The Investigators: New details show eerily similar incident involving Sterling, policeSterling Fough

WFAB via Law Officer ^ | Tuesday, July 12th 2016, 8:06 pm PDT | By Greg Meriwether, AnchorLaw Officer

[InMemoriam]

9News reports the details of a previous arrest of Alton Sterling that is eerily similar to the incident that ultimately led to his death.

Sterling, 37, was recently killed in a shooting involving two Baton Rouge police officers on July 5.

It turns out Sterling has struggled with police in the past. Documents show, in May 2009, Sterling fought with cops outside of a convenience store on Rosenwald Road, where he was selling CDs, while carrying a gun.

In the report dated May 29, 2009, the officer said he was dispatched to a convenience store after getting a complaint about a subject “on the corner selling CDs” and that the subject had pulled a gun on someone.

According to the officer’s report, when he arrived to the store, he spotted the suspect, who he later identified as Alton Sterling, carrying a crate of CDs.

The officer asked Sterling to put his hand on the hood of his police car and asked if Sterling had any weapons on him. The report says Sterling did “not answer” and as the officer continued to pat him down, Sterling started reaching for his pocket.

The officer went on to say in the report that Sterling suddenly spun around and the two began to struggle. The officer and Sterling hit the ground. The officer said he was able to call for backup as Sterling tried to push him off.

“While wrestling with this subject on the ground a black semi auto hand gun fell from this subject waist band at this time,” the report states.

[InMemoriam]

I'm not judging other elements of this case, but there is a troubling pattern of only bringing to light information like this weeks later, and only in the conservative press.

[Byron_the_Aussie]

[nopardons]

Sadly, that's the way it always is.

And now they've got the girl, who took the video of the "dying boyfriend", who wasn't her boyfriend, telling a completely different story about what happened.

[knarf]

ALL the lies exposed

[P.O.E.]

This is why we’ve said, time and time again, to WAIT FOR THE FACTS. Because as it turns out? Kind of important. Are some cops racist? Yes. As are some doctors. Or presidents. But that doesn’t mean all cops are out to hunt unarmed, innocent black men. Because the facts matter.

We've been told (rightfully so, btw) we shouldn't judge all black people, or Hispanics, or (insert group name here) by the actions of a few. All of a sudden, we're supposed to judge all cops by the actions of a few. And they've come up with a phony narrative about those few in order to get some to make such a group assessment.

It would be funny if the agenda-drivers weren't so bloodthirsty.

[blueplum]

I ran across this video today. Not sure if it’s circulated yet around FR, but it pretty much explains the Sterling thing from an expert point of view, from initial tazers (2 of them) to the 2nd warning not to move:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wD8sa2UlaiU

[dp0622]

shh!! dont let anybody know about this. /s

[Netz]

Stop confusing everybody with the facts. NOBODY cares about facts anymore. You just have to go with the latest nanosecond post on some social media site - that's what counts nowadays. My grievance, right or wrong! Truth is now Orwellian...