TX: Grand jury declines to indict officer who killed homeowner

Sacramento Bee ^ | January 29, 2014 | Deanna Boyd

[arthurus]

"He has been back at work and he will continue to protect and serve the people of Fort Worth." and to shoot anyone else he deigns to shoot.

[arthurus]

It is not a loophole anymore. It is SOP.

[kiryandil]

That’s why the two cops had to move the brass.

The next door neighbor, a city councilwoman, came to the scene immediately after the shooting and found:

“...[Becky Haskin] said she immediately went to the scene, saw officers looking for bullet casings...”

[kiryandil]

Whether they like it or not.

Well, at least his partner rookie officer at the time of the murder doesn't work there any more.

He got fired for filing a false police report in another case.

In this case, though, he told the truth. Scout's honor. ;-)

[Secret Agent Man]

it wasn’t the correct decision, he should have been indicted.

[Trod Upon]

I hope there are several 12 gauge slugs out there with Hoeppner’s name on them. What a menace.

[sport]

Today, police work consists of controlling, intimidating, and killing the peasants [lawabiding citizens.

Care to see what the future holds in that regard? Go to youtube and look up videos on Germany under Hitler.

[familyop]

The political/regulator class grand jury was only protecting its interests.

[zeugma]

The lesson for citizens in this is to shoot first and ask questions never.

[Altariel]

I think a lot of law and order Texans have been willing to ignore, downplay, or justify bad police behavior in their state.

Now the hydra they have been feeding is growing to large to ignore, downplay or justify any longer.

[deport]

That’s why the two cops had to move the brass.

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Explain please?

The body was where it was and blood around I’m sure. Are you saying they were inside the garage or outside?

[CodeToad]

It is all in the way the prosecutor presents the case. Often Grand Juries later find out they were lied to and would have voted the opposite if they had been given all the facts. Since GJ proceedings are secret we will never find out what exactly was presented to them.