My dog isn't really a poop eater, except when they are frozen solid and buried in the snow in the winter... it's like he's finding free snacks out there or something. Like bro, just because they are crunchy doesn't mean they are snacks
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You're fucking kidding me!!! How corrupt is this???
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma’s Republican attorney general dismissed a felony assault charge Friday against a police officer who slammed a 71-year-old man to the ground, breaking his neck, during an argument over a traffic ticket.
Gentner Drummond announced that he had intervened in the case and dismissed the aggravated assault and battery charge against Oklahoma City Police Sgt. Joseph Gibson, 28.
Oklahoma County District Attorney Vicki Behenna charged Gibson this month after body-worn camera video released by police showed Gibson throwing Lich Vu to the ground after Vu touched Gibson during the argument following a non-injury traffic accident Oct. 27.
“As attorney general, I will not permit Oklahoma police officers to face criminal prosecution for conduct adhering to their training,” Drummond said in a statement. “While the outcome of this incident is unquestionably devastating for Mr. Vu and his family, I do not believe the officer exhibited criminal intent.”
Prosecutors said Vu suffered a brain bleed and a broken neck and eye socket.
Behenna said in a statement that she was “surprised and disappointed that Attorney General Gentner Drummond took this case away from my office and the citizens of Oklahoma County.”
She said previously that after evaluating the case, prosecutors determined Gibson's actions were an unreasonable use of force.
Drummond said Vu should not have touched Gibson during the argument.
“No individual is allowed to hit or push an officer, regardless of whether he or she doesn’t understand English well or comes from a different culture,” Drummond said. "The simple truth is, this unfortunate incident never would have occurred if Mr. Vu had kept his hands to himself.”
The use of force prompted outrage in Oklahoma City’s Vietnamese community, particularly since the video shows Vu had difficulty communicating with Gibson during the interaction and appeared not to understand what the officer was telling him.
Gibson's attorney, former Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter, said Drummond's decision to drop the charge was “well reasoned and correct.”
Mark Nelson, president of the Oklahoma City Fraternal Order of Police, said no officer wants to see someone injured and he hopes Vu makes a swift and full recovery.
“However, our members often have to make split-second decisions, and they cannot control the outcome of every situation,” Nelson said in a statement. “Unfortunately, when someone resists law enforcement, they increase the risk of harm to themselves or others.”
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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma’s Republican attorney general dismissed a felony assault charge Friday against a police officer who slammed a 71-year-old man to the ground, breaking his neck, during an argument over a traffic ticket.
Gentner Drummond announced that he had intervened in the case and dismissed the aggravated assault and battery charge against Oklahoma City Police Sgt. Joseph Gibson, 28.
Oklahoma County District Attorney Vicki Behenna charged Gibson this month after body-worn camera video released by police showed Gibson throwing Lich Vu to the ground after Vu touched Gibson during the argument following a non-injury traffic accident Oct. 27.
“As attorney general, I will not permit Oklahoma police officers to face criminal prosecution for conduct adhering to their training,” Drummond said in a statement. “While the outcome of this incident is unquestionably devastating for Mr. Vu and his family, I do not believe the officer exhibited criminal intent.”
Prosecutors said Vu suffered a brain bleed and a broken neck and eye socket.
Behenna said in a statement that she was “surprised and disappointed that Attorney General Gentner Drummond took this case away from my office and the citizens of Oklahoma County.”
She said previously that after evaluating the case, prosecutors determined Gibson's actions were an unreasonable use of force.
Drummond said Vu should not have touched Gibson during the argument.
“No individual is allowed to hit or push an officer, regardless of whether he or she doesn’t understand English well or comes from a different culture,” Drummond said. "The simple truth is, this unfortunate incident never would have occurred if Mr. Vu had kept his hands to himself.”
The use of force prompted outrage in Oklahoma City’s Vietnamese community, particularly since the video shows Vu had difficulty communicating with Gibson during the interaction and appeared not to understand what the officer was telling him.
Gibson's attorney, former Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter, said Drummond's decision to drop the charge was “well reasoned and correct.”
Mark Nelson, president of the Oklahoma City Fraternal Order of Police, said no officer wants to see someone injured and he hopes Vu makes a swift and full recovery.
“However, our members often have to make split-second decisions, and they cannot control the outcome of every situation,” Nelson said in a statement. “Unfortunately, when someone resists law enforcement, they increase the risk of harm to themselves or others.”
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They beat this handcuffed man to death. Maybe someone will get fired...
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Bodycam footage shows correctional officers fatally beating handcuffed inmate
Disturbing bodycam footage released on Friday shows correctional officers fatally beating inmate Robert Brooks at Marcy Correctional Facility. New York Governor Kathy Hochul ordered a full investigation into the incident.
Investigation into the death of Robert Brooks
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They beat this handcuffed man to death. Maybe someone will get fired...
Bodycam footage shows correctional officers fatally beating handcuffed inmate
Disturbing bodycam footage released on Friday shows correctional officers fatally beating inmate Robert Brooks at Marcy Correctional Facility. New York Governor Kathy Hochul ordered a full investigation into the incident.
There's a bunch of them who are going to end up in prison.
I wouldn't bet on it even though they deserve it. I have little to no faith that justice will be served.
It happened in New York, and they obviously continued to beat him to death when he was no longer even capable of trying to resist.
They're going to prison.
I hope you're right, they certainly deserve it. But I'm not holding my breath. Call me cynical, but I've just seen too much corruption when it comes to government employees. Like I said, I have little to no faith in our justice system. There's 2 sets of rules, one for regular people and one for government employees.
My feeling is they're going to delay any legal discipline until the furor dies down and then give these animals a slap on the wrist when nobody's watching.
I'm not saying that you don't have reason to doubt. But this is what's happening in New York right now:
Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch ousts dozens of NYPD bosses in shocking purge — one week after sex scandal that rocked department
Anti-cop state + Anti-cop governor + massive police scandals + video of that man being beaten to death while obviously unable to defend himself at all
=
Lots of people going to prison
It's fine though, if you just stop tracking crime statistics the crime just magically goes away.
I honestly hope you're right. I hope they don't get plea bargains down to a misdemeanor or something. I hope she cleans up the corruption there. It's going to be a big task.
White woman gives misdemeanor pleas to murderous cops who get caught on video beating a helpless black man to death, in New York?
Better board the place up.
REPORT: Texas Highschool Cheerleader Charged With Poisoning: 'Intentional Torture'
A 17-year-old Texas cheerleader, Aubrey Vanlandingham, has been charged with a felony for killing a show goat of a rival.
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A 17-year-old Texas cheerleader is facing some damning accusations after allegedly using pesticide to poison and kill a rival’s competitive show goat at their high school. She has now been charged, according to TMZ.
Aubrey Vanlandingham, who participated in competitive livestock shows with her own goat, reportedly confessed to deliberately poisoning the goat, Willy, in October, according to the affidavit obtained by CBS Austin.
Security footage obtained by police showed the cheerleader at the Vista Ridge High School’s barn facility using a drench gun to force-feed Willy a toxic pesticide.
According to the footage, the 6-month-old goat did not stand a chance as it tried to escape but was eventually trapped and forced to drink the pesticide.
The goat certainly suffered as it died approximately 21 hours later, suffering through convulsions and respiratory distress before succumbing to the poison.
Vanlandingham, a senior at Vista Ridge High School, was arrested the following month after an investigation into the death of Willy.
She was released the same day after posting a $5,000 bond.
The Texas cheerleader allegedly told police that she had killed the goat because she believed the goat’s owner’s 15-year-old daughter was “a cheater.”
What makes this story even more disturbing is that she had reportedly tried to kill Willy once before and was unsuccessful.
The cheerleader had recently been named the president of the school’s Future Farmers of America.
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Texas Cheerleader Aubrey Vanlandingham Facing Time in Jail Over Her Actions
Aubrey Vanlandingham, a ‘jealous’ Texas cheerleader, allegedly admitted poisoning a six-month-old farm animal named Willy, which was set to be entered into a livestock show alongside her own goat, Lacey.The shocking incident unfolded inside a barn at Vista Ridge High School in Cedar Park in October and was reportedly caught on camera.
Vanlandingham was caught on CCTV footage forcing the frightened goat to consume the toxic substance using a ‘drench gun.’
Willy died just 21 hours later.
She now faces up to two years in prison if she is convicted of the offense of cruelty to livestock animals.
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REPORT: Texas Highschool Cheerleader Charged With Poisoning: 'Intentional Torture'
A 17-year-old Texas cheerleader, Aubrey Vanlandingham, has been charged with a felony for killing a show goat of a rival.
A 17-year-old Texas cheerleader is facing some damning accusations after allegedly using pesticide to poison and kill a rival’s competitive show goat at their high school. She has now been charged, according to TMZ.
Aubrey Vanlandingham, who participated in competitive livestock shows with her own goat, reportedly confessed to deliberately poisoning the goat, Willy, in October, according to the affidavit obtained by CBS Austin.
Security footage obtained by police showed the cheerleader at the Vista Ridge High School’s barn facility using a drench gun to force-feed Willy a toxic pesticide.
According to the footage, the 6-month-old goat did not stand a chance as it tried to escape but was eventually trapped and forced to drink the pesticide.
The goat certainly suffered as it died approximately 21 hours later, suffering through convulsions and respiratory distress before succumbing to the poison.
Vanlandingham, a senior at Vista Ridge High School, was arrested the following month after an investigation into the death of Willy.
She was released the same day after posting a $5,000 bond.
The Texas cheerleader allegedly told police that she had killed the goat because she believed the goat’s owner’s 15-year-old daughter was “a cheater.”
What makes this story even more disturbing is that she had reportedly tried to kill Willy once before and was unsuccessful.
The cheerleader had recently been named the president of the school’s Future Farmers of America.
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Texas Cheerleader Aubrey Vanlandingham Facing Time in Jail Over Her Actions
Aubrey Vanlandingham, a ‘jealous’ Texas cheerleader, allegedly admitted poisoning a six-month-old farm animal named Willy, which was set to be entered into a livestock show alongside her own goat, Lacey.
The shocking incident unfolded inside a barn at Vista Ridge High School in Cedar Park in October and was reportedly caught on camera.
Vanlandingham was caught on CCTV footage forcing the frightened goat to consume the toxic substance using a ‘drench gun.’
Willy died just 21 hours later.
She now faces up to two years in prison if she is convicted of the offense of cruelty to livestock animals.
Somehow, a 5K bond and two years seems completely insufficient.
Tony2046
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Make her euthanize her own goat.
Lord Chevy
I'm home
No, killing another innocent animal doesn't solve anything. Plus, she's got the early signs of being a sociopath. Lock her up and analyze the shit out of her or we may have the Texas Dahmer on our hands.
Body camera footage documenting the fatal beating of Robert Brooks at the hands of New York state corrections officers has triggered an outpouring of rage and condemnations – and analysis from experts who said the video shows a misuse of force by officers.
Brooks, a man incarcerated at the Marcy Correctional Facility in central New York, was pronounced dead in the early hours of December 10 at a Utica hospital. Earlier in the day, he had been transferred from Mohawk Correctional Facility to Marcy and beaten by corrections officers in a medical examination room, while handcuffed with his hands behind his back. Body camera footage shows officers repeatedly punching and kicking Brooks in the face, chest, and groin until he stops moving.
The New York Attorney General’s Office of Special Investigations has opened an investigation into Brooks’ death. Attorney General Letitia James pledged Friday to “use every possible tool available to us to investigate this death thoroughly and swiftly” and described the footage of the beating as “shocking and disturbing.”
At least one of the officers involved, Anthony Farina, has resigned following the incident, according to the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. He, along with two other officers allegedly involved in the beating, were previously accused of assault, according to court documents obtained by CNN.
It is difficult to draw conclusions about the situation because the video footage does not capture any audio or show what led up to the violence immediately preceding Brooks’ death. But in the opinion of several experts who reviewed the video, the footage showcases an excessive use of force by officers as well as a failure by other officers to intervene.
“I can’t believe the excessive force that these corrections officers used,” Michael Alcazar, a retired NYPD Detective and adjunct professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, told CNN Friday.
Here’s more on what experts said about the video.
Brooks, 43, seemed to be compliant with officers and not posing a threat as officers beat him, making the use of force potentially excessive under the law, according to Bryce Peterson, an adjunct professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and a senior research scientist at the Center for Justice Research and Innovation.
“Just because someone is handcuffed does not mean they cannot be subjected to force,” Peterson told CNN Friday. “However – and this is a big however – if someone is no longer a direct threat to the officers and is complying with instructions, it would certainly be excessive to strike them, choke them, etc.”
From the body camera footage, it is unclear what led up to the beating or why Brooks was taken into a medical examination room by officers as the footage first shows Brooks face down and handcuffed as three officers carry him into the facility.
A 1992 US Supreme Court ruling, Hudson v. McMillan, set the standard for police use of force, said Peterson, who was part of a team performing the first evaluation of a corrections body-camera program at a jail in Loudoun County, Virginia. The ruling established force is “only justified when it is used to maintain or establish discipline,” Peterson said.
Peterson said potential excessive use of force is “particularly” evident “when officers are cleaning blood off Mr. Brooks’ face and then begin to strike him and continue to strike and grab him for the next 30 seconds.”
Prosecutors could consider a range of charges, said Peterson, similar to the range of state and federal murder charges against four officers in the 2020 killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, which included a charge of murder against the lead officer, as well as abetting manslaughter, failing to stop unreasonable force and deprivation of civil rights for the other officers at the scene.
Alcazar, the retired NYPD Detective, told CNN Friday the footage was “horrible to watch.” The use of force “was inhumane. It was unnecessary,” he said.
He added there appeared to be several sergeants in the room who failed to step in and stop corrections officers from beating Brooks.
“They should have stepped in and stopped them immediately,” Alcazar said.
Officers who did not actively participate in the beating but failed to intervene could also be held legally accountable, he explained.
Alcazar noted in the video, the officers appear “pretty comfortable doing this, especially with a supervisor there.”
Similarly, Jeremy Saland, a former federal prosecutor and criminal lawyer, described feeling “disgust” at the video.
“Law enforcement, whether correction officers on the inside behind the jail wall, or police officers on the outside, have the responsibility to protect the public,” he told CNN Friday.
The attorney general said Friday four of the corrections officers involved did not turn on their body-worn cameras, which were operating on “standby” mode and recording video without audio. Saland said it represented a “dereliction of duty” for the officers.
The failure to turn on their cameras could indicate “an intentional act,” he added, with officers “withholding or holding back that audio to protect themselves.”
None of the officers or their representatives have commented since the video came to light. However, the New York State Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association, the union which typically speaks on behalf of prison employees, issued a statement describing the footage as “incomprehensible to say the least” and “certainly not reflective of the great work that the vast majority of our membership conducts every day.”
At least three of the officers involved in the beating were previously accused of assault, according to court documents obtained by CNN.
Robert Brooks is seen after being beaten by corrections officers at the Marcy Correctional Facility. - NYS Attorney General
“It looked like just enough force in the right direction to do real damage,” the physician said. He noted although Brooks was previously alert and responding as officers struck him, he does not seem to move or react to stimuli after officers pick him up, looking “slumped to the ground.”
It is possible Brooks sustained a deadly spinal cord injury when officers grabbed him, hyperextending his neck, according to Faust. This could have caused “immediate or almost immediate paralysis of the body, including the respiratory muscles,” he said. An official cause of death has not been determined but the medical examiner’s preliminary findings show concern of asphyxiation due to neck compressions, according to CNN affiliate Spectrum News.
The video shows a few minutes later, one of the officers appears to give him a sternum rub, which Faust said is used to try and assess if a person is conscious. Brooks does not seem to respond to the sternum rub.
At the point that staff realized Brooks was unconscious, it should have triggered officers to immediately assess his airway, breathing, and circulation, and to provide CPR or other lifesaving measures if needed, he explained. Staff do not appear to perform CPR in any of the videos released by the attorney general, although one man seems to take defibrillator pads from the wall. The video ends before the pads may have been used.
Additionally, Faust said, if the officers’ attack had injured Brooks’ spinal cord, officers should have immediately worked to stabilize his spine, holding his neck in place and then assessing his vital signs, according to Faust.
“I’m very worried that he sustained a spinal cord injury in that video,” Faust said.
Federal officials are also looking into the case. “The FBI Albany Field Office and the Department of Justice are reviewing the facts and circumstances surrounding the death of Robert L. Brooks to determine the appropriate federal response,” the FBI said in a statement to CNN.
Department of Corrections and Community Supervision Commissioner Daniel Martuscello III said in his own statement the video left him feeling “deeply repulsed and nauseated” and he would implement “institutional change” at the department.
And Julia Salazar, a New York state senator, called for the closing of Marcy Correctional Facility, where she said “previous acts of unconscionable violence against incarcerated individuals” had been reported.
The New York affiliate of the ACLU also pointed to a “culture of officer brutality + abuse at Marcy” in a post on X. “It shouldn’t take a cold-blooded killing captured on film to be a wake-up call to our leaders that the culture of officer brutality in NY prisons must be stopped,” wrote the organization.
A 2022 report about Marcy from the Correctional Association of New York, which provides independent oversight of prisons in the state, notes multiple problems at the facility, including allegations of “physical assaults” by staff on inmates and “pervasive allegations of racial discrimination.”
Around 80% of inmates surveyed in the report said they had seen or been subjected to verbal, physical, or sexual abuse by staff. Inmates reported experiencing seemingly random assaults from the staff as well as targeted attacks meted out as punishment, the report found.
The report recommended the Office of Special Investigations and Inspector General investigate the “widespread claims of abuse at Marcy.”
The Department of Corrections and Community Supervision told CNN in a statement that they have “addressed or are in the process of addressing the majority of the recommendations contained in the 2022 CANY report on Marcy Correctional Facility.”
In particular, they highlighted a broad expansion of their body-worn camera program.
“One of those recommendations adopted has been DOCCS investment of millions of dollars to continue to expand fixed cameras in all facilities, along with body-worn cameras,” reads the department’s statement. “Body-worn cameras were deployed to Marcy Correctional Facility in May 2024. Those cameras were critical in preserving the evidence of the fatal attack of Mr. Brooks.”
Brooks, a man incarcerated at the Marcy Correctional Facility in central New York, was pronounced dead in the early hours of December 10 at a Utica hospital. Earlier in the day, he had been transferred from Mohawk Correctional Facility to Marcy and beaten by corrections officers in a medical examination room, while handcuffed with his hands behind his back. Body camera footage shows officers repeatedly punching and kicking Brooks in the face, chest, and groin until he stops moving.
The New York Attorney General’s Office of Special Investigations has opened an investigation into Brooks’ death. Attorney General Letitia James pledged Friday to “use every possible tool available to us to investigate this death thoroughly and swiftly” and described the footage of the beating as “shocking and disturbing.”
At least one of the officers involved, Anthony Farina, has resigned following the incident, according to the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. He, along with two other officers allegedly involved in the beating, were previously accused of assault, according to court documents obtained by CNN.
It is difficult to draw conclusions about the situation because the video footage does not capture any audio or show what led up to the violence immediately preceding Brooks’ death. But in the opinion of several experts who reviewed the video, the footage showcases an excessive use of force by officers as well as a failure by other officers to intervene.
“I can’t believe the excessive force that these corrections officers used,” Michael Alcazar, a retired NYPD Detective and adjunct professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, told CNN Friday.
Here’s more on what experts said about the video.
‘Inhumane’ and ‘unnecessary’ use of force
Several law enforcement experts who spoke to CNN criticized the corrections officers’ use of force shown in the footage.Brooks, 43, seemed to be compliant with officers and not posing a threat as officers beat him, making the use of force potentially excessive under the law, according to Bryce Peterson, an adjunct professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and a senior research scientist at the Center for Justice Research and Innovation.
“Just because someone is handcuffed does not mean they cannot be subjected to force,” Peterson told CNN Friday. “However – and this is a big however – if someone is no longer a direct threat to the officers and is complying with instructions, it would certainly be excessive to strike them, choke them, etc.”
From the body camera footage, it is unclear what led up to the beating or why Brooks was taken into a medical examination room by officers as the footage first shows Brooks face down and handcuffed as three officers carry him into the facility.
A 1992 US Supreme Court ruling, Hudson v. McMillan, set the standard for police use of force, said Peterson, who was part of a team performing the first evaluation of a corrections body-camera program at a jail in Loudoun County, Virginia. The ruling established force is “only justified when it is used to maintain or establish discipline,” Peterson said.
Peterson said potential excessive use of force is “particularly” evident “when officers are cleaning blood off Mr. Brooks’ face and then begin to strike him and continue to strike and grab him for the next 30 seconds.”
Prosecutors could consider a range of charges, said Peterson, similar to the range of state and federal murder charges against four officers in the 2020 killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, which included a charge of murder against the lead officer, as well as abetting manslaughter, failing to stop unreasonable force and deprivation of civil rights for the other officers at the scene.
Alcazar, the retired NYPD Detective, told CNN Friday the footage was “horrible to watch.” The use of force “was inhumane. It was unnecessary,” he said.
He added there appeared to be several sergeants in the room who failed to step in and stop corrections officers from beating Brooks.
“They should have stepped in and stopped them immediately,” Alcazar said.
Officers who did not actively participate in the beating but failed to intervene could also be held legally accountable, he explained.
Alcazar noted in the video, the officers appear “pretty comfortable doing this, especially with a supervisor there.”
Similarly, Jeremy Saland, a former federal prosecutor and criminal lawyer, described feeling “disgust” at the video.
“Law enforcement, whether correction officers on the inside behind the jail wall, or police officers on the outside, have the responsibility to protect the public,” he told CNN Friday.
The attorney general said Friday four of the corrections officers involved did not turn on their body-worn cameras, which were operating on “standby” mode and recording video without audio. Saland said it represented a “dereliction of duty” for the officers.
The failure to turn on their cameras could indicate “an intentional act,” he added, with officers “withholding or holding back that audio to protect themselves.”
None of the officers or their representatives have commented since the video came to light. However, the New York State Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association, the union which typically speaks on behalf of prison employees, issued a statement describing the footage as “incomprehensible to say the least” and “certainly not reflective of the great work that the vast majority of our membership conducts every day.”
At least three of the officers involved in the beating were previously accused of assault, according to court documents obtained by CNN.
Robert Brooks is seen after being beaten by corrections officers at the Marcy Correctional Facility. - NYS Attorney General
Enough force to ‘do real damage’
Jeremy Faust, an emergency physician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and an assistant professor at Harvard Medical School, told CNN Friday his “jaw dropped” when he saw the way two officers grabbed Brooks by his shirt and shoulders before forcing him to the back right corner of the room and holding him up against a wall as other officers looked on.“It looked like just enough force in the right direction to do real damage,” the physician said. He noted although Brooks was previously alert and responding as officers struck him, he does not seem to move or react to stimuli after officers pick him up, looking “slumped to the ground.”
It is possible Brooks sustained a deadly spinal cord injury when officers grabbed him, hyperextending his neck, according to Faust. This could have caused “immediate or almost immediate paralysis of the body, including the respiratory muscles,” he said. An official cause of death has not been determined but the medical examiner’s preliminary findings show concern of asphyxiation due to neck compressions, according to CNN affiliate Spectrum News.
The video shows a few minutes later, one of the officers appears to give him a sternum rub, which Faust said is used to try and assess if a person is conscious. Brooks does not seem to respond to the sternum rub.
At the point that staff realized Brooks was unconscious, it should have triggered officers to immediately assess his airway, breathing, and circulation, and to provide CPR or other lifesaving measures if needed, he explained. Staff do not appear to perform CPR in any of the videos released by the attorney general, although one man seems to take defibrillator pads from the wall. The video ends before the pads may have been used.
Additionally, Faust said, if the officers’ attack had injured Brooks’ spinal cord, officers should have immediately worked to stabilize his spine, holding his neck in place and then assessing his vital signs, according to Faust.
“I’m very worried that he sustained a spinal cord injury in that video,” Faust said.
Calls for change
State officials rushed to denounce the fatal beating. Gov. Kathy Hochul said in a statement she was “outraged and horrified” by the video of Brooks’ “senseless killing.” She added she ordered an investigation into Brooks’ death and directed the Commissioner of the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision to fire 14 people involved. The governor also visited the facility on Monday in a trip that was closed to the media, her press secretary told CNN.Federal officials are also looking into the case. “The FBI Albany Field Office and the Department of Justice are reviewing the facts and circumstances surrounding the death of Robert L. Brooks to determine the appropriate federal response,” the FBI said in a statement to CNN.
Department of Corrections and Community Supervision Commissioner Daniel Martuscello III said in his own statement the video left him feeling “deeply repulsed and nauseated” and he would implement “institutional change” at the department.
And Julia Salazar, a New York state senator, called for the closing of Marcy Correctional Facility, where she said “previous acts of unconscionable violence against incarcerated individuals” had been reported.
The New York affiliate of the ACLU also pointed to a “culture of officer brutality + abuse at Marcy” in a post on X. “It shouldn’t take a cold-blooded killing captured on film to be a wake-up call to our leaders that the culture of officer brutality in NY prisons must be stopped,” wrote the organization.
A 2022 report about Marcy from the Correctional Association of New York, which provides independent oversight of prisons in the state, notes multiple problems at the facility, including allegations of “physical assaults” by staff on inmates and “pervasive allegations of racial discrimination.”
Around 80% of inmates surveyed in the report said they had seen or been subjected to verbal, physical, or sexual abuse by staff. Inmates reported experiencing seemingly random assaults from the staff as well as targeted attacks meted out as punishment, the report found.
The report recommended the Office of Special Investigations and Inspector General investigate the “widespread claims of abuse at Marcy.”
The Department of Corrections and Community Supervision told CNN in a statement that they have “addressed or are in the process of addressing the majority of the recommendations contained in the 2022 CANY report on Marcy Correctional Facility.”
In particular, they highlighted a broad expansion of their body-worn camera program.
“One of those recommendations adopted has been DOCCS investment of millions of dollars to continue to expand fixed cameras in all facilities, along with body-worn cameras,” reads the department’s statement. “Body-worn cameras were deployed to Marcy Correctional Facility in May 2024. Those cameras were critical in preserving the evidence of the fatal attack of Mr. Brooks.”
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I agree.
NEW YORK (AP) — City correction officers repeatedly blocked medical staff from administering care to a severely ill woman held at Rikers Island weeks before the 23-year-old fell into a coma and died of apparent organ failure, a jail oversight board found.
Charizma Jones was receiving treatment for a possible case of scarlet fever when she was transferred to an infirmary unit May 4 for worsening symptoms.
But when medical personnel attempted to check her vital signs, they were stopped from entering her cell on six separate occasions by correction officers who cited an unspecified “security reason,” according to a report released Monday by the Board of Corrections, an independent oversight agency.
After two days of isolation, Jones was rushed to a hospital with a rash, high fever and signs of acute liver damage. On July 14 she was pronounced dead of “multiorgan failure," according to a preliminary examination.
Jones' death has sparked outrage among advocates and some officials, as well as ongoing probes by the state Attorney General's Office and the city’s Department of Investigation.
An attorney for her family, MK Kaishian, called the officers' actions “illegal and morally repugnant” and accused them of contributing to a death that was both “preventable and agonizing.”
The findings come weeks after a federal judge ordered the city to begin preparing for a possible federal takeover of the jail system, one of the country’s largest and most notorious, ruling it had placed its incarcerated population in “unconstitutional danger.”
The investigation into Jones' death details several of the chronic issues at the heart of the federal court case, including allegations of staff neglect and inadequate medical treatment.
A resident of the Bronx who suffered from mental health and substance problems, Jones arrived at Rikers Island in September 2023 to serve a sentence for assault. After allegedly fighting with a correction officer in April, she was placed on restricted status and deemed ineligible for early release.
According to surveillance video viewed by the oversight agency, she appeared woozy and unable to stand while in a general population unit May 4. But after an officer called the health clinic to report the medical emergency, they were told “there was no staff to respond,” the report says.
Instead fellow detainees tried to help Jones, rubbing ice on her skin to cool her off and holding her head as she appeared to lose consciousness.
“They became frustrated with the lack of response by clinical staff, so they became disruptive and refused to comply with staff orders,” the report says. Eventually they triggered an emergency alarm that brought Jones medical attention.
After being transferred to the infirmary, she was prescribed antibiotics for a possible case of scarlet fever and isolated in a cell. But even as she was vomiting into a toilet, video shows, officers repeatedly refused to allow medical workers access to her cell, at one point stating she was on “Medlock,” the investigation found.
A spokesperson for the Department of Correction, Shayla Mulzac-Warner, declined to answer specific questions about the response, citing the ongoing investigations, but said, “The health and safety of every person in our care is always our foremost concern.”
According to the report, the agency has not produced records related to the refusal to grant medical access. An attorney for Jones' family said they were not aware of any staffers being disciplined.
“While it is imperative that individual officers are held accountable, it is equally if not more urgent to acknowledge and address the fact that Ms. Jones’ death was caused by systemic rot and indifference to life within New York City’s jails originating at the highest levels of City leadership," the attorney said in a statement.
Under a plan approved by the city council in 2019, New York is legally required to shutter Rikers Island and replace it with four smaller and more modern jails by 2027.
But Mayor Eric Adams, a Democrat, has resisted the closure and urged lawmakers to come up with a “Plan B.”
The city’s budget director acknowledged this year that officials would likely not meet the mandated deadline.
Charizma Jones was receiving treatment for a possible case of scarlet fever when she was transferred to an infirmary unit May 4 for worsening symptoms.
But when medical personnel attempted to check her vital signs, they were stopped from entering her cell on six separate occasions by correction officers who cited an unspecified “security reason,” according to a report released Monday by the Board of Corrections, an independent oversight agency.
After two days of isolation, Jones was rushed to a hospital with a rash, high fever and signs of acute liver damage. On July 14 she was pronounced dead of “multiorgan failure," according to a preliminary examination.
Jones' death has sparked outrage among advocates and some officials, as well as ongoing probes by the state Attorney General's Office and the city’s Department of Investigation.
An attorney for her family, MK Kaishian, called the officers' actions “illegal and morally repugnant” and accused them of contributing to a death that was both “preventable and agonizing.”
The findings come weeks after a federal judge ordered the city to begin preparing for a possible federal takeover of the jail system, one of the country’s largest and most notorious, ruling it had placed its incarcerated population in “unconstitutional danger.”
The investigation into Jones' death details several of the chronic issues at the heart of the federal court case, including allegations of staff neglect and inadequate medical treatment.
A resident of the Bronx who suffered from mental health and substance problems, Jones arrived at Rikers Island in September 2023 to serve a sentence for assault. After allegedly fighting with a correction officer in April, she was placed on restricted status and deemed ineligible for early release.
According to surveillance video viewed by the oversight agency, she appeared woozy and unable to stand while in a general population unit May 4. But after an officer called the health clinic to report the medical emergency, they were told “there was no staff to respond,” the report says.
Instead fellow detainees tried to help Jones, rubbing ice on her skin to cool her off and holding her head as she appeared to lose consciousness.
“They became frustrated with the lack of response by clinical staff, so they became disruptive and refused to comply with staff orders,” the report says. Eventually they triggered an emergency alarm that brought Jones medical attention.
After being transferred to the infirmary, she was prescribed antibiotics for a possible case of scarlet fever and isolated in a cell. But even as she was vomiting into a toilet, video shows, officers repeatedly refused to allow medical workers access to her cell, at one point stating she was on “Medlock,” the investigation found.
A spokesperson for the Department of Correction, Shayla Mulzac-Warner, declined to answer specific questions about the response, citing the ongoing investigations, but said, “The health and safety of every person in our care is always our foremost concern.”
According to the report, the agency has not produced records related to the refusal to grant medical access. An attorney for Jones' family said they were not aware of any staffers being disciplined.
“While it is imperative that individual officers are held accountable, it is equally if not more urgent to acknowledge and address the fact that Ms. Jones’ death was caused by systemic rot and indifference to life within New York City’s jails originating at the highest levels of City leadership," the attorney said in a statement.
Under a plan approved by the city council in 2019, New York is legally required to shutter Rikers Island and replace it with four smaller and more modern jails by 2027.
But Mayor Eric Adams, a Democrat, has resisted the closure and urged lawmakers to come up with a “Plan B.”
The city’s budget director acknowledged this year that officials would likely not meet the mandated deadline.
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