VIDEO: Widow of man shot & killed by ex-Mesa police officer talks about acquittal, family
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- Опубликовано: 11 дек 2017
- Laney Sweet, the widow of the Texas man who was shot and killed by an ex-Mesa police officer who was found not guilty of murder, spoke to CBS News about the acquittal and how her family is coping with the loss. (Tuesday, December 12, 2017)
There has to be some justice for this woman.
Spot on sir ! Police killings of unarmed and innocent people isn't just a risk for African American and Latinos, White Americans and Asians are also at risk too, more so than in any other developed country in the world. I live in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, where we have a bit of racial profiling by Police, but only one person was killed by Police this year, in the entire country !
It's not just African Americans who face this injustice from Police Killings and rare accountability for the Police Officers involved, White Americans face this injustice too. A slight majority of Americans Police shot by police throughout the USA, are white American and they make up 72.4% of the population as the 2010 Census. Thus, I support Campaign Zero (www.joincampaignzero.org/) , despite not living in the USA, but because I am shocked that the Justice System and Police Departments create this climate of fear that you are very likely to get shot if you own a real weapon, toy weapon, have the police come round to your house, or the Police have the slightest suspicion, based on your appearance or something you have in your hand, that you pose the threat of killing them.
This would never happen to this man in the United Kingdom ! Never !
ThorniMation agreed
@@thornimation5492 uk here. This is one of the most disturbing things I’ve seen. The complete lack of justice is disgusting. The idea the shooter was rehired to be given retirement money of $2500 per month is unimaginable. Shaver was murdered but you know what, the jury is to blame for not convicting him. He will face some kind of justice one day because you don’t kill at the age of 26, get away with it and go live a peaceful life, something else will happen one day. Let’s stop with the “‘there’s....something.....wrong with the training” stuff too. There’s something wrong with the people they recruit full stop.
I wish but she won’t get it because the system is corrupt n evil
This is the worst thing I have seen in a long time. That cop murdered that poor guy.
YES, he did. HE WANTED to shoot this poor young man who was CRAWLING AND BEGGING FOR HIS LIFE. This cop is evil; pure and simple. He ENJOYED killing this terrified young man. I WANT JUSTICE!!!!!! Congress - needs to get involved.
The cop is the least of the problems, the judicial system! And those jurors! Those are rotten apples in this society.
This was the dad of my best friend. Rest in piece Daniel. That cop can go to hell.
Sadly , there are Half Wit ,Mentally unhinged Cops working in Every City in the USA , and these types of Murders are Happening almost Daily.
It's necessary to note that justified under the law does not = deserved it.
They never should've told him to crawl down the hall. All they needed to do was have him lay down with his hands stretched out in front of his head and they should've sent an officer over to retrieve him.
Bingo! The situation was clearly over and defused once he was proned out on the floor. Everything after that was sadistic premeditated execution. Period.
A split second to make a decision? Why did no one else fire in that split second? He should be held accountable. I know a civilian would have been.
stickinit totheman - The other officers may have been too afraid to shoot. It's also irrelevant that they didn't shoot. If they wanted to risk their own souls by not shooting - that's on them. It doesn't mean that Philip Brailsford had to.
It does not take a split second to take four days to tell Shaver's wife that her husband was shot dead. It does not take a split second to withhold the video from the public for 23 months. It does not take a split second for the judge to decide that the jury cannot know that "YOU"RE F****D" was etched on Brailsford's weapon. It does not take a split second to force Shaver's widow to choose between seeing the video OR speaking to the press (but not both). It does not take a split second to interrogate Shaver's widow for eight hours. It does not take a split second to continue to treat Shaver like a criminal to this day, even with all the facts now known. It does not take a split second for the Mesa police union to slander Shaver.
Amperro well Said this is the stuff that needs to be changed. This is systemic crap! I’m not saying there’s not racism in the police force of course there is and can be but all the things you outline preventing families from getting justice and worse allowing these POS officers to walk Scot free or get no consequences is what truly needs to be addressed
@@amperro WHAT watch the video OR speak to the press? What the hell....
@@TheHenok30 too afraid to shoot? Are you fucking serious?
i think him saying he had a split second choice was complete bullshit and this guys should be in PRISON.
I hope she gets every penny when she sues, this was MURDER.
money cant come close to heal this wicked loss.
@@mackennadegannes6513 something needs to be done about the office in charge at the scene (the one screaming) and the officer who fired his weapon. THIS IS AN EXUCUTION AND THE MOST BRUTAL POLICE ABUSE I HAVE EVER SEEN.... I'M OUTRAGED AND SO IS ANYONE WHO SESS THIS. I think we can learn something from BLM - we need to march - everyone to demand justice for this young man and demand a complete overhaul of policing policies in this country NOW!!!
Every time I hear about a cop getting murked on duty and people cry about it, I make sure they see the video of this psycho cop... I will never cry over a dead cop. EVER.
I wish her the best. This was murder. Plain and simple, cut and dry. I agree, how could a jury watch this and find this guy not guilty?
Unbelievable aint it.
I dont know how a juror can hear jor this man was frightened and still find not guilty. There is no legal justice for police evil.
Simple, they didn't watch it. The judge allowed the video to be dismissed as evidence. How disgusting is that,?
I generally support law enforcement. Dangerous, high risk, and under appreciated job. However, what the cops did here is absolutely horrific. Just horrific. There wasn't even a way for this man to comply, he was begging for his life, and they still shot him.
How about showing the picture of Sargent Langley. He was the one barking the abusive orders which was what created this extreme environment in the first place which without it would have never come to this.
He moved to the Philippines. He never coming back to America.
Exactly! Ppl think the gun wielding officer was yelling the commands but nope it was so other prick.
EXACTLY. They have both left the country - they need to be extradited and they need to both be rotting in jail cells.
@Noartist agree 100%. I am so outraged by all this. We need a higher court to step in - this man was executed.
@Noartist this is unbearable to watch. PAINFUL. I can't stand this. I want something done. Why wasn't the national media covering this to a greater extent. NO ONE thinks this murder is okay and yes Langley yelling - was just as culpable as pulling the trigger - they both wanted to shoot this young, innocent man. THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WOULD HAPPEN IN ANY OTHER CIVILIZED COUNTRY IN THE WORLD. JUST HERE , IN THE US. WE NEED CHANGE AND THIS HAS TO BE ONE OF THE MAIN TOPICS OF CONVERSATION AMONG OUR LAWMAKERS AND OUR NATIONAL MEDIA.!!!!!
Why is this first time I’m hearing about this poor guy :( can they go back and charge this murdering cop?
This happened in 2016 the rat who shot this poor guy got acquitted and received his cop pension still walking around free
this cop definitely looks like he was bullied in school
It does not take a split second to take four days to tell Shaver's wife that her husband was shot dead. It does not take a split second to withhold the video from the public for 23 months. It does not take a split second for the judge to decide that the jury cannot know that "YOU"RE F****D" was etched on Brailsford's weapon. It does not take a split second to force Shaver's widow to choose between seeing the video OR speaking to the press (but not both). It does not take a split second to interrogate Shaver's widow for eight hours. It does not take a split second to continue to treat Shaver like a criminal to this day, even with all the facts now known. It does not take a split second for the Mesa police union to slander Shaver.
Watching snippets from the trial, I think the prosecution was very casual and unconvincing, which may have aided the psychopath cop to walk free
He was clearly murdered.
Those animals who killed him should be locked up.
I’ve shown the video to 2 cops I personally know and they both side with the cop. There is something seriously wrong with police culture in America for plain murder to be allowed in such a blatant case like this, and nobody going to jail for it.
The cops were way too scared and obviously out of their league. They shouldn’t had anything more powerful than a baton, and even then with direct adult supervision. The widow and her two young children need to be collecting Brailsford’s pension while Brailsford sits in prison. He was out to kill someone, Daniel just happened to be that day’s opportunity. And when one of the cops escapes to the Philippines there is something seriously wrong afoot.
Justice for Daniel Shaver
That cop was a yellow-bellied coward.
Bro this is heartbreaking I feel sorry for this man
So, sad. No widespread outrage about this killing. The double standard the media has in promoting certain other cases but not those like this is maddening!
The video was released some time after the incident instead of it being recorded by the public and circulating around social media the same day. But you are right about how they push a certain agenda.
Well I do believe they put black cases on the forefront to create hatred and anger and division. I think every cop shooter should be exposed and covered. This truly broke my heart. This cop should get life. America is corrupt to gave this devil free.
I looked at the video. It's truly a heartbreak because the man was begging and he was responding to the answers and questions. But the act of such an ego of imposing force, like a man wearing tactical gear and pointing an assault rifle. Would have surely have anybody nervous and scared and very wary about the outcome. I saw this on the news on ABC 15. I'm really glad that you guys also reporting this because to be honest, there is something literally wrong about this. The individual that killed this innocent man, was a young Hotshot! Pulling the trigger before recognizing anything of such actual threat. As he didn't think he reacted to something that wasn't. The Mother and Daughter, the Family. Citizens of Mesa need to be reassured that this man is not going to be holding such status of this line of work. Because he already made a mistake, and in this line of duty. You only get none. His records also shown that he is aggressive, excessive in his acts of duty. To be honest, I don't like the tone of this guy's voice just something about it. I would like to know if they did a drug test as well on this guy the one who killed the innocent victim, afterwards to see if there was anything inside his system like you know like pain pills any form of alcohol consumption. That might have impaired his judgment to cause such an act of such cruelty. Justice is coming Love. #To the #Daughter just #stay #mighty #in #all #so #brave. Just say no to those bad feelings of much pain.
Don't talk listen! Not even one calm word. That's a devil in a cop's clothing. No wonder he has hate words on his gun. Who tells a man sobbing to crawl towards them when you can see he is intoxicated? Shouting at him and making him scared because you are power-drunk on your gun. May you the shooter never have peace till you die. I wish he didn't crawl he should have just spread his hands out and not crawl.
questions that should have been asked...... do you regret shooting an unarmed man? would you agree you were mistaken, that he was reaching for a weapon? would you shoot and kill someone again, for not following instructions?
If anyone can private message me of where this ex cop lives I'll highly appreciate it.
It's pigs like this who ruin the name of an officer. All because he thought he was powerful and "felt threatened" this man was pleading and begging all the while the officer confused him and shouted multiple demands.. in that situation it's though and I understand in some situations it's tense, but he was complying to every order as best as possible...
Horrifying
Let's have the chief do that to Brailsford and see how HE likes it.
ALL OF THE JURY WAS HIS RELATIVES
To deny justice is to invite vengeance.
some give this cop real justice find out where he lives
This makes me sick
I'm so sorry ):
He is guilty he broke chain of command he wasn’t in charge and he never heard the commanding officer yelling gun and this itchy trigger officer with lack of judgment made a quick disregardful decision.
Officer power trip, bad cop! He killed some little kids dad.
Just wanted to say how sorry iam for what happen to your husband,I was sick to my stomach watching that video,I even hate to admit i was even a cop for years,I just wished the cop that done the shooting AND the Sgt who instigated the shooting would have been charged with murder and i really believe the Sgt is just as guilty if not more then the cop who pulled the trigger because the sgt put the idea in the mines of all the other officers there and he treated your husband like a piece of garbage!!!!! I pray you and your precious little girls find strength in this sad and horrible tragedy.
And, of course, in order for such an absolutely criminal act by police to get universal attention, the victim would have needed to be black.
That video screams premeditation
I agree with her how could anyone watch that video and say not guilty?
Those jury people are just as evil as the cop who committed the murder
MURDER.
For the Lord is a God of Justice, blessed are those who will wait for him. My prayers for the family ♥️♥️♥️🙏🙏☝️
Why do people not care
GOOD question
They played Simmons says game with him and he lost . They could have easily gone to him to handcuff him. Next time just spread hands and lay on floor dont follow any further instructions
COWARD 👮♀️ COP
MAKE THAT, COWARD EX-COP! 👨
They could have just cuffed him when he was face down on the ground. Really simple. This demon was seeking to murder and thats wat he did.
Why did nobody fill the streets for this guy? Wrong skin complexion?
No..you are coming across as a racist to me. We must keep striving for racism and bigotry and hatred to END. No justice and fairness, no peace and happiness in the world. Wall need to care about each other so the world can work well!
Racist how? Because I believe that the execution of white people by police deserve protest as well as the execution of black people?
Yes
It's called proportions smart guy. Read your history and quit pretending you're a victim
Wait why was that Portillo woman in his room tho????
None of our business! What are you,a gossip monger ? That doesn't do anyone any good. What a stupid question!
Her and a male co-worker were hanging out with Daniel. The male left the room by this point to make phone calls to his wife or something like that. It was in her testimony.
What business is it of yours what Ms. Portillo was doing in his room? Even if they were f***ing each other's brains out, infidelity is not punishable by summary execution. I don't know why people concern themselves with such irrelevant details in a case like this.
Philip Brailsford should be sending his sweet little early retirement pension to Ms Sweet.
I saw him reaching.
For what? He was found unarmed.
@@kylewatson5133 good question, but I thought he was going for a weapon.
@@fbksfrank4 Well, he wasn't reaching. So, shouldn't this cop be jailed for manslaughter at the very least? If you pull the trigger, youre responsible. And if its the wrong call, that's part of the responsibility is to be held accountable.
@@kylewatson5133 he was.
@@fbksfrank4 and five other officers didn't see him reach for any.
0:42 you don't understand? Give me your phone number and I'll explain it, lady. It's really easy. The guy pointed the gun out of the window and people called police on him in the first place, and because he decided to drink his dinner, he lost control of his body motions and decision making. It's entirely his fault and partially yours for befriending, dating, and marrying a guy who gets SO DRUNK that he loses the ability to function normally. He did a GUN DRAW animation when the officers were already on their last nerves. Want a deeper explanation? Voice.
So, what's your point? Absolutely nothing you said negates what happened are had added anything. He was drunk. So? I thought police who supposed to be able to assess situations and make the proper calls from there? He had a pellet gun, fuck I guess that means it's okay for cops to unload into people because they got scared for a second. I guess that means it's okay someone who had committed no crime, was non-violent and compliant, and very drunk and very emotional, being made to crawl across a hallway floor on all fours (again while incredibly drunk).
Sure, drinking isn't great. That doesn't mean its okay to shoot the fucking guy.
I understand Brailsford wasn't premeditated and that you could ultimately call it a mistake. But any other civilian in the country would get punished for their mistakes, especially if it resulted in the death of a person who had committed no crime. The point is: Cops get leniency they don't deserve. This whole incident is a tragedy, and when no one is held accountable all they've done is tell a grieving mother and their daughters that their loved one deserved to die for making mistakes.
lol no one cares we know ur trying to make people mad lol
@@alwaysmiserable I didn't predict anything. I read the story and I examined the bodycam footage multiple times.
Humans are historically bad at predicting the future, but humans are good at understanding things that happened as long as they have at least two separate eyebrows.
Lol you're a sociopath just like Brailsford. I pray that you never become a police officer. He was drunk. So what? He was drinking in the privacy of his hotel room. The guy worked his butt off doing pest control, traveling all over the place, because he said he wanted his daughter's to have everything they'd ever need. He had just gotten a new scope on his pellet rifle, and was showing the guy who was drinking with him. That's not illegal. He wasn't trying to hurt anyone. You're argument of saying he was drunk, carefree, lost control of his functions, is probably the dumbest thing I've ever heard. As I stated previously, he was drinking in his hotel room, after a day of working, not causing anyone any harm, not roaming the streets picking fights with people, or knocking over old women for their purse. Nobody should be shot dead by police, for getting drunk in their hotel room, showing someone in said hotel room, their new scope on their pellet rifle that they had for their job, for having a difficult time following a complicated game of simon says, and for simply trying to pull up their basketball shorts. I know you being a heartless sociopath, it's hard for you to put yourself in peoples shoes, but try putting yourself in his shoes that night. See how you might feel. If it was your dad, brother, uncle, grandpa, you'd be 100% against the officer.
@@cmcproductions26 You wouldn't call me that in voice so don't type it. Thanks!
He got shot because he didn't follow instructions. A jury of 12 independent people thought the same, that's why the officer was found not guilty. If the officer had broke the law he would have been held accountable. Sorry for your loss.
You're missing a brain. Sorry for your loss
No we are not doing this. Both offices did wrong. Further more "legal" is not moral or ethical. Period
It's definitely a tragedy but she is his widow & hence biased. A lot of people don't want to hurt her feelings but this is the truth of the matter. The officers were responding to a report that someone was pointing a gun out of the window of the La Quinta Hotel. Based on the circumstances, Philip "Mitch" Brailsford could reasonably believe that Daniel Shaver was armed & that his (the cop's) life was in danger. Daniel was warned previously that his sudden movements would be perceived as a threat & that he would be shot. Maybe he was confused & didn't perceive the seriousness of his actions but Philip Brailsford feared for his life. He made a split second decision. Think if you were in his shoes. You wouldn't be taking any chances. Its a tragedy & Daniel Shaver just wanted to pull up his shorts but the ex-cop shouldn't be charged or held accountable. Daniel wasn't a bad guy but his actions & decisions brought the police there. If the gun wasn't really pointed out the window, then he should have made sure the blinds were closed. There was a murder documentary I watched awhile back where a guy in one car pulled up to another car stopped at the light. The guy in the left car shot through his own car window to kill the guy to the right. Gun owners shouldn't put other citizens in fear for their lives. A citizen can still feel threatened even if the gun holder is behind a window.
The hotel windows cannot open all the way, so there was no way to point the gun out the window. It did not require a split second decision to wait four days for the city to contact Shaver's widow. Shaver was given illogical and inconsistent instructions that nobody, even sober and under no threat of death, could follow. If this was not murder, then it was straight up incompetence. Brailsford sucks at his job, as does Charles Langley, the cop who was screaming at Shaver. Neither one of these wastes of protoplasm is fit to be a school hall monitor. Brailsford and Langley have no rights at all in the court of public opinion, and if we want to condemn them as murderers, we can. I will NEVER support any cop who kills an innocent, law-abiding, unarmed, compliant citizen, regardless of the circumstances.
@tubenshaft - Don't attack or threaten me. An officer doesn't have to wait to see a weapon to shoot his weapon. He just has to perceive a threat & reasonably fear for his life. Stop making officers fight with one hand tied behind their back. Daniel reached backwards even after he was warned not to do that again. It does look like he could be reaching (or grabbing) for something. Also, Philip was looking through the scope of his rifle when he shot Daniel & had limited vision. He was legally justified in his shooting & He met his legal burden of proof. The jury realized that & came to the right decision. - Look, my comment is over 2 yrs old. I don't want to keep talking about this. I'm not trying to trigger or hurt any people emotionally for their loss. They just need to forgive Philip & move on. There are worse cops out there to fry. I'm not happy that Daniel died. Jeez.
P.S. - Stop being manipulative & bias by bringing up the writing on Philip's gun. He may have got that & regretted it later. Don't assume it represented his state of mind. The video showed that ex-officer Philip Brailsford used a lot of restraint before he fired the shots.
@@TheHenok30 I suspect that the jury was given "special instructions" to only consider "certain evidence". I seriously doubt that they saw the whole story and unanimously decided "Yes, Daniel Shaver deserved to die." This trial likely mishandled, deliberately.
@tubenshaft - not to put salt in the wound, b/c you are obviously passionate about your opinion ,as I am. However, I would have known better & wouldn't have responded the way Mr. Shaver did. Just to "make believe" that I would be in that situation, I would have heeded the officer's warnings regardless of the harshness of his words. - Also, the crossing of the legs & moving forward is totally doable. I tried to do it a while back & I was able to do it.
Note: It would have been nice if the officers arrested Daniel while he was lying face down on the ground. It would have avoided his crawling, mistakes & death. Nevertheless, if I consider the command for Mr. Shaver to crawl a mistake, then that is just what it was. Officers make mistakes also. Let's not forget that the crawling didn't get Daniel killed. He got shot b/c he made a threatening gesture & failed to heed the officer's repeated warnings.
@@TheHenok30 "Officers make mistakes also". If your mistakes get someone killed, you are still legally and morally responsible. Doctors are sued for malpractice, and often have their medical licenses revoked. Six people were killed in Miami in 2018 because a brand new bridge collapsed. This was the result of flawed design and lax oversight, not a "mistake". The Mesa PD failed to ascertain the situation when they did not ask the desk for details or ask Shaver why we had rifles. Langley screamed at Shaver when he should have remained calm. You claim that you would have followed instructions. Do you seriously think Shaver just decided to not obey? He COULD not follow those instructions. He was drunk, confused, and terrified. In basic training, you will screw up when the drill sergeants scream at you, and they will just make you do push ups, not shoot you dead. Nobody in circuit training class worries that the fitness instructor is going to shoot someone dead for getting a routine wrong. The cops are either evil or incompetent. Incompetence is no excuse for anything, especially killing an innocent man.
the guy was brandishing a gun on the balcony, the cops had no choice.