Michael Bennett Story
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LVPD made a lengthy statement about it today. Basically they called Bennett's description of the event inaccurate. Apparently there are more than 120 security cameras that captured the event and nothing, according to LVPD, shows the officers did anything wrong (they did say they are still reviewing).
I did see one video and although Bennett is on the ground handcuffed, I don't see any officer with a gun drawn. It appears, at least in the one video, that he added a lot to the situation that didn't occur.
Bennett has a history of playing the race card. And he said this was an issue of racism. According to LVPD, both officers were Hispanic. Although I am sure MSNBC will label them white hispanics.
I did see one video and although Bennett is on the ground handcuffed, I don't see any officer with a gun drawn. It appears, at least in the one video, that he added a lot to the situation that didn't occur.
Bennett has a history of playing the race card. And he said this was an issue of racism. According to LVPD, both officers were Hispanic. Although I am sure MSNBC will label them white hispanics.
Let's start with hands up don't shoot. There's only a guilty verdict from there.
My son turned on ESPN last night. I had to turn it off because they would not STFU. They just keep beating it to death. If there's nothing there, just keep beating it until you make something happen.
I saw last night that ESPN had some coverage from the LVPD. That was more than what was provided within any of the initial articles. There is one very grainy photo where an officer looks like he's holding something on Bennett and its presumed to be a gun (logically). I'll be curious to hear the LVPD side (hopefully with video) of these events. It just appeared that the media had run with Bennett's story and was ready to convict the LVPD without even portraying the LVPD's side.
Also strange that Bennett didn't bring it up on social media the day after it happened if it went down like he claims.
I also will never understand people thinking there might not be video on anything that happens in or around a Vegas casino or the Vegas strip. That's one of the most surveilled and videotaped towns in America (not even accounting for all the cellphones walking around taking pictures/video), maybe the world. I've toured the Vegas LVPD/Clark County SO Fusion Center and nearly all those casino feeds go directly there as well as to the individual casino security units.
I also will never understand people thinking there might not be video on anything that happens in or around a Vegas casino or the Vegas strip. That's one of the most surveilled and videotaped towns in America (not even accounting for all the cellphones walking around taking pictures/video), maybe the world. I've toured the Vegas LVPD/Clark County SO Fusion Center and nearly all those casino feeds go directly there as well as to the individual casino security units.
So.... if a buddy of mine was like, doing something (allegedly) a little off the Bellagio buffet a couple months ago.... the cops had a view of it? A friend wants to know. He didn't do anything like that though, just hypothetically spit balling here. I almost hesitate to even ask, it's such a hypothetical.
Yep.
I imagine I will be attending some conference or something where an after action review about the whole incident will be presented at some point.
i was thinking about this post, but didn't think to find it or pull it up
good catch sys
what a effing travesty ugh...
