# "Cops" show comes to Omaha; 1 dead **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [August 27, 2014, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cops-show-comes-to-omaha-1-dead/696680 "2014-08-27T20:05:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**Author:** ![andros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e480ec/32.png) [@andros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andros)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2014, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cops-show-comes-to-omaha-1-dead/696680/181 "2014-08-29T15:14:00Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > I see you’re still assuming they went in with guns drawn and now you seem to have added bright lights in front as well. The original story, as related by **common good** , involved a police cruiser spotlight, turned on unexpectedly after the cruiser rolled up with its headlights off. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2014, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cops-show-comes-to-omaha-1-dead/696680/182 "2014-08-29T15:14:58Z")
> [@Enright3](#): > > So did you actually see the article? because the link is only showing a single bulletin board post about the incident (in a thread titled: Americans murdered by police ). The link in the bulletin board post only connects me to [http://omaha.com/app/kidzexplore/](http://omaha.com/app/kidzexplore/) The articles definitely exist. Plug “Teens lucky to be alive after police fire 25 times” into Google and it will return a link to [Omaha.com](http://Omaha.com) with a byline of 2012. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2014, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cops-show-comes-to-omaha-1-dead/696680/183 "2014-08-29T15:17:02Z")
> [@andros](#): > > The original story, as related by **common good** , involved a police cruiser spotlight, turned on unexpectedly after the cruiser rolled up with its headlights off. Right, but that was behind. The point of contention is in front with the officer who ended up on their hood. ---
**Author:** ![Kinthalis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kinthalis/32/16084_2.png) [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2014, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cops-show-comes-to-omaha-1-dead/696680/184 "2014-08-29T15:21:22Z")
How stupid do you have to be to try and block a CAR with your frail human body? Oh yeah, Cop stupid. ---
**Author:** ![andros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e480ec/32.png) [@andros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andros)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2014, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cops-show-comes-to-omaha-1-dead/696680/185 "2014-08-29T15:27:29Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > Right, but that was behind. The point of contention is in front with the officer who ended up on their hood. The point of contention was this: > [@silenus](#): > > On a dark night, all the driver is going to see is bright lights and guns. I’m honestly not sure if you’re making a point here, or just being contrary for the sake of being contrary. ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2014, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cops-show-comes-to-omaha-1-dead/696680/186 "2014-08-29T15:34:45Z")
> [@common\_good](#): > > Jews are funny. Germans are not. Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2014, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cops-show-comes-to-omaha-1-dead/696680/187 "2014-08-29T15:44:20Z")
> [@andros](#): > > I’m honestly not sure if you’re making a point here, or just being contrary for the sake of being contrary. The point is that **cg** is guilty of leaving off relevant details, making it appear that they fled simply because of who was behind their car when there was also someone in front. Where there should not have been any spotlight. It’s night and near a lake so the only light in front should have been from the headlights of the girls’ car, which would have illumiated the uniformed officer. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2014, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cops-show-comes-to-omaha-1-dead/696680/188 "2014-08-29T15:53:26Z")
Given the track record of whom we’re dealing with, I’m guessing that the officer in front either approached while the car was stopped or just started moving. Standing in front of a car that’s travelling at speed is just plain nuts. ---
**Author:** ![andros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e480ec/32.png) [@andros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andros)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2014, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cops-show-comes-to-omaha-1-dead/696680/189 "2014-08-29T15:53:56Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > The point is that **cg** is guilty of leaving off relevant details… I think this is something upon which we can all resoundingly agree. ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2014, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cops-show-comes-to-omaha-1-dead/696680/190 "2014-08-29T16:03:35Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Don’t want to get run over by a freaked-out teenage girl? Don’t surprise them with guns drawn. I have zero sympathy for the hood ornament. Wait. You’re saying it’s okay to _intentionally_ drive over a cop if; a. you’re a young girl, b. you get caught smoking pot, c. a cop has a gun drawn ans is d. standing in front of your car? ---
**Author:** ![andros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e480ec/32.png) [@andros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andros)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2014, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cops-show-comes-to-omaha-1-dead/696680/191 "2014-08-29T16:14:16Z")
> [@Morgenstern](#): > > Wait. You’re saying it’s okay to _intentionally_ drive over a cop if; > a. you’re a young girl, > b. you get caught smoking pot, > c. a cop has a gun drawn ans is > d. standing in front of your car? Wow, you got it! That’s _precisely_ what he was saying! :roll…wait for it…eyes: ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2014, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cops-show-comes-to-omaha-1-dead/696680/192 "2014-08-29T16:23:15Z")
> [@common\_good](#): > > Yep. You’re not Jewish. You are definitely German. You know who else thought those categories were mutually exclusive? No, seriously, he did. ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2014, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cops-show-comes-to-omaha-1-dead/696680/193 "2014-08-29T16:38:32Z")
> [@andros](#): > > Wow, you got it! That’s _precisely_ what he was saying! > > :roll…wait for it…eyes: No, he is saying he has zero sympathy–a comparable lack of sympathy is currently being shown to the gun instructor who was killed by the 9 year old girl with the Uzi. ---
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2014, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cops-show-comes-to-omaha-1-dead/696680/194 "2014-08-29T22:36:00Z")
Everyone seems to Ass-suming that the young lady drove straight ahead and the cop was directly in front of the car. Cite? It it probably more likely the cop was off to one side in front of the car and when the young lady peeled out she cranked the wheel over which put the officer in harm’s way and made her a Darwin candidate. Perhaps some people in this thread need to watch and take notes [- YouTube](http://youtu.be/QR465HoCWFQ) ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2014, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cops-show-comes-to-omaha-1-dead/696680/195 "2014-08-29T23:20:35Z")
No sympathy means just that. Use a dictionary if you need to. If I was the DA in that town, I would seek an indictment against every cop there for firing at an unknown target. ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2014, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cops-show-comes-to-omaha-1-dead/696680/196 "2014-08-29T23:38:18Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > … > If I was the DA in that town, I would seek an indictment against every cop there for firing at an unknown target. Fortunately, that will never happen. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2014, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cops-show-comes-to-omaha-1-dead/696680/197 "2014-08-30T01:59:44Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > No sympathy means just that. Use a dictionary if you need to. Perhaps you should expand your inventory of reading material to include a law book or two. > [@](#): > > If I was the DA in that town, I would seek an indictment against every cop there for firing at an unknown target. No. If you were a competent DA in that–or any other–jurisdiction, then you would be well aware that a vehicle intentionally driven at a person, even if said person is a law enforcement officer, is a deadly weapon. Surely, a competent DA would not be unaware that assault with a deadly weapon is a criminal offense. But, hey, why let facts get in the way of your tirade. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2014, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cops-show-comes-to-omaha-1-dead/696680/198 "2014-08-30T02:16:08Z")
Prove intentional. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2014, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cops-show-comes-to-omaha-1-dead/696680/199 "2014-08-30T02:24:00Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Prove intentional. Right there you prove you would be an incompetent DA. ---
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2014, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cops-show-comes-to-omaha-1-dead/696680/200 "2014-08-30T02:24:17Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Prove intentional. Post 194. Cite please [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cops-show-comes-to-omaha-1-dead/696680.md?page=9) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cops-show-comes-to-omaha-1-dead/696680.md?page=11)