This is the same police department where a police officer was spooked by an acorn falling on his car and hallucinated being shot and emptied his weapon at a man handcuffed in the back of his squad car.
Everyone seems to missing this HUGE point. That property manager lady just SWATTED an airman who was having a FaceTime argument. The cop didn’t once verify the correct apartment nor the situation. He just took the lady’s word for it, saw a random tenant with a gun (IN HIS OWN HOUSE) and shot him! That’s the very definition of being swatted! This cops needs to do time for this murder
@@Oink_McJeffery Care to extrapolate on that or are you going with ”nu huh”? I’ll help you: 1. Tell me at what point in this encounter did the Airman break the law? 2. Does the Bill of Rights assigned to EVERY US Citizen cease to exist when in the presence of Law Enforcement, if so, which ones? I’ll wait
@@thewickedone9637Would you agree that it's a bit foolish to open a door to a cop with a gun in your hand? I mean, whether this man was acting within his legal boundaries is one thing. I understand. The law is the law. He has a right to hold a gun in his own home. But there are a lot of things that are legal but still foolish to do. I'm not defending the cop. I believe in the law and legal justice. If he's guilty, hes guilty. But as for that young Airman, I think this was a very poor decision. A decision that can provoke a fatal mistake.
@@Oink_McJeffery oh are we going with name calling now. Ok tardo. It actually does make the cops act criminal. The cop had no reason to bother that man (unlawful search and seizure). The cop when he saw the Airman was carrying (legally protected by the 2nd amendment) instead of telling him to put the gun down, decides to blow him away. That’s called homicide. FOH 🤡
@@waynedonoghue4071 foolish ≠ illegal. It’s foolish for you to call a cop a pig to their face, but it doesn’t give the cop the right to then go and body slam you. It may be foolish (questionable seeing that he’s protected by the 2nd amendment) to have a gun on him when answering the door but it absolutely doesn’t not give the cop the right to blow him a away in a hail of bullets because of it
@@waynedonoghue4071it’s his constitutional right to own a gun. Florida is a stand your ground state. He showed absolutely no hostile intent toward the officer. Simply owning or having a weapon does not denote hostile intent. But keep licking those boots.
@@korokosso it’s already been changed in multiple states. There’s a lot of laws on the books that say it’ll come out of pensions or the individual directly. Most people just don’t take the time to look things up. They just cry on the Internet.
@@oz_bogan Just go ahead and say "white woman" since that's what you mean. It was the correct apartment btw, turns out you can't rely on people who think they can get a payout.
She says a few things that are confusing, this lady is speaking for someone else and why didn’t this cop ask to speak to the woman that called her.He pushed 4 but gets off on 3 and you can see stairs going up shortly before he gets to the door
@@questianna Miami Herald: A Black U.S. Air Force airman was on the phone with his girlfriend one afternoon when he heard someone pounding on the door of his apartment in the Florida Panhandle. [After looking through the peephole and noticing that it was covered, he grabbed his gun] and a sheriff’s deputy responding to a disturbance call stormed inside, attorneys say. His girlfriend listened in as he was shot six times.
the police officer doesn't need to wait for a suspect to fire on him first given the point blank distance, if there is a real threat to his life he has micro seconds to make a decision to preserve his own life. The suspect really didn't think his actions through.
@Weakeyedominant wrong. There's a thing called a USE OF FORCE model every police Dept. Has. Just because he had a weapon didn't make him a threat. A person only becomes a threat when the individual starts to point his weapon at you or others or starts moving to you in a threatening manner. If the officer thought he was threatened by this he shouldn't be on the force
Same thing...Didn't know where it came from and then suddenly room 1401...so precise... As a person in India..these kind of shootings by police is something which i just can't imagine..
just because some says they are the police ...then stand to the side and does not want to been seen in the peephole. that office was playing a game. a dangerous game.
@@WalterLeeHamptonII that's something trained into them in case a criminal decides to shoot through the door. If you don't believe it is truly a cop then open the door on the chain or at least open some dialogue through the closed door as to why you doubt they are a cop.
@@ellisjealous i said it sarcastically knowing damn well prompting a comment like this would more than likely provoke a quick google search if people come across this comment. You think this coulda been avoided? Its hard to say man. I really almost want to blame roger. But the reaction time from the cop, to shooting was laggy. If the cop was really in fear for his life i believe he would of instantly drawn upon recognizing the gun It appears theres a good amount of delay between the time the deputy sees the gun, and actually reacts to it. Which is more than enough time to assess you circumstance and determine whether or not youre in a flight of fight situation. I think this deputy is probably going to voluntarily quit, and get acquitted
Both are at fault. Pig didnt even announce himself correctly, kept hiding, and the kid opened the door with a gun in his hand like its another day....At least TELL THE PIG to appear on the peephole and announce you have a GUN
Exactly he was banging on the door at first without identifying himself. At that point the Airman got his gun to defend himself. When the cop started to identify himself the 2nd time the Airman was FaceTiming his girl while retrieving his weapon and did not hear the officer. Either way he shot first and asked him to drop the gun second.
This is sickening. All he did was open the door and the officer just shot. How can you say drop the gun when he’s on the floor? He didn’t even have a chance to explain himself.
"All he did was open the door"?? You serious? You seem to be leaving a very important factor out of that statement. Would you like to add anything to it?
Yea! Next time a guy who has the cops called on him opens the door with a gun, the cops should ask him why he is holding a gun. I mean, what do most people use guns for anyways? For all we know he could have been cleaning it while doing his Bible studies! Now IF he shoots the deputy, THEN the deputy can try to shoot back, if he can. This is all wrong
horrible, from the cop concealing himself to near immediately opening fire upon him opening the door, if someone banged on my door and hid themselves while screaming sherriffs department i would be concerned and answer the door just as Roger did, absolutely disgusting.
Cop identified himself, but didn't stand front and center because bullets can go through doors and he didn't want to make himself a target. But five rounds was overkill. Most people who doubt LE is at their door will a) call 911 to verify cop's identity, and b) advise cop of the call and request a badge number.
@@questiannaMost people have never gone through this situation to know what “most people” would do. He probably panicked. He’s a civilian in this situation. It’s on the cop to do better.
@@marshallkobeno probable cause? The officer was responding to what he thought was domestic violence after getting multiple reports. That gave him reasonable suspicion to do an investigation and ask questions. Obviously we know after the fact he was innocent, but that’s information the officer didn’t have at the time. So let’s look at it in the totality of circumstance and not hindsight because for the investigation they will go based off the information the cop was provided at the time to decide if charges will be brought upon the officer. Officer was called to investigate a possible domestic violence, cop knocks/announces himself multiple times, and a person he has never seen before opens the door with a gun. “But the gun was aimed down” How long does it take to flick your wrist? You don’t have to raise your arm to send rounds down range. I don’t see any way this cop gets charged for this. It’s completely sad and very unfortunate. Kid was bright with a whole future ahead of him. but i know if i opened the door to police brandishing a firearm this is the more than likely outcome. If the cop would’ve broken through the door and shot him like the media originally claimed that’s a different story. But mans willingly opened the door to law enforcement wielding a gun. Tragic
@@jason12098 that’s right, because cops think everyone is Bruce Willis in die hard. Americans have their second amendment rights. Holding a gun isn’t a death sentence. Stop accepting summary executions by the state. Technically he made an unconstitutional demand to open the door. The people inside have no obligation to answer without a warrant. So many errors here and yes, the cop is getting charged. Rightfully so. How many more innocents have to die for “officer safety”?
@@C_BeckerHe got shot because the cop failed to properly assess the situation as soon as he saw a gun and immediately without hesitation shot him multiple times even tho the suspect hand was raised and his gun was pointed down. What he should have done instead of immediately shooting, deescalate the situation by giving him a warning.
Bro it literally takes less than half a second to raise and fire a gun. You say "He didn't lift the weapon or aim it at the officer". So the cop should just leave his life in this man's hands and hope he doesn't raise it? Cops are trained to always have the advantage.
@Milk-Crescent seriously it's not against the law to have a firearm in your own residence. There is know way to know how clear the cops voice was inside that apartment either. I honestly wouldn't even open the door if someone was yelling outside it until I called dispatch to verify it was the police.
@@Milk-Crescentbecause the fucking officer knocked and HID. How is he supposed to believe it’s actually the police and not someone faking to hurt him!?
He answered the door with a gun in his hand AFTER it was announced loud and clear it was the sheriff's department. Clearly you didn't see combat because with that mindset you'd be dead.
The gun was pointed down not at the officer btw he asked who was at the door the officer wasn’t in view to be seen . If memory serves me you have a right to have a firearm in your own home…
@@SMS2884 wow….i did two tours to Iraq. Airborne INFANTRY. I got my CIB my second day in country. Maybe if you understood ROE you would understand that that cop MURDERED HIM! Try again.
@@SMS2884 The guy was in his own residence and had the gun pointed down. The deputy had no legitimate reason to immediately fire his gun without de-escalation. Bootlickers like you are partially why our Constitutional Rights are under threat. Furthermore, he should have announced that he was from the Sheriff's Department the first time he knocked on the door, but no. I guess I can't expect competence from a department where one of its deputies loses his cool over the sound of an acorn dropping.
@@Stang2016 If you don't know who is at your door WHY would you open it? You could call 911 saying someone is knocking at your door. They can confirm if it's actually law enforcement. It's insane to me all the people blaming the cop. But to open your door when you have no idea who is there is insane.
Why is this a ongoing occurrence, a soldier will spend a decade plus in the military go on 3 different deployments in hostile country and in the space 2 to 3 years back in their own country they get killed, either by cops or some lunatic, RIP Roger fortson, I may not be a citizen of the US but I have love and respect for the country and it's army
And as a soldier he probably never fired a single shot at an enemy. Because there are rules to actually engage in combat. It's ridiculous that our police don't have the same rules.
The police officer knocking and then hiding from the peephole told the Fortson he was about to be the victim of a home invasion. His instincts were correct but he should have never opened the door and waited in a safer location in the apartment for when/if the door got knocked down.
You "hit the nail on the head!". THAT IS EXACTLY what I would have done. And I'm not saying this b/c THIS happened! I had stopped opening the door of my dwelling to "unexpected company" roughly 30 yrs ago. I am a legal gun owner with legal guns in my safe. But like you said, I'd rather let THEM do the action of bustin' in. THEN, I'd have more leverage in the courtroom if GOD blesses me to survive a "shots fired" incident. I say ALL this b/c I have been a juror on "loss of life" trials. I learned a lot. Things REALLY get twisted in the courtroom, "sometimes"(smh 😞). You would be surprised.
1. Florida dosnt have open carry. 2. They are trained not to stand in front of the door. Cops have been shot through doors upon knocking, so now they learn in the academy never to stand in front of the door as it’s called the “fatal funnel”. Whenever you see a cop knock on a door you’ll always see them stand to the side especially when responding to a domestic violence call.
@@maverich8problem is police keep wanting more rope. "This could get us killed so we need to be able to do this" Policing is dangerous. Don't like it? Don't join. The mistake is having Military train cops like it's Fallujah. We have all seen the seminars. Telling cops they are warriors and everyone is trying to kill them. Policing could be changed by simply taking away qualified immunity in shoots.
What I see is the officer knocks on door stands behind the wall. Rodger couldn't visually confirm it's was a officer. Maybe he thought he was going to get robbed. Maybe that's why he answered with the gun in hand. Officer should at least issued a verbal command to drop before firing.
That's exactly what happened. There's been so many home invasions where rapists and murderers pretend to be cops. I've seen it happen. God this is so sad
@@EllieBelly-gq5pl - 🙋♂I have also seen the same. Ppl posing/even dressing as Law Enforcement Officer to do harm or rob unsuspecting individuals. You're right! PLEASE, Pray for justice in this case!
Thank you very much, the man with the plan; one of the few comments that I have seen that actually gets to the materially speaking; "genesis" of the problem(along with other potential issues). They sent the Deputy in their thinking he was walking into some ish from "Raging Bull" and instead it was the wrong Apt. they sent him to per se. You can hear the woman mention Apt. # "1401" 2x, and you can see the 1401 posted on the wall next to the apt. in the body-cam video. He went to the "right" apt. as per what he was told, but the people misinformed him.
@@drlove994 honestly, everything about it is strange. There was no other individual in the apartment. So if there was indeed arguing, it only could have been over the phone, or, from a different unit
Damn this was just straight up murder… the cop didn’t even assess the situation he just unholstered his gun and started shooting. The gun wasn’t even pointed at him and the cop just assumed the worse
Put yourself in the Sheriff's postion, you identified yourself, your at a domestic violence call, and the man opens the door with a gun in his hand, you have a split second to react.
@@user-gt4ue9tj8e He did not verify if the domestic violence was at his place so he was ignorant in what the situation was going on in the first place. He knew it was a violent case so he just started reacting from the get go. You can’t be a lazy cop in this situation he did a crappy job from the get go. The airman was on the phone with his girl at the time and even told her something weird was happening. He probably even heard the domestic violence happening or same noise as well and grabbed his gun just in case. The officer assumed this person was the cause of the complaint he obviously wasn’t. If I was the sheriff and took that job I would be just like my uncle and not immediately draw my weapon every time I see a person with a gun in America
@@Jack-ox3rd He was told be the superintendant, and went to that unit. The person opened the door with a gun, he has a split second to react. Unfortunate it happened, he went through many of the steps they go through when responding to a domestic violence call. Put yurself in the Sherriffs shoes ?
@@user-gt4ue9tj8e No he didn’t he never even got a name of the person living in the dorm. He went into a violent situation or a potential violent situation with not enough info. He failed to assess the situation from the beginning period. Most importantly the domestic violence is probably still going on
How anyone can defend this is beyond me. Florida is a stand your ground state. Guy bangs on his door, doesn't announce he's police from the get go, doesn't answer when Roger asks who's there, and hides from the peephole so Roger gets his weapon just in case. People impersonate cops all the time, who's to say it wasn't someone else? Secondly there wasn't even a *chance* at de-escelation. I've seen cops with guns *aimed* at them react better than this.
Investigate the entire sheriff department, them mag dumping on a dude for an acorn falling was messed up. There is a training issue there and that community is in danger because of it.
This is from the same department where a cop blindly started shooting because he mistook an ACORN for gunfire months ago. Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Department is an embarrassment!
The problem here is that anyone can claim to be a police officer at your door. Every officer has the duty to identify themselves as a police officer upon visualization. With that being said he had every right and the duty to protect his home because it could had been criminal lying and pretending to be a police officer. The police officer shot this man in his own home and the man was not even on the easement of his home. Furthermore I do not see any reason to claim self defense. He did not have the weapon aimed at the police officer in an aggressive manner nor did he give any reasonable cause for aggression. The officer unfortunately acted on assumptions verses facts. Civilians act on assumptions professionals do not have that luxury. A sad day 😢
The only command he gave his was "step back" at no point was Roger given a command to drop his weapon, nor was hhe given time to do so...This is murder.
And he may have died if he waited a split second later. Why would the cop politely take time to request whether or not the suspect would consider cordially putting his weapon down? Nobody has that kind of time. Don’t ever greet the cops with a gun in your hand.
@@waynesullivant Being that anyone can yell whatever they like, best just never open your door to anyone. Or you could all stop being terrified of each other for a minute, that might help.
@@Monkeh616 He knocked at least twice in front of the door. The suspect is obviously scrounging for something. So the cop stays away from the door so that the suspect can’t shoot him through the door using the peephole. Then his fear of seeing a weapon is validated!
@@waynesullivant And the idea that by staying out of view of the peephole he gives the impression he doesn't want to be seen and identified never enters his, or your, head. And that he stepped away almost immediately after the first, unidentified knock, giving no time for anyone inside to come to the door and see him, totally ignored. Maybe the 'suspect' was looking for his pants? Maybe he's not a 'suspect' at all but another human being doing nothing wrong while you act on nothing but hearsay from a person who had to be pushed multiple times to guess at an apartment number? Maybe you and the 'officer' (term used loosely.) started out with completely the wrong mindset and the result is the trivially avoidable loss of innocent life? Nah. You're perfect and nothing is wrong.
Because police kept knocking on the door without identifying himself and hid himself from the view. The guy was not even pointing his gun toward the scared officer. @@gophukyurselvs3621
No charges will stem from this. To anyone who thinks there will be charges- if you walked over to the neighbors house right now and knocked on the door, and he answered with a gun in his right hand.. are you going to run away and hope he doesn’t shoot you? Or are you gonna remain calm and continue talking to the neighbor like nothing is wrong?
It's inside his residence and he is allowed to have a gun inside his residence. It wasn't pointed or brandished in any way. My front door doesn't allow me to see who's there unless I open it. Last year a police officer came to my door, without announcing he was an officer, because he was helping my neighbors find their dog who got loose. I came to the door with my 45 behind my leg and opened my door. The officer never said a word about it, he just asked if I had seen a lost dog in the area. He was respectful and I was too, but I am not able to see who's on my porch from inside my house so of course I go ready to act if need be and have every right to do so and expect I won't be shot dead for doing what normal people do that live in a high crime area.
@@John_Smith_86a police officer came knocking on my door 3am but I couldn’t see anything thing outside cuz it was pitch black and he didn’t address himself, grabbed my shotgun an held it downward in my right hand and opened the door and saw him, he looked and addressed himself an said put down the gun respectfully and no attitude and asked if I know such and such an has they been by. It’s not illegal too hold a gun from your house, this cop should have verbal commands f
@dereksmith6097 No, I'm not, and as much as I want to say that's irrelevant, in my heart, I do believe that probably is a huge reason it happened like it did. The issue for me is that I wasn't raised on hatred. My Dad taught me that a man's character is what matters. Furthermore, I know God sent His Son to die for all men, meaning each and every soul is valued the same, so I have a difficult time seeing the world in color like most Americans do today. Unfortunately, most people would rather live in color than see the fact that we are all precious in God's eyes, so yes, it's ugly.
@@305dadecountyy Not your fault if he didn't declare he was the police. There have been no-knock raids where they accidentally killed some innocent poor fellows. This cop did announce himself. So, different situation. You reap what you sow
How ??? Because the law states cops dont have to wait for a person to be pointing the gun for them to use deadly force so I'm confused on what law he broke ???? Look it up and if you don't like it get the law changed
@questianna I'm the Sheriff's office. Give me your password. You can trust me with your life even though I didn't do anything at all to establish my claim as factual, and even actively conceal my identify from you. Oh and you have a split second to decide before consequences happen, you either get robbed or worse.
@@questiannaThink of the logic on the other side though. You hear a loud banging at the door. Someone calls out Sherrifs office. You look in the peep-hole and can't see anyone. You know there is no reason for the cops to be at your house. What would you be thinking?
So the officer ignores the fact the incident was happening on the fourth floor and exits on the third and stays there, seems like this piggie was just out for blood.
The Airman was well within his rights to have a firearm, especially if he did not knew who exactly was knocking. He did not threaten the officer but complied by opening up the door. There was no sudden movements on his part, no antagonistic behaviour but the officer escalated way too quickly and without any reason. So sad it ended this way, I don't think the officer should be on patrol. Since there was a gun in the Airman's hand, they probably will throw away any charges in the court. So so sad that it ended this way. RIP ✝️ 😢
I was just pull over in Saratoza because I was going 9 miles over the speed limit, yes I was breaking the law, but almost shit on my pants when the deputy approached my car. I was just talking to myself, "dont do anything stupid, or you will get shot"
THE COP STARTED DOOR BANGING WITHOUT IDENTIFYING HIMSELF. He only stated he was law enforcement after the second round after which the Veteran probably had already had jumped off the couch in panic while on a FaceTime call. From the Officer Hiding, when the armed Veteran goes with his weapon to the door, looks thru the eye lens and sees nobody, his panic levels probably stayed the same or spiked. The sight of a police officer in the eye lens would have most likely than not prompted him to lower his guard, put the gun down in a nearby counter, and have a cordial & respectful conversation with th e officer as both are servers of their country in different ways. The outcome would have been entirely something else. If the police officer had maybe exercised more common sense and possibly been less scared. If the officer was comfortable enough with the situation to go up a few stories no partner. Why would he fear gunfire through a door? Anyone that’s ever had their door knocked on by police. You see two police officers waiting on the other side most times. If he was scared of possible firing cuz Kares briefing on the situation he could have sat tight for a second and wait for his partner or called for back up…
This is wrong. Even the lady who called the police should be held accountable. How was she outside and being able to follow the supposed argument so clearly, and yet still directed the police to the wrong flat? No excuse for the police whatsoever. If there was a fight going on, they would have heard voices from outside, if the lady was telling the truth, so why even insisting? It's not as if someone inside the flat called them. Strangely, we still have not heard about a fight happening even at a different flat near the victim's one. I hope that lady will be tormented with guilt for the rest of her life. Not that we should not alert the police if we had good reasons to believe that someone' s life may be in danger, but listening to her conversation with the police, she sounds just like someone who likes putting her nose where she shouldn't. Imagine your neighbours calling the police because you seem to be arguing with someone in your flat.
@@waynedonoghue4071 Too very different actions try again. This is a friend standing right in front of you and saying "BOO!" or opening the door that YOU knocked on and played peekaboo at the peephole with, so they opened it with a bat in their hand for fear of a robbery.😑
@@Fangzaprika A bat and a gun are two different things try again. If that was a bat, the officer wouldn't have fired. A bat cannot take the officer's life before he says "lower your weapon". A gun can. This is a man who the officer was told is "aggressive", opening the door with an unconcealed gun in his hand. It was the Karen who pointed him to this house. A lot of blame is on her. But the cop had every reason to believe it was the home of the "aggressive" individual.
@@waynedonoghue4071if that officer wasn’t smart enough to give verbal commands first and de-escalate the situation without firing than why you think he wouldn’t shoot someone that opened the door with a baseball bat or a little kitchen knife in they hand?
@waynedonoghue4071 Not the uno reverse you think it is. Both are weapons and science plus a bunch of other variables can be used to prove that theory of yours incorrect, but it still doesn't detract from my initial statement.
This guy just doesn't have qualities to be a police officer, he is too easily spooked. I don't say it in a negative sense, as this is probably a great quality in many many occupations, just not police. In police you need hardened Dirty Harry-type guys who would not even flinch when the gun is pointed at their head and call it a bluff until they see the guy is really about to pull the trigger, then they act. I know nowadays it's probably hard to find those guys so maybe they should just cut the numbers by half and double the wage of those that qualify, as they would probably be 2 times more efficient anyway, and also much cheaper in the end as they would not drag down their own departments with lawsuits.
The first time he banged on the door he didn’t announce himself and stood out of view of the peephole. He then announced himself the second and third time whilst still standing out of view. I would be answering that door armed also
4:12 Victim steps back immediately as soon as the cop warns him. Holds up his hand with his gun pointed down signaling this was a misunderstanding. As he is stepping back with his arm raised and gun pointed down while following the officers instructions at 4:13 just a second later the cop unloads multiple shots not even assessing the situation. The young man was the only person in this video with common sense once he realized this was actually the police and not someone trying to rob him. If the officer took 3 seconds to properly deescalate the situation once his weapon was withdrawn this young man would still be alive.
Think about the logics of this. If you know you are an innocent person, you know the cops wouldn't just bang on your door for no fucking reason, You are just sitting there playing video games. What else do you think? This is why Swatting is so dangerous
The only thing I can assume why in this instant Roger assume it was a stranger and not the police, is because the deputy knocked a few times but chose to stay of peephole sight without identifying himself for 10-20 seconds. Only in last 10-20 seconds before the deputy shot Roger, he announce sheriff deputy once and again a few seconds before he shot Roger. Roger did not have enough time to put away his weapon. He is a service man i dont think he will deliberately avoid or cause trouble with the police. There was inaudible audio saying police. Was it Roger who said because at then the deputy hasnt announce himself and was knocking the door and staying away from the peephole? No one inside at this point would have police was outside. Did he thought a stranger was outside and wanted to call police for help? It doesnt clear the deputy action of why he shot Roger, it just confuses me why he shot Roger. This could honestly be a 5 to 10 mins conversation of just clearing up the incident the lady reported. It was a misunderstanding caused by the deputy that a stranger was outside instead of the police and made fatal by the deputy action.
If that was true, then why did he come out to confront the supposed criminal, instead of calling 911? And cops don't like to stand directly in front of the door. It is normal to take cover behind the walls
WTH was that?!?!? In short it was a cop murdering a young man because he was scared. The cop who was probably wearing body armor and heavily armed. Is first gut reaction was to keep firing until his clip was empty. You would think his cop training would have taught him to seek cover, not lean into the bullets being fired at him, oh wait there were no bullets being fired at him. Now all his cop buddies are going to pretend that it was a justified killing. His Sheriff is going to state some BS about a department policy that doesn't break Florida's stand your ground law or the US Constitution. Then the courts are going to let this menace to society get away with the murder of an innocent man serving his country as a soldier. Then there will be years of appeals until it makes it to the US Supreme Court who ultimately decide in the favor of the government. Maybe I need a good copsplaining to understand why people don't trust the cops or the courts.
"I wasn't sure where it came from," yet she gives 1401. So how did she know which apartment? She gave the wrong apartment #. I hope she is haunted by this for the rest of her life!!!! Now, the Sherrif is at the door. Where's the disturbance?! Plus, he's knocking on the door but not showing his face! This is absolutely horrible!!!!!! I hope that cop goes to prison and prison justice IS SERVED!!!!
Cop's perspective: If the reports were accurate and there was a domestic disturbance where a woman was beaten to death, and the cop didn't take the witness seriously and didn't disturb the resident, people (possibly you) would be saying just the opposite, that the cop didn't do enough and should have conducted a welfare check on a DV call.
We know there will be a settlement. We also know that taxpayers will foot the bill, which is not a problem because they keep voting for extremists like Desantis and IDF-trained sheriffs and police.
Cop’s wrongdoings: 1. Believed a random woman 100% about a potential DV issue who stated she also wasn’t sure at first where the arguing was coming from. Also didn’t ask her how she now knows it’s 1401. 2. Approaching a potentially dangerous situation alone when partner was nearby. 3. Knocked without identifying who he was, stepped to the side of the door (so if someone then checked they wouldn’t have seen anyone). And only after hearing someone did he identify himself. 4. Shot well before assessing the situation and never got into an armed stance. Literally just said back up and shot Roger. 5. Told Roger to drop the weapon AS and AFTER he shot him. To also emphasize error #4. He never ever had his gun drawn, asked to drop the weapon, and allow time to drop said weapon. You get numb to a lot of these, but I audibly gasped at this on. RIP Roger Fortson.
Jail. That wasn’t even close to self defense. 0-100 just because he’s holding a weapon…AFTER..you knock and hide. You hear the victim say: “who is it?”…but someone is hiding. I’d arm myself too! And the victim STILL never raised the weapon, spoke, nothing! Just rounds flying into him. Smh
That lady told him that the argument and slap was 2 weeks and that she didn’t call the police that cop went up there on some vigilante type shit!! The first time he beat on the door “ did not announce himself and he stepped away from the peep “ in that time Mr Fortson went to retrieve his firearm and did not hear the subsequent knocks and announcements!! Being from a state with a stand your ground law the officer should have understood that the resident could have possibly been packing and approached the situation differently considering it’s Florida the cop needs to go to prison for an unjustifiable murder because he dude didn’t present the weapon aggressively it was at his side and he didn’t not give him any commands to drop said weapon first! I’m a veteran and when we can’t stand up for our Vets that fight over seas and deal with mental issues daily then we have to live our lives being black in America and have to worry about being systematically killed at home!! We may very well still be at war over seas!!
Yea they gotta throw the book at this guy. First he was eavesdropping to make a predetermination, then he knocks without announcing himself, steps away from the door as if he was trying to be deceptive, then knocks and announces himself and the door is immediately opened and he is greeted with a man holding a gun? His first response is to shoot someone over a domestic disturbance??? As a random officer you have no clue as to why the man would come to the door with a gun. He could've been harrassed in this area, got into a previous altercation with someone who attempted to enter his home, someone could've previously threatened him etc. There are MANY reasons as to why someone would go grab their gun after an unannounced knock at their door when they aren't expecting company. This type of behavior has been justified and tolerated too long, specifically against Black people. We've all heard of the disproportionate prejudices Black folk have dealt with in these situations compared to the leniencies white folk have been given in similar but more aggressive situations, ie brandishing a knife or firearm at police and being talked down and de-escalated. Its a shame and grossly disgusting. And its further compounded because law enforcement is aware of this and how they may be depicted and haven't seemed to do anything to dispel that whatsoever This shouldn't be a Black and white thing, but a right and wrong thing. And police across the country have shown they're completely incapable to better handle these types of situations universally. No person regardless of color deserves to lose their lives unjustly, particularly in a situation in which the "authority" that is supposed to protect is often the authority that is destroying. Roger was far too young to have had this happen and that hurts my heart.
At 3:40 you hear Roger say “who is it” it took ten seconds for the officer to respond to that. Roger said “sound like the police knocking” Man we need justice now!
Answering the door with a firearm in your hand when you know it’s a Sheriff’s deputy is a poor decision. A domestic violence call is a serious matter, in most cultures at least, so this officer saw a drawn firearm and put six in him.
@@bw6891 As you can see clearly from the video, slow it down, he NEVER once even began to point that gun at the officer. It was pointed down towards the ground in a NON-THREATENING way.... That officer did NOT act in self defense. He got scared and just started spraying when his life was never in danger. Never pointed it at the cop, meaning he was 100% within his legal rights.
And who is gonna pay for that? The policing in my country is exceptional, literally the safest country on the entire planet Earth. And we pay them a fucking fortune for it
This law enforcer from the sheriffs office, shoots several shots then yells, drop the gun. He then shouts don’t move. What an ignorant command after having fired that many rounds into this man’s body you scream don’t move. Instead of saying shots fired, he should stated, I’ve fired shots, because it makes it sound like the man who was hit by the officers gunfire fired shots, when in fact he fired none.
@ericbaiyee8777 0 seconds ago The cop banged on the door the first time without announcing who he was and hiding from the peephole. The kid retrieved his gun and was FaceTiming his girl probably in the back of the apartment. The cop then identified himself but continued to hide from the peephole that made the kid even more suspicious.
@@ericbaiyee8777So you open the door? Opening the door to a potential criminal is just inviting trouble. Its unfortunate the man died for no reason, but he made the only choice in this situation that could result in his death.
@@Rill_1Yes, because a criminal may not be expecting an armed person. They might be expecting a regular person that thinks they are opening the door for the police. The airman's actions can make sense, if you actually consider his perspective. He doesn't know who is outside his door (and may not have been near the door when the police announced who he was). Someone planing to invade a home isn't usually prepared to deal with an armed resident and would likely retreat as soon as they saw the gun (any gun fire is going to attract attention and the police).
Agreed, but it's not illegal either. Plus the Cop can't prove he was a threat either. The Young Man never pointed his gun nor raised his gun. Plus the Officer never gave any commands to drop the gun until after he shot the victim several times.
What was that??? He open the door he didnt even give him time to explain. He just emptied a clip into him. Beyond ridiculous!!! That cop is a murderer!!!
I remember a similar case of a man named Ryan Whitaker. He and his girlfriend were making dinner and playing video games late at night. They were being loud and obnoxious playing Crash Bandicoot against each other, and someone upstairs got mad and called the police on them. In the recording of the upstairs neighbor call to the police you can tell he was clearly lying and literally said something along the lines of "I'll say yes to whatever get's yall here faster." The cops arrive and it's the same exact situation of knocking and then hiding from the peephole. Ryan had also been getting pranked with loud knocks on his door at night and didn't hear the officers announce their presence due to music being played in his apartment, just like in this case where Mr Fortson was on a face time call and didn't hear this officers announcement. So he opened it with a gun pointed down just like this young man. He sees 1 officer who was hiding to the left and then gets shot in the back from the right. In that instance, Ryan was shot as he knelt down and placed the gun on the floor (never pointed at officers) and the other hand raised in surrender. The officer who shot him was given a 240-hour suspension and remains employed as a police officer. Never prosecuted and didn't even lose his job. I imagine the same will happen here. In this case, this woman clearly had better intentions than the other caller I mentioned, but everyone needs to understand that any time you call a police officer to resolve an issue, there is a chance that coward will kill the first thing his mind can't immediately identify as nonthreatening. Giving the police information you do not know to be correct, no matter how well-intentioned, can be a death sentence for an innocent person. I don't lay the blame at her feet, but I imagine she will never call the police again. Even if she has every reason to do so at a later date to protect herself and others, I doubt she will and that's a sad reality many people deal with. Better to let a crime slide than potentially call someone who will cause an even worse situation. Let this be a lesson - NEVER open your door. If you're unsure then speak through the door to see who is knocking and hiding from view. If they claim they're an officer but still won't show you themselves then tell them to have dispatch call you. Even then you can tell them to fuck off and get a warrant or you can choose to open the door and speak to them. Of course, this also poses the risk of putting you in direct contact with someone with a bruised ego because you didn't immediately respect their authority. If they're a normal person they'll understand and ask you what questions they will...but if not...then it puts you at the mercy of someone who will try to escalate the situation as much as they can so they can bury your nose into the ground put you in handcuffs and give you their favorite charges - Resisting arrest and assaulting a police officer. Does it matter if there was no crime committed to be arrested for in the first place? nope. Does it matter that the "assault" committed against the officer was the scrapes and bruises on their knuckles from beating you? Nope. Charges that will cost you your job and all future gainful employment. Charges that will be expensive to tackle. Charges you might just have to take a plea deal for, just to minimize the consequences. How humiliating. We get beat and our rights abused all for the sake of another man's ego and they make YOU "plea" for mercy and forgiveness. Even if your story goes viral and the entire world sees what happens, rarely can you expect any form of justice. The officer will go on, with the same career, and millions of police apologists calling them a hero, and telling their fellow citizens you should simply follow all police orders and none of this would have happened. I imagine Roger Fortson was quite good at following orders given his career, but how long did he have to do so here? You know he wasn't given a chance to do as commanded. Even if you get enough public support to put pressure on the legal system to take action, the best you can hope for is to get a settlement. The best justice you can hope for is being handed a bag of money and being told to shut up and consider the matter over. and how can we blame people for taking it? It's that or nothing. Another humiliation.
Lady was unclear on who or what was the situation. And this officer hid outta sight 2 times when knocking on the door, like if he were performing a break-in, of course he armed himself. SrA Fortson's family deserves justice on both people leading to this tragic death.
Why would anyone in his right mind, knowing that the police were outside their door greet the officer with a gun in their hand? Is that smart? Even if it’s legal, why spend extra time to grab your gun when a cop is knocking at your door?
I can't stamd all the people saying the officer announced himself. How do you even know where the airmen is in the apartment. If he was back in a bedroom, it would have barely been audible.
Exactly the cop was banging on the door the first time without identifying himself and being paranoid and hiding from the Peephole. The kid was probably retrieving his weapon when the cop identified himself but still continued to hide from the peephole that made the Kid even more suspicious.
Each time, he made sure not to be seen in the peephole, furthering the homeowners distrust that this might not be the police at all. Maybe someone playing like they are the police because he knew he didnt call 911 so to him there would be no reason for police to be there...but each time he looked, he couldnt see anyone in the peephole.
First time the officer asked “which door is it?” You can tell she was deterring and didn’t 100% know. And From Karen’s body language after asked the 2nd time “which door is it?” She seemed nervous and super unsure like you can hear her dumb brain racing. Something something is off
This is the same police department where a police officer was spooked by an acorn falling on his car and hallucinated being shot and emptied his weapon at a man handcuffed in the back of his squad car.
Exactly the same department
Really? That’s wild - do you have a link to that?
Stop commenting your lie on every video to do with this
@@EvidentlyFireit ain't a lie, and it's a sheriff department
@@EvidentlyFireit’s the same department lol
Everyone seems to missing this HUGE point.
That property manager lady just SWATTED an airman who was having a FaceTime argument.
The cop didn’t once verify the correct apartment nor the situation. He just took the lady’s word for it, saw a random tenant with a gun (IN HIS OWN HOUSE) and shot him!
That’s the very definition of being swatted! This cops needs to do time for this murder
far from a murder buddy
@@Oink_McJeffery Care to extrapolate on that or are you going with ”nu huh”?
I’ll help you:
1. Tell me at what point in this encounter did the Airman break the law?
2. Does the Bill of Rights assigned to EVERY US Citizen cease to exist when in the presence of Law Enforcement, if so, which ones?
I’ll wait
@@thewickedone9637Would you agree that it's a bit foolish to open a door to a cop with a gun in your hand?
I mean, whether this man was acting within his legal boundaries is one thing. I understand. The law is the law. He has a right to hold a gun in his own home.
But there are a lot of things that are legal but still foolish to do. I'm not defending the cop. I believe in the law and legal justice. If he's guilty, hes guilty. But as for that young Airman, I think this was a very poor decision. A decision that can provoke a fatal mistake.
@@Oink_McJeffery oh are we going with name calling now. Ok tardo. It actually does make the cops act criminal. The cop had no reason to bother that man (unlawful search and seizure). The cop when he saw the Airman was carrying (legally protected by the 2nd amendment) instead of telling him to put the gun down, decides to blow him away.
That’s called homicide. FOH 🤡
@@waynedonoghue4071 foolish ≠ illegal. It’s foolish for you to call a cop a pig to their face, but it doesn’t give the cop the right to then go and body slam you.
It may be foolish (questionable seeing that he’s protected by the 2nd amendment) to have a gun on him when answering the door but it absolutely doesn’t not give the cop the right to blow him a away in a hail of bullets because of it
Spent his life defending a country that killed him. We are a truly ungrateful nation.
I wonder would it have killed him if he didn't answer the door to a cop with a gun in his hand?
@@waynedonoghue4071it’s his constitutional right to own a gun. Florida is a stand your ground state. He showed absolutely no hostile intent toward the officer. Simply owning or having a weapon does not denote hostile intent. But keep licking those boots.
@@waynedonoghue4071anybody can say open the door I’m a sheriff. Cop wasnt standing in front of the peep hole. Dumbo
@@waynedonoghue4071so just fuck the 2nd amendment huh ?
@@waynedonoghue4071bootlicker
All the lawsuits payments should come out from the police retirement funds
Taxpayers should not be paying for these injustice
word
I can't argue with that.
How can we change that??
What lawsuit. Don’t answer the door to law-enforcement with a gun in your hand.
@@korokosso it’s already been changed in multiple states. There’s a lot of laws on the books that say it’ll come out of pensions or the individual directly. Most people just don’t take the time to look things up. They just cry on the Internet.
What about the lady that just gave the apartment number without confirmation? She just got someone killed and didn’t even resolve her issue…
another Karen who gets away with it
@@oz_bogan Just go ahead and say "white woman" since that's what you mean. It was the correct apartment btw, turns out you can't rely on people who think they can get a payout.
It's not her fault there's a dumb cop
She'll spend the rest of her life with that on her conscience.
That's a life sentence in my eyes.
She says a few things that are confusing, this lady is speaking for someone else and why didn’t this cop ask to speak to the woman that called her.He pushed 4 but gets off on 3 and you can see stairs going up shortly before he gets to the door
Florida is a stand your ground state, he can open his door holding any weapon he chooses.
No, a Florida citizen can NOT stand their ground against Law Enforcement which identified itself.
@@questiannahow would he know he was really law enforcement when he hid on the other side? Anyone can scream "Sheriff's Department"
@@questianna Miami Herald: A Black U.S. Air Force airman was on the phone with his girlfriend one afternoon when he heard someone pounding on the door of his apartment in the Florida Panhandle.
[After looking through the peephole and noticing that it was covered, he grabbed his gun] and a sheriff’s deputy responding to a disturbance call stormed inside, attorneys say. His girlfriend listened in as he was shot six times.
Lol you're black you don't have that right
@@questiannapig committed murder.
This does not look in anyway like self defence - he didn’t ask him to drop the weapon until after he fired several times
the police officer doesn't need to wait for a suspect to fire on him first given the point blank distance, if there is a real threat to his life he has micro seconds to make a decision to preserve his own life. The suspect really didn't think his actions through.
@Weakeyedominant wrong. There's a thing called a USE OF FORCE model every police Dept. Has. Just because he had a weapon didn't make him a threat. A person only becomes a threat when the individual starts to point his weapon at you or others or starts moving to you in a threatening manner. If the officer thought he was threatened by this he shouldn't be on the force
@@Weakeyedominantthen he needs to find a new job if he’s that spooked. He’s in the wrong profession
You know about policing.
@@kris.h.8032🤣🤣🤣 you’re going to get blasted by the cops you open a door with a gun.
Dumbitch: "I didn't know where it came from"
Cop: "What room is it?"
Dumbitch: "1401"
Exactly!
That part👆
Same thing...Didn't know where it came from and then suddenly room 1401...so precise...
As a person in India..these kind of shootings by police is something which i just can't imagine..
That stupid bitche's action killed this dude for no reason.
@@ahrazathar Fortunately, Indian police is corrupt but not stupid.
NEVER OPEN THE DOOR FOR POLICE
With a gun in your hand
Never open the door for police holding a gun
Yes, For USA police. You can open the door for UK police.
just because some says they are the police ...then stand to the side and does not want to been seen in the peephole. that office was playing a game. a dangerous game.
@@WalterLeeHamptonII that's something trained into them in case a criminal decides to shoot through the door. If you don't believe it is truly a cop then open the door on the chain or at least open some dialogue through the closed door as to why you doubt they are a cop.
Thank you for your service in the Air Force . You did not deserve to be executed.
Amen ❤
Isnt this the same police department that shot at an acorn?
Yup
@@ellisjealous i said it sarcastically knowing damn well prompting a comment like this would more than likely provoke a quick google search if people come across this comment.
You think this coulda been avoided?
Its hard to say man. I really almost want to blame roger. But the reaction time from the cop, to shooting was laggy. If the cop was really in fear for his life i believe he would of instantly drawn upon recognizing the gun
It appears theres a good amount of delay between the time the deputy sees the gun, and actually reacts to it. Which is more than enough time to assess you circumstance and determine whether or not youre in a flight of fight situation. I think this deputy is probably going to voluntarily quit, and get acquitted
I'm Russian, excuse me, but why do you need to open the door with weapons in your hands in America?
@@user-cb2df9zy6d because people get shot in broad daylight for no reason
@@user-cb2df9zy6d in case the person knocking the door, is a robber.
This is MURDER, plain and simple
Based on what evidence ? there is enough for the Sheriff to get a hung jury.
Both are at fault. Pig didnt even announce himself correctly, kept hiding, and the kid opened the door with a gun in his hand like its another day....At least TELL THE PIG to appear on the peephole and announce you have a GUN
no, brandishing a firearm IS illegal.
Another Karen call
Being swatted by a Karen has to be the worst😔
Don't use my girlfriend's name
Don’t answer the door to police with a loaded gun and you won’t get shot 10/10
@@gophukyurselvs3621a sheriff that was there for no reason
How is it a Karen call if it's the 4th instance of abuse???
Hiding from the peephole. Incompetent. Give him life without parole.
Lol we'll see how wrong you are buddy
Exactly he was banging on the door at first without identifying himself. At that point the Airman got his gun to defend himself. When the cop started to identify himself the 2nd time the Airman was FaceTiming his girl while retrieving his weapon and did not hear the officer. Either way he shot first and asked him to drop the gun second.
Did you know that you don't have to blindly open the door
They are trained to hide from the peephole
There is no peephole on the door. (edit: There is one).
This is sickening. All he did was open the door and the officer just shot. How can you say drop the gun when he’s on the floor? He didn’t even have a chance to explain himself.
Yes.i think same like you...why not interrogate ?
"All he did was open the door"??
You serious? You seem to be leaving a very important factor out of that statement. Would you like to add anything to it?
He opened the door with a gun in his hand. The problem with that is he left the cop a split second to make a decision.
He didn't. He opened the door while holding a gun
Yea! Next time a guy who has the cops called on him opens the door with a gun, the cops should ask him why he is holding a gun. I mean, what do most people use guns for anyways? For all we know he could have been cleaning it while doing his Bible studies! Now IF he shoots the deputy, THEN the deputy can try to shoot back, if he can. This is all wrong
This cop is trigger happy. He should be fired and charged for killing this man.
Maybe he's just "I don't wanna die" happy
horrible, from the cop concealing himself to near immediately opening fire upon him opening the door, if someone banged on my door and hid themselves while screaming sherriffs department i would be concerned and answer the door just as Roger did, absolutely disgusting.
Cop identified himself, but didn't stand front and center because bullets can go through doors and he didn't want to make himself a target. But five rounds was overkill.
Most people who doubt LE is at their door will a) call 911 to verify cop's identity, and b) advise cop of the call and request a badge number.
“Most people”. Get a grip. How about “they had no probable cause”?
@@questiannaMost people have never gone through this situation to know what “most people” would do. He probably panicked. He’s a civilian in this situation. It’s on the cop to do better.
@@marshallkobeno probable cause? The officer was responding to what he thought was domestic violence after getting multiple reports. That gave him reasonable suspicion to do an investigation and ask questions. Obviously we know after the fact he was innocent, but that’s information the officer didn’t have at the time.
So let’s look at it in the totality of circumstance and not hindsight because for the investigation they will go based off the information the cop was provided at the time to decide if charges will be brought upon the officer.
Officer was called to investigate a possible domestic violence, cop knocks/announces himself multiple times, and a person he has never seen before opens the door with a gun.
“But the gun was aimed down”
How long does it take to flick your wrist? You don’t have to raise your arm to send rounds down range.
I don’t see any way this cop gets charged for this. It’s completely sad and very unfortunate. Kid was bright with a whole future ahead of him. but i know if i opened the door to police brandishing a firearm this is the more than likely outcome.
If the cop would’ve broken through the door and shot him like the media originally claimed that’s a different story. But mans willingly opened the door to law enforcement wielding a gun. Tragic
@@jason12098 that’s right, because cops think everyone is Bruce Willis in die hard.
Americans have their second amendment rights. Holding a gun isn’t a death sentence. Stop accepting summary executions by the state. Technically he made an unconstitutional demand to open the door. The people inside have no obligation to answer without a warrant.
So many errors here and yes, the cop is getting charged. Rightfully so. How many more innocents have to die for “officer safety”?
It is not illegal to hold a gun in your own property.
No. That is not the reason he got shot.
Thanks. How does that relate to this?
You're trying to manipulate facts.
@@C_BeckerHe got shot because the cop failed to properly assess the situation as soon as he saw a gun and immediately without hesitation shot him multiple times even tho the suspect hand was raised and his gun was pointed down. What he should have done instead of immediately shooting, deescalate the situation by giving him a warning.
@@Jack-ox3rdexactly. The LEO just shot. The airman was stepping back as was told and was shot 6 times.
At no point did he lift the weapon and or aimed it at the officer. He killed him. The cop will be going to jail.
No he won’t 😂
You mean paid leave right?
In other countries, there is no doubt about this, but it is USA. God Bless America
no he wont
Bro it literally takes less than half a second to raise and fire a gun.
You say "He didn't lift the weapon or aim it at the officer". So the cop should just leave his life in this man's hands and hope he doesn't raise it?
Cops are trained to always have the advantage.
That Cop needs some prison and Karen needs some jail.
Id agree if fortson was unarmed, but he answered the door to law enforcement ARMED. wtf is the cop suppose to do?
@@Milk-Crescentnot execute a man in his own home duh. Retard.
@Milk-Crescent seriously it's not against the law to have a firearm in your own residence. There is know way to know how clear the cops voice was inside that apartment either. I honestly wouldn't even open the door if someone was yelling outside it until I called dispatch to verify it was the police.
@@Milk-Crescentbecause the fucking officer knocked and HID. How is he supposed to believe it’s actually the police and not someone faking to hurt him!?
Because I’m not racist, I’d like ALL people to take this advice:
DO NOT ANSWER THE DOOR TO POLICE WITH A FIREARM IN YOUR HAND
I’m a veteran. Cops have lost all my support……they really do earn the hate.
He answered the door with a gun in his hand AFTER it was announced loud and clear it was the sheriff's department. Clearly you didn't see combat because with that mindset you'd be dead.
The gun was pointed down not at the officer btw he asked who was at the door the officer wasn’t in view to be seen .
If memory serves me you have a right to have a firearm in your own home…
@@SMS2884 wow….i did two tours to Iraq. Airborne INFANTRY. I got my CIB my second day in country. Maybe if you understood ROE you would understand that that cop MURDERED HIM! Try again.
@@SMS2884 The guy was in his own residence and had the gun pointed down. The deputy had no legitimate reason to immediately fire his gun without de-escalation. Bootlickers like you are partially why our Constitutional Rights are under threat.
Furthermore, he should have announced that he was from the Sheriff's Department the first time he knocked on the door, but no. I guess I can't expect competence from a department where one of its deputies loses his cool over the sound of an acorn dropping.
@@Stang2016 If you don't know who is at your door WHY would you open it? You could call 911 saying someone is knocking at your door. They can confirm if it's actually law enforcement. It's insane to me all the people blaming the cop. But to open your door when you have no idea who is there is insane.
Why is this a ongoing occurrence, a soldier will spend a decade plus in the military go on 3 different deployments in hostile country and in the space 2 to 3 years back in their own country they get killed, either by cops or some lunatic, RIP Roger fortson, I may not be a citizen of the US but I have love and respect for the country and it's army
And as a soldier he probably never fired a single shot at an enemy. Because there are rules to actually engage in combat. It's ridiculous that our police don't have the same rules.
Police need to be fired and in jail asap
For what doing his job
@@rodneyjones7387 Is his job to execute people?
@@rodneyjones7387 I guess you had to give yourself a thumbs up on this one
@@Guidedlight01 I helped him out. 😊
@@rodneyjones7387мне интересно твоя дочь в старшей школе уже начала сношаться с негроидами?
Hope that Karen feels good about herself
The police officer knocking and then hiding from the peephole told the Fortson he was about to be the victim of a home invasion. His instincts were correct but he should have never opened the door and waited in a safer location in the apartment for when/if the door got knocked down.
You "hit the nail on the head!". THAT IS EXACTLY what I would have done. And I'm not saying this b/c THIS happened! I had stopped opening the door of my dwelling to "unexpected company" roughly 30 yrs ago. I am a legal gun owner with legal guns in my safe. But like you said, I'd rather let THEM do the action of bustin' in. THEN, I'd have more leverage in the courtroom if GOD blesses me to survive a "shots fired" incident. I say ALL this b/c I have been a juror on "loss of life" trials. I learned a lot. Things REALLY get twisted in the courtroom, "sometimes"(smh 😞). You would be surprised.
That's why I say open carry doesn't apply to everybody. Why would the cop avoid the peephole? Anybody can announce themselves as police.
1. Florida dosnt have open carry.
2. They are trained not to stand in front of the door. Cops have been shot through doors upon knocking, so now they learn in the academy never to stand in front of the door as it’s called the “fatal funnel”. Whenever you see a cop knock on a door you’ll always see them stand to the side especially when responding to a domestic violence call.
Cops are trained to not stand in doorways. But why did he knock the first time without announcing himself.
Avoid direct fire through the door
@@maverich8problem is police keep wanting more rope. "This could get us killed so we need to be able to do this" Policing is dangerous. Don't like it? Don't join. The mistake is having Military train cops like it's Fallujah. We have all seen the seminars. Telling cops they are warriors and everyone is trying to kill them. Policing could be changed by simply taking away qualified immunity in shoots.
@@John_Smith_86 treat the citizens as the enemy
What I see is the officer knocks on door stands behind the wall.
Rodger couldn't visually confirm it's was a officer.
Maybe he thought he was going to get robbed.
Maybe that's why he answered with the gun in hand.
Officer should at least issued a verbal command to drop before firing.
That's exactly what happened. There's been so many home invasions where rapists and murderers pretend to be cops. I've seen it happen. God this is so sad
@@EllieBelly-gq5pl - 🙋♂I have also seen the same. Ppl posing/even dressing as Law Enforcement Officer to do harm or rob unsuspecting individuals. You're right! PLEASE, Pray for justice in this case!
This was a murder! The poor man had no time to respond to the over zealous cop's demands.
Wait so the lady lied about the fighting she heard in apartment 1401?
Thank you very much, the man with the plan; one of the few comments that I have seen that actually gets to the materially speaking; "genesis" of the problem(along with other potential issues). They sent the Deputy in their thinking he was walking into some ish from "Raging Bull" and instead it was the wrong Apt. they sent him to per se. You can hear the woman mention Apt. # "1401" 2x, and you can see the 1401 posted on the wall next to the apt. in the body-cam video. He went to the "right" apt. as per what he was told, but the people misinformed him.
They may have been arguing on the phone. But....cop did a terrible job from top to bottom
@@jonsnow9700 She can’t tell the difference between someone yelling on the phone and two people being in the same room yelling? Strange!
@@drlove994 honestly, everything about it is strange. There was no other individual in the apartment. So if there was indeed arguing, it only could have been over the phone, or, from a different unit
@@jonsnow9700 no, they heard a slap and physical violence. Also one person yelling into a phone is different then two people yelling at each other
Damn this was just straight up murder… the cop didn’t even assess the situation he just unholstered his gun and started shooting. The gun wasn’t even pointed at him and the cop just assumed the worse
Put yourself in the Sheriff's postion, you identified yourself, your at a domestic violence call, and the man opens the door with a gun in his hand, you have a split second to react.
@@user-gt4ue9tj8e He did not verify if the domestic violence was at his place so he was ignorant in what the situation was going on in the first place. He knew it was a violent case so he just started reacting from the get go. You can’t be a lazy cop in this situation he did a crappy job from the get go. The airman was on the phone with his girl at the time and even told her something weird was happening. He probably even heard the domestic violence happening or same noise as well and grabbed his gun just in case. The officer assumed this person was the cause of the complaint he obviously wasn’t. If I was the sheriff and took that job I would be just like my uncle and not immediately draw my weapon every time I see a person with a gun in America
So you dont open the door for a to a frightened low IQ leo@@user-gt4ue9tj8e
@@Jack-ox3rd He was told be the superintendant, and went to that unit. The person opened the door with a gun, he has a split second to react. Unfortunate it happened, he went through many of the steps they go through when responding to a domestic violence call. Put yurself in the Sherriffs shoes ?
@@user-gt4ue9tj8e No he didn’t he never even got a name of the person living in the dorm. He went into a violent situation or a potential violent situation with not enough info. He failed to assess the situation from the beginning period. Most importantly the domestic violence is probably still going on
How anyone can defend this is beyond me. Florida is a stand your ground state. Guy bangs on his door, doesn't announce he's police from the get go, doesn't answer when Roger asks who's there, and hides from the peephole so Roger gets his weapon just in case. People impersonate cops all the time, who's to say it wasn't someone else?
Secondly there wasn't even a *chance* at de-escelation. I've seen cops with guns *aimed* at them react better than this.
Investigate the entire sheriff department, them mag dumping on a dude for an acorn falling was messed up. There is a training issue there and that community is in danger because of it.
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This is from the same department where a cop blindly started shooting because he mistook an ACORN for gunfire months ago. Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Department is an embarrassment!
The problem here is that anyone can claim to be a police officer at your door. Every officer has the duty to identify themselves as a police officer upon visualization. With that being said he had every right and the duty to protect his home because it could had been criminal lying and pretending to be a police officer. The police officer shot this man in his own home and the man was not even on the easement of his home. Furthermore I do not see any reason to claim self defense. He did not have the weapon aimed at the police officer in an aggressive manner nor did he give any reasonable cause for aggression. The officer unfortunately acted on assumptions verses facts. Civilians act on assumptions professionals do not have that luxury. A sad day 😢
Call the cops, instead of confronting the criminals then. You will live longer
@@John_Smith_86clearly not when it’s the cops shooting the innocent people
The only command he gave his was "step back" at no point was Roger given a command to drop his weapon, nor was hhe given time to do so...This is murder.
True, but Forston never should have brought a weapon to talk to a deputy.
And he may have died if he waited a split second later. Why would the cop politely take time to request whether or not the suspect would consider cordially putting his weapon down? Nobody has that kind of time. Don’t ever greet the cops with a gun in your hand.
@@waynesullivant Being that anyone can yell whatever they like, best just never open your door to anyone.
Or you could all stop being terrified of each other for a minute, that might help.
@@Monkeh616 He knocked at least twice in front of the door. The suspect is obviously scrounging for something. So the cop stays away from the door so that the suspect can’t shoot him through the door using the peephole. Then his fear of seeing a weapon is validated!
@@waynesullivant And the idea that by staying out of view of the peephole he gives the impression he doesn't want to be seen and identified never enters his, or your, head. And that he stepped away almost immediately after the first, unidentified knock, giving no time for anyone inside to come to the door and see him, totally ignored.
Maybe the 'suspect' was looking for his pants? Maybe he's not a 'suspect' at all but another human being doing nothing wrong while you act on nothing but hearsay from a person who had to be pushed multiple times to guess at an apartment number?
Maybe you and the 'officer' (term used loosely.) started out with completely the wrong mindset and the result is the trivially avoidable loss of innocent life? Nah. You're perfect and nothing is wrong.
Deputy should most definitely be charged for his actions!!!
Nope 👎🏼
Why would you answer the door for the police with a gun in your hand.
Because police kept knocking on the door without identifying himself and hid himself from the view. The guy was not even pointing his gun toward the scared officer. @@gophukyurselvs3621
@@gophukyurselvs3621 thats not illegal.
No charges will stem from this.
To anyone who thinks there will be charges- if you walked over to the neighbors house right now and knocked on the door, and he answered with a gun in his right hand.. are you going to run away and hope he doesn’t shoot you? Or are you gonna remain calm and continue talking to the neighbor like nothing is wrong?
It's inside his residence and he is allowed to have a gun inside his residence. It wasn't pointed or brandished in any way.
My front door doesn't allow me to see who's there unless I open it. Last year a police officer came to my door, without announcing he was an officer, because he was helping my neighbors find their dog who got loose. I came to the door with my 45 behind my leg and opened my door. The officer never said a word about it, he just asked if I had seen a lost dog in the area. He was respectful and I was too, but I am not able to see who's on my porch from inside my house so of course I go ready to act if need be and have every right to do so and expect I won't be shot dead for doing what normal people do that live in a high crime area.
"behind my leg" Might be the difference there
ummm, would you happen to be the same complexion as this young man?
@@John_Smith_86a police officer came knocking on my door 3am but I couldn’t see anything thing outside cuz it was pitch black and he didn’t address himself, grabbed my shotgun an held it downward in my right hand and opened the door and saw him, he looked and addressed himself an said put down the gun respectfully and no attitude and asked if I know such and such an has they been by. It’s not illegal too hold a gun from your house, this cop should have verbal commands f
@dereksmith6097 No, I'm not, and as much as I want to say that's irrelevant, in my heart, I do believe that probably is a huge reason it happened like it did.
The issue for me is that I wasn't raised on hatred. My Dad taught me that a man's character is what matters. Furthermore, I know God sent His Son to die for all men, meaning each and every soul is valued the same, so I have a difficult time seeing the world in color like most Americans do today. Unfortunately, most people would rather live in color than see the fact that we are all precious in God's eyes, so yes, it's ugly.
@@305dadecountyy Not your fault if he didn't declare he was the police.
There have been no-knock raids where they accidentally killed some innocent poor fellows.
This cop did announce himself. So, different situation. You reap what you sow
That looks like 2nd degree murder which will earn the deputy 25 years minimum in jail in Florida.
BS.
How ??? Because the law states cops dont have to wait for a person to be pointing the gun for them to use deadly force so I'm confused on what law he broke ???? Look it up and if you don't like it get the law changed
@@washguy9577
He will becellmates with Chauvin.
@@washguy9577 citation needed the cop was also coving the door peep hole with his stopping the citizen from seeing him and knowing who was there
That cop was 'primed' before he even got in the elevator. He murdered Roger Fortson!!
Gun in hand while answering the police is a death wish. Call the station or talk to them behind the closed door if you aren't sure if it's the police.
The gun is clearly pointed at the ground that he's supposedly allowed to take a stand on.
In Florida, "Stand Your Ground" is inapplicable when Law Enforcement a) identifies itself, and b) orders a citizen to do something.
@questianna I'm the Sheriff's office. Give me your password. You can trust me with your life even though I didn't do anything at all to establish my claim as factual, and even actively conceal my identify from you.
Oh and you have a split second to decide before consequences happen, you either get robbed or worse.
@@questiannaThink of the logic on the other side though.
You hear a loud banging at the door. Someone calls out Sherrifs office. You look in the peep-hole and can't see anyone.
You know there is no reason for the cops to be at your house.
What would you be thinking?
Stand your ground doesn't apply. He didn't even aim the gun or threaten cop
Cop was hiding.
@@J1mb0Y88facts. If I look out my peep hole after someone is banging on my door and I don't see anyone, I'm grabbing something
Don't open the door. Call 911.
Tough lesson to learn. But now he knows.
how the hell did the busy body Karen just happen to walk by the door and hear them fighting inside.
So this absolutely genius heard a cop yelling "Sheriff's office open the door" and decided to pull out a gun to escalate for no absolute reason.
What do you think an arm robber would yell for you to open your door? “Genius”
@@akemejames2855The cop also hid from the peephole each time, so it easily could have been a robber to the guy
So the officer ignores the fact the incident was happening on the fourth floor and exits on the third and stays there, seems like this piggie was just out for blood.
The Airman was well within his rights to have a firearm, especially if he did not knew who exactly was knocking.
He did not threaten the officer but complied by opening up the door. There was no sudden movements on his part, no antagonistic behaviour but the officer escalated way too quickly and without any reason.
So sad it ended this way, I don't think the officer should be on patrol.
Since there was a gun in the Airman's hand, they probably will throw away any charges in the court. So so sad that it ended this way.
RIP ✝️ 😢
I was just pull over in Saratoza because I was going 9 miles over the speed limit, yes I was breaking the law, but almost shit on my pants when the deputy approached my car. I was just talking to myself, "dont do anything stupid, or you will get shot"
Land of the free right? ACAB
Smart man
That woman didn't even know what apartment....I think 1401... wtf!!!! This young man is dead!!!!
I KNOW! WTF!! 🤷♂. She is "apart" of this murder! A "piece" in this crime, fcol. -smdh.
THE COP STARTED DOOR BANGING WITHOUT IDENTIFYING HIMSELF. He only stated he was law enforcement after the second round after which the Veteran probably had already had jumped off the couch in panic while on a FaceTime call. From the Officer Hiding, when the armed Veteran goes with his weapon to the door, looks thru the eye lens and sees nobody, his panic levels probably stayed the same or spiked. The sight of a police officer in the eye lens would have most likely than not prompted him to lower his guard, put the gun down in a nearby counter, and have a cordial & respectful conversation with th e officer as both are servers of their country in different ways. The outcome would have been entirely something else. If the police officer had maybe exercised more common sense and possibly been less scared. If the officer was comfortable enough with the situation to go up a few stories no partner. Why would he fear gunfire through a door? Anyone that’s ever had their door knocked on by police. You see two police officers waiting on the other side most times. If he was scared of possible firing cuz Kares briefing on the situation he could have sat tight for a second and wait for his partner or called for back up…
That is a long paragraph to say that he wouldn't have been shot if he didn't answer the door with a gun in his hand.
@1lapmagic maybe you should read the paragraph again. Slowly this time for comprehension...
Why do you get in panic if somebody knocks on the door?
@@C_Beckerbecause the knock was very aggressive and no one announced themselves you’ve never been in the situation so I doubt u know
The laws state that cops don't have to wait until a gun is pointed directly at them to use deadly force making everything you said irrelevant.
The Man head a gun wondering who the hell is knocking on my door like that. Dude was taken precaution.
This is wrong. Even the lady who called the police should be held accountable. How was she outside and being able to follow the supposed argument so clearly, and yet still directed the police to the wrong flat? No excuse for the police whatsoever. If there was a fight going on, they would have heard voices from outside, if the lady was telling the truth, so why even insisting? It's not as if someone inside the flat called them. Strangely, we still have not heard about a fight happening even at a different flat near the victim's one. I hope that lady will be tormented with guilt for the rest of her life. Not that we should not alert the police if we had good reasons to believe that someone' s life may be in danger, but listening to her conversation with the police, she sounds just like someone who likes putting her nose where she shouldn't. Imagine your neighbours calling the police because you seem to be arguing with someone in your flat.
Mans literally opened the door holding his weapon in a downward position annnd he put his hand up that cop had no reason to open fire
If you run up behind your friend and say "BOO" they have no reason to be afraid.
@@waynedonoghue4071 Too very different actions try again.
This is a friend standing right in front of you and saying "BOO!" or opening the door that YOU knocked on and played peekaboo at the peephole with, so they opened it with a bat in their hand for fear of a robbery.😑
@@Fangzaprika A bat and a gun are two different things try again.
If that was a bat, the officer wouldn't have fired. A bat cannot take the officer's life before he says "lower your weapon". A gun can.
This is a man who the officer was told is "aggressive", opening the door with an unconcealed gun in his hand. It was the Karen who pointed him to this house. A lot of blame is on her. But the cop had every reason to believe it was the home of the "aggressive" individual.
@@waynedonoghue4071if that officer wasn’t smart enough to give verbal commands first and de-escalate the situation without firing than why you think he wouldn’t shoot someone that opened the door with a baseball bat or a little kitchen knife in they hand?
@waynedonoghue4071 Not the uno reverse you think it is. Both are weapons and science plus a bunch of other variables can be used to prove that theory of yours incorrect, but it still doesn't detract from my initial statement.
This guy just doesn't have qualities to be a police officer, he is too easily spooked. I don't say it in a negative sense, as this is probably a great quality in many many occupations, just not police. In police you need hardened Dirty Harry-type guys who would not even flinch when the gun is pointed at their head and call it a bluff until they see the guy is really about to pull the trigger, then they act. I know nowadays it's probably hard to find those guys so maybe they should just cut the numbers by half and double the wage of those that qualify, as they would probably be 2 times more efficient anyway, and also much cheaper in the end as they would not drag down their own departments with lawsuits.
The first time he banged on the door he didn’t announce himself and stood out of view of the peephole. He then announced himself the second and third time whilst still standing out of view. I would be answering that door armed also
4:12 Victim steps back immediately as soon as the cop warns him. Holds up his hand with his gun pointed down signaling this was a misunderstanding. As he is stepping back with his arm raised and gun pointed down while following the officers instructions at 4:13 just a second later the cop unloads multiple shots not even assessing the situation. The young man was the only person in this video with common sense once he realized this was actually the police and not someone trying to rob him. If the officer took 3 seconds to properly deescalate the situation once his weapon was withdrawn this young man would still be alive.
Cop is a murderer
Think about the logics of this.
If you know you are an innocent person,
you know the cops wouldn't just bang on your door for no fucking reason,
You are just sitting there playing video games.
What else do you think?
This is why Swatting is so dangerous
Considering they blocked out part of the video, I can only assume that cop murdered that man.
Just ask if they have a warrant and if not leave please.
The only thing I can assume why in this instant Roger assume it was a stranger and not the police, is because the deputy knocked a few times but chose to stay of peephole sight without identifying himself for 10-20 seconds. Only in last 10-20 seconds before the deputy shot Roger, he announce sheriff deputy once and again a few seconds before he shot Roger. Roger did not have enough time to put away his weapon. He is a service man i dont think he will deliberately avoid or cause trouble with the police. There was inaudible audio saying police. Was it Roger who said because at then the deputy hasnt announce himself and was knocking the door and staying away from the peephole? No one inside at this point would have police was outside. Did he thought a stranger was outside and wanted to call police for help?
It doesnt clear the deputy action of why he shot Roger, it just confuses me why he shot Roger. This could honestly be a 5 to 10 mins conversation of just clearing up the incident the lady reported. It was a misunderstanding caused by the deputy that a stranger was outside instead of the police and made fatal by the deputy action.
Best comment here so far
If that was true, then why did he come out to confront the supposed criminal, instead of calling 911? And cops don't like to stand directly in front of the door. It is normal to take cover behind the walls
You're confused why cops shoot people who open the door holding guns?
WTH was that?!?!? In short it was a cop murdering a young man because he was scared. The cop who was probably wearing body armor and heavily armed. Is first gut reaction was to keep firing until his clip was empty. You would think his cop training would have taught him to seek cover, not lean into the bullets being fired at him, oh wait there were no bullets being fired at him. Now all his cop buddies are going to pretend that it was a justified killing. His Sheriff is going to state some BS about a department policy that doesn't break Florida's stand your ground law or the US Constitution. Then the courts are going to let this menace to society get away with the murder of an innocent man serving his country as a soldier. Then there will be years of appeals until it makes it to the US Supreme Court who ultimately decide in the favor of the government. Maybe I need a good copsplaining to understand why people don't trust the cops or the courts.
Basically the people who gave the officer the wrong unit number should be charged too wtf
"I wasn't sure where it came from," yet she gives 1401. So how did she know which apartment? She gave the wrong apartment #. I hope she is haunted by this for the rest of her life!!!!
Now, the Sherrif is at the door. Where's the disturbance?! Plus, he's knocking on the door but not showing his face! This is absolutely horrible!!!!!! I hope that cop goes to prison and prison justice IS SERVED!!!!
I didn’t know where the noise came from but it came from 1401
ikr -smdh at this stupid, simple-minded woman & stupid, simple-minded LEO/ROBOCOP 😖
What right did the cop have to even disturb this man? He overstepped. On the word of a witness.
Did his neighbors SWAT him?
Cop's perspective: If the reports were accurate and there was a domestic disturbance where a woman was beaten to death, and the cop didn't take the witness seriously and didn't disturb the resident, people (possibly you) would be saying just the opposite, that the cop didn't do enough and should have conducted a welfare check on a DV call.
@@questiannathe man was home alone! What DV call? He listened at the door and it was silence, so obviously it was not an accurate report.
Who is not even certain of where the disturbance came from!
The Airman got swatted
3:40 - Roger says: Who Is it? - The officer doesn't say anything. That's probably when he unholstered his gun.
This police department is quite literally a joke.
I hope the cop gets his in prison.
We know there will be a settlement. We also know that taxpayers will foot the bill, which is not a problem because they keep voting for extremists like Desantis and IDF-trained sheriffs and police.
Cop’s wrongdoings:
1. Believed a random woman 100% about a potential DV issue who stated she also wasn’t sure at first where the arguing was coming from. Also didn’t ask her how she now knows it’s 1401.
2. Approaching a potentially dangerous situation alone when partner was nearby.
3. Knocked without identifying who he was, stepped to the side of the door (so if someone then checked they wouldn’t have seen anyone). And only after hearing someone did he identify himself.
4. Shot well before assessing the situation and never got into an armed stance. Literally just said back up and shot Roger.
5. Told Roger to drop the weapon AS and AFTER he shot him. To also emphasize error #4. He never ever had his gun drawn, asked to drop the weapon, and allow time to drop said weapon.
You get numb to a lot of these, but I audibly gasped at this on. RIP Roger Fortson.
Opening the door to a sheriff with a gun in your hand, why would anyone do that?
Whoa....this is murder for sure
Unbelievable, You took this Young man's Life. Thanks Karen
She heard domestic violence, how the fuck is caring about a woman being abused make her a Karen? Also he got himself killed
@@carlthelongshoreman1979 it was the wrong apartment and a report from domestic abuse 6 days ago
@@zenever0 Who is the female and how did the she have the wrong apartment? She seemed confident.
Now she sleeps peacefully every night thinking how she made America Great again.
@@zenever0 Police have responded that it was not the wrong apartment.
Jail. That wasn’t even close to self defense. 0-100 just because he’s holding a weapon…AFTER..you knock and hide. You hear the victim say: “who is it?”…but someone is hiding. I’d arm myself too! And the victim STILL never raised the weapon, spoke, nothing! Just rounds flying into him. Smh
Exactly. He is grossly incompetent on the lowest level of incompetence.
What did he think was going to happen? Opening the door to a policeman with a gun in his hand
Don’t open the door for police with a gun in your hand
Why? It's his fking right in his property! That police going to jail.
@@SteelerzReignSupremeIIActually it isnt his right if its a law enforcement officer, go do your own research in their state code, cops getting off
@@billyboy4477
Post a source!
@@billyboy4477
The castle doctrine, you high-school dropout.
@@billyboy4477
He is going to jail, youtube attorney.
Wow that was way too quick to fire shots at that man. Very poor training by that cop. Rest in peace. Broke my heart when he said “i dont have it”.
That lady told him that the argument and slap was 2 weeks and that she didn’t call the police that cop went up there on some vigilante type shit!! The first time he beat on the door “ did not announce himself and he stepped away from the peep “ in that time Mr Fortson went to retrieve his firearm and did not hear the subsequent knocks and announcements!! Being from a state with a stand your ground law the officer should have understood that the resident could have possibly been packing and approached the situation differently considering it’s Florida the cop needs to go to prison for an unjustifiable murder because he dude didn’t present the weapon aggressively it was at his side and he didn’t not give him any commands to drop said weapon first! I’m a veteran and when we can’t stand up for our Vets that fight over seas and deal with mental issues daily then we have to live our lives being black in America and have to worry about being systematically killed at home!! We may very well still be at war over seas!!
Yea they gotta throw the book at this guy. First he was eavesdropping to make a predetermination, then he knocks without announcing himself, steps away from the door as if he was trying to be deceptive, then knocks and announces himself and the door is immediately opened and he is greeted with a man holding a gun? His first response is to shoot someone over a domestic disturbance???
As a random officer you have no clue as to why the man would come to the door with a gun. He could've been harrassed in this area, got into a previous altercation with someone who attempted to enter his home, someone could've previously threatened him etc. There are MANY reasons as to why someone would go grab their gun after an unannounced knock at their door when they aren't expecting company.
This type of behavior has been justified and tolerated too long, specifically against Black people. We've all heard of the disproportionate prejudices Black folk have dealt with in these situations compared to the leniencies white folk have been given in similar but more aggressive situations, ie brandishing a knife or firearm at police and being talked down and de-escalated. Its a shame and grossly disgusting. And its further compounded because law enforcement is aware of this and how they may be depicted and haven't seemed to do anything to dispel that whatsoever
This shouldn't be a Black and white thing, but a right and wrong thing. And police across the country have shown they're completely incapable to better handle these types of situations universally. No person regardless of color deserves to lose their lives unjustly, particularly in a situation in which the "authority" that is supposed to protect is often the authority that is destroying. Roger was far too young to have had this happen and that hurts my heart.
Prison, time now.
That man was shot for opening the door!
There seems to be a very relevant detail left out of this statement. Would you like to add anything to it?
With a gun in his hand
And holding a gun when the police are banging on your door.
At 3:40 you hear Roger say “who is it” it took ten seconds for the officer to respond to that. Roger said “sound like the police knocking”
Man we need justice now!
Right. The officer didn't initially announce himself and tried to hide to the right of the door.
Answering the door with a firearm in your hand when you know it’s a Sheriff’s deputy is a poor decision. A domestic violence call is a serious matter, in most cultures at least, so this officer saw a drawn firearm and put six in him.
why didn't the officer stand in front of the door? why was he standing on the side?
Cops are paranoid and afraid they will be shot. By doing this it makes us scared and paranoid because we cannot see who is banging on our door.
This is unbelievable. Open the door and you get a whole clip unloaded on you?? NO JUSTICE NO PEACE ✊🏽
you left out, "with a gun in your hand"
@@bw6891he had every right to have a gun. The cop has zero right to be bothering him.
@@bw6891 As you can see clearly from the video, slow it down, he NEVER once even began to point that gun at the officer. It was pointed down towards the ground in a NON-THREATENING way....
That officer did NOT act in self defense. He got scared and just started spraying when his life was never in danger.
Never pointed it at the cop, meaning he was 100% within his legal rights.
@bw6891 is it the leather taste or what?
@@bw6891 perfectly legal
5 bullets are no self-defense. That cop is no professionell. Cops should learn like they do in Germany. 3 years of training or 5 years of studying.
And who is gonna pay for that? The policing in my country is exceptional, literally the safest country on the entire planet Earth. And we pay them a fucking fortune for it
This law enforcer from the sheriffs office, shoots several shots then yells, drop the gun. He then shouts don’t move. What an ignorant command after having fired that many rounds into this man’s body you scream don’t move. Instead of saying shots fired, he should stated, I’ve fired shots, because it makes it sound like the man who was hit by the officers gunfire fired shots, when in fact he fired none.
Not defending the cop, but opening the door to police while holding a gun is not the most reasonable thing to do.
@ericbaiyee8777
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The cop banged on the door the first time without announcing who he was and hiding from the peephole. The kid retrieved his gun and was FaceTiming his girl probably in the back of the apartment. The cop then identified himself but continued to hide from the peephole that made the kid even more suspicious.
@@ericbaiyee8777So you open the door? Opening the door to a potential criminal is just inviting trouble.
Its unfortunate the man died for no reason, but he made the only choice in this situation that could result in his death.
@@Rill_1Yes, because a criminal may not be expecting an armed person. They might be expecting a regular person that thinks they are opening the door for the police.
The airman's actions can make sense, if you actually consider his perspective. He doesn't know who is outside his door (and may not have been near the door when the police announced who he was). Someone planing to invade a home isn't usually prepared to deal with an armed resident and would likely retreat as soon as they saw the gun (any gun fire is going to attract attention and the police).
Agreed, but it's not illegal either.
Plus the Cop can't prove he was a threat either.
The Young Man never pointed his gun nor raised his gun.
Plus the Officer never gave any commands to drop the gun until after he shot the victim several times.
The most intelligent thing this officer displayed was pressing the correct number on the elevator
He got a gun in his hand, that's why the police officer shoot.
Sorry for your loss. Kid came to the door with a gun in hand... Some cops can't handle it some can. He gambled with the wrong cop
What was that??? He open the door he didnt even give him time to explain. He just emptied a clip into him. Beyond ridiculous!!! That cop is a murderer!!!
It WAS NOT a "clip" (the correct term is "magazine") and the cop DID NOT empty it, @SylentStar0009.
1401. Correct address.
Doesnt matter. The man commited no crime and his actions were protected by the bill of rights. Lick more boot you racist retard.
From someone who walked by 2 weeks ago 4 stories down with superhearing......yea
I remember a similar case of a man named Ryan Whitaker. He and his girlfriend were making dinner and playing video games late at night. They were being loud and obnoxious playing Crash Bandicoot against each other, and someone upstairs got mad and called the police on them. In the recording of the upstairs neighbor call to the police you can tell he was clearly lying and literally said something along the lines of "I'll say yes to whatever get's yall here faster." The cops arrive and it's the same exact situation of knocking and then hiding from the peephole. Ryan had also been getting pranked with loud knocks on his door at night and didn't hear the officers announce their presence due to music being played in his apartment, just like in this case where Mr Fortson was on a face time call and didn't hear this officers announcement. So he opened it with a gun pointed down just like this young man. He sees 1 officer who was hiding to the left and then gets shot in the back from the right. In that instance, Ryan was shot as he knelt down and placed the gun on the floor (never pointed at officers) and the other hand raised in surrender. The officer who shot him was given a 240-hour suspension and remains employed as a police officer. Never prosecuted and didn't even lose his job. I imagine the same will happen here. In this case, this woman clearly had better intentions than the other caller I mentioned, but everyone needs to understand that any time you call a police officer to resolve an issue, there is a chance that coward will kill the first thing his mind can't immediately identify as nonthreatening. Giving the police information you do not know to be correct, no matter how well-intentioned, can be a death sentence for an innocent person. I don't lay the blame at her feet, but I imagine she will never call the police again. Even if she has every reason to do so at a later date to protect herself and others, I doubt she will and that's a sad reality many people deal with. Better to let a crime slide than potentially call someone who will cause an even worse situation. Let this be a lesson - NEVER open your door. If you're unsure then speak through the door to see who is knocking and hiding from view. If they claim they're an officer but still won't show you themselves then tell them to have dispatch call you. Even then you can tell them to fuck off and get a warrant or you can choose to open the door and speak to them. Of course, this also poses the risk of putting you in direct contact with someone with a bruised ego because you didn't immediately respect their authority. If they're a normal person they'll understand and ask you what questions they will...but if not...then it puts you at the mercy of someone who will try to escalate the situation as much as they can so they can bury your nose into the ground put you in handcuffs and give you their favorite charges - Resisting arrest and assaulting a police officer. Does it matter if there was no crime committed to be arrested for in the first place? nope. Does it matter that the "assault" committed against the officer was the scrapes and bruises on their knuckles from beating you? Nope. Charges that will cost you your job and all future gainful employment. Charges that will be expensive to tackle. Charges you might just have to take a plea deal for, just to minimize the consequences. How humiliating. We get beat and our rights abused all for the sake of another man's ego and they make YOU "plea" for mercy and forgiveness. Even if your story goes viral and the entire world sees what happens, rarely can you expect any form of justice. The officer will go on, with the same career, and millions of police apologists calling them a hero, and telling their fellow citizens you should simply follow all police orders and none of this would have happened. I imagine Roger Fortson was quite good at following orders given his career, but how long did he have to do so here? You know he wasn't given a chance to do as commanded. Even if you get enough public support to put pressure on the legal system to take action, the best you can hope for is to get a settlement. The best justice you can hope for is being handed a bag of money and being told to shut up and consider the matter over. and how can we blame people for taking it? It's that or nothing. Another humiliation.
Lady was unclear on who or what was the situation. And this officer hid outta sight 2 times when knocking on the door, like if he were performing a break-in, of course he armed himself. SrA Fortson's family deserves justice on both people leading to this tragic death.
Avoiding gunshots through the door
That is murder. He should pray to god that it wasn't my son he murdered and that we never meet.
Why? What are you going to do?
@@redspice3230What do you think ???? Jesus some ppl are so dumb.
@@redspice3230 NARC!
Lol internet idiot u will say and do nothing just like everyone else
Why would anyone in his right mind, knowing that the police were outside their door greet the officer with a gun in their hand? Is that smart? Even if it’s legal, why spend extra time to grab your gun when a cop is knocking at your door?
I can't stamd all the people saying the officer announced himself. How do you even know where the airmen is in the apartment. If he was back in a bedroom, it would have barely been audible.
Open his mouth and ask, who's at the door?
Exactly the cop was banging on the door the first time without identifying himself and being paranoid and hiding from the Peephole. The kid was probably retrieving his weapon when the cop identified himself but still continued to hide from the peephole that made the Kid even more suspicious.
Each time, he made sure not to be seen in the peephole, furthering the homeowners distrust that this might not be the police at all. Maybe someone playing like they are the police because he knew he didnt call 911 so to him there would be no reason for police to be there...but each time he looked, he couldnt see anyone in the peephole.
To avoid gunshots through the door
First time the officer asked “which door is it?” You can tell she was deterring and didn’t 100% know. And From Karen’s body language after asked the 2nd time “which door is it?” She seemed nervous and super unsure like you can hear her dumb brain racing. Something something is off
Cold blooded murder