Tennessee sheriff taped saying 'I love this shit' after ordering suspect's killing

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Guardian

Oddie Shoupe is being sued for excessive force after telling deputies to shoot unarmed Michael Dial rather than risk damage to police cars

Jamiles Lartey

@JamilesLartey
Tue 6 Feb 2018 13.29 EST Last modified on Tue 6 Feb 2018 16.50 EST

A Tennessee sheriff is being sued for using excessive force after he was recorded boasting he had told officers to shoot a man rather than risk damaging police cars by ramming him off the road.

They said were ramming him, Sheriff Oddie Shoupe of White County said on tape in the aftermath of the killing of suspect Michael Dial. I said, Dont ram him, shoot him. Fuck that shit. Aint gonna tear up my cars.

Shoupe arrived on the scene shortly after police had shot Dial at the conclusion of a low-speed chase, clearly upset he had missed the excitement.

I love this shit, Shoupe said, apparently unaware that his comments were being picked up by another deputys body-worn camera. God, I tell you what, I thrive on it.


Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/feb/06/tennessee-sheriff-caught-on-tape-killing-suspect-lawsuit

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Sheriff Oddie Shoupe



Former suspect, Michael Dial

[marble falls]

1. Fucking psycho shitbag. Lawman? Psychopath with a badge.

[Eliot Rosewater]

2. Is the victim black?

[marble falls]

3. My very first thought exactly.

[Eliot Rosewater]

4. I tried to tell with the video, think so. (pic here says he is white, if it is the right pic)

Now I dont put it past filth like this to kill a poor white person, but killing black people for no reason is so common I just assumed.

NO reason.

He is white, i now see, well that should really worry the trumpers.

[PatSeg]

6. Evidently

he is just a plain old sadistic killer, though I'm sure he is racist as well.

[Eliot Rosewater]

7. White people who vote republican need to understand this is how republicans think

and if they dont want to be shot for speeding or jailed for not paying rent, they best get their asses to the polls and vote democratic.

[PatSeg]

23. Yes

There is no reason to believe you are safe because you are white. There are plenty of instances of white people, sometimes elderly or disabled having been victims of police brutality. There are law and order types who think everyone is a criminal.

[TNLib]

16. here in TN the cops dont care

They’ll kill anyone. It’s messed up. I had my house shot at by a cop who was shooting someone who speeding away for a traffic violation. Then the dumb ass cop left his gun in the street.

[jagingerusdu]

40. wow

What's wrong with you? Is that what you really think about cops? "Guy must be black..."

Good grief.

[marble falls]

42. Whats wrong with you, didn't you read what that sheriff said and did and why. It was not...

much of a stretch to wonder if the victim of this murder was a PoC. Why do you have blinders on to police misconduct????

[obamanut2012]

45. Why shouldn't s/he feel that way about cops?

You need to watch teh news more.

I figured teh victim was black, too, because critical thinking skills.

Just shoo.

[sfwriter]

48. A better question is, "What's wrong with the cops...

that this can be a reasonable assumption?"

That's the real question. Thanks for plying though and welcome to DU.

My bet <5

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[PatSeg]

5. Good lord

He looks like the sheriff from In the Heat of the Night. The lawlessness in this country is terrifying.

[FiveGoodMen]

9. If you're talking about the TV show, that sheriff was a good guy

Played by Carroll O'Connor (Archie Bunker) but not like Archie at all.

[Eliot Rosewater]

20. Sacrilege, not TV, FILM

[griloco]

35. 👍👍

[PatSeg]

43. Yes

I was thinking of Rod Steiger, though it is more a type of law enforcement that was in mind.

[Docreed2003]

13. In a bit of irony...

The County seat of White County is Sparta...”In the Heat of the Night” was set in fictional Sparta Ms.

[PatSeg]

44. Oh, that is ironic

There really are some places that are stuck in another era.

[raging moderate]

8. No.

Apparently, this sheriff and his henchmen are equal opportunity psychopaths.

[marble falls]

10. At GunMemorial.org

https://gunmemorial.org/2017/04/13/michael-zennie-dial-ii

[CanonRay]

11. He just looks like an asshole.

[ProudLib72]

12. Life w/o parole

Share an 8'x8' cell with Donnie and McConnell.

[barbtries]

14. i think murder would be a more appropriate charge.

first degree, premeditated. total callous disregard for the life of the suspect. i literally wanted to cry when i read this.

[safeinOhio]

15. My ex, a cop use to say

"who's going to arrest me, I'm a cop".

[barbtries]

22. sigh.

i would hope that he didn't take it as a license to flout the law

[safeinOhio]

28. She did.

[BHDem53]

17. His first name definitely fits.

[Stuart G]

18. I found the video where the sheriff orders stopping the defendent, (any means necessary)

Last edited Tue Feb 6, 2018, 07:52 PM - Edit history (2)

The video is now up at Video & Multimedia forum.....warning this is indeed ugly and very uncomfortable to watch and listen, it is the actual orders for taking down an unarmed suspect

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1017478899

[Judi Lynn]

26. Invaluable information. Thank you, so much.

It's hard to believe these people are running around loose, likely to do it again, isn't it?

[Stuart G]

29. Yes, these people are running around, this sheriff gave the order..but,

the depute carried it out. At the link the depute that did the shooting is really upset that he killed an innocent man.

[dalton99a]

32. +1

[lkinwi]

19. The DA supposedly hadnt heard that the sheriff told the deputies to shoot him, but stands

by his finding that the shooting was justified. This same sheriff, along with a judge, was part of a program that let prisoners out early if they got themselves sterilized. Sounds like a well-oiled criminal machine.

[NoMoreRepugs]

21. Oddie is another way to spell GOOBER.

Why do I have to read this in the Guardian, whom I appreciate immensely, but seriously, where's our media coverage on this?

[tblue37]

24. The "suspect" was considered guilty of a capital offense for driving with an expired license! nt

[christx30]

25. Great attitude this dip shit has.

A human life is worth less than a police car. That's just super.

I hope they all get taken to the cleaners.

[iluvtennis]

27. Nothing will happen to this shithole sheriff. They will have a trial and hell be found not guilty..

we've had video and audio evidence before and juries still let the cops off.

[Ohiogal]

30. Welcome to Trump's America

[Stardust1]

31. This moron

Speaks like a drunk teenager and they let him be a cop?

[Bernardo de La Paz]

33. Old W Male privilege equals their property matters more than other people's lives. . . nt

[IronLionZion]

34. I bet the Sheriff is pro-life

and his voters think it's very responsible of him to protect the taxpayers' property at the expense of the expendable.

[dalton99a]

36. Same county where a judge offered reduced jail time to inmates if they agreed to be sterilized

[laserhaas]

47. Say What

Shheesshh

[bullwinkle428]

37. Bull Connor lives.

[BobTheSubgenius]

38. What if he were shot, by person or persons unknown?

Would we get to "love this shit?" "Thrive on it?"

I suspect that would create reactions ranging from pearl-clutching to torches-and-shotguns outrage in that progressive little corner of the world.

[Iggo]

39. Cops. That's who they are. That's what they do.

[Nitram]

41. He ain't no bad apple. The entire barrel is rotten.

It's the good apple who's the exception these days.

[laserhaas]

46. Pathetic human being