Since I was wrongfully and rudely prevented from commenting further on the original thread Ill just have to drop this here.
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Yup the article said she was playing video games with a 8 year old. It coulda been duck hunt on Nintendo for all we know.. I’m curious what would happen if a bunch of leftist aoc fans joined? Would we still be able to call it as we see it? Would we still be able to comment that hrc needs to hang from a noose?I think it was a good shoot. The homeowner was clearly a threat in her own home. To herself, and others. Even if she was just minding her own business. She may have hurt somebody in the past, or future.
Im kidding. Just trying to support "LE", as to the rules of the hiiidde.
Yup the article said she was playing video games with a 8 year old. It coulda been duck hunt on Nintendo for all we know.. I’m curious what would happen if a bunch of leftist aoc fans joined? Would we still be able to call it as we see it? Would we still be able to comment that hrc needs to hang from a noose?
Bullshit anywhere and only enemies of the constitution are worthy of that end.I live in Fort Worth. That's some bullshit getting shot in your own home.
Damn, if it was Duck Hunt, im glad the child is out of that hostile environment. Its for the kids.
Geez how many times does that article say white officer shot black woman... Im sure at the time of the shooting he didnt see what color she was
Geez how many times does that article say white officer shot black woman... Im sure at the time of the shooting he didnt see what color she was
In one of the body cam video frames you can see a super bright reflection (presumably from his pistol light) on one of the window's panes of glass.
Now I know that what the camera sees isn't necessarily what the eyes see, but we all know that it's impossible to see through a glass window when a dazzling reflection is coming right from it.
I know this has been mentioned before.
The body cam looked like a negligent discharge. Seems that should have been the lead on this story.
If they walk it back later, the optics are still gonna be not good cause it seems they are leading with "officer perceived a threat". Claiming accident later is worse in this instance.
Let's wait till the investigation is complete.
From the time he issued commands to the time he shot, it tells me he was nervous as shit and had tunnelvision. Usually the trifecta is horrible marksmanship, but he didn't luck out on that being the case.
If it was a simple welfare check, did they knock on the door at all or did they just decide to encircle the house and start looking in windows and then pointing guns at anyone they saw? I still can't figure out how they ended up looking at someone, through a window, from the outside of the house with their guns drawn.
Just thinking out loud here and I’m no lawyer. Is murder an overcharge? Doesn’t murder have to be premeditated? Would manslaughter be a better charge?
Your right. Not anyplace we’re innocent people or friendlies have a chance of getting hit. I agree. You need to put people like this somewhere though. And I may be jaded by things I saw.. but I’d rather have him over there on patrol out in front (not behind me) then have him even be a prison guard in the states. This got me to thinking about that Houston shooting of the married couple in Houston. Groines was charged with murder and here 10 months later I can’t find a verdict? How long do murder cases usually take?That isn't the correct mindset in anyplace.
Saw the video. looks pretty damning from here. I'm guessing 20 years
How about "not behind a gun"You need to put people like this somewhere though.
I’ll go with in prison for this one. But the problems with your first two statements is That is how a lot of people try and justify unconstitutional red flag laws. We can’t just keep guns from someone who has done no wrong. We need a few things..How about "not behind a gun"
Or "not in a position of authority"
Or, "in prison"
Looks to me like most of us are on the same page here. Tazman and DarnyankeeUSM bring up good points.
I am NOT LEO nor have I ever been, but have worked very closely with them for over 30 years as a wrecker driver and a Highway Maint. worker as well as a Father of a LEO with 18 years in, so I have got a dog in this fight.
I have a few friends that I am close to that are still working, as well as my son, and ALL have told me they are counting the days until they can retire, at a young age, and/or go on to something else or are thinking seriously about hanging it up now and moving to some other job within the City, County, or State they are working for now.
ALL of them Bitch to no end about the quality of the Rookies that are sent to them from the Academy to train and think some NEVER should have passed the Academy and the requirements to go through the Academy have been set so low that they are getting Shitbirds that should never have a firearm, let alone a Badge.
It is hard to fill the slots for recruits coming in so the Bean Counters just lower the standards in order to fill those slots and then you get low caliber Graduates out on the streets. Cops that never should have been there in the first place.
The answer to it all is to let the Seasoned Veteran Cops and, FTOs, Police their own ranks and get rid of those that don't qualify and never will before they pull a Fuckup like this.
Until the Blue Line Polices it's own ranks, shit like this will continue to happen and they need to get very transparent about it and not cover up wrong doing within their Depts.
This shit of ,"We have investigated ourselves and find NO wrong doing." just ain't cutting it.
When you have lost the respect and the Trust of the People you serve through your Depts. actions and investigations where something was obviously wrong, You have a LONG Uphill battle to restore that Trust and Respect.
We need to see more protecting and serving and less law enforcement
Yes there was and if they aren’t required to protect I would rather take my chances with the criminal element over cops that will walk around on my property and open fire on me inside my house while I’m hanging with a 8 year old family memberWasn’t there court decisions that ruled LE isn’t required to “protect”? That’s right! DeShaney v. Winnebago County Department of Social Services. And Castle Rock v. Gonzales
I could be mistaken, but maggots link just changed. Cop has been booked on $200k bond for murder.
I’ll echo what Foul Mike has posted. We struggle to get good people, and standards continue to be lowered.
Me and the guys were discussing this incident in briefing today. Doesn’t seem like a good shoot to me, and none of my co-workers saw any different. Everyone agreed that if you’re going in to this situation with no announcement, this is going to be one of the potential outcomes. By that I mean confronted by a homeowner who’s lawfully armed. Better to announce yourself loudly and wait for the homeowner/resident, or a fleeing bad guy, and act accordingly.