Wednesday, December 01, 2021

THIS ONE WILL BE HARD TO CLEAN UP ..... BUT MAYBE NOT IMPOSSIBLE

by Bob Walsh

On Monday Tucson P. D. Officer Ryan Remington was working as contract private security at a WalMart when he had a confrontation with Richard L. Richards.  Officer Remington approached Richards, who was believed to have shoplifted a tool box from the WalMart.  A WalMart employee had approached Richards as Richards was leaving the store and asked to see as receipt for the tool box.  Richards pulled a knife, said " Here's your receipt" and kept going.  

Officer Remington approached Richards, who was in his motorized wheel chair, or possibly a mobility assist scooter, in the Lowe's parking lot next door.  (Those motorized wheelchairs can be fast.)  The officer directed Richards to stop and put down the knife.  Richards is said to have responded, "If you want me to put down the knife you will have to shoot me."  About this time a second cop showed up.  

Richards proceeded to roll towards a nearby store (presumably Lowe's) still in possession of the knife.  The cops warned him not to enter the store.  Officer Remington then fired nine rounds into Richards, into his back thru the motorized chair.  Richards then fell out of the chair, dead.

The day after the shooting Officer Remington was fired by the Tucson P.D.  (I guess they don't have a Peace Officer's Bill of Rights in Arizona.)  He had four years on the job.  

Remington has a lawyer, who is pointing out that the edited pieces of video that are being shown on the news give a very distorted picture of what actually happened.   

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