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4 Cops Shot, Suspect Dead After Calif. Traffic Stop
MSNBC.com ^ | March 21, 2009

Posted on 03/21/2009 7:32:26 PM PDT by Steelfish

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I haven’t had a chance to read all of the posts - so this may have already been answered - do police officers wear bullet proof vests daily?


481 posted on 03/22/2009 9:29:38 AM PDT by TightyRighty (I enjoy well-mannered frivolity.)
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I can only speak for California but yes, daily. Don’t know one cop who goes without a vest. We actually spend a good amount of money on them. But these are not vests that will stop rifle rounds.


482 posted on 03/22/2009 10:13:19 AM PDT by Starman417
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To: DieHard the Hunter
No, I’m Canadian by birth. Being a Kiwi is something I did later in life.

Oh, I see. Now having them in Canada would not have been surprising at all.

483 posted on 03/22/2009 10:22:39 AM PDT by El Gato ("The Second Amendment is the RESET button of the United States Constitution." -- Doug McKay)
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To: DieHard the Hunter

Stop acting like you own the place newbie


484 posted on 03/22/2009 10:37:23 AM PDT by adversarial
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To: Squantos
he used on 3 other SWAT cops he hit, one of which died as well as the 2 traffic cops..

They had that slightly wrong, it was one of the motor officers, Officer John Hege, who was critical through the afternoon and well into the night, but who has now also died.

485 posted on 03/22/2009 10:38:38 AM PDT by El Gato ("The Second Amendment is the RESET button of the United States Constitution." -- Doug McKay)
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To: behzinlea
I was heartened to know that someone cared enough in that hell hole to tell the cops where this thug had retreated.

And someone else cared enough to give one of the Motorcycle officers CPR.

Even in the worst neighborhoods, there are Good Guys. Which is what makes the job of the police in those neighborhoods so hard.

486 posted on 03/22/2009 10:42:09 AM PDT by El Gato ("The Second Amendment is the RESET button of the United States Constitution." -- Doug McKay)
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To: Alia

I wouldn’t do squat for SF.

No wonder they can’t fill their vacancies.

Who in his right mind would want to be a cop in a city where the DA won’t ask for the death penalty for cop killers?

I can’t believe people were actually taunting the police when this happened. Did any of our MSM have the decency to capture this on film, and discuss it so we can see what the police have to deal with on a daily basis?

No, because they’re too busy promoting racial division and class warfare instead of reporting on actual events.


487 posted on 03/22/2009 10:45:42 AM PDT by Califreak (111th Congress: Destroying America With Reckless Abandon)
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To: Squantos

That was my first thought after wondering how one guy could have done so much damage.

I wondered if it was one of those gang bangers who joined up specifically to improve their skill set. Not badmouthing the military here, but it does happen.

I hear that it’s happening an awful lot lately.


488 posted on 03/22/2009 10:50:34 AM PDT by Califreak (111th Congress: Destroying America With Reckless Abandon)
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To: Thunder90

What was posted here last night from that youtube site stunned me, not certain why, but it did. That they are upset because how dare a policeman who doesn’t even live there might dare arrest someone who does — never mind that is all supposition — boggles my mind... I feel like we are going backwards to the wild west or worse...


489 posted on 03/22/2009 11:04:26 AM PDT by Arizona Carolyn
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To: Califreak; Travis McGee

As well one may join and return as a trainer........grateful for their service yet if they did it for criminal enterprise I say doom on em for doing that if it was singular reason for serving.

Just my opinion of course.......:o)

Stay safe !


490 posted on 03/22/2009 11:14:48 AM PDT by Squantos (Be polite. Be professional. But have a plan to kill everyone you meet)
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To: JMack

There’s a show on TV called,”Pimp My Ride” Where they customize vehicles.So I surmise that pimping means to accessorize?


491 posted on 03/22/2009 12:46:15 PM PDT by xero
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To: Squantos

Yeah, I’d like to hear the story too. I’m wondering if any politics got thrown in.


492 posted on 03/22/2009 1:09:00 PM PDT by Cap'n Crunch (Rush Limbaugh, the Winston Churchill of our time)
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To: Travis McGee

That’s one thing about being on the police dept., if they want you, they pretty much got you. They will get the first shots off.

We’ll have to wait and see how it all happened. 3 to 5 more and I can retire. Oh, wait, gotta check my lotto tickets, maybe I can retire today.


493 posted on 03/22/2009 1:41:01 PM PDT by Cap'n Crunch (Rush Limbaugh, the Winston Churchill of our time)
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To: He who knoweth not his name

I know I’m late here, BUTTT why don’t the both of you RELAX, were on the same team


494 posted on 03/22/2009 2:17:36 PM PDT by peace with honor
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To: Admin Moderator; kcvl
The 4th Police Officer died today. I don't know if that has been posted in the thread yet.

Maybe the title can be changed [sadly].

All four police officers are dead, and the Suspect is also dead...

One of my uncles was a policeman with the LAPD (Los Angeles). He moved from a nice place in Malibu because the Black Panthers in the 1960's threatened to kill his family...

495 posted on 03/22/2009 2:33:18 PM PDT by topher (Let us return to old-fashioned morality - morality that has stood the test of time...)
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To: Cap'n Crunch
That’s one thing about being on the police dept., if they want you, they pretty much got you. They will get the first shots off.

Dirty Harry Callahan "Sweet was killed with the first shot. Besides, they were tipped off. They knew we were coming, Briggs."

According to reports, the punk was hiding in the closet for concealment.

496 posted on 03/22/2009 2:41:51 PM PDT by Red Steel
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To: Red Steel

Being the ‘’Bitter clinger’’ that I am, God and guns, (so sayeth Obamarx) I have to think that this rat killed 4 cops because he didn’t want to go back to jail. (I saw that Fox reported that he was wanted for violating his parole)

Obviously he only believed in the ‘’guns’’ part of the equation. I’m thinking that now he will be spending eternity in a different sort of jail. And from what I understand, there won’t be any parole or release date.


497 posted on 03/22/2009 2:54:43 PM PDT by Cap'n Crunch (Rush Limbaugh, the Winston Churchill of our time)
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To: Travis McGee

The next problem is closed doors on opposite sides of the room - stand out of the line of fire from one, and you’re in the line of fire from the other.


498 posted on 03/22/2009 3:06:20 PM PDT by DuncanWaring (The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
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To: Cap'n Crunch; Squantos; Travis McGee
this rat killed 4 cops because he didn’t want to go back to jail.

well this is what the dnc 'needs' to happen, and there seems to be a pattern emerging...

a couple weeks of this happenin every 2-3 days and the stage will be set...

/tinfoil...

499 posted on 03/22/2009 3:13:49 PM PDT by Gilbo_3 ("JesusChrist 08"...Trust in the Lord......=...LiveFReeOr Die...)
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To: Steelfish
"He's not a monster," said his sister, 24-year-old Enjoli Mixon, whose apartment on 74th Avenue was where Mixon was slain in a gun battle with police that left two Oakland SWAT officers dead. "I don't want people to think he's a monster. He's just not. He's just not."

Lovelle Mixon was on parole arising from an offense in San Francisco. Mixon was convicted of assault with a deadly weapon stemming from an armed robbery in San Francisco, the family members said.

According to law enforcement sources, the SWAT team officers entered an apartment and approached a closet. Suddenly Mixon, hiding in the closet, opened fire through the door, killing two officers and wounding a third. Officers fired back, killing the gunman.

The air is a bit cleaner in Oakland now.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/03/22/BAAU16L4OI.DTL&tsp=1
500 posted on 03/22/2009 3:15:41 PM PDT by papasmurf (Trow da' bum out!)
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