A South Carolina mayor died while being pursued by law enforcement on Tuesday, just days after the town’s entire police force quit due to a “hostile work environment.” McColl Mayor George Garner II veered into eastbound traffic and collided head-on with an 18-wheeler during the police chase. Garner was connected to an active investigation by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, sources told WBTW, though details of the investigation are not clear. “The pursuit was not related to any laws
  • bulwark@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    27 days ago

    This is a wild ride. You have to assume the mayor was targeted for trying to reign in police spending. The guys involved including the former police chief need to be held accountable. This one might be kinda tough for the union to sweep under the rug because they actually killed a government official. If they all truly were resigned, why were they performing supposed “police business”, by attempting to apprehend the mayor.

    *Edit - so I guess it was the state police that killed him after the city cops quit. Doesn’t change the fact that this sure looks like retribution.

    • Chip_Rat@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      27 days ago

      There are 2 police forces involved here if I’m reading this right. State police were behind him when he crashed. The article states they were following but not in a chase with him because his wife said something concerning. Was he going to commit suicide? Or was he going to face the cops who quit?

      It’s totally bonkers and I don’t want to sound like I’m trying to defend the cops, but we need more info.

  • radix@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    27 days ago

    tldr; the town of 2,000 residents had six officers, who all quit when their gravy train got cut off. The state police then chased the guy head-on into a semi truck “for his own protection.”

    • Lung@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      27 days ago

      TV level crazy. Some hints he was being investigated? But also the police had it out for him due to council drama? But the wife said they should keep an eye on him? But he was so scared he veered into oncoming traffic? What is the conspiracy?!

      “We were not pursuing him but we were behind him” what an odd thing to say. Maybe he was just being intimidated and harassed

    • Chip_Rat@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      27 days ago

      Man something really bonkers happened here but I’m not sure it’s that…

      If you continue reading (garbage website after ads/maybe a different article?) they mention the wife of the mayor telling the state police something that made them concerned. Was he planning on committing suicide?

      Whole thing is gonna need a podcast in about 8 years.

        • Drusas@fedia.io
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          27 days ago

          I will admit that I enjoy murder porn, but how soon it comes out after the events these days seems in extremely poor taste. I don’t watch those ones.