Former Nevada LP State Chair shot by police, is in critical condition [PS - Jim is an aquaintance of mine, and is a very quiet, intelligent young man, and is a lawyer and licensed firearms instructor]
October 31st, 2009 · 80 Comments Ballot Access News On October 30, Jim Duensing, who was chairman of the Nevada Libertarian Party until March, 2009, was shot by a Las Vegas policeman after the police had stopped Duensing for making an illegal turn and some illegal lane changes. According to this newspaper story, he was in a rental car, and he bolted and ran away from the police. He is still alive but is in critical condition. Duensing was also a Libertarian nominee for U.S. House last year. http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/2009/10/former-nevada-lp-state-chair-shot-by-police-is-in-critical-condition/ ____ Identity of man shot by LV police revealed .... "But a witness disputed some of the police account of the shooting. Brandi Burks, 19, said she was standing outside her apartment complex on Cheyenne, west of the Michael Way intersection, when the shooting occurred. Motorcycle officers had been patrolling the street heavily, pulling over speeders, she said. She said the officer who pulled over the man chased him when he fled. Burks said that as the man was running, he kept grabbing his pants, as if to hold them up. She said she did not see a gun and did not see the officer fire a Taser. She said she saw the officer shoot the man in the back when the man reached the sidewalk. He went down, and officers handcuffed him, she said. "They shot him in the back," she said. "He was just running." .... Allen Lichtenstein, general counsel of the American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada, said those who survive police shootings are able to speak for themselves, unlike coroner's inquests conducted when someone dies. The ACLU has been a frequent critic of the coroner's inquest process. .... http://www.lvrj.com/news/identity-of-man-shot-by-lv-police-revealed-67906552.html ____ Jim Duensing Explains Shooting Incident November 1st, 2009 Jim Duensing, who was shot by a Las Vegas policeman on October 30, and who is seeking the Libertarian Party nomination for U.S. Senate in 2010, has issued a detailed, clear explanation of the incident. He was running from the police because they had tasered him and seemed about to do it a second time. Duensing has heart problems. See Independent Political Report here and read comment #73, which is Duensing’s statement. http://www.ballot-access.org/2009/11/01/jim-duensing-explains-shooting-incident/ ____ Jim is also running for US Senate against Harry Reid: Jim Duensing for Senate Security, Prosperity, Liberty http://www.hellforharry.com/ I think they were trying to kill him.
