Trader Joe's employee, who died in hostage situation, killed by LAPD gunfire, chief says

Fox News ^ | 07/24/2018 | Ryan Gaydos

[DFG]

A Trader Joe’s employee, who died during a hostage situation over the weekend, was killed by LAPD gunfire, Chief Michael Moore said Tuesday at a news conference.

Ballistics tests show that a bullet fired from a Los Angeles police officer’s firearm struck and killed Melyda Corado, 27, during a shootout with the alleged hostage taker at the Silver Lake supermarket Saturday, Moore said.

[1L]

It is unlikely the individual is immune; only the city govt.

[pepsionice]

Nope, 82-million...

[Blue Jays]

"...Murphy’s Law of Combat..."

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Good list!

[Oatka]

[Murphy’s Law of Combat]

I always liked O’Toole’s Addendum: “Take out the arm wavers first.” (They’re the squad leaders)

[Lagmeister]

Well, there you go (if I understand your post). There was no reason to shoot at that time, given that he handcuffed himself and surrounded himself to prevent being shot. So, the police shot anyhow, killing a hostage. Nothing will happen.

[Lagmeister]

My father was a police officer, way back when. He used to tell me he had no more right to shoot anybody than anybody else did. I guess in those days it was true.

With affirmative action - mostly geared toward women - the 'in fear of' and 'reaching for' along with 'split second decision' became part of a complete legal exemption in shooting someone, anyone... at anytime.

Any police procedure overruled basic law. No longer did decisions to take a life need to be made 'by a reasonable and prudent' person, they simply needed to be part of 'police procedure' and solely in the mind of the officer onsite.

[Blue Jays]

"...they simply needed to be part of police procedure..."

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Good post.

This is likely why we so frequently hear police officers screaming “STOP RESISTING!” even as they are just exiting their patrol cars.
They are obviously taught to shout this upon encountering a person.

[Lagmeister]

That reminds me that I left out ‘failure to obey’ as another reason.

[Mr.Unique]

Very tragic and extremely unfortunate. :-(

But let's not suggest that there may be a smidgen of potential for improvement in tactics, training, or attitudes of our heros in blue.