After cops kill his son, a local man fights Vegas PD (Costco, Erik Scott)

csindy.com ^ | 5 August, 2010 | Pam Zubeck

[FoxPro]

This cop got 10 years:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2552564/posts

[Rational Thought]

It’s possible. I’m just going by stories I’ve read in a local Vegas paper, which doesn’t guarantee my beliefs are accurate. Still, if the employee made a 911 call, why hasn’t that tape been released?

[OneWingedShark]

To protect the guilty.

[Gene Eric]

>> Everything I’ve read about this and the eyewitness accounts suggests otherwise.

True. I did not mean to imply that he in fact drew his gun.

[Fundamentally Fair]

This cop got 10 years:

And still shows no remorse.

[FoxPro]

I wish I could post THAT video on the forum.

[Still Thinking]

West Point graduate Erik Scott, 38, son of Bill Scott, was killed by three cops just outside a Costco store in Las Vegas after a security guard there reported him for carrying a concealed weapon. The weapon was registered, and Erik had the proper permits. Costco doesn't allow weapons in the store, but there's no notice posted, according to Bill Scott.

Even if there was notice posted, that's more of a "get the hell off our property" thing, or even a "you're banned for life from Costco" think if they're really mad. Not really a police matter, or it shouldn't be, unless and until he's been asked to leave the premises and refused.

[Still Thinking]

While it's appearing more than likely that law enforcement has made a huge mistake here, I would like to hear a recording of the initial call. I strongly suspect that would answer lots of questions.

The city's in control of the tape. If it made their employees look good at Costco's expense, I'm sure we'd have heard it wall-to-wall since three hours after the killing.

[Stentor]

Never, ever reach below your shoulders until the situation is defused and calmer heads prevail.

This all assumes they don't feel like shooting you because you're a smartass who carries a gun. The cop gang is a corrupt world unto itself. Hey if enough of us carry guns we might start getting the envelopes instead of them.

[DariusBane]

That advice is prudent and necessary:

More evidence that police powers are too strong and accountability too weak. Starve the beast! De_fund the police. Defund cities, counties, states and feds. Vote "no" on every single bond issue. Yeah I know children, minorities, grandma to suffer first.

[Envisioning]

Ok freepers. Here is supposed scanner chatter during the Costco call.

Tear it up!

Is this fake?

http://www.lvrj.com/blogs/mitchell/someone_has_posted_police_scanner_traffic_during_costco_shooting.html#blogcomments?submitted=y

[Still Thinking]

My reply to anyone claiming we need to increase taxes or empower government even MORE at our expense “for the chillllllrun” is “Any children so weak and pathetic they can’t survive without the government having even MORE of our money and MORE of our power aren’t worth having around anyway! I’ll make more!” That really gets their panties in a twist.

[DariusBane]

“The weapon was registered, and Erik had the proper permits.”

Even that pisses me off. I don't remember anything in the 2nd amendment that says you have to apply for a permit, or register!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This country sucks a$Z! I would go somewhere else but where? Nowhere to go. Stuck. Stuck on this seething sh*t hole planet with people who want to control each other.

[Mtn Pass]

Let’s keep this post alive!!!!!!!!!!!!
This family deserves justice.

[Mtn Pass]

Let’s keep this post alive!!!!!!!!!!!!
This family deserves justice.