Seems like they'd realize running from police isn't the safest course of action.
Didnt read. Dangerous criminal or some boob selling cigs without a government permit? Doesn’t seem to matter much to the police these days. Kill the perp and let the courts sort it all out later.
Right. Citizens fault they are getting murdered.
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NY Daily News is a liberal newspaper and believes that the only people who are responsible enough to have guns are the police.
Easy mistake to make. Forgot to put phaser on stune.
Reserve Deputy Robert Bates, 73, shouted “Taser! Taser!” before pulling the trigger on his gun, firing one round into Harris.
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73?!?
Why is a 73-year-old a cop..?
Sad that he was shot accidentally, BUT, he should NOT have run from the police. When will people learn?
Both the sheriff’s office and the local PD where I live require their officers to carry their tasers on the opposite side from their firearm as well as to carry them crossdraw to reduce their chance they pull their taser instead of their firearm.
I really don’t understand why all departments don’t do this.
I have one question what was a 73 year old doing as a reserve officer patrolling the streets and making arrests. being a police patrol officer is job for a younger man not a senior citizen.
An accidental shooting isn’t murder. It’s an accidental shooting that resulted in a fatality.
The officer clearly states he didn’t intend to shoot the guy.
This is bad enough without the anti-police theatrics.
So, if someone shouts "Fuzzy Kitten, Fuzzy Kitten!" before pulling the trigger on a LAW rocket aimed at a police officer, it's ALL GOOD?
"Gosh, I thought I reached into my Go Bag for the Fuzzy Kitten!"
An “officer” who can’t tell his d*ck from his nightstick...
really should be retired!
we used to say doctors bury their mistakes, looks like they have competition...
Yeah those body cams explain the whole situation in CQB.
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so, clearly it’s an accidental shooting. Which means the left is going to go nuts over this unless the cop is charged with murder.
yep- another tragedy- however, how about the newspapers start running the myriad stories of police beign shot at, killed, maimed, or the myriad stories of police helping people, going out of hteir way to help, even giving folks money from time to time who are down and out-?
How about running stories about cops running into burning buildings to save people? Putting their lives at risk to save pets even?
How about running the multitude of stories showing police safely apprehending VIOLENT criminals and saving lives I n the process while putting their own lives in danger to do so?
Oh hell no- It’s far more gratifying to IGNORE the innumerable acts of bravery, kindness, courage, self sacrifice and to glom onto a FEW bad cases and make it seem like the whole damn police forces are corrupt killers hell bent on racism
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This sort of incident happens a lot more often than you know, because the media refuses to report it. Read this article:
http://www.wtsp.com/story/news/local/2014/03/07/1977104/
The police in America are gradually being weaponized into a military force. We The People are considered The Enemy by police in many urban areas.