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Grayson’s ludicrous defense
Monday, Aug 5, 2024 - Posted by Rich Miller * SJ-R…
Ugh. * Here’s a video clip that covers the half minute before the shooting. Massey says what she says in an almost humorous manner. Even though I stop the video before the shooting, it’s still very difficult and traumatic to watch. There’s also profanity, so keep that in mind if you’re at work… When she says “I rebuke you in the name of Jesus,” Grayson says “You better f-ing not or I swear to God I’ll f-ing shoot you right in your f-ing face.” And then he pulled his gun, she apologized, went to the floor and he shot her right in the face. Evil.
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- pawn - Monday, Aug 5, 24 @ 3:26 pm:
I think you want to fix your headline. Not Massey, but Grayson.
- Norseman - Monday, Aug 5, 24 @ 3:26 pm:
Of course that’s his defense and yes it’s ludicrous to anyone who watched the video. The distance between the deputy from her was too great to be seriously burned. He also had room to move.
- Dotnonymous x - Monday, Aug 5, 24 @ 3:33 pm:
Murder most foul.
- FIREDup! - Monday, Aug 5, 24 @ 3:33 pm:
Evil is Jack Campbell putting out yard signs asking for support when Sonya Massey’s family has requested his resignation. A new low for the Sangamon County Republicans.
- Proud Papa Bear - Monday, Aug 5, 24 @ 3:39 pm:
With this overwhelming evidence, his best hope is to get the same sentence that Jason Van Dyke got.
- Rich Miller - Monday, Aug 5, 24 @ 3:40 pm:
===I think you want to fix===
Man that was dumb. Fixed. Many thanks.
- Dotnonymous x - Monday, Aug 5, 24 @ 3:42 pm:
Anybody gonna call Springfield police tonight…for help?…Yeah, me neither.
- JS Mill - Monday, Aug 5, 24 @ 3:45 pm:
Shot her while she was on the floor and unarmed. Not even a butter knife.
That is all I needed to know. Video confirms.
- Neef Jr. - Monday, Aug 5, 24 @ 3:49 pm:
Campbell needs to step down … there should not even be any discussion and there sure as hell shouldn’t be any circling of the wagons around him by the county GOP. He owns this and every minute he stays in office is a slap in the face to the family of Sonya Massey.
- Dotnonymous x - Monday, Aug 5, 24 @ 3:49 pm:
Ms. Massey had already nearly emptied the water into the sink…listen.
- Larry Bowa Jr. - Monday, Aug 5, 24 @ 3:52 pm:
I have zero hope that any of this can be reformed. If his partner’s camera had been off every single cop union in the state would be calling Grayson a hero/victim in the spare moments they’d be taking a break from slandering Sandra Massey’s name.
- Notorious JMB - Monday, Aug 5, 24 @ 3:52 pm:
Even without all his prior issues, why is someone who has a colostomy bag and is undergoing treatments for colon cancer going out on patrol and not either riding a desk or on sick leave?
- don the legend - Monday, Aug 5, 24 @ 3:54 pm:
==Evil is Jack Campbell putting out yard signs asking for support when Sonya Massey’s family has requested his resignation. A new low for the Sangamon County Republicans.==
Amen. Where’s the outrage and calls for resignation from Doris Turner, Sue Scherer, the other silent democratic county board members, Bill Houlihan, Senators Durbin and Duckworth.
It’s so obvious Campbell has no business running a department he himself says “failed everyone”.
- Give Me A Break - Monday, Aug 5, 24 @ 3:59 pm:
The Sangamon County GOP good ole boy network will protect him. The won’t be able shield Campbell from what is going be massive settlement. The good ole boy GOP county board might have to might have to raise taxes to cover this.
- Steve - Monday, Aug 5, 24 @ 4:07 pm:
There’s an error on that sheriff’s website. It says this: “We will maintain a moral and ethical standard that accepts nothing less than the highest level of integrity.” Tried calling them to point it out but they don’t answer the phone.
- Politix - Monday, Aug 5, 24 @ 4:09 pm:
Sonya, flatly and calmly: I rebuke you in the name of Jesus.
Grayson, with aggression: You better F not or I’ll shoot you in the F face!
Is it asking too much for police to speak to people with dignity and respect? How sad that those were the last words she ever heard in her life. Vile.
- Give Us Barabbas - Monday, Aug 5, 24 @ 4:10 pm:
Point of order: the camera view in this clip is from Grayson‘s partner. The first person view from Grayson‘s actual camera is even more telling. What you see in Grayson’s camera is, the pot is emptied or near empty and Massey has turned it into a shield she is cowering behind as Grayson brandishes hi weapon and threatens her. It’s just a few frames, but it’s clear she’s not attacking.
Some people undergoing cancer therapy experience what is colloquially called “chemo fog”, but if Grayson was affected by chemo he should have been riding a desk or home on medical leave. It can’t excuse him for his random violence nor his command, for putting a walking human bomb on patrol.
- Jack Must Go - Monday, Aug 5, 24 @ 4:42 pm:
If the county board doesn’t force Campbell out, it should start shopping for insurance policies. The history of litigation involving the sheriff’s office and what it’s cost taxpayers isn’t pretty, and Campbell, every time until now, has defended indefensible conduct.
The county board got rid of an incompetent coroner a few years back by threatening to eliminate her office if she didn’t resign. Perhaps it’s time to do the same thing with the sheriff. I haven’t heard a single person defend him. There’s no way to defend him–anyone who hired Grayson given his record isn’t qualified to manage anything, let alone cops with guns.
If they’re smart, the political types already have sat him down and ’splained it: You’re toast. We’ll find something for you to do, but staying where you are isn’t an option.
- Excitable Boy - Monday, Aug 5, 24 @ 4:42 pm:
- it’s clear she’s not attacking. -
The other officer should have arrested Graysonon the spot. He needs to be fired along with Campbell.
- Three Dimensional Checkers - Monday, Aug 5, 24 @ 4:44 pm:
Evil sums it up well. It is hard say anything about it because Grayson so clearly had no concern for human life. Evil and depravity.
- ArchPundit - Monday, Aug 5, 24 @ 4:52 pm:
From the beginning I saw that the statement is what seemed to be the cause of his flash of anger that led to the shooting. I think he lost his temper and is trying this weak tea to cover up his cold blooded murder of a woman in crisis.
- Lincoln Lad - Monday, Aug 5, 24 @ 5:08 pm:
He has no defense… take a plea. As for the sheriff, you put your career in the hands of a buddy’s reference. Figure out what you do next, your law enforcement career is over.
- John Parker - Monday, Aug 5, 24 @ 5:12 pm:
It wouldn’t surprise me (and this will probably be part of his defense) that boiling water being thrown at officers is something they’re trained to watch out for, either officially or unofficially. Just like somebody reaching into their glove compartment for license and registration during a traffic stop triggering an over-reaction.
BTW, according to a growing segment of social media, it is gospel that she *did* throw boiling water at him and so he’s being wrongfully persecuted.