Posted on 05/08/2014 1:54:01 PM PDT by marktwain
Police in Hearne, Texas shot a 93-year-old woman, yesterday (May 6th) after responding to a call about a female with a gun. The woman, identified by KBTX-TV as Pearlie Golden was allegedly carrying a firearm and was ultimately shot by Hearne Police Officer Stephen Stem.
According to a KAGS-TV report, the Robertson County District Attorney, Coty Siegert said in a statement, Hearne Police Officers responded to a call Tuesday evening regarding a lady brandishing a firearm. Upon reaching the scene, Officer Stephen Stem located Miss Pearlie Golden, a 93 year old Hearne Resident, and confirmed that she did have a firearm. Officer Stem engaged the elderly female asking her to put down the weapon and then ultimately firing his own sidearm wounding Miss Golden who later died at St Joseph's Hospital.
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Is the dog ok ?
There’s that “brandishing” word again.
A 93 YO woman probably can’t see worth squat and grabs a gun because ANYONE is a threat to her.
Whatta clown criminal. Couldn’t even figure out how to disarm Granny.
Or didn’t want to.
The gal with the golden gun
I’ll venture granny’s gun wasn’t loaded.
But we’ll never know.
I have an aquaintance from high school who joined a police force around 8 years ago. He has already killed two people “in the line of duty.” Not a single person who knows him is surprised by this. I have no doubt there are plenty of cops who want to kill people and our “anything to get home” police forces provide them the perfect opportunity.
He takes protecting himself from potential danger very seriously.
How are they going to defend this one!
He went by the 'book'?
She was a real GMILF. (Grand Ma I’d love to Fire on)
It really does not matter if anybody who doesn't belong to the union gets home safely to their families.
She had a tight poodle curl hairstyle.
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News 3 has learned the person who has called 911 is Pearlie Golden's nephew. A few days ago,
the Texas Department of Public Safety refused to renew her drivers license. The nephew was
trying to take her keys away. Golden got upset, grabbed her gun and threatened him.
When Officer Stephen Stem arrived, he asked Golden to put down the weapon and then
ultimately fir(ed) his own sidearm, wounding Miss Golden.
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Elderly Woman Shot & Killed By Hearne Police Officer
This is the second time Stem has been involved in a deadly shooting
since July 22, 2012 when he was employed.
The rule I learned is that you treat a gun as though it is always loaded.
She may have confused the cops with a death panel. Either way, they’d have given her the gun.
I used to be a great supporter of the cops. Not any more. I think the vast majority want to kill people. They are doing it, and they are getting away with it, and it will get much worse before it gets better.
I’m sure the police that investigate each other will find him innocent of any wrongdoing. He will be on the force to shoot someone next year.
Just wondering how many of these cops grew up playing video games with lots of killing.
> The rule I learned is that you treat a gun as though it is always loaded.
Yeah, I thought about that after I pressed the “Post” button.
No way to know if Granny’s gun was loaded or if she were capable of squeezing one off.
But emptying a clip into her is a bit much, no?
And couldn’t some other negotiating techniques have been tried before blowing her full of holes?
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