Innocent bystander, my ass... he was a collaborator.
“...hitting both the suspect and Kumi, a local man who happened to be in the area.”
On Saturday, NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton released a statement expressing condolences to Kumi’s family.
“I wish to express my profound sorrow and sympathy to the family of Felix Kumi, an uninvolved bystander who was struck and killed by police gunfire during an undercover gun-buy operation last night,” the statement said. “Mr. Kumi was blameless, and this tragedy has tested and tried his family. I pray that they may find comfort in their hope of resurrection and awakening, and I tender the Department’s support and service in their grief.”
Cumi’s daughter, Rachel Kumi, told the Journal News her father was a bus driver for the Mount Vernon school district.
“He was kind and loving and concerned,” she said. “Very generous. If you ever needed anything, my father would never say no.”
Quite the fake gun, looks real enough to make me shoot back...if somebody pointed that thing at me I’d probably have to clean my britches...
I’m not sure what to think. On the one hand, it’s a bad idea to point even a fake gun at a cop, you have to know he’s going to shoot.
On the other hand, cops need to be better marksmen than that. That’s what firing ranges are for. I’m sure it’s difficult to see every little detail in a highly tense situation like that, but when in a shooting situation in public, it seems it would be prudent to try your best to avoid “collateral damage”...
Two shots should be sufficient. If I understand it correctly most cops are trained to always take 2 shots. Don’t depend on one to take anybody down. But making sure they hit the intended target should be a primary concern, especially on city streets. Firing a dozen shots willy nilly is just a bad idea...