Local newspaper article on Casey Goodsons' death in Columbus

[irisblue]

https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/columns/2020/12/10/law-enforcement-agencies-flub-response-casey-goodson-shooting/3857470001/

snip-"And it sure looks like this position is correct, judging by the inept handling of the response to central Ohio's latest killing of a Black man by law enforcement officers."

[Inept? WTF]

snip-"In the days since Goodson's death, the involved or investigating agencies have said very little about the encounter, or entirely the wrong things. They also have bounced the investigation of the case around like they're playing hot potato, not impartially scrutinizing the death of a citizen at the hands of the state."

snip-"The city also tried to hand off the investigation to the state attorney general's office, which promptly said that it would not take over a probe in which it had missed the first three days. Then federal investigators announced they were joining in."

More at article


Columbus area law enforcement base had horrible deadly interactions with MOC.

[safeinOhio]

1. Any Body Cam film yet?

If it's not released, it's always bad.

If it is, it proves their case.

[we can do it]

2. Read that they did not have body cameras.

[irisblue]

4. No, Sheriff deputy's don't wear them.

https://radio.wosu.org/post/franklin-county-coroner-casey-goodson-jr-killed-multiple-gunshots-torso

snip-"However, no body camera footage exists of their encounter – Sheriff's deputies like Meade don't wear body cams – no witnesses have yet come forward, and no other officers observed the shooting. The Sheriff's Office has also not offered Meade's account of the interaction."

[irisblue]

3. FBI is leading the investigation into Goodsons death

https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/crime/2020/12/08/fbi-joins-investigation-into-casey-goodson-shooting-deputy/6485896002/

snip-As federal authorities announced Tuesday they are joining Columbus police in the investigation into the death of a 23-year-old Black man who was shot by a sheriff's deputy, many questions continue to go unanswered.

U.S. Attorney David DeVillers announced Tuesday that the FBI, the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice and the Columbus Police Critical Incident Response Team will "review the facts and circumstances" surrounding the shooting death of Casey Goodson Jr. by Franklin County Sheriff's SWAT deputy Jason Meade on Friday afternoon.


snip-"The announcement came 24 hours after a back-and-forth exchange between Columbus police and Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost over who would lead the investigation into Goodson's death. "

(The state AG didn't want to be involved with this)

more at article.

A whole lot of rot in local law enforcement.

[Alliepoo]

5. This whole thing stinks

To high heaven.