Jackson Jambalaya

Just a criminal coming home to roost. No News Here!

From what's reported here, whether the suspect was armed is not automatically relevant, and whether that question "should be" answered does not automatically follow.

A plea to the people of Jackson. The next time you see a policeman from another city chasing a thug from Jackson please throw the thugs that have been hiding in your house out into the street. Maybe the policeman will take a few of them along with the thug he is chasing. Your state will thank you.

Assuming the Police Chase started in Madison County or on County Line Rd. (covered by both Ridgeland and Jackson PD's) then came into Hinds County, why is the suspect in Warren County Hospital? Not adding up to me.

RICHland

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RIDGEland

I believe this was a Richland officer (Rankin County).

I watched the interview with the Mayor. Is his message that when the perp reaches the City limits in Jackson that Rankin or Madison officers are not allowed to follow? So it is home free and back to a safe hide-out.
Optics look bad.

Jackson is sanctuary city for criminals. When is the mayor & his appointed city police going to address this.

So you have no problem with a cop shooting an unarmed suspect if he does not have an actual reasonable fear for his own physical safety or life? Just asking for a friend while I chill at Fresh Market making fun of the idiots who shop at Whole Foods and refuse to leave Jackson.

So will the Radical City be doxxing this officer?

Just a perception of police violence. NEXT!!!!!!

It is my understanding that when the suspect jumped out of the car it looked like he had a weapon. After he ran, there was indeed a gun found on the ground by the car, a loaded AK-47 in the car along with drugs. AND the car was stolen out of Jackson. But of course the news isn't reporting this.....

I thought the MBI said they weren't going to investigate Jackson police shootings anymore. That sure didn't last long.

Good question: Was the suspect armed?

Good reply: It shouldn't matter because he was a fleeing felon. However, it does, thus reducing the fear a criminal has when committing a crime.

Personally, I would support a law that allowed the use of deadly force to stop high speed chases. It would save some lives and the thugs would know they could be killed for evading police while endangering the public.

How can it be considered stolen? He be entitled to your ride.

All of the facts are relevant, especially whether the perp was armed. High speed chases make both cars, the perp's car, and the police car, potentially lethal to the general public. The first duty of the police is to "serve and protect". Protection from lethal danger even extends to the policeman's own car which the officer drives with concern and discretion. Officers are taught and expected not to shoot into a crowd of people even if a criminal might escape. They must also be expected not to endanger the public with a high speed chase unless absolutely necessary, even in the city of Jackson where only criminals live. It's a case by case determination and sometime the chase goes too far.
In this case the perp must have had a criminal history as armed and dangerous or was an active shooter since the officer felt his apprehension was a life and death issue outside his jurisdiction. This is coming from someone who supports police.

As a citizen with no criminal record and no intention of ever pointing a firearm at a police officer, I feel pretty confident that I won't be shot by a police officer. I also pull over when a police vehicle is behind me with the blue lights on. I think anyone who does the same is pretty safe from getting shot by a cop.

Seems simple to me. But I also feel like people are responsible for the actions and not everything ahold be blamed on someone else.

You got it Dub! Just follow the officer's commands, and everyone lives to see tomorrow.

@January 9, 2019 at 12:25 PM

It wasnt a JPD officer that shot. What part of Richland did you not get?

I'm disappointed in you, Kingfish. I don't care if the guy was armed or not. It's high time we return to the premise of 'armed unless nekkid and obviously NOT'. I don't want two cops showing up at the front door of another to tell the wife and kids their man ain't coming home. Fuck armed! Leave that shit to Tom Head and Y'all Politics.

They got this all wrong LMFAO the story's people and the news tells get y'all's damn story's straight if y'all gonna post it on the internet jeez

It amazes me how everyone can comment on a situation they no nothing about cuz if they did they would no there was 2 people in that car one of them being the owner of the car. But I've not heard anyone say anything about that. R the fact that the person was shot in his back by richland police while being unarmed. His only wrong was running from them but that's a lesson to learn do run cuz richland will shoot u in the back crazy. Ricland just goes to far with their law. I mean they threaten people freedom if they don't snitch on somebody now they shooting somebody in the back for just running it's sad

My biggest problem with police chases is when the chase goes through residential areas. Byram chased a car to my street in south Jackson. The criminal ran a red light and slammed into an innocent citizen's car. The criminal ran, and I don't think they found him. The innocent citizen was hurt, and his car was totaled. Glass was all over the street. My teenage son went into street and cleaned up the glass because all the responsible parties (the criminal and the police) just left the scene. Police chases should end the minute it reaches a residential area.

If the police were free to shoot the criminal that was running you would have a lot less police chases. The criminals would quite running

@12:10 Police DON'T "chase" a criminal into a residential area. Criminals purposefully DRIVE into residential areas.
You must be a special kind of stupid....smh!!