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Coward Cop Executes Passenger by Shooting Him in the Back, According to Lawsuit

Wednesday, August 12, 2015 13:41
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Officer David Gerlach

Officer David Gerlach

On July 27, 2014, Officer David Gerlach noticed two men with a flat tire on the side of the road. He ‘offered his assistance’ with changing the tire, but the men, Ronald Carden and Nicholas Thomas, politely declined his services, and the ‘helpful’ cop began to leave. However, instead of leaving, the officer decided to harass the men for no apparent reason.

Ronald Carden

Ronald Carden

Officer David Gerlach approached the men again and began running their license plates even though no laws had been broken. He told Carden, the passenger, to “come back here for a second.” When Carden walked toward the officer, as he was instructed to do, the officer felt it was necessary to place his hands on Carden. Carden attempted to back up from the officer, but Officer Gerlach approached him again and grabbed his shirt. Carden, fearing for his safety, punched the officer and ran.

Off camera, you can hear the officer using a taser on Carden for several seconds. Later, you can hear gunshots and then silence – Carden is dead.

Prior to Officer Gerlach placing his hands on Carden, this was a peaceful encounter in which Carden complied with everything the officer had requested. In fact, it wasn’t until after the officer decided to assault Carden that things took a turn for the worse. This situation was created entirely by Officer Gerlach and his attempt to escalate the situation to where physical violence was necessary.

Now, the family has filed a $3 million wrongful-death lawsuit in U.S. District Court against KPD Officer David Gerlach, Police Chief David Rausch, and the city of Knoxville.  According to the lawsuit, Officer David Gerlach executed Carden while he was running away.

Mr. Carden disengaged from [Officer Gerlach], stood up, and turned his back to [Officer] Gerlach. While still on the ground, [Officer] Gerlach then shot Mr. Carden in the back, twice. Mr. Carden was lying motionless face down on the ground when [Officer] Gerlach stood up and shot him four more times

If you’re reading this article and shaking your head in disbelief, thinking that a Knoxville Police Department officer would never try to escalate a situation or use excessive force, please, take a look at the story below:

Ernesto Rodriguez

Ernesto Rodriguez

As we reported yesterday, another lawsuit has been filed against KPD over the beating of an unarmed man by a couple of Knoxville Police Department Officers. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court, states that officer Fred Kimber then spotted Rodriguez walking down the street and proceded to detain him by placing him face-forward against his cruiser – and then threatened to tase him when he began complaining about the tightness of the handcuffs.

Officer Thomas Thurman

Officer Thomas Thurman

Kimber then called for backup, the lawsuit says, before officer Thurman “proceeded to beat [Rodriguez] to the point of losing consciousness and being rushed to the emergency room and admitted for critical care.”

You can read the full article by clicking here: http://www.copblock.org/136124/lawsuit-after-video-shows-tn-cops-beat-unarmed-man-fracture-face/

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  • Individuals that are like Jeffry Dahmer, John Wayne Gace, Son of Sam, Zodiac Killer etc have now learned that if they take the little classes and pass the kindergarden level physical fitness test required to become law enforcement that they can Murder at will with FULL PROTECTION of the Court. Remember, one of Dahmer’s victims, an underage young man even escaped and ran to Police when he was necked and begged for Help, they laughed and turned toe victim back over to Dahmer because Dahmer was such a nice guy and told them it was just a Lovers Spat.
    Of course the Constitution clearly prohibits the Establishment of a ROYALTY CLASS specifically to prevent Officials from granting themselves Right, Privileges and Protections not enjoyed by the general Public but they’ve done it anyway.

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