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To: dtel
The thing you ignore is, that the stop was no longer a felony stop...

When I look at the various video clips and observe the action and the time stamp, here is what I see

17:18:36 - The driver (James) is standing with his hands up next to the driver side of the car and is backing up. No one else is visible.

17:19:17 - James is kneeling behind the car and is not handcuffed. Passenger(s) getting out and raising hands.

17:20:33 - One trooper is kneeling beside James Smoak and apparently still handcuffing him. The other two Smoaks are kneeling and appear to be handcuffed.

17:20:36 - The dog is seen after having jumped from the car.

17:20:40 - Officer Hall is seen shooting the dog. All the Smoaks are up with officers trying to restrain them.

It's not that I'm ignoring anything, it's that I never considered for a moment that the felony stop was complete. In fact no one else I know about has said they thought the stop was over when the dog was shot.

642 posted on 01/12/2003 1:55:42 PM PST by delacoert
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To: delacoert
You are parsing my words.
The bad tourists were handcuffed.
Any thinking moron and I mean any thinking moron, might just about this time realize they have a family pulled over, not Charlie Manson and the Mansonites.
Once handcuffed, all efforts must be made to treat these people as humanely as possible.
What that officer did was cold-blooded and unnecessary.
If this is good and fair law enforcement in your book, I don't want to live anywhere near you.
644 posted on 01/12/2003 2:03:28 PM PST by dtel (Texas Longhorn cattle for sale at all times. We don't rent pigs)
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