Wow

[7.62willdo]

Video shows Florida cop shoot suspect after brother was gunned down — Daily Mail

The incident, which transpired August 6 outside the Heritage Hotel in Orlando, saw both brothers lives snuffed out - and saw the deputy placed on administrative lead pending an investigation.

apple.news

 

[Bullfrog08]

Dude was standing there the whole time, but we only get one side of story. We'll see how it plays out.

 

[The King]

The bad part of this incident is allegedly the female officer was aware of the bystander with the gun, had already talked to him, didn't take the gun from him OR request he holster it or put it away....and the second guy showing up blasted him because she didn't say anything to him at all.

 

[hlee]

Surely there is body cam footage of this interaction between Richardson and the female officer. Right? How often does it occur that an armed civilian gets a pass to brandish a weapon in the presence of the police?

 

[7.62willdo]

he handed the gun to the female officer.
Unless I’m reading it wrong

 

[JLP83]

A lot of stupid out there from the meth head public and the police. Prepare yourselves accordingly.

 

[SilentStalkr]

Holy shit...

 

[clcustom1911]

he handed the gun to the female officer.
Unless I’m reading it wrong

LOL. Watch the video, and imagine yourself there. Wasn't exactly a calm, classroom scene.

 

[Carlos Danger]

8 shots at point blank range? Come on man.

 

[Blue Sky Country]

The skill of smoothly reholstering and storing the gun back out of sight need to be practiced just as often as accurate shooting. If you are an armed citizen like Elisjsha Dicken and you just neutralized an armed threat, OR, you didn't get to neutralize the threat yet but you notice that police tactical teams are already on scene, you NEED to immediately reholster and put the gun away right there. By the time you make contact with uniformed responders, your gun is not to be visible.

It sucks, but active shooter and terrorist situations are extreme stress situations. When uniformed responders show up, they tend to assume that ANYBODY armed who is not wearing a uniform is a potential tango. Undercover and plainclothes officers have been blasted by their own uniformed comrades in the past during shooting involved violent arrests. The only time it is safe for anyone to openly brandish a weapon when interacting with uniformed responders is if they are ALSO wearing a uniform that immediately identifies them as an armed professional security guard or an officer of another jurisdiction, county, state LE department. Fire marshal and sanitation police count, yes, but you need to be wearing a conspicuous LEO uniform to get a free pass to have a gun in your hand when interacting with other uniformed LEO.

 

[SilentStalkr]

The skill of smoothly reholstering and storing the gun back out of sight need to be practiced just as often as accurate shooting. If you are an armed citizen like Elisjsha Dicken and you just neutralized an armed threat, OR, you didn't get to neutralize the threat yet but you notice that police tactical teams are already on scene, you NEED to immediately reholster and put the gun away right there. By the time you make contact with uniformed responders, your gun is not to be visible.

It sucks, but active shooter and terrorist situations are extreme stress situations. When uniformed responders show up, they tend to assume that ANYBODY armed who is not wearing a uniform is a potential tango. Undercover and plainclothes officers have been blasted by their own uniformed comrades in the past during shooting involved violent arrests. The only time it is safe for anyone to openly brandish a weapon when interacting with uniformed responders is if they are ALSO wearing a uniform that immediately identifies them as an armed professional security guard or an officer of another jurisdiction, county, state department.

I agree. I’m not saying the cop is in the clear here by no means but as a civvie if the gun comes out, it’s as a last resort, and it should be reholstered immediately once the threat is done. Dude didn’t do himself any favors standing around with the gun in his hand.

 

[wade2big]

Gov’t terrorist strikes again. Any cop who oversteps deserves to be hung by the public. Enough is enough. Cops shouldn’t exist anyhow. It’s the most worthless job available and only empowers the state. I hope a family member is successful in his revenge.

 

[7.62willdo]

It’s not against the law to stand around with a gun in your hand

 

[Flintdog2011]

Dude just watched his brother get in a gun battle and is watching him die on the pavement. Anybody that says he should have done this or done that is full of shit and Monday Morning Quarterbacking. I can’t imagine a more stressful, fight or flight situation. Expecting him to dance to the nine hundred laws that applied is bullshit. Cops are trained in deescalation, but rarely seem to use it anymore. Yes, the guy should have dropped the gun immediately, but I challenge anyone to think clearly in those circumstances.

 

[candyx]

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It’s not against the law to stand around with a gun in your hand

Of course its not , the same way standing in harlem at 3 am on the street counting out hundred dollar bills is. Anyone should be able to do both but both have possible common sense consequences.

 

[Maser]

I feel like these types of threads deserve their own section at the Hide. We can call it the CCC section. Couch Commando Corner. All new members must have a valid mom's basement residence.

 

[RUTGERS95]

cops should be hung