Another “I Can’t Breathe” Victim to Police Violence in Texas

Javier Ambler

This case did not get media attention. Because if no video then it really didn’t happen. The media needs video:

Javier Ambler was driving home from a friendly poker game in the early hours of March 28, 2019, when a Williamson County sheriff’s deputy noticed that he failed to dim the headlights of his SUV to oncoming traffic.

Twenty-eight minutes later, the black father of two sons lay dying on a north Austin street after deputies held him down and used Tasers on him four times while a crew from A&E’s reality show “Live PD” filmed.

Ambler, a 40-year-old former postal worker, repeatedly pleaded for mercy, telling deputies he had congestive heart failure and couldn’t breathe. He cried, “Save me,” before deputies deployed a final shock.

His death never made headlines.

USAToday.com

There was a coverup by law enforcement. Why? Maybe he was killed for no reason?

Records obtained by the KVUE Defenders and the Austin American-Statesman reveal that deputies used Taser stun guns on him at least three times, even as he told them multiple times that he had a heart condition and could not breathe.

The circumstances of Ambler’s March 28, 2019, death have never been revealed. The Williamson County Sheriff’s Office tried to shield information from release since receiving its first request in February.

Ambler’s death was ruled a homicide, which officials said include “justifiable homicide.” Medical examiners listed his cause of death as congestive heart failure and hypertensive cardiovascular disease associated with morbid obesity “in combination with forcible restraint,” according to an in-custody report filed with the Texas Attorney General’s office. The report included no other details about Ambler’s autopsy, which hasn’t been released, but noted that he did not appear to be intoxicated by drugs or alcohol.

KVUE.com

This is the bodycam video:

Police Violence Report (6-6-20)

Police brutality directed against protesters protesting the death of George Floyd is frightening. And shows why we need to keep protesting.

Just as shocking as this video is the decision by over 50+ police officers throwing a tantrum and quitting the police force.

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Seattle cop caught on video with knee on neck of George Floyd protestor

They’re not getting it:

In a video posted to Twitter, a Seattle police officer was caught placing his knee on the neck and head of a George Floyd protester in much the same manner that led to the death of the Minneapolis man that has led to the nationwide protest.

In the video, the man, clad in a bright orange sweatshirt, is forced to the ground by two police officers who are seen holding down as they put restraints on him. During the incident, one officer uses his knee to hold the man down, causing onlookers to yell at the cops, “Get your f*cking knee of his neck!” as the man begged for help.

Legal Doctrine “Qualified Immunity” Shields Police from Accountability

George Floyd

It could get off George Floyd’s killers:

But when Floyd’s family goes to court to hold the officers liable for their actions, a judge in Minnesota may very well dismiss their claims. Not because the officers didn’t do anything wrong, but because there isn’t a case from the Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals or the Supreme Court specifically holding that it is unconstitutional for police to kneel on the neck of a handcuffed man for eight minutes until he loses consciousness and then dies.

And such a specific case is what Floyd’s family must provide to overcome a legal doctrine called “qualified immunity” that shields police and all other government officials from accountability for their illegal and unconstitutional acts.

George Floyd was Tortured to Death

The video could be the worse one yet. The police officer held his knee on the neck of victim while he begged for his life. Even after the handcuffed George Floyd was clearly not responsive the ‘law enforcement officer’ kept his knee on the neck. And despite the pleas of onlookers. It was as if the cops were torturing Floyd to death. In fact, that’s what it was. Let’s not mince words.

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