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Re: Police officer shoots dead pen-wielding amputee
« Reply #20 on: September 25, 2012, 03:37:22 PM »
Quote from: Solus on September 25, 2012, 09:21:41 AM
This is true....but if two cops standing 20 feet from him had to shoot him dead to stop him, I'd be be wondering......

Of course, that should be understood from the get-go.
I wasn't necessarily agreeing or disagreeing with one point or another so to speak...... just stating that you can't always judge the individual by appearance and physical stature alone.
Each situation brings its own spin.
I don't care how bad-ass a guy in a wheelchair is, distance is on your side if he isn't armed with a gun.
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Re: Police officer shoots dead pen-wielding amputee
« Reply #21 on: September 25, 2012, 04:08:56 PM »
Heard it mentioned on the news, I think FOX, that the guy in the wheelchair had the cop in a corner.
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Re: Police officer shoots dead pen-wielding amputee
« Reply #22 on: September 25, 2012, 06:16:42 PM »
How could a dead guy have a cop cornered?
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Re: Police officer shoots dead pen-wielding amputee
« Reply #23 on: September 25, 2012, 06:50:42 PM »
Quote from: PegLeg45 on September 25, 2012, 03:37:22 PM
Of course, that should be understood from the get-go.
I wasn't necessarily agreeing or disagreeing with one point or another so to speak...... just stating that you can't always judge the individual by appearance and physical stature alone.
Each situation brings its own spin.
I don't care how bad-ass a guy in a wheelchair is, distance is on your side if he isn't armed with a gun.

You know, that is likely what happened...the cops figured he was nothing to worry about, went around inspecting..and maybe one of them even got his nose in the corner and the wheel chair guy pinned him in there...facing into the corner...with something shiny in his hand.....

Cops fault is probably with letting the situation develop rather than that they shot their way out of it.

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Re: Police officer shoots dead pen-wielding amputee
« Reply #24 on: September 25, 2012, 07:10:18 PM »
Don't have all the facts but a couple other things to consider....
Some Depts have been forced to take Tazers away from officers due to lawsuits and hitting him with a mag light will guarantee a lawsuit for "improper use of quipment."  If he hit him with the baton, now it's "excessive force."
Either was this officer is basically screwed.  He might be justified in court of the shoot but he'll never be able to work the street again.
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Re: Police officer shoots dead pen-wielding amputee
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Re: Police officer shoots dead pen-wielding amputee
« Reply #25 on: September 26, 2012, 12:16:15 AM »
I heard on the news this evening that his mandatory 3-day administrative leave is over... he's back on patrol tomorrow.

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