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Overview

Florida UPS Truck Shootout refers to a deadly police shootout that took place on December 5th, 2019, in Miramar, Florida, and resulted in deaths of four people, including a UPS driver, who was held hostage, and a civilian bystander. Following the shootout, posts and memes criticizing the actions of the police and the statement released by UPS were posted on social media.

Background

On December 5th, 2019, at approximately 4 pm Lamar Alexander, 41, and Ronnie Jerome Hill, 41, robbed Regent Jeweler's jewelry store on Miracle Mile in Coral Gables, Florida.[1] The robbers escaped the scene on a hijacked UPS van, holding the driver, 27-year-old Frank Ordonez, hostage. At approximately 5:35 pm, after a 25-mile police chase from the scene of the robbery, the robbers and the police officers from the Miami-Dade Police Department exchanged gunfire at a busy intersection, with both robbers, the hostage, and 70-year-old civilian Richard Cutshaw being killed.

Notable Developments

Following the shooting, Coral Gables Police Chief Ed Hudak Jr. made a press statement.[2]

This is what dangerous people do to get away, and this is what people will do to avoid capture. In matters like this, it is just difficult for all of us, not just in law enforcement but also in society. This is what we sign up to do, but these people don't.

On December 5th, 2019, the UPS Twitter account posted a statement in which they expressed gratitude to the law enforcement (shown below, left).[9] On the following day, UPS Twitter account removed the original statement, replacing it with another one (shown below, right).[10]

UPS Ups @UPS We are deeply saddened to learn a UPS service provider was a victim of this senseless act of violence. We extend our condolences to the family and friends of our employee and the other innocent victims involved in the incident. We appreciate law enforcement's service and will cooperate with the authorities as they continue the investigation. 8:36 PM · 12/5/19 · Twitter Web App
UPS ups @UPS Last night in the Miami area, we tragically lost a valuable member of the UPS team, our driver Frank Ordonez, who joined UPS in 2016. This senseless act of violence has impacted many on a personal level. Our deepest sympathies go to Frank's family, friends and other innocent victims of this heartbreaking incident. We are providing assistance to the Ordonez family and counseling for Frank's co-workers and employees in the Miami area. Please continue to keep them in your thoughts and prayers in the days ahead. ups 11:20 PM · Dec 6, 2019 · Twitter Web App

Online Reactions

On Twitter and other social media, multiple users criticized the actions of the police officers, accusing the Miami-Dade Police Department of applying poor tactics and using excessive force.[3][4][5] Posts criticizing the original statement posted by the UPS were also made.[6]

Ali. @UtdAlii Bunch of f------ idiots honestly. All because the suspect stole a piece of jewelry Imao. Cops literally firing in a crowded area with civilians USING THEM AS SHIELDS. Poorly mishandled on all fronts. Now you've got 4 dead. UPS driver, suspect and two innocent civilians. Idiots. Kluebtorious @rklueber28 · Dec 6 Cops just unloaded on an innocent UPS driver that was hostage in an armed robbery. You can watch the video for yourself pretty graphic. This happened in Miami. Show this thread Ups Ackoarie Sir POUCE 5:35 72 04 NG ADMED ROBBERY & CHASE 0:06 7.6M views 6:52 PM · Dec 6, 2019 · Twitter Web App
Rhodes @lrishLarper Two girls, 3 and 5, are now fatherless thanks to the highly trained, highly accurate police but at least they got the jewelry back and UPS thanked them for their service and bravery Chellsworth Saucestradamus Dempsey @DempMcgee · Dec 7 H-------- ups mtetrrby ottet 40PM hni_charge 48m USDOT 021800 ups 10:47 PM · Dec 7, 2019 - Twitter for Android
Aaron Freedman @freedaaron While UPS management bends over backwards to thank the cops for killing a worker, the Teamsters don't mince words: "murdered while delivering packages" #1u Teamsters Local 822 @Teamsters822 · Dec 6 Yesterday, while reportedly making his first deliveries on his own, Brother Frank Ordonez lost his life on a UPS Package Car. No one should ever lose their life at work. While losing a coworker always hits a workplace hard. m.facebook.com/story.php?stor... CUREMEMBERING FRANK ORDONEZ MURDERED W:iLE DELIVERING PACKAGES 7:21 PM - Dec 6, 2019 · Twitter for iPhone

On Twitter, iFunny and Instagram, multiple memes critical of the police actions were posted. For example, a Silent Protector meme shared by Instagram user humanity.gone24 gained over 6,400 likes in two days.[7] A meme posted by iFunny user SaltySpecialistC4CFnoon received over 34,000 smiles in the same period.[8]

JEWEL THIEVES UPS DRIVER FLORIDA POLICE INNOCENT BYSTANDERS Two can play at that game! IN THEIR VEHICLES
Florida Police Florida Polic rinnocentbystanters (shields) Florida Police innocent bystanters (shields). @humanity.gone26 ups
Me getting ready for my first day on the job as a UPS delivery driver MNF ANTMONSTER
Thank God the police are finally here, those guys held me host" en Sheeherd Shepihera Good. Thars one less loose end
Innocent people Inñocent people Florida police Florida Innocent people police JOAN CORNELLA
UPS driver being held hostage Police officers "Why would the criminals force me to do that?" BOKEEEOEE

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External References

[1] Fox 8 – UPS shares statement after driver, 2 robbery suspects killed in rush-hour shootout during hijacking

[2] Twitter – CoralGablesPD's Post

[3] Twitter – @SRA_DFW's Tweet

[4] Twitter – AthertonKD's Tweet

[5] iFunny – ChUchy16's Post

[6] Twitter – ItsDanSheehan's Tweet

[7] Instagram – humanity.gone24's Post

[8] iFunny – SaltySpecialistC4CFnoon's Post

[9] Twitter – @socmediaisdumb's Tweet

[10] Twitter – @UPS' Tweet

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Overview

Florida UPS Truck Shootout refers to a deadly police shootout that took place on December 5th, 2019, in Miramar, Florida, and resulted in deaths of four people, including a UPS driver, who was held hostage, and a civilian bystander. Following the shootout, posts and memes criticizing the actions of the police and the statement released by UPS were posted on social media.

Background

On December 5th, 2019, at approximately 4 pm Lamar Alexander, 41, and Ronnie Jerome Hill, 41, robbed Regent Jeweler's jewelry store on Miracle Mile in Coral Gables, Florida.[1] The robbers escaped the scene on a hijacked UPS van, holding the driver, 27-year-old Frank Ordonez, hostage. At approximately 5:35 pm, after a 25-mile police chase from the scene of the robbery, the robbers and the police officers from the Miami-Dade Police Department exchanged gunfire at a busy intersection, with both robbers, the hostage, and 70-year-old civilian Richard Cutshaw being killed.



Notable Developments

Following the shooting, Coral Gables Police Chief Ed Hudak Jr. made a press statement.[2]

This is what dangerous people do to get away, and this is what people will do to avoid capture. In matters like this, it is just difficult for all of us, not just in law enforcement but also in society. This is what we sign up to do, but these people don't.

On December 5th, 2019, the UPS Twitter account posted a statement in which they expressed gratitude to the law enforcement (shown below, left).[9] On the following day, UPS Twitter account removed the original statement, replacing it with another one (shown below, right).[10]


UPS Ups @UPS We are deeply saddened to learn a UPS service provider was a victim of this senseless act of violence. We extend our condolences to the family and friends of our employee and the other innocent victims involved in the incident. We appreciate law enforcement's service and will cooperate with the authorities as they continue the investigation. 8:36 PM · 12/5/19 · Twitter Web App UPS ups @UPS Last night in the Miami area, we tragically lost a valuable member of the UPS team, our driver Frank Ordonez, who joined UPS in 2016. This senseless act of violence has impacted many on a personal level. Our deepest sympathies go to Frank's family, friends and other innocent victims of this heartbreaking incident. We are providing assistance to the Ordonez family and counseling for Frank's co-workers and employees in the Miami area. Please continue to keep them in your thoughts and prayers in the days ahead. ups 11:20 PM · Dec 6, 2019 · Twitter Web App

Online Reactions

On Twitter and other social media, multiple users criticized the actions of the police officers, accusing the Miami-Dade Police Department of applying poor tactics and using excessive force.[3][4][5] Posts criticizing the original statement posted by the UPS were also made.[6]


Ali. @UtdAlii Bunch of f------ idiots honestly. All because the suspect stole a piece of jewelry Imao. Cops literally firing in a crowded area with civilians USING THEM AS SHIELDS. Poorly mishandled on all fronts. Now you've got 4 dead. UPS driver, suspect and two innocent civilians. Idiots. Kluebtorious @rklueber28 · Dec 6 Cops just unloaded on an innocent UPS driver that was hostage in an armed robbery. You can watch the video for yourself pretty graphic. This happened in Miami. Show this thread Ups Ackoarie Sir POUCE 5:35 72 04 NG ADMED ROBBERY & CHASE 0:06 7.6M views 6:52 PM · Dec 6, 2019 · Twitter Web App Rhodes @lrishLarper Two girls, 3 and 5, are now fatherless thanks to the highly trained, highly accurate police but at least they got the jewelry back and UPS thanked them for their service and bravery Chellsworth Saucestradamus Dempsey @DempMcgee · Dec 7 H-------- ups mtetrrby ottet 40PM hni_charge 48m USDOT 021800 ups 10:47 PM · Dec 7, 2019 - Twitter for Android Aaron Freedman @freedaaron While UPS management bends over backwards to thank the cops for killing a worker, the Teamsters don't mince words: "murdered while delivering packages" #1u Teamsters Local 822 @Teamsters822 · Dec 6 Yesterday, while reportedly making his first deliveries on his own, Brother Frank Ordonez lost his life on a UPS Package Car. No one should ever lose their life at work. While losing a coworker always hits a workplace hard. m.facebook.com/story.php?stor... CUREMEMBERING FRANK ORDONEZ MURDERED W:iLE DELIVERING PACKAGES 7:21 PM - Dec 6, 2019 · Twitter for iPhone

On Twitter, iFunny and Instagram, multiple memes critical of the police actions were posted. For example, a Silent Protector meme shared by Instagram user humanity.gone24 gained over 6,400 likes in two days.[7] A meme posted by iFunny user SaltySpecialistC4CFnoon received over 34,000 smiles in the same period.[8]


JEWEL THIEVES UPS DRIVER FLORIDA POLICE INNOCENT BYSTANDERS Two can play at that game! IN THEIR VEHICLES Florida Police Florida Polic rinnocentbystanters (shields) Florida Police innocent bystanters (shields). @humanity.gone26 ups Me getting ready for my first day on the job as a UPS delivery driver MNF ANTMONSTER Thank God the police are finally here, those guys held me host" en Sheeherd Shepihera Good. Thars one less loose end Innocent people Inñocent people Florida police Florida Innocent people police JOAN CORNELLA UPS driver being held hostage Police officers "Why would the criminals force me to do that?" BOKEEEOEE

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External References

[1] Fox 8 – UPS shares statement after driver, 2 robbery suspects killed in rush-hour shootout during hijacking

[2] Twitter – CoralGablesPD's Post

[3] Twitter – @SRA_DFW's Tweet

[4] Twitter – AthertonKD's Tweet

[5] iFunny – ChUchy16's Post

[6] Twitter – ItsDanSheehan's Tweet

[7] Instagram – humanity.gone24's Post

[8] iFunny – SaltySpecialistC4CFnoon's Post

[9] Twitter – @socmediaisdumb's Tweet

[10] Twitter – @UPS' Tweet

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If I uh… need to reiterate that the police are not obligated to protect you and do not care about your life. I can link several sources just to cover as many bases as I can, in case one or more might be biased. Hold up:

https://mises.org/power-market/police-have-no-duty-protect-you-federal-court-affirms-yet-again

https://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/28/politics/justices-rule-police-do-not-have-a-constitutional-duty-to-protect.html

https://www.barneslawllp.com/blog/police-not-required-protect

https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2018/12/21/us-judge-says-law-enforcement-officers-had-no-legal-duty-protect-parkland-students-during-mass-shooting/

https://www.criminallegalnews.org/news/2019/apr/12/police-not-required-protect-are-they-required-serve/

I still worry about being written off as paranoid, but jesus fucking christ guys.

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