This is insane!
Cop Who Held Black Mom and Kids at Gunpoint Runs for Sheriff
Darian Dasko was demoted after video of the incident went viral. Now he’s seeking a big promotion.
Last August, a video of four terrified young Black girls face-down on hot asphalt and surrounded by police officers with guns drawn stoked fury around the country—a scene initiated by an Aurora, Colorado, cop who wrongly believed the family was in a stolen car.
Brittany Gilliam, 30, told The Daily Beast that she pleaded with Officer Darian Dasko to let her prove she owned the car after she was removed from it with her 6-year-old daughter, her 17-year-old sister, and two nieces aged 12 and 14. But as the girls cried on the ground, Dasko ignored her, she said.
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Gilliam’s sentiments about Dasko and other Aurora officers were shared by Jenni Wurtz, who was parked next to Gilliam during the August incident and whose video footage of it led to national coverage.
Wurtz told The Daily Beast that when someone sent her a news item on Thursday about Dasko’s decision to run for office she had a hard time working for the rest of the day.
“My mind was blown,” she said. “You’re putting yourself in a position of leadership when clearly your leadership skills are questionable.”
more:
http://www.thedailybeast.com/darian-dasko-aurora-cop-who-went-viral-fo-detaining-a-black-family-is-running-for-sheriff?via=newsletter&source=Weekend
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