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All lives matter: Prosecution at cop’s retrial for assaulting Indian grandfather
By Arun Kumar
Washington: “It’s not only police lives that matter. All lives matter,” a new jury was told as it weighed afresh evidence against an Alabama police officer charged with using excessive force on an Indian grandfather.
“The defence says the community must respect police, but the police must earn the respect of the community,” Assistant US Attorney Robert Posey told the jury in a Huntsville, Alabama court Friday in his final arguments.
The first trial of former Madison Officer Eric Parker for Feb 6 slamming of Sureshbhai Patel, who had arrived days earlier from India to take care of his grandson, ended last month with a 10-2 in favour of acquittal.
If convicted, Parker faces 10 years in federal prison.
Posey told the jury that in deciding whether the force was excessive they need to look at the severity of the crime in progress, according to local Al.com.
The call from a neighbour about a suspicious person in the neighbourhood, said Posey, alleged only: “Walking, standing, looking. None of these are crimes.”
He also urged the jury to consider immediacy of the threat to the officer. “This officer is saying he had to do this because of his safety,” said Posey, arguing that walking away from officers is not evidence a suspect is armed.
Patel was not armed. “Just doesn’t make sense,” said Posey. Parker, he suggested changed his story after he realised he could not “stand him up and brush him off.”
He said then Parker began to develop a reason for the stop, asking a dispatcher for help identifying crimes in the area for probable cause. Posey said that suggests Parker knew what he did was wrong.
Defence attorney Robert Tuten put the blame on Patel saying “All Mr. Patel had to do was stop.”
He said if Patel had shown officers some identification, they would have written a report and sent him on his way. He said police are obligated to investigate calls from neighbours concerned about someone suspicious in the area.
Patel didn’t speak English and didn’t understand the officers’ questions. But, Tuten said there was no way Parker could know this was a “harmless Indian grandfather walking down Hardiman Place Lane.”
“We all feel sorry for Mr. Patel. We wouldn’t be human if we didn’t,” he said, but he suggested the video shows Patel did not comply with police orders. “The event, this incident, was escalated by what Mr. Patel did. All he had to do was stand there.”
Posey offered final rebuttal to the jury saying it’s true to say there are lives on the line during police encounters, but he added: “It’s not only police lives that matter. All lives matter.”
The new jury deliberated in private for over an over hour late Friday after hearing three days of testimony. It would resume its deliberations Monday after once again watching the video of Parker taking Patel to the ground.
Lucknow: Vishal Singh, a renowned social worker from Lucknow, also known as Foodman, has once again made India proud. He was honored by the Happy Hands Gloves Cooperative Limited Company in Korathai, Thailand, for his work with the Hunger Free World Mission.
The Hunger Free World Mission’s meeting was held in Korathai, Thailand, under Vishal Singh’s leadership. Representatives from several countries, including Mr. Raja Dwivedi (Managing Director of Happy Hands Gloves Limited), Thailand Coordinator Mr. Raja Mishra, and member Mr. Varun Singh, attended the event.
Under Vishal Singh’s leadership, the attendees took a pledge to work together toward creating a hunger-free world.
Speaking on the occasion, Vishal Singh explained that the main goal of the Hunger Free World Mission is social participation. He said the mission is not just about feeding people but also about meeting other basic needs of those who are struggling. The mission focuses on helping families of terminally ill patients in hospitals by providing food and shelter. It also works to fulfill essential needs like education, jobs, and care for the elderly.
For the last 16 years, the Vijay Sri Foundation has been providing free services, benefiting thousands of people. Vishal Singh highlighted that the mission aims to gain global recognition like other organizations such as WHO, WWF, and Red Cross, which work for social causes.
During this meeting, Vishal Singh was appointed as the Chairman of the Hunger Free World Mission by representatives from various countries. They also discussed holding regular meetings in different countries to push the mission forward.
Business tycoon Dr. Abhishek Verma has also supported this humanitarian mission, vowing to promote the idea of “Seva Parmo Dharma” (Service is the highest duty) worldwide. Vishal Singh praised him, stating that people like Dr .Abhishek Verma inspire others to work for the betterment of society.
Recently, Romania’s Ambassador, Mr . Daniela Sezonov Ţane, invited Vishal Singh to the Romanian Embassy in Delhi, where they discussed the mission in detail. Impressed by his humanitarian work, she honored Vishal Singh and invited him to Romania to take the mission forward .
Food man Vishal Singh has been serving the people of India for the past 16 years. Through the Vijay Sri Foundation, he provides free meals to cancer patients & their families ,shelter, and education for women & children along with running free old-age homes in Lucknow.
In addition to his humanitarian work, Vishal Singh also addresses issues like crime and corruption through his role as Chairman of Seva Path Media and Managing Director of Vijay Sri Foundation.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Vishal Singh and his team worked tirelessly to provide food and help to the needy, including starving children, elderly citizens, and pregnant women. Despite contracting the virus himself, he continued to assist others after his recovery. He even created a life-saving oxygen regulator using household items, which was praised by doctors both in India and abroad.
In his address at the meeting, Vishal Singh spoke about his mission to create a hunger-free world. He pointed out that India’s large population, along with issues like unemployment and poverty, has caused the country to fall on the Hunger Index. He urged people to contribute just one handful of grains daily to help create a hunger-free world.
He concluded by saying that through social participation, we can empower the people around us, meet their basic needs, and work together to build a stronger, more prosperous, and developed society.
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