Posted on 02/06/2014 5:46:50 AM PST by KeyLargo
Opening fire because they heard a sound? The h*ll you say! Within 15 minutes of any basic hunter safety course they will tell you never to "sound shoot." Whatever happened to that basic tenet of good firearms safety of "be sure of your target?" Where'd that go? These criminals heard a sound, assumed it was a gunshot and assumed they knew where it was coming from.
Then, just to compound their criminal behavior, even though they couldn't confirm gunfire or gunfire coming from the vehicle, and even though they couldn't see what they were shooting at in the vehicle they fired.
Based on rounds fired they all emptied their weapons - in a panic and in fear. You don't empty your weapon unless you're scared or in a prolonged firefight. These obviously were not measured shots engaging an enemy - there was no return fire. This was a panic, fear-driven spray and pray event. The hits on other vehicles and homes attests to that, these criminals weren't even aiming.
I hope those two ladies get millions from the department. In any settlement there are real damages and punitive damages. The real damages compensate the victim for what they've lost or been through. The punitive damages are a dis-incentive, a hard lesson to the guilty party and any others watching that you don't want to make the same mistakes. I hope these ladies each get the equivalent of say 3 to 5 years worth of the department's entire budget. Once the forces' insurance rates start skyrocketing, maybe they'll take their officers' behavior seriously. I would also go after the individual officers. I'd take their cars, their homes, every penny of savings and every dime they will ever make. They damn-near took innocent lives. They tried to kill but were fortunately inept at that part of their jobs too. They should be rotting in prison.
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Feb. 5, 2014 11:26am Elizabeth Kreft
That amount should have been taken out of the police union pension account, not extracted from the taxpayers. Hit them in the pocketbook until such horrid behavior ends.
There was another person also shot at by California police during the manhunt for Dorner, but the story did not get wide attention.
Dorner manhunt: No charges against Torrance cop who shot at pickup
Dorner case mistaken identity shooting
David Perdue rests on the couch, next to his wife, Lyzzette, in their Redondo Beach home last February. His car was fired upon by Torrance police who mistook it for that of suspected killer Christopher Dorner. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times / February 9, 2013)
By Christine Mai-Duc This post has been corrected, as noted below.
January 15, 2014, 12:18 p.m.
A Torrance police officer who mistakenly shot at a man during the massive manhunt for ex-LAPD officer Christopher Dorner will not face criminal charges, prosecutors said Wednesday.
The Los Angeles County district attorneys office declined to press charges against Officer Brian McGee, who opened fire at close-range last February on an innocent driver.
In a 16-page report explaining its decision, the district attorneys office said McGee made a reasonable mistake of fact and the officer was acting under an actual belief that he needed to defend himself.
At the time, McGee and his partner were part of a massive dragnet across Southern California searching for Dorner, who had vowed to exact revenge against those he blamed for his firing at LAPD and named suspects he intended to kill.
Dorner, who authorities say killed four people, died several days later from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after he was cornered by police.
In the early morning of Feb. 7, LAPD officers were stationed in Torrance to protect an LAPD captain named in Dorner’s manifesto.
David Perdue, who was 38 at the time, was driving to pick up a friend and go surfing that morning when he was stopped by Torrance police and told to turn around.
He’d driven less than 300 feet when another Torrance police unit mistook Perdue, who is a slight white man and was driving a Honda Ridgeline, for Dorner, who was black and described as driving a Nissan Titan.
After turning around, Perdues truck was broadsided by another Torrance police cruiser, driven by McGee. The officer then shot at least three rounds at close-range into the Perdues driver side window.
Perdue was not shot, but his attorney said he sustained back and head injuries that left him unable to work.
The incident was one of two mistaken-identity shootings related to the Dorner manhunt.
That same morning, LAPD officers opened fire on a Latina mother and her adult daughter, who were delivering newspapers in a truck nearby.
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-dorner-torrance-cop-no-charges-20140115,0,7490608.story
Look like a cop, act like a cop.
Look like assault troops, act like assault troops.
These guys need to lose the camo, the armor, the MOLLE gear. Be cops, not heavy assault troops.
Cops are supposed to look a little dorky in uniform, and be problem solvers. Not Der Sturmtruppen.
"David Perdue's truck was rammed and fired upon without warning.
"No criminal charges will be filed against a Torrance police officer who mistakenly opened fire on an innocent mans pickup truck during the manhunt for cop-turned-killer Christopher Dorner.
"Officer Brian McGee rammed David Perdues truck with his patrol car, then fired three shots through the drivers side window. Perdue wasnt hit but his truck was riddled with bullets. Hes suing the city and officers involved in the shooting, saying he suffered a concussion when his trucks airbag opened and that he has lingering physical and emotional problems."
“No criminal charges will be filed against a Torrance police officer who mistakenly opened fire on an innocent mans pickup truck”
Why Not?
Put me on the Grand Jury. I would charge him and his whole chain of command. Plus the DA who refused to charge him. It is the very definition of a criminal conspiracy.
Thank God cops are the worst shots in the world. :-)
They’ll be sent to the Fullerton Police Academy where they’ll receive the best training possible.
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Luck? Must not have been any innocent bystanders there.
Collateral damage in the war on dogs.
It these cops were Catholic priests just being recycled the left would have a field day.
But the government by force crowd, apparently not so much.
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