August 1, 2024 • 4 mins
Sangamon County Sheriff Jack Campbell acknowledged that his department failed the community with the fatal shooting of Sonya Massey on July 6.
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
According to USA Today, Springfield, Illinois, Sangamon County Sheriff Jack
Campbell said that his department failed a community on the
July sixth in the July six fatal shooting of Sonia Massey.
He said, we failed, We did not do our jobs.
We failed Sonya. We failed Sonya's family and her friends.
Sheriff Campbell went on to say, I stand here before
(00:23):
you with my arms wide open, and I asked for
your forgiveness. I asked Donna Massey, Sonia's mother, for forgiveness.
I offered no excuses. The sheriff also said he would
not resign. Many residents were outraged and spoke out at
the session. One resident said she should be able to
call the police. They're meant to protect and serve, but
(00:46):
apparently here in Springfield, as shown on camera, they harass
and unfortunately kill.
Speaker 2 (00:52):
Who was you called the police to come to your
house because you feel like somebody is intruding on you
in they take they come over and take you out.
Speaker 3 (01:03):
Yeah, they come on.
Speaker 4 (01:04):
Man, they kill all nose and I think a lot
of people, you know, in the community, was community was
asking or demanding expecting the share to resign, including Sonya
Massey's father, he wanted him to resign. So this is
not listening session, right, this listening session yesterday or a
(01:28):
couple of days ago when they had the session, he
said he was not going to resign.
Speaker 3 (01:33):
So there are some issues in.
Speaker 4 (01:35):
That community obviously from this horrific killing of Sonia Massey.
And there's there's a trust problem now with law enforcement
and the citizens, and you know, they got to fix that.
Speaker 3 (01:48):
See, this is this.
Speaker 2 (01:49):
Is what makes people take it in their own hands
and not even call the police. And now you're trying
to police your own house with with guns and you
you know, stuff that you shouldn't have to take care of.
That's that's a big problem to me. And I'm worried
about people taking, you know, taking into their own hands.
But look what youre up against. You don't know what
you're gonna get when you call the police.
Speaker 3 (02:07):
Right. That officer is in jail, you know, waiting for
all that. Yeah. Yeah, and her family wants justice. They do.
They demanded as they should. They deserve that for sure,
as they should be a lawsuit as well out.
Speaker 4 (02:25):
On the Yeah, I'm sure there will be I'm sure
there will be being that they've hired attorney Benjamin Crump,
you know, he is on the case.
Speaker 3 (02:35):
He wants to. I'm sure they need to make.
Speaker 4 (02:37):
Sure that the investigation is thorough, there's transparency, and there
is no cover up and not the gate. It seemed
like it was some kind of cover up because they
weren't honest with the family. Her son Sonya Massey's son
spoke about that about what he was told and the information.
So this goes back to as well with you look
(03:00):
at President Trump when they're talking about giving police complete immunity.
Speaker 3 (03:04):
And all that. So you can't have that twenty five.
Speaker 4 (03:07):
You can't have that, that project twenty twenty five, You
can't have stuff like that because we have to hold
the police department a law of portsment, accountable for actions
like that.
Speaker 3 (03:16):
So no, no, no complete immunity.
Speaker 1 (03:19):
But count for videotape though, thank god, because we would
have you know, had to believe what they told us
about this one if we didn't see it for ourselves
with our own eyes on tape. And they have to
do something about this.
Speaker 3 (03:32):
They have to.
Speaker 1 (03:33):
I mean it's great that he said, you know, we
failed and all that, the police, sheriff and all that
the sheriff, but come on This was terrible. This was
terrible to see her shot in the head like that.
It was awful over a pot of water.
Speaker 3 (03:47):
Yeah, this was awful. That's what you killed her over.
Speaker 4 (03:51):
And have you guys been seeing on social media other
law enforcement, other police officers of all races coming out
saying saying that she should have not been killed, that
it's just it was all he overreacted to the situation
and took her life over a pot of water.
Speaker 3 (04:09):
And I've been seeing that on my timeline.
Speaker 4 (04:11):
I don't know if you guys have been seeing it,
but other officers are speaking out about it too.
Speaker 3 (04:15):
So and he asked her to take the pot off
the stove. He did. He did the police officer.
Speaker 2 (04:22):
Imagine calling a police officer that comes to your house
that's about to kill you.
Speaker 3 (04:25):
And the attitude that he had on camera was angry. Yeah,
he's had problems in the past too.
Speaker 4 (04:32):
They said, he's had some issues in the past, So
this is unfortunately, it keeps happen happening to us. Like
you said, Tommy, it seems like it always happens to us.
Speaker 3 (04:45):
It's just so sad.
Speaker 1 (04:47):
Yeah, all right, guys, coming up next, we'll have more
of the Steve Harvey Morning Show.
Speaker 3 (04:52):
Right after this, you're listening Harvey Morning Show,
According to USA Today, Springfield, Illinois, Sangamon County Sheriff Jack
Campbell said that his department failed a community on the
July sixth in the July six fatal shooting of Sonia Massey.
He said, we failed, We did not do our jobs.
We failed Sonya. We failed Sonya's family and her friends.
Sheriff Campbell went on to say, I stand here before
(00:23):
you with my arms wide open, and I asked for
your forgiveness. I asked Donna Massey, Sonia's mother, for forgiveness.
I offered no excuses. The sheriff also said he would
not resign. Many residents were outraged and spoke out at
the session. One resident said she should be able to
call the police. They're meant to protect and serve, but
(00:46):
apparently here in Springfield, as shown on camera, they harass
and unfortunately kill.
Speaker 2 (00:52):
Who was you called the police to come to your
house because you feel like somebody is intruding on you
in they take they come over and take you out.
Speaker 3 (01:03):
Yeah, they come on.
Speaker 4 (01:04):
Man, they kill all nose and I think a lot
of people, you know, in the community, was community was
asking or demanding expecting the share to resign, including Sonya
Massey's father, he wanted him to resign. So this is
not listening session, right, this listening session yesterday or a
(01:28):
couple of days ago when they had the session, he
said he was not going to resign.
Speaker 3 (01:33):
So there are some issues in.
Speaker 4 (01:35):
That community obviously from this horrific killing of Sonia Massey.
And there's there's a trust problem now with law enforcement
and the citizens, and you know, they got to fix that.
Speaker 3 (01:48):
See, this is this.
Speaker 2 (01:49):
Is what makes people take it in their own hands
and not even call the police. And now you're trying
to police your own house with with guns and you
you know, stuff that you shouldn't have to take care of.
That's that's a big problem to me. And I'm worried
about people taking, you know, taking into their own hands.
But look what youre up against. You don't know what
you're gonna get when you call the police.
Speaker 3 (02:07):
Right. That officer is in jail, you know, waiting for
all that. Yeah. Yeah, and her family wants justice. They do.
They demanded as they should. They deserve that for sure,
as they should be a lawsuit as well out.
Speaker 4 (02:25):
On the Yeah, I'm sure there will be I'm sure
there will be being that they've hired attorney Benjamin Crump,
you know, he is on the case.
Speaker 3 (02:35):
He wants to. I'm sure they need to make.
Speaker 4 (02:37):
Sure that the investigation is thorough, there's transparency, and there
is no cover up and not the gate. It seemed
like it was some kind of cover up because they
weren't honest with the family. Her son Sonya Massey's son
spoke about that about what he was told and the information.
So this goes back to as well with you look
(03:00):
at President Trump when they're talking about giving police complete immunity.
Speaker 3 (03:04):
And all that. So you can't have that twenty five.
Speaker 4 (03:07):
You can't have that, that project twenty twenty five, You
can't have stuff like that because we have to hold
the police department a law of portsment, accountable for actions
like that.
Speaker 3 (03:16):
So no, no, no complete immunity.
Speaker 1 (03:19):
But count for videotape though, thank god, because we would
have you know, had to believe what they told us
about this one if we didn't see it for ourselves
with our own eyes on tape. And they have to
do something about this.
Speaker 3 (03:32):
They have to.
Speaker 1 (03:33):
I mean it's great that he said, you know, we
failed and all that, the police, sheriff and all that
the sheriff, but come on This was terrible. This was
terrible to see her shot in the head like that.
It was awful over a pot of water.
Speaker 3 (03:47):
Yeah, this was awful. That's what you killed her over.
Speaker 4 (03:51):
And have you guys been seeing on social media other
law enforcement, other police officers of all races coming out
saying saying that she should have not been killed, that
it's just it was all he overreacted to the situation
and took her life over a pot of water.
Speaker 3 (04:09):
And I've been seeing that on my timeline.
Speaker 4 (04:11):
I don't know if you guys have been seeing it,
but other officers are speaking out about it too.
Speaker 3 (04:15):
So and he asked her to take the pot off
the stove. He did. He did the police officer.
Speaker 2 (04:22):
Imagine calling a police officer that comes to your house
that's about to kill you.
Speaker 3 (04:25):
And the attitude that he had on camera was angry. Yeah,
he's had problems in the past too.
Speaker 4 (04:32):
They said, he's had some issues in the past, So
this is unfortunately, it keeps happen happening to us. Like
you said, Tommy, it seems like it always happens to us.
Speaker 3 (04:45):
It's just so sad.
Speaker 1 (04:47):
Yeah, all right, guys, coming up next, we'll have more
of the Steve Harvey Morning Show.
Speaker 3 (04:52):
Right after this, you're listening Harvey Morning Show,
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