Cop Shoots Man in Florida Courthouse

wired news ^ | 12/26/03

[knak]

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- A police officer shot a knife-wielding man several times Friday in a courthouse lobby, officials said.

The victim, who was not identified, was hospitalized in an intensive care unit, said Bobby Hernandez, Miami Beach police spokesman.

[88keys]

The "victim"??

Quick...somebody call Bernard Goldberg...this little "wire report" belongs in his next "Media Bias" opus!!

[sd-joe]

>> "The man walked into the lobby, confronted a police officer and charged the officer with a knife," <<

Victim, my foot.

[RichInOC]

Sheesh...hasn't this dude ever seen "Raiders of the Lost Ark"?

[exit82]

The assailant was shot "several" times, at what must have been close range. Why is he is intensive care and not the morgue?

[lepton]

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- A police officer shot a knife-wielding man several times Friday in a courthouse lobby, officials said.

C'mon. No one needs a gun for protection.

[tbeatty]

That's strange. They said the victim was in intensive care but then they said the officer who was charged with the knife was uninjured. Aren't they the same person?

[FoxInSocks]

Why'd they close the courthouse?

[raynearhood]

That was my first thought, too.

[Paleo Conservative]

The "victim"??

I like "recipient" better.

[Inyo-Mono]

How about the news twits that say something like: "The gentleman then pulled out his pistol and shot the old lady."

[Paleo Conservative]

How about the news twits that say something like: "The gentleman then pulled out his pistol and shot the old lady."

I saw a TV documentary once about a rape case where the one of the cops they interviewed talked about the rapist "making love" to the victim. Rape is not "making love".

[tj005]

After 22 yrs on the force, you would think he could shoot better than that