If Americans say they would be scared if their house was being broken into, I would say I'd be more scared of being rescued than being robbed after reading this story.This is a tragic story of stupidity, vulgarity, and more stupidity. Tony Arambula of Phoenix, Arizona cornered an armed intruder in his son's bedroom. He then called 911. Desperate and screaming in the phone for help, the 911 agent tries to calm him down while help is on the way.
Or so he thinks...
Instead, says Good Morning America, a Phoenix police officer confused Arambula for the intruder and shot him six times before realizing his mistake, a moment captured on the 911 call with a simple "Fuck."
Even after realizing their mistake, ABC reported, "Arambula said he was treated roughly, being dragged out of the house and transported briefly on the hood of a police car."
Wait... on the hood of a police car? I'm sorry but I'm definitely getting a visual of the poor guy in handcuffs placed in the middle of a suburban road and then run into by an angry cop.
Now Arambula, 35, who survived, (wait fer real? how many places can you shoot before its somewhere deadly?) but faces a lifetime of pain, is suing the city of Phoenix and the officers who responded to his house that night, Thank God.
The lawsuit, filed in Maricopa County Court, alleges that Phoenix Police Officer Brian Lilly and his on-scene supervisor, Sgt. Sean Coutts, quickly conspired to cover up the mistake, not realizing that 911 was still recording Arambula's call for help.
Of course they did! Didn't your mother ever tell
you that cops are corrupt jerks? My mamma did. If you are interested in reading more about corruption in America's law enforcement, please direct yourself here. Here's a visual example --->CLICK HERE to listen to Tony Arambula's 911 call to Phoenix police.
Lilly has been cleared of any wrong doing by the Phoenix Use of Force Board, but the Arambulas are suing the officer, Coutts, the city of Phoenix, the Phoenix police department and a number of unidentified emergency workers for at least $5.75 million.
"It's clearly unfortunate," said Officer Mark Spencer, president of the Phoenix Law Enforcement Association which represents 2,600 officers. "Our officers feel terrible this occurred."
Oh you feel terrible this happened? Really? Shouldn't you say something along the lines of I'm sorry but my agents are all racist idiots? That sounds better to me. I mean, your officer shot the man making the 911 call, that obviously means you employ thick headed pricks. This guy Spencer then goes to say this...
"Clearly where the blame lies is with the bad guy," Spencer said, adding that the intruder put "everyone at risk."
Let me repeat that for you, "clearly where the blame lies is with the bad guy" aka the intruder. I mean for freaks sake, can I say really enough? You mean the intruder that didn't hurt anyone but who was simply locked in a bedroom? No not the man with the loaded gun, the intruder. Oh, well now instead of thinking you employ stupid people, now I know you obviously do so because you yourself are a dimwitted imbecile. Way to go.
ABC then went on to say this...
As for Arambul
a's actions that night, Spencer said, "I don't think he did anything wrong." He added, "We agreed with the board's decision that the officer's response and action was reasonable within police policy." The city of Phoenix did not immediately respond to a request for comment. According to the lawsuit, Arambula, his wife Lesley and their two sons were at home when they heard two gunshots outside shortly before an intruder crashed through their front window and pointed a 9mm gun at Arambula and 2-year-old Zachary. The gunman, according to the lawsuit, then took off down the hall into 12-year-old Matthew's bedroom. Arambula, who had sent his wife and toddler outside the house, retrieved his own handgun and cornered the intruder who was shouting that "someone was after him and going to get him." After calling for Matthew, who had been hiding in his closet, and sending the boy outside, Arambula called 911 while continuing to point the gun at the intruder. Lesley Arambula also placed a call to 911 within seconds.
a's actions that night, Spencer said, "I don't think he did anything wrong." He added, "We agreed with the board's decision that the officer's response and action was reasonable within police policy." The city of Phoenix did not immediately respond to a request for comment. According to the lawsuit, Arambula, his wife Lesley and their two sons were at home when they heard two gunshots outside shortly before an intruder crashed through their front window and pointed a 9mm gun at Arambula and 2-year-old Zachary. The gunman, according to the lawsuit, then took off down the hall into 12-year-old Matthew's bedroom. Arambula, who had sent his wife and toddler outside the house, retrieved his own handgun and cornered the intruder who was shouting that "someone was after him and going to get him." After calling for Matthew, who had been hiding in his closet, and sending the boy outside, Arambula called 911 while continuing to point the gun at the intruder. Lesley Arambula also placed a call to 911 within seconds. Well anyway, our moral of the day: Buy crash-resistant windows, lock your doors, and describe yourself to the person receiving your 911 call, if you have time that is, so she can relay that to the police officer coming to aid you.
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