Cook County District Attorney’s Office have decided that officer Robert’s claim that a mentally ill teen was a threat to his life was enough to justify firing off 8 rounds killing the teen and his neighbor! He has since walked free, no charges!
19-year old Quintonio LeGrier and his 55-year old neighbor Bettie Jones were both shot dead / murdered, depending on who is telling the story!
The GED Report wrote:
Cook County claimed that there was insufficient evidence to prove that Rialmo was not acting in self-defense on December 26, 2015. However, shell casings found on the sidewalk and eyewitness testimony indicated that he and his partner were anywhere from 14-20 feet away from the college sophomore when he started firing at him. Where was the threat?
According to a recent study cited by Democracy Now! and co-authored by John Snook, executive director of the Treatment Advocacy Center, people with mental illness are 16 times more likely to be killed during a police encounter. In his statement, Rialmo did acknowledge that LeGrier was having a mental health crisis when he fired off eight rounds at him.
There is a protocol that police officers are supposed to follow when dealing with the mentally ill. According to a report in the Chicago Tribune, Rialmo claims he wasn’t adequately trained in that area and sued the city of Chicago. He takes no real responsibility for his choices as evidenced by his statements reported by The Root. In fact, Rialmo believes he was right:
“I have always known in my heart that I did not do anything wrong,” Rialmo was quoted as saying in the statement. “I wish that Mr. LeGrier would have been able to get help and treatment for his mental illness, and that the situation did not escalate to the point where I had no choice but to use deadly force.”
He continued, “Being right does not make it any less of a tragedy that two people are dead and I was the cause of their deaths. I will have to live with that for the rest of my life.” Well, if LeGrier brought this on himself, then shouldn’t the loss of two lives be payment enough?Apparently not. Rialmo is suing LeGrier’s estate for $10 million citing emotional distress. That’s his perception, people. Let’s move on…
Read more: http://thegedsection.com/blogs/chicago-cop-who-killed-mentally-ill-black-college-student-his-neighbor-walks-free#ixzz4YwQ5DnPG
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