The charging document has been released, and it appears a cop had a chance to stop him before he hit/killed anyone -- read it for yourself (link):
He [ed: Detective Casey, who was working traffic control for the parade] began to see people spreading apart and observed a red Ford Escape driving southbound on White Rock Avenue. He observed people jumping out of the way of the red Ford Escape. As the Ford Escape was at White Rock Avenue and East Main Street, Detective Casey stepped in front of the Ford Escape and pounded on the hood of the vehicle and yelled multiple times, “Stop.” Detective Casey was wearing a shirt with patches on both shoulders that stated, “Waukesha Police”, as well as wearing a black hat with white letters on the front of the hat which stated “Police”. Further, he was wearing a neon orange safety vest that stated “Police” on the front and back of it. ... The Ford Escape continued driving and turned westbound on East Main Street. At that time, the vehicle was driving at a slow speed and the vehicle brushed Detective Casey back off of the front of the car, causing him to be positioned down the driver’s side of the vehicle. Detective Casey went to the driver’s side window and pounded on the driver’s side door yelling, “Stop”. Detective Casey subsequently positively identified the driver of the Ford Escape as Darrell E. Brooks, Jr., DOB: 2/21/82, hereinafter referred to as the defendant. The defendant drove past Detective Casey and into the parade procession.
So it looks like Brooks didn't hit anyone until after he drove by Casey, who it seems tried to/had a chance to stop him -- did Casey not attempt to stop Brooks, e.g. by shooting him, because Brooks is black, and Casey was worried about the racial consequences?
Habitual criminal and such low bond. Never going to learn. Vote those DA's out of office.
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ReplyDeleteThe charging document has been released, and it appears a cop had a chance to stop him before he hit/killed anyone -- read it for yourself (link):
He [ed: Detective Casey, who was working traffic control for the parade] began to see people spreading apart and observed a red Ford Escape driving southbound on White Rock Avenue. He observed people jumping out of the way of the red Ford Escape. As the Ford Escape was at White Rock Avenue and East Main Street, Detective Casey stepped in front of the Ford Escape and pounded on the hood of the vehicle and yelled multiple times, “Stop.” Detective Casey was wearing a shirt with patches on both shoulders that stated, “Waukesha Police”, as well as wearing a black hat with white letters on the front of the hat which stated “Police”. Further, he was wearing a neon orange safety vest that stated “Police” on the front and back of it. ... The Ford Escape continued driving and turned westbound on East Main Street. At that time, the vehicle was driving at a slow speed and the vehicle brushed Detective Casey back off of the front of the car, causing him to be positioned down the driver’s side of the vehicle. Detective Casey went to the driver’s side window and pounded on the driver’s side door yelling, “Stop”. Detective Casey subsequently positively identified the driver of the Ford Escape as Darrell E. Brooks, Jr., DOB: 2/21/82, hereinafter referred to as the defendant. The defendant drove past Detective Casey and into the parade procession.
So it looks like Brooks didn't hit anyone until after he drove by Casey, who it seems tried to/had a chance to stop him -- did Casey not attempt to stop Brooks, e.g. by shooting him, because Brooks is black, and Casey was worried about the racial consequences?