Posted on 01/30/2014 10:55:13 AM PST by dragnet2
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Rookie cop who shot 72-year-old dead in his home while investigating burglary at the WRONG address will not be charged
A family devastated: Waller was shot by Fort Worth police as they searched his home for burglars in the dark using only flashlights
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2548819/Rookie-cop-NOT-charged-killing-72-year-old-accidental-search-home.html
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Looks like we’ll have to expand the rules for cops to
“There’s no situation that cannot be made worse by the presence of a cop and if they screw up and go to the wrong address, the encounter could be deadly!”
That does sound strange. If the cops are called to investigate a burglary in progress, the last thing they will do is stop to get a search warrant (which would not be required in that case). And in the middle of the night, no less.
This was what the cops told the Grand Jury? He raised his gun at the cops???
Why in tarnation would a law abiding citizen do that?
No sale
Not exactly. It was a grand jury, not a trial jury. Who knows what evidence the DA didn’t present?
Latest vaseline JB story for wolfie. (He might look into buyin’ the stuff in 55 gallon barrels....lots of play lately!)
> .cops are hired by WE THE PEOPLE....they are our
> servants.....they do OUR bidding.
The military is for fighting enemies of the State.
The police are for protecting and serving the people.
When the police become militarized, the people become enemies of the State.
Years ago, a man, not in uniform, pointed a gun at me and ordered me to freeze. I didn’t. Then there were cops in uniform all over me. He demanded to know why I didn’t freeze. I screamed at him, “You weren’t in uniform. You never identified yourself. I thought I was being mugged.”
My guess is, they never identified themselves. Their story may be a lie. But only they know and they’ll probably convince themselves that they did.
I also have to question the grand jury on this one. Someone made a mistake and that was pure negligence and the LEO did in fact kill a totally innocent man, that is homicide. So by definition a negligent homicide did occur. The castle doctrine, SYG, self defense, and the fourth amendment all fall on the side of the guy who was shot.
I believe that this was an accident, BUT, those responsible for this accident must be held legally and criminally responsible. Responding LEO's in the future must know that a mistake of this kind will have very harsh and real consequences.
The IA investigation in this incident should be open to the public. The DA should be required to release all information obtained in interviews and during investigation. The public should be made fully aware of what happened before and after this homicide and why charges were not brought against the LEO who pulled the trigger. There should be an unobscured view of exactly who made what mistakes and how it all went down.
All of these things will come out in a civil case anyway. We the people pay for all of this and the information should be public.
Can't say for sure regarding the deceased, but if I wasn't convinced the people breaking into my house for no reason were police, I might raise my gun.
Like under a tree.
uhm why didn’t they just TURN ON THE LIGHTS so they could find the bad guys?
I wonder if the family is going to sue and if a legal fund can be set up to help them pursue justice? Then, if they win, the healing can begin, not as the Chief of Police stated after the decision not to prosecute the cops.
Did you think that he would be charged?
They better win. Texas is a 'loser pays' state. And even if they win, tort reform caps their payout.
Didn’t the cops in Fort Worth shoot another senior citizen in Fort Worth last year (in his own driveway)? I thought there were some threads here on FR about the earlier shooting.
My guess is it’s more crappy reporting.
They probably had a warrant to look for goods that were at a
place(wrong place in this case) related to coming from a burglary.
The family will sue, taxpayers will pay, cops will get a paid vacation.
Sorry for your loss family.
However, any sane person knows you don’t go outside with a gun unless you know what you’re doing and who is there.
The cop’s excessive shooting should have been noted.
Also they’re picking the wrong house. That can be avoided....Too eager.
Both parties are to blame.
That is your first mistake.
".....they do OUR bidding...."
That is mistake number 2. First, they are not your servants, they are your overseers, to keep you in place for their masters.
Number 2 they do the bidding of their masters, the politician. hell with you [and me].
If a person busts in my house with a gun and I’ve done nothing wrong why would I take their word at face value that 1. he is really a cop, and 2. even if he is a cop, that he has good intentions?
There are many reports of gangs that dress in SWAT gear that says FBI on their jackets.
If that buys them a few seconds of reluctance on the part of the armed homeowner that’s all they need.
We can thank the never ending war on drugs for all this nonsense.
I guess innocent Americans getting killed in their homes by their own government is just the price we pay to live in such a loving nanny state. Sheesh.
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