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Woman Handing Out Samples at Va. Costco Shot by Police After Acting Strangely
NBC Washington ^ | 5/29/13 | Mila Mimica |

Posted on 05/29/2013 5:18:45 PM PDT by jimbo123

A woman handing out pizza samples at a Virginia Costco was shot and killed by sheriff's deputies Wednesday afternoon after she began acting strangely and came at the officers with a weapon, authorities said.

A sheriff's deputy also was wounded in the leg, possibly by a ricochet. He is expected to recover.

The melee began at about 3 p.m., when store employees noticed the woman acting oddly at the Costco in Sterling, Loudoun County Sheriff Mike Chapman said. Witnesses said she seemed upset about the pizza she was handing out.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: costco; leo; loudoun; police; shooting; sterling
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To: South Hawthorne

So TWO cops can’t disarm one out of shape woman?

She’s not a superman ya know.


161 posted on 05/31/2013 3:32:15 AM PDT by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: South Hawthorne

Sorry, don’t buy it. A woman with a knife should be disarmable by a competant cop. She wasn’t a weapons exepert - THEY are PAID to be ones.

If military people are trained to do this, cops should be capabvle of doing it.

But then, its increasingly apparent we have precious few COMPETANT cops, and a whole Benefit Package Full of paramilitary wannabes instead.


162 posted on 05/31/2013 5:56:21 AM PDT by ZULU ((See: http://gatesofvienna.net/))
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To: driftdiver
Yes I have done it. A cop should be able to disarm a sample passer outter in his sleep.
She’s not a superman ya know.

Now I know you're not only talking out of your hat, but you can't read either.

She'd already been tazed and was still advancing on them.

You have never done it.

163 posted on 05/31/2013 8:40:14 AM PDT by End Times Sentinel (In Memory of my dear Friend Henry Lee II)
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To: editor-surveyor
Tazers are mostly nonsense. Only about 25% are strongly affected by them.

This was a really bad shoot, and was totally unnecessary.

Law enforcement grade Tazers are strong enough to cause NMI (which would cause the woman to drop both the knife and scissors) in nearly everyone UNLESS they are having a psychotic episode (usually drug induced).

I'm still trying to figure out what you meant when you said you'd tuck and roll. I have to suspect that you don't know what you're talking about based on your outright lack of knowledge. Simply throwing out some slang and false statistics isn't a substitute for fact.

164 posted on 05/31/2013 8:56:24 AM PDT by End Times Sentinel (In Memory of my dear Friend Henry Lee II)
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To: South Hawthorne
"Real conservatives" don't gun down obviously ill people. They get help for them.

If this woman was my daughter, wife or mother, there are eight cops (and a store manager) that would not be able to afford an unguarded moment as long as I still drew breath.

165 posted on 05/31/2013 8:59:27 AM PDT by jboot (It can happen here because it IS happening here.)
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To: South Hawthorne

Sure I have. There are many options before killing someone.

Shooting is easier if you lack the training or will to do more than fill your hand with a six shooter.


166 posted on 05/31/2013 9:56:38 AM PDT by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: South Hawthorne

We now have no need to suspect that you’re either a total idiot, or another killer-cop, you’ve confirmed it.


167 posted on 05/31/2013 11:37:10 AM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: jboot; South Hawthorne

South Hawthorne is himself a killer cop, so he cares not what you say.


168 posted on 05/31/2013 11:38:43 AM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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169 posted on 05/31/2013 11:40:23 AM PDT by musicman (Until I see the REAL Long Form Vault BC, he's just "PRES__ENT" Obama = Without "ID")
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To: driftdiver

Never argue with a killer cop; they’ll wear out your keyboard.


170 posted on 05/31/2013 11:42:26 AM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: editor-surveyor
Never argue with a killer cop; they’ll wear out your keyboard.

I gotta agree with that one. The 'I'm a professional you're not so do as I say and abandon all critical thought' line gets tiresome.

171 posted on 05/31/2013 11:50:10 AM PDT by skeeter
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To: editor-surveyor

You’re correct of course. Its really past time that we took the reins back.


172 posted on 05/31/2013 12:19:24 PM PDT by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: jimbo123

Mhai Scott

173 posted on 05/31/2013 2:57:37 PM PDT by Ken H
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To: jimbo123
The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office was also not talking today, saying only that it's investigating. They are reviewing surveillance video.

http://www.wjla.com/articles/2013/05/after-loudoun-deputies-kill-woman-in-sterling-costco-questions-are-raised-89462.html

174 posted on 05/31/2013 3:02:05 PM PDT by Ken H
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To: Ken H

I can see why a half dozen men would fear for their lives in her presence. Their only chance was to empty their magazines into her at point-blank range.


175 posted on 05/31/2013 3:13:47 PM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: Ken H

http://www.wjla.com/articles/2013/05/after-loudoun-deputies-kill-woman-in-sterling-costco-questions-are-raised-89462.html


176 posted on 05/31/2013 3:15:12 PM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: South Hawthorne
But when your agenda is to bash police officers

I am getting so sick of the constant cop bashing on FR.

177 posted on 05/31/2013 3:19:19 PM PDT by eddie willers
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To: Lonely NY Conservative; South Hawthorne
I’ll reserve judgment until all the facts are in, but I think there are some questions to be answered here on first blush.

Cop hater!

178 posted on 05/31/2013 3:20:47 PM PDT by Half Vast Conspiracy ( Because police powers are essential to the public good that abusing them is so offensive.)
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To: eddie willers

But your ok with the cops shooting people at the drop of a hat. got it


179 posted on 05/31/2013 3:21:59 PM PDT by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: ican'tbelieveit
stroke/aneurysm

Xactly. If the autopsy shows anything like that, these killer cops should be sued for everything they own. And charged with excessive force. This was not necessary. Those who serve and protect have become knee-jerk cowards.

Sorry, but cops dont protect anything anymore, they just come to clean up. I would prefer the old west at this point. Give me my equalizer. I can take care of myself thank you very much.

180 posted on 05/31/2013 3:26:31 PM PDT by Magnum44 (I have had just about enough)
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