Posted on 03/24/2006 6:57:52 AM PST by vrwc0915
No Charges in Shooting of Unarmed Man Mother of Optometrist Killed by Police Calls Prosecutor's Decision 'Pathetic'
By Tom Jackman Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, March 24, 2006; Page B05
The Fairfax County police officer who shot an unarmed man to death in January will not be charged with a crime, the county's chief prosecutor announced yesterday, and the man's family angrily responded by claiming that a civilian in the same situation would have been arrested.
From the start, Fairfax police declared that the killing of Salvatore J. Culosi, 37, was an accident and that the SWAT officer who fired had done so unintentionally. Fairfax Commonwealth's Attorney Robert F. Horan Jr. said that when a person fires a gun without malice and unintentionally kills someone, "they do not commit a crime."
Anita Culosi, mother of slain optometrist Salvatore J. Culosi, with son Christopher, said Salvatore had "his whole life . . . ahead of him."
"I feel for the family of the victim in this case," Horan said. "You have to. But I also feel for the police officer. This is a good police officer. Fine record, almost 17 years. He's as shattered by this as any good police officer should be."
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But remember we don't live in a police state
How about manslaughter, Mr. Horan, you liberal POS.
I see Rob you must have never charged any one with manslaughter for a similar "accident"
Overseers can't commit crime.
That's all there is to it.
Accidental killing is still manslaughter - a felony.
Oopsie! My mistake. When a cop does it things are different - it isn't manslaughter but an accident.
"Fairfax Commonwealth's Attorney Robert F. Horan Jr. said that when a person fires a gun without malice and unintentionally kills someone, "they do not commit a crime.""
Bullsh*t. It's called "recklessness" and recklessness is a crime when somebody dies. At least if they're an "ordinary" citizen and not a member of the government "elite" who are above the law.
The rule "keep your finger off the trigger" only applies to civilians I guess.
To much use and I'll bet abuse of swat teams.
And what's a shame is they call out swat teams simply to justify the expenditure and increases in spending, not because the situation really warrants it.
Crap like this really just pisses me off. Why are they not held to the same standards..Easily should be manslaughter..
Another citizen dies at the hand of State.
Time for a wrongful death law suit. I'm thinking a few million from this pathetic county that voted this POS into office will work.
Should be charged by the Feds too.
These clowns are supposed to be an "elite" unit? He violated two of the fundamental rules of firearm safety:
Horan said the officer was aware that he should not have had a finger on the trigger and that he should not have had his .45-caliber H&K handgun pointed at anyone.
"fires a gun without malice and unintentionally kills someone, "they do not commit a crime.""
Cool. I'm going out in the yard and shoot my rifle in the air. Just gotta make sure I do it without malice.
Won't be a prob if you get a paycheck from the county/city/sate and have a tin
Horan ( R ), the longest-serving prosecutor in Virginia, has not charged a police officer in a shooting incident in his more than three decades in office. He had the option to present this case to a grand jury, but declined.
Let's see, there are just people and then there are elites on every level. This makes me despise the elitist group even more. They live beyond my world.
God help us. Now let's have all the LEO defenders who are clapping their hands tell us why we are dirt.
Someone needs to ping the boot lickers to this thread
"Won't be a prob if you get a paycheck from the county/city/sate and have a tin"
WHAT?!?! The laws only apply to SERFS?????
How exactly do I get one of these above-the-law jobs?
As we learned from the incident where the dupty shot the veteran - No video, No charges.
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