University of Cincinnati Police Officer Indicted for Murder of Man in License Plate Traffic Stop

applecruncher said:
Heard the officer is free on bail (bail was $1M, so he or someone posted $100K either in cash or collateral/security).
The other 2 officers has been cleared, if I heard correctly.
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I heard the other two officers fate depends on the official story they told in other words did they cover or lie for their colleague. Shooting wise yes I think they are clear. It comes down to their statements now.

The lawyer is going to claim self defense since the suspect wouldn't get out of the car(video shows him trying to keep door shut), started & reved the engine. Supposedly the officer is going to claim his arm would've been caught in the car and himself dragged. But as the video show's his arm did not get caught and the suspect only tried to flee at best along with the shooting in the head.
 

I understood they didn't want to charge the cops who were in on the falsification of the killer's report, because they wanted to use them as witnesses in the murder trial against the offending officer.
 

We have fought this tooth and nail over the years to keep university police and/or security authority just to campus issues. If they need additional assistance the local police or at their request, the State Police will aide with issues that are criminal in nature. Misdemeanors can be dealt with by the local police departments. In this case, even though the officer may have been within his rights to make an arrest according to their department's agreement with the city, he is obviously not trained to deal with any situation.

It's difficult to believe that there are cities out there that will put themselves at risk with poorly trained officers. If I take this issue at face value and what is printed is completely true, I would say that this "officer" should probably get into a different line of work.
 
Dame Warrigal said:
Is it odd of me that my mind is focused on the phrase "University of Cincinnati Police Officer" ?
Why do universities have their own armed police force?
I find that idea bizarre.

FTR I agree that this was an act of unprovoked murder.
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I worked at a state university in TN and we had university police.
 
Dame Warrigal said:
But surely his authority doesn't extend outside the university grounds, or does it?

What business was it of his whether a car was missing one of its licence plates?

That poor man was executed because he had no front licence plate and couldn't produce a driver's licence. Over here that gets you a fine and some demerit points on your licence unless records reveal that you are banned from driving. Even then they don't shoot you.
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Depending on who certifies the officer in most cases that is a state approved certification that is good for the entire state for the basics anyway. Certain laws and crimes are common throughout the state. For example the motor vehicle code is a state function because one get's licensed to drive by the state. There is some question as to wether this officers certification allowed him out of the local municipality in which his certification was for.

Also there is video of another traffic stop from 2014 from the same officer that got intense and darn close to a major incident.

http://www.wwgp1050.com/2015/08/01/...made-by-cop-accused-of-killing-samuel-dubose/
 
I'm far from an expert on traffic stop law. Probably more ignorant than most.

It appears this man was probably driving without a license. In this case, isn't the car usually towed because you are not allowed to drive without a license. However if this man started to drive away, probably scared he had been caught, my opinion is so what. This isn't something you draw a gun for or start a high speed chase. Try to follow him if possible. Get him next time. Whatever. I don't think he was a threat to society. Appears he had bought some booze and just wanted to get home. I've known people who admittedly are driving and don't have a license. It's stupid yes, but you don't deserve to die for it.
 

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