{"id":995,"date":"2019-12-08T15:11:22","date_gmt":"2019-12-08T15:11:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=995"},"modified":"2019-12-08T15:11:22","modified_gmt":"2019-12-08T15:11:22","slug":"how-did-a-jewelry-store-theft-precipitate-the-use-of-human-shields-by-the-miami-police-too-many-israeli-trained-american-pds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=995","title":{"rendered":"How did a jewelry store theft precipitate the use of human shields by the Miami police? Too many Israeli-trained American PDs!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Outrage After Police Use Bystanders As &#8220;Human Shields&#8221; In Florida UPS Truck Shootout<\/h1>\n<p><!--more-->ZeroHedge.com<\/p>\n<p>Miami police and other officers appear to have\u00a0used surrounding bystanders as &#8220;human shields&#8221; when they responded to the\u00a0the hijacked UPS truck following an armed heist of a jewelry store Thursday. After suspects led police on a two-county rush-hour chase through Miami which ended in a hail of gunfire in the middle of crowded traffic on Miramar Parkway and Flamingo Road, hundreds of police bullets from 19 officers firing on the truck brought it to an end.<\/p>\n<p>As we\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/markets\/4-dead-after-two-robbers-hijack-ups-van-ending-epic-gun-battle-florida-highway\">reported earlier<\/a>, four people have been confirmed dead, including the robbers and the UPS driver, since identified as\u00a027-year-old Frank Ordonez, who unluckily had been taken hostage on a day he was reportedly filling in for another driver.\u00a0<strong>Some of his own family members\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2019\/12\/06\/us\/florida-ups-shootout-frank-ordonez\/index.html\">are blaming the<\/a>\u00a0&#8220;trigger happy&#8221; Florida police for killing him in their overeagerness to stop the criminals.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>An investigation is underway which will also focus on the other innocent bystander that died\u00a0<em>\u2014\u00a0<\/em><strong>an unidentified\u00a0person shot while trapped at the intersection in one of the many surrounding vehicles<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/rklueber28\/status\/1202722185690914817?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1202722185690914817&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fpolitical%2Foutrage-over-police-using-bystanders-human-shields-florida-ups-truck-shootout<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;In addition to the UPS driver &#8211; who was on his knees &#8211;<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>the innocent bystander was shot while sitting in a car waiting at the stop light in the intersection<\/strong>,&#8221; CBS4 News in Miami reporter\u00a0Jim DeFede\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lawandcrime.com\/high-profile\/questions-need-to-be-asked-police-scrutinized-after-ups-driver-second-victim-killed-in-hostage-situation\/\">has confirmed<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"SandboxRoot env-bp-350\" data-twitter-event-id=\"0\">\n<div id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"EmbeddedTweet EmbeddedTweet--cta js-clickToOpenTarget\" lang=\"en\" data-click-to-open-target=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rklueber28\/status\/1202722185690914817\" data-iframe-title=\"Twitter Tweet\" data-scribe=\"page:tweet\" data-twitter-event-id=\"8\">\n<div class=\"EmbeddedTweet-tweetContainer\">\n<div class=\"EmbeddedTweet-tweet\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;The number of shots fired by the officers is not currently known but my source said it could exceed 200 rounds,&#8221; he reported. The deceased bystander had been &#8220;inside an idle car at the scene.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">7:30 p.m. update: Reports say four people were killed \u2014 the two robbers, the abducted UPS driver and a bystander who was inside an idle car at the scene. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lHdXO2wknb\">https:\/\/t.co\/lHdXO2wknb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; South Florida Sun Sentinel (@SunSentinel) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SunSentinel\/status\/1202748692241035266?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 6, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>DeFede concluded that though police were facing a &#8220;chaotic situation&#8221; it remains that\u00a0<strong>&#8220;innocent people are dead&#8221;<\/strong>\u00a0and &#8220;questions need to be asked&#8221;.<\/p>\n<div class=\"SandboxRoot env-bp-350\" data-twitter-event-id=\"1\">\n<div id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"EmbeddedTweet EmbeddedTweet--cta js-clickToOpenTarget\" lang=\"en\" data-click-to-open-target=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SunSentinel\/status\/1202748692241035266\" data-iframe-title=\"Twitter Tweet\" data-scribe=\"page:tweet\" data-twitter-event-id=\"9\">\n<div class=\"EmbeddedTweet-tweetContainer\">\n<div class=\"EmbeddedTweet-tweet\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A number of online commentators noted the dramatic scene of police immediately rushing into stalled traffic on foot and emptying their weapons in return fire appeared something more from a Hollywood action movie.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">3. I count at least five instances of cops firing on the vehicle *with the hostage* while using occupied civilian vehicles as *human shields.* This is shocking and deplorable police work. Everyone should have their badges and guns taken away. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/frU5tUSVvM\">pic.twitter.com\/frU5tUSVvM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Brandon Friedman (@BFriedmanDC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BFriedmanDC\/status\/1202963092554047488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 6, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Viral video shows the UPS truck stopped amid heavy traffic with bystanders in their vehicles on either side. But the police response is now under criticism given that instead of hanging back and waiting for fewer civilians\u00a0to be in the line of fire, or even establishing contact through a police negotiator,\u00a0<strong>officers rushed the UPS truck in a blaze of bullets<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"SandboxRoot env-bp-350\" data-twitter-event-id=\"2\">\n<div id=\"twitter-widget-2\" class=\"EmbeddedTweet EmbeddedTweet--cta js-clickToOpenTarget\" lang=\"en\" data-click-to-open-target=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BFriedmanDC\/status\/1202963092554047488\" data-iframe-title=\"Twitter Tweet\" data-scribe=\"page:tweet\" data-twitter-event-id=\"7\">\n<div class=\"EmbeddedTweet-tweetContainer\">\n<div class=\"EmbeddedTweet-tweet\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Police had the other option of backing off the easily identifiable and trackable large brown UPS truck in order to engage with it in a more open area.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/dennismhogan\/status\/1202981341534527490?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1202981341534527490&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fpolitical%2Foutrage-over-police-using-bystanders-human-shields-florida-ups-truck-shootout<\/p>\n<p>It is as yet unclear whether a police bullet or one of the robbers actually killed Ordonez. But what is clear from overhead video is that some among the responding officers\u00a0<strong>actually hid behind vehicles with bystanders and families in them<\/strong>, who were trying to flee as gunfire rang out.<\/p>\n<div class=\"SandboxRoot env-bp-350\" data-twitter-event-id=\"3\">\n<div id=\"twitter-widget-3\" class=\"EmbeddedTweet EmbeddedTweet--cta js-clickToOpenTarget\" lang=\"en\" data-click-to-open-target=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dennismhogan\/status\/1202981341534527490\" data-iframe-title=\"Twitter Tweet\" data-scribe=\"page:tweet\" data-twitter-event-id=\"5\">\n<div class=\"EmbeddedTweet-tweetContainer\">\n<div class=\"EmbeddedTweet-tweet\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Though in the initial press conference in the immediate aftermath the issue wasn&#8217;t raised, national media is beginning to acknowledge the growing public outrage. NPR\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2019\/12\/06\/785561122\/4-dead-after-armed-robbers-hijack-ups-truck\">reports<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Former [U.S. Department] Department of Housing and Urban Development official Brandon Friedman described the shootout as &#8220;appalling.&#8221; He\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BFriedmanDC\/status\/1202962431871315969\">said\u00a0<\/a>the department should be held accountable for\u00a0<strong>&#8220;choosing to assault the vehicle in the middle of stopped rush hour traffic&#8221;<\/strong>\u00a0and using occupied vehicles as\u00a0<strong>&#8220;human shields.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>From one of the overhead news chopper videos, one panicked blue SUV is seen attempting to ram its way out of being in the direct line of fire, between the suspects shooting at police and the police themselves.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad__wrapper-element\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/frank-ordonez.jpg?itok=h7ebA3bl\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/frank-ordonez.jpg?itok=h7ebA3bl\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/frank-ordonez.jpg?itok=TBYFfKAm 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"all and (min-width: 1280px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/frank-ordonez.jpg?itok=TBYFfKAm 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"all and (min-width: 480px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/frank-ordonez.jpg?itok=TBYFfKAm 1x, https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/frank-ordonez.jpg?itok=TBYFfKAm 2x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"all and (min-width: 1024px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/frank-ordonez.jpg?itok=TBYFfKAm 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"all and (min-width: 768px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/frank-ordonez.jpg?itok=h7ebA3bl 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"caption caption-img\" role=\"group\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/frank-ordonez.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"4d452276-393c-4d7a-b455-00dcf0c0e3bd\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><figcaption><em>Frank Ordonez via CBS Miami<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A family member\u00a0who set up\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/frank-ordonez-go-fund-me?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet\">a GoFundMe page<\/a>\u00a0on behalf of\u00a0the UPS driver victim\u00a0Frank Ordonez&#8217;s children and for funeral expenses, which has raised nearly 100,000 in 24 hours, had this to say:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;They [the robbers]\u00a0kidnapped my brother and took him on a high speed chase,\u00a0<strong>when they came to a stop he was gunned down like a criminal by the Florida police<\/strong>, he didn&#8217;t deserve to die the way he did&#8230;&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"SandboxRoot env-bp-350\" data-twitter-event-id=\"4\">\n<div id=\"twitter-widget-4\" class=\"EmbeddedTweet EmbeddedTweet--cta js-clickToOpenTarget\" lang=\"en\" data-click-to-open-target=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BFriedmanDC\/status\/1202961963137093632\" data-iframe-title=\"Twitter Tweet\" data-scribe=\"page:tweet\" data-twitter-event-id=\"6\">\n<div class=\"EmbeddedTweet-tweetContainer\">\n<div class=\"EmbeddedTweet-tweet\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">1. This absolutely appalling highway shootout yesterday encapsulates the under-trained, military-cosplaying, Punisher-wannabe cops who permeate America&#39;s police departments.<\/p>\n<p>They killed both the hostage and a bystander, then bragged &quot;no LEOs were harmed.&quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jNFvkNyAPI\">pic.twitter.com\/jNFvkNyAPI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Brandon Friedman (@BFriedmanDC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BFriedmanDC\/status\/1202961963137093632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 6, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The former State Department of Housing and Urban Development official also had this to say of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BFriedmanDC\/status\/1202961963137093632\">botched police response<\/a>:\u00a0<em>&#8220;Here are a few things that those in charge of this disaster should be held accountable for&#8221;\u2014\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Choosing to assault the vehicle<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Choosing to assault the vehicle in the middle of stopped rush hour traffic<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Using civilian cars with people *in them* as human shields<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/policeresponsemiami.png?itok=LssbMHge\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/policeresponsemiami.png?itok=LssbMHge\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/policeresponsemiami.png?itok=N7TA8Mxx 1x\" type=\"image\/png\" media=\"all and (min-width: 1280px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/policeresponsemiami.png?itok=N7TA8Mxx 1x\" type=\"image\/png\" media=\"all and (min-width: 480px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/policeresponsemiami.png?itok=N7TA8Mxx 1x, https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/policeresponsemiami.png?itok=N7TA8Mxx 2x\" type=\"image\/png\" media=\"all and (min-width: 1024px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/policeresponsemiami.png?itok=N7TA8Mxx 1x\" type=\"image\/png\" media=\"all and (min-width: 768px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/policeresponsemiami.png?itok=LssbMHge 1x\" type=\"image\/png\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/policeresponsemiami.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"280\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"956aed67-240d-4243-b507-67d65e97ce99\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Astoundingly, about a half-dozen police are seen crouching behind and shadowing the vehicle for protection despite what appears to be bystanders inside trying to get away.<\/p>\n<p>It is unknown at this point which among the vehicles had an innocent passenger shot and killed, or if it had been a police bullet or gunfire from the robbers inside the UPS truck.<\/p>\n<p>The FBI is currently assisting an investigation into the incident, which involved officers from five different responding departments and agencies, most reportedly from Miami-Dade police department.<\/p>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/political\/outrage-over-police-using-bystanders-human-shields-florida-ups-truck-shootout\">https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/political\/outrage-over-police-using-bystanders-human-shields-florida-ups-truck-shootout<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Outrage After Police Use Bystanders As &#8220;Human Shields&#8221; 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