Brittney Gilliam was with her 6-year-old daughter, 12-year-old sister and 14- and 17-year-old nieces Sunday when police drew their weapons on them. Gilliam said she, her sister and 17-year-old niece were handcuffed while police verified that the car Gilliam was driving was not stolen. A Facebook video shows the children on the ground in a parking lot, surrounded by police. They can be heard crying in the video.
Gilliam said police later told her about the mix-up.Training and procedure under examinationWilson said in a statement that drawing weapons is in the department's policy when police believe a car has been stolen."We have been training our officers that when they contact a suspected stolen car, they should do what is called a high-risk stop. This involves drawing their weapons and ordering all occupants to exit the car and lie prone on the ground.
Common sense should have been once those cops saw the children in the car they should have first asked for the license and registration first. Really who would steal a car with 4 kids?
Shit happens to all of us .
I pray for that family
Shook (hurt) me to the core of my being. Put HUMANITY and COMMON SENSE back into police training.
Cops Make Mistake
To hell with their 'apology'. They need to see some jail time.
Meanwhile they still try to figure out why lots of people and the majority of poc antagonize the police. It‘s almost as if it‘s a pattern.
Fredo, maybe you should worry about your brother sending coved infected patients to elderly care facilities.
CNN, cover Black on Black crime. This is not a national story, but fits the Cops are evil, Blacks are Victims narrative. Disgraceful.
Now our black brothers and sisters are so untouchable. This is systematic racism against non black officers and general civilians.
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So what will the consequence be for the police involved? This family will be traumatized for life! If it wasn’t being filmed they probably would have had their feet on their necks! So sad this happened to them...
Did they die? Nope, move along
Makes sense...every car jacker makes it an easy task by bringing along her 4 children...what are the cops being trained on...maybe we need some common sense instead of cuff them, degrade them & possibly apologize after the lawsuit...police are wasting taxpayer dollars...
Who among us hasn't mistaken an SUV for a motorcycle 🤷♀️ 🤦♀️
WTF
Did they run the plates? If so how could it be a mix up.....
Can we say lawsuit?
The whites are only filled with inherent jealousy and bitterness handed on to them by their progenitors because of their knowledge of how beautiful, resilient, strong, and astute, the black is, to weather the storms of life. black_is_powerful
When two wheels become four. Racism. When one states license plate becomes another states licence plate. Racism. When a child of six is face down in the road with police officers standing over her. Racism. The KKK just swapped their white robes for blue uniforms.
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Absolutely shocking to treat people this way . Change needs to happen , it’s time this ceased . Black skinned citizens seem to face horrific abuse ,WHY . It’s been going on way to long and it needs to stop . Whites need to speak up and bring real change
Tell me, where in the constitution does it say that police supposed to be peaceful?
Mr. Lang do your job and work hard for these people. Do not sell them out.
This is why God sent the plague COVID-19, because of people wicked ways, and the plague will be here for the long run. the first time he sent a flood to wipe out the wicked ones, but this time a plague.
What else is new? 😥
CNN is fake news!
Really? WTF!! How does this even happen? Maybe Aura PD needs to take a cognitive test, or STOP 🛑 the RACISM!!! VoteBlueToEndThisNightmare VoteBlueNoMatterWho BLM
The wild west
Would it not seem prudent for just 1 policeman to politely enquire for the lady’s name & registration before the ‘bomb squad’ cane charging in
The insanity continues. How long will we continue to deny we have a problem?
of course the court cars too !! ?// why signal whats wear black , becaue you lost 'ckkay!
I'm glad I'm a Chinese. The police in China are all kind to people.
Really big of them.
tkiernanphotog Shameful, AuroraPD. Again. Seems retraining will not nearly be enough. Start over. AuroraPoliceDepartment DefundThePolice
sawsanrayan Bit late.
texan_wes Apology? Seriously? Wtf?
'..after mistaking her car for one that had been stolen.' should read 'after mistaking her blue SUV with CO plates for a stolen motorcycle with MT plates.' Stop glossing over the details. This is complete incompetence, at best.
Yeah they’re gonna need more than an apology.
The family celebrating their lawsuit against the police. 'We done won da ghetto lottery!'
I cannot eww watch another video.
why os this news? How many times across the US and the World does this happen on a daily basis. CNN.. f'ing race baiting.
They weren’t mistaking a car it was a motorcycle
LoL didn't they mistake FOR A STOLEN MOTORCYCLE?
Funny. You know, since the reported stolen vehicle they were looking for... was a motorcycle.
I hope the official apology has a shit ton of zeroes after it
'After the stop, officers realized the car Gilliam was driving was not stolen, but that another vehicle with the same plate information but from a different state had been, police said in the statement.' (now that's what I call a lie..) I hope Mrs. Gilliam sues Apd into closing!
Fix your headline. The police confused a stolen motorcycle from another state plates with an SUV! This is mindless and they terrorized those kids because these armed goons can’t manage critical thinking.
Bruh what!
At least get it right! They mistook the car for a motorcycle that had out of state license plates. Seems like my grandma would have done a better job
An apology. OMG.
That dept needs to be shut down.
Reminds me of a mistaken home Brionna Taylor was in.....
Hey why is it necessary to say “black woman”? If it was a white woman would you bother with a story? Your agenda....SMH
They had a SIX YEAR OLD ...BLACK GIRL ..IN CUFFS ..FACED DOWN ...ON THE HOT PAVEMENT! Like a F*CKIN Criminal! Procedures MY ASS! AuroraPD ACLUofColorado AttorneyCrump
I hope the family heals and I hope the officers AuroraPD are reprimanded and held accountable for their actions.🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
FIRED, FIRE ALL THERE ASSES WITHOUT PAY, NO ADMIN., LEAVE WITH PAY. AND, THEY WERE BLACK AMERICAN MINORS WITH RIGHTS. SUE EACH COP INDIVIDUALLY & THE DEPT.
The terrorist stupidity of American police is disgusting. They all need to be fired.
That family deserves some Covington kid-like money
AuroraPD An apology is appropriate But it is not enough. Keep going. Clean your house, change your policies, raise hiring standards, retrain who is left, and hold bad policing accountable.
AuroraPD how does an apology help? Those children are likely traumatized and unlikely to trust the badge you carry. When dealing with peoples' lives, we have an obligation to do better, be better and hold ourselves accountable for every second.
This happened to me 20 yrs ago. Cuffed, face down in the middle of the main blvd in town. My car looked like another that was used in an armed robbery. Just like me, these people were let free a few minutes after they verified who they were
A lawsuit is coming & I would not be surprised if the officers involved are individually named along with the PD & City. Question - When is a SUV mistaken for a stolen Motorcycle? Answer - When you’re in Aurora, Colorado & a POC is driving?
Very Good!
That's a bunch of bullsh*t! You can't apologize your way out of something so damn atrocious. BLM BlackLivesMatter
AuroraPD may be the worst police department in the country. They’re making a strong case for it the last 365 days or so. Tired of my tax dollars going to support incompetent fools and racists.
People don't understand what racism is doing to the human society.
A black died in custody hold the phones it was racism
AuroraPD might be the most racist and the least competent PD in all of USA. This is a complete 💩show...
Firings. Lawsuit. Federal investigation. Disband and reform Aurora PD.
Not enough!! The family needs to sue!!!!
They handcuffed a six year old,are you kidding me?
Shame on you fake news
Sue them till they’re bankrupted
'Mistaking,' really?
Ffs why?
Apologies are worthless when you don't learn from your mistakes. The officers should be fired. I hope the family sues the PD.
They did that shit on purpose!
Not good enough. Those kids are traumatized
Come on CNN, you can do better. They didn't mistake their car for another similar car, which is how you make it sound in that blurb. They confused her SUV for a stolen MOTORCYCLE from ANOTHER state!
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