New York police used stun gun on migrant holding toddler, video shows
New York police used stun gun on migrant holding toddler, video shows
Officers at shelter then separated Yanny Cordero from one-year-old son and punched Cordero’s head, according to footage
Officers at shelter then separated Yanny Cordero from one-year-old son and punched Cordero’s head, according to footage
Archived version: https://archive.ph/tvnJ0
On Tuesday, New York’s mayor, Eric Adams, a former police officer, said during a news briefing that he discussed the case with the police commissioner, who said that Cordero was being “violent” and “volatile”.
"Officers feared for their lives as the suspect was clearly armed with *checks notes* a baby."
40ReplyBabies carry flash bang grenades
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What the hell was a toddler doing holding a migrant in the first place?
21ReplyToddler was using him as meat shield.
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NYT story with quite a bit more complete context, but there's still a little gap in the footage of their story. See if you can spot it:
- He was in a verbal disagreement with employees
- One of the employees punched him in the face
- His family and the police show up simultaneously
- His wife gives him his 1-year-old child to hold
- ???
- He and police are fighting
I want to see the bodycam footage
20ReplyOne of the employees punched him in the face
Just for context - this is what his side of the story is, it's not "fact" yet.
5ReplyTru dat
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Tasers just let cops shoot people without pulling out thier gun. They don't need to bother with de-escalation when a "non lethal" weapon can do it for them.
14ReplyLess lethal*
16ReplyLethal is lethal. Less than lethal*
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Huh you people don't know how kind the pig is atleas he didn't flat out shoot the baby.
9ReplyHateful, biased comments like this are why I don't even tell anyone I use Lemmy.
-18ReplyYou can stop using lemmy and we won't mind. Fucking bootlicker.
10ReplyNo one cares go back to licking boots boo
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ACAB
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