Why hasn’t Madison Police Department officer Matt Kenny been fired or charged with a crime? He is a two-time killer. Instead of facing any consequences for his actions, Kenny gets to teach Madison police recruits about meditation. (Thread)

Almost six years ago, Kenny killed Tony Terrell Robinson and then lied about what happened to protect himself. Please sign his grandmother’s petition here: https://www.change.org/p/madison-city-council-justice-for-tony-robinson-reopen-the-case?recruiter=763451743&recruited_by_id=4d7f22b0-858d-11e7-b807-d97e798e65a1

Robinson was a young man who had taken shrooms and began to behave erratically. One of his friends called 911 and, when asked, told dispatchers Robinson was unarmed.

Kenny, the responding officer, claimed that he encountered Robinson at the top of an apartment building stairway, that Robinson punched him in the head causing him to fall, and that he then opened fire, fearing for his life.

There is literally no reason to believe this is an accurate representation of what actually happened.

Kenny was not wearing his body microphone -- a violation of department policy -- but what he might not have initially realized is that the dashcam on his squad car captured some important things.

Dashcam video showed that Kenny was not at the top of the stairs, as he claimed. He fired three shots while standing in the entryway of the building, and an additional four shots while exiting that entryway.

Robinson’s upright feet can be seen after the initial three shots, indicating he had fallen down the stairs and was on his back. That is when Kenny fired four more shots into him.

Forensic evidence suggests the first three shots fired by Kenny were non-fatal, but that the last four were.

Kenny initially claimed he only drew his gun after Robinson punched him and caused him to fall down the stairs. He later conceded in court that wasn’t true. The dashcam video tells you everything about why Kenny recanted.

Kenny claimed he suffered a concussion as a result of the supposed punch. In a civil lawsuit brought by Robinson’s family, a court found, however, “there is no objective evidence” that he did.

About 20 seconds passed between Kenny approaching the doorway and his opening fire on Tony Robinson.

One thing that stands out to me about the dashcam video is what happens right after Kenny shot Robinson seven times.

An agitated Kenny is yelling, “Stop right there, don’t move.” Simultaneously, another officer walks towards the entryway, pauses to put his jacket on, and then casually looks inside.

In 2007, Kenny killed Ronald Brandon.

Brandon, who called 911 on himself, was reportedly drunk and brandishing an unloaded pellet gun. Kenny opened fire on him within 20 seconds of arriving at the scene.

Brandon’s ex-wife was on the phone with dispatchers as the incident unfolded and told them Brandon was suffering a mental health crisis and that he had an unloaded pellet gun.

As officers arrived, Brandon’s ex-wife told dispatchers, “I hear the sirens coming. Jesus criminy. It’s not a real gun. I think he wants to be taken away.”

But that information, given 109 seconds before Kenny opened fire with his AR-15 rifle, was supposedly not relayed in time. Notably, Kenny was one of at least three officers on the scene, but the only one to fire his gun.

After Kenny shot Brandon in the head, his ex-wife told dispatchers, “That's not right! It was a pellet gun!”

Kenny has not been disciplined for either shooting. In fact, in 2008 the Madison Police Department gave him a “Medal of Valor” for shooting Brandon.

Local news reported in January last year that Kenny is now a “meditation teacher” for the Madison police force who trains new recruits how to deal with stress on the job.

The news outlet reported Kenny told recruits, “You can’t alter the past, but you can affect the future.”

But Matt Kenny shouldn’t be able to escape his past. He killed two people who were in crisis. People who needed help, not someone to shoot them with a gun and end their lives.

He is clearly unfit for his job and he makes our community more dangerous.

Robinson’s grandmother put it best: “We want Matt Kenny off our streets. The fear among community members that he will kill again is deep and growing." (end)