EXECUTIVE SESSION
Convene an Executive Session. ES-002-20
Discussion or consultation for legal advice with the City Attorney. (A.R.S. §38-431.03A (3)) Discussion or consultation with the City Attorney in order to consider the City’s position and instruct the City Attorney regarding the City’s position regarding pending or contemplated litigation or in settlement discussions conducted in order to avoid or resolve litigation.
(A.R.S. §38-431.03A(4))
Laney Sweet, et al. v. City of Mesa, et al.
United States District Court, Case No. CV-17-00152-GMS
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ES-002-20 Discussion or consultation for legal advice with the City Attorney. (A.R.S. §38-431.03A (3)) Discussion or consultation with the City Attorney in order to consider the City’s position and instruct the City Attorney regarding the City’s position regarding pending or contemplated litigation or in settlement discussions conducted in order to avoid or resolve litigation. (A.R.S. §38-431.03A(4))
1. Laney Sweet, et al. v. City of Mesa, et al.
United States District Court, Case No. CV-17-00152-GMS
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Shaver was fatally shot on January 18, 2016 at about 9 p.m.
Philip “Mitch” Brailsford, 25, was charged with murder on March 4 in the shooting death of Daniel Shaver, a 26-year-old husband and father of two from Texas
INSERT FROM AN EARLIER POST ON THIS BLOG: 09 March 2018
Justice Delayed Is Not Justice Denied: Mesa Police Case
Two years and two months ago, the killing of Daniel Shaver in an office-involved shooting incident here in Mesa in January 2016 that some media reports called "an execution" took a long a long time to get anything more than mild interest or scant attention here in local news reporting until questions were raised in the case of Police Office Philip Brailsford actions in the six-office response to a 911 call from a couple outside in the pool at a hotel reporting seeing a gun pointing out a window.
As it turned out a frequent overnight patron in one of the hotel rooms was a playing with a pellet gun used by traveling contractor Daniel Shaver to scare-off birds at a bigbox retail store. There were months of delays in any more details forthcoming with the Mesa PD refusing to release an unedited bodycam video.
Questions about excessive and deadly use-of-force by one officer, gunning down Daniel Shaver while he was crawling in the hallway begging not to get shot and killed, were evident after the unedited video was released more than a year after the Mesa PD withheld it from the public for almost two years.
There were at least 10 posts on this blog that readers can find here including this one from 08 Dec 2017
Reactions To Daniel Shaver Killing | The Verdict: Ex-Officer Not Guilty[see below]
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National and international reactions and coverage worldwide from news sources are reacting: Mesa Police Department has released the full body camera video showing ex-Officer Philip “Mitch” Brailsford fatally shooting 26-year-old Daniel Shaver
at an Arizona motel in January 2016.
It was posted online by the attorney for Shaver’s wife, Laney Sweet, who is suing the Mesa Police Department for $75 million and had been fighting for the release of the video.
Brailsford shot Shaver with a personal AR-15 rifle, which he was allowed to use, according to police reports.
A photo released by the Mesa Police Department last year showed that Brailsford had the inscription, “You’re f*cked” on his rifle.
You can watch the video below. The shooting occurs just after the 16-minute mark of the video.
Link >
http://heavy.com/news/2017/12/daniel-shaver-philip-brailsford-mesa-police-shooting-video-full/
WATCH: Daniel Shaver Police Shooting Video Released
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These are four reporters from news alerts yesterday
As it turned out a frequent overnight patron in one of the hotel rooms was a playing with a pellet gun used by traveling contractor Daniel Shaver to scare-off birds at a bigbox retail store. There were months of delays in any more details forthcoming with the Mesa PD refusing to release an unedited bodycam video.
There were at least 10 posts on this blog that readers can find here including this one from 08 Dec 2017
Reactions To Daniel Shaver Killing | The Verdict: Ex-Officer Not Guilty[see below]
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at an Arizona motel in January 2016.
It was posted online by the attorney for Shaver’s wife, Laney Sweet, who is suing the Mesa Police Department for $75 million and had been fighting for the release of the video.
Brailsford shot Shaver with a personal AR-15 rifle, which he was allowed to use, according to police reports.
You can watch the video below. The shooting occurs just after the 16-minute mark of the video.
Link >
http://heavy.com/news/2017/12/daniel-shaver-philip-brailsford-mesa-police-shooting-video-full/
WATCH: Daniel Shaver Police Shooting Video Released
These are four reporters from news alerts yesterday
1. Shaver Begged ‘Please Don’t Shoot Me’ Before He Was Killed, a Witness Says
2. Brailsford Was One of the Department’s First Officers to Wear a Body Camera – But the Footage From the Shooting Hasn’t Been Released
Brailsford was one of the first Mesa Police officers to be given a body camera, which he received as a rookie in 2013.
3.’You’re F*cked’ Was Inscribed Onto the Gun Brailsford Used in the Shooting, Which Was a Violation of Policy
Brailsford shot Shaver with a personal AR-15 rifle, which he was allowed to use, according to police reports.
The gun was inscribed with the phrase “you’re f*cked,” Tucson News Now reports.
The inscription on the gun was a violation of department policy, which was one of the reasons Brailsford was fired.
4. His Father Was a Lieutenant in the Mesa PD’s Internal Affairs Unit
Mesa officers rarely disciplined in excessive-force investigations, police data show________________________________________________________________________________The inscription on the gun was a violation of department policy, which was one of the reasons Brailsford was fired.
Brailsford’s father, also named Philip Brailsford, left the Mesa Police Department last year to join a local law firm.
He was a lieutenant and had worked in the department’s Internal Affairs Unit.
He was a lieutenant and had worked in the department’s Internal Affairs Unit.
According to a press release from the law firm where he now works, Fennemore Craig, the elder Brailsford was a police officer for 19 years, and also served in Afghanistan as a member of the U.S. Army.
He graduated from Arizona State’s law school
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Here's another report from 3 reportersPLEASE TAKE THE TIME SEE TO THIS VIDEO -
Be warned it is shocking to see.
Philip Brailsford:
How the Police State
Made a Mormon Missionary a Cold-Blooded KillerBefore Brailsford embarked on a career that would come to an end after he shot Daniel Shaver five times with his AR-15—enscribed with the words, “You’re Fucked”—he would devote years of his life to helping others.
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From this blog site on July 11, 2019
From The Atlantic :
Roll Call
1 Review and discuss items on the agendas for the July 1 and July 8 regular Council meetings.
2 Presentations/Action Items:
20-0698 Hear a presentation, discuss, and provide direction on the proposed Audit Plan for FY 2020/21. 2-a
3 Current events summary including meetings and conferences attended.
4 Scheduling of meetings.
5 Convene an Executive Session. ES-002-20
Discussion or consultation for legal advice with the City Attorney. (A.R.S. §38-431.03A (3))
Discussion or consultation with the City Attorney in order to consider the City’s position and instruct the City Attorney regarding the City’s position regarding pending or contemplated litigation or in settlement discussions conducted in order to avoid or resolve litigation.
(A.R.S. §38-431.03A(4))
1. Laney Sweet, et al. v. City of Mesa, et al.
United States District Court, Case No. CV-17-00152-GMS
5-a
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6 Adjournment.¹
Page 1 City of Mesa Printed on 6/25/2020
July 1, 2020City Council Study Session Meeting Agenda - Final
¹ Prior to adjournment, at this Council meeting, the City Council may vote to go into executive session for legal advice on any item listed on this agenda pursuant to A.R.S. §38-431.03(A)(3); this notice is given pursuant to A.R.S. §38-431.02 to the members of the City Council and the public.
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Full video of Daniel Shaver shooting
Published on Dec 15, 2017
Views: 20,171
Comments: 116
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Brailsford was at least fired from his job as a police officer.
But that isn’t how the story ends. . . by Tom Cleary in Heavy.com
But that isn’t how the story ends. . . by Tom Cleary in Heavy.com
" A former Mesa, Arizona, police officer has been charged with second-degree murder in the January 2016 shooting death of an unarmed man.
Philip “Mitch” Brailsford, 25, was charged with murder on March 4 in the shooting death of Daniel Shaver, a 26-year-old husband and father of two from Texas, KNXV-TV reports.
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Philip Brailsford: How the Police State
Made a Mormon Missionary a Cold-Blooded Killer
"Philip Brailsford went from spreading love in the Mormon church to gunning down an unarmed innocent father of two for no reason. . ."
What happened?
The Free Thought Project has been given photos and background on Philip Brailsford—the cop acquitted for murdering an unarmed innocent father of two—which paint a much different picture than a cold-blooded killer
Before Brailsford embarked on a career that would come to an end after he shot Daniel Shaver five times with his AR-15—enscribed with the words, “You’re Fucked”—he would devote years of his life to helping others.
In 2010, Brailsford, like many of the Mormon missionaries before him, would travel to Ecuador to help people and to spread his faith
> Brailsford became a rookie cop in 2013. . .
While TFTP will not pretend to have psychoanalyzed Philip Brailsford, this is not necessary to grasp the alarming trend among police that has been increasing over time.
"Policing in the United States metamorphosed drastically over the last few decades after the NDAA in 1990 allowed departments to obtain surplus military equipment free of charge. With the weapons and gear of war likewise came the warrior ethos. Though unprepared to handle accouterments of the battlefield, hapless American police waged war on the very communities in their charge — an epidemic level of violence by law enforcement has since erupted. . . "
Plain and simple, police are being trained to see the people they serve as the enemyWhile TFTP will not pretend to have psychoanalyzed Philip Brailsford, this is not necessary to grasp the alarming trend among police that has been increasing over time.
"Policing in the United States metamorphosed drastically over the last few decades after the NDAA in 1990 allowed departments to obtain surplus military equipment free of charge. With the weapons and gear of war likewise came the warrior ethos. Though unprepared to handle accouterments of the battlefield, hapless American police waged war on the very communities in their charge — an epidemic level of violence by law enforcement has since erupted. . . "
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From this blog site on July 11, 2019
11 July 2019
OUTRAGEOUS: Just "Another Deal" from City Manager Chris Brady
Time to Wake-Up Mesa!
Evidence is piling-up big time
After murder acquittal, Mesa ex-cop Philip Brailsford made a pension deal
Posted: 6:39 PM, Jul 10, 2019
Posted: 6:39 PM, Jul 10, 2019
"Two years after he shot an unarmed man and was fired, former police officer Philip “Mitch” Brailsford was rehired by the City of Mesa in order to obtain a special pension. Now, Brailsford is considered medically retired, not fired, according to a Mesa city spokesman. . .
^ The Spokesman: City Manager Chris Brady
^ The Spokesman: City Manager Chris Brady
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From The Atlantic :
"Two years ago, I wrote about Daniel Shaver, an unarmed 26-year-old who in 2016 was shot to death in a hotel hallway while begging for his life.
> The killer, Mesa Police Officer Philip Brailsford, was put on trial for murder.
> Jurors were not allowed to know that he had scratched “You’re fucked” into his service weapon.
BLOGGER NOTE: There are more details in related content farther down in this post
"He was acquitted of murder and manslaughter, despite video of as chilling and egregious a police killing as I’ve ever seen. . . "
Conor Friedersdorf is a California-based staff writer at The Atlantic, where he focuses on politics and national affairs.
He is the founding editor of The Best of Journalism, a newsletter devoted to exceptional nonfiction
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Virtual Platform Wednesday, July 1, 2020Roll Call
1 Review and discuss items on the agendas for the July 1 and July 8 regular Council meetings.
2 Presentations/Action Items:
20-0698 Hear a presentation, discuss, and provide direction on the proposed Audit Plan for FY 2020/21. 2-a
3 Current events summary including meetings and conferences attended.
4 Scheduling of meetings.
5 Convene an Executive Session. ES-002-20
Discussion or consultation for legal advice with the City Attorney. (A.R.S. §38-431.03A (3))
Discussion or consultation with the City Attorney in order to consider the City’s position and instruct the City Attorney regarding the City’s position regarding pending or contemplated litigation or in settlement discussions conducted in order to avoid or resolve litigation.
(A.R.S. §38-431.03A(4))
1. Laney Sweet, et al. v. City of Mesa, et al.
United States District Court, Case No. CV-17-00152-GMS
5-a
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6 Adjournment.¹
Page 1 City of Mesa Printed on 6/25/2020
July 1, 2020City Council Study Session Meeting Agenda - Final
¹ Prior to adjournment, at this Council meeting, the City Council may vote to go into executive session for legal advice on any item listed on this agenda pursuant to A.R.S. §38-431.03(A)(3); this notice is given pursuant to A.R.S. §38-431.02 to the members of the City Council and the public.
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