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From: BryanUT on 13 May 2010 14:08 http://abclocal.go.com/wtvg/story?section=news/local&id=7433661
From: Henry on 13 May 2010 14:34 BryanUT wrote: > http://abclocal.go.com/wtvg/story?section=news/local&id=7433661 The nut job cop should be charged with attempted murder, not assault. And neither of those bikes reached a high rate of speed. They just accelerated hard for a short distance. -- "Condemnation without investigation is the height of ignorance." -- Albert Einstein. http://911research.wtc7.net http://www.journalof911studies.com/ http://www.ae911truth.org
From: Datesfat Chicks on 13 May 2010 23:04 "BryanUT" <nestle12(a)comcast.net> wrote in message news:e95cd73b-b0db-435d-84bd-eddedb4a33f9(a)k25g2000prh.googlegroups.com... > http://abclocal.go.com/wtvg/story?section=news/local&id=7433661 Disturbing but not necessarily criminal. The officer was already in adrenaline mode because of (a) the motorcycles peeled out, seemingly in an attempt to elude/flee, (b) one motorcyclist lost control and skipped a curb, also reinforcing in the officer's mind that there was some attempt to flee, and (c) the motorcyclist who was shot had a concealed right hand and began to turn and bring his arm back. These situations (regrettable shootings) are unfortunately commonplace. For example, there was the Diallo shooting http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amadou_Diallo It really had similar circumstances. You had officers on edge and some movements that they considered threatening. And then you have incidents like the Iranian Airbus downing: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_Air_Flight_655 where it is probable that the crew of the Navy ship saw what they expected to see, once they reached a certain state of mind. I don't know what the right answer is. We already do a good job in police officer selection and training. I'd like to say that the guy who got shot brought it on himself. But, looking at the video ... his actions were not threatening at all. He really could not have foreseen that the officer was in that state of mind. These situations are so gray. Datesfat
From: S'mee on 13 May 2010 23:29 On May 13, 9:04 pm, "Datesfat Chicks" <datesfat.chi...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > "BryanUT" <nestl...(a)comcast.net> wrote in message > > news:e95cd73b-b0db-435d-84bd-eddedb4a33f9(a)k25g2000prh.googlegroups.com... > > >http://abclocal.go.com/wtvg/story?section=news/local&id=7433661 > > Disturbing but not necessarily criminal. Uh, yeah it was. JUST based on that video if I were on the jury (whether or not I was a motorcyclist) I'd convict him... > These situations are so gray. Not this one.
From: Andrew on 13 May 2010 23:49
"S'mee" <stevenkeith2(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:59ca0780-83e4-4d74-99b0-ada64e7b1f49(a)z13g2000prh.googlegroups.com... > On May 13, 9:04 pm, "Datesfat Chicks" <datesfat.chi...(a)gmail.com> > wrote: >> "BryanUT" <nestl...(a)comcast.net> wrote in message >> >> news:e95cd73b-b0db-435d-84bd-eddedb4a33f9(a)k25g2000prh.googlegroups.com... >> >> >http://abclocal.go.com/wtvg/story?section=news/local&id=7433661 >> >> Disturbing but not necessarily criminal. > > Uh, yeah it was. JUST based on that video if I were on the jury > (whether or not I was a motorcyclist) I'd convict him... > >> These situations are so gray. > > Not this one. I think about the times I've been pulled over and I KNOW I have turned around in a similar fashion to the victim. It's pretty hard to turn your head all the way around like an owl, I know my arms have moved... Seeing his leg not moving and still on the bike made me feel like puking. So in this case an unsafe acceleration, or display of speed caused the cop to shoot someone... That cop deserves to go to prison for attempted murder. -- Andrew 00 Daytona 00 Speed Triple 05 Squiddo |