Posted on 08/17/2015 4:04:14 PM PDT by BenLurkin
The Police Foundation, a research group based in Washington, D.C., released a detailed report Monday on how Stockton police responded to the July 16, 2014, armed robbery of a Bank of the West branch, where three gunmen took three women hostage and fired at officers from a speeding SUV.
The group found that 32 officers unloaded more than 600 rounds during the hour-long rolling gun battle, which spanned three counties, 63 miles of highway and reached speeds of 120 mph. One of the hostages, Misty Holt-Singh, was killed when she was struck by 10 police bullets, authorities said. The two other hostages jumped or were thrown from the vehicle during the chase and survived.
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Stockton Police Chief Eric Jones, who called for the independent review, held a news conference Monday to discuss the findings.
“We said we’ll accept responsibility, and that’s what I’m doing here today,” Jones said. “There’s not a man or woman in the Stockton Police Department that does not wish it had a different outcome.”
The report said that a few officers engaged in “sympathetic fire,” in which officers fired their weapons because others were shooting.
In some cases, officers opened fire while colleagues were in front of them. The report highlighted an example during the final standoff, in which one officer lay prone on the ground and did not shoot while an officer next to him, standing, fired “round after round.”
“‘What’s your target?’ the prone officer yelled, thinking he was missing something,” the report stated.
“‘The car!’ responded the officer,” according to the report.
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A-holes.
Stupid
No regard for for the victims nor what their backstop would be, which, I guess, was one of the victims.....again
Well—they had all those bullets that they didn’t have to pay for—and shooting is fun! (LOL!)
I wonder how well it’s going to work out when the cops get the m-60s, armored cars and mini-guns they want. Maybe they can shoot some poor woman hostage 30, 40 or even 50 times.
Sounds like stuff that happens in Cleveland!
Forget it, Jake. It’s California.
Prima facie evidence that a) most police can’t shoot (they don’t practice enough), b) they are not held responsible even if they shoot up the place and kill people, and c) they are most definitely not the saviors of hostages.
Welll, then there’s this:
http://abc7news.com/news/rohnert-park-officer-being-sued-for-drawing-gun-on-man/911687/
Target practice?
Doing my best Jethro Gibbs voice:
“Ya think?”
It was a Stupid joke , everyone around here thought so, but those close to the Police force.
“Accept responsibility” means you go to prison for murder, idjit.
Only by the grace of God an innocent didn’t get hit by the uncoordinated firepower aimed at the younger Boston Bomber hiding in that boat. According to Wikipedia, on the scene were members of the “FBI, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Department of Homeland Security, the National Guard, the Boston and Watertown Police departments and the Massachusetts State Police.” And that, “When the suspect started poking at the tarp of the boat, police began a large volume of gunfire at the boat, stopping only after the Superintendent on the scene called for a cease fire.”
Would 580 been Ok? How about 500? 250? 3,2,1? I get it..None. Just let the bastards go. Morons.
> Only by the grace of God an innocent didn’t get hit by the uncoordinated firepower aimed at the younger Boston Bomber hiding in that boat.
The boat owner is a friend of mine who called the cops when his daughter noticed someone ducking under the boat to hide.
“The car” was the target? What kind of police work is this? Some people just shouldn’t be a cop and apparently psychologists and their tests continue not to weed the rejects out.
With all those shots being fired I’m surprised the cops didn’t kill another cop or an innocent bystander.
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