Are they thinking he needs to be arrested to ease their troubles of having to deal with the angry neighborhoods, or because he actually did something wrong?
Also I wouldn't necessarily believe the Chief has his actual finger on the pulse of the rank and file.
He shouldn't have gone into that woman's back yard without announcing himself, and that is his first mistake. He also should have just dodged out of the window view when he saw she had a gun, and if he fired intentionally, that was his second mistake.
I read comments yesterday that suggested he didn't actually intend to fire, but because he had a Glock, he may have fired it accidentally. It apparently doesn't have a safety, and will fire with the slightest touch on the trigger. The commenter claimed that he was still talking when the gun went off, so I shouldn't be surprised if he offers that as a defense.
1) I own and regularly shoot a Glock 19. Fire with the slightest touch? That's 100% pure BS.
2) Rule 2: Never let your muzzle cover something you're not willing to destroy.
3) Rule 3: Keep your finger off the trigger until your sights are on the target.
4) Rule 4: Identify your target, and what is beyond it.
This murderous idiot violated at least two, probably three very basic rules of safe firearms handling, and displayed depraved indifference to human life. Lock him up.
Unless they can prove the firearm is defective, the mere fact that the gun was fired is criminal intent in Texas. There is no “What was going through his mind”? type of defense allowed in Texas courts. There was a Texas ex-cop explaining Texas law about that on last nights thread.