Posted on 09/01/2023 3:14:54 PM PDT by grundle
No the suspect did not do that. If that were the case she would have ran him over. The cop didn’t fire until he was along the driver side front quarter panel near the front left tire.
Not only that, if the cop thought this suspect was dangerous, he would have never stood directly in front of that running vehicle.
A car counts as a deadly weapon.
Yes, but it is a bit insane that said officer put himself in front of said car over an alleged shoplifting incident.
Let me put myself in a very vulnerable position over this?
I don’t have an issue with a cop shooting someone who is trying to run them over… however I have to question the training and procedures that’s says put yourself in front of a car with a suspect accused of a non violent offense leaving yourself vulnerable to being run over.
Now with this said this line here is bull crap “ in this hateful act.”… I don’t see how “hate” by the police was a motivator in this.
Should the woman have complied? Yes.. should the cops have blocked the car with their bodies with weapons drawn?!? I am hard pressed to understand how that is policy.
Stopping a known or accused violent offender? Yes because you are potentially preventing others from being hard by a possible violent offender.. this situation? Not seeing how one can make that argument as justification for it.
Better video
Video link:https://www.foxnews.com/video/6336305960112
One other thing. The officer standing in front of a running vehicle occupied by a suspect, is really a STUPID thing to do!
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How so? Cops are trained to do this. Trained to safely move aside and shoot to kill. This is a routine maneuver carried out hundreds of times.
If there are any instances of a situation where the cop is indeed seriously hurt, I don’t know of any.
This is true. Local maybe, but not national.
I posted a link to the video I watched which was more complete. He was knocked backwards off his feet by the car.
Your image is pretty much when the cop discharged his gun.
If he would have been standing in front of the vehicle, he would have been run over or riding on the hood until it came to a rest.
When we got outside, he pointed at a car across the athletic field from us, that was stopped behind the PX.
He said "that car just ran through the middle of the football team practice and I think someone's robbing the PX".
The car he pointed out was about 200 yards from us, a pumpkin orange Chevy Nova. He turned to me and said, "if that car comes back this was, stop it" and then went to call the MPs. After he had left, the car started and turned towards me and accelerated. As it approached me, I raised my right hand with the pistol into the air. It kept coming. It had a completely blacked out windshield, so I couldn't see into the car and it didn't slow at all.
I lowered the pistol and pointed at where the driver would be and aimed but I resolved that I wouldn't fire it until the front bumper hit my legs.
The car came to a sudden stop just a couple of feet from me and I ordered the driver to get out of the car.
It turned out to be a drunk lady, a staff sergeant's wife, who worked at the PX but got their too late to pick up he paycheck. There was a little girl in the car seat next to her.
The MPs arrived and she loudly told them that I had aimed my pistol at her and my battalion commander told the MPs that "he never told me to aim a pistol and that it wasn't loaded anyway".
I went back into the office and unchambered the round - and I never trusted that idiot for anything again.
Bull sh*t. If they're trained to stand in front of a running vehicle, occupied by a criminal suspect, they should all quit immediately.
That is their training. The more complete video displays the procedure book describing the move as controlling the situation. Hard to blame them for following their training or the procedure since failing to obey the orders of the police is an indicator of behavior that may endanger others. This woman probably had excuses made for he her whole life. Not being held accountable led to her behavior in this incident, behavior that got her killed.
By the book actually. They are putting themselves on the line to protect the public. Once you cross the line you are a criminal and the police will assess the level of threat. Continue to resist and you escalate the situation. The police were doing their job.
I couldn't help but notice the report did not exonerate her claim that she didn't steal anything.
I'm certain she was innocent and this was just an editorial oversight. < /s>
You’re wrong. No cop is trained to stand in front of a running vehicle occupied by a suspected criminal.
That’s insane.
I am not a cinematographer. I did my best to capture a shot that showed the cop being struck. Rather than wild seat of your pants guesswork why not watch the video if accuracy matters to you?,
> ’L’ing up on a suspect is procedure in many instances. … <
That’s a very interesting observation, and something I had not considered. Thanks for the reply. And that’s one nice thing about Free Republic. There are many opportunities to learn something new.
Did you watch the 6 minute video or the excerpt?
I watched the video in high resolution, slow motion and enlarged. It appeared the officer was NOT in front of the car when he fired.
One other thing. The officer standing in front of a running vehicle occupied by a suspect, is really a STUPID thing to do!
Yes.
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