02.09.06
welcome home, soldier
a young Iraq war veteran was shot several times after a car chase in California…
if it weren’t for two things, most of us would never have heard of this: that Elio Carrion was an Iraq war vet… and that the incident was videotaped…
[Sheriff’s Department spokeswoman Cindy Beavers said] "We cannot make judgments on this shooting yet. It is not crystal clear, and if there’s any question left open, we can’t say whether Carrion or the deputy is wrong." The deputy’s conversation with Carrion in the seconds before the shooting is "critical," she said.
the lessons learned here are twofold:
- carry your cameras, folks — having the graphic truth on your side is the only way left to hold the power of the state in check
- the "shoot first, questions later" has spread from air marshals to cops chasing suspected car thieves…
"I found the images very disturbing," said Supervisor Gary Ovitt, whose district includes Chino. "It did not appear that the passenger had done anything to provoke the shooting, so I can understand why people are demanding answers."
watch your back…