Dallas Cops Shoot Mentally Ill Man

[Shurkuris]

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013...fferent-story/

Edit: Forgot to mention that the person who called was the Mother herself asking for assistance.

Bobby Gerald Bennett’s own mother, Joyce Jackson, called police Monday about her son acting strangely with a knife outside her home after an argument. She said she was told by 911 dispatch officers trained to work with mentally ill people would be sent, according to WFAA-TV.

Be warned people, if you or a loved one has a special needs child. Don't count on every cop coming to your home will be their to help you or him/her.
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On Oct. 14, Bobby Gerald Bennett of Dallas, 59, of Dallas, Texas began acting erratically. Sitting in a swivel chair in the middle of the cul de sac holding a knife, his mother, Joyce Jackson, called the police and asked the dispatcher to send officers who were trained in dealing with the mentally ill.

But when police arrived at 12:19 p.m., both officers quickly drew their weapons and one officer shot Bennett four times in the middle of the street, striking him once in the abdomen.
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According to the press release issued by Dallas police Sgt. Warren Mitchell immediately after the shooting, Bennett “made statements indicating that he was not going to cooperate with the officers" and that “the incident escalated which led an officer to fire his weapon upon the individual.”

However, according to surveillance video captured by neighbor Maurice Bunch, Bennett was standing still during the entire incident and, when he was shot, his hands were down by his side. Bunch, who witnessed the shooting.

“When the officers told him freeze, he complied,” said Bunch, who witnessed the incident from his driveway across the street. “He did not move an inch, in suspended animation; he just stood there, you know? Bobby was conscious, he knew exactly what he was doing because I had been talking to him prior.”

According to Bunch, the police were “trying to kill” Bennett. Dallas police, after viewing Bunch’s surveillance footage, are now reviewing the incident:

We are in the very early stages of conducting a thorough criminal investigation of this incident. Once we complete the criminal investigation we will refer our findings to the Dallas County District Attorney's office [...] We will then begin the administrative investigation to determine whether our deadly force policy was violated. 



We are aware of video taken by citizens of this incident.

Bennett remains in the intensive care unit of a Dallas hospital.

Go cops, knowing that the man was mentally challenged.

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It's interesting how Cops say their version of the events went, well because they probably weren't aware they were being filmed prior to adding this to their defense.

http://crimeblog.dallasnews.com/2013...in-rylie.html/

Update at 5:10 p.m., Oct. 15, by Tristan Hallman: The man has been identified as Bobby Gerald Bennett, 52.

When an officer arrived, Bennett was sitting in “a black swivel office chair in the middle of the cul de sac with his arms crossed,” police said in an arrest warrant affidavit.

The officers asked Bennett to show his hands, but he allegedly told them “you all are going to need more officers out here.”

Bennett began walking toward officers with the knife raised, police said. One of the officers on the scene fired four times, striking Bennett once.

Police said Bennett’s mother told them he had been off his antipsychotic medications for several months.

Bennett was arrested and faces an aggravated assault to a public servant charge. His bond hasn’t been set.

Bennett’s criminal past in Dallas County includes DWI and theft convictions.

Original post, Oct. 14: Dallas police are investigating a Monday officer-involved shooting in Rylie with a man police described as being mentally ill.

Police responded to a call around noon in the 9400 block of Crimson Court about a man standing in the cul-de-sac holding a knife who stated he wanted officers to shoot him.

When police arrived, he was still holding the knife. Warren Mitchell, a Dallas Police Department spokesman, said officers told the man to drop the knife, but he indicated that he would not cooperate.

Mitchell said the incident escalated and an officer shot the man. He was taken to Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas where he’s in stable condition.

The incident is under investigation.

(1) The Police said he was walking towards them, which is what? Standing up for 6 seconds before he was shot 4 times? Either the policeman isn't honest or likes to exaggerate things.

(2) "Bennett was arrested and faces an aggravated assault to a public servant charge. His bond hasn’t been set."

[Rukentuts]

Why do people think 'mentally ill' somehow negates all danger?

I suppose I better not fear the Son of Sam.

[Tradewind]

"Living in Texas" and "Mentally Ill"...kind of redundant don't you think?

I'm sorry to the like 2 or 3 texas people who I actually like here! But it had to be done.

Infracted - please post constructively

[Poopymonster]

If the mentally ill guy had a gun, then it wouldn't have happened right? Texas?

[Bakis]

Why do people think 'mentally ill' somehow negates all danger?

I suppose I better not fear the Son of Sam.

Well he is just standing totally still hands along his side. State sanctioned murder imo.

[Deleted]

The mentally ill are most dangerous and unpredictable at all, I do not condone shooting him but people are jumping to the wrong conclusions.

[Rukentuts]

Well he is just standing totally still hands along his side. State sanctioned murder imo.

But he's not dead, unless I really misread something.

[Bakis]

But he's not dead, unless I really misread something.

A small punch at shoot to kill

[Deleted]

so they were "trained"?..

[Tradewind]

What with you people changing your avatars lately. No consistency at all!

[Rukentuts]

A small punch at shoot to kill

Well I wasn't there. But unstable people holding weapons shouldn't be given leeway just because they're unstable.

What with you people changing your avatars lately. No consistency at all!

Change is hard. >

[Tradewind]

Well I wasn't there. But unstable people holding weapons shouldn't be given leeway just because they're unstable.**

** Unless it's Bruce Banner.

[Bakis]

so they were "trained"?..

Yes, knowing they would encounter a mentalliy ill person having a knife.
Why use other kind of weapons when you can take a few step towards the suspect to be able to claim you felt threatened and shoot him.
Shooting people is a recreational sport among a very few officers in the US it seems.

[Deleted]

What with you people changing your avatars lately. No consistency at all!

It is only until remembrance Sunday then I will revert back, I know how easily confused some people get.

[Korgoth]

I'm perfectly happy to live in a world where crazy people with knifes who go sit out in the middle of a street get shot by cops.

[Arcanist]

Business as usual, for american cops. They also murder homeless people. If you doubt that, check out what the pigs are up to in and around Detroit. They drive the mentally ill and homeless outside the city limits and typically execute them or make it very difficult for them to come back.

They are on a higher tier than the commoners, and can get away with almost anything. Their word is considered more valuable than some commoner's as well, so good luck trying to fight them in court. The worse that will happen is they'll end up on paid vacation..oh excuse me, meant to say "administrative leave", for a couple weeks.

[Deleted]

Video is at a horrible angle to tell what he did.

[Deleted]

Dallas Cops Shoot Mentally Ill Man

On Oct. 14, Bobby Gerald Bennett of Dallas, 59, of Dallas, Texas began acting erratically. Sitting in a swivel chair in the middle of the cul de sac holding a knife, his mother, Joyce Jackson, called the police and asked the dispatcher to send officers who were trained in dealing with the mentally ill.

But when police arrived at 12:19 p.m., both officers quickly drew their weapons and one officer shot Bennett four times in the middle of the street, striking him once in the abdomen.

So did they fire 4 shots and only one hit him?

[Bakis]

Dallas Cops Shoot Mentally Ill Man

On Oct. 14, Bobby Gerald Bennett of Dallas, 59, of Dallas, Texas began acting erratically. Sitting in a swivel chair in the middle of the cul de sac holding a knife, his mother, Joyce Jackson, called the police and asked the dispatcher to send officers who were trained in dealing with the mentally ill.

But when police arrived at 12:19 p.m., both officers quickly drew their weapons and one officer shot Bennett four times in the middle of the street, striking him once in the abdomen.

So did they fire 4 shots and only one hit him?

It is the US. An aimed warning shot is too risky but spray and pray is allowed

[Arcanist]

Dallas Cops Shoot Mentally Ill Man

On Oct. 14, Bobby Gerald Bennett of Dallas, 59, of Dallas, Texas began acting erratically. Sitting in a swivel chair in the middle of the cul de sac holding a knife, his mother, Joyce Jackson, called the police and asked the dispatcher to send officers who were trained in dealing with the mentally ill.

But when police arrived at 12:19 p.m., both officers quickly drew their weapons and one officer shot Bennett four times in the middle of the street, striking him once in the abdomen.

So did they fire 4 shots and only one hit him?

This is typical for them. They like overkill.