Posted on 12/01/2014 10:23:52 AM PST by b4its2late
For all those who think that officer Darren Wilson used excessive force when defending himself against Michael Brown, let the tragic death of officer David W. Smith be a lesson to you.
Smith, an officer with the Johnson City, N.Y., Police Department, was fatally shot by a disturbed man who attacked him in his car and took away his gun, ending a law enforcement career of over 18 years.
Smith was attacked after he responded to a disturbance call at a hospital at about 7 a.m. on March 31 of this year.
After arriving at work that morning, one employee began arguing with others before finally assaulting one of them. Smith was dispatched to the hospital and the employee in question “ran out of the building waving his arms.”
Smith hadn’t even gotten out of his police car when he was attacked by the employee, who managed to take the officer’s gun and shoot the officer three times where he sat.
Fortunately, but too late for Smith, a second officer arrived and exchanged fire with the subject, who was killed, according to Officer Down Memorial Page.
Smith was survived by his wife and young son.
Smith’s story is a perfect example of why Wilson not only pursued Brown after they struggled in his car on Aug. 9, but shot him when he turned back to charge him.
Had it not been for Wilson’s heroic actions on that day, he could very well have suffered the same fate as police officer David W. Smith, who died at the hands of a criminal while protecting and serving his community.
Crickets...
The media will pick up on this in 100,786,456,392,654,113,002,894, 100,786,456,392,654,113,002,893, 100,786,456,392,654,113,002,892...
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I can see why so many are upset in Ferguson. The cop killer in Johnson City was white. It is racist to not allow blacks in Ferguson the same right to kill a cop. (is a sarcasm tag really needed?)
And yet many of the white guilt people I know think Wilson was wrong and racist.
even with facts and stories like these they still want to blame Wilson.
Ben Carson lost me when he suggested cops should just shoot for the legs.
I know.... you’re right.
Yes.
LOL
Yep.... I remember that story too.
Crazy world we live in.
For all those spewing the line, “black lives matter,” well I want them to know that ALL lives matter - and that includes the lives of cops - regardless of the color of their skin.
Yes, I saw that today. I think on the flip side, criminals should also be told to shoot for the legs.
If you would allow a PC crowd to bully officers the way they did with Wilson it would be a daily occurrence soon. Not to mention that the cops would develop a habit to avoid ‘risky’ situations which would result in a major deterioration of law and order.
Yes, of course, but don’t you get it? Officer Wilson is WHITE and therefore is guilty of all the sins of humankind since humanoids first walked on the Earth.
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“ I think on the flip side, criminals should also be told to shoot for the legs.”
Nicely played.
Another indication Dr. Carson knows little about The Second Amendment, self-defense or firearms.
He lost me too !
He obviously has no understanding of the use of deadly physical force ,
either by police nor by joe average citizen.
Law enforcement are trained to shoot for center of mass to stop an attack, not try to wound to slow the attacker.
You have to have 'fear for my life' to exercise deadly phyical force
and if you have to pull a weapon , you have to be prepared to use it, or , .. have the 'perp' use it on you !
Obama will be talking about this in Ferguson, today. Uh-HUH!
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