Suspect shot when officer uses gun to tap on car window

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[oceanperch]

Only with bullet proof windows

[oceanperch]

no it is: (1) Training then Legal

[oceanperch]

Are you Fartin for Real.

[oceanperch]

Citizen Hater! LOL

[oceanperch]

yes they use those flashlights for everything

[oceanperch]

Urban Legend

[oceanperch]

Now it makes sense Eugene Cop. Tree sitter homeless street excreters (SP) Fed up Cop/Eastern Oregonian.

[RobbyS]

Well, my view is that the duties of American cops need to be much better defined by regulation. The problem is that the regs are written by lawyers, who expect the courts to spell out the details, and make money for other lawyers in the process.

[Don Myers]

sneakypete, somehow, I just knew that you would be one of those who would try it.

[Don Myers]

"Are you Fartin for Real."

oceanperch, I am, somehow, not really sure how to answer your question.

[Wm Bach]

The officer then shot himself in the head while scratching himself in the temple with his sidearm and wondering: "Now, how did that happen?"

[cynicom]

The cop was actually saying, "See my beeeeeg gun", as he tapped on the window. When only cops have guns, we are in a world of hurt.

[RightOnline]

"...and "appeared to be reaching for something.""

You're right, Fred. He's lying through his teeth.........and the fact that they saw the need to include this little phrase all but proves it. He saw a guy reaching for "something" (registration, anyone????) and fired away, is my guess.

[Redbob]

Isn't cross-posting a little like hijacking someone else's post?

[Teacher317]

I sure as hell wouldn't go tapping on anything with the barrel of a gun.

He probably uses it (loaded and cocked, of course) to drive nails and flip light switches at home.

[The KG9 Kid]

"... He saw a guy reaching for "something" (registration, anyone????) and fired away, is my guess."

Here's MY guess: The victim didn't even see the cop approaching his driver's side window, and the policeman -- exhibiting a momentary display of 'Cop Humor' -- decided to get the driver's attention by pulling the sitcom-like stunt of rapping on the window with his sidearm, barrel first.

The cop's finger was on the trigger of his sidearm that was in 'Condition One' (Chambered, hammer back, safety off), and the gun went off at the moment he rapped on the window.

I don't believe the 'He was reaching for something' story one bit.

[PsyOp]

a bismarck

A large iron-clad German? What am I missing?

[Grut]

A large iron-clad German? What am I missing?

A jelly-filled sweet roll, the timely application of which has saved my life on many occasions.

[PsyOp]

A jelly-filled sweet roll.

Thanks for the clarification. I've never heard them refered to as that before.