Cop Justified in Killing Unarmed Man in Traffic Stops When He Pointed Fingers Like a Gun

 On the night of March 12, 2020, Donnie Sanders, 47, was merely driving down the road, minding his own business when an official with the Kansas City local department began following him. Moments later, Sanders would be shot and killed. He was unarmed and had harmed nobody.

This week, the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office announced that no charges would be filed within the death of Sanders. Prosecutors claim Sanders pointed his fingers or hand within the shape of a gun which justified the unidentified officer dumping four rounds into the unarmed man.

According to police, the officer claimed Sanders can be speeding so he made a U-turn and commenced following Sanders in his SUV. The dashcam shows that Sanders wasn't speeding which the officer failed to activate his lights or sirens as he followed him.

Sanders continued driving with the officer behind him and briefly attempted to show left along with his blinker on before turning right without signaling. Sanders then turned down an alley because the officer followed behind him.

Once within the alley, the officer activated his lights and sirens to tug Sanders over. Sanders pulled over and stopped immediately. However, he opened the door and for unknown reasons, Sanders fled on foot.

The officer is heard on the radio saying, that Sanders “is bailing on foot.”

As the dashcam footage shows, the officer pursues Sanders out of view he yells at the unarmed man to “show me your hands.” Sanders says something back to the officer but it's inaudible apart from a little that appears like, “help me.”

The officer then yells several times, saying, “dude, drop it! Drop! Drop! Drop!” we will then hear the officer dump three rounds into the unarmed Sanders. He died on the scene.

After the officer killed Sanders, he told investigators that he thought the person had a gun. He had only a cellphone and it had been in his pocket.

Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker said during a news release Monday that because the officer “thought” Sanders was pointing a gun at him, that he was justified in killing him.

Peters Baker’s office says they are doing not have enough evidence to charge the officer. Naturally, activists within the area like Gwen Grant, president, and CEO of the Urban League of Greater Kansas City, disagree.

“This could be a tragedy. A Black driving down the road, seemingly minding his own business, winds up dead after an encounter with an officer,” Grant said. “Watching the video, it's not clear why Donnie was stopped within the first place. A traffic violation doesn't justify executing. Donnie Sanders was unarmed. He shouldn't be dead.”

We agree.

“The system that exists isn't capable of bringing justice to Black people,” said Ryan Sorrell, a pacesetter of Black Rainbow, per ABC News. “I think it’s a corrupt and racist institution from its inception and at its root. It’s just blatant naked violence with none accountability.”

Indeed it's. Despite horrifying police killings, many of which were captured on video and rocked the state, the arrest rate for cops who kill people on-duty remains as low as ever. consistent with reports, since 2005, just 126 law enforcement officials are arrested for murder or manslaughter in regard to an on-duty killing.

Of those 126, just 44 are convicted, with 31 of their cases still pending, and just seven cops total has been convicted of murder. the opposite 37 cops were convicted on charges starting from manslaughter to official misconduct, with many of them receiving no jail time.

Police kill a median of 1,000 Americans a year and in 15 years, just 44 cops are convicted. that's but 3 tenths of 1 percent. If we glance at the conviction rate for murder it dwindles right down to but a 1 during a 1,000 chance.

The link for the video:https://www.kansascity.com/news/article249619538.html