Alton Sterling shooting. Does the store owner have a case?

[Saintsfan6]

http://m.wafb.com/wafb/db/330682/content/GHFCEt1O

I want opinions from LEO and people who have studied law on the topic of this guys case.

Is this guy just trying to get a quick payday? Is he trying to give police a hard time? Is he trying to remove possible incriminating evidence from Alton's side?

 

[Old School]

That's his people


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[noob]

He wants to "please" his customers. By being on their side, they will still patronize his shop. His client base is probably 99% black, can't afford to lose them.

 

[Gator 45/70]

Sounds like he's a partner of the deceased and was allowing illegal activities on his property.

 

[charlie12]

All the LEO's are probably busy or sleeping

I would say payday, and doesn't want the video to be used might show what's been going on there

 

[JeeperCreeper]

From what Emperor said they stole all the beer... I'm pretty sure he's fresh out of cases!

 

[2011Corvette]

He wants to "please" his customers. By being on their side, they will still patronize his shop. His client base is probably 99% black, can't afford to lose them.

99% black? Have you driven by that place? I would think his revenue has been down because of all this and has probably lost some inventory without being paid for over the last week or so.

 

[bigtattoo79]

I would say payday, and doesn't want the video to be used might show what's been going on there

How great would it be if it showed Alton pulling a gun on the 911 caller?

 

[GBob01]

Alton Sterling shooting. Does the store owner have a case?

The cops will tell you "No".
His attorneys will tell you "Yes".
The city will settle out of court for a couple million,
And the residents will all pay for it.

 

[dk.easterly]

Have a case for what? He called 911. He filmed the incident. It's evidence.

 

[Blue Diamond]

Its also private property taken without a court order and probably against his will.

Have a case for what? He called 911. He filmed the incident. It's evidence.

 

[general mills]

I want opinions from LEO

I would think that LEO has been advised not to post on any social media. I would not expect any of our police members to post anything for a while.

But two points I see are I did not think the police were there because of him selling cd's, but because he was pulling a gun out on someone. I don't think it would matter what permissions he had at that point.

Also, I'm assuming these are bootleg CD's of some kind, copies of movies and such, so.........your giving someone permission to sell illegal material on your property?

 

[Pas Tout La]

He wants to "please" his customers. By being on their side, they will still patronize his shop. His client base is probably 99% black, can't afford to lose them.

That's kind of what I'm thinking. It's more of an act of self preservation than anything. If he willfully cooperates with LEO, then his clientele will turn on him resulting in the potential loss of revenue, his business, or his life.

Also, I'm assuming these are bootleg CD's of some kind, copies of movies and such, so.........your giving someone permission to sell illegal material on your property?

I have no way of knowing for sure, but I'd be willing to bet he was selling more than just bootleg CDs and DVDs.

 

[swampfoxx]

He already stated in the news that Alton had a gun. He has ratted on the dude, and is now trying to make it better. He can go back to Syria for all I care.

 

[Emperor]

He already stated in the news that Alton had a gun. He has ratted on the dude, and is now trying to make it better. He can go back to Syria for all I care.

No! He can't!

 

[sliguns]

Sounds like he has a valid case...?

http://thefreethoughtproject.com/sterling-surveillance-video-stolen-no-warrant/

 

[Emperor]

Sounds like he has a valid case...?

http://thefreethoughtproject.com/sterling-surveillance-video-stolen-no-warrant/

Baton Rouge, LA — A graphic cell phone video showing two officers execute a man at point blank range last week prompted immediate outrage in a Baton Rouge community. While the first video was enough to enrage the community, another video, released the Wednesday after the shooting, was absolutely horrifying. Now, according to a recent lawsuit, the surveillance video may be even worse.

The owner of the Triple S Food Market, the store Sterling was killed in front of, has since filed a lawsuit against the Baton Rouge police department for their theft of his surveillance video — without a warrant.

Abdullah Muflahi, the store’s owner, is suing Baton Rouge and its police department. Muflahi accused authorities of illegally taking him into custody and confiscating his entire security system without a warrant.

Muflahi alleges that his surveillance video was stolen and that he was illegally detained by cops for hours — for the sole act of watching them murder Alton Sterling and having it on video.

According to the Daily Beast, Muflahi claims in a lawsuit filed Monday in Baton Rouge district court that after officer Blane Salamoni killed Sterling, he immediately told responding officers Lt. Robert Cook and Officer Timothy Ballard to confiscate the *entire store security system* and detain him.

*I told them I would like to be in the store when [they took it],* Muflahi told The Daily Beast, adding that he also demanded they get a warrant for the seizure of his private property.


Instead, Cook and Ballard took away Muflahi’s cellphone (and the video on it) and locked him in the back of their car before they entered the store, the Daily Beast reports.


*I was pounding on the car window when they went into the store,* Muflahi said.

*The officers would not allow Mr. Muflahi to use the restroom inside of his business establishment and he was escorted to the side of his building and forced to relieve himself right there within arm distance of a BPRD officer and in full view of the public,* the lawsuit states.

Instead of being allowed to call his friends and family, Muflahi was held in the back of a police cruiser, against his will, while cops ransacked his store.

When CNN ran the story of the lawsuit Tuesday, they claimed police had a warrant to search the store. However, according to court records, that warrant was not filed until Monday morning, after police found out they were being sued — six days after cops stole the video from Muflahi.

No prejudice in this story!

This article sounds like it could have been written by the dumbass and Eric Holder after the George Zimmerman shooting.

I'm surprised at you Sli! A core foundation of the principles we both believe in within the Constitution is a fair trial, and the presumption of innocence?!?

 

[sliguns]

No prejudice in this story!

This article sounds like it could have been written by the dumbass and Eric Holder after the George Zimmerman shooting.

I'm surprised at you Sli! A core foundation of the principles we both believe in within the Constitution is a fair trial, and the presumption of innocence?!?

yeah i didn't really like the article, but was more concerned with the store owner testimony and the actions and timeline associated with it.

 

[Emperor]

yeah i didn't really like the article, but was more concerned with the store owner testimony and the actions and timeline associated with it.

I hear you! Though I bet you could of gotten what you were after without the editorial condemnation of guilt!

 

[sliguns]

I hear you! Though I bet you could of gotten what you were after without the editorial condemnation of guilt!

well, someone sent that article to me and i just flipped it out over here without looking around the webs, probably should have provided some comment while posting lol