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Bio1590
02/15/21 2:35:29 PM
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https://www.abc15.com/news/local-news/investigations/protest-arrests/phoenix-police-department-trophy-celebrates-shooting-man-in-groin-during-protests

After shooting a protester in the groin, a special team of Phoenix Police officers celebrated the shot with commemorative coins to sell and share.

The challenge coins clearly depict the man being shot on the front and have the date of the protest on the back, according to images and photos obtained by ABC15.

This story is part of an ABC15 investigation series titled "Politically Charged"

The coins also have the following two phrases: GOOD NIGHT LEFT NUT and MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN ONE NUT AT A TIME.

After shooting a protester in the groin, a special team of Phoenix Police officers celebrated the shot with commemorative coins to sell and share.

The challenge coins clearly depict the man being shot on the front and have the date of the protest on the back, according to images and photos obtained by ABC15.

This story is part of an ABC15 investigation series titled "Politically Charged"

The coins also have the following two phrases: GOOD NIGHT LEFT NUT and MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN ONE NUT AT A TIME.

Phoenix Police Chief Jeri Williams was made aware of the coins, but no officers were disciplined, records show.

They relish in the use of violence against these protesters, said Jared Keenan, an attorney with ACLU Arizona. It sends a clear message that this is the appropriate way to act. Its okay not only to use extreme violence against protesters, but to glorify it and relish in it.

The protest occurred on August 22, 2017.

Following President Donald Trumps visit to the Phoenix Convention Center, things outside got tense. Phoenix police shot pepper balls at the feet of a crowd, while some people threw objects and gas canisters back at the officers.

The scene then descended into chaos.

The Phoenix Police Department faces an ongoing class-action lawsuit filed by the ACLU Arizona and Puente.

On August 22, 2017, [Phoenix police] eviscerated the First and Fourth Amendment rights of hundreds of peaceful protesters when it grossly overreacted to a small group, who appeared to be moving a fence toward a fully armed phalanx of PPD officers standing at the ready, according to a court motion filed by attorneys against the city.

In all of the chaos, the shooting of Joshua Cobin became the iconic and lasting memory of the night.

Video captured by Phoenix station KTVK shows Cobin kicking a gas canister away toward the police line. Seconds later, hes shot in the groin with whats called a pepper ball.

Until sitting for an interview with ABC15, Cobin had not seen the challenge coin.

Honestly, its pretty unprofessional that Phoenix police would commemorate that, he said.

Cobin also provided ABC15 with previously unreported video of the incident. Its from a different angle that provides context into what caused him to kick the canister toward police.

The video shows Cobin rushing in to help a woman on the ground who was shot in her back by a gas canister or pepper ball.

Cobin and another person can be seen picking her up and running away when the same officer fired another shot into his back.

My instincts kicked in to help her, Cobin said. As me and this other lady went in and ran with her, we got shot in the back by the same officer again as we were fleeing. And then when we got her to safety, thats when I turned around."

I was pretty frustrated at that point, he said. I got shot in the back while helping someone and thats what provoked me to kick a tear gas canister back at them.

The officer who fired all three shots is Christopher Turiano.

Turiano, a 24-year member of Phoenix police, is a grenadier in the departments Tactical Response Unit, which is responsible for responding to civil unrest and handling protests.

ABC15 discovered Turiano is also on the Brady list for choking a handcuffed man in 2004, internal police records show.

Two other officers reported the choking, and Turiano was criminally charged. However, those charges were later dropped.

The coins were largely kept and shared by the Tactical Response Unit.

As part of the ongoing class-action lawsuit against the department for their protest response in 2017, Chief Jeri Williams and several members of the special unit were deposed.

Williams' deposition took place in August 2019.

The chief was asked several questions about the coin and whether it would be appropriate for her officers to create or have an image like that.

Williams said, No.

But apparently no officers were investigated or disciplined related to the coin, according to an email sent to attorneys seeking records in 2020.

In response to a request for any documents and actions related to the coin, Phoenix police responded by saying there are none.

There are no records because the coin was not a department sponsored, or funded, coin, according to the citys response.

In a statement sent to ABC15, a police spokesperson wrote, the Phoenix Police Department did not participate in, encourage, fund or sanction the creation of any such challenge coin. There is also no indication such a coin was used for any public or official purpose on the Departments behalf. A review at the time by a Commander with the Department was unable to substantiate any claims of misconduct related to a challenge coin.

https://twitter.com/DaveBiscobing15/status/1357925219491405832

I think it undermines any sort of argument that its just some bad actors and bad apples, Keenan said. This goes all the way to the top.

Cobin agrees.

I think the rot starts at the head, Cobin said. If its something theyre not investigating, then they dont care.

Police and prosecutors did care about aggressively investigating Cobin.

Days after he was shot, Cobin was arrested at his job. Police also raided his home and towed his car.

Cobin was charged with aggravated assault against police and other charges.

But he ended up pleading guilty to a simple misdemeanor charge of disorderly conduct.

I would. I definitely would, said Cobin, when asked if he could go back and do things differently. I would still go help the woman. But I let my emotions get the best of me. Im a pretty quiet guy. I think I was just frustrated.

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Bio1590
02/15/21 2:35:46 PM
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Phoenix Police Chief Jeri Williams and City Manager Ed Zuercher released a joint statement Saturday night in response to this story.

"There are disturbing claims that members of the Phoenix Police Department circulated an inappropriate challenge coin related to a 2017 incident. This is unacceptable and not in line with the behavior expected of my officers. I not only expect more, but demand more from my officers," said Phoenix Police Chief Jeri Williams.

"Working together with Chief Williams, I have instructed the City Attorneys office to begin the process of outside investigation, said City Manager Ed Zuercher. We do not accept hate speech at the city of Phoenix. It is unacceptable and we must have an independent look at these disturbing allegations so we can take appropriate action."

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DarthAragorn
02/15/21 2:38:23 PM
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Very fine people and not at all fucking pigs
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AtelierRyza3462
02/15/21 2:40:19 PM
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They didn't make this coin, someone else did as the link states.
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berlyman101
02/15/21 2:40:43 PM
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Arizona PD are fucking insane sadists and crybabies. Complete power trippers and the citizens and politicians allow it.

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Thighon
02/15/21 2:42:50 PM
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This is fucking absurd
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Bio1590
02/15/21 2:43:11 PM
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Also in case anyone forgot or hadn't seen this extremely hot take from another time challenge coins were brought up

https://i.imgur.com/uWBi8tk.png
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AtelierRyza3462
02/15/21 2:50:26 PM
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I prefer silver challenge coins for my stacking hobby.

Hope challenge coins don't get canceled now.
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SSJ5_Goku
02/15/21 2:50:46 PM
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Bio1590 posted...
Also in case anyone forgot or hadn't seen this extremely hot take from another time challenge coins were brought up


Big yikes


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Orchestrion
02/15/21 2:54:10 PM
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Shablagoo
02/15/21 2:56:11 PM
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Bio1590 posted...
Also in case anyone forgot or hadn't seen this extremely hot take from another time challenge coins were brought up

https://i.imgur.com/uWBi8tk.png

Lol, was just about to bring up our resident cop fan and what he had to say last time these challenge coins were brought up. Glad you saved it.

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Thighon
02/15/21 2:57:44 PM
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Bio1590 posted...
Also in case anyone forgot or hadn't seen this extremely hot take from another time challenge coins were brought up

https://i.imgur.com/uWBi8tk.png
cops arent cops for their reasoning and strength of character. they're one of the purest forms of sellouts
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Bio1590
02/15/21 3:01:57 PM
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Shablagoo posted...


Lol, was just about to bring up our resident cop fan and what he had to say last time these challenge coins were brought up. Glad you saved it.

I didn't save it lol, I just remembered he said it and went and grabbed that screenshot after I made this topic.
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thronedfire2
02/15/21 3:07:48 PM
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lol I remember darkprince trying to say these coins didnt mean anything

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AtelierRyza3462
02/15/21 3:08:46 PM
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The bars in my area are mostly closed, so right now challenge coins are a bit meaningless.
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Thighon
02/15/21 3:09:51 PM
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in a topic about officers celebrating the bursting of a protester's testes, and their commission of memorabilia celebrating same, darkprince, a police officer, has nothing other than to say this doesn't matter

i took the liberty of articulating to mods as to why #15 is callous and rule-breaking (trolling;offensive), in case anyone else wants to mark it.
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BobLoblaw_
02/15/21 3:12:33 PM
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i cants ee it. they must have me blocked

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darkprince45
02/15/21 3:12:48 PM
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Thighon posted...
i took the liberty of articulating to mods as to why #15 is callous and rule-breaking (trolling;offensive), in case anyone else wants to mark it.
Lmfao

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Medussa
02/15/21 3:16:21 PM
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so, they don't actually matter, but also, we're not going to stop making them as antagonistic as we can.

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Fossil
02/15/21 3:16:21 PM
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Bio1590 posted...
Also in case anyone forgot or hadn't seen this extremely hot take from another time challenge coins were brought up

https://i.imgur.com/uWBi8tk.png
Military challenge coins don't exist to make fun of people or incidents that happened. God damn what a stupid take. Probably infantry with that low IQ brain energy.
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darkprince45
02/15/21 3:17:37 PM
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Fossil posted...
Military challenge coins don't exist to make fun of people or incidents that happened. God damn what a stupid take. Probably infantry with that low IQ brain energy.


any idiot can make a challenge coin

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DarthAragorn
02/15/21 3:20:21 PM
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Well yeah of course any idiot can make them, cops do
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Thighon
02/15/21 3:21:38 PM
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Any idiot can stitch a nazi flag too. Idk what the point of saying anyone can be a fascistic boastful piece of shit is
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darkprince45
02/15/21 3:21:58 PM
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DarthAragorn posted...
Well yeah of course any idiot can make them, cops do
Exactly. Thats why they mean nothing. Its not department sponsored or made. Just some idiots.


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darkprince45
02/15/21 3:23:01 PM
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Fossil
02/15/21 3:23:07 PM
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darkprince45 posted...
any idiot can make a challenge coin
No shit they can. I can pay a company to make whatever I wanted to right now. Just because some jackjaw in law enforcement thought his twisted humor was cute doesn't nullify the tradition challenge coins have in general. It's easy to distinguish legitimate coins from jokes like this.
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Medussa
02/15/21 3:24:15 PM
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so, another instance where the supposed mass of good cops don't bother to tell the idiots to fucking be better?

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darkprince45
02/15/21 3:25:10 PM
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Fossil posted...
No shit they can. I can pay a company to make whatever I wanted to right now. Just because some jackjaw in law enforcement thought his twisted humor was cute doesn't nullify the tradition challenge coins have in general. It's easy to distinguish legitimate coins from jokes like this.
Thats a joke to you lol

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gamer167
02/15/21 3:28:55 PM
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Joe Shoot em in the leg Biden would be proud.
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DarthAragorn
02/15/21 3:29:46 PM
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Medussa posted...
so, another instance where the supposed mass of good cops don't bother to tell the idiots to fucking be better?

Isolated incident 57493738582728
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Fossil
02/15/21 3:32:32 PM
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darkprince45 posted...
Thats a joke you lol
https://i.imgur.com/sGO9Ray.gif
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darkprince45
02/15/21 3:34:32 PM
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Clearly forgot to put to but I added it. Since youre judging low IQ. I thought someone smarter than me would be able to assume what the word would be

but then again, a dumb cop making a dumb coin about hitting someone in the balls is legitimate. While a soldier making a coin about killing someone in one shot with a sniper.... is a joke

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Intro2Logic
02/15/21 3:36:12 PM
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Cops view themselves as occupying armies in cities, and that's bad.

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Ruvan22
02/15/21 3:42:27 PM
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darkprince45 posted...
They dont, what happened with the last topic. Nothing. Because its just stupid
Are you saying this particular incident is "stupid" and doesn't require any investigation/ discipline?
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Fossil
02/15/21 3:43:11 PM
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darkprince45 posted...
Clearly forgot to put to but I added it. Since youre judging low IQ. I thought someone so smart as you would be able to assume what the word would be
Oh yeah, I was clearly confused. That's why I posted a Stone Cold Steve Austin gif, because he is always inquisitive and asking a question when he says "what".

darkprince45 posted...
but then again, a dumb cop making a dumb coin about hitting someone in the balls is legitimate. While a soldier making a coin about killing someone in one shot with a sniper.... is a joke
I wasn't commenting on the coin you linked in the post I quoted. I was referring to the one TC posted. I thought someone so smart as you could have figured that out. Clearly I need to be careful with what I quote next time so it makes sense to you.

Let's break it down barney style.

Legitimate coins I was referring to = military CC received from organizations
joke coins = law enforcement coin
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darkprince45
02/15/21 3:44:00 PM
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darkprince45
02/15/21 3:45:02 PM
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Ruvan22 posted...
Are you saying this particular incident is "stupid" and doesn't require any investigation/ discipline?
Of course it needs an investigation and/or discipline. But like I said, its not something endorsed or made by the department. Punish the ones that made it and move on.

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Fossil
02/15/21 3:46:12 PM
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darkprince45 posted...
Sure bud
I edited post 27 so you won't be so lost in the sauce when you inevitably come back to derp some more.
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darkprince45
02/15/21 3:47:18 PM
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How convenient

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SPE
02/15/21 3:49:45 PM
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Bio1590 posted...
MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN ONE NUT AT A TIME.

so, they want to render the protesters sterile.

does mass sterilization fit the description for genocide?

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Ruvan22
02/15/21 3:50:41 PM
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darkprince45 posted...
Of course it needs an investigation and/or discipline. But like I said, its not something endorsed or made by the department. Punish the ones that made it and move on.
Ahh gotcha, I agree (though it is strange the department is refusing to acknowledge it exists)
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sktgamer_13dude
02/15/21 3:50:59 PM
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Im just surprised dp45 hasnt put you on ignore/block yet Fossil.

Guy normally does that when hes losing arguments like he is now.
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thronedfire2
02/15/21 6:57:35 PM
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he's suspended lol. was is the deleted post itt? I didn't see it

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Bio1590
02/15/21 7:05:06 PM
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BobLoblaw_
02/15/21 7:05:15 PM
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Lol suspended again

Now hell come in here on his alt and argue ad hominem about other people on their ats

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Darkprince47
02/15/21 8:24:35 PM
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Weak
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ssjevot
02/15/21 8:30:08 PM
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How is anyone can do X somehow an excuse for a given behavior? Yes, and? It happened, anyone could do it but the people in question are the ones who did, so what should be done about it?

It's like the lamest possible form of whataboutism. "Your honor my client killed a man, but anyone could kill a man, so it's not really a big deal."

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DarthAragorn
02/15/21 8:35:38 PM
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ssjevot posted...
How is anyone can do X somehow an excuse for a given behavior? Yes, and? It happened, anyone could do it but the people in question are the ones who did, so what should be done about it?

It's like the lamest possible form of whataboutism. "Your honor my client killed a man, but anyone could kill a man, so it's not really a big deal."

Did you really expect better from a cop
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AtelierRyza3462
02/15/21 8:37:33 PM
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darkprince45 posted...
Exactly. Thats why they mean nothing. Its not department sponsored or made. Just some idiots.

This part in the article was even pointed out in the topic, dunno why they seem like it says otherwise...
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ultimate reaver
02/15/21 8:37:50 PM
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cops are wretched, no news here

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