Posted on 02/09/2013 8:07:14 AM PST by KeyLargo
Nice job, LAPD rapid and promiscuous FAIL!
nquiring minds would certainly like to see the video from the squad car involved where two LA Police officers rapidly and promiscuously opened fire on a pickup truck, thinking they had the far left-wing murderer Christopher Dorner in their sights.
If you or I had opened fire on a pickup truck whose occupants werent trying to run us over or shooting at us, wed be in jail for a long time to come.
While police have a little additional leeway in using deadly force, it would seem this was a grossly inappropriate use of force and not only should the offending officers be charged criminally, but the department owes the victims a new pickup truck and probably a hefty check on top of that for pain and suffering. Ditto for the homeowners of the freshly perforated home downrange.
In addition, check out that marksmanship or lack thereof.
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Similar in that they had an engine under the hood, a cab with a driver, and a box on the back.
I notice they Officer in the middle is wearing spurs.
That is the oddest shade of gray I’ve ever seen!
Some butch cop who's actions he didn't support.
Now the LAPD has a real problem on their hands. There should be all sorts of officers fired over firing on random citizens. But some of those who should be fired might take offense and join in with Dorner. So they'll likely just be given counseling for PTSD.
Seriously, there needs to be some thought given to the idea of an assault truck ban, with eventual confiscation being a possibility.
Both trucks are currently harboring assault ammunition rounds. If these trucks are not licensed for the transport of assault ammunition, then they need to be permanently removed from the roadways.
The Hughmanitee of this all...
The women were in possession of ‘assault’ papers.
The women were in possession of ‘assault’ papers.
“We do not know how many rounds missed the truck.”
In follow up news reports there were numerous bullet holes in buildings and cars including shattered glass in the area.
Hard to imagine how poorly these twits would have done if their target had been shooting back.
The biggest load of crap ever pawned off on the population by police is the excuse “Oh, it matched the description.”
In case anyone needed to know, “it/you/they matched the description” is a blanket excuse used to deflect criticism of police bungling.
Any time they screw up, they pull that out and usually go full steam after the person they’ve wronged.
After all, the next excuse they use is something along the lines of, “If you weren’t up to something we wouldn’t have noticed you.”
Absolutely right. I have to imagine that “incredible tension” is a rather common feature of being a police officer in a major city. If these clowns can’t handle such an environment, then they obviously need to be removed from it before they kill innocent people.
At least the Honda’s airbag deployed properly. Is that the rear axel bent backward? Holy carp!
The guy is a deranged murderer, but he has beef with just about everybody.
Those cops should be fired. 50+ rounds at the wrong color, make, and model of truck? They obviously didn’t even know who was in the truck. I assume you’re supposed to know who you are shooting at previous to firing.
Yes, they T-boned the obviously not grey pickup before attempting to murder the occupant.
An extremely uneducated analysis says they shot the rear axle right out of the truck.
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