That way the crook gets the goods, and the police department can enjoy lots of job security by opening yet another case for the detective bureau.
“...our biggest fear is that somebody would have gotten hurt, injured and possibly even died.”
If the store owner had been a better shot, it could have been one of the thieves.
Looky here:
This ain’t nothing new or unusual. The cops in this case are just confused. I mean, the irs does this stuff every day, and good citizens don’t flash heat at them.
“Just stand still and let us fleece you, if you don’t, you’ll get shot!”
So, robbers in the street or irs agents in your cash register. What the hell is the difference?
Its easy to see why the cops would be confused.
I blame part of it on the advent of no-knock “dynamic entry” tactics. When people exercise their right to keep and bear arms in defense of their homes and families, kicking someone’s door down in the middle of the night becomes a high-risk proposition.
It sounds as if the police are part of a Union and just protecting their turf.
Your 'stuff' is the fruit of your labor, i.e., that portion of your life you traded to acquire the 'stuff'. So if someone steals your 'stuff' they are stealing part of your life. I think using a firearm to defend something that represents part of your life is perfectly acceptable.
>> “..and again our biggest fear is that some CRIMINAL would have gotten hurt, injured and possibly even died.” <<
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Any questions?
I wonder how much of stolen jewelry would be kept in the evidence room and the cops could be the first to bid on it?
They should cut the officers pay in half .... money is just a material item :)
That's not counting the times the crook gets the goods & kills the person so he can't be identified.
So then the case goes to homicide instead of to the detectives who never find him anyway.
Yep. Give them whatever they want, walk to the back room and lay face down when asked, because I've never, ever heard of any robbery in which the victims where executed at the end. It just doesn't happen. You have the Police Chiefs word on it.
Farrah Fawcett was in a very interesting movie about women who capture and torture a rapist/killer, who wanted to rape and kill one of them, called Extremities (1986).
The movie was very low budget, but made a good box office, and it left me wondering how a “revenge fantasy” movie would do, based on some store owner who captures, tortures and threatens to kill an unsympathetic armed robber.
There is an awful lot of animosity out there to armed robbers, and I bet that if the screenplay pushed some good dramatic buttons, it could be much like the Dirty Harry series.
Cops: Proof you never can be too stupid to get a job.
” Albert Morales, the San Jose Police spokesman, said, “We don’t recommend (drawing a gun or firing). We would have preferred that they just go ahead and comply with the request or demands of the robbers.”
American big city cops aren’t stupid. Anyone who thinks that this commie worm Morales will lead an operation to go door-to-door and collect weapons from armed combat veterans isn’t paying attention. Buckwheat has no “army.” Buckwheat has a big, fat mouth that he can’t back up with muscle.
I know enough cops that if TSHF, they’ll be motoring back home at 80 mph with red lights flashing to protect their families, just like any normal man would.
That might have included her being murdered. How does this "spokesman" know that the theives wouldn't have gunned her down as an afterthought. It's happened before. This pompous ass needs to do what if I said it I'd be banned. And he should be fired to boot. Damned jackass.
About 2 months ago we had a gas station / convenience store owner whose business was only a few blocks from son #2’s house complied with robbers, gave them what they wanted, and still was shot and killed
Me - I’ll aim for center mass and not stop shooting till they stop advancing
...and if after they're done robbing the store, these lowlifes then shoot the store owner to death then what???? If some one is pointing a gun at you, they have shown an intent to kill. If you don't have a right to defend yourself then, when do you? These police are idiots to give such advice.
Good for her!
But I highly recommend some extra range time!
I wonder how many people have complied only to be killed anyway - no way to tell whether they intend to kill you or if they will decide to later - I’ll take my chances by shooting first.
The constabulary today would like to be the sole concessionaires to fight crime, even if the would be victim turns the tables..