To: Abundy; Jim Robinson; ChuckHam
First of all, Abundy, I'm not lumping you in with Matthews and his ilk. I should have thought that was obvious from my earlier posts. We don't have to agree on every issue.
Second of all, Jim, I second ChuckHam's remarks regarding those who are defending the murder of Officer Taylor on so-called Constitutional grounds. It's downright embarrassing to see these FReepers hem and haw and justify Matthews' actions. I didn't think FReepers took too kindly to cop-killers. Thank God most don't, but even a few is enough to make anyone doing any type of research on the subject paint us all as cop-killer sympathizers.
The Constitution is one thing. Murdering a cop over a speeding ticket is quite another. Trying to justify murdering a cop over a speeding ticket is reprehensible beyond just about anything I've ever seen on FR.
# 514 by wimpycat
Regulating traffic is a legitimate, Constitutional function of government.That's not the issue.
The facts we've been given don't fit the story the investigation has given us.
There is no way a 61 year old, 300 pound man jumped out of a moving car, and then, under fire from 6 officers, managed to outmanoveured those officers to get behind officer Taylor.
Ever hear of "trial balloons" in regard to official explanations? I've just found a new story. It's even worse than the story we've been working with.
Check this out--
"...(Matthews) sped into a construction site parking lot and, with his auto still spinning around the lot, fired through the window with a Czech-made semi-automatic pistol, killing patrolman Eric Taylor, 31, a four-year veteran of the force and the father of two pre-school children..."
Tell me, how did officer Taylor get shot in the buttocks while sitting in a car during a running gun battle? Was he mooning Matthews?
Picture this, you're driving a car that's chasing another, you pull up along side and the other driver points a gun at you. What do you do? I'd throw myself across my seat to try to make him miss when he shot. If he shot through the door my ass would probably be hit.