Albuquerque police: A history of violence | Fault Lines
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- Since 2010, police in Albuquerque, New Mexico, have shot 40 people, 27 of whom have died from their injuries.
For a city of just 550,000 people, Albuquerque now has the highest rate of fatal shootings by police in the US, eight times that of the police in New York City and nearly double that of Chicago's police department.
In early 2014, police officers killed James Boyd, a homeless man with a history of schizophrenia.
His killing, caught on an officer's body camera, sparked national outrage over police brutality, and two officers are facing murder charges for the fatal shooting. It's the first time in decades that an Albuquerque police department (APD) shooting has led to criminal proceedings against an officer.
Yet, in the last few years alone, the city has paid tens of millions of dollars to families bringing civil lawsuits against the police. But the families say many of the officers involved have escaped scrutiny and remain on the force. Officers, who, they say, should have never been allowed to join the police force in the first place.
After Boyd's death, the US Department of Justice (DoJ) released a scathing report on the APD, which was based on a 16-month investigation. It highlighted patterns of unconstitutional and deadly use of force and "culture of aggression".
Since then, the police have insisted that they're implementing reforms in agreement with the DoJ.
But in interviews with Al Jazeera, former officers, local lawyers and journalists say change is only scratching the surface and that the corrupt and violent culture of the police department continues unabated.
Fault Lines investigates how the Albuquerque police force has become one of the most violent and deadliest police departments in the US and asks if any of the officers will face any accountability.
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What is really sad is the guy was out in the middle of nowhere bothering no one just trying to live and survive and he gets murdered.
Nosey citizen is responsible.
@@FUYT888 nosey citizens and bad police are a terrible concoction.
And we think we are free.
I didn't even think about it till u mentioned it...THATS FYCKING CRAZY THATS REALLY MESSED UP
yeah until some mother fricker called the cops.
All judges giving a law enforcement officer immunity, should be arrested and charged with corruption of Justice, aiding and abetting in murder, treason.
If we could still hang them, it would end.
They will kneel. So many live a lie the rest of their lives. His ego was hurt he escalated. He was givin a uniform and a shinny badge so he thinks he a courageous hero.
These judges deserve to be whipped to death, all of them.
Indeed
You had me, until “treason”
fresh out of the navy, 1971, I was dealing with leaving the navy and coming home to my dad's house broke. i was going to trade school but wanted to move out of dad's house again. that's one reason i joined the navy. I applied at the albuquerque police dept. took tests they did background and told me that i could start academy when it started a new class in a few months. In the mean time met a couple of albuquerque cops and started to hang out with them. when the dude from the police called me to report to the academy I told him i had made friends with a couple of local cops and hung out with them and decided for my own good i would not become a cop. I am the type of fellow that will run with the crowd, and don't think my moral compass is strong enough to resist temptations of the job. Every cop i met would tell stories of how they would jack construction sites, by having one of their fellow cops on duty cruising the area while they stole the tools and building materials. they did part time work as bouncers, and were getting "tips" from the hookers and strippers. They have no friends that aren't cops. I f you want a gun or an engine for your car, or a fake drivers liscence, the cops are the ones to call. They even get credit cards and drivers identification from dead folks from the ambulance drivers. they have a crime family there. Left albuquerque in 89. i could see it was going from a pretty nice place to live to what you have there today. I don't regret not becoming a cop or leaving albuquerque 32 years ago.
John, very informative story, and you are correct, a friend I grew up with became a police officer for beaumont texas, before long his only Friends were all police officers. He stopped being a policeman because he could not do what they were doing( breaking the law) and allso all cops carried what they called a throw down, to use if they killed a unarmed person, the throw down would have been a unregistered gun .To make the killing ok!!!
A reporter needs to touch base with you, I don't knew who you are, Yet I believe everything you typed Sir. And Thank for your services! And I hope and pray that you are doing alright... God Bless..
@@d7angels19 That was fifty years ago and i lived a great life, as a machinist. i am retired on social security, i paid off my house and have a hot rod a couple of motorcycles to play with. a big old wooden boat in the river, and more wood working and metal working tools than i can keep track of. i have an adult daughter that is successful and lives near by. So glad i did not invest time in going to the police academy, and become involved in that police baloney.
I bought weed that came from an apd officer back in the day.The whole town was dry and the cops were the only ones that it .I remember one shooting in particular,a guy was I think drunk, standing in his front yard with a revolver in his hand,it was pointed at the ground,as he was arguing with the cops it went off hitting the ground at his feet, to me it looked accidental,they immediately opened up on him.I've had a revolver pulled on me by a drunk here ,kind of goes with the territory I thought.
Baltimore City PD wrote the book…..
I remember when this happened. They were itching to shoot that man. I think this particular incident woke a lot of people up to the police culture
You can see the psychopathic behavior of the police when they allow the dog to chew up the guy even after he's on the ground with three bullets in his back.
all you copsuckers and cop defenders, what do you think when you see over and over and over of these videos of police in such a terrible stance against the very citizens they are su;ppose to serve. cops....out of control and the bad bad bad
@@nooneheretoday2562 There just jealous that they can't 'go rogue' on the population ! 😱
They're . . .
A bunch of savage criminals: Not police officers!
@@lacomtessealice the police cops are the real criminals who know they can lie and get away with anything at all even murder. pigs for real.
2.11 They let the dog attack him after they shot him ,as if he was dog food, they knew that they were wearing body cam but still thought shooting and letting the dog attack was ok
The guy meant nothing to them just another number on the report and a notch on their gun. and the cop even stated he went in there with intent to harm this guy .
The dog was used to test whether he was presumably still a risk after sustaining 3 shots.
Good doggie!
Darth Vader lol
@@DarthVader1977 Americas cops are the biggest wusses around, afraid of a lil 🔪 while they are armed to the hilt with semi-automatics, bullet proof vests, you name it. They were supposedly trained to kick that knife out of a hand. Three rushing him and they still cried like babies, he's got a 1 inch knife, well after we shot him dead, we found the knife.
Send them all into WAR first as a prerequisite for whiny azz babies!
The old: "he was going for my gun" line.
No, it was more like the dude had a knife in each hand and was threatening to kill the officers.
@@kayrutledge1970first (James Boyd ?) dude was unwell, homeless and minding his own business. Bully boys come, throw a stun grenade then murder the guy. The lack of empathy is sickening: "I'm gonna shoot that lunatic" In a country that has wealth but no national healthcare system people with mental health issues get worse treatment than criminals at the hands of sociopathic LEOs.
@@pedclarkemobile First, he was inside city limits, and not in the middle of nowhere, just beyond people’s’ backyards. The police tried to talk negotiate for several hours. He refused to drop his weapons and threatened to kill two police officers. The “I’m gonna drop him” had to do with tasing him, which had no effect, and when he came at the officers with the knives in his hands- he was shot. Have you ever asked yourself why even his brother wouldn’t let him stay with him while he sought treatment? He obviously would qualify for Medicaid- and could have checked himself in for treatment at anytime. Btw, the jury didn’t convict the officers.
@@kayrutledge1970 The shooting was actually started by the man with the taser shotgun, he shot his taser at him, the other gunfire followed. Tell me this doesn't matter. He killed that man by predetermination. It is a well known and documented psychological effect that causes other officers to also open fire with little focus on the suspects actual actions.
@@kayrutledge1970
So murder him, right?
It's getting so that you can't call the police for help anymore. We have to handle it ourselves.
It's qualified immunity that is the problem.
And corrupt traitor politicians and judges.
Police forces investigating their own colleagues rarely results in justice being served.
@@FEWGEE1 I agree 100%!
And the coward good cops standing by watching this bullshit
Pure Truth !
So if Wallace shooting of an unarmed man was found unjustified by the department of justice how tf is he still a cop and not in prison
Because he has qualified immunity.
sparky sparks_it_up Qualified immunity applies to civil liability, not criminal.
Because the victim wasn't black.
MONEY
Trailer park immunity!!
NEVER NEVER NEVER call the cop to your house, especially if its a family issue. They will hurt or kill you.
Not all cops are bad. 98% of cops are good, it's the 2% bad apples that are making the rest look rotten.
@@northeastrailway.
The rest cover for them.
@@northeastrailway. I agree but you need a lesson in math... do the math using real numbers and you will see it is historically common for police to break the law and ruin people's lies over money as well as expressing hate. They work together to cover up their illegal acts of violence and theft. You sound like a police lobbyist doing damage control or someone waiting for it to happen to them as if it were only 2% they would need to hide it. Countless records of fact show what they will do for money is heartless and illegal... and they used to get away with it making it grow.
You are right i will never call them
Thank you for this investigation. My heart goes out to the families of these victims. To lose a child is devastating, but to lose a child by senseless police shooting is unthinkable.
I am from Canada and I will never find myself in that city. How is it even possible these police are not in jail.
I m not surprised
Stay out of the country never mind the city.
i used to go down to the states at least 2x a year, stopped completely in 2016 and havent been back.
And don't miss it one bit
Albuquerques crazy man 🤷 most of all of New Mexico is now. It's stayed the wild west.
@Jesse Pinkman some independant places have good food, same in any country.. but the chains are garbage.. red lobster, chilis, applebees.. bland, industrial, and owned by billion dollar conglomorates. Cant think of any place id want to visit over what other countries have to offer.
And the people are ignorant propaganda driven fools.. (exceptions apply of course, just like any country has a variety of people..) but where else do megachurches exist? Where else do people shoot at eachother from cars because of road rage? What other country imprisons more of its citizens? You could go on and on
Being compliant the guy picked up his bag to walk with the police. "Shocking the man"... police shot a flashbang for no apparent reason.
Flash bangs are supposed to be used in buildngs
ANY Police officer that gets fired from one agency should never be able to get a job as an officer in any capacity, anywhere....
The problem is they're given the opportunity to resign before they can get fired knowing they're getting fired
Not even a security guard!
I am continually amazed at the grace of the survivors and relatives. The fact that these cops have not been found dead in the dessert just amazes me. I am humbled by their grace and humility for not taking justice into their own hands. It is even more egregious because those cops are still employed and not in jail.
Probably. But crime got so high right now, and must goons you see Probably has a gatt. So I mean it sucks but the cops has to defend themselves right now. I've been staying at hotels. And they are lots of people pushing out drugs that should tell you most these mofers have guns
Nothing will change until the cops shoot the wrong person and police family members start coming up missing watch how quickly things start changing then
WHEN POLICEMEN BREAK THE LAW, THEN THERE IS NO LAW, JUST A FIGHT FOR SURVIVAL!!!!! Billy Jack
I don't know about that" But to me that wasn't survivor, that clearly was MURDER!!!🤔
I knew James we used to work at the labor hall together. He was actually a nice dude, but he was probably tired of getting messed with over and over again. He never bothered anyone, he'd drink his stuff, chill at a camp and mind his own. RIP James.
What a shame, sorry for the loss of your friend...
Pretty fkd up bro, gotta be a crazy feeling knowing him like you did and seeing this bullshit!
Don't no one deserve to be done like that
The first time I seen that video, it almost brought me to tears and I'm not the emotional type.
RiP James
So... If a citizen shot 3 different cops because the citizen "mistook" said cop for an intruder, would they be able to walk away from it too?
I love my veterans. That being said.
They have no business wearing a badge .
not when they can't tell the difference between the enemy and the civilian because that's the way they're trained . (Marines with beards and rags on their heads 🤬🤬🤬🤬)
They need actual jobs that produce actual results and products not a new" battlefield" full of "insurgents"
He went for my gun is a standard line for extra judicial murder
more bogus, they feared for their lives .
Yeah they always yell out "stop reaching for my gun" knowing,, the person on the ground handcuffed?
@@albertgonzalez7393 yup, and stop resisting, is also what they say before they murder someone...
@@Tazman1234 Especially when the person is subdued and clearly cant move, then they will murder that person.
@@deltaboy767 exactly
If my son was murdered by a local police department, I'd have to move from the area. I couldn't stand to remain and see those police daily.
You would not declare war on them as they had your family ?
Well, you're smarter than I am. Had it been MY son, _I'd_ be the one in jail. Or dead, too.
@@moehoward01 Yeah, exactly my point, Mike.
I would never rest again until I exacted revenge! It would be the only purpose in my life. But it would be far from quick!!!
We all need to carry a gun with intent to defend ourselves from unelected paramilitary organizations
Yes he took out a knife but the "second he took out the knife" he turned around to run and they shot him in the back and then shot him two more times.
... nice , the dog is tearing into his leg and they act like He's playing Possum
That's crazy
He's dead and the dog needs practice.
Callous?
Just factual.
This is what we, worldwide, face, unless we gain back control of police forces.
This was heart breaking! 6 years later... There are still police shootings every week! 😤
24 y o female officer was killed a week ago😢
If only criminal would stop being criminals
Every day
@@yeshonestyhey2632 to bad those criminals investigate themselves when they break the law
@@yeshonestyhey2632 yep and everywhere to
I love the idea that 6 million dollars isn't an admission of guilt, we just like giving millions away for no reason
I am literally crying this saddens for he was not bothering no one wre he was he was just trying to live he looked like a nice person an just wanted to be left alone..
I'm an elderly, white, middle-class woman who lives in Albuquerque and wouldn't give the time of day to an ABQ police officer. I loved it when they would call for money for their widows and orphans. I would tell them "you killed my friend" and hang up. They've stopped calling.
@Steve G.
What ?
You get the JENNY award.
"Are tou stupid or something?"
Steve G.
Yess i think it should be a fair fight not just cops with a badge getting away with murder, i think a civilian should be able to defend himself against police who use excessive force
S G no-anarchy is the police killing people for no good reason. Stop the bad cops, which seems to be the majority. And short of killing, abusing civilians for nothing. They need to lose qualified immunity
Good i love it they are nothing but a Cold blooded killers
@S G hehehe you can have you decaying empired,baby killers
Arizona is corrupt AF...
The cold blooded killing of Daniel Shaver is just one....
@John Galt I Cared.
@John Galt People cared, the um, good Republican citizens of Mesa let him off. Conservatives need a daddy figure
@@danielgriffith3633 thank you. Its 100% the left that is pushing having these cops held accountable. Every republican or right leaning person u know thinks anything cops do is justified.
No Judge..No Jury....just Executions!
God bless and cover Albuquerque residents.
That whole department sounds crooked, which would involve the Mayor right on down. Get rid of the Mayor, chief of police, city council and start over.
I remember reading in the Albuquerque paper a man that won a lawsuit against APD ended up dead just days later.
In Albuquerque they say the police is the largest local gang in the city
Facts and I live here in Albuquerque I've seen it first hand
The gvmt in the state allows this just like Village next to Albuquerque appears to approve cops operating under color of law. It is a state wide problem of corrupt cops. Filed complaint w state Attorney General Salazar who had it for nine months and would not let me talk to anyone. Then learned AG sent my Complaint to Mayor last July. She does not answer emails or phone messages. Just like the man murdered after winning award for his complaint I am afraid. An attempt made already to kill me by sawing the carrier tow bar behind moving truck. The thief is neighbor who police protect. Witnesses labeled mentally ill some put in psych unit. Police lie to courts. Tricked me to go to court for 2 years to oppose ex parte order for psych eval. Refused under 5th amendment and illegal order. Kidnapping other witnesses to psych units. 60 thefts in 7 mo period w witnesses and fingerprints not investigated 2015. Cannot get email handed out to closed meeting w Administrator who has criminal history. Found w burglar tools and stolen property. Numerous felonies.
Seems city council member and City Administrator protecting culprits. Looks like organized crime to me. Village of 8K easily controlled. Clique gvmt and hire cops the Sheriff said they would not interview.
That sounds about right. I live here. I LOVE this city, love the people, the weather, the culture, art, mountains, everything, but yes, APD is 100% the biggest gang in the city. Growing up I actually thought that the cops were the good guys. After living here for 22 years I don't trust any cops here in town. I don't even have a criminal record and I stay away from them as much as possible because they are corrupt. Cops here are really into the concept of escalate a situation, shoot first, brag about your macho criminal act on camera, then turn your camera off the second you remembered it was still recording you. They also have a nasty habit of beating their domestic partners and driving drunk. Or they make themselves a party to it when they don't arrest the cop they caught doing the crime. Once they lie down in the dirt with them, they are just as corrupt as the one that commited the crime.
I never knew that. You can't miss the police in Albuquerque...some of them have very long hair. ...hispanic guys some are short, etc. I know in Iowa I have seen long hair causian women, men in trucks, suvs, etc. Happy Thanksgiving
I had an A.P.D officer tell me that when I was a teenager. He told me they were the largest gang in The city.
The second guy tried to get away from the police and they shot him in the back 3 times and then made up an excuse to cover it up.
It’s grimy in New Mexico
As an Englishman I have visited NM Alamogordo several times, wonderful times, lovely people, I was invited to visit a fair in Albuquerque , Two police officers overheard my accent and asked where I was from, I replied in a friendly response I was from London England, they were so aggressive and unpleasant, I thought there and then, good god, what would they be like if I had been a problem.
When those tyrant police draw their last breath, their souls will experience an eternity of damnation.
how can 3 people with semi-automatic weapons and a dog be so scared of one dude?
A pocket knife at that .
Not well trained
Blue Line COWARDS !! Scared of their own shadows !!
@@robertjones4836 wouldnt matter besides its the training that tells them to act like this.
They are cowards plain and simple
There is NO repercussion, they all stand together and cover for each other and lie on the paperwork to cover their backs !!
Exactly
True
But the...goOd COps...
They should desband this police Department, And put all police members In jail for life, no possibility of parole
🤦🏽♂️ Really? So when your mom or grandma gets robbed or heaven forbid worse, then who are you going to blame? Who's going arrest the perpetrators? You? I doubt it snowflake.
I am truly convinced some people have less 🧠 matter then others.
"APD lowered their recruitment standards". They should recruit from the local jail. At least some of those inmates are nonviolent.
As a father I'm deeply sorry for their loss. Those officers should be put in a firing squad!
They should give them dead sentice !
I wonder if you actually pay for your children?
There could be quite the raffle for who gets to pull the trigger!
@Parker seems to me they are a firing squad... :(
Hung on the police department steps
I remember this incident - I remember thinking back then that a pocket knife isn't really a threat to several armored (and armed, of course, ) cops...
The cops are trained to think a trained professional hitman is going to try to kill them every time there is an altercation with anyone from the public. If they didn't have immunity and we're actually held accountable for their actions the number of incidents would fall by a lot.
They also assaulted him first for no reason.
Agree with both of y'all. It seems ridiculous to be so afraid of anybody attacking a cop to begin - it doesn't happen very often at all... and YES - if they themselves have to pay out of their own pocket (because they screwed up and DIDN'T follow the law/ policy) - then we'd see cops being a lot more careful to avoid these screw ups.
not to mention they could've deployed a non-lethal taser....
@@freetownconnection yes - definitely. Could a pocket knife scare a cop so badly that he's got to reach for his service weapon? I think not, if only for the fact that he's been TRAINED to keep a cool head when a gun is produced, let alone a pocket knife...
Living in ABQ, I was once stopped while turning left at an intersection for "my brake lights being too bright." Another time I saw someone coming up behind me at an incredibly fast speed. He then proceeded to tailgate me. When I changed lanes so did he, three times. I thought it was a road rager so I sped up to get away from him, he followed me still tailgating. The light up ahead was red and I didn't know what to do. Just at that time, the lights went on. It was a cop. He gave me a ticket for speeding and when I explained that I thought he was a road rager, he started yelling at me that no matter what happens, you cannot speed. Once, I called APD for assistance to remove a trespasser from my property and when the cop arrived, he asked if he could come into my house. I refused and told him I have panic attacks and didn't like people near me or in my house. He got angry and kept ordering me out. I again declined and told him the trespasser was in my garage so he could perform his duty from outside. He just kept getting angrier and kept ordering me out of my house. I told him I was going to call an attorney for advice and only then did he remove the trespasser. I called for a supervisor who then threatened to arrest me. Even a call to Internal Affairs was met with deaf ears. I could tell you more. Way more! A survey conducted by the local paper showed that only 36% of ABQ citizens had any confidence in APD. They executed many people. Most people here have not gotten over their arrogance, antagonism, and violence. Their lawlessness went on for far too long before they were finally put under a DOJ consent decree for their "pattern and practice of using force including lethal force." The one thing the Obama administration did right was for the DOJ to investigate and try to reign in violent police departments around the country. Trump stopped that, but I hope Biden continues what Obama did in this case.
I'm sorry you went through that and many people are going through that around the world police too much power. The power that they give them is so much that they don't care about doing their jobs they just become thugs
Your expecting Biden to do anything correctly? I don't even expect that man to breath in his own, let alone anything else.
I just moved to Albuquerque and there’s a police shooting almost every night. I hope the DOJ investigates.
"He had a hold of my gun so I shot him in the back as he was running away."
Amazing defense. My revenge had that been my son would have been exact! There would be no one to attend that trial
Until what go around come around you have a job and the people pay tax so you can feed your family or you may not make it home for your family 💯 your on the street everyday and you should take the time to Study your self because that can be you getting kill just doing your job
Is not this is what they say, time after time after they murder someone. Officer murder people time after time and proudly getting away with it! These officers are shooting people in the back, needs to be stopped. Police department across United States, gets off on murder, and proudly allowed to get away with it.
Imagine that.
I guess that's why c are being killed now
An officer who stand by and did nothing while someone been abused unlawfully is just as guilty as the one who did the crime this cant continue
because its a 'good ole boys club', and if you're a cop that would confront another cop puts a target on their own backs! And they know, the whole dept has this mentality too.
the amount crimes that cops commit would put any career criminal to shame... its constant coverup and threatening the DA that they won't cooperate with cases, so they don't get indicted themselves. FOP is one of the diritest, most crooked unions in this country.
@@MeagainIA2011 😞 Truth!
I do respect the law, but I'm not going to be silent about the ones who use their power to break those laws they swore to enforce. When cops break the law, and then higher ups cover things up. That's when you lose my respect.
GEORGE FLOYD , COPS WATCH A MAN DIE!
Like i’ve said before, we need to remove ALL authority from all police departments, and slowly add more back only as needed.
I saw this video many years ago it broke my heart
I’m no longer a resident, my ex failed twice the academy (a narcissist w/god complex) and his friend who made it left the state due to corruption and cover ups.
I was raped and abused. It was covered up... charged as a resident alien with bouncing checks, refused by my estranged spouse.
Kathy Love was my attorney...lol good for her.
So, I was deported to UK despite a mother of three us born sons. I ran a daycare, paid taxes, mortgage and insurances.
Daughter of a naturalised father and late us born grandfather.
My ex is a suspect in 1987 Albuquerque Rapes. Only his roommate was convicted, 45 yrs.
Sadly, I’m not surprised and hope those badged bullies get full sentences and full force of law.
@Eskimo Bob Right.....
I hate to know there are people out there experiencing what you have with no hope for justice and being railroaded the way you were as if Right is wrong and wrong is right. I pray things are a little better for you now.
@@privateprivate5302 amen
Sorry for the situation and what happened. But aren't you glad to be out of that country. 🇬🇧
Only the law of the land can reign this evil..
RIGHTEOUSNESS RETRIBUTION
How miserable can you be to call the cops on someone camping
Now I know why people supported Hiesenberg.
Prosecute...Prosecute...Prosecute...those 2 cops...and show that department that it will happen to anyone else that wants to think that they are above the law !
I've lived in Albuquerque the majority of my life and this is absolutely heart breaking and outrageous! It's very sad 😢! Where is the Justice ? Their needs to be accountability in the police department! But of course the blame and fault falls on the civilians most of the time. Count less cover ups and Corruption goes deep all thru the DOJ!
It's no justice systems worldwide it's a JustUs system and it's not foe us
@@pieluvr7362 🤔
Where do you live now?
@@jonathananaya right....is she single ??
Hey April, I must say you look like a angel from heaven. I totally agree with you n it's really sad how so many families n victims go through with these incidents. The courts are stacked against you before you enter the court room. Your chances of winning or voicing your side of the story is almost nill. So many PDs n their LEO's get a free get out of jail n immunity pass. This has to change across the entire country imho. I feel for these poor families that go through these procedures. They saw a possibility of a gun in total darkness,wow.
This whole department is full of hired killers. No consequences at all. We need a citizens review committee to look at the records of all police officers . After review they should be fired, prosecuted, and stripped of their money. They will feel differently after joining humanity.
Thank you for caring enough about sharing the truth!!!
Anytime a man is shot in the back...self defense should not be allowed to be used as a defense!!
"The point of police reform is not to actually resolve the problem of police violence but to resolve the outrage over police violence. It diffuses the anger and let's this police department return slowly to what it's always been. And I mean always been."
CB is out to make a name for himself. It's not about protecting Citizens. It's about disarming the law.
@@freedomforever1962 And would love to see any one of them bastards unarmed and get lynched by a Lynch mob I would love to just beat him just keep beating them bastards..
**Man shot dead by Police**
Officer: "Put your hands up!"
Taking stoopid to a whole new level.
then sic a dog on him...FTP
Police and security guards need to go through a psychological evaluation before being given there honour of joining the forces
When there is clear case of misconduct by an officer and the Captain Lieutenant sergeant all look the other way they should be charged as an accessory because any normal human being would know that you do not give Authority and a weapon to an unstable person
The homeless guy on the mountain didn’t appear to have been coming at the police officers or be aggressive towards the officers👎🏴☠️👮☠️
Wow. I worked as a lifeguard for the City of Albuquerque as well as for Phoenix and several other cities - and the lifeguard tests are about 10 times tougher for Albuquerque than pretty much any other city. I was always told it stemmed from an incident in the early 80s in which a girl was intentionally drowned by another group of girls at a public pool. The city got sued; and thus immediately implemented one of the strictest set of standards for lifeguards in the country. One lawsuit results in the implementation of the toughest standards possible for lifeguards - yet a gazillion lawsuits against police officers and they still let pretty much anyone with a pulse be a cop?
i wouldnt have thought there was any water there to swim in mate
@@davechristian7543 we do have swimming pools - and even a few mud puddles.
Well ? like wat is the river there called plz if there is one as i thought it was desert my all friend?
@@davechristian7543 The Rio Grande - Spanish for the Grand River.
🌽CORN POP🍿 WAS A BAD DUDE AND HE RAN A BUNCH OF BAD BOYS
It's amazing all those good apples can't seem to do anything about the bad ones.
Excellent piece Al Jazeera , thx for bringing new light to this story.
It is so disgusting that I can watch this story unfold literally thousands of times on TH-cam alone. Days and days if not weeks could be spent watching the crimes committed by these murderers, thieves, liars and thugs. They all need to be brought to justice.
L. James Barlow The officers are all scum bags. They should be held accountable for their actions. Priority - Murders!!
next time they will somehow
Is it any better today 2021? Those murdering SOBs are probably still around.
@@Daniel_Antonio_Arellano782
It's no better
Eventually it will come to a head. It has become us, or them. We outnumber them 1000 to one. And there won't be a single witness.
Albuquerque police shootings happen almost every week it’s pretty rough here .
For years Tennessee sheriff BUFORD PUSSIER beat up people with his big stick and killed some and the people thought he was doing a great job, One Tennessee man said that pussier became a bully and the people in the town were living in total fear of him and when they had the nerve to do something they voted him out of office If a person is doing all these good things as getting rid of bootleggers, prostitutes, gambling and if he was a hero then answer this, WHY DID THE people VOTE HIM OUT OF OFFICE?
Shot 3-times in the back!?! How was that justifiable, anywhere???
RESPECT MY AUTHORITY it’s a lot more difficult than that , making a change in this town will only get you robed , shot , or raped. people don’t do anything here our education system is the lowest in all states, not saying that’s the leading cause just makes it even more challenging for most people to understand that life shouldn’t be like this.
David Troncoso totally agree 💯
whiskey run that was fiction you moron
I graduate from Del Norte High School in Albuquergue for over 50 years and the police were insanely violent and corrupt. I left shortly after graduated because the police came to my house and accused my mother of car thief. They were mistakened but my mother was manhandle, with no apology.
Later in life I became a police officer with a degree in criminal justice and have seen so much police corruption that I left the because I couldn't take it.. What can we do to stop these criminals?
I was born and raised in Albuquerque during the baby boomer era. 8 years ago I had to leave, by choice, because of the corruption that has existed in that city since my youth.
When I returned from Vietnam in 1969 I grew my hair long, rode a 1949 Harley Pan head chopper I bought from a
coworker. I was cruzin Central and was pulled over by one of Albuquerque's finest. Went through the whole procedure of D.L., POI and Registration.
Then the cop asked me "Why were you speeding?" I replied that I wasn't speeding.
He responded with "Are you calling me a liar?"
I didn't know how to respond. I got a ticket.
I learned the APD are trained to ask questions to entrap you.
That wasn't the worst encounter with Albuquerqure Pig
Department.
I am so relieved I no longer live there.
Now I breath clean ocean air breezes with much to do and places to visit.
Peace Out. Burqueños.
It is really sad that the transference of wealth to a family had to come by the death of the homeless man who needed it most!
Notice how the bald officer smiles as this hearing going on the one next to him has a look as if the DA Has no right to prosecut them
And people still think theses guys are the good guys WTF is wrong with this world
They shot and killed him, and STILL sicked the dog on him? Disgusting individuals
they can investigate as much as they want, it will only be changed when the law will be changed so police is accountable
All officers present should have been fired and prosecuted for murder.
That's what would happen if the criminals involved werent police officers but cops dont face consequences the way civilians do.
If this doesn't make you tear up, then you don't deserve to live comfortably.
The victims families should have NEVER allowed the payouts they received to act as a gag order on them. Their loved ones are rolling in their graves, CRYING OUT for justice. Shame, shame on those families as well as those responsible for the victims deaths.
The state of New Mexico got rid of qualified immunity.
Nawl, these are serial killers in a police uniform...smh
That’s right. Criminals hiding behind a badge and in plain sight.
A mere costume for some
As a veteran who was stationed overseas and was in countries which some call 'Third World' I saw police forces which had more style and respect for themselves and the people they serve. APD doesn't measure in any way to these foreign police depts. Quelle suprise!!!
Detective Brown on APD will face consequences sir when you give him those consequences personally.
The response from the chief of police says it alllllll.
That was murder straight off the bat
It was a murder straight off the bat, you should probably look at James Byods history of violence against police. And what they don't mention is how violent Albuquerque is
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Still doesnt matter about his history. Each time there is an incounter it should be treat with the same protocall
@@stip3135 what, how does the person's history not matter? If the person has been in contact with police 8 times and 7 of those times he attacked or resisted in a violent matter how does one not approach with that in mind? Have you seen the whole video? Because it wasn't a 5 minute ordeal and then they decided just to shoot him
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This why you have pshycologists and mediators here in the uk for situations as this to prevent thing like this dragging out.
The police obvious lost theyre patience with him.
Why wasnt a tazer used as an alternative.
If the perp was armed with a firearm how ever i would be agreeing with you..
@@stip3135 a person with a knife can close a distance of 21 ft within a second and a half. Albuquerque police does have a lot of problems, hiring practices being one of them. It just annoys me that they never include the context or look at all sides.
You tell that big brother he did try to help. He had no way of knowing a murderer was employed by the Albuquerque police department
So according to this, if someone pulls knives on cops, gets shot and dies, the family gets 5 MIL... INSANITY!
My grandson was shot 27 times by police and others. He was mentally ill and they knew who he was but they brutally shot him. All I wanted was JUSTICE.
This is a police department that needs to be defunded.
This isn’t a political thing either; I understand people debate “bad optics” for “defund the police”, but debating defunding this force is nothing short of insanity.
They need to be defunded
These cops did not have the mental,moral and educational capabilities to be a cop yet they were hired.Shame on the police department. This department should be thoroughly investigated by the justice department before it,s Albuquerque residents are killed. The police should refrain from further brutality and not harm those in whom they come in contact.The bad apples should be ousted.
I would argue this, only because funding isn't the issue. The police department for a town like this should be funded. The issue is the officers. The solution needs to be a complete firing across the board of all officers, including the chief, so it can be rebuilt from scratch using vetted officers.
Defunded???
@@R-BURQUENO yes absolutely
**VERY MOVING DOCUMENTARY,,, I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA,, DOESN'T DO DOCUMENTARIES LIKE THIS...**
The UK has done a few on US law enforcement killings/violence & racism.
Boyd stood 30 ft away from cops with guns . Boyd has two POCKET KNIVES.......
POLICE: OMG HE'S COMING RIGHT FOR US.!!!! So sad .
“One of the most violent departments in the country.” Wtf was I living in 🤢
You should make a story about how they treat the Native Americans over there
@John Galt you don't know your history. Your ignorance is no excuse. The Jicarilla Apache were starved to death by government officials when America was responsible for keeping their word and broke every treaty against the native people. Racism in America was rampant against native people even in the 1970's when they were trying to send their children to Albuquerque schools. I saw this first hand. You don't know what you are talking about regarding the Spanish, so keep believing your own myths. Learn about Mary of Agreda Spain before you spout off Protestant propaganda against Catholic colonies. Many Navajo people lived without running water most of their lives and had to drive for over 100 miles to fill water containers. See the Water Lady on Utube. Even people from other countries tried to help the American Navajo. It is shameful you are so racist you deny the truth. Corrupt Indian officials and idiots like John McCain betrayed the American Indians more than the Spanish explorers ever did. Why do you think all the uranium was taken off Induan Land to profit corrupt politicians like Hillary Clinton. She sold Uranium from Native Reservation land to Russia when she was Secretary of State. Do you think
@John Galt whats sad is the elders of these tribes are so ignorant they freely give up their sovereignty and the tribal police "work with" local police and the feds. They let them right on their land and give up their sovereignty and allow them jurisdiction over their people. They make their people register their cars with the state and all the other bs. They dont practice or protect the sovereignty and jurisdiction over their land and people they earned.
Bo Denny dont be foolish. Doesn't matter if your indian mexican black or white. You dont jump when the police say jump your just as likely to be abused doesnt matter what shade your skin color is. This video is proof of that. They didn't say ohh a white guy common feller let me buy you breakfast did they. No he got treatment everyone got back then
@John Rowan that would be so nice. If only fruits nuts vegetables were abundant everywhere with pleanty of rain. There would be no need for jobs , citys or anything else besides living free
@@highlysuspiciousnews8641 l have native american blood its a disgrace how Indian are treated there a film called awake think on Netflix or amazon its a disgrace that fellow Indians are betraying their own kind
I am a blind individual that lives in Albuquerque. I remember when this incident happened very clearly. I myself am terrified of the police every time I know that one is nearby. I even have a cop in my church, and even then I am cautious whenever I am around the individual. He seems like a nice enough of a guy, but then again I'm sure those guys in this video we're agreeable enough when you are socializing with them. Unfortunately, when they put on their uniforms they forget who they are, who they are supposed to serve, and what that bad really means when you pin it to your chest. The officers of Albuquerque New Mexico conduct themselves as though they were an occupying force on foreign soil. They operate like tyrannical Rogue cops on a regular basis, and it is not only tolerated but it is encouraged unfortunately. It is a shame that you get away with murder just because you wore a uniform at one point. It is not fair. When you are an officer of the law you are held to a higher standard, and answer a hired penalty when you fall short of the mark. It is absolutely disgraceful the way things have become in the state of New Mexico. Even the children at the public schools are afraid of the cops that walk around the property with a gun on their hip. I do not feel comfortable having armed police officers patrolling our Public Schools. I am just as cautious of local law enforcement as I am these lowbrow knuckle-dragging Street trash that also carry guns. Everywhere I go everybody seems to have a gun, and they love to waive it about. I remember when a man could be a man without a gun or a uniform...
Technically they are foreign occupiers on NATIVE land.
Av63PNT0 you can still see and be legally blind
J.M.D. 505 SGT. Knightcast well put! i don't blame you for fearing them, they might take your disability as a threat and make you a statistic too!
Well written for a blind man
Albuquerque has officially started to end qualified immunity.
I've never been frightened by a guy with a knife and I don't carry an AR around with me
Illegal Camping in the Land of The Free ?? Let that just Sink in for a minute..
this is why I am for the end of qualified immunity a bill is being brought up by New Jersey Senator Corey Booker if you support this bill please contact your local senate member to get this passed
Qualified immunity is a threat not only to the people but also to justice.
@@Muck-qy2oo Colorado has introduced senate bill SB 20-217 as the law enforcement reform act its about four pages long and can be googled I have read through it several times and agree with every thing it stands for but It needs to be ratified faster to stop cops from qualified immunity they should be able to be sued as individuals when they break the law they have no regard to humans and should face charges the same as any one else look at 43 USC 1983 using the color of law to violate civil rights
Like any politicians give a flying fornication. Heard of chronic pain or severe chronic pain? How about counterfeit prescription pills and illicit forms of fentanyl. Since 2006. How about the glittering generality known as the opioid crisis. How about the fact chronic pain costs an estimated 635 billion per year in the us alone.
@@pitchforkpeasant6219 ongoing lawsuits
How'd that go
Excellent content and review. Good job and video. Pointing out problems is one thing. Providing solutions is another. Follow-up
5 years later and absolutely nothing has changed here
If they talk back there career is over. You have to talk to retired law enforcement so they don't lose their pension. . You see it's not about the right thing it's all about the money. That's why you have defund them.
hope this shows the true face of the police in America
proverbial Babylon
What was that song by NWA????
I lived in Albuquerque when Boyd was killed. Reports of police shootings were relentless, every week, sometimes twice in a week. Albuquerque is not a large city. I remember that a young woman was shot in the back and killed because she was running away from the cops. No threat to the officers, and not a hint of an investigation afterwards. I worked graveyard shifts in convenience stores there and I owe my life to cops at least twice over. I'm sympathetic to officers, but Boyd's death was due to a mental crisis that should have been handled by mental health workers.