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Florida deputy ‘jokingly’ shot, killed by roommate, fellow deputy
ktla ^
Posted on 12/05/2022 7:26:05 AM PST by BenLurkin
Sheriff Wayne Ivey said Walsh and his roommate were taking a break from playing online video games with friends when Lawson pointed a gun at him and pulled the trigger.
The sheriff said Lawson “jokingly” aimed the gun at Walsh, thinking it was not loaded.
Lawson called 911 and reported that he had accidentally shot Walsh and was “fully distraught and devastated” when Palm Bay officers arrived, Ivey said.
Officers found Walsh inside the home with a single gunshot wound.
Lawson faces a manslaughter charge. He was being held without bond at the Brevard County Jail.
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TOPICS: Local News
KEYWORDS: banglist; crime; donutwatch; florida; floridacop; floridaman; police
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To: BenLurkin
Doesn’t seem like it was that funny to the dead guy.
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posted on
12/05/2022 8:21:40 AM PST
by
VTenigma
(Conspiracy theory is the new "spoiler alert")
To: BenLurkin
Wow. Who jokingly points a firearm at somebody, especially if you are trained in firearms?
To: BenLurkin
I smell BS. He wanted to kill him for some reason.
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posted on
12/05/2022 8:29:29 AM PST
by
Codeflier
(Screw Ukraine. America is burning, and we need to concentrate on our own collapse taking place)
To: algore
How is this different than what Baldwin did? Good question.
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posted on
12/05/2022 8:37:12 AM PST
by
libertylover
(Our biggest problem, BY FAR, is that almost all of big media is agenda-driven, not-truth driven.)
To: Dr. Franklin
Charged with manslaughter same as you or I.
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posted on
12/05/2022 8:37:34 AM PST
by
bruoz
To: Dr. Franklin
“Typical cop with a sense of entitlement. Laws are for other people, not him.”
I agree. Had this same cop witnessed you “jokingly” aiming a weapon at someone else he very likely would have killed you. At the least he’d have arrested you.
But he thought it was okay for himself to do something blatantly stupid like this.
And I expect he’ll not only get away with it because ‘boys will be boys’ but he’ll also be back on duty before the end of the month...if not sooner.
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posted on
12/05/2022 8:40:47 AM PST
by
MeganC
(There is nothing feminine about feminism. )
To: BenLurkin
We had been very curious about this death. The cop who died was being hailed as some kind of devoted-to-the-profession type who came in at age 18 via prior Police Explorer involvement.
Not sure how the media was kept in the dark this long…..
Fumb duckers are everywhere.
Such a shame. And for that particular law enforcement agency what a DISGRACE!!
Failure happened at no fewer than three levels:
Training
Shooter
Deceased
R.I.P.
To: BenLurkin
Follow the Baldwin Rule.
The gun is always loaded.
48
posted on
12/05/2022 8:48:57 AM PST
by
Harmless Teddy Bear
(The nation of france was named after a hedgehog... The hedgehog's name was Kevin... Don't ask)
To: Harmless Teddy Bear
Follow the Baldwin Rule: The gun is always loaded.I thought the Baldwin rule is: the gun always fires itself
49
posted on
12/05/2022 8:51:49 AM PST
by
from occupied ga
(Your government is your most dangerous enemy - EVs a solution for which there is no problem)
To: BenLurkin
Videogames and mushrooms are said to be a potent combination.
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posted on
12/05/2022 8:51:55 AM PST
by
x
To: FLT-bird
Rule #1: The gun is always loaded
Rule #2: Do not point the gun at anything you are not prepared to kill.
Rule #3: Keep your finger out of the trigger mechanism until you are ready to fire.
Rule #4: Always be aware of what is behind your target.
Its not difficult.
But that is not how you win video games................
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posted on
12/05/2022 8:53:58 AM PST
by
PeterPrinciple
(Thinking Caps are no longer being issued but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere.)
To: Eastern Shore Virginian
I find your comment detestable.
And others here find it accurate. Are they detestable to you too?
52
posted on
12/05/2022 9:13:59 AM PST
by
Dr. Franklin
("A republic, if you can keep it." )
To: BenLurkin; PROCON; harpseal; TexasCowboy; nunya bidness; blackie; AAABEST; Travis McGee; ...
More of those "highly trained professionals" that the media is always hyping. That said, I do know some police and sheriffs here who are everything you would want to see in law enforcement officers.
This guy is not one of them.
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posted on
12/05/2022 9:17:16 AM PST
by
Joe Brower
("Might we not live in a nobler dream than this?" -- John Ruskin)
To: qaz123
Huh?
The guys is being held without bail and charged with manslaughter.
Where’s the entitlement?
Pointing a gun at another human being and pulling the trigger without any justifiable reason to do so.
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posted on
12/05/2022 9:17:36 AM PST
by
Dr. Franklin
("A republic, if you can keep it." )
To: BenLurkin
Stupid is as stupid does.
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posted on
12/05/2022 9:19:25 AM PST
by
faucetman
(Just the facts, ma'am, Just the facts )
To: Dr. Franklin
I’m aware. Fully
But that’s not what you commented earlier
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posted on
12/05/2022 9:46:10 AM PST
by
qaz123
To: BenLurkin
He is already in custody. Alec Baldwin isn’t. Why?
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posted on
12/05/2022 9:53:49 AM PST
by
I want the USA back
(Our news media isn't worth camel spit. Neither is the democrat party. )
To: BenLurkin
I always say the only safety relative to any firearm is the brain.
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posted on
12/05/2022 10:09:41 AM PST
by
Rappini
(In hoc signo vinces)
To: BenLurkin
Wow. That’s what all the sirens were for. About 3 blocks north of here. RIP
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posted on
12/05/2022 10:21:57 AM PST
by
lkco
To: algore
Baldwin shot someone because of a series of failures by everyone who handled the gun that day. If just one of them had been conscientious enough to check the gun to make sure it was a) unloaded if the scene did not call for firing it or b) properly loaded with blanks if the scene called for firing it. But Baldwin held the ultimate responsibility.
This incident was the fault of one person.
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posted on
12/05/2022 11:13:56 AM PST
by
Blood of Tyrants
(Inside every leftist is a blood-thirsty fascist yearning to be free of current societal constraints.)
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