[BigEdLB]

When will we wake up and realize that the people whose salaries we pay are against us?

[Rightwing Conspiratr1]

Didn’t VP Biden recommend this sort of thing? :-/

[OldNavyVet]

Only thing he did wrong was missing the target.

[umgud]

He should have fired 2 shots in the air with a shotgun instead>

[Lancey Howard]

He should face charges.
“Warning shot”? Really?

Book him, Dano.

[SandRat]

Military trining taught that the warning shot should land at the top, center, shirt, button.

[aimhigh]

Medford used to be one of the most conservative places on the wes coast. Now it’s full of Californians.

[Leaning Right]

From the article:

“There was nothing that the suspect was doing that was aggressive enough to justify the shooting,” Lt. Mike Budreau told KDRV. “In fact, the suspect was walking away.”

If the cop's statement is correct, then the citizen was in the wrong. It is one thing if the suspect is advancing on you. But you simply shouldn't be shooting at anything if the suspect is truly fleeing. The danger of a ricochet far outweighs any good that the shot will do.

That being said, give the citizen a summary ticket (no misdemeanor, no felony), and let it go at that.

[Yo-Yo]

Any time you fire a warning shot you are in the wrong. Either you fear for your life and are justified in using deadly force, and you shoot until the threat ends, or the situation does not call for deadly force and you do not discharge your weapon.

Ignore "Shotgun Joe's" advice to his wife. It is wrong, it is stupid, and it is illegal advice.

[Mad Dawgg]

I was always taught that "warning shots" were to be aimed at the center mass of the closet available target.

Oh Yeah, and Double Tap...

[depressed in 06]

I seriously doubt the average cop is against us, but, you can take it to the bank there is some political appointee that is trying to make a name for himself.

[sergeantdave]

OK. patriots, here’s the target:

“There was nothing that the suspect was doing that was aggressive enough to justify the shooting,” Lt. Mike Budreau told KDRV. “In fact, the suspect was walking away.”

Find out where the neo-Nazi, criminal-loving Lt. Mike lives.

Sell this puke no food, no water and no shelter. Make it known to Lt. Mike that the wimp can no longer live in the community without serious consequences to his well-being.

Our Founders ran Tories like Lt. Mike out of town on a rail.

Clean out your neighborhoods, patriots.

[Iron Munro]

Time to move south.

[familyop]

Warning shots are unwise, and in populated areas, dangerous to innocent people.

[trebb]

However, if you live in an area where it's legal to fire your gun on your property, you can get away with firing a round into the ground once the perp has left. If the perp is withing hearing range (like one was some years ago when my wife fired the shot), he will likely leave your home alone and hit others again (as happened back then).

Our perp was just lucky he had just broke in and did a check out the window as my wife pulled in. he left through a side door and she missed seeing him. Else, his head would be hanging on the wall above my computer....she's a good shot.

[man_in_tx]

The charges against this vet, who was justifiably defending himself, are nothing short of criminal.

Criminal law enforcement hardly inspires respect for the law.