***Whoever called this in to 911 said he had a gun***
And? Because some dumb ass thinks they see someone with a gun the cops are supposed to just show up and start firing like it’s the old west?
Cops are clearly not trained properly anywhere. Years ago a friend of mine was in a car accident. The reason he was in a car accident was because he went into diabetic shock. Because he was acting “out of it” they handcuffed him and was fixing to take him to jail. Thankfully when the paramedics arrived they noticed his DIABETIC BRACELET and immediately knew what was wrong, got the cops to take the cuffs off and they began treatment on the scene and rushed him to the hospital.
My brother n law was in a severe car accident with severe head trauma and because he wasn’t acting “normal” he rode in the ambulance handcuffed because they thought he was on drugs. Turns out he had severe head trauma which was obvious by his obvious broken jaw.
“And? Because some dumb ass thinks they see someone with a gun the cops are supposed to just show up and start firing like it’s the old west?”
Exactly my thought. OK, I understand that as a cop when you have an (anonymous, likely) report of someone with a weapon, you want to be careful. Although I would think you would approach every situation, regardless of whether or not a weapon has been reported or seen, with care. And by the same token, just because someone has reported seeing a gun, you don’t want to make assumptions about what is going on.
Jeez! I wasn’t asking for a spiel. I was answering someone’s question about why they thought he had a gun.
Over reaction at its best.
“Cops are clearly not trained properly anywhere.”
No, they ARE trained but what they are trained to do is to shoot first and ask questions later. The ‘proper’ name for that philosophy is called “No More Hesitation”.