Rev. Jonathan Ayers, Killed by Cops in Drug Bust Gone Bad, Was Apparently Having an Affair

• The affair in no way has anything to do with shooting.    It you watch the video you will the see idea that the idea the police could have seriously thought he was trying to run them over was nonsense. Further, the police came at him in plain clothes with guns drawn - they had no business taking such an approach.

• In my opinion, this death only reaffirms the "word on the street" that Toccoa Georgia is run by the Dixie Mafia. It is said that the Toccoa Airport is a drug line to South America. Jonathan's death is only one of a long line of unexplained (in my opinion, not GBI's) deaths in or near Toccoa Georgia.

• This man was killed, there is only the word of this woman, he cannot explain or defend himself. Maybe he did have an affair, maybe he didn't. That has no bearing upon the fact that he was shot and apparently there is no consequence for a poorly planned and executed drug arrest. His family has my sympathy.

• all i know is someone mentioned hurt the other day an first thing that come to mind was that i know the hurt that god had when he gave his son up, this is the one an only time i will put a ad on here , i had a great son an that is something no one can take away from me, i loved with all my heart, an he was loved by many

• Stop the Drug War!

• This is one of those "Where was God when" situations. Christians assume that when we take on dangerous assignments for the Kingdom of God we have God's protecting angels guarding us. That might not always be the case. Pastors and Believers doing God's work can be vulnerable to attacks from the Devil, and in danger just like Missionaries overseas. There has been a good few street preachers who has laid down their lives for the Kingdom of God, brought down by drug dealers, pimps, gangs, and even cops by mistaken identity. I CALL JOHNATHAN AYERS A MODERN-DAY MARTYR, NOT IN AN OVERSEAS MISSION FIELD, BUT RIGHT IN THE AMERICAN HARTLAND: IN THE BIBLE BELT. We ponder why God allowed such things to happen to His servents and ask "WHY", especially in such a visare case as John Ayers,a good servent of God. I know that Pastor Ayers'family and church are asking God "WHY" This has been on my hart and I am preying for Pastor Ayers' loved ones and church. May they all experience the comfort of the Lord, and may these harts be healed. Johnathen Ayers has recieved his just reward in the Kingdom of Heaven. No one can hurt him now. "WELL DONE MY FAITHFULL SERVENT"

• I heard that a civil lawsuit is being brought against the counties,cities and etc. I hope the family gets all the money all of them have. This is something that should have never happened. If the cops had a ounce of sense, it wouldn't have.

• To let the police off because of the "chaos" is a cheap shot at the dead minister. He didn't cause the chaos; the police created it in order to make a headline-grabbing bust, and when they saw they were about to lose their chance, they shot dead an American citizen. If this happened to an American in a foreign country, there would be an uproar. The so-called war on drugs has turned into a war on Americans, and Reverend Ayers is just another innocent victim of an over zealous police force.

• Any common sense thinking person can see the Preacher thought that he was being robbed or worse. The Officers came out of nowhere with their guns drawn in one hand pointed at him. In the other hand they had their badges. Let me ask you, if you were ambushed by strangers running at you, which will you focus your attention, the Glocks 9MMs, or the little 3" Badge? The ruling was decided on due to the prostitute's testimony, according to the local news. Was the testimony coerced? Nah... Preachers associate with cons, prostitutes, and all sorts of sinners. 'That's what they do'. I think they call them congregations. Wolfscratch: Sad...

• I hear you Mandy. I think everyone erred here. But I think hit the nail: "Bad shit happens in the middle of chaos." I'm not sure anyone's to blame for this.

• Pete, I understand what you're saying, but it just doesn't seem right. I agree w/ Paul. The police say they feared for their safety, but he wasn't coming at them at all! He backed away and they approached his car. Hell yeah I would try to get away too! Some dudes come out pulling a gun on me. He's got some crazy chick in his car; she's probably screaming at him to get away, knowing they're cops and she doesn't want to get busted. I don't understand why they didn't approach him when he was out of the car. Bad shit happens in the middle of chaos; seems like they would have had a better approach. His "affair" has absolutely nothing to do with it. Shame on him if he was having an affair. He has met his maker..

• This is truly astounding.Usually it's an unarmed minority who made a suspicious move for his wallet that gets plugged by the police.Is America finally moving toward racial equality?

• I am sure we will never know the complete truth about this. Jonathan is dead and cannot defend himself. The cops and da are not goingto tell the whole truth. Maybe he saw the cops doing something they could get into trouble for: like using drugs, having sex with the woman. If you are undercover, you have to fit in with the ones you are investigating. I"m sure there are plenty of cops who use drugs when they are undercover. Only GOD knows the complete truth and it will be known at judgement day.

• Read this amazing young man's "True" story @ Justice4Jonathan.net

• Regardless of weather he was having an affair or not I don't see how his senseless brutal killing can be justified as your headline insinuates. The woman he is supposed to have been having an affair with was a known drug user and small time dealer how much credibility does her statement have and what kind of deal was she offered by state police? From everything I have read of this case, the Georgia law enforcement agency that was responsible for his death offered very little in way of explanation or justification for his death, yet no one has been convicted for any wrong doing?. Nice PR attempt by law enforcement, but I am not buying this story.

• I think what they should havw done with the investigation its turned it over to the feds instead of the good ole boy cops thats seem they can do what they want when they want.I right to come up with guns drawn in an unmarked car while dressed like thugs that hangout in that part of town with the only difference being a cadillac which would tell me (drug dealer). I hope that jury never have to hear my case if i decide to help an addict or homeless person. If i was a preacher, volunteer or just someone that just wants to make a difference Id be afraid this would happen to me.To the officers that were involved i think they need more training when it comes to doing this kind of work or they need to let someone that has a head on their shoulders and a family do the job. And another thing i dont think we need police officers that have had drud problems in the past that required rehab(Chance Oxner)or any gunho ive got a badge good ole boy cops doing this type of work anyway. We need honest law abiding officer protecting us and cleaning up our streets and city so we can raise our kids,walk our dogs or just sit on the porch and watch the grass grow and not have to worry about stray bullets from guns fired by careless people. P.S if i had been in Rev.Ayers shoesnid thought the the same thing and acted just the same. And i dont do drugs nor do i hangout with people that do.

• SHOCKING that police are exonnerated on this. Also tacky that they then leak this story to the media as if the fact that he was having an affair makes it OKAY that they killed an unarmed man. Just one more slap in the face for his wife that was already dealing with the fact that her husband who had not committed any type of crime was gunned down by police, now she's publicly forced to deal with him having an affair (allegedly).

• I must admit I was ready to come to the defense of the police officer's until I looked at the video. How did the police think he was trying to run over them when he was clearly backing away from them?

• My question would be this: Why did the officers approach the Rev. with Guns drawn??? If they ran the plates on the car he was driving, the officers would have a pretty good idea who was driving the vehicle. Why not just approach the man, Identify yourself as a peace officer, and go from there??? They were obviously undercover. If they were in uniform, I doubt the Rev. would have attempted to flee "would be robbers". Why automatically draw your weapon??? Why the escalation of the situation?? I was taught in the military to "NEVER POINT A WEAPON AT SOMEONE UNLESS YOU INTEND TO USE IT!!" The officers had NO REASON to draw their weapons in the first place!! Why did the officers, with no provocation, approach unarmed civilian, exiting a convenience store, with weapons drawn??? Unfortunately this is becoming an altogether too familiar scenario, an US(police)vs.Them(civilians) mentality in law enforcment. Shoot first and get a Grand Jury to get you off because you felt threatened by a unarmed civilian.

• I hear what you're saying Wow, but it's pretty hard to second-guess a split-second decision. Clearly these cops didn't want to kill a pastor. But people like you and me make mistakes every day at our jobs, no matter how much training we have. It's hard to expect someone else to be perfect at their jobs, especially when they have to make a decision in a fraction of a second, during fear of injury, and we get months to ponder and examine the evidence. I think we can only judge their intent, and there's no evidence they set out to shoot an innocent person that day. Sometimes things are just tragic mistakes and no one is to blame.

• If a civilian citizen kills someone, whether on purpose or accidentally, they end up paying for it. Even if the charge is reckless manslaughter. Why is it that cops usually seem to be cleared of wrongdoing when they make a mistake like this? They are trained to make split second decisions and they carry weapons as part of their job. Shouldn't they be held even more accountable for making a stupid decision that ends up with someone dead?

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