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Witnesses recall fatal police shooting at Costco
Las Vegas Sun ^
| Published Friday, Sept. 24, 2010 | 8:42 a.m.
| By Kyle Hansen, Cara McCoy
Posted on 09/24/2010 4:21:28 PM PDT by redreno
Wentworth Eatherton, the husband of the previous witness, Annette, said he called into a public radio program recently when he heard Scotts father and attorney saying things about the shooting that he said weren't true.
Eatherton said they claimed the police didn't need to shoot Scott and that the police were only 2 feet away, but that wasnt true, he said.
Eatherton recalled words he heard Scott say while in the aisle at Costco.
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; US: Nevada
KEYWORDS: banglist; costco; erikscott; nevada
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To: Mr Rogers
“What strikes you as powerful about that?”
I just feel a citizen who possesses a CWP would be a very reliable eyewitness in a situation like this. On the other hand, I’m sure there’s lying scumbags out there that have a CWP, so who knows.
To: absalom01
Fact: Erik Scott complied with Moshers instructions. He put his hands up.
Scott told the cop he had a gun. He was told to drop it. According to his girlfriend he tried to tell the officer he was going to disarm.
He attempted to comply and in the process of doing so was shot to death.
A lot of people need to be in jail including some of the faggots at Costco that precipitated this execution.
To: redreno
Never give a LEOs a reason to shoot. You need to de-escalate the situation.
You need to manage the situation.
- STOP
- VERY SLOWLY RAISE YOUR HANDS
- DE-ESCALATE THE SITUATION.
- THEN IDENTIFY THE LOCATION OF YOUR CARRY WEAPON.
- ALLOW AN OFFICER TO RETRIEVE THE CARRY WEAPON.
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posted on
09/24/2010 6:58:47 PM PDT
by
Uri’el-2012
(Psalm 119:174 I long for Your salvation, YHvH, Your law is my delight.)
To: traditional1
It is very healthy and good that we are discussing and focusing on this.
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posted on
09/24/2010 7:01:48 PM PDT
by
FoxPro
To: redreno
Armed , drunk, and stupid is no way to go through Cosco.
To: MHGinTN
And how exactly is your plablum adding to the discussion Mr. Thread [hall pass] monitor?
I discuss the issues and use insults when insulted.
To: redreno
By the way, what is this about?
After he was shot, he saw a gun in a gun rug fall from Scotts right side and slide about 4 feet in front of him. He said he later noticed the gun was gone. Eatherton said the gun in a holster shown to him in a photo by Chief Deputy District Attorney Christopher Laurent wasn't the gun he saw.
To: Electric Graffiti
If you BELIEVE the guy's girlfriend will give an un-biased account and NOT try to exonerate her boyfriend, you either watch too much TV, or are simply in denial of reality.
The End
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posted on
09/24/2010 7:12:34 PM PDT
by
traditional1
("Don't gotsta worry 'bout no mo'gage, don't gotsta worry 'bout no gas; Obama gonna take care o' me!)
To: traditional1
Exonerate her boyfriend for what exactly? Walking out of a Costco and being shot to death? Witnesses back her account.
The cops and the costco employees will need the exoneration.
Huffing whippet canisters and drinking anti-freeze sometimes interferes with the ability to reason. Check your serum levels.
To: traditional1
No, I don’t. I said the COSTCO employees were making the allegation and that there didn’t appear to be a toxicology report in the hearing testimony.
To: Ronald_Magnus
It sure appears now Scott was carrying while hammered. A dumbass plan and a recipe for disaster.
So is the "It sure appears now Scott was carrying while hammered a legal definition or your knee jerk reaction to the story. From what they said a toxicology report was NOT produced at any time in the hearing. Personally I have MS and I am not always coordinated when walking at all. NO drugs or drinking ever but would a cop then have the right to shot me if I obeyed the wrong order of 3 to 5 that were yelled at me?
So don't blame fellow freepers for coming to a possible conclusion based on shoddy, confusing orders shouted at a man over a period of a few seconds when they faced him with their guns pointed at him.
Sir this hearing did nothing to make me consider it was other than a bunch of adrenalin pumped cops feeling like SF troops (who they are NOT) when confronting a man based on the reports of Costco employees! The cops were going on nothing other than the poor reports of those employees and decided to execute on those grounds.
Might a taser or pepper spray have left a man alive under those circumstances? Probably but a man died because of some skitzy Dime store employees and some cops up for a little action to wear off some adrenalin.
Back to my story, if I tripped around in a store would I deserve to die too??????
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posted on
09/24/2010 7:43:08 PM PDT
by
JSteff
((((It was ALL about SCOTUS. Most forget about that and HAVE DOOMED us for a generation or more.))))
To: JSteff
Any reasonable person reading the transcripts that have been posted so far would conclude Scott was high on something. He made the mistake of carrying his weapon in such a condition and therefore set the stage for this tragedy.
To: Ronald_Magnus
Most reasonable readers though, would read (and more importantly comprehended) ALL the testimony before coming to the conclusions and assertions you did.
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posted on
09/24/2010 8:00:52 PM PDT
by
JSteff
((((It was ALL about SCOTUS. Most forget about that and HAVE DOOMED us for a generation or more.))))
To: Ronald_Magnus
A reasonable person would conclude Scott was on prescription painkillers. Frankly, when they trotted out darn near every employee of Costco in Nevada, and they all talked about how Scott had red eyes and was stumbling around, my BS flag hit the dirt!
For their account to be right, Scott would have needed to walk around the store looking for employees to impress with his state - yet multiple eyewitnesses who don’t work for Costco saw nothing of the sort.
And in my trips to Costco, I don’t get up close and personal with a dozen employees. Their accounts seem...coordinated.
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posted on
09/24/2010 8:36:30 PM PDT
by
Mr Rogers
(When the ass brays, don't reply...)
To: traditional1
When I carry, it isn’t physically possible for me to disarm with my left hand. At least, not with endangering me and anyone near me.
When I carry IWB, I could if I carry crossdraw. If I carry it at 3:30...nope. Ain’t happening. In my normal pocket carry, no way.
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posted on
09/24/2010 8:39:29 PM PDT
by
Mr Rogers
(When the ass brays, don't reply...)
To: Electric Graffiti
Traditional1 did not insult you. Try bullying someone else, prick. I’m too old to be cowed to your spittle, so give me a try, asshat.
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posted on
09/24/2010 8:40:03 PM PDT
by
MHGinTN
(Dems, believing they cannot be deceived, it's nye impossible to convince them when they're deceived.)
To: traditional1
If you believe anything the cops are saying is unbiased, then the same applies. We were told for weeks that the cops had the footage from the cameras.
Now they claim none were functioning-very convenient.
Now we are told Scott had drugs in his system. Why should ANYONE believe this when the cops are lying about the cameras?
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posted on
09/24/2010 10:09:55 PM PDT
by
packrat35
(I got your tag line..)
To: Electric Graffiti
Well, I wasn’t there, but based on the testimony so far at the inquest, several witnesses state that Scott did not comply with the order to “show his hands”. No testimony has been offered to suggest that Scott communicated any intent to disarm, but there has been testimony that he reached into his waistband (Mosher did not shoot at that point), withdrew a pistol and pointed it at Mosher, who only then fired at Scott. There will be further testimony, but so far, your version of events has been related in the media, not in court. Not saying it’s dispositive yet, but it’s over the top to claim as “facts” statements that people are unwilling to testify to in open court.
The audio clips entered into evidence seems to cooroborate the Costco employee’s testimony as well. Doubtless additional evidence will come to light, which will either bolster or weaken that, but it is rank hyperbole (or worse) to refer to this as an “execution”. The conspiracy theories are quickly getting excessively convoluted for serious consideration.
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posted on
09/24/2010 10:53:47 PM PDT
by
absalom01
(You should do your duty in all things. You can never do more, you should never wish to do less.)
To: Ronald_Magnus
The only mistake I see is from Costco employee's and the LVPD intent to kill someone which started with the goofy lying people at Costco making a big deal out of nothing because they don't know the gun laws in the state.Now the inquest is about making this guy look as bad as possible and drag him through the mud while the video disappeared so the city won't get sued and Costco won't be found at fault.This is such a cover up because now it's not about justice it's about MONEY!Nothing is adding up and I can't wait for more people to testify to get the real picture.The Scotts attorney needs to pound on Costco and the LVPD about the socalled LOST video.This is such a dog and pony show and it's so obvious.
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posted on
09/24/2010 11:37:38 PM PDT
by
taxtruth
To: redreno
Three questions to ask.#1 Was Erick Scott a threat and if so how was he threatening and WHO was he threatening?#2 How many rounds did Mr.Scott get off?#3 When Mr.Scotts gun was found on the premises of Costco was it in his holster?
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posted on
09/25/2010 12:03:38 AM PDT
by
taxtruth
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