Police officer killed victim of break-in

The Columbus Dispatch ^ | July 20, 2012 | Allison Manning

[Altariel]

Subtitle: Friends, family angry as questions go unanswered; one man charged

[I see my hands]

Being a law abiding citizen I'd sooner confront an armed thug kicking in my front door than I would a government unionist jack boot who can't (or can) read a warrant. How about you?

[I see my hands]

Recognizing the hell G. Zimmerman now lives in at least he is alive. Had the person stalking and beating him been a government unionist jack boot he'd be dead.

[JLS]

Unbelievable.

[null and void]

Totally believable.

Poor guy didn’t have a dog for the cop to shoot, so...

[Paladin2]

It’s apparently best to call 911 after the shooting stops and the guns are cleaned and put away.

[glyptol]

This reads like a bad movie.
The guy calls the cops, they show up and kill him. With a convenient throw down at his side, perhaps, of course.
Then the female officer gets her car stolen by someone she is chasing?

You are better off on your own.

At least then only the bunglers might be the only ones you need to worry about.

No mention of a dog. Must have been a slow day for PD.

[Terry Mross]

Cops don’t make mistakes. sarc

[hoosierham]

The way I understand the police comments is that if they see you with a gun in hand they will shoot immediately!

After they have to be sure of their safety.

The officer ought be fired and prosecuted as should his bosses in the police department.

[eartrumpet]

Sgt. Rich Weiner, spokesman for Columbus police,

Rich... Richard... Dick Weiner.

Do parents give even the slightest thought to their new baby's name?

[trapped_in_LA]

There’s no situation that can’t be made worse by calling the cops.

[Altariel]

He was just chasing a criminal the cops didn’t want to chase.

We can’t have peple supposing they are free citizens with the authority to make a citizen’s arrest, now can we?

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[glyptol]

Camp-Donovan then fired six gunshots at the cruiser, though she didn’t hit O’Neal.

Did she even hit the car?

Cruiser? Old term for a police car or navy ship or crusier weight boxer?

With her skill she could have hit all three and the dog too.

but who’s counting?

[Emperor Palpatine]

There’s nothing new here. Columbus cops have a long history replete with squirrelly shoots, incompetence, and unprofessional behavior.

When I was at at OSU many moons ago, the CPD had the reputation for being a bunch of trigger-happy yahoos with shit-for-brains who loved writing jaywalking tickets. I see little has changed.

[Tupelo]

Sad to say, but we have gone from “To Serve and Protect” to “To Intimidate and Subjugate”

[muir_redwoods]

"Police officers, though, say they have little time to sort out a situation when someone is holding a weapon."

Excuse me?Holding aversion is a constitutionally protected, inherent right. Thats sort of what "bear arms" means

[muir_redwoods]

“Aversion” s/b “a weapon”
Damned autocorrect

[Altariel]

No, a different party is the beneficiary of the service and protection of the police—the State and its interests.

[coloradan]

You should read this article if you haven’t already.

[Ron H.]

The way I understand the police comments is that if they see you with a gun in hand they will shoot immediately!

Back in te day they used to just call that 'shoot first and ask questions later'!