Posted on 02/06/2013 5:53:52 AM PST by i_robot73
Wonder how long of a vacation before internal affairs 'exonerates' all involved; or at least gives them a stern slap on the wrist.
47 shots from the top of the car?? Multiple cars, whom were told to disengage, but did not...The militarization of the Revenue Enforcement Officers guild continues.
Found a second report on the same: http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/news/local_news/cleveland_metro/dewine-deadly-chaseshooting-investigation-shows-systemic-failure-in-cleveland-police-department
Are you $hitting me?
49 shots??????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
and he did not know who or what he was shooting at??????????????!!!!!!!!!!!
Man, that guy needs to find a different profession.
That’s exactly what I thought about in hearing of 60 popo cars involved in the chase.
The Cleveland police should just randomly strafe rush-hour traffic with a helicopter gunship.
At least they’d use less ammo that way.
Here’s one for the Ayoob files.
CLEVELAND ROCKS!!!
Steroids will do that to some folks. I’ll bet if you looked at some of the LEOs they’ll have that distinct roid rage thing going on. Bunch of wannabe Rambos. Hahahahahaha.
Maybe the police thought there was a dog in the car and were shooting at it.
Couple lessons from this:
1) Another example of how terrible eyewitness reports are (and these are from police who are TRAINED to be witnesses). TV and movie crime and courtroom dramas have inculcated blind faith in the accuracy of witnesses that numerous academic studies and real-life examples that show that honest witnesses can be completely and utterly wrong.
2) In real life dramatic events are horrifically confusing and filled with mistaken reports. Yet people on FR try to turn even the SLIGHTEST early reporting mistake or contradictory report into a grand conspiracy, again because they are used to the nice, neat stories in one hour TV dramas or 2 hour movies.
I can’t believe a 1979 Malibu is still on the road.
This is a cop who should be allowed to carry no more than a revolver, if he was allowed to carry anything at all.
It also puts to bed the contention that cops are trained professionals RE: guns, the Law, etc.
If I were to fill a perp with that much lead, let alone the grouping, I’d be getting the 3rd degree from these clowns and the D.A. “After what bullet/meg reload did you finally ‘feel safe’ (to stop shooting)”, let alone reckless endangerment and whatever else they could throw up against the wall.
I’m surprised the SWAT wasn’t called out too...Have to use the toys the taxpayers footed, y’know?
If the US Army did this exact same thing to two civilians in Afghanistan, what would the government-media complex’s reaction be?
Here’s one for the Ayoob files.
Gross incompetence.
LMAO!
It was probably actually a smart car.
“I’m surprised the SWAT wasn’t called out too...”
Maybe they were, but couldn’t find the right address
CUYAHOGA COUNTY What can one expect, what difference does it make?
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