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Florida woman dead after accidentally shot by officer during citizen police academy roleplay
New York Daily News ^
| August 9, 2016
| Keri Blakinger
Posted on 08/09/2016 9:02:24 PM PDT by grundle
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posted on
08/09/2016 9:02:24 PM PDT
by
grundle
To: grundle
I thought they made blue plastic Glocks for this. Just damn. So sad.
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posted on
08/09/2016 9:06:48 PM PDT
by
umgud
(ban all infidelaphobics)
To: grundle
Remember kids, only Highly Trained Government Officials Should EVER be allowed anywhere *near* a firearm!
Because We Told You So.TM
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posted on
08/09/2016 9:07:11 PM PDT
by
grey_whiskers
(The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
To: grundle
The Punta Gorda Police Department realizes that our community will have many questions about this incident.
Understatement of the Year Award
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posted on
08/09/2016 9:07:52 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: grundle
There is no excuse for not using a fake gun and/or checking his weapon so no accident. Yank his badge and fire his butt.
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posted on
08/09/2016 9:08:16 PM PDT
by
bgill
(From the CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola")
To: grundle
Mary Knowlton was one of two participants randomly selected from a group of 35 for a shoot-dont shoot simulation Gee, what could possibly go wrong?
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posted on
08/09/2016 9:09:13 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: grundle
...why was there live ammo on the range?
This sort of accident would have people's careers [and very likely jail-time] if it were military.
To: grundle
Geeezzz. The whole world has gone insane.
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posted on
08/09/2016 9:10:25 PM PDT
by
FlingWingFlyer
(Let's Make Our Government and Founding Documents Great Again!)
To: grundle
An answer to those who routinely maintain that police are the only ones adequately trained to handle firearms.
To: dfwgator
Imagine if she were black.
To: bgill
No accident...at the very least gross negligence AND negligent homicide. Cop needs to be fired and prosecuted. This was unforgivable.
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posted on
08/09/2016 9:12:44 PM PDT
by
rottndog
('Live Free Or Die' Ain't just words on a bumber sticker...or a tagline.)
To: bgill
Exactly. If a blue trainer wasn’t available, you damn-sure make sure the weapon is empty. Then you double and triple check, then get someone else to check it too. No excuse for this. That guy belongs in prison for the negligent death.
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posted on
08/09/2016 9:13:27 PM PDT
by
ThunderSleeps
(Stop obarma now! Stop the hussein - insane agenda!)
To: rottndog
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posted on
08/09/2016 9:13:52 PM PDT
by
TheDon
(BO must be replaced immediately for the good of the nation and the world!)
To: grey_whiskers
"...The officer was the only person in that room who was professional enough, that I know of, to carry the Glock .40 pistol..."
To: bgill
And I thought Barney Fife had retired.
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posted on
08/09/2016 9:16:02 PM PDT
by
Bullish
(That establishment heads from both sides are exploding over Trump is the very best part.)
To: dfwgator
Isn’t a punta gorda a large.... ?
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posted on
08/09/2016 9:16:06 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: grundle
No hesitation training.
To: grundle
Use a cap gun, gun with plugged barrel for blanks, electronic gun that goes bang. You will also see n in training magazines and/or guns meant for blanks will have some blue on them.
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posted on
08/09/2016 9:17:45 PM PDT
by
LukeL
To: ThunderSleeps
I mean...shit....just takr the barrel out and you don’t even have to worry.....
Lets face facts though...the cops they have doing the citizen academy are not your meat eaters who train hard and chase criminals. They are the police who find a inside job as quick as they can because the real world is scary.
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posted on
08/09/2016 9:18:06 PM PDT
by
TheErnFormerlyKnownAsBig
(Trump, effective govt. that will be great for crony "art of the deal" capitalists)
To: bgill
Yup. You don’t do some sort of role play with an actual piece.
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posted on
08/09/2016 9:18:08 PM PDT
by
Flick Lives
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