This letter has been edited since its original publication to correct the number of times Officer Troy Meade fired his pistol.
I am nearly at a loss for words as I attempt to make any kind of sense regarding the acquittal of Troy Meade. There are things to be learned from this case.
It is apparent that if you have a badge and a gun you can literally get away with murder. If Mr. Meade were a civilian and not a police officer, you can count on the fact that there would have been a slam dunk conviction; not of manslaughter or second-degree murder, but of first-degree murder. The victim was unarmed and shot in the back multiple times by an individual who apparently thinks of himself as judge, jury and executioner.
Mr. Meade didn’t fire once or twice, he shot eight times toward the back of an unarmed citizen! If that does not constitute excessive use of force, what does? I am sickened, appalled, and frightened by the verdict in this case.
Priscilla Benfield
Marysville
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