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Teen motorist fires at cop who offered assistance
The Houston Chronicle ^
| 11 January 2004
Posted on 01/11/2004 8:50:13 PM PST by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin
A teenage motorist fired at an off-duty University of Houston-Downtown police officer who offered help for his stalled vehicle early today, police said. Officer Jaime Cortez was trying to drive around the car in the 5700 block of Broadway about 1:45 a.m. when he rolled down his window and asked if the 16-year-old driver needed help. HPD investigators said Cortez was not in uniform and didn't identify himself as an officer.
The teenager apparently was offended by the gesture and fired three rounds, striking the officer's car once, police said. Cortez then followed the vehicle to a motel in the 6300 block of the Gulf Freeway. Houston police were called to the scene and took the teenager into custody. He has been turned over to juvenile authorities, police officials said.
TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: assistance; atcop; houston; offering; teenshoots
Another documentary on the deteriorating state of U.S. society. One teen burns down his dad's house. Another brutally murders someone. One shoots at an officer OFFERING HELP. What next?
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posted on
01/11/2004 8:52:12 PM PST
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To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin
Teen cop?
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posted on
01/11/2004 8:53:38 PM PST
by
Sloth
("I feel like I'm taking crazy pills!" -- Jacobim Mugatu, 'Zoolander')
To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin
The teenager apparently was offended by the gesture and fired three rounds, striking the officer's car onceFortunately for the officer, the teenager - influenced by TV shows he had seen - was holding the gun, a 9mm semi-automatic, sideways. Result: Hit ratio on vehicle sized target - 33%.
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posted on
01/11/2004 8:58:52 PM PST
by
rmh47
To: Sloth
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posted on
01/11/2004 9:00:59 PM PST
by
new cruelty
('Anger makes dull men witty, but it keeps them poor.')
To: Admin Moderator
Please change the title to the correct one; this one is misleading and mis-stated.
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posted on
01/11/2004 9:04:22 PM PST
by
coloradan
(Hence, etc.)
To: Sloth
Gee... and once you find out the actual title, the story just isn't as interesting.
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posted on
01/11/2004 9:13:00 PM PST
by
paltz
To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin
The police officer is part of the global police state, and was trying to sieze the teens car illegally. Or that is what many people would construe out of this that are police haters. I on the other hand think this cop should have shot back.
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posted on
01/11/2004 9:29:56 PM PST
by
vpintheak
(Our Liberties we prize, and our rights we will maintain!)
To: rmh47
LOL.. That holding the gun sideways business on TV always cracked me up. One only hopes the thugs watch more TV.
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posted on
01/11/2004 9:33:44 PM PST
by
bluefish
To: rmh47
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posted on
01/11/2004 9:47:50 PM PST
by
TexRef
To: TexRef
LOL! That's a hoot! Mount the sights on the side of the slide. Yeah, that'll work.
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posted on
01/11/2004 10:57:28 PM PST
by
rmh47
To: TexRef
ROFL!!!
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posted on
01/12/2004 4:47:30 AM PST
by
MeneMeneTekelUpharsin
(Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so others don't have to do it for you.)
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