Connolly stated that the only time he would ever place his finger on the trigger is to shoot. Although he does not remember feeling his hand strike anyt hing or feeling any recoil, he noted it was possible his left hand slammed against the molding and that is what stopped him from falling to the ground, allowing him to regain his balance. He also noted that it was possible that when a person falls with on e hand, the other hand can crunch in “sympathetic discharge.”
Charge her with theft of government property. /sarc
seems to be the norm these days
Mike
Unfortunately the DEA and the DOJ have poisoned the ‘well’ when it comes to believability and impartial internal review.
A civil trial is the course that may be needed here.
First of all, it is a NEGLIGENT discharge (vs. “Oh gee, I had an accident and tinkled in my panties when the gun, er, ah - went off”). NEGLIGENT.
And, second of all, guns don’t just “go off” all on their own. Keep your finger out of the trigger guard until ready to shoot, you numb-nuts.
… tried to kick in a locked bedroom door and lost his balance.
Finger on the trigger, where do these people get their training? If a common citizen accidently shot an LEO would the result be the same?
Accident Allocation is government controlled transparency.
Don’t even.
Bust into my home, you will leave in a bag.
He finger was certainly on the trigger which is against every rule of gun safety. Guns don’t just “go off” otherwise. He was sloppy and negligent.
What do you think would happen to you if your weapon “accidentally discharged” and injured someone?
One standard for them, a different one for us.
That is NOT the expression of equality under the law.
I think law officers need to follow the motto: FIRST DO NO HARM! In Houston they do high speed chases all the time and so many innocents are getting crashed into and killed. They need to do the Slow Speed Chases like they do in California. MOST Of the time they catch the culprit and the innocent families don’t have to die in a horrendous crash!
There is no such thing as an ACCIDENT when you have a LOADED WEAPON in your HAND, He and every other Jack Booted Thug belong in PRISON. What a Country
Police officers should be held to a higher standard of conduct than regular citizens, but instead they are routinely held to a lower standard by feckless AGs.
Somebody here said it exactly right:
“. . . keep yer booger hook off the bang switch . . . “
Clearly this woman needs a contingency lawyer to sue to the full extent of the law. This was reckless endangerment at the least, and even if that warrant was written and perfect, there is a good likelihood that a jury would find in her favor.
When the government wages a war, they create victims who then become plaintiffs.
It's surprising a congress full of lawyers would let this opportunity pass without cashing in on both sides and right down the middle.
Spread that wealth around!
Mrs. Alonzo just got a friendly reminder who is in charge. The rest of the officers statement is grade A bovine excrement. He panicked and shop from poor trigger discipline. I don’t trust cops one bit. Especially unnaccountable federal tyrants in the federal branches.