Ex-cop who shot, killed Rayshard Brooks was previously reprimanded for use of force

[brooklynite]

Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Atlanta police on Monday released the disciplinary histories for both officers involved in the shooting death of Rayshard Brooks, revealing that one of them had previously been reprimanded for use of force involving a firearm.

Garrett Rolfe, the 27-year-old officer who was fired after shooting and killing Brooks on Friday night in a Wendy’s parking lot, received a written reprimand in 2017 due to the complaint. In his seven-year stint with the department, it was his only use-of-force complaint before Friday’s shooting.

The documents provided by police do not go into further detail, so the circumstances of the incident and reprimand remain unclear.

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[tblue37]

1. Your link isn't a link. nt

[certainot]

2. the film of him moving his finger for brooks to follow made clear he was having fun

and abusing brooks

[bonniebgood]

3. officer clearing provoking and escalating the situation. why was he being arrested in the first plac

[Judi Lynn]

4. Glad you mentioned it. Sadistic bully.

[onetexan]

5. spot on. This crooked cop had all intents to harm the man. There were many opps to deescalate and

peacefully resolve the situation without further incident. They took none of those steps to deescalate but rather proceeded to aggravate the situation by arresting the man for no reason. This was not a spur of the moment thing. The video was almost an hour long and clearly shows intent to harm. If a policeman does not know how to handle such a simple situation he/she has no bisuiness in that capacity and should not be allowed to hold such a position.

[JudyM]

6. Yes, that seemed like passive aggressive trolling. Con-trolling.

[Judi Lynn]

7. Cop who allegedly shot and killed Rayshard Brooks had 12 citizen complaints on his record

17 Jun, 2020 6:51am

news.com.au
By: James Hall

The Atlanta policeman who shot and killed unarmed black man Rayshard Brooks on the weekend had a long list of citizen complaints on his record, including a reprimand for excessive force with a firearm.

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Garrett Rolfe had a long list of complaints on his record. Photo / Twitter

COPS CLEANED UP SCENE

It's been alleged that the two cops involved in the shooting, Rolfe and Brosnan, collected their shell casings rather than giving first aid to the man dying on the ground.

It is claimed they waited more than two minutes before even checking his pulse, a lawyer for Brooks' family claims.

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"They appear to be caring more about covering their tracks than providing aid," he said of the officers, Garrett Rolfe and Devin Brosnan.

"Aid that could have saved his life if allegedly he was taken to the hospital and died in surgery. But they didn't give that to him."

"One kicks him and flips him over," Stewart claimed of the officers.

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