The sad thing here is a Tazer is designed to extinguish a possible hostile situation in a safer manner than a gun. Now granted the story does not describe the actual size of the pocket knife in this story, it could have possibly been a six inch blade. With all the protective gear an officer wears these days a knife versus a tazer should win there should not be a need to utilize a gun to kill when the situation could have easily been defused. I am sure both those officers have had extensive training in disarming an assailant.

This was not a drug case this was a custody battle. CPS kept Cameron from Will since day one. Yet they were there to protect Cameron. Since the cop was protecting the case workers who quit wills case last year, who was protecting Cameron? Everyone who knew Will knows his boy was at his side. That innocent child was'nt just in the same room he was right with Will. I am sick to my stomach to to think that since that moment CPS has had cared for Cameron. Hiding it from the start. I wonder which one got to clean up the little boy. Also its sad when the broke unemployed state of Michigan pays for foster care when family is right there.

These cops just created a kid who will hate cops for his entire life. How can they expect that the kid will feel any differently when they killed his father over NOTHING!

Yeah, cops ALWAYS smell pot even when there's nothing there.

Am I the only one who notices he lived in an apartment and so the smell of pot could easily have come from a neighboring unit?!

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Is it any shocker that Al Samero was the one harassing Will? Samero never did like him and its my experience that he will go after anyone he does not like. As far as justifiable homicide? hahahaha who are these police trying to kid? its like the three musketeers all for one and one for all. same goes for the police. grayling itself has a LONG history of Officials covering up for other Officials its been happening for years, for years you have heard about judges wives being called when they were popped for dui and or being in possession of coke, also we have heard about our friends going before the courts on drug charges that were for way less then they were busted for because opps suddenly half of what they were busted for was never reported. In an area like this is there any wonder the popo are sticking together and saying it was justified my god they are probably all sittin back laughing about this now. I just hope to God that Wills family is able to fight and fight until someone admits there is a problem

If they don't  murder you, they make up BS  calling it "Resisting and Obstructing" to put you behind prison walls when they come to arrest you. That's another way cops have of making things disappear and not get sued......Citizens called for jury duty on such cases should give this more thought when making their final decisions: Cops do lie and will lie for one another. It's their pact.

The answer is "ZERO"

Marijuana does not kill.... cops kill. so why remove a child because a cop smells pot?

Cops ALWAYS smell pot no matter what!

This is a horrible abuse of power against innocent Americans.... those cops and CPS people should be charged with murder and the prosecutor needs to lose his or her job, immediately!

How do we, the citizens get them out of office if there is no one else on the ballot to vote for?

i had a similar incident. i was never able to speak either. i got into trouble because my son came over and brought some stuff with him. even after he told them it wasn't mine and i didn't even know about it mark jernigan (the roscommon county prosecotor) still put out a warrant for my arrest and had me charged. i think that is fucked up and i feel mr. jernigan is an asshole. i have lost respect for police officers. they wear a badge so they think they can do whatever they want. they are suppose to be setting a good example.

they killed the boy's father because "they could". Had nothing to do with self defense. Just like when they bust down someone's door in the middle of the night, the first thing they do is kill the family dog even though the dog is no threat.... simply because they can, that's all.

Alleged Cannabis, no less-in an apartment building, on top of that. Talk about a vapor of an allegation. A lie within a lie.

I live in Dundee, MI (which is about 4 hrs south of Grayling, also a small town); since 911 the local police here think they are the "Supreme Forces to Be". 

Cops pull over any and all people of this small town and put them up against vehicle with arms and legs outstretched and feel up for more than 10 minutes, search and tear apart car, keep on side of road for more than 45 minutes.  They managed to pull my son and daughter EVERY DAY without cause and detain for more than hr and half each time with same procedures I already mentioned.  Five yrs ago I thought this was cops just doing their jobs, youth - drugs - hell raisers, until it happened to me (their mother) several times.  I came unglued the 3rd time it happened and demanded name, badge #, and supervisor name --- cop refused this info.  I went to the Sheriff's office to file complaint but didn't have name and since no ticket was issued - no paperwork trail to find out the info so I couldn't file complaint. 

Cops doing whatever whenever they want and leave with some perverted sense of hahaha and the ability to smell their fingers when its all over.  One cop looked me right in the face and said "there's absolutely nothing you can do to stop me or any other cop cause the public loves us --- we have it made it now!"  From all the stories I read, it certainly seems he is completely right ........

You are right. They are out of control. I got this one harassing me because he knows damn well I told the truth about him in court about his abuse and he actually had the nerve to tell me I need to move out of the county. He also told me I smelled like I've been smoking marijuana. What a bully!  And Sheriff Wakefield won't do a thing about it. I call to make reports and they tell you THAT is the report....over the phone. I told them I want a written, filed report and they tell me they will get back to me, that there is other paperwork to fill out and then they won't contact me and I call and leave messages and they STILL won't get back to you. All "under the rug."

All I can hope for is my blogging will make them wake up and behave like they should.

Too bad that I have no faith in the cops or the stories they invent to cover up their bullying and harassment. Really wish we could see an end to this insane abuse of power! Too bad that a boy has lost his daddy because someone "thought they smelled pot"  ... Too bad that a prosecutor would enable the guy to work the system and help get him back on the job  ... too bad they didn't just tase him ... too fn bad, indeed.