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Florida Police Fatally Shoot Man in His Bedroom (Administrative leave!!!!)
Foxnews ^
| 6/15/2009
| Staff
Posted on 06/15/2009 7:48:27 AM PDT by Red in Blue PA
Police were called early Sunday to the home Manuel Salvador Morales Jr. shared with his parents because relatives said Morales was threatening himself with knives. Police spokesman Tom Nichols says two officers confronted Morales, who was armed and failed to comply with their commands. No additional details about the confrontation or how Morales was armed were released.
Nichols says Officer Albert Riccardi fired two shots at Morales, who was hit twice in the torso and pronounced dead at a hospital.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: codeofsilence; donutwatch; murderbycop; suicidebycop
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To: Glennb51
Good! I can’t see how police won’t police themselves, the damage to the rep is not repairable.
81
posted on
06/15/2009 8:42:40 AM PDT
by
Travis T. OJustice
(I can spell just fine, thanks, it's my typing that sucks.)
To: Cathy
What happened to phasers??? They only good for 72 year old grandmothers???
82
posted on
06/15/2009 8:43:17 AM PDT
by
Iscool
(I don't understand all that I know...)
To: yefragetuwrabrumuy
First of all, his relatives called the police, so *they* were scared.
They called the cops so they would stop him from killing himself! There is nothing in the article indicating he threated anyone but himself. Infact other than getting shot there is no indication he even threated the cops. Unless he had a knife to his mom's throat when they got there the cops made a bad call.
83
posted on
06/15/2009 8:43:28 AM PDT
by
TalonDJ
To: pgkdan
Never thought you would get humble. That is the first step. Now work on intelligence. Have mommy fix you some milk and cookies to soothe you wounded ego.
84
posted on
06/15/2009 8:43:41 AM PDT
by
Glennb51
To: pgkdan
Im humbled by youre wit.You're = your, you nit wit.
85
posted on
06/15/2009 8:44:40 AM PDT
by
pgkdan
( I miss Ronald Reagan!)
To: babygene
The cops always seem to lawyer up immediately. Dont want any conflicting stories. There not stupid...Yep, can't blame them. And I bet the hordes of lawyers with (taxpayer) dollar signs in their eyes are kicking down the crazy dude's door even as we post.
To: org.whodat
No it sounds like murder under color of badge. Some other great mind on this thread said the same thing...
87
posted on
06/15/2009 8:45:43 AM PDT
by
pgkdan
( I miss Ronald Reagan!)
To: theDentist
...Police depts are allowed to use deadly force if the person armed with a knife lunges at them. They can also use deadly force, if the only witnesses are cops and they all SAY that the person lunged at them.
88
posted on
06/15/2009 8:45:49 AM PDT
by
3niner
(When Obama succeeds, America fails.)
To: Red in Blue PA
Ok, so let me get this straight, please someone correct me if I'm wrong.
A guy has a knife and is threatening himself, I would take that to mean he was saying he was going to kill himself.
The police are called in the mistaken belief they will help the guy. The guy refuses to put down his knife and is then promptly killed by the cops, therefore eliminating the need for him to commit suicide.
Is that about it?
Bottom line: don't call the cops to help you, they will only shoot your dog or you, depending on whether or not you actually have a dog.
89
posted on
06/15/2009 8:46:35 AM PDT
by
calex59
To: ButThreeLeftsDo
I forgot about that for a minute!
90
posted on
06/15/2009 8:47:29 AM PDT
by
Freedom2specul8
(Please pray for our troops.... http://www.americasupportsyou.mil/)
To: Red in Blue PA
Hey, it worked! Just call it 9mm medicine. Cures mental illness with only a few side effects like causing the patient to become very uncooperative (they just lie on the floor and bleed when told to raise their hands).
91
posted on
06/15/2009 8:48:11 AM PDT
by
count-your-change
(You don't have be brilliant, not being stupid is enough.)
To: Red in Blue PA
We all know how the media can twist things with words... Just sayin.
92
posted on
06/15/2009 8:50:53 AM PDT
by
Freedom2specul8
(Please pray for our troops.... http://www.americasupportsyou.mil/)
To: TalonDJ
Enough of your crystal ball analysis. You don’t know if what you typed is what happened anymore than I do.
I can’t say it any more clearly, how can you gleen any of what you typed from the article? It’s impossible, period.
Good day.
93
posted on
06/15/2009 8:54:14 AM PDT
by
Cathy
To: ~Kim4VRWC's~
Fear not....I’m always paying attention...
;-)
To: Vigilanteman
That was "
Blazing Saddles". Cleavon Little was the star, and pulled the stunt you described. He was the new Sheriff and fooled the townspeople with that trick.
95
posted on
06/15/2009 8:57:40 AM PDT
by
3niner
(When Obama succeeds, America fails.)
To: ButThreeLeftsDo
lol :) at least someone is!
96
posted on
06/15/2009 8:58:40 AM PDT
by
Freedom2specul8
(Please pray for our troops.... http://www.americasupportsyou.mil/)
To: Iscool
What happened to phasers??? They only exist in Star Trek. The word you are looking for is taser.
97
posted on
06/15/2009 9:02:12 AM PDT
by
3niner
(When Obama succeeds, America fails.)
To: Red in Blue PA
Schizophrenia and alcohol, they do not mix well. He could have been in a pychosis. I’m not always convinced that mental health diagnosis’s are correct. They put them on drugs instead of investigating other causes first. He could have had something going on that caused schizophrenic like symptoms. Regardless, if he was acting like that one guy on PCP for example, who armed with a machete. Didn’t the police shoot him too? He was on pcp I believe.
I wonder why they didn’t tazer this guy instead...
98
posted on
06/15/2009 9:04:34 AM PDT
by
Freedom2specul8
(Please pray for our troops.... http://www.americasupportsyou.mil/)
To: Red in Blue PA
What ever happened to tasers?
99
posted on
06/15/2009 9:06:05 AM PDT
by
Rannug
To: Cathy
This isn’t about murder going on in all the departments. Please keep your illogical comparisons to yourself. (of course you don’t have to, but don’t expect a big reaction from us over them)
There’s plenty of smoke to suspect a fire in this case.
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posted on
06/15/2009 9:08:02 AM PDT
by
Shimmer1
(We can't control the wind... but we can adjust the sails.)
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