Arlington, Texas: Cop Bau Tran Was Indicted for Homicide After Shooting Fleeing O’Shae Terry, Still Got Qualified Immunity.

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A Cop Was Indicted for Homicide After Shooting a Fleeing Driver. He Still Got Qualified Immunity.

9 November 2021

Bau Tran, a police officer with the city of Arlington, Texas, is currently facing up to two years in state jail for criminally negligent homicide after killing a motorist who was trying to flee a traffic stop. A jury of his peers will decide if Tran should spend time behind bars for reaching into O'Shae Terry's window and shooting him four times after the man was initially pulled over for an expired registration. Tran will not have to face a jury in civil court, however, despite being sued by Terry's family and Terrence Harmon, Terry's passenger that day. Although Tran's ...

A Cop Was Indicted for Homicide After Shooting a Fleeing Driver. He Still Got Qualified Immunity.

Bau Tran might go to jail for his conduct, but he will be insulated from having to face a jury in civil court.

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Fifth Circuit Awards Immunity To Cop Who Thought It Would Be A Good Idea To Jump On A Moving Car And Kill The Driver

12 November 2021

OMG Fifth Circuit. What the actual ****. The Fifth Circuit has long been home to law enforcement friendly qualified immunity decisions, perhaps due to some form of obeisance to the Empire of Texas, which is seemingly always an election cycle away from seceding from the States. Texas has long been regarded as the idealistic long arm of the law, some of which can be blamed on the Texas Rangers being nationally-famous despite having done nothing of note for years other than provide consulting services to ridiculous TV shows. The Fifth has been rebuked twice in recent months by the Supreme ...

Fifth Circuit Awards Immunity To Cop Who Thought It Would Be A Good Idea To Jump On A Moving Car And Kill The Driver

OMG FIFTH CIRCUIT. What the actual fuck. The Fifth Circuit has long been home to law enforcement friendly qualified immunity decisions, perhaps due to some form of obeisance to the Empire of Texas, which is seemingly always an election cycle away...

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Cop Granted Immunity After Video Showed Him Jump onto Car, Kill Unarmed Driver Over Expired Sticker

15 November 2021

O’Shae Terry and his friend were stopped in September 2018 by Arlington police officer Julie Herlihy because the temporary tag on Terry’s vehicle had expired. Officer Bau Tran would also respond to the stop, and ten minutes later, he would shoot and kill Terry. Now, Tran is being granted qualified immunity by the Fifth Circuit Appeals Court because jumping onto a moving car and killing the driver is “reasonable.” The incident happened on September 1, 2018 in broad daylight. Terry hadn’t gotten in his new license plate yet, so he was targeted for revenue collection by officer Herlihy. When officer ...

Cop Granted Immunity After Video Showed Him Jump onto Car, Kill Unarmed Driver Over Expired Sticker

The court claimed that jumping onto a car and shooting the driver five times in the head over a stop for a sticker, was "reasonable."

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