Today marks 9 years since Daniel Shaver was killed in a La Quinta hallway. Despite complying and pleading for his life, officer Philip Brailsford, who fatally shot him in a deadly game of "Simon Says," faced no consequences and walked away with a $31K annual pension. 🧵 
On January 18, 2016, Officer Brailsford and other officers responded to reports of a rifle in a hotel room. The "rifle" was nothing more than a pellet gun used for Shaver's pest control business, but he was not in possession of the pellet gun when he was fatally shot.
Mesa PD fired Brailsford after discovering "You're F**ked" engraved on his AR-15, violating department policy. Though charged with murder, he was acquitted, rehired briefly, and now collects a $30K+ annual pension for life after killing an unarmed father.
Daniel Shaver was a devoted father of two who loved his family deeply. Despite complying, raising his hands, and begging for his life, none of it mattered. His killer walked free, and because he wore a blue costume, he will collect over $1M throughout his life.
6 years later, in 2022, Mesa, Arizona taxpayers paid $8 million to Daniel Shaver's family.
The family attorney said, "This settlement does nothing to address the lack of accountability since Daniel’s death."
This is why people hate police.
#NeverForgetDanielShaver
The family attorney said, "This settlement does nothing to address the lack of accountability since Daniel’s death."
This is why people hate police.
#NeverForgetDanielShaver
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