Officers are not able to tell the difference between public enemy number one and a poor Claremont College student, nor should they be expected to. The strength of all police departments depends upon the trust and decision making abilities that each department is allowed to make, and when citizens begin to undermine such ambiguous stops as the Landrum one, they undermine the overall safety of the streets and puts citizens as well as officers lives at stake. I cannot speak for the stupidities of the Claremont City Manager and other top officials except to call them stupidities. So vote them out. A young man died, and that is tragic.
Due process calls for an investigation lets grant it.
If wrong-doing is found, punish the officers. Otherwise Claremont Police Department, keep doing your job. Irvin Landrum Jr. justice rallies are held every Wednesday in front of Claremont City Hall from 10 a.m. to Noon.