Officer Shoots Shoplifting Man in Wheelchair Nine Times | Ryan Remington and Richard Richards
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- Опубликовано: 20 июл 2022
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There was an incident where an elderly man crashed his car in a parking garage and the cops drug him out for non-compliance and were beating him when fire fighters showed up and instantly recognized that the man was in diabetic shock and had to tackle the cops away because they wouldn't listen. Remember, there is no law so trivial that the state won't murder you over it.
Omg that is horrifying. In Canada they have stories about it too!!! How insane is that. More training needed. So sad!!!
My husband and I wear bracelets with a medical sign and a website to enter to get all our medical info!!
@@maybelikealittlebit Starlight Tours sound so relaxing!!
I doubt if any firefighter Assaulted any Cop!
@@nancyevans7946
not much good after the cops had put 9 bullets into your back!
The only thing that can stop a bad guy in a wheelchair is a good guy in a wheelchair.
Who wheel survive 🤔
@@_all_around_us lmaoooooo I can't with this comment 😆😩
Hilarious!✌💙
Well I've been disabled my whole life and stuck in a wheelchair since age 10, so I guess I'm finally useful now.
@@_all_around_us Sir, that's illegal.
This is the stuff that reaffirms my staunch belief that authority figures need serious extensive background checks.
@Bender Rodriguez They'll no more conduct extensive background checks on LEO than they will require a waiting period, documented gun range experience, and a background check on someone buying a military-grade firearm.
I believe that in another decade or so this out of control kind of Behavior will lead to the widespread abolishment of police in general. The whole idea has become so poisoned that people refuse to deal with them refuse to talk to them and soon we'll begin to refuse to tolerate them in their community and you know when that kind of thing starts to happen there's just going to have to be a change and I think what they need to do is destigmatize the idea of a State enforcer and they're going to need to come up with a different way to present it and they're going to need to come up with different methodologies and they're especially going to have to remove the violence from the equation
I believe police officers get a pretty low salary. It's a crappy job that very few talented people want to do. If you increase the requirements you won't have enough officers left and the country will become a new Venezuela.
And MENTAL training
No. Psychological testing and racial testing.
I remember watching the body cam of this when it originally came out. Even his partner seemed to be in absolute disbelief in her partner firing on the assailant
Same. Even though u can only see her arms and hands, u could just tell by the body language. I could picture the look on her face as her brain is trying to process what happened. Then boom! The switch is flipped, and her training kicked in. I guarantee she was looking at her partner like "bro, are u fucking serious right now?!"
I have physically lost the ability to raise my right arm which is terrifying should I ever encounter police. thankfully I do not encounter police but the thought that I just can't raise both arms at command is scary as heck.
Imagine how deaf people feel. Can't hear "freeze", so carry on going about our business and get shot for it
That really is frightening! I wonder, what could you do? You’d have to shout at them that it is paralyzed, I suppose, and just pray they hear you and believe you. Is there any other option you have thought of?
Your risk of police confrontation is pretty low when you’re not a criminal, but sometimes things happen that put you in weird positions and so it’s definitely something you have to consider!
I’m sorry you have to deal with that fear 😮💨
I too can’t raise my right arm. I have MS so some days it’s possible but not often!
Do you go around stealing and comitting crimes?
I've watched videos of field sobriety tests and thought, "I can't do that stuff!" I've never been drunk. Balance on one leg? That's not even a skill needed to drive a car!
Is someone stealing while carrying a weapon really a "shoplifter"? Seems more like armed robbery to me.
I think he covered that when he mentioned the cop lied about it being a misdemeanor instead of a felony
no
should have just tipped him over
problem solved
oddly, the second officer had her gun out and trained on the guy at the same time
makes you think it is part of the "protocol" training
along with handcuffing a lifeless body
@@burtreynolds3143 seems to me he didn't want her getting the "glory" of making an arrest or ending the situation, so he jumped in before anyone else could.
He had plenty of time prior to her arrival to end the situation. Shame on him.
@@burtreynolds3143 Having your weapon drawn when responding to a call of a knife wielding perpetrator is common sense.
Also, there are many videos of criminals who were thought to be incapacitated getting back up and attacking. Adrenaline is a thing you know.
You're right about police lacking empathy for disabled people.
Some police don't have empathy for anyone,that's the problem.
@Alexander Emelianov I'm talking about your average law-abiding citizen.
Too many cops lack any empathy.
POLICE not police
police is a verb
POLICE are a CORPORATE - for profit service entity engaging in
CORPORATE Law Enforcement.
Learn the difference - Help yourself by READING BOOKS
There is education there -and it will take you into the mind
of the author. You will learn much.
@Andrew_koala Or it could be a typo but good for you trying to show your vast intelligence. 👏
Yeah, I'm terrified that my son will have a complex seizure in front of a cop some day and they'll think he's drunk
Just a reminder I'm not diagnosing anybody in this video; only speculating what could be happening in a situation where a wheelchair-bound shoplifter is pumped full of hot lead like this.
Good Riddens, that scum needed to go
@@BlueDesertQuartz Hey! thanks for the emotes!
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❤ from northern MN
@Jave Nilson He has a staff?
@@dustinnukem5458 his wife works for him and other peeps
@@todeskult2818 I hope you find some happiness in your life soon.
His kids and the Yorkie? I can see him telling them they need to generate a revenue stream. No slacking at the Grande house!
My words! From Düseldorf, Germany!
I have a college degree, worked in healthcare in a level one trauma center in my states largest city. I spent my career educating students in adult critical care and I held classes helping new grads pass credentialing exams. The physicians and fellow employees sought my opinion about the equipment my department used and I was, or at least, I felt respected in my chosen field. Then I had an injury that was severe enough that I had to take early retirement. I am not that old, could easily have worked another 20 years, but now I have to use a walker to get around. I had to use an electric wheelchair for a few years, but I have recovered some mobility. The change was overnight! When I was walking, driving, and getting around normally, people treated me normally. Once I began using a mobility aid, it was as if my IQ dropped 30 points and people began to treat me as if I was incapable of acting on my own behalf. From the Walmart cashier who will look to my sister to use my super complicated debit card, to having a Dr ask my sister questions about my health history and chief complaint during my first visit! Even though I was answering the questions, he just kept looking at her and asking them. Finally, my sister said, "she is capable of answering her own questions, she knows much more about the medical part of history than I do". Then, and only then, did he begin to address me. I never went back. It has been my personal and professional experience that people are who they are, whether they can walk or not. Of course, if the injury or condition had a cognitive component that will probably not be true. I know this didn't exactly relate to the video, but I guess what I am trying to say is don't treat people with physical disabilities any different than you would a physically healthy person until you know that there is a good reason to treat them differently. Thanks for another great video!
After my sister had a C-section, she asked me to take her grocery shopping. She decided to use one of the ride-on carts that stores provide these days. Sometimes she stopped, stood up, reached for a product on a high shelf, then sat back down. She commented that people would think something funny was going on with a young, healthy looking woman in a wheelchair.
@@exrobowidow1617 I completely understand! I was all of 39 when I was unable to return to work after back surgery #6, I got those looks, too. The fact that I can briefly stand up has zero bearing on my ability to walk long distances. I have always gotten the states and barely audible comments from others because I have a permit that allows the person driving me to use a handicapped parking space. If I got out of the car to just stand by the door waiting for my sis to bring my walker around, I really got the ditty looks and snide remarks about scamming the system and worse. I am sorry your sister had to go through that, but thank goodness it was temporary. It is sad how disabled people are treated, perhaps people need a reminder that all it takes is a run stop sign, a fall down the stairs, or a devastating medical diagnosis and we become the people we are making fun of. I never made fun of people with disabilities and tried not to stare or even act like I noticed if they did something in public that was a result of their disability. My brother was born with club feet and I know how he used to absolutely hate drawing attention to himself when he tripped or fell or something. I maybe shouldn't have, but I assumed most people didn't enjoy being the center of attention because something happened that they could not control. Have a blessed day!
I would have no problem finding Ryan guilty of murder on a jury. Specifically on the ninth shot which was fired after Richard was already slumping and on his way to the ground. It would be hard for a lawyer to convince me that shot nine wasn't completely unnecessary.
Agreed. It's clear that the officer reacted out of sheer humiliation, frustration and incredible anger. 9 shots were tantamount to mutilation of the body.
I love how you consistently address the mindset of "us vs them" is a big cause of issues in policing in the US. Being constantly told everyone is wanting to kill you. The sheep and wolves ideology. It all induces that hypervigilance and anxiety that you talked about in the fentanyl panic episode.
@Jeff C why one word over the other?
@Jeff C I think "issues" is more accurate. "Problems" implies certainty.
The same mentality is in the military,it starts in boot-camp-Kill the ENEMY !!! Destroy the enemy !!! Once you get to your duty-station it's further enforced in your mind. DAILY.
@Jeff C One smug dude you are.
Problems and issues
This is yet another indictment on the way US law enforcement is trained... this officer made _no attempt_ to use any of the non-lethal options he had to hand, despite the extended amount of time he was interacting with his suspect. He reached for his gun & once it was in his hand I suspect that he stopped even considering non-lethal methods - he'd already escalated the situation in his mind & there was no going back. He had countless opportunities to deploy a taser, not least when they were travelling between carparks.... but his gun was already in hand and in his confusion & inexperience he probably didn't even think of changing weapons. Lethal force is supposed to be _last resort,_ not first.
lol, they gonna keep it up and rookie cops gonna start going out there with no lethal weapon for a probational period lmao( just kidding people )
If he was Black all hell would have broke loose
"What's the point of joining the police force if you don't get to shoot people!?"
Yes yes yes. They were both really wrong.
And shows their love for guns, a gun is the solution to everything, makes me feel sick, they worship guns like gods.
Law enforcement with inferiority complex , SHOCKER. These types will be exposed with psychoanalysis such as these, well said doc.
That can describe all women for that matter
How many years did you serve in law enforcement?
@@willnill7946 do you believe that all women have “inferiority complexes”?
"Just because someone is in a wheel chair doesn't mean he cannot be a threat" - True
But, just because someone is a police officer with a gun is his hand, years of training and a back-up next to him, doesn't mean he can randomly kill. No matter how someone is trying to justify the officer's action, this is a clear case of murder.
After this incident the police officer was just fired, and the wheel chair guy is dead = police wins all the time.
I think that perhaps if the officer had just shot once then maybe he could’ve claimed that it was necessary. I just find it hard to believe that 9 shots to the guys back can be justified.
I admire your consistency, Dr. Grande! Not just that you upload everyday, but the quality never wavers. You always cover each case with such care and give wonderful insight (on top of an incredible sense of humor)! Thank you thank you and thank you ^__^
I love that he always throws in a very dry, very humorous joke that is still respectful as far as is warranted. Perfection!
Honestly, i want to know how he got this good with deathlines and time management
That’s why he’s the best
@@inkompetenzkompensationsko4188, some questions you just don't ask!
@@wendychavez5348 but i'm in desperate need of help lol
This is one of those times that, just because you “legally “ can doesn’t mean you should. A broomstick or handful of gravel could have stopped him.
Innocent people don’t carry knives
@@ruslankhozouzmusic I carry a knife every day bare handed butt wiper.
Not that I think the shooting was justified, but I think it would have been difficult to quickly obtain objects to put/throw in Richard's path. Boards and brooms are not in the garden department where Richard was entering. Gravel is bagged and not likely near the entrance. Richard could simply back up and go a different way. Again, that's not to say lethal force was called for, but the cop couldn't let Richard go into Lowes with a knife.
Yeah because you legally can does not mean you should but because criminal with a history of violence threatens people with a knife that does mean you should. Good job putting him down like a mad dog he was.
@@ruslankhozouzmusic Well, not the way he was carrying his. Pocket knives are a tool many people carry and use for proper purposes.
I definitely agree with the police having a lack of empathy as well as a lack of knowledge about people with disabilities. I can think of a bunch of cases to reference in this instance - ranging from mental as well as physical disabilities. Truly sad.
If you want empathy when you're getting robbed, call a shrink to confront the thief. Cops are enforcers, not counselors.
@@propheteyebert7063 Sigh. Right over your head. Sad.
Why do I have the feeling if a police officer had a friend or relative with disabilities they would come by that intuition about how to treat them with no problem?
The perp was a perp in this case. Terrible background of violence and robbery. Consistently breaking the law and spending time in jail. As Dr. Grande mentioned, he was standing in Walmart and only got the motor scooter a few months prior. You never know if someone in that situation is genuinely not a threat or is faking it to get sympathy as they shoplift. With that said, mace in the face would have been a more appropriate response.
Wow another great analysis of an event! Definitely one of the best out there.
As someone with disabilities like Panic Disorder, I was randomly stopped/confronted by police a few times. Sometimes when they were being aggressive I'd start sweating $ they were like "wtf you sweating for if you have nothing to hide"..-"umm my justified anxiety?" (One time, it was a group of 6 undercovers who were clearly using me as a training tool and I loved NOT answering every question.)
Even when they see or are informed that you're disabled they continue to be condensending which questions like "well did u take your meds?" Or "you know we could've shoved charcoal down your throat" when I took my meds in front of them. What a world.
I agree, cops like that are actually one of the lowest forms of life that we have in this world. That being said, you can’t threaten people with a knife and not expect lethal force as a response. A threat with a knife is objectively a threat on the life of another, and yes, you can kill someone by throwing a knife at them from five feet away.
Sorry, but you do not have a “disability,” and it’s insulting to actual physically disabled people to say you do. You even said yourself - panic disorder is a DISORDER. Try to toughen up a little and find some other way to feel special.
Xander. Sorry you've had to deal with the bad police behavior. Police not understanding mental illness is part of the broader discussion about what needs to change when police encounter the public.
What you lack in compassion for others you’ve managed to make up for by being willfully ignorant.
Their behavior was repressive!. Bullying people in uniforms.
About 13 years ago I was walking on the Walk of Fame in Hollywood, where I live for decades, and I heard a commotion coming from the corner of Highland and Hollywood. There sat a street dude, indeterminate age, a few feet from the northwestern corner of the intersection, in the actual asphalt. He was yelling at the nervous cops who were pulling up in black and whites in droves. The Dude was waving a small, cheap steaknife in the air, threatening no one in particular. I was horrified. "Dude, they're going to kill you!" I said to him as I stepped onto the sidewalk. "I know" he said, calm and clear. I had to turn away. Nine point-blank shots rang out and I couldn't look. The "news" did not cover the event into the next day. There was a single statement made on KTLA News that night i(t was never referred to again) saying that the dude was DOA.
Here in the United States of America, we don't have assisted-suicide clinics such as those in civilized countries. However, we do have American ingenuity!!! No need for expensive clinics, just wave a knife at one our bloodthirsty psychopaths. They even drive around in special cars with flashing lights so we can die faster!
Last I heard you can still serious injure or kill someone with a cheap steak knife.
@@christinewilson7785 YOU MISSED THE WHOLE POINT.
Jeez how awful. I’m so sorry.
That must have been horrible to witness. That poor guy was fed up with living. Just horrible all around.😞
If you haven’t seen the full video on this, check out John’s channel on Active Self Protection for more insight. I’m usually super pro police and wanted to be officer myself before I got into an accident in college. This is not one of those cases where you can back the police. This wasn’t just handled badly, this looked like a cold blooded murder. He didn’t have to kill this guy and he didn’t have to take that many shots. Keep up the amazing work Dr. Grande!
ah yes, "over kill" comes to mind. the guy definitively is a murderer.
Thanks for directing me to the video!
Agreed, my comment mirrors yours !
I’d love to sit down with you one day and have an impassioned conversation about your reasons for being pro-cop and my reasons for despising them. Would be a lot of fun
I seldom back the police. That's a population that needs a lot of mental health care. Many are psychopaths and power hungry.
This really shows how broken the American police training is and why so many people distrust the system. Pepper spray, a baton to the hand/wrist, a taser, hell even kicking the dude out of his scooter, or just moving out of the way could have stopped this.
Then the fact there hasn’t been any charges?
The man clearly shouldn’t have been on the streets with his rep sheet. But that isn’t a death sentence.
Police in the U.S. are taught to be afraid of people, it ties in gun culture an the drug crisis.
Moving out of the way? What if he kicked him out of the scooter and he wasn't really disabled? The man was in a scooter, so what is whacking him onthe wrist going to do? It won't impede his forward progress.
@@orvil9223 The wrist strike is one of the oldest baton techniques, to force the dropping of a weapon. Are you actually paying attention?
@@mightymystery9204 Lol. If you were paying attention when those happen outside of a movie, it's because more than one officer has the person restrained so if the officer misses, he doesn't get stabbed, GENIUS. I start swinging a club at someone's wrist and they are moving, too, I just started a hand to hand fight with a deadly weapon that I might lose.
@@orvil9223 You are thinking of kung fu fantasy films. The reality of the police baton is, even from the time of the village constable, the cudgel or truncheon was the weapon of choice, being suited to defense as well as offense. I told you, training specifically referred to its use to dislodge a grip, or to obstruct a moving limb. People used to battle with broadswords and maces and still manage arm strikes, and those are much heavier.
I got very good with a baton, the old wooden kind, and the modern collapsible alloy baton strikes a smaller area with a bit more kinetic energy. The officer striking a person who has been gripping a knife for many minutes with a death grip will not move as fast as someone holding in an underhand, street-fight grip. By your logic, the policeman has no hand-eye coordination. By your logic, a batter would never hit the ball. Policemen have been striking forearms to block or dislodge weapons for as long as there have been policemen. In the days before firearms were issued to police, they had to rely on baton skills to defend themselves against knives and even swords, so the skills got well-honed, and passedcon to new officers. That never changed right into the 1980's, as new baton styles, such as PR24, or the compact collapsible. In fact, non-lethal manual skill was a point of professional pride, with officers into the 1950's sometimes carrying a "slung-shot", and into the 1970's carrying a "flat-sap", as an additional impact weapon, before mace, then CN, then CS spray became professional standards. Either you are simply a cynical wag, or you are an uninformed dilettante. Better yet, look around at how many people in fights by civilians, got a knife stopped by a club or even an arm block. You really just seem as though your information is from movies, about the policeman losing his firearm to an untrained civilian, out of a triple lock holster. It may be that tmyou do not want to believe an officer has any competency. Or maybe you just like to push buttons, with no intent of learning. I ran into my share of people like that. They usually smart off to the wrong person and find out how fast a hand can move. Then someone like me had to come and fix it.
I have no sympathy for Richard
Bullets should be a last resort, and someone with no gun, in a wheelchair, really would struggle to actually hurt an armed cop. Even if they were able to stand, the time taken to get up would be sufficient for a shot to be fired! There seems to be a complete lack of appreciation for people's different abilities. I use a wheelchair and I know how tricky it is to get about, both in it and out of it. Scary stuff, but I agree with your summary. Thank you.
''Bullets should be a last resort, and someone with no gun, in a wheelchair, really would struggle to actually hurt an armed cop.''
Yes, but ...
Because he was brandishing a knife doesn't mean he also didn't have a gun.
You can't tell if someone in a wheelchair, especially in that scenario, is faking it or at least incapable of jumping out of the wheelchair when close to the Lowe's employee.
He had already served time TWICE for attempted murder and attacking police officers. This is not an ordinary uncompliant person. I could imagine a great deal of aggression coming from him, easily enough to give the cop cause to believe he could hurt others.
Did the cop overreact ? Yes. Certainly 9 bullets in the back was overkill.
Did Richard give him cause to overreact ? Undoubtedly.
The 800ft distance between the WalMart & Lowe's shows the officer didn't act rashly, but only shot him once he became a danger to others. It still doesn't explain why he didn't use a tazer, but there may also be valid reasons why he didn't. Did the cop know of Richard's past and realising tazers aren't always effective deem it better to not use that route ?
Nor do I agree with Dr Grande's theory that the cop felt ridiculous, cowardly or timid and so acted aggressively.
I think he gave the man ample opportunity to stop and just felt he ran out of time. Richard was approaching an innocent Lowe's employee. He had to be stopped.
We're I the Lowe's employee, I'd be thankful he was.
@@eoinoconnell185 Fair enough, all valid points. But the employee was probably more likely to be able to get away. The fact that there were so many different factors at play makes it harder to predict what might have happened but that doesn't call for the use of lethal force. Anyone could be concealing a gun. The police can't start killing people just in case they are armed and because time is passing!
Do you even know the story he was approaching a innocent women with a drawn knife so good riddance
I'm just glad I don't live in the USA then, if you get shot 9 times, in the back, for being threatening. Would a couple of bullets to an arm not been enough? It just doesn't sound as though it had got as far as a last resort!
@@eoinoconnell185 Cops should not make descisions about whether or not to shoot someone based on assumptions. And No having a knife doesn't also mean you might also have a gun. Because in that case the person would just use their gun because they know cops have guns. Cops should only shoot if someone has a gun and they see them reaching for it or they point it at someone. Or if someone has a knife and is running towards them or others. If someone has a knife but is only making threats to use it but isn't moving then they should try to convince them to hand over the weapon or move in with shields and taze them down that's why stand offs are a thing. The goal is ideally to not have to shoot at someone and avoid it as much as possible. Cops are also trained to not shoot people who are running away.
You're probably the type of person who thinks the cop who killed Philando Castile was in the right just because he thought he was reaching for a gun when he was just trying to get his wallet to give his ID like he was asked to.
I’m just speechless, shooting an individual while in a wheelchair multiple times in the back, I am not as neutral as DR G is in this case. He could of easily just walked along with him and just instructed others to keep back, a security guards job is literally described as “observe and report” even if his day job was a police officer. The perpetrator was indeed no saint but should of been treated as mentally and restrained, not shot 9 times
I concur!
Thank you Dr. Grande for your detailed research into these issues and your calm voice in delivering them.
What’s up with handcuffing dead people after shooting them multiple times?
I am viewing from Dublin Ireland. The Police in Ireland are not routinely armed, but they do carry Tasers and Expandable batons. Surely a sharp smack from a baton to the wrist of the offender causing him to drop the knife, would have solved matters. I think that the Cop should be charged over this man's death. Nine bullets fired at close range from behind is a crime in itself.
The way the police act in the U.S. South is a bizarre phenomenon like a mass, collective hallucination or believing leeches suck disease out of the body. This kind of event happens daily in the U.S. South...shooting helpless cripples is a favorite pasttime of the police.
Hitting him with an asp means the cop would have to get closer to the knife.
I know simple enough to do, but scary. Tipping the wheel chair over from behind would be a safer way for the officer to apprehend him. Shooting him in the back
9 times at close range is murder.
Batons got banned from most areas in the US for the same reason as Taser bans came up. Cops feel comfortable being expeditious and frequent with thier use of less than lethal weapons. Less than lethal becomes a functional myth when police treat it like a deadly weapon (shoot, etc until neutralized).
I concur! Murder!
Silence European
I don't think Richard wanted to go to jail for the 10th time. This could have been prevented by keeping him in prison where he belonged.
Dr. Grande, I enjoy watching your videos! I think you were right on target of your analysis of this situation. Thanks!
Apparently USA cops have never thought about ways to disable people without lethal force. In Japan , if a nutter has a knife, they swarm him , they will break a bone or even knock him out with a baton, they have nets, they have long pinion or snare poles. They all do carry guns as well, but almost never use them. Only if someone with a blade runs or charges at the police , would they use a gun, but this almost never seems to happen. The key point is that in Japan, they almost never go it alone , it's always a team effort.
@Malachi Eman Yes correct. That will change someday, but not in our lifetimes. There are slow changes, such as legal liability and the so-called 'scam' insurance that they offer, making guns, insurance, and legal defense, so expensive that people will think twice before shooting someone, but it likely will take 30-40 yrs. before this gun fetish wll dissolve on it's own.
A knife is considered a deadly threat and the training is to answer deadly force with deadly force. That combined with the idea that someone choosing to threaten people with a knife does not deserve police going out of their way to try and arrest him by getting close enough to use a baton or such, putting the officers at greater harm. Officer safety is always the first priority to police departments, even to the peril of others.
He could of kicked his chair over
@@AceSantiago honestly, how hard could it possibly be to disable an already disabled person? 🤔
@@AceSantiago Well yes, but not while he was alone. With other cops covering him he really could have broken the wheelchair with a few well placed shots.
Donut Operator did a breakdown video of this incident. Interesting.
I'm unclear of how and why 2 trained officers couldn't take down a partially paralyzed man on a slow moving motor scooter? Why couldn't one of the officers have moved to the front of the man and tazed him that way? Shooting someone in the back 9 times while a civilian was in such close proximity was irresponsible, an overreaction, and dangerous. That being said, Richard was a dangerous man, he obviously needed to be arrested, he needed to stopped, he was clearly looking for a reaction from the police. He surely could have hurt the Lowes employee. But 9 times in the back? That's too much
His partner was a woman and thus wasn't even a factor.
@@frankopanklaric ?
I’m ok with this shooting. The dead guy was a piece of trash. The cop did the world a favor
@@frankopanklaric are you attempting humor??
@@frankopanklaric : Very funny!
You did a good job researching and making this video.
Dr.Graude you are so on spot. Love your videos and appreciate all the hard work you put into these.
I watch your videos almost everyday. Last night, one of my neighbors' 15 year son was charged for attempted murder of his Mom and her girlfriend. They were both brought to the hospital with stab wounds but survived. I hear of stories like this but never had it happen literally right across the street from me as I was home! There were a bunch of cops with police dogs, one had an assault rifle, and one had a riot shield. At first we had no idea what was going on. The suspect did run away and surrender at the neighborhood next to us. Crazy when something like that happens so close to you.
Why did he do it? Those kinds of cases always make me feel so uncomfortable because I think about what itd be like for my own future children to try to kill me especially if there's absolutely no reason for these kinds of murders like is often the case.
Some advice if there's ever a gunfight in your neighborhood: Go inside, climb in the bathtub (if it's cast iron), and hunker down. If you can't get in the bathtub, at least try to get as low as possible, and as small as possible. Bullets can go right through walls.
@@HavanaSyndrome69 No clue! My Dad said he is very soft spoken and was completely shocked he did this. I'm wondering if he has some mental illness
@@exrobowidow1617 My Dad thought I was overreacting. He wanted to go out and move the car for the cops, I said please just stay inside!! When you don't know what's going on don't go out there!!! He was making me nervous.
This happened in Palm Harbor if anyone wants to look it up.
He definitely wasn't justified shooting him 9 times in the back I watched the video it was completely unnecessary
Thank you for your intelligent perception .... so rare! This cop is a maniac.
He had it coming. Had all the chance in the world and really asked for Death. You like career crminals? His choices caught up to him.
@@robertgiles9124 they may execute thieves in 3rd world countries. But not in the United States.
@@jonboy9734 Somehow you missed the part where he did crime everywhere he went. But yeah...you were never one of his victims so you don't care. Do your blinders get tight?
@@robertgiles9124 how exsactly did he ask for it did you see the actual video it was f*ckin ridiculous and the guy has already spent most of his life in prison not to mention he was in a wheelchair the guy seriously just needed help there are plenty of ways to rehabilitate people like that but people don't care to I've been to prison myself and have straightened my life out but I was lucky I had a good family to help me but some people don't have anyone and simply do what they gotta do. That guy was in F*ck it mode because think about his situation he has an extensive criminal record and he is confined to a wheel chair he is homeless and he can't get a job because of his record as well as I'm sure Noone is looking to hire him as first pick because he is handicapped it's illegal to discriminate but that doesn't stop people. Do you think the guy didn't know he was gonna get caught stealing he was more than likely trying to just rack up charges to get a longer sentence because he would rather be in jail because at least in there he has a bed and guaranteed 3 meals a day how can you even say he was asking for it he didn't even do anything to threaten the cop you are an idiot.
Great analysis!
I have alot of respect for you and your channel. I've learned alot and it has helped me to understand situations in relationships close to me. It's helped in many ways . Peace about what's happened in the past, awareness in the present and caution for the future. Thank you. I'm looking forward to watching more of your videos.
They should have taken out the tires.
This was handled insanely. Motorized wheelchairs don't go that fast. So much shooting, bizarre. Crim was a major jerk but policeman acted like a rookie. The whole thing is sad. Love your analysis Doc, sounds accurate💙🙌💙
Hell no, you mean "policeman acted like a psychopath", shooting an individual you know little about (did a stroke change his personality? Is wheelchair guy carrying a knife because he is afraid of being victimized - but didn't seriously expect to be victimized by a cop? Was he feeling suicidal - and therefore deserves to be shot - or deserves time to meet a mental health person or minister?)
Cop shoots a guy, in a wheelchair, going less than walking pace, in the back.
Nine times.
Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang.
Final (coupe de grace) bang.
Not my hero; maybe yours?
All fucked up it is, this situation.
@@johnschlottman619 inexcusable. Didn’t even use a taser he wanted to kill.
@@lilnarm_smoothblaze Looks like a good riddance of a carrier criminal who threatened people with a knife and insisted to be shot. There's nothing to excuse here. Good job.
@@johnschlottman619 I guess you got offended because I called the wheelchair crim a jerk? Well, he was acting like a jerk. I said the situation was handled insanely. So of course I don't think the cop is a "hero." Not really sure why you commented to me unless you just wanted to vent. Venting is good.
This made me so angry, I don't care that the man was a criminal what justifies shoooting 9 damn times on a disabled man(I could sympathise if he shot ones), that was only to show power and anger because he got offended or something. He put others lives in danger too, I just don't understand people who just shoot, shoot and shoot, sounds like a damn execution and that's not his job.
I love how you lay out all points of view. Great video.
Years ago I read about a woman who was acquitted of murdering her abusive husband after shooting him in the back because he was "backing towards her in a threatening manner".
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I don’t understand the handcuffing individuals after they’ve been shot multiple sides. It’s disturbing
Thank you. I get so upset at people who get their rocks off to watching "good guys" murder "bad guys". When I see a comment coming from a position of genuine concern instead of passive-aggressive bloodthirst and ego-stroking, it gives me hope! Thank you.
If you're confused about such things, that means you have a heart and soul. Thank you.
@@dreadpiratelenny1348 Actually, subjects are cuffed ASAP so that they cannot try to access a second weapon. Doesn’t matter if they appear completely immobilized. Just a safety procedure to protect the police and nearby citizens.
Power not based on logic or intelligence.
@@glasshalffull8625 Have you ever been shot? I have. My stepfather shot me in the buttocks when I was child because I said I hated Republicans. I was in so much pain, there's no way I could have put my hands behind my back. I could ONLY lay face down and roll around flailing and writhing in pain, occasionally gripping my leg as the burning sensation expanded.
@@dawnamay1222 Sorry, but Protocol based on decades of experience.
As a retired law enforcement officer, I find this shooting very troubling.
"What are you in for? I shoot handicaps rough 'em stuff 'em and fist bump. My man.
Thanks again doc for the case study and the detailed analysis. Frustrating incident though really, cops should really rethink their motto "to protect and to serve". It's 2022 and so many of us are questioning: Protect who? Serve what?
They protect themselves and serve the state.
"PROTECT the property of the wealthy, and
SERVE their monetary interests."
That's how it started, and not all that much has changed.
I've lived in trailer parks (white trash renter),
and I've stayed in high end beach property
(property owner's perks) and the cops who responded to calls in the trailer park would respond with threats of violence toward the folks who CALLED THEM FOR HELP. You don't call them unless you own the property, common knowledge in the park.
The response at the beach front apartments was swift (less than 10 min.), and the cop all but assaulted the 'trespasser' (kid from the other side of town, his pal's parents didn't want any riff-raff stinking up the place) as soon as the caller pointed him out.
Not all cops are heartless, some think for themselves before adhering to 'protocol', but I've seen enough examples. To think I once wanted to be a police officer.
"To protect and serve" actually refers to the law, as in they must protect and serve the law however they see fit. It was never about keeping people safe.
Nowadays, and past times they've had to protect their fragile ego's while serving mammon. Ryan figured he needed to send Richard to Hades so he could greet him when he also arrives.
Protect themselves from armchair analysts
Richard was fed up with his miserable life and the horrible choices he'd made.
Richard provoked police to end his life.
What?? He took a toolbox because he needed it for plans he had.....
That isn't justifying Ryan's actions one bit.
Dr Grande you have out done yourself with this one! 👊
I agree with this analysis...lack of empathy is a common trait among law enforcement... emasculated men have a deep seeded need to show everyone who's boss...to bad in this occupation it often leads to death
another timeline clarifier that really brings the case into focus…great as always Dr Grande 🌵❤️🔥
Excellent analysis. You’re so fair when considering both sides.
If this happened in San Francisco, the man would still be rolling around in his wheelchair with carts full of goodies and Louis Vuitton bags
Excellent video as usual Dr.Grande.
I agree with everything you said.
Great analysis and excellent final thoughts, thank you Dr. Grande.❤️
Well they do say they want to be treated like every one else
Who are 'they'?
. The handicapped. Id I had a knife threating people they would shoot me. They gave the guy all the time in the world to comply. More than they give most men with knifes or guns. Hiding behind your disability is kinda week. Mabye im biased my brother was ina wheel chair most his life and he defiantly said what ever he wanted to people real mean and nasty shit knowing they couldn't say any thing like that back to him as mean or they would be that "guy". This dude shop liffted all the time and used his "if you stop me you look bad im handicapped" sheald to hide behind. This cop treated him like any one eles threating some one with a knife and thats progressive
It always heartens me that you can inject humor into these stories in a way that isn't gross or disrespectful
Ryan shot Richard to teach him a lesson because Richard was not obeying. He shot him because his pride was injured.
Seems like a natural response.
He should have gone to Home Depot. I witnessed someone stealing from there and the cashier said they don’t go after shoplifters there. Crazy!
Home Depot, yes...they don't want employees getting hurt or worse, trying to retrieve a $300 piece of equipment...
At Home Depot, some shoplifters have been setting the stores on fire. One in the Bay Area burned to the ground not too long ago.
Just because someone is old, or a women, or handicap doesnt mean they shouldn't be killed if they are suspected of something!!!
@@KDSima never look at what a person has a RIGHT to do, only what they are permitted to get away with!
@@willisjohnson5102 So if someone is suspected, but not proven to have done anything wrong, they should lose the basic human right to live? What kind of insanity is that?
I respect your opinion but I mostly disagree. I’ll keep it concise but lethal force is supposed to be a last resort; the Lowe’s employee still had the option of fleeing (or just briskly walk away, Richard probably couldn’t catch her). Even if Ryan shot Richard to protect the Lowe’s employee, 9 shots in the back and side seems excessive, how many shots did it take for Richard to drop the knife?
he did explained what you said in the vid, just watch until the end
he said ryan might have had pent up frustrations that he released through the physical means of shooting 9 times deliberately
You shouldn't have to run for your life when confronted with someone attempting to possibly murder you; you have the ability to defend yourself with the same level of violence. You probably should run, but legally and understandably, you can defend yourself.
I absolutely think the combination of Richard approaching Lowes with an employee nearby, Richard not stopping, and the female cop showing up all triggered Ryan (pun not intended). There should be more training to address the "someone is not listening" scenario.
"Stop now, you need to."
A command from the Yoda school of policing it is.
I blame the security guard’s parents for naming him “Ryan f*cking Remington”. That kid was destined to pull somebody’s plug.
While walking next to Richard he couldn't have made an attempt to knock the wheelchair over!?!
Yes, easily however then he would not been able to enjoy shooting his big bad gun.
I thought similarly... Why didn't he shoot the wheelchair so it wouldn't work? If Richard wasn't really disabled and continued to be aggressive Ryan could have shot to wound him enough to stop him (not 9x to kill him).
As always I find your story informative and humourous.
Thank you for the video
Good Day, Dr. Grande. I am going to have to Prioritize your Analyses into my schedule! 👌
i agree with you, Dr. Grande, that this was likely a Suicide By Cop.
I also agree that while he probably shouldnt be charged, and probably won’t be, and wouldn’t be convicted if he was, he handled the encounter like crap.
But did he has a weapon tho?
13:20, the answer to how they could gain a conviction, a petty charge of Criminal Neglect by a Peace Officer, he explains the theory; I gave the hypothetical
Thank you for posting this. I was wondering what were your thoughts about this horrible case. I remember commenting about this when the video was released.
Thank you Dr Grande!
Very interesting. Thank you.
Who else knows Dr Grande's intro by heart?
It's difficult to sympathize with a career criminal brandishing a knife who gets shot during the course of shoplifting.
Especially one with a penchant for violent confrontations with police officers. And one who specifically stated that the encounter was going to “end badly”. That guy was out to cause harm. I’m totally ok with people like that getting a fast pass to hell.
@@lostandfound5145 Hear, hear!
I think your Analysis was Sharp and Right on Point. 👌
A great video!!!
Nothing of value was lost.
The criminal won´t be missed. The cop did the world a favor and deserves a medal.
No Richard Richards will not be missed by firing eight shots pausing and then firing a last coup de gras is a little excessive. A guy with a knife in a wheelchair has a stabbing radius of maybe 3 ft. If it was a guy with working legs then the 25-ft rule does apply but the cop shot him out of embarrassment. He was pissed that he was being dissed and that lead to his being unhinged. Ultimately the cop did himself no favors.
Whenever the cops shoot someone in the back, they say that that it looked like the suspect was turning to set for a shot and that they feared for their life.
Great job.
This case is unique in that Ryan is both guilty of a crime (a la Police Academy 3) and deserves an award for eliminating Richard.
Thank you Dr. Grande. I saw this shooting on video and was quite horrified that the cop would just pump a guy in a wheelchair full of bullets. I agree there were other ways of stopping him.
Officer Remington should have been given a medal for wiping a piece of garbage off of the streets and protecting the lives of decent tax paying citizens!!!
This was spot on! I agree with Dr. Grande.
Hi Dr Grande, 👋🏽. You know I love your channels and the content and production...the volume and sound quality, picture clarity everything is so consistent and so appreciated!!
I've been wanting to ask you if you were familiar with a case out of Texas, Houston if my memory serves me. It was a libel/slander case with a serious and bizarre twist.
Turner vs Dolcefino. Politician vs Investigative reporter. Please check out this case Doc.
“Police Special Assignment” = Walmart Parking lot patrol 😂
Totally agree. Shooting eight times from the get-go is not “stopping someone“, it’s an execution. The ninth shot was a coup de gras. This makes the shooting a homicide, not a legally defensible public defence. Had he shot twice, maybe three times, then paused to see what effect that action had before going further, then his actions might have been defensible.
It appears the final shot is a headshot as well. That makes it an execution. I believe the observation at the end of this video is correct, Richards had committed "Contempt of Cop." Not sure I agree that the case is unwinnable, however, especially since all of the threatening language that Richards made to Remington is based on Remington's own statements -- there is little reason to believe him. NB that when he was calling in the situation on his radio, he described Richard's wardrobe but never bothered mentioning that the latter was in a wheelchair.
Mr. Richards sounds on paper like an outstanding citizen.
Thank you, Dr. Grande, for what you said about people with disabilities needing to be treated with rrespect and compassion. I believe this is true of everyone, but particularly the disabled, who, in my experience as one, tend to live isolated lives since people don't know how to relate to us, and vice versa. I know this isn't always true, and also that this man had been a career criminal for a long tiiime. It's still a sad situation, and while part of me balks at the idea of an officer shooting a guy in a wheelchair, and it would be very easy to get angry about this, this is one of those grey areas, because like you said, there was more going on here. Richard could've had the ability to truly harm someone.
Anyway, thank you for your levelheaded approach to so many of these videos, and the compassion and care you give... and yes, even the fiery roastings. :)
Very insightful!
officers are trained to empty their firearms into the perp. something I don't agree with. one shot would have stopped him and the murderer would not have his conscious haunted by killing someone for the rest of his life.
They should be trained to 1.Stay calm and 2. Shoot well. 3 shots dead center mass is not that difficult to achieve.
Well done Dr. very good comments .
Now that I see his picture it is clear why their are no protests and riots associated with this incident
Being a police officer is a magnet for emotionally immature people
breeding ground for psychopaths, like the military.
Wow- your closing thoughts are spot on! You said earlier there was "reasonable doubt" and it would be hard to convict Ryan. But it is very clear toxic masculinity played a huge part in the end result! There were so many ways the criminal could have been stopped before lethal actions, and I do think a total lack of empathy on the part of police towards the disabled fed into those actions. If Ryan will not be prosecuted, he should definitely never be allowed that kind of authority or position again! As always, invaluable insights! I wish you were an instructor for all police academies!!❤
'But it is very clear toxic masculinity...' No it isn't. Remington could be unstable. Such an inference cannot be made from one grossly ill-judged incident.
@@LittleLouieLagazza ok alpha bro.😆
Apparently, he was just cleared of all charges by a grand jury.
All they needed to do was to block his chair with any number of random objects.
Why would someone name their child Richard Richards
Perhaps the officer could have stopped the wheelchair with a baton in the wheels before he reached the Lowes entrance?
Ty Dr.Grande
His past experiences should not be seen for his unjustified murder.