Comments on: Off-Duty Cop Shoots And Paralyzes Man Over Assault Involving Son

By: Jeanine Johnson

Jeanine Johnson — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 14:58:57 +0000

I’m greatly saddened and disapppointed by the actions of the off duty officer, Internal Affairs and the DA. This is ridiculous. Why are there 2 sets of laws in Philly? If any of us taxpaying citizens had shot a man in the back, we’d have the book thrown at us, no questions asked. It is truly a tragedy that police officers can get away with actions like these time and time again. Meanwhile, Philly’s citizens are supposed to believe that the police are here to protect and serve. Vigilante justice is against the law for us, it should be against the law for officers as well. It seems that, in this God forsaken city, the police are the only people who receive justice. It’s funny that this officer could find a person he believed stole his son’s pizza but in 16 years the police have not found the person responsible for taking my brother’s life. It only serves to make me feel like we don’t matter, although we are the people who pay the salaries of every city worker in Philadelphia. It’s just sad….

By: Seriously Under The Radar News Coverage: No Charges in the Lawrence Allen Case « The Plenary Review

Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:50:06 +0000

[...] few months ago, I posted an update to an earlier post about the tragic death of Lawrence Allen, who was gunned down (shot in the back) by Sgt. Chauncey [...]

By: amazer

amazer — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 18:58:27 +0000

philly is the #1 CITY to get shot by cops when you are black. that is a fact. black cops will dhoot you the fastest so they can show racial acceptability

By: Under The Radar News Coverage: Lawrence Allen « The Plenary Review

Under The Radar News Coverage: Lawrence Allen « The Plenary Review — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 13:04:07 +0000

[...] few months ago, I posted about the tragic shooting of Lawrence Allen by an off-duty Philadelphia police officer. Sadly, Mr. Allen passed away [...]

By: Pamela Goode

Pamela Goode — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:15:38 +0000

My prayers go to the Allen family for the senseless killing of Lawrence. I too have lost a loved one by the hands of a Philly rogue cop from the 39th police district. My son Timothy Goode was shot twice in his back while fleeing from three thug cops. Yes, Ms. Rosado, I too have a hard time believing my son is really gone. Stay encouraged, fight a good fight for your husband. If justice is not rendered in this life time, judgment will be rendered before our Lord! Peace and blessings, Pamela Goode

By: unknown

unknown — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:23:59 +0000

this was one of my bestfriends…..update…he’s dead now, not paralyzed. assumptions are not excuses for retaliation.

By: charles

charles — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 12:34:41 +0000

Sgt Chauncey Ellison apparently on FULL ACTIVE DUTY after an ‘exhaustive’ 6 1/2 week investigation.

By: tweek

tweek — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 18:51:43 +0000

Allen is being charged as he is mainly because he was shot by an off-duty PPD officer in the company of another off-duty PPD officer. It’s a take care of your own and cover all our A_ _ _s mentality that prevails. All initiated over a son’s stolen pizza and, in this city, associated minor thuggery. Our proud and tough DA here (who by the way wants to be the acting US attorney for the area) in Philadelphia can discern a big difference between a thug who shoots somebody in cold blood out of rage and malice and the off-duty police officers who go out looking to get personal revenge with their service weapons. Allen’s got criminal charges galore and, quite possibly a lifetime of medical bills we’ll pay. PPD officers Ellison and Fortune have no charges to date and they’ll probably keep their jobs, (even if they are ceremonially fired and then rehired a year or two later after an arbitrator finds no connection between commiting crimes (albeit uncharged and for which they will not be convicted) off-duty and being a Philadelphia Police Officer) and sooner or later, the City will face litigation over the Allen shooting and, a few years down the road, more litigation over Ellison and Fortune if they remain police officers since folks rarely change their habits and getting away with it when caught red-handed once will probably only serve to embolden. Can you see how this state of affairs is a monumental systemic problem? Philadelphia can’t keep libraries open but our government can willingly pay for this and condone it. I voted for Mayor Nutter and had high hopes for him but one has to wonder when equal justice and good government will no longer have to take a back seat to the dictates of politics. On paper the law applies to us all here. In reality, we keep two very different sets of rules in Philadelphia. It’s not equal justice, it’s just plain sad.

By: Jesse

Jesse — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 15:37:11 +0000

If their was no gun recovered at the crime scene then why the hell is Allen being criminally charged? All i got to say is that Ellison should be behind bars not behind a desk. Now a guy is going to die because of a freaking pizza that he did not even steal. If this guy gets off there needs to be a probe to investigate government coruption in Philly.

By: philadelphian

philadelphian — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 18:09:00 +0000

It sure sounds like a violent robbery that led to violent crime that may well end up a homicide. The bigger crime is the spin, b.s., coverup and lack of meaningful response from the PPD itself, the Commissioner, the Mayor and the DA. In a city wracked by gun violence and thuggery it sometimes becomes hard for Philadelphians to discern the difference between the thugs with badges but off duty and those without. The behavior is not much different alot of times. I note how the civilians were quickly criminally charged to the hilt whereas the off-duty officers are as of yet uncharged.