Prosecutors alleged that when Grayson and his partner responded to Massey’s home, Grayson allowed her to move a pot of water heating on the stove, but as she set it on a counter, Grayson then “aggressively yelled” at Massey over the pot and pulled his 9mm pistol.
Massey then asked what the deputies were doing, to which Grayson responded, “Getting away from your hot, steaming water.”
“I rebuke you in the name of Jesus,” Massey said twice, according to the documents reviewed by NBC News.
Grayson responded, “I swear to God. I will shoot you right in your f------ face.”
When Grayson drew his service weapon and ordered her to drop the pot, she let go, then crouched below a line of cabinets, and declared “I’m sorry” before being shot in the face, prosecutors said.
Grayson did not render aid to Massey and discouraged his partner from getting his medical kit because he thought her injury was too severe, according to the court document filed in support of keeping Grayson in custody without bond.
I considered becoming a cop before ACAB was a popular slogan, and my reasons for considering it were: 1. Good pay 2. Good benefits 3. Less likely for people to pick a fight with you 4. Complimentary access to a good gym
My motivations had nothing to do with starting fights, escalating fights, discriminating, intimidating regular people etc. Maybe that’s why I didn’t go for it.
ACAB dates back to the 1920’s and has been a popular slogan since then. The trope of cops being dumb, corrupt, and sadistic dates back to at least the 13th century (Sheriff of Nottingham, etc).
There’s no way anyone goes into law enforcement and is surprised by what cops are unless they come from a police family and are brainwashed from a young age. I just don’t buy it.
Eh, I didn’t really understand ACAB until I was in my early 20s, and I don’t think I was any more brainwashed than the average UK child.
I can see an alternate world where someone like me, who had a strong sense of justice, might have wanted to join the police because of believing that the police can or should be a force for good.
Even though I was pretty solidly leftist in university, I still held the view of “oh come on, all cops are bastards? That seems extreme” and I thought that ACAB was mostly a cathartic but needlessly inflammatory slogan. It wasn’t until I actively sought out opinions and writing from people who earnestly believed ACAB that I actually understood that it’s not a comment on individual cops, but on the system itself which basically precludes the existence of non-bastardy cops
Fair enough. I’m glad that you made the right decision!
It has become much more popular in the last 10 years than it was before that (perhaps in my region, if not everywhere). Also, as a kid I saw the Sheriff of Nottingham as an individual, not a stereotype. My family isn’t a “police family” but we’re also not a “constant run-ins with the police” family either.