Posted on 07/22/2016 9:02:12 AM PDT by Trump20162020
Edited on 07/22/2016 10:52:01 AM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
The police shooting of an African-American caregiver, who was lying in the street trying to help an autism patient, was accidental, according to the local police union representing the North Miami officer.
The officer had intended to shoot the patient, whom he thought posed a danger, but accidentally shot the caregiver instead, said John Rivera, the President of the Dade County Police Benevolent Association.
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That doesn’t make it any better.
Well that’s a relief. Glad to know he was aiming at the OTHER unarmed person on the street. /sarc
Wait, What?
Well, that’s the ticket, any old lie lying around will do to cover up this criminal behavior now won’t it! I support good cops! That said, they, as a group had better get their $hit together and start getting rid of cops like this one, rather than “trump up” this bull$hit excuse! To have thought he needed to shoot either of them is a disgrace.
Some cops just shouldn’t be.
All cops on the street with guns should be given a full day’s training each month on how to handle situations and how to handle their guns.
I don’t think, “I was aiming at the non-violent, mentally challenged patient that was playing with the toy truck” is a winning defense.
Cop shoots 3 times. Misses target and hits wrong guy once. Not only that, but he feels the need to shoot at someone playing with a toy truck.
At least the policeman went home safe at the end of his shift.
< /rolling eyes>
Target discipline. Never point a firearm at that which you do not intend to destroy.
Shooting either one would be a harebrained decision.
Are police trained to recognize autism?
The caregiver was on his back, arms in the air telling the autistic man to stay seated and tried to calm him. Unless part of of the video is missing, I don’t see how the therapist getting shot was an accident. He and the autistic man are not close.
So why did he handcuff the guy that was shot if he wasn’t shooting at him ?
So he was helping a patient that was not his? Usually a patient and caregiver are mildly close, they spend a lot of time with each other?
He thought the toy truck was loaded.
There is no explanation for this incident, other than stupid cop.
The cop needs to be demoted to fast food worker, the city needs to settle for half a mill with the therapist, and everyone needs to take responsibility.
Yeah, those toy trucks sure do look like a handgun.
Two big points about the media.
1. They keep saying black man shot overshadowing the fact that it was in the leg.
2. They keep saying WHITE Hispanic cop.
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