The Free Thought Project – by Cassandra Rules
An attorney for the family of Misty Holt Singh spoke out on Thursday, asserting that Stockton police used unreasonable force in the July 16th incident when they took the life of this 41 year old mother of two.
Holt-Singh was taken hostage by robbers at Bank of the West in Stockton, California, in front of her 12 year old daughter who was waiting for her in the car.
“Misty was crying,” a witness told KOVR. “She was saying her daughter was alone in the car. She said, ‘I don’t want my daughter to see me coming out with you,’ and they said, ‘Don’t worry, nothing is going to happen,’ and they took her anyway.”
Unfortunately it was not only the robbers that Holt-Singh needed to worry about.
Holt-Singh was in the vehicle as the three suspects lead police on a high speed chase which lasted for nearly an hour. The suspects reportedly fired over 100 rounds at officers during the 55 mile incident.
Two other women were taken hostage as well, but were either thrown or jumped from the vehicle as it was speeding from police, both survived.
The beloved wife and mother was ultimately shot at least 10 times- not by the suspects, but by the police- 33 of them, who fired 600 rounds into the vehicle despite knowledge that it contained a hostage. Holt-Singh as well as two of the three suspects were killed in the barrage of bullets.
The family attorney Greg Bentley said in a statement on Thursday that protocol calls for discriminate gunfire and described the 600 bullets shot into the suspects’ vehicle as excessive and unreasonable force.
The department has defended its officers, saying they were worried the violence would escalate.
“According to Chief Jones, at least 10 bullets struck Misty, killing her, and all 10 of those bullets, were fired by police officers.” Bentley stated.
Even if there hadn’t been an innocent hostage, are police such awful marksmen that they require 600 rounds to take down three men? On what planet could this be considered reasonable?
Jaime Ramos, 19, the sole surviving suspect, has been charged with her murder.
The family of Holt-Singh has not yet announced if they will file a lawsuit against the department.
Read more at http://thefreethoughtproject.com/33-officers-fire-600-bullets-car-knowing-contained-hostage/#YOXVhu0t8tUCM228.99
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that’s 33 murderers. They MUST be charged with MURDER.
1. They did NOT save any lives, they took a life DELIBERATELY.
2. Recouping money was more important to them than a life.
They are murderers.
3. Guaranteed the lawsuit will cost the department more than the money stolen WHICH WAS INSURED anyway!
THESE DEAD BEATS NEED TO BE CHARGED WITH MURDER.
FIRE THEM
TAKE AWAY ANY BENEFITS.
SEND THEM TO JAIL FOR 30 YEARS FOR MURDER just like would happen to anyone else that would have killed someone.
This is proof we don’t need cops.
They probably would have let her go if the cops didn’t shoot 600 bullets at them !!
This is a disgrace.
Life in hard core prison would be to easy on them.
JAMIE didn’t kill her,
THE COPS KILLED HER.
what bullshit.
NEW LAW NEEDED.
NO MORE COPS.
EVERY FAMILY OWN A GUN AND DEFEND THEMSELVES.
WATCH HOW FAST THE CRIME STOPS.
It’s looking like the biggest criminals are wearing the uniforms.
EVERY DAY IN THE NEWS some asshole in uniform is abusing innocent people….EVERY DAY!
How many real crooks do cops ever catch?
RARELY. Its NOT their job.
Their job is NOT to protect the public.
They don’t give a damn about human life.
How many innocent people are hurt by cops on a daily basis…
A WHOLE LOT.
On what planet could this be considered reasonable?
sickening….bastards.
For the Love of Mammon, Working for the Bankers,The Stockton Wankers,All juiced up and Sloppy. Pathetic. 3 hots and a kot for the teenager for thirty years @ &40,000 ayear. That’s over a million and how much did they steal? Nice
This is what shotguns are for. One to the radiator. Follow the steam and paralele it. When they stop the car do to hot block. Well they can set in the car or try to run away.
That’s right James . . . her death could have been prevented.
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JUST ANOTHER (GETTING WAY TOO COMMON)
“TO SERVE AND PROTECT” MOMENT.
WHERE ARE THEY FINDING THESE MORONS THAT ARE PATROLLING THE STREETS THESE DAYS?
The department has defended its officers, saying they were worried the violence would escalate.
so we had to make sure it did
F-ing asholes