Posted on 02/09/2013 10:52:48 PM PST by El Gato
The women were victims of 'a tragic misinterpretation' by officers working under 'incredible tension,' LAPD Chief Charlie Beck says.
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at least seven officers opened fire. On Friday, the street was pockmarked with bullet holes in cars, trees, garage doors and roofs
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But they are “professionals” right? Can't have it both ways, Chief.
Once men would have had the pride of Manhood and the self respect to be ashamed of acting as the LAPD has. If one cop somewhere wigged out and prayed and sprayed (always a possibility)the dept would have had the decency to be truly ashamed. Now they make what they seem to think are actually ameliorating excuses. Truly sickening
They feminized the force (actually society) decades ago and now we ask “Where are the Men”? Dead and buried.
Looks to me like the LAPD needs to do a bit of training at Frontsight.... or maybe just a bit of training.
Cops refer to each other as "brother officers". That should be a clue as to how they feel about their own versus outsiders.
This indicates the level of professionalism in this police department. Generalizisg, I think we can apply it to other police depts from what I have seen.
“The unionized cops went vigilante.”
But the unionized cops will never “go vigilante” when a regular citizen is threatened. They call for the SWAT team and wait.
http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2013/02/cleveland_police_chase_and_shooting_scene.html
CLEVELAND, Ohio — A November car chase ended in a “full blown-out” firefight, with glass and bullets flying, according to Cleveland police officers who described for investigators the chaotic scene at the end of the deadly 25-minute pursuit.
But when the smoky haze — caused by rapid fire of nearly 140 bullets in less than 30 seconds — dissipated, it soon became clear that more than a dozen officers had been firing at one another across a middle school parking lot in East Cleveland.
Soon after the shooting stopped, one officer rushed to check the two occupants of the 1979 Chevrolet Malibu that the cadre of Cleveland cruisers had followed into the lot.
Officer Wilfredo Diaz, a former city EMS worker, had fired the first shots at the Malibu after bailing out of his car.
He felt for passenger Malissa Williams’ pulse.
There wasn’t one.
Diaz moved Williams’ leg slightly to look for a gun.
Again, there wasn’t one.
Dead next to Williams in the driver’s seat was Timothy Russell, 43.
Worth repeating.
Which is more dangerous, one cold blooded murderer or dozens of cold blooded murderers in uniform?
The guy who signed the papers kicking him out of the LAPD is in Oakland, well away from where he focused LEO attention.
Bad week to be William Bratten.
My foggy crystal ball 2¢ worth...
For all of our talk of Freedom, it is the empirical truth.
Mirrors my considered thoughts as well.
The art of governance is to let the sheep be sheep, select shepherds and sheepdogs wisely, and keep the wolves away from the levers of power.
Currently the world has one out of three...
The LAPD Pension fund is flush...
Dorner knew who he was shooting at, intended to target them, and hit his targets.
This was not a “mistaken shooting”, it was an intentional attempt to murder the occupants of the truck without an actual knowledge of the identity of those occupants. A clear case of attempted murder.
Although I might have said: A clear case of attempted murder under color of authority.
Don't send them back there, that is where they learned to be the hooded thugs they are now.
If they would have learned to treat everyone with a little more respect, the cops would not be looking over their shoulder every time they hit the street.
Also their employers would probably more willing to help them catch the bad guys.
You're right. I'll correct what I said.
In retrospect, it was pretty reckless to be driving a truck that morning.
To LAPD; not everyone on the street is a”PERP” or a “VIC” they are your employers treat them as you wish to be treated!
OK, I know there must be a flaw in your reasoning here, but I'll be darned if I can spot it.
Those are different pics, the bullet holes are tagged and numbered as evidence in the second.
Attempted Murder??? Are you kidding? Gross stupidity does not translate into murder.
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