Posted on 11/27/2014 7:31:50 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
(VIDEO-AT-LINK)
Darren Wilson, the Ferguson, Missouri, police officer who killed unarmed teen Michael Brown in August, setting off months of protests, will likely never be a law enforcement officer again, his lawyer said in an interview with NBC station KSDK.
"Realistically speaking, Darren will never be a police officer again, and he understands that," attorney Jim Towey said. "Going forward it will be school, and trying to carve out a new niche, new career, for he and his family."
There were violent protests this week in the St. Louis suburb after a grand jury declined to indict Wilson in Brown's death on Aug. 9. Twelve buildings and a police car were torched, police officers were pelted with bottles and rocks, and tear gas was used against crowds in protests after the grand jury's decision Monday. Other protests also erupted across the country....
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” for he and his family.”
And the attorney is going to remedial English classes.
As the culture goes: so goes the language.
Cops don't generally carry revolvers any more. Mostly Glocks in .40 S&W caliber.
He was carrying a Sig Sauer P229 .40 caliber
Close enough!
Without delay, he needs a ghostwriter to help him create a book, that needs to get to the publisher ASAP. It might bring in a few hundred thousand dollars which would be a huge help right now.
Too bad, with experience he is now more qualified than most cops.
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Had he been carrying revolver, things might have turned out differently. He said when he was wrestling with the thug, the first two times he tried to pull the trigger it didn’t work.
Interesting. My wife had a friend move there recently. The friend’s father-in-law is a retired teacher. He sponsored at least three other families.
I agree. $43,000/year is not worth that risk and that amount of BS. Would you work for a boss who openly called you and your co-workers racists? I wouldn’t.
The taxpayers of Ferguson should have to pay a lot more than that per officer to even keep a police force from here on out. Hello tax increases.
+1.
He's a commentator, and window dressing at that.
I'll just say this...in the real world, your plan will not have the effect you say it will. You will not gain the respect of the "citizens at large."
Surely if you think for just one minute, you can predict the consequences of your plan.
I call for the cops to take appropriate risks. I don't expect any cop to risk his life dealing with the Ferguson incident. This whole situation was of Mikie's making...taking out the trash was appropriate. It's sad in some sense of the word, but Mikie created a no-win situation. It's on him.
In the same way, I don't approve of the widespread use of SWAT teams or, to use a term, 'Dynamic Entry.' Not appropriate too much of the time.
We all have our lives to live. We weren't put here to provide a safe and nurturing environment for thugs.
If you asked the shopkeeper, I wonder if he would say the use of force was excessive?
“Surely if you think for just one minute, you can predict the consequences of your plan.”
Yes I can predict the outcome... Although I’ve amended my plan since the post you responded to. That amendment was exempt situations where the police were being fired on by the perp.
As it is now, the rules of engagement are more stringent for are armed services in a war zone than they are for our police in our neighborhoods. That’s just wrong... Our military ground forces cant shoot unless they are being shot at. Shoot an unarmed civilian and go to jail.
Setting that aside for a moment, his department policy said he needed to engage at that time.
I think it's a sound policy. Cops do not have the benefit of hindsight. It's not a question of whether they would have found him at some point...no doubt they would...it's a question of whether the trail would have been marked by bodies.
I'm amazed this has to be explained, much less repeated...the perp's actions were not rational in any sense of the word. Have you, or anyone you know, EVER slammed the door on a cop trying to get out of his car, much less reach into the window and try to take his gun away? How far is that from your own experience?
It's not just a question of whether Brown could have been taken alive AT SOME POINT...it's not a question of whether his life was being put in danger. Lives (plural) were in danger.
He was a danger to anyone he came in contact with. Wilson was, IMO, professional in every sense of the word.
I disagree.
The public's safety #1.
make sure for his safety #2.
Catching the guy #3.
Fulfilling #1 required the jump to #3.
They’ve upped the price honest cops have to pay for doing their jobs.
You are in denial.
That's like comparing apples and pineapples.
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