Watson continues moving forward with a possible lawsuit against the city of Portsmouth. The case would allege negligence or gross negligence.
Where's the ACLU at? /s
And that charge of “reckless handling of a firearm” will never go away, no matter how many times he gets it “expunged” from the record and the records of the expungements will not be available for the employers doing background checks, only the charge. That is police revenge. If they can’t get you later for numerous phoney traffic tickets, there is always that eternal blemish on your record.
Just curious. What happened to the cop that got shot?
““As far as the officers response, I support their response 100 percent,” said Portsmouth Police Chief Ed Hargis, who claims his men never heard Watson say he had a gun or say anything. “Anytime the police hear there is a firearm, they start giving verbal commands, and they start yelling police.” “
They aren’t required to make SURE I know it is a cop? But I’m required to identify it is a cop? I’m required to tell a potential threat that I am armed?
Bite me. These commando raids are DESIGNED to cause confusion. Congratulations officer stupid. You left me confused as to what is going on, with only moments to decide and react. If I guess cop and I’m wrong, I’m dead. If I shoot and it is a cop, I may end up dead.
Thank you pigs so much for placing OUR safety so low on your priorities. Create as much confusion as possible so that I might hesitate when offered threat by a stranger.
Same thing with plain clothed officers. You want to act as if people KNOW you’re a cop. Why? Because you SAY ‘police’. Anyone can do that.
If a cop screws up during one of these raids and harms an innocent or non violent offender, we’re expected to ‘understand’ the cops’ confusion. But they make it clear that we are expected to get it right.
The professionals can’t be expected to be competent at their jobs. And they wonder why people had a memorial for a cop killer?