A former Atlanta police officer was charged on Wednesday with murder and aggravated assault in the killing last week of a black motorist outside a fast-food restaurant, and prosecutors revealed chilling new details of the late-night encounter, including that the officer kicked the dying man after shooting him twice in the back.
NEW: ATL Police Union spokeman Vince Champion tells me that officers around the city are protesting the charges announced against officers Rolfe and Brosnan. He says they're walking off the job, not responding to calls unless backup is needed, and going silent on the radios.
— Charlie Gile (@CharlieGileNBC) June 18, 2020
As ambivalent as I am about "Defund the Police"
as a slogan from a marketing perspective, what the fuck is wrong with the cops
who are effectively striking over this? Anyone who thinks it is okay to shoot someone in the back multiple times as they are fleeing and then kick them as they lay dying on the ground should not be a police officer. Any legitimate argument the cops may have against tearing down the police department and starting over from scratch immediately goes out the window when they pull shit like this.
