Tommy Yancy, veteran of the Afghan and Iraq wars and father of two, was beaten to death by CHP after they pulled him over for not having a front license plate in Imperial, CA, this past Sunday, Mother’s Day.
A witness to the event claimed he was not resisting arrest at all, but was first attacked by a police K-9, hit with a taser, and then beaten by five officers until he died.
Another witness said that Tommy Yancy was “mad” and “uncooperative” during the traffic stop, but that police went too far in their beating.
A close friend of Yancy described him as “shy, and a comedian” an “excellent dad, who kept in contact with his army buddies every week.” His sister-in-law, Jaqueline Hernandez, described him to as “a very loving guy, loved his kids to death… they were his everything. Very funny down to earth guy, and loved by all”.
I don’t care if this man was belligerent, you don’t kill people for belligerence or even for taking a swing at an officer, especially when there are 5 cops around who can easily subdue him.
The incidence of police brutality in this country is skyrocketing as we see the federal gov’t arming themselves to the teeth, our Constitutional rights stripped and gun control measures being enacted across the country.
The government is conditioning us to ‘absolute domination or suffer the ultimate price’ by hiring these thugs and turning them lose on society.
There is so much rampant police brutality now it almost seems that brutalizing and killing people is part of some initiation process.
You can voice your complaint to the district attorney in Imperial, CA at this number: 760-482-4331
I live in Imperial county. Just erased a comment.
Damn, I don’t have a front plate, either…guess I’d better find it or suffer the possible consequences.
>:O
don’t bother complaining, they don’t care what we have to say. so sad. This is the way our vets are treated and Americans.
Disgusting! Calf. is a messed up state.
I hope they all get fired. How sad that is.
God help us. So sorry.
they should go to jail
I don’t know what really happened but regardless the gestapo got carried away again
As a veteran I know how difficult it is to take c**p from a pompous overblown self effacing policeman. Having seen many things and done things these clowns can’t even imagine. it is difficult at best to maintain yourself when they are treating you like a child or a criminal. Somentimes you would like to pull off their head and stuff it up their ass. ?The only thing is, it may very well have been in there anyway.