To: Pharmboy
Dec 10, 2005 — NEW YORK An off-duty police officer was shot and killed Saturday in a pre-dawn gunfight with two burglars outside his home, authorities said. He was the second officer to die in the line of duty in two weeks.
First, this story is a lie, because guns are banned in NYC. Second, is it just me or is "in the line of duty" losing its meaning?
2 posted on
12/10/2005 9:25:34 AM PST by
coloradan
(Failing to protect the liberties of your enemies establishes precedents that will reach to yourself.)
To: coloradan
Although he was off-duty, once he is involved in stopping a crime in progress he is on-duty.
4 posted on
12/10/2005 9:29:19 AM PST by
Pharmboy
(The stone age didn't end because they ran out of stones.)
To: coloradan
First, this story is a lie, because guns are banned in NYCThat was my exact same thought!!!
How can an police officer be shot in a city where guns are banned?
9 posted on
12/10/2005 10:18:12 AM PST by
Popman
(In politics, ideas are more important than individuals.)
To: coloradan
Second, is it just me or is "in the line of duty" losing its meaning?
In jurisdictions I am familiar with, cops are never really “off duty” – only off shift. When off shift - or off duty - and responding to a crime they are on duty.
25 posted on
12/13/2005 3:19:08 AM PST by
R. Scott
(Humanity i love you because when you're hard up you pawn your Intelligence to buy a drink.)
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