Brickbat: If at First You Don't Succeed

A Redmond, Washington, police officer who fatally shot Andrea Churna in 2020 while she was unarmed and lying on the floor of a hallway outside her apartment had been fired from the Whatcom County sheriff's office just a month before being hired in Redmond and about a year before shooting Churna. The Seattle Times reports Daniel Mendoza spent seven months as a probationary sheriff's deputy, but was let go for inability to recite laws, getting lost while responding to calls, and poor report writing. Churna was complying with police orders when Mendoza shot her. She had been having mental issues and called police saying someone was trying to kill her.

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[Fist of Etiquette]

He was terminated (again) so all is well that ends well. It only cost the life of one retired police officer's daughter.

POST A REAL BRICKBAT OR I UNFOLLOW

[Rossami]

Lots of folks complain that these aren't "brickbats". I'm curious what exactly you think a "real brickbat" is.

[mad.casual]

The portion of a brick used in construction after it has been cut.

[m4019597]

A use of force or power that is disproportionate to the station of the group or person on the receiving end.

A misuse of government power that causes harm or is a Fuck You That’s Why to someone.

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[Adans smith]

So the man is seeming a moron and he had a job carrying a gun.Not a great combo there.

[Diane Reynolds (Paul.)]

Diversity hire. Prove me wrong.

[SQRLSY One]

Just because you're an utterly incompetent failure at your job, doesn't mean that you won't be allowed to do it all over again! Keep this in mind as a LARGE percentage of Republicans buy Trump's Big Lie (hook, line, and stinker), and prepare to do it all over again!

[Davy C]

To be fair, "inability to recite laws, getting lost while responding to calls, and poor report writing" aren't quite the same category as "shooting an unarmed complying person".

[Jerryskids]

She had been having mental issues and called police saying someone was trying to kill her.

Turns out somebody was trying to kill her!

[Its_Not_Inevitable]

“Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they aren't after you.”

[Seamus]

How much skin melanin did Mendoza and Chuna have? It's important to know, so we can determine whether Mendoza should just gets fired or should be sent to the Big House, the way Kim Potter is about to be.

[Longtobefree]

So she didn't really have mental health issues?
"The only thing worse than being paranoid is finding out you're not"

[Chumby]

In baseball, the Mendoza line is batting 0.200. In law enforcement, it is an intentional hit by pitch.

[Jerry B.]

"She had been having mental issues and called police saying someone was trying to kill her."

And she was right.

[MatthewSlyfield]

"She had been having mental issues and called police saying someone was trying to kill her."

Someone did kill her.

[Cyto]

So
....

Mental issues.....

Or psychic abilities?

[mad.casual]

What's really going to bake your noodle later on is 'Would she still have been shot if she hadn't said anything?'

[sarcasmic]

but was let go for inability to recite laws, getting lost while responding to calls, and poor report writing.

I can understand the last two. Especially if his reports contained the truth instead of boilerplate lies, but knowing the law? Since when did cops need to know the law?

[Diane Reynolds (Paul.)]

You can't bend what you don't know.