Posted on 05/18/2013 6:40:46 PM PDT by LibWhacker
The 21-year-old Hofstra student who was killed during a Long Island home invasion was shot dead by a police officer as the gunman had her in a headlock and was trying to drag her out of the house, officials said Saturday.
Nassau County Police said at a news conference Andrea Rebello was killed by police, not by the armed gunman who was trying to rob the off-campus house where she was living with her twin sister, Jessica, and several others.
Rebello, a Hofstra junior studying public relations, and suspect Dalton Smith, 30, were both shot and killed as he was trying to back away from police with a gun to her head, police said.
An officer fired eight rounds, seven of which hit the suspect and one that hit Rebello in the head, police said.
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“If true, given the number of rounds NY Police use to kill and maim civilians, isn’t it time to outlaw NY Police possessing weapons?”
Wait a minute...when did this happen. Weren’t they only permitted to have seven bullets at that time???????
How fascinating that you are indignant at the idea that their first response should *not* be to call on the government for help.
I would much rather those women have shot the perp themselves.
Those who hold to the view that women should depend on government employees for protection ensure that more women will believe them and refuse to defend themselves.
I’m not bragging, but our sheriff took out a bank robber at 100 yards who had a gun to a clerk’s head. One shot, one kill.
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Many years ago (I think in the 1960s), a guy had robbed some place in downtown Dallas TX. He tried to escape by grabbing a woman from the crowded sidewalk, used his gun to get a taxi to stop and then got into the back seat while holding his gun to the woman’s head.
Back then, traffic was heavy and slow in the downtown area during the daytime. ...Texas Ranger arrived on the scene, his car a block or so away from the taxi. He took a scoped rifle from the trunk of his car and fired one shot through the rear window of the taxi into the head of the criminal, ending the whole affair with no other injuries.
If he had only had seven rounds the young woman might still be alive.
I went to Hofstra in the 60’s and the area was changing rapidly and not for the better. The towns surrounding the school are pretty rough.
At least the cop went home safe that night. That is all that matters/s
Seriously, when will New Yorkers wake up and get outraged over these stories? Or do they like living in a police state? Because it sure looks that way.
They should sue the hell out of the police department
An LEO is supposed to be able to handle a situation like that....you are trained to do so. This is not Russia....we do not shoot the hostages here.
This family needs to exercise their 7th Amendment rights
If you HAVE a gun, of course you shoot the perp. If you don’t, then what? Sit back and enjoy it? Or call the police? I think I’d choose the latter.
False dichotomy. Nice try.
Don't shoot much do you? I could take out a perp holding a hostage with one shot up to 50 yards easily and not touch the hostage. 100 yards I would still be 98 percent certain of hitting only the perp. This is with a handgun. I am a very good shot but there are better than I am.
The fault here lies in improper handgun marksmanship training on most(if not all)police forces. They don't require them to shoot often enough and they don't train them correctly.
100 yards. With a handgun.
Sorry, no buying that.
We're not talking about a static shooting range situation here, my FRiend. We're talking about a very fluid, stressful, combat situation. The perp could well be moving, and moving in an unpredictable way.
Perhaps you, or an extremely well-trained police officer, could hit a moving target in such a situation. But perhaps not. The discussion on this thread was whether or not the shot was worth the risk to the hostage.
By the way, why did you start your post with an insult? That sort of thing rarely contributes to a discussion.
A cops first duty should be to the people he is supposedly trying to protect. If someone points a gun at him while holding a hostage and the cop can't make the shot, he shouldn't shoot. This cop is guilty of manslaughter at the very least, and IMO should be tried for 2nd degree murder.
I never said that. Of course you can hit a target with a handgun, under the right conditions.
Besides a little sarcasm is good for you, wakes you up starts you thinking.
Well, you've certainly got a point there! But sarcasm is often seen as rudeness, and then the entire conversation can quickly go downhill.
anyone who has had the proper training should be able to shoot a perp in the head, with a handgun, at any reasonable range and NOT hit the hostage
But there is always a risk, especially if the perp is moving erratically. Even more so if the perp is holding the hostage in front of him, as a shield.
I suppose we'll have to disagree on this point.
A cops first duty should be to the people he is supposedly trying to protect. If someone points a gun at him while holding a hostage and the cop can't make the shot, he shouldn't shoot.
Here we most definitely agree.
You start by training not to spay and pray. He emptied his weapob. I don’t believe he cared what happened to her.
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