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
Five big bully bastards and a dog, on ONE guy? And, just for stupid front license plate missing? It is getting to the point that a hundred or so “concerned citizens” need to start showing up at every damn one of these so-called “routine” traffic stops. These guys are OUT OF CONTROL.
thugs with badges
That is crazy and despicable. No wonder some folks get to hate cops
time for paybacks
They need to be charged and then get the same treatment they dished out.
This chp should be shot died and then go after his family.
Obama’s police not yours!
BHO would be so proud->his brown-shirts killing veterans!!! Is it time to change the balance of power???
OUT OF CONTROL
The video is useless, as the camera is way too far away to see anything. We would need to see what happened initially, and hear the dialog between the police and the subject. Nothing useful here. Sounds like another case of PTSD being triggered with fatal results.