLFRIEND AND CRASHING
HER
HER CAR
HER CAR WITH HER INSIDE OF IT.
>>
>> WAS
>> WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY
TODAY.
TODAY. YEAH. THIS HAPPENED
INSIDE
INSIDE A
INSIDE A WESTWOOD WING SHOP.
THE
THE ENTIRE INCIDENT WAS CAUGHT
ON
ON CAMERA
ON CAMERA BY THE OWNER OF THE
SHOP.
SHOP. TAKE A LISTEN.
>>
>> TONIGHT. IT'S THIS VIDEO
THAT
THAT HAS
THAT HAS PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT
RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE
COMMUNITY
COMMUNITY AND POLICE FOX
THIRTEEN'S. LOOK, HE IS CAUGHT
JOINS
JOINS US
JOINS US LIVE OUTSIDE THE
TILLMAN
TILLMAN POLICE STATION. SHE
SPOKE
SPOKE WITH ONE RETIRED
OFFICER.
>>
>> LOOK
>> LOOK TELL YOU, THIS IS
QUITE
QUITE THE
QUITE THE SET OF YOU SHOWED
THE
THE OFFICER THIS VIDEO, WHAT
HE
HE HAD
HE HAD TO
HE HAD TO SAY.
>>
>> YOU
>> YOU KNOW, THE QUESTION IS,
WAS
WAS THERE
WAS THERE TOO MUCH FORCE OR
WAS
WAS THERE
WAS THERE OR NOT? THERE ARE
MANY
MANY PERSPECTIVES ON THIS
VIDEO.
VIDEO. THE CIRCULATING HERE
TONIGHT.
TONIGHT. NOW THE OFFICER THAT
I
I SPOKE
I SPOKE WITH, HE'S A FORMER
LAW
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. HE
SAID
SAID THE
SAID THE SOMEONE SHOULD HAVE
STEPPED
STEPPED IN TO STOP WHAT HE SAW
IN
IN THAT
IN THAT VIDEO.
>>
>> IN
>> IN THIS CASE FROM WHAT I'VE
SEEN
SEEN ON
SEEN ON THE VIDEO. THERE FORCE
THAT
THAT SHOULD NOT BEEN PHRASE
THAT
THAT THERE WAS SOME FORCES
SHOULD
SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN USED IN A
COMBAT
COMBAT VETERAN OF THE FORCE
WHO
WHO RETIRED AFTER 32 YEARS IN
LAW
LAW ENFORCEMENT. NOW FRIENDS
CAUSE
CAUSE SOME PROPER PROCEDURES
COUNTERING CITIZENS.
>>
>> HE
>> HE SAYS THE INTERACTION
SEEN
SEEN IN
SEEN IN THIS VIDEO WAS NOT
HANDLED
HANDLED PROPERLY BY OFFICERS.
WE
WE HAVE
WE HAVE TO BE REMANDED OF
RECENT
RECENT RAIN. THE SITUATION
WITH
WITH GEORGE FLOYD.
>>
>> BACK
>> BACK 30 YEARS AGO, RODNEY
KING,
KING, THIS TYPE IS TO DO
EXACTLY
EXACTLY BY CAM'S COURTNEY.
THIS
THIS SHOULD NOT TAKE 6
OFFICERS
OFFICERS SHOULD NOT HAVE TAKEN
6
6 OFFICES. ON THIS PARTICULAR
VIDEO,
VIDEO, THE VIDEO THAT'S
GARNERED
GARNERED CONTINUED SOCIAL
MEDIA
MEDIA SHOWS OFFICERS
ATTEMPTING TO TAKE INTO
CUSTODY.
CUSTODY. A MAN WHO WAS WANTED
ON
ON A
ON A WARRANT.
>>
>> AS
>> AS THE
>> AS THE VIDEO CONTINUES TO
SEE
SEE THE
SEE THE MAN APPEARED TO RESIST
OFFICERS
OFFICERS TRIED TO DETAIN HIM
EVEN
EVEN GOING AS FAR AS WHAT
APPEARS
APPEARS TO BE A PUNCH TO THE
FACE
FACE A
FACE A TO
FACE A TO THE RIB CAGE. IN
THIS
THIS PARTICULAR THE ABSOLUTELY
100
100 SAID
100 SAID JUST A
>>
>> THEY
>> THEY COULD HAVE YOU SOME OF
IT'S
IT'S ONE
IT'S ONE OF THOSE OTHER AND
WITH
WITH THIS
WITH THIS BEING SEE IT IN FROM
CITIZENS
CITIZENS SHOULD HAVE TO ANSWER
TO
TO WHAT
TO WHAT FOR WHAT WOULD BE A
VIDEO
VIDEO WE
VIDEO WE LEARNED THERE WAS A
WARRANT
WARRANT OUT FOR AREAAWALKER'S
ARREST.
ARREST. HE WAS WANTED ON
DOMESTIC
DOMESTIC CHARGES OF AGGRAVATED
POLICE
POLICE SAY BEAT UP HIS
GIRLFRIEND AND DAMAGED HER
CAR.
CAR. COPS
CAR. COPS AS A WARRANT DOES
NOT
NOT JUSTIFY ACTION SCENE. AND
THIS
THIS VIDEO CLIP WARRANT NO
ONE.
>>
>> ARE
>> ARE ABOUT TO HIT THE WEB
AND
AND MIND
AND MIND YOU THIS QUESTION.
>>
>> AND
>> AND THEN AS A MATTER OF
FACT,
FACT, THERE WAS A PAY IS AFTER
GEORGE
GEORGE FLOYD INCIDENT. IT IF
THE
THE OR
THE OR OFFICERS SEE OFFICER
OPEN
OPEN FORCE, THEY SHOULD
SOMEBODY
SOMEBODY IN THE GROUP ALSO
SHOULD
SHOULD HHVE INTERVENED AND
SAID.
>>
>> THE
>> THE SON OF A COP SAYS THE
VIDEO
VIDEO CLEARLY SHOWS RESISTANCE
FROM
FROM THE
FROM THE SUSPECT AND SAYS HE'S
NOT
NOT DENYING WALKER PUSHED BACK
TO
TO AVOID
TO AVOID ARREST BUT SAYS
OFFICERS
OFFICERS HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO
THE
THE PEOPLE. IT'S CLEARLY IS
HERE.
>>
>> AND
>> AND SO
>> AND SO IN THIS AND THAT
TEND
TEND TO
TEND TO SAY I'M NOT EXCUSING.
WHAT
WHAT WHAT'S THE SUSPECTED
SUBJECT
SUBJECT BE. IT. WE AS POLICE
OFFICERS
OFFICERS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
IS
IS PUBLIC
IS PUBLIC CITIZEN IS A PUBLIC
TRUST
TRUST OF
TRUST OF THE CITIZENS. WE HAVE
TO
TO DO
TO DO BETTER. WE HAVE TO BE
BETTER.
>>
>> WE
>> WE ALSO REACHED OUT TO A
FORMER
FORMER SHELBY COUNTY
DETECTIVE. NOW TRAINS
OFFICERS.
OFFICERS. MIKE COLLINS TOLD
FOX
FOX 13
FOX 13 BUT THE OFFICERS
PROBABLY
PROBABLY ARE ALLOWED TO DO
WHAT
WHAT WAS
WHAT WAS SEEN IN THAT VIDEO.
WE
WE ALSO
WE ALSO REACHED OUT TO APD WHO
SAID,
SAID, QUOTE, THEY ARE LOOKING
INTO
INTO THE
INTO THE INCIDENT. THEY ARE
AWARE
AWARE OF
AWARE OF THAT VIDEO. AND
AGAIN,
AGAIN, THEY'RE LOOKING INTO
WHAT
WHAT HAPPENED. MEARL.
>>
>> IT'S
>> IT'S SO INTERESTING ON FOX
13
13 NEWS
13 NEWS AT 9, THE PEOPLE TO
WHOM
WHOM YOU
WHOM YOU SPOKE OR SPLIT
FIFTY-FIFTY ON THEIR OPINION
ON
ON WHAT
ON WHAT SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED.
AND
AND NOW
AND NOW ON FOX, 13 NEWS AT 10
LAW
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS