Pregnant bystander may have been grazed by deputies' gunfire

Los Angeles Times ^ | July 6, 2008 | Ruben Vives

[driftdiver]

No question the man they were chasing escalated the incident. Interesting there is no report of him actually having a firearm.

Glad the pregnant woman is ok.

[MEGoody]

Good old LA Times. They need to mention the woman is pregnant to try to stir things up more, since a report of a scratch which may or may not have been the result of the exchange with the perp wouldn't be enough to make anyone get upset.

Gotta make the cops look bad, ya know.

[driftdiver]

“They need to mention the woman is pregnant to try to stir things up more, since a report of a scratch which may or may not have been the result of the exchange with the perp wouldn’t be enough to make anyone get upset.”

I dunno, seems that if my wife were hurt by cops in this kinda case I would be raising a ‘stir’ as well.

If cops are hitting bystanders they they need to look bad. I do agree that the LA Times is a rag though.

[MEGoody]

I dunno, seems that if my wife were hurt by cops in this kinda case I would be raising a ‘stir’ as well.

Well, especially since this woman was pregnant. Did I mention she was pregnant? The woman was pregnant.

The so called 'reporter' is just trying to stir up ire. The woman was scratched - and they don't even know if this exchange caused it. And even if it did, how do they know the cops' did it - might have been the perp.

[trisham]

Did someone mention that the woman was pregnant? I sure hope so.

[umgud]

Did someone mention that the woman was pregnant? I sure hope so.

I must have misread that. I thought they said JFK served in Viet Nam.

[antiRepublicrat]

The perp should be charged with attempted murder, and if that can’t happen according to the law then the law needs to be changed. It’s murder if a person unexpectedly dies of a heart attack during a robbery, and that even applies to the guy outside in the getaway car, so why not this?

[CHEE]

Would they have reported the fact that she was pregnant if she was walking into a Planned Parenthood enclave?

[VeniVidiVici]

I’d say in East L.A. the odds are probably better that an errant shot would hit a pregnant woman rather than one who is not pregnant.

:-)

[driftdiver]

So its ok if bystanders are hurt by errant shots as long as the police meant to hit the perp.

Did the perp even have a firearm?

[Xenalyte]

She’s pregnant? Are y’all sure?

[driftdiver]

“It’s murder if a person unexpectedly dies of a heart attack during a robbery, and that even applies to the guy outside in the getaway car, so why not this?”

or at least assault with a deadly weapon. Sad commentary that there is still such a divide between the public and law enforcement in LA.

[driftdiver]

So i guess because its East LA its ok if a pregnant woman is hurt during a police shootout.

[Izzy Dunne]

Not one person has mentioned that she was carrying a fetus.

[MEGoody]

So i guess because its East LA its ok if a pregnant woman is hurt during a police shootout.

We don't know that she was.

[MEGoody]

She’s pregnant? Are y’all sure?

Yep, she's pregnant.

By the way, did you know she was pregnant?

[vaudine]

"...this woman was pregnant ...she was pregnant...The woman was pregnant."

My favorite repetitive line is.."John Kerry served in Vietnam.'

This story just points out we aren't safe anywhere, and enough laws cannot be made to make us completely safe. So best we be wary and carry.

vaudine

[MEGoody]

So its ok if bystanders are hurt by errant shots as long as the police meant to hit the perp.

We don't know that she was.

[MEGoody]

Did someone mention that the woman was pregnant? I sure hope so.

Yep, she's pregnant. They told us she was pregnant.

Did you know she was pregnant? AND did you know she might, maybe, could have been scratched as a result of the cops actions?

Off with their heads!

[driftdiver]

You seem really disturbed by pregnant women. Where were you at when this all went down?