Burglar killed breaking into state trooper's home (idiot kicked in cop's back door!)

Fox16.com ^ | August 24, 2011

[Arkansas Toothpick]

SHERWOOD, AR – Officers from the Sherwood Police Department are on the scene of a home invasion where a burglar has been shot dead.

Officer Josh Adams tells Fox16 that police responded to 1300 Maelstorm Circle where a burglar was shot dead by an off-duty Arkansas State Police Trooper in an attempted home invasion.

[Jack Hydrazine]

Quote from one of the comments at the website.

“Go back to the Sheriff Tommy Robinson days...”SHOOT ‘EM FIRST, REHABILITATE THEM LATER”...To hell with their CIVIL RIGHTS. They shouldn’t have any rights when commiting crime!!!!”

[americanophile]

Personally never. Have I seen plenty of innocent people bankrupted defending themselves and wrongfully convicted as a result of indictments handed down by a grand jury which was provided false, misleading, incomplete and non-exculpatory information by an overzealous prosecutor? Yes.

[Jack Hydrazine]

Give that trooper an FR medal for taking out the trash properly. No range time needed for him! Pass go, collect 200 kudos from his fellow LEOs.

[OB1kNOb]

Sheriff Tommy Robinson

Ah, that brings back fond memories. He was our equivalent of today's AZ Sheriff Joe Arpaio.

[Buckeye McFrog]

We just had a doofus in this area arrested for breaking in and stealing copper pipe from a house that belonged to a cop.

[SargeK]

Just. Stop. It.

http://www.wtae.com/news/25926950/detail.html

[Scotsman will be Free]

I’ve never “seen” anyone robbed by a grand jury, but I’ve heard of some.

[americanophile]

Robbed of their liberty, livelihoods and happiness, yes.

[Maverick68]

well...bye...

[TangoLimaSierra]

Arkansas is not one of the People’s Republiks that suffers excessive nanny-ism.

I just bought 25 acres in the northern part of Ark. Soon as I can sell my place in Louisiana I'm gone.

[passionfruit]

“A non-controversial police shooting. Though if the criminal entered an occupied dwelling wouldn’t this be robbery rather than burglary?”

My thoughts exactly. More like a home invasion robbery. Violent, not more passive like a burglary.

[Waryone]

Thank you for that wonderful story. My husband loved it too. Definitely one the whole family can enjoy!

[RabidBartender]

"In other words no matter what the cop does you are gonna bitch."

Welcome to FR. :)

[Scotsman will be Free]

Thanks. I’ve been here a while.

[Scotsman will be Free]

Interesting crowd you run with, by the way. I mean, what with “plenty of innocent people” you’ve seen railroaded by the grand jury. Most people don’t personally know anyone that’s ever been indicted.
You in the mob or what? LOL!

[dearolddad]

I’m assuming the presence of the marked police car. Do they take their cars home in Arkansas? They do in WV and VA.

Some cities here in NC allow their officers to take the cop cars home. I have two policemen living on a very short street.

[Steamburg]

I couldn’t care less about Arkansas law. I’m making a general point about the frequent, practical disparity between the ways in which ordinary citizens are treated, as opposed to law enforcement officers.

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Clearly, generalizations must be your forte. Looking deeper actually requires looking at the situation.

[Cen-Tejas]

good post.......impossible to argue..........

re officer Thompson..........I’m sure he is devastated but, good grief, a 5 year old kid is dead................!

all my kids are grown and long gone but I NEVER, and I do mean NEVER, left a loaded gun (out of about a dozen) anywhere other than in my ALWAYS LOCKED 700 lb safe...........

sitting on a shelf in the closet would have been unthinkable!

[americanophile]

Yes, I guess they are. Drawing larger conclusions and generally applicable principles from specific situations is fundamental to meaningful discourse, as is using specific situations to illustrate larger, related points. I'll leave the myopic obsessions to you guys.

[Mr. Lucky]

I would hope that duty compelled you to respond to one or two lost kitten calls, or similarly urgent requests for service, before you were able to find the free time to call off your dog.