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Longview police release video of officer-involved shooting
KLTV-ABC ^ | January 28, 2015 | Ashley Slayton

Posted on 01/28/2015 2:31:40 PM PST by kiryandil

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To: an amused spectator

I think the record speaks for itself. LOL! :)


161 posted on 01/29/2015 6:34:50 PM PST by kiryandil (making the jests that some FReepers aren't allowed to...)
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To: an amused spectator
I think his brain got full, he panicked, and flashbacked to his mom's basement before he moved out a week ago.

That's where the 4chan stuff came from. Reflex posting.

162 posted on 01/29/2015 7:05:53 PM PST by kiryandil (making the jests that some FReepers aren't allowed to...)
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To: chris37
..and we owe it all to Jim Thompson!

chris - see you're a little bit "light" in the "supporting Free Republic" department.

"Hey, Lama, hey, how about a little something, you know, for the effort, you know."

Click on the Jim Thompson link above for a remedy. LOL! :)

163 posted on 01/29/2015 7:11:02 PM PST by kiryandil (making the jests that some FReepers aren't allowed to...)
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To: kiryandil

You’re mad, but that’s okay, I understand that, I’d be mad if I were you too.

But I wouldn’t e-stalk you, because I’m not crazy, and I’d appreciate your giving me the same courtesy.

Don’t be a poor loser, it’s not becoming.

Have a nice life.


164 posted on 01/29/2015 7:33:06 PM PST by chris37 (heartless)
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To: chris37
You’re mad, but that’s okay, I understand that, I’d be mad if I were you too.

To quote George C. Scott from Patton:

"Nobody wants a picture of you, chris - you're mad-duh."

LOL! :)

165 posted on 01/29/2015 7:40:17 PM PST by kiryandil (making the jests that some FReepers aren't allowed to...)
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To: chris37; kiryandil
My position on this matter has been pro-police from the start, as well as pro-self defense, and it still is, but man, this girl seems like she was really messed up in the head

There seems little doubt about that.

HOWEVER, what was the girl WAITING for ?

Why, if she was waiting to talk to a cop, did a guy with a WOOL CAP and OVERCOAT come out and 'corral' her ?

Sure, what MIGHT be on the soundtrack is the big guy saying "I need to search you", but then again, he did search her. Didn't find the knife though.

Then, he puts his arm around her shoulder (as if everything is OK) then slams her to the ground.

What prompted that ?

The 'guy' appears to be dressed to GO HOME. Why is he the one dealing with the woman instead of an ON DUTY POLICE OFFICER ?

Why do none of the ON DUTY COPS respond to the obvious scene of conflict, and the 'guy' pinning the girl on a bench and apparently knocking her unconscious twice ?

166 posted on 01/31/2015 9:47:06 AM PST by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: chris37
She is the criminal in this scenario, why do you believe her to be virtuous?

She was in a police station. Why didn't they just handcuff her as soon as the struggle started ? The 'GUY' (dressed as if he was going home) had her pinned down on a bench. She seemed unconscious at times.

Why did he let her up, put his arm around her shoulder, then slam her to the ground ?

Has anyone heard the audio portion of the recording yet ?

Don't get me wrong. I could just as easily explain all these seeming inconsistencies. The only reason I am being so skeptical is because of the lack of sound. Especially since what is on the audio would confirm the 'police' side of the story, and without it , things look 'funny'. That leaves the conclusion that the sound must have been incriminating.

I may be wrong, but I sure would like to know what was said, so I know whether I'm wrong or right. As I am sure you do as well.

167 posted on 01/31/2015 9:57:33 AM PST by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: dragnet2; chris37
But the fact remains, if basic common sense procedures were followed, this would have never escalated or resulted in her death.

Espcecially since she called them and told them she had a gun and was coming to the police station......

168 posted on 01/31/2015 10:00:17 AM PST by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: Resolute Conservative
They also found a suicide note in her backpack she had with her and another at her home. There is a lot that is not visible in the video. Should the one officer handled her better, maybe, but she pulled a long bladed serrated hunting knife that was hidden in her many layers of clothing and the taser was not working through her layers of clothes. The many loose and bulky layers made it hard to get a handle on her. They did not know she was armed and were trying to subdue her without hurting. After the knife was pulled all bets were off. She knew what she was doing.

Granted.

HOWEVER.... why is the big guy who came out to 'confront' her dressed like he's headed home ? Why isn't he in any kind of uniform ?

Why didn't the cops come out while the physical fight went on ?

169 posted on 01/31/2015 10:07:16 AM PST by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: chris37; kiryandil
That evidence won't be hidden from investigators. Whatever is on it will be known to htem and us eventually.

Yeah.... just like the video from COSTCO.


170 posted on 01/31/2015 10:14:38 AM PST by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: kiryandil; chris37
Where's the audio, chrissie?

The audio has been purposely removed BY THE POLICE before releasing the recording to the public.

Since the audio would clearly resolve any 'questions' about the incident, one must wonder just WHY they chose to suppress it.

171 posted on 01/31/2015 10:18:38 AM PST by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: UCANSEE2
The silence of the other side cedes the argument to you, UCANSEE2.

If 4chan shows back up on this thread, concede NOTHING.

All the police involved are criminals, on second view.

Conspiracy, murder, assault and sexual battery.

172 posted on 01/31/2015 11:12:56 AM PST by kiryandil (making the jests that some FReepers aren't allowed to...)
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To: UCANSEE2
I didn't really see a knife, or writing on her hand.

Maybe the police concocted the knife story to explain why his hands were down her pants.

173 posted on 01/31/2015 11:19:53 AM PST by kiryandil (making the jests that some FReepers aren't allowed to...)
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To: UCANSEE2
Espcecially since she called them and told them she had a gun and was coming to the police station......

Actually, she didn't call them and tell them that she had a gun.

Officer Number One, who beat her up and molested her, claims that she had 'I have a gun' written on her hand, and showed it to him when he slimed his way out to confront her.

That's his story - but we didn't check him for Sharpie residue...

174 posted on 01/31/2015 11:24:27 AM PST by kiryandil (making the jests that some FReepers aren't allowed to...)
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To: UCANSEE2
HOWEVER.... why is the big guy who came out to 'confront' her dressed like he's headed home ? Why isn't he in any kind of uniform ?

Probably thought he was going to get him some, till someone told him the cameras were still on.

Yet ANOTHER reason to delete the audio...

175 posted on 01/31/2015 11:28:39 AM PST by kiryandil (making the jests that some FReepers aren't allowed to...)
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To: UCANSEE2

That’s why this is being investigated by Texas Rangers. If there is any wrong doing, I’m certain that they will pursue it.

They have the audio. Whether it implicates or exonerates that officer remains to be seen.

However, it is quite clear that the shooting was justified.

I have already stated that I too question the officer’s behavior prior to that.

But whatever occurred in that video at no time gives her the right to charge him or anyone else with a large knife.

So just waiting for the results of the investigation now. No point in arguing about it.


176 posted on 01/31/2015 12:34:24 PM PST by chris37 (heartless)
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To: chris37
However, it is quite clear that the shooting was justified.

No it wasn't. If the cop had followed standard basic procedure for his protection and the suspects, he would have never had to shoot the suspect, and in fact she would be alive today.

177 posted on 01/31/2015 3:21:26 PM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: dragnet2

Yes, it was.

If she had never planned to and then enter a police station with a weapon and a scheme to confront police officers, NONE of this would have happened.

She started this chain of events, and no one else but her.

Now, if investigators see fit to charge him with failure to follow procedure, then that is a finding that they will have to choose to make if evidence supports that, but the FACT IS that she tried to kill him, thus she is dead, and justifiably so.

Whether or not he followed proper procedure or not, all she had to do was stand there and she would be alive today, period, end of story.


178 posted on 01/31/2015 3:38:53 PM PST by chris37 (heartless)
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To: UCANSEE2
Looks like everyone is beginning to agree that the shooting was not justified.

Audio "lost" in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1...

179 posted on 01/31/2015 3:45:16 PM PST by kiryandil (making the jests that some FReepers aren't allowed to...)
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To: chris37
If she had never planned to and then enter a police station with a weapon and a scheme to confront police officers, NONE of this would have happened.

What she schemed to do is not the question. Sick and stupid people do things they should not do all the time. No?

The questions is, did the officer fail to secure the suspect when he repeatedly had the opportunity? No he did not.

Did the officer fail to follow basic standard procedure? Yes he did.

If the officer had followed basic common sense procedure he never would have needed to shoot her.

No?

180 posted on 01/31/2015 3:59:01 PM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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