Posted on 01/01/2012 10:26:40 AM PST by Navy Patriot
An off-duty federal law enforcement agent who happened to be in a pharmacy during a holdup confronted the robber as he tried to leave with money and painkillers, and both were shot to death.
The off-duty Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives agent died after being taken to a hospital with a gunshot wound Saturday, Nassau County police Lt. Kevin Smith said.
Police said the gunman entered the pharmacy in Seaford about 2 p.m., looking for painkillers and money, and announced a holdup. As he tried to leave with what he came for, three people confronted him: the ATF agent, an off-duty city police officer and a retired police officer.
It wasn't clear what happened next or who shot either man. The off-duty police officer and the retired officer were taken to a hospital to be treated for trauma.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...
“The New York gun ban...”
What New York gun ban? Guns are banned in NY?
Prayers for his family.
LOL, thanks, I’ll see to it that this pic gets around!
That's true. The cop's highest priority is usually his own personal safety, which makes him more likely to blow away anybody with a weapon who's not in uniform.
I read the entire article before I replied, just to make sure I just read it again. Nowhere does it say that's what happened in this incident, it gives three examples but not this one.
Your clear implication was that one cop shot another and while that may be the case it is not stated in this article. Your agenda on the other hand is perfectly clear. thankfully J.R. and the mods only put up with this shit so much and then they start banning people.
Get a life that cop bashing is not part of and argue with yourself, no reply you make to me will be read.
I had a concern that it might be a little tasteless, then I had a conversation with my son, who has been shooting since he was 6 years old and is now a NM County Sheriff's Deputy.
I taught him and he does not even like to be around some of his co-workers on the range.
He said it is scary.
What are the odds that all three of them would show up at this one pharmacy? Neighborhood watch program just a little too effective, maybe?
I wonder what can be done to give these poor off-duty fellows a FOF capability. Maybe some kind of loud beeper signal that they could wear and deploy when in mufti.
The one item the story (fairly well done for a change) leaves out, perhaps because it has not yet been determined, is whose bullet killed Capano.
At this point in our history, the needless loss of one brave man is a national tragedy.
Both cops being treated for trauma I would almost bet it aint because they put the bad guy down.
Is that so? Not only can you not comprehend English, your mind reading is slipping as well.
I made it perfectly clear that the article addressed two subjects and it was clear that I commented on the second subject, as the facts of the first were still unknown.
My comment exactly as written:
"Two subject article."
"The second subject is the increase of LEOs shooting and killing their own in plainclothes."
The New York gun ban is creating trigger happy cops. They just shoot anyone with a gun not in uniform."
Your agenda on the other hand is perfectly clear.
And what might that be, clairvoyant one?
That cops can do no wrong? It's just a dead civilian?
thankfully J.R. and the mods only put up with this shit so much and then they start banning people.
Yeah, they do, hit the abuse button and bring it.
“What New York gun ban? Guns are banned in NY?”
You were right to be surprised. Guns are not banned in New York State.People who live in the many rural communities in the vast northern region of the state are gun owners from childhood. On Long Island, where this shooting occurred, and where I live, you have to have a permit to carry a handgun but not to own a rifle. In NYC, which is not Long Island,you are not allowed to carry a hand gun. People who do not live in this state often lump the whole place together with New York City which, of course, could not be further from the truth. Although, there are similarities in downstate communities, New York City and any upstate town are worlds apart.
I know, I’m an upstater myself. Also, Mrs. panax and I both have full CCW permits.
You are right about those that do not know the difference between NYC and the rest of the state. I have to admit that we thought the same thing over 20 years ago when we came through NY and decided to move here from the west coast.
Thanks
Probably unlikely.
The article does not make clear whether or not any of the three LEOs knew one another or arrived together. Absent that information, each may have thought the others were civilians until they identified themselves.
If, when and how that happened is not related. There isn't enough in the original article to support good theory.
If the ATF guy hadn’t died this would make for a great piece of comedy on SNL.
Statistically, this has gone on unchanged for way too long, and the stats are generated by the cops not the citizens.
SNL is notorious at mis applying facts and stats, I doubt they'd get it right.
Go to the actual story and read the last four paragraphs. The reporter recounts several instances where cops are shooting plain clothes cops.
When it gets to the point that you have 3 cops per criminal and none of the cops are wearing a cop uniform, I would say that we have way too many cops.
The USA has the highest amount of law enforcement officers in world. From what I have heard the skinhead/aryan nation idiots in the Idaho and Montana area have so many undercover government agents that have infiltrated them that the ratio is around two or three gubmint agents to one of them.
There is no indication that NY State, City, or County police personnel were involved in this incident. Any quotes stating so should cite the source.
Condolences to the family of the deceased agent.
Yeah like in Pink Cadillac with Clint Eastwood and Bernadette Peters who is funny as heck.
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