Aaron Dean Trial: Defense calls Atatiana Jefferson's death a tragedy, not a crime in closing argumen
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- Опубликовано: 25 авг 2024
- Watch the defense's full closing arguments in the trial for former Fort Worth officer Aaron Dean. Dean's defense attorney argues that while Atatiana Jefferson had the right to self-defense in her own home, Dean also had the right to defend himself and his partner.
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The officer never identified himself case closed.
The officer doesn’t have to announce himself in this situation which would be known as an Exigent Circumstances. For example if a cop suspects that a serious crime had been committed or was in commission he or she can investigate the area. In this case we have officers who are called to this apartment complex because a door was left wide open for hours when normally it would have been closed. The officers get their and find that the apartment in question has been ransacked. It’s very reasonable for anyone to assume that a serious crime had been committed. If that’s the case than the officer had a lawful right to search the area and not announce his presence. And of course for this case the end result was someone pointing a gun at another person and said person reacting to it.
It’s quite possible that both had acted in what they believed to be an act of self defense. For Self Defense in the state of Texas is dose not matter if the act of what this woman did was lawful or not. I would argue that she was well within her rights to grab a gun and protect herself and who she was babysitting. However what matters is if the person committing self defense reasonably assumes that an unlawful act was being perpetrated on him/her.
I think many of us would say it would be unlawful to point a gun at someone. If that’s the case than it could reasoned that the officer who had a lawful reason to be their and was under no constraint to announce his presence had every right to defend himself from a person who was pointing a gun at him.
@@linkjourney422 He had a right to be at the property, not to trespass.
What stopped him from calling back up then.
@@linkjourney422 so, he can go onto private property, in the middle of the night, shine a flashlight in the eyes of the homeowner and at gunpoint yell, "drop the gun" and then shoot the homeowner? Sounds like b.s. to me. He didn't even give her a chance to comply, it was immediate. An open structure isn't exigent circumstances.
@shakeandbreak2938
This case is a poster child of "Lawful but Awful".
Basically everything link said is correct. Her action did not have to be unlawful for him to act in self defense. It is 100% possible they were both acting in self defense. Also, the closing arguments from the Prosecution were Horrendous, and the judge should have reprimanded both Lawyers for making improper arguments.
Question how if she did point her gun at the officer, how did she know who he was, if they never announced that they was in her yard all she seen was a flashlight
YUP!!! EXACTLY!!! It’s like the prosecution said, “you can’t CREATE the danger, then claim self defense”
Exactly, that’s one of the most important points-if not the most important.
Zion claimed he saw the badge and he was further away than she was. Therefore she saw the badge too.
@@John-kv7jo if that’s true, it was probably after he shot her. He fired that shot less than 2minutes after arriving to the call. He used a flashlight, but didn’t announce himself. And honestly, it’s the totality of the events for me. The brief amount of time before he shot her, not yelling “police!” and/or “drop the gun!” If he really did see a gun, letting his partner run into a “dangerous” house without warning her that he’d seen a gun (newsflash: because he didn’t), not alerting arriving officers who were trying to render aid that he’d seen a gun, failing to render aid immediately, etc. This coward never should’ve been a police officer & the streets are safer without him on them, and atatiana’s family deserves justice for her senseless death by his hand.
@@Hayday.1979 Police don't need to announce themselves on a open structure call. He met deadly force with deadly force. As to lot alerting his partner, we don't know his state of mind as he has just shot somebody. This was a horrible accident and now he has been convicted of manslaughter.
I can't believe the defense attorney said Zion was well spoken and intelligent every time I hear a Caucasian person describe a melanated person that way it's a big red flags to me and I am usually right in my 64 years living on this planet in this country
And you’re not wrong!
@@mimisalazar3133 I don't hate this officer for what he did but his character is what got him in trouble and is what's convicting him in this court with the help of his attorney
Reminds me of when our white female landlord told my mother that I and my little sister were "clean and neat" girls.🙄
You are absolutely correct with your observation and white culture is defined by anti Black racism. Imagine what would occur in America if overnight anti Black racism and all the benefits that come with white privilege disappeared.😳😳😳
EXACTLY 💯💯💯
What happened is he went snooping around someones prooerty without announcing himself as a officer. At night and killed someone who was ready to defend themsleves from intruders. She could not see his uniform with a light flashing in her face.
The call out was for an open structure. Officers are not required to announce themselves on such a call out. While investigating, a gun was pointed at officer Aaron and he met deadly force with deadly force. He was justified to shoot.
Thats a really bad take on the situation. It was clear that he did not see a gun until he went inside. Officers always yell out gun gun gun even when its a phone or remote control. He never said gun. Never told his partner he saw a gun. He is clearly lying and trying to stay out of jail.
@@John-kv7jo oh.... interesting... hope you don't have to have someone defend your family member with that argument reversed.
@@lifelonglearner4532 I wouldn't be so silly as to point a gun at an officer.
It was self defense for Dean! So what was the victims claim? Oh that's right she was killed in her house and could not claim she was just defending herself and her nephew.
The tragedies need to stop and bad cops need to be held accountable not given a pass because we keep having tragedies!.
The officer said let me see your hands. He did not see her hands or anything in them. If he saw a gun he would say drop the gun. When he enter the bedroom was the first time he saw a gun. He would had been screaming gun, gun, outside if he saw it.
Why would a cop think for ONE MINUTE he could bark orders at someone in their house when he’s unannounced crawling in the bushes at 2AM?
It was self defense on Atatian part because she didn’t know who was in her backyard Dean never said who he was only time Dean said something after he killed her 🧐
Her rights ended once the gun was pointed at an officer. An officer will shoot in self defence if a gun is pointed at him/her.
I’m very sorry 😢for Auntie Tay and Zion he touched my heart ❤this case is a tragedy should’ve never happened
Zion perjured himself on the stand. He lied under oath.
So sad. They know that the cop was wrong.
@@John-kv7jo really he is a child,he should have never been up there, In my opinion.
@@rheabalduc8896 He was a witness. He saw his aunt raise the gun and point it out the window. His testimony supports the testimony of officer Aaron. Now he changes his story and claims that his aunt had the gun by her side. He lied on the stand.
Zion was a liar. He perjured himself on the stand.
Defense has no defense for Dean. Just a lot of blather.
She didn't have no steppling on her hands because her hands was down.
& he didn’t see the gun until she was shot & he entered the house, hell he said as much
“Good evening we’re the police. We got a call about your door being open” “oh, we burned the hamburgers and we’re letting out the smoke”. “All good, have a nice evening” if only
The call out was for an open structure which gave the police to investigate the premises.
@@John-kv7jo I wish I knew who you are you won't make it
@@John-kv7jo the call was made on a 311 non emergency line.
@@John-kv7jo you just told on yourself.
Let the defense attorney stand in his house and get shot at . Please what a joke can't be self defense when u come through a gate, in someone's yard a shoot at them in their home ..
He shot in self defence.
You know your client is guilty when you spend most of your closing argument going over basic jury instruction instead of the actual facts of the case
This argument would be all fine and good if he had identified himself as a cop but he never did she had no idea that the creepy person outside her window with a flashlight was a cop and that's what makes him a criminal. And that's what makes this not a tragedy but a murder. He should have identified himself as a police officer don't forget to add that in your closing testimony mister.
What also makes this a murder is his actions after the fact. He stood over her and didn’t try to save her, comfort her in her last moments, or anything. He sighed because seeing the gun in his mind meant he would get away with it.
@@ericjones149 No amount of life saving measures would have saved her. She was dead once she hit the floor. He was justified to shoot her if he saw a gun.
@@ericjones149 oh my was he happy to see that gun after he shot her in her own home.
You still have it twisted sir, she never pointed the gun at him, she was bent over looming out the window trying to see who or what it was outside in her back yard. Sorry Aaron you are guilty
she didn't even have a chance to even react to the commands, as she was shot dead...
He met deadly force with deadly force.
You know this defense attorney is a joke!!!!!
His deliberately mispronouncing the surname of one of the expert witnesses was very unprofessional.
He never said drop the weapon. Because he doesn’t see a weapon. He said show me your hands. Because her hands were down by her side That’s murder
He saw the barrel of a gun and fired. He had the right to self defence.
@@John-kv7jo You don't have any rights to self defense when you're trespassing. That's why laws are changing because of situations like these. Victims are home unaware of police presence and get shot.
Well God is really the final judge. He seen what really happened and so did Aaron. If he really did not see Ms Jefferson point that gun at him and he went on the stand and swore. He will then pay the price of blatanly expiring her life. That is "M" her..smh
Even if she pointed the gun, he murdered her.
It doesn’t matter if she had a gun or not. If you’re going to crawl around in someone’s backyard at 2AM Unannounced you are responsible for what happens. Can’t create the problem then cry victim.
It's not about race it's about GOOD & EVIL
It was an accident.
There are all going to answered GOD the Creator in judgment day
If a police officer is allowed to pass by the front door, pass by the side door, not announce himself/herself and shoots in the window at a silhouette after he again refused to announce his/herself then BLACK folk will forever have to worry about being killed by law enforcement. That's my stance on it and I'm sticking to it.
NO PERSON OF ANY RACE SOULD EVER HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS. !!
Justice for Atatiana Jefferson.
This is so sad. We pay these people with our taxes. Justice is for the criminals (not the victim or innocent people), that’s why it’s called ‘Criminal Justice’.
A tragedy resulting in the death of a young innocent Black woman is worth a mere manslaughter conviction with a grossly unfair sentencing guideline in the range of 2-20 years…..We can bank on this same predominantly white jury to show the same tender love and care with the actual sentence…..ABSOLUTELY DESPICABLE!!!
Would it been a tragedy if the family was 🤍!?? Hell she might still be alive if she was .. probably not . This officer is dangerous and all he see is PRIVILEGE. HE SMART HE COULD HAVE BEEN ANYTHING ELSE BUT HE CHOSE TO BE A COP THATS ALARMING
Exactly,he got a Bachelor degree,he could have been in a position behind a desk,yet he CHOSE to be a cop...Y?
Guilty
Aaron is a liar, he said he was
Looking down the barrel of a gun, not true, he didnt even see the gun ubtil after he shot the young lady. He should announced himself.Guilty!!!!!
Not a crime, what were the cops doing in that house? That one should have been charged with murder!
Wow! I have seen many 1A audits and there are always 8 to 10 officer's there for a man with a camera, but he suspects a burglary and no back up,he should had waited for that back up.
Guilty!!
If Zion saw the badge it doesn't mean his auntie saw it...🤔
Who is this defense attorney to thank anyone for their service it’s not his courtroom
Are we retrial the case or we're in closing arguments
There no way he seen her gun in her hand cause he would have told his partner
He said he saw the barrel of the gun and if he did then he had the right to shoot in self defence.
they should say Police! show me your hands; show me your hands
Wow. This entire comment section is scary.
One of numerous tragedies, that should have never happened!
Am I the only one who thought the judge was William Shatner at first?
Is it true that she was shot less than 5 minutes of his arrival to the open structure?
This lawyer is a liar and a low life to make it the dead woman's fault.
What do you expect a lawyer to do?
This police officer did not see the gun through the window...why i said that...if he did see any gun the officer would have cry out gun and then he would've shot her at least 3 time...at least 3 bullets she would've get.... even when he go inside the house he not even say where is the gun I saw a gun... you all are a hellbound lier's.. anytime a an officer's saw a gun in any situation are confrontation they always cry out for gun gun gun...in this case the officers see what he believe in his mine what is going on...he believe it was a breakings..so he shoot because he see someone not because he see a gun...it is has clear as day
Just have several seats
Sounds like he didn’t think the bullet would kill her he said it was made not to hit as hard did he not?
there is a huge difference between an open structure that is a business the cops should be rightfully alert to the possibility someone was inside the business that was not authorised to be, but a residence it should be assumed that residents would be inside and that they would be there lawfully, it was an open door with lights on what burglar puts the light on before ransacking the home he loves the dark the dark is his friend, this would never have happened if the police officers announced themselves and if they are taught differently then their training needs to be changed.
And the Defense says she had the right of self defense until the cop decides his rights are more importantly
This guy has to take strong sleeping medication I would assume.........
I understand his job as a professional but to KNOW that this woman was killed due to a over reaction of a public offical has to kill him inside if he had any type of soul/conscience
Aaron made the same mistake a person who he would have the rights to arrest would make, therefore he should face the same accountability
I don’t know but where I’m from the police well go to the house where the call comes from talks to the caller first then go check what they have to check on
What did you expect him to say?
I guess that's t everyone hates lawyers til you need one but some lawyers need to just decline the money
The defence only has words of affirmation for the jury.
The defence won this case. A not guilty verdict coming.
@@John-kv7jo have another look 👀
not shure if it had anything to do of race but we are hear because he used his fire arm 1st before she shot no
That woman's nephew said she never raised the gun
Then if he did everything right then why was he fired
To appease the mob.
Yeah why did he quit day after
@@waltermcglohn9050 Because they charged him with murder. This should never have made it to trial. This is a self defence case.
Watching
The other Tragedy is Defense trying make a
**Soft Mistake** out of a Hard Murder !!!
gtefoh !!!!!
Really. Bull.
I wonder why American's say everything wrong lol Aaron is not pronounced like that
Amazing how someone coerced and forced this little lovely child to change his evidence and lie on the witness stand. That’s child abuse at its worst. The prosecution team should be ashamed of themselves.
Yes. He was a young child during all the interviews. The cop is responsible for taking someone life and lied about the gun pointed at him.
@@gailkellyanderson2662 He had the right to investigate the house seeing the call out was for an open structure.
Defense kissing jury's but ,starting closing arguments because he knows the defendant is guilty, when u put on badge u can't be judge ,jury's and executioner,
Pakaipa apa mumwe anovharirwa chete
i know this will be about the race game if he gets off or put away for some that think he kiled a black gril but i think it was a bad mistake on him
Can’t believe they told the kid to lie. Anything to sue for millions
It’s something but it ain’t murder.
I think a huge mistake is due to the cop lack of experience. He is guilty. Plus, he didn't follow and protocol calls that were in place to serve the community.
I would not at all like to say this was a bad cop. He was responding to a call from a neighbour. Why was house looking like it had been burglarises and child playing video games at 3am??
None of that matter.
Oh, Hazel, really?? People are free to live their lives however they like. NOT how YOU think they should live. 🤦🏻
Because we live in America we can stay up late and play games anytime we want. We have the right to have a clean or dirty house because its OUR house. Just my opinion
@@cg.iverson1097 e🤓🙏🙏🙏
@@gailkellyanderson2662 yep
So under law I have the right to defend my life and property.
I'm thinking that he saw his own reflection in the window...🪞
Ahhh ok let the cops commit tragedies then not crimes...got it....A traffic stop not de escalated but turns into a tragedy the moment the cops steps out of the car....hmmkay...
It's starting to sound like good old fort worth curruption i can see it and I'm in the UK 💩🐍