Posted on 07/22/2016 9:02:12 AM PDT by Trump20162020
Edited on 07/22/2016 10:52:01 AM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
The police shooting of an African-American caregiver, who was lying in the street trying to help an autism patient, was accidental, according to the local police union representing the North Miami officer.
The officer had intended to shoot the patient, whom he thought posed a danger, but accidentally shot the caregiver instead, said John Rivera, the President of the Dade County Police Benevolent Association.
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Correct, LOL.
In answer to your question. There are cases where an unarmed person does pose a very grave threat. One case is Traven Martin vs Zimmerman, another would be a struggle over the policeman’s firearm. This case does not come close.
“Yes, we had to kill him to save his life.”
Okay, there are certainly some bad cops out there, from everything I’ve seen on this there was no reason to shoot. There therapist wall yelling to the copy “It’s a toy truck, it’s a toy truck” and the policeman had to have heard him. Such a shame. I don’t get it.
One thing that might be contributing is the BML movement and killing of police officers. It certainly would make one a bit quick on the trigger, however, from everything I saw this was not one of those quick decision instances.
This is not a justified shooting at all IMHO.
It makes a difference?
What could possible make this shooting justifiable?
Yes.
Why? So that next time he can shoot the right unarmed suspect?
Well, the alternate to the cover story is that he took three shots at a human sized non-moving target (on his back, with his hands up) from close range, and hit him once in the leg.
Using a word containing “shadow” is a dark microassault....
Why? The officer didn’t shoot him to death so somehow that makes it all OK?
Trigger control ...... booger picker error big time !
Wounded man is very rich, very soon !
“Why? So that next time he can shoot the right unarmed suspect?”
I will not jump into my personal jihad before all the facts come out.
No. You are not following my conversation.
The police claim that they didn't hear him. So if they were so far away that they couldn't hear him and so far away that they couldn't determine the autistic kid was holding a truck then how could they possibly know that someone was in danger?
via an ass-u-me, a very dark ass-u-me
Get those narsty bikers out of your cranium. They’ve lived there rent free too long.
Most COPs shouldnt be as they have 0 apptitude or temperment for the job. In their defense current training doctrine has had its effect...them again us and shoot it if it doesnt ‘comply’....more Thin Blue Line stupidity. The big lie is that an armed society needs COPs. Truth is we’d be OK w/o them. Pols need the COPs to enforce their dicates though.
Despite common ‘wisdom’ COPs are rarely ‘gun guys’. Guns are just another tool for the job and for most thats as far as it goes. Few care to take it past dept training. Why should they when much of the time they get a Get Out of Jail Free card for their screwups.
Stop trolling me and hijacking threads ...
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