In response to post #53. I have yet to read an article slanted in any way towards the police. I've read numerous articles and expected an intelligent response defending the officers in this thread (FReepers are usually good in that department). I'm still waiting. The car was unmarked and the LEO's were undercover. This guy supposedly attacked them for no reason during his bachelor party. I'd like to see more info.
I thought the whole incident happened AFTER the bachelor party. Are you saying you have issues with the accounts that the car hit an officer who was on foot and hit an unmarked car as well? On what basis? Please bear in mind that people do very weird stuff when they've had too much to drink.
It wasn't *during* the bachelor party, it was afterwards, when people were leaving. As they were coming out of the club, the groom got into an argument with someone.
One of his friends threatened the other person with a gun (not brandishing it, but *saying* he had one). An undercover officer who had been working that club on an investigation concerning drugs, guns and prostitution had already been walking along behind these people for reasons unknown - maybe just because everyone was leaving.
When the gun was mentioned, the undercover cop decided to tail a little more closely and all of a sudden, one of the "wedding" party people rammed him with his car. He was the first to open fire.