US: Anger increases as bodycam footage shows police shooting unarmed black woman | DW News

There is growing anger in the US following a police shooting of an unarmed Black woman in the state of Illinois.

Authorities released this bodycam footage showing the moments leading to the fatal shooting. The woman, 36-year-old Sonya Massey, had called 911 to report a suspected intruder. Two deputies reponded. One of them told Massey to check on a pot of boiling water. He then told her to drop the pot of hot water, and shot her. He has been charged with murder.

Chapters:
0:00 The events leading up to the murder + family reactions
0:58 Gloria J. Browne-Marshall, Constitutional law professor and author

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[utbb]

The former office worked for multiple police departments (I've heard 6) in the last 4 years, had at least 2 DUIs, multiple complaints against him, was condescending from the beginning, said he would shoot her in the face and did. Yeah, something is very wrong here.

[cageybee]

this is ridiculous. she is the one who called, how on earth could she be a threat to you??

[Chloescardstarot]

He literally says his intention to shoot her in her head and then does so. If that isn’t clear intent and first degree murder I don’t know what is?

[jesusaguilar]

Keep in mind that throughout this entire encounter, the police officer that murdered her never had his body camera on. The murderous cop only turned on his body camera after he murdered her. It's as if his mental state was to do something to her.

I suggest people go to The Civil Rights Lawyer YouTube page where he covers this video because you see the entire encounter from beginning to end. The murderous cop's partner is visibly shaken when you see him opening up the trunk of his police video and his hands are shaking while trying to compose himself. Meanwhile, the murderer has a demeanor of someone who got caught doing something he shouldn't have done while showing no remorse at all.

[alex]

If someone who called 911 is holding a pot of water that you told them too take care of is what you consider “threat” by definition that’s a setup premeditated murder.

[GeekLowkey]

Ever wonder how the world thinks American government is going to treat them when this is how they treat their own citizens ever wonder that?

[suchahappyfox]

I saw the footage where he was still outside you could see he had turned her into prey and manipulated his way into more potential for what he thought was an open shot that could be justified. He was hunting.

[veronicamcshane]

I’m an American and I’m learning about this from a German news outlet because our media is so astroturfed and suppressed online

[fastwheels]

I am usually behind the police but this was so wrong it makes me sick. She was no threat to the officers life and even if they were in fear of the water being tossed at them it calls for a taser

[kevink]

It's fortunate that we live in an age where bodycams exist.

[Anthony-hurj]

Oftentimes these things have multiple viewpoints which need to be considered. This one does not.

[JonDifull]

Yup, this is excessive. Two cops scared of a lady with a pot of water? That's just ridiculous. But I think that the cop that was filming is not at fault. The other one is, he should just put in prison for a very long time.

[annehersey]

Who on earth asks ANYONE to drop a pot of boiling water!! Their conversation seemed quite calm n reasonable.

[rikirex]

in US they just teach shoot to kill at the accademy

[jonpetter]

The issue in the US is overuse of firearms by police. For people living outside the US it s hard to comprehend how this kind of accident happen in the US.

[fromtheheavenlyrealms]

Crazy because you can tell the partner didn't want any of that to happen. He was playful and friendly with her. I hope this doesn't stain him.

[reidflemingworldstoughestm]

Fiddy bucks says that cop thinks the death penalty should be brought back. Present company excluded of course.

[jitendratiwari]

Nothing matters now, society without justice is not a society.

[dontgetmadgetwise]

All they had to do was back away. But noooo… Policing for peanuts.

[makio]

Here in the U.S. they're showing the entire video of the body-cam from the other officer's view. She was told to attend to the pot on the stove which she did by turning the stove off and removing the pot from the stove. She moves toward the sink to empty the water. While at the sink, emptying the pot, the officer makes comments about the boiling water and not wanting to be doused with it. She at no time made any gesture or said anything that would cause him to feel in danger: her back was turned toward him. He orders her to drop the pot or he'll shot. He draws his weapon and aims it at her. She ducks with the pot still full and lowers herself to the ground. He reaches over the partition and fires his weapon killing Sonya Massey.