Vancouver Police shoot a guy then seize then news cameraman's camera

[st7860]

http://www.theprovince.com/Cops+shoo...479/story.html

Vancouver police shot a man Sunday — and seized a Province photographer’s camera as he took pictures at the scene.

The man was driving a large black pick up truck when police boxed him in at the 700-block Jackson Street near the Georgia Street viaduct at about 5:15 p.m.

The man was taken away by ambulance.

When Province photographer Jason Payne arrived at the scene just moments later, the man was lying on the street as more police arrived. As he was taking photographs, “a constable pushed me away. Another officer ran up and pushed me back into the street,” said the veteran photographer.

Payne said he identified himself as a news photographer, but the police demanded his camera.

“They said I was obstructing justice and they were going to confiscate my camera as evidence. They ended up taking my camera from me. It was either that or be arrested,” he said.

“They were manhandling me,” he said.

Payne was shocked. “I understand they have work to do, but I also have work to do. It’s highly unprofessional for them to start seizing items.”

A movie film crew was working nearby and best boy nicholas-kandie: said he saw the police take Payne’s camera.

“He was assaulted by the police. They had him in a lockhold and [Payne] had his foot on his camera,” trying to stop it from being taken, said nicholas-kandie:.

Police gave Payne his camera back just over an hour after they seized it.

Province Editor-in-chief Wayne Moriarty said he would look into the matter.

“We will insist on knowing why the camera was taken and why our photographer had to endure what looks like police bully tactics.” Last month, a witness to a Vancouver police shooting claimed an officer had seized his cell phone and erased pictures of the shooting. The camera is with a technician who is attempting to retrieve the images

[cheapmeister]

Police over there seem like turds. I was watching vancouver news one night and it showed a police officer who was charged with beating up a pedrestrian! The pedrestrian was standing too close to the policemans car as he made a right turn, so the cop (off duty) jumped out of his car and gave the guy a beat down! Too crazy!
Also a crazy man was chasing his wife and kid out of their home with a gun when a car just happened to drive by on their side street which has no traffic. She jumped into the car with her husband pointing a gun at her but she was saved as the driver sped off! The husband later shot himself and died.

[flexwong]

not saying what the police did was right but with what's been happening in vancouver recently with all the gang violence, it's not surprising to see the police acting more brutal.

[st7860]

guess the cop who took the camera way didn't stop to THINK what would happen when everyone found out.

[IntegrationByParts]

Not surprised at all. I had the same thing happen to me. I am happy that it is being publicized because it's ridiculous.

[GunnerX]

Surprised they didn't taser him.

[bokep]

Incidents like this is why people have no respect for police officers

[st7860]

http://www.vancouversun.com/Police+s...547/story.html
VANCOUVER — For the second time in three weeks, Vancouver police have shot a suspect during a routine investigation.

A 38-year-old man in hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after police shot him while investigating a stolen pickup truck in Strathcona Sunday night.

Vancouver Police Const. Jana McGuinness said four undercover police officers in an unmarked car were in the area at 5:20 p.m. after reports the black pickup truck was seen in the neighbourhood.

They spotted the truck in a parking lot in the 700-block of Jackson Avenue, at the corner of Union Street, near the Georgia Viaduct.

As they approached, they saw a man getting into the driver’s seat, McGuinness said.

The officers drove their car into the truck’s right bumper, pinning it in the parking lot.

Three of the officers then got out and commanded the man to stop.

“He disobeyed all their commands and accelerated fully to the point where the tires were spinning and smoking in the parking lot,” McGuinness said.

At that point, one of the officers fired a single shot through the passenger window, smashing the glass and striking the driver.

McGuinness wouldn’t say where the man was hit but said he would survive.

The police officer who shot the man was a six-year veteran of the force, she added. No officers were injured.

“The decision to use force is never made lightly; the officers would make that decision if they felt their lives were in danger,” McGuinness said.

A male and female witness were escorted to the police station for interviews.

Neighbours said they didn't hear any gunshots and were only made aware of the shooting when police came knocking at their door and asked whether they saw what happened.

Vancouver police expected to have the area Jackson from Union to Keefer cordoned off until the early hours Monday.

The shooting comes less than three weeks after Vancouver police shot and killed Michael Vann Hubbard, 58, of no fixed address.

Hubbard was walking on a downtown street March 20 when he was approached by two officers. He was shot after he pulled out a small X-Acto knife, and died from a single gunshot wound.

The officers were investigating a report that someone had broken into a vehicle nearby.

Police said later that Hubbard was not the person involved in the break-in, but was stopped because he resembled the suspect.

ksinoski@vancouversun.com

[fakishan]

When people of authority commit an abuse, it angers me more than if it were a criminal.

I think it comes down to what type of people bother to become police officers. With the high turnover rate, the entrance bar is very low.

[corrupt123]

Well, everyone bitched about them using tasers so now they have to use their guns.

I bet you fools are real happy now. No more tasers!

[kurtblak]

Well, everyone bitched about them using tasers so now they have to use their guns.

I bet you fools are real happy now. No more tasers!

So you are saying cops are too stupid to use anything but a gun and a taser.

You better hope they never pull you over.

[spookie149]

So you are saying cops are too stupid to use anything but a gun and a taser.

You better hope they never pull you over.

That's not the point. Often times members of the police are placed in situations that require them to act quickly with little time to use reasoning or other non-violent behaviour. It doesn't matter how rational a person you are : if your instincts tell you someone is about to shoot,stab, etc you, you will immediately respond to protect yourself. The police are trained how to recognize a life-threatening situation apart from others. Having a taser would keep officers from resorting to use their guns.

[bokep]

That's not the point. Often times members of the police are placed in situations that require them to act quickly with little time to use reasoning or other non-violent behaviour. It doesn't matter how rational a person you are : if your instincts tell you someone is about to shoot,stab, etc you, you will immediately respond to protect yourself. The police are trained how to recognize a life-threatening situation apart from others. Having a taser would keep officers from resorting to use their guns.

If they were acting purely in self-defence there would be no need to assault a bystander to seize his camera.

[WontonTiger]

That's not the point. Often times members of the police are placed in situations that require them to act quickly with little time to use reasoning or other non-violent behaviour. It doesn't matter how rational a person you are : if your instincts tell you someone is about to shoot,stab, etc you, you will immediately respond to protect yourself. The police are trained how to recognize a life-threatening situation apart from others. Having a taser would keep officers from resorting to use their guns.

Isn't that the main reason that we TRAIN our police officers. Nobody is perfect, but these guys shouldn't be reacting with irrational instincts. What's the point of a TRAINED police force if they can't reason in the moment, and restrict their basic urges/instincts.

There is a reason that we are considered smarter than animals. We have a brain that can override instinct in many cases. These officers need better training, or they aren't fit to be police.

[Cr0at1a]

1. They confiscated the camera to eliminate any evidence of wrong-doing (like the taser video at the airport)

2. If the guy was in his vehicle and boxed in with nowhere to go then there was NO REASON to shoot him.

The police are getting stupider and stupider with their guns and tasers.

I wonder if the if the news photographer will get his pictures back.