By Peter Cameron, The Badger Project Law enforcement officers in Wisconsin kill people at among the lower per capita rates in the country. But some agencies including the sheriff s .
Jay Anderson Jr. in 2016 deserves a second look.
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Anderson, 25, was asleep in his parked car in Milwaukee when former officer
Joseph Mensah spotted the vehicle around 3 a.m. on June 23, 2016, while patrolling in his squad car,
Mensah approached Anderson’s car and reportedly tapped on the window, believing the occupant was pretending to be asleep. Mensah, who is Black, allegedly said he and Anderson engaged in conversation before he spotted a handgun on the front passenger seat.
Former Police Officer Joseph Mensah and Jay Anderson Jr. (Credit: WAUWATOSA POLICE DEPARTMENT Facebook)
Mensah claims Anderson failed to respond to commands to keep his hands up, and instead he “suddenly lunged toward the gun with his right hand,” the report states.
Two Aurora, Colorado police officers charged after brutally beating 29-year-old Kyle Vinson
On July 23 Aurora, Colorado, police officers John Haubert, who is white, and Francine Martinez, who is Hispanic, faced multiple criminal charges for the violent beating and arrest of 29-year-old Kyle Vinson, a black man.
A screen capture bodycam footage provided by the Aurora Police Department video shows a bloodied Kyle Vinson being choked by Officer John Haubert, who was arrested for his actions during the July 23 incident. (Photo: Aurora Police Department via YouTube)
Body cam footage released Tuesday showed Haubert using his pistol to beat the unarmed Vinson while attempting the arrest, further choking him and meeting the barrel of his gun to his head, threatening to kill him. Haubert barked, “If you move, I will shoot you!” The officer initially approached Vinson while he was sitting, pushed him to the ground and forced him onto his stomach. He then proceeded to beat Vinson over th