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Officer Won't Face Charges in Shooting Death (Fairfax, VA)
The Washington Post ^
| 03/23/2006
| Tom Jackman
Posted on 03/24/2006 1:08:56 PM PST by caa26
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To: caa26
When was the last time a criminally negligent officer was prosecuted?
To: caa26
Now for the civil action. You shoot someone, especially accidently, you're gonna be sued. Sounds like reckless endangerment to me.
And, as someone else has pointed out, sending a SWAT team to arrest a small time bookie is absolutely ridiculous.
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posted on
03/24/2006 3:08:59 PM PST
by
El Gato
To: caa26
Fairfax Commonwealth's Attorney Robert F. Horan Jr. said that when a person fires a gun without malice and unintentionally kills someone, "they do not commit a crime." Maybe the Fairfax Commonwealth Attorney believes that certain laws apply only to certain people.
Or maybe he's just an idiot.
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posted on
03/24/2006 3:25:57 PM PST
by
Fido969
(It's all about ME)
To: caa26
now that precedent has been set... i wonder how long it will take before it comes up as a defense in court???
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posted on
03/24/2006 4:00:42 PM PST
by
Chode
(American Hedonist ©®)
To: Crucis Country
Instances like this is why we're in a Police State. The police get off where a Citizen is looking at 20-to-life. Not just the police.
Senators get off too.
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posted on
03/26/2006 12:39:43 PM PST
by
Bon mots
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