Condemn Attorney General Whitewashing of Police shooting of a Furloughee.
\nFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/p>\n
Candidate for Lt. Governor Condemn Attorney General Whitewashing
\nof Police shooting of a Furloughee.
\nCharleston, Vermont
\nAugust 8, 2014<\/p>\n
I condemn the Attorney Generals decision to justify the shooting of a furloughed
\nprisoner in Barton. Sadly i see Vermont going in the dangerous direction of the
\nrest of the country where deadly force by law enforcement is routine. In the
\nlast year a mentally ill person wielding a shovel was killed in Burlington when
\nany competent martial artist with a cane could have disarmed him harmlessly.
\nIn another distressing incident police tased a mentally ill person to death in
\n2012. This incident was also whitewashed by the police and AG.<\/p>\n
It is time for Vermont to take a long hard look at how it values life. Rather
\nthan rushing to justify official use of force we should be seeking to avoid the
\nuse of force that might cause death or injury to anyone. The Furloughee shot
\nwas in possession of a stolen jeep. The police pursued him at excessive and
\nextremely dangerous speed. This not only endangered everyone in the chase but
\ncaused an unacceptable risk for the public. Recovering a stolen car is not worth
\nanyones life nor is it worth shooting anyone.<\/p>\n
I propose a policy that would create an automatic 10-25% salary loss for any
\nofficial involved in any act of violence. Rather than putting an officer on
\npaid leave (a vacation to anyone else) they should loose some income to give
\na strong incentive to seek nonviolent solutions to problems. Life is too
\nprecious to throw away.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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