Sgt Manual Loggins, Jr.
Do you recall the case of the unarmed Marine killed by an Orange County sheriff right in front of his two daughters? We do as we ran articles on the incident.
Marine Sgt Manuel Loggins Jr was shot to death as he sat in his SUV along with his daughters by Deputy Darren Sandberg back on February 7, 2012.
His family just settled a federal lawsuit against Orange County for $4.4 million. Loggins had been stationed at Camp Pendleton.
The 31 year old African-American Marine was killed in the parking lot of San Clemente High School, when the deputy fired through the window of the SUV just before dawn that day. Loggins’ daughters, then 9 and 14, were in the vehicle. Loggins – a devotedly religious man – had gone out on the athletic field of the school and had returned to his vehicle and waiting daughters with a Bible in his hand.
OC Deputy Sandberg
Meanwhile, Deputy Sandberg – who is white – had driven into the parking lot and when Loggins returned, Sandberg ordered him to stop and show his hands. Loggins did not comply and instead got in the vehicle, and stated: “Give me my kids back.” Sandberg then shot him three times. The deputy later said he had not been trained on the Taser and that Loggins was too big for him to use his baton.
In a further insult to the family, the daughters were held by police for 13 hours without their mother or other family members immediately following the shooting. Unimaginable, unconscionable.
The lawsuit accused Sandberg of using excessive force. Sometimes, there is justice in this world. The settlement money was paid to Loggins’ family on Wednesday, May 29th.
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That pig should be put on trial!
What amazes me is that an active duty Marine can be killed with a bible in his lap — the sort of scene conservatives exploit to the fullest — and the man who shot him is not charged with murder. He only becomes a former deputy sheriff.
What do we take away as a lesson? That police can kill with impunity (or at most lose their badges)? Or that people of color can be killed with impunity? Both?
If this fat boy with a gun and a badge can’t be tried, then maybe Orange County government can be.
Hmmm, he hadn’t committed a crime, how about just leave the guy alone! This has become epidemic under the guise of “there are terrorists out to get us.” The truth is our so called government seems to be using the fright of some Americans to reduce our freedom, abuse power for reasons we can only speculate. In the meantime the police in this country seem to think we are under martial law and they are the military. Remember Tienamin Square in China ? I do! We Americans thought “how horrible! ” Unless we get our runaway government under control we are likely not far away from this. It’s a sad day that we Americans are so scared of a terrorist we can’t even are the true terrorist.