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Police: Hug triggers officer's gun, kills woman
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Posted on 01/16/2013 4:49:05 PM PST by nickcarraway

Detroit police say a woman was fatally shot when she hugged an off-duty police officer while dancing at a party, causing the officer's service weapon to fire.

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TOPICS: Local News; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: accidentaldischarge; banglist; yikes
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I know this article is kind of old, but I never saw it and it's kind of crazy.
1 posted on 01/16/2013 4:49:13 PM PST by nickcarraway
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were they both married to others too?


2 posted on 01/16/2013 4:50:54 PM PST by GeronL (http://asspos.blogspot.com)
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“Is that a gun in your pocket or are you just glad to see me?” BLAM! Guess it was a gun.


3 posted on 01/16/2013 4:51:52 PM PST by 762X51
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I’m calling BS.


4 posted on 01/16/2013 4:52:01 PM PST by Lurker (Violence is rarely the answer. But when it is it is the only answer.)
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To: nickcarraway

http://www.moviesoundclips.net/download.php?id=1628&ft=wav


5 posted on 01/16/2013 4:53:27 PM PST by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both)
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To: nickcarraway

That’s what she gets for hugging his trigger...


6 posted on 01/16/2013 4:53:27 PM PST by babygene ( .)
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To: 762X51

I knew it could cause blindness, but fatal?!?!


7 posted on 01/16/2013 4:54:08 PM PST by Repeat Offender (What good are conservative principles if we don't stand by them?)
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To: nickcarraway

VERY hard to believe.


8 posted on 01/16/2013 4:55:04 PM PST by gaijin
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To: nickcarraway

Definitely not “cocked and locked.”

Glock?


9 posted on 01/16/2013 4:56:10 PM PST by Pearls Before Swine
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I guess we need to disarm the Police as well. That, or spontaneous hugging of police officers.


10 posted on 01/16/2013 4:57:19 PM PST by KittenClaws (You may have to fight a battle more than once in order to win it." - Margaret Thatcher)
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Hugs, not drugs! I mean, drugs, not hugs!


11 posted on 01/16/2013 4:59:12 PM PST by TurboZamboni (Looting the future to bribe the present)
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Police: Hug Triggers Officer's Gun, Kills Woman

It probably just went 'off'. Just like one of those crazy SUV's.

12 posted on 01/16/2013 5:00:29 PM PST by Theoria
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Uh oh. Gonna’ have to take the guns away from the cops.


13 posted on 01/16/2013 5:02:09 PM PST by Terry Mross (People who hate me read my posts and get angry. Yet they can't look away. hee hee)
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I heard a rumor that “Hillary needs a hug.”


14 posted on 01/16/2013 5:04:30 PM PST by LyinLibs (If victims of islam were more "islamophobic," maybe they'd still be alive.)
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To: Pearls Before Swine
Glock won't do that in a proper Glock holster, even with one in the pipe.
15 posted on 01/16/2013 5:04:56 PM PST by The Cajun (Sarah Palin, Mark Levin......Nuff said.)
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To: LyinLibs

Hahaha


16 posted on 01/16/2013 5:06:22 PM PST by funfan
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To: nickcarraway

A hug? Was he carrying a Nambu 94 Japanese pistol?


17 posted on 01/16/2013 5:06:37 PM PST by Ruy Dias de Bivar (Click my name! See new paintings!)
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To: nickcarraway

I find this difficult to believe.


18 posted on 01/16/2013 5:07:22 PM PST by wastedyears (Obama and Democrats to Republicans: "LOL!")
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To: nickcarraway

We have to make sure this never happens again.

We must take comon sense measures.

Ban Detroit, ban police officers, ban hugs, ban parties, ban women.


19 posted on 01/16/2013 5:14:53 PM PST by chris37 (Heartless.)
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To: nickcarraway

I recall the article, remember reading it here.
I remember saying “BS” at the time.
No, can’t remember the title of the article which would have helped you in finding it.


20 posted on 01/16/2013 5:19:01 PM PST by Darksheare (Try my coffee, first one's free.....)
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