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More Blood, More Cases to be Tried

by Elliott Frantz and Micheal Lynch

Background:

Patrick M. Dorismond was a security guard that had just gotten off from work. A team of undercover cops approached him and asked if he had marijuanna for sale. He got in a scuffle with them which ended with Mr. Dorismond being shot and killed by the officers.


Police Commissioner Howard Safir officer's view on the case:

Patrick M. Dorismond was a suspected drug dealer. The officers were doing a buy and bust sting where they would arrest Dorismond after they bought drugs from him. Dorismond had also been arrested three times in the past, once for attempted robbery and assault 1987, robbery and assault in 1993, and criminal possession of a weapon in 1996.

NOTE: According to records Commissioner Safir was lying about Dorismond's police records to justify his murder.

Dorismaond's family and community view on the case:

He was not a drug dealer and had been working as a security guard to turn his life around. The times that he had been arrested in the past had nothing to do with him selling drugs. Also, when the officers approached him in plain clothes asking to buy drugs, he was angered because he thought they were regular street trash.

Elliott and Micheal's view on the Dorismond shooting:

Safir is making up a false police record to make people think it was ok that the officers shot and killed Dorismond. If it is ok to shoot Dorismond because he has a record then he is saying that anyone should be shot and killed if they something wrong or have a police record. Even President Clinton would be shot for his wrong deeds. All we are saying is that we cannot have a Commissioner like Safir that is making his own rules for police to follow. We feel that this is not right.

 

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