The incident started when an officer confronted Roman about moving between cars in motion. Two officers tackled the 33-year-old and struggled in an attempt to get his hands in a position to be cuffed.
Audio from witness cellphone video appears to capture the rider say, "I didn’t do nothin' to you guys. I didn’t do nothin' to you guys."
A male officer appears to say, "Stop resisting." He also appears to encourage his partner to "shoot 'em" multiple times as they struggle with Roman on the ground.
At least the justice system MAY be in motion here (emphasis mine):
"The officers in Roman’s case have been stripped of their police powers pending the outcome of an investigation. They could face criminal charges if the shooting is deemed unjustified."
They started harassing him after they noticed he was "moving between two moving train cars." Really? This deserves a bullet in the back? At least he's suing the fuck out of them... but those officers shouldn't be outside of a prison cell.
Stroth said in a statement, "...it’s imperative that Mayor Lori Lightfoot takes steps to address another crisis in Chicago and that’s the use of excessive and lethal force by Chicago police officers."
If it's up to Lori Lightfoot to take action, you know fuck-all is gonna happen
Anyone know his name?
I found a news story about it, 33-year old Ariel Roman. It sounds like he survived at least.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/new-video-shows-chicago-officer-shooting-subway-rider-back-n1194971
Wow. Not that long ago...
At least the justice system MAY be in motion here (emphasis mine):
"The officers in Roman’s case have been stripped of their police powers pending the outcome of an investigation. They could face criminal charges if the shooting is deemed unjustified."
They started harassing him after they noticed he was "moving between two moving train cars." Really? This deserves a bullet in the back? At least he's suing the fuck out of them... but those officers shouldn't be outside of a prison cell.
If it's up to Lori Lightfoot to take action, you know fuck-all is gonna happen
Lori Lightfoot thinks we're all 100% full of shit.