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Thanks for the correction.
Dallas News story on the same thing (doesn’t care about Adblocker).
I saw that article. Headline should read “woman shot for laying on grass”. I understand the cop shooting at the dog aggressively running at him. He has mace, he has a taser and so presumably other options, but in a split second he chooses the gun and I can understand that. I cannot ever understand not checking his backstop. If you cannot comprehend that rounds continue to travel, you have no business near a gun. If you ever shoot anywhere near a human being, who is not a threat to you or others, you shouldn’t be near a gun. And this guy shouldn’t be a cop.
Nonsense. This man’s pants were in danger of being torn! That justifies any level of force, even nuclear weapons.
NYPD judge recommends firing officer in Eric Garner death:
Let’s see what happens on or about 15 August, eh.
Nothing to see here; that was just police “strategy”.
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Real cute:
Texas Police lead black man down street on end of rope
They’re brilliant, they are.
I just came in to post that. Guy was being arrested on a misdemeanor charge. I’m going to assume the Galveston PD has cars. Could they not have waited a bit for a car to get there?
And this was a technique they trained in. I wonder what situations they might “legitimately” use this in.
Just a few bad [del]apples[/del] orchards.
There is video, but we aren’t gonna see it or know what it shows for a year.
I’m split on this one. On one hand, I can agree with not wanting to taint the jury pool. On the other hand, it smells of cover-up.
I"m thinking it’s along the lines of “If we let the public see that the off-duty police shot these people for no good reason, it would make it really hard for him to get off scot-free. Best wait until the trial is over and I’m retired.”
Hmmm. In other words, the video clearly shows that the suspect is guilty as hell, and we’re afraid that if we show the public, they will see this. And the public might get upset that police officers, even when off duty, are allowed to shoot and kill whoever they please.
But then again, it will serve to prevent an appeal on grounds that the jury was biased. So there’s that.
+1
I didn’t see your post until after I posted this thread. Oh, and of course our latest racist/nazi/piece of shit posted a nonsensical comment in that thread already.
Where do all these fuckers come from???
Four basic rules of gun safety you need to live by before ever touching a gun:
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Always assume a gun is loaded, even if you know it’s not, treat it as if it is.
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Never aim your gun at anything you aren’t willing to kill or destroy.
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Keep your finger off the trigger until you are going to pull it.
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Always know what is behind or near your target.
Law enforcement professionals out of all people should have that drilled into them.
It’s ironic, that in the military where you may be possibly EXPECTED to kill someone (the enemy), those rules are damn near beaten into everyone on a constant basis.
Now, in Illinois, the police - dressed in fatigues like they’re GI Joe - busted into a place with flash bang grenades, to excuete a search warrant… looking for the boyfriend of the woman who lives there. In the process they shot her 12 year old son, who was in bed with his hands up. WTF.
“The CBS 2 Investigators have uncovered several bad Chicago police raids that have traumatized children, and now Worship is describing how her family was hurt.
“I have nightmares and I stay up all night, because I think they’ll come back,” she said.
Twelve-year-old Amir Worship had surgery and faces a long rehabilitation. His mom said is now terrified of police. She moved him to Texas.
Police in Country Club Hills said they are awaiting an investigation by the Illinois State Police and have no comment. The Richton Park police chief has not returned CBS 2’s calls.
As for the charges against Crystal Worship’s boyfriend, they were dropped.”
That was big of them. :rolleyes:
Seems to have been an accident, but goddamn–Special Weapons And Tactics ought to include flashlight training.