Thread by @PolicemanMeme

This meme is both false and incredibly stupid. Dylann Roof was never escorted to a Burger King by police. He was brought BK after his arrest. If this seems like a distinction without a difference it’s not, once you understand the timeline and context. THREAD/

Roof slaughtered nine people at a Charleston, SC church at around 9 pm. He wasn’t captured until the following morning at 10:50 am, in Shelby, NC a small town 245 miles away.
shelbystar.com/20150618/timel…

During the arrest, officers surrounded his vehicle with guns drawn. They were tense, knowing he was armed and might not have anything to lose, but Roof was eerily calm and quiet during the encounter and was apprehended without incident.
news.yahoo.com/dylann-roofs-a…

Then he was taken to Shelby police station. This was already a huge story, and reporters & gawkers began to fill the parking lot. The small town police chief’s job, at this point, was to keep Roof safe until the FBI and state investigators arrived, amid “organized chaos.”

Part of this was getting him food, since he “hadn’t eaten in a couple of days.” An officer reportedly went out and bought a hamburger for him. They were likely unequipped to feed him otherwise and chose a quick & easy option. Just hours later he was moved to another facility.

One might scoff at feeding a villain, but no matter how heinous the crime, a detainee has rights that must be honored, else it could jeopardize the prosecution. One of these rights is to be treated humanely, which includes being offered food and water. civilrights.findlaw.com/other-constitu…

If these rights are denied during questioning or while in a holding cell, the resulting confession or interrogation could be thrown out in court. Given the high profile nature of this case, the small town police chief was understandably focused on not screwing anything up.

In the Rayshard Brooks case, the police were very cordial and professional when he was first stopped, passed out in a drive thru. Police do not typically escort someone home when they fail a field sobriety test, which Brooks did.

They arrest for a DUI. The violence and resulting tragedy in that case was initiated by Mr. Brooks resisting arrest, assaulting the two officers and shooting them with a taser. Just watch the video.
ajc.com/news/body-cam-…

When OJ Simpson was wanted, he famously was given the option to turn himself in. The police even extended his deadline an hour so he could see a mental health professional. He updated his will, called his mother & children, and wrote 3 sealed letters
latimes.com/local/la-oj-an…

After he didn’t show up and led police on the infamous Bronco chase, he STILL wasn’t immediately apprehended. He sat in the Bronco for 45 min, took a framed family photo & went inside for an hour where he spoke to his mother and drank a glass of orange juice before surrendering.