Burglar Shot Dead

[Boondocksaint27]

My "edit" feature is not working so sorry for the dual post. I should say that just like in any deadly force encounter we have now taken page upon page and hour upon hour Monday Morning Quarterbacking a situation that someone had mere seconds to make a decision in. The bottom line, as Viny and Pearl have stated, I would like to reiterate. It is not enough to simply own a firearm. You need to take classes and train repeatedly with your firearm so that you are competent and confident in your ability to use it. It also doesn't hurt to play the "what if" game so that you're not confronted with an unimaginable circumstance in the middle of the night, or if you are you at least know a direction to go from there.

 

[franklin]

I'm sure Boondocksaints27 will confirm police are trained not to shoot first without making sure its necessary.

Indeed. Not that it even needs to be said, and not that I will convince anyone otherwise who already has this mindset.

Except when they shoot at innocent hero's, with their back to them, gun pointed safely toward the ground, and without warning, right?

https://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/home/49323788-76/allgier-fullerton-gun-lake.html.csp?page=1

Who's gonna defend this cop? You know it was "code blue" here. Cop dies, buddy cops go for blood, first cop on scene pops a shot at innocent hero, luckily he missed.

 

[Boondocksaint27]

This is a Jazz forum where I come for casual discussion. Not something I intend to turn into a heated emotional back-and-forth. You have your opinion. I have mine. You brought up one instance and I'm sure if you search the web you can find more. Cops are human and through human nature mistakes get made.

However, sensationalism sells. I can say with great confidence that 99% of the Police I know are trying to do the absolute best job that they can and I have seen far more good from them.

 

[One Brow]

However, sensationalism sells. I can say with great confidence that 99% of the Police I know are trying to do the absolute best job that they can and I have seen far more good from them.

I concur completely. However, when the police do make a mistake, they tend to get a wider latitude than Joe Citizen. Considering the nature of the job, some would say it's deserved.

 

[franklin]

This is a Jazz forum where I come for casual discussion.

But this isn't the Jazz Forum, and it isn't casual, so pretend away.

Not something I intend to turn into a heated emotional back-and-forth. You have your opinion. I have mine. You brought up one instance and I'm sure if you search the web you can find more. Cops are human and through human nature mistakes get made.

However, sensationalism sells. I can say with great confidence that 99% of the Police I know are trying to do the absolute best job that they can and I have seen far more good from them.

A cop shot at a hero and received ZERO disciplinary action in a high profile event, and you play it off as human mistake? Excuse me for holding highly trained, empowered professional officers, who take it upon themselves to choose between life and death, as above the average. Apparently your definition of sensationalism is a cop busting caps at an innocent man. If I was apologizing for police encroachment then I'd want to marginalize that as an outlier too. Personally, outlier or not, I think shooting at innocent civilians is pretty much out of line, and shows symptoms of the brown shirt nature that our police force has become. You're protecting officers busting off at innocent citizens and I'm the sensationalist. Yeah. I'd come for "casual discussion" too.