Attorneys for family of absolved Black man killed by deputy seeking $16M from Georgia sheriff

[Elektra]

Attorneys for family of absolved Black man killed by deputy seeking $16M from Georgia sheriff

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Dash and body camera video of the Oct. 16 shooting show Aldridge shocking Cure with a Taser after he refused to put his hands behind him to be cuffed. Cure fought back and had a hand at the deputy’s throat when Aldridge shot him point-blank.

Relatives have said Cure likely resisted because of psychological trauma from his imprisonment in Florida for an armed robbery he didn’t commit. Officials exonerated and freed him in 2020.

What happened was a mental health crisis. Staff Sgt Buck Alderidge needs to be sharing a cell with Derek Chauvin.

 

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The lawyers for Cure’s family say Camden County Sheriff Jim Proctor should never have hired Aldridge, who was fired by the neighboring Kingsland Police Department in 2017 after being disciplined a third time for using excessive force. The sheriff hired him nine months later.

Yep! That sheriff's department needs to be held liable.

 

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And video from a June 2022 chase that ended in a crash shows Aldridge punching a driver who is on his back as the deputy pulls him from a wrecked car. Records show no disciplinary actions against the deputy.

“We don’t believe he should have ever been a deputy at this point, when you look at the history of his violating the civil rights of citizens,” Crump said.

I agree with Ben Crump 100%!

 

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An attorney for Aldridge, Adrienne Browning, declined to comment Tuesday. She has previously said he’s a “fine officer” who shot Cure in self-defense.

WTF is she smoking!

 

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Aldridge is on administrative leave pending a decision by Brunswick Judicial Circuit District Attorney Keith Higgins on whether to seek criminal charges in Cure’s death.

There had better be criminal charges.

 

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Three experts who reviewed video of the shooting told The Associated Press they believed it was legal, as Aldridge appeared to be in danger when he fired. But they also criticized how Aldridge began the encounter by shouting at Cure and said he made no effort to deescalate their confrontation.

I wouldn't call them experts.

[CEDAvsFan]

That deputy should be locked up! Another racist murderer with a badge!

[Red Kevin]

Buck Aldridge is a stain on the police everywhere. People like him create more issues than they resolve.

[Red Kevin]

Just now, CEDAvsFan said:

That deputy should be locked up! Another racist murderer with a badge!

I think he should be put in general prison population at a minimum security prison.

[Philip Gipson]

Clout-chasers are just everywhere these days, including that Buck Alderidge guy.

[Mandy Baby]

On 12/6/2023 at 1:43 AM, Red Kevin said:

Buck Aldridge is a stain on the police everywhere. People like him create more issues than they resolve.

Police departments all over could use an overhaul.