'You all are responsible': Farmington City Council blasted over fatal shooting of Chase Allan by cops
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DAVIS COUNTY, UTAH: In a recent meeting with Farmington City Council, citizens showed their outrage over the tragic shooting of Chase Allan. This comes after the 25-year-old was fatally shot 12 times by five Farmington police officers during a traffic stop on March 1, 2023, after being pulled over for an “illegitimate license plate.” One person slammed the council by saying, "That poor kid just had no license plate on his car and it took five Code Enforcement Officers to drag him out of his car and kill him."
In a video, uploaded by the YouTube channel, Here's the Deal, people took turns speaking to the council and insisted they take measures to stop such incidents. A man said, "I’m here to [ask] about what the city in the county is going to do to train their Code Enforcement Officers to keep from killing our kids,” and asked the council, “If this was your own kid or your grandkid, how would you feel?”
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'This is premeditated murder'
And continued by saying, "That poor kid just had no license plate on his car and it took five code Enforcement officers to drag him out of his car and kill him. I can’t imagine how his family feels. This needs to be taken care of. I’d like to know what steps, measurable steps, the city can take to make sure this never happens again."
He, then asked the council, "Could you appoint a committee to research this and find out what’s going on? How did it go so out of hand? It’s really on you guys.” Another person, who served 20 years in the special forces said, “You have a major problem in your city with your police department and this is premeditated murder.”
'He didn’t deserve to be shot on the street over a license plate'
One more stressed, “Traffic infractions are not law, a violation of the law." And added, “I do agree that a certain amount of civil structures and infrastructure is necessary to maintain the nice little society that we have. We don’t want people driving vehicles that are unsafe or in an unsafe manner." The individual was equipped by saying, " [But] he didn’t deserve to be shot on the street over a license plate." "You all are responsible for the conduct of your officers through the executive branch of the police that report to you directly. You’re responsible for the training."
Following the video, netizens too slammed the council with one commenting, "A shame it’s come to this… when people have to petition the government not to murder them." Another said, "Cops need to be liable and pay out of pocket and go to jail." One of many exerted, "Killing innocent people is murder. No matter what costume you wear." On the other hand, a user wrote, "Police departments DON'T need de-escalation training. They NEED to learn NON-ESCALATION. They are always....always the ones causing situations to escalate and it's all because they're on a power trip." While another commented, "That entire council needs to be named in the suite as co-conspirators if they refuse to investigate."
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