[Born Conservative]

Life Flight was called to help the man neighbors identified as Edward Vega, of 121 Italy St., after he was shot in the chest around 6 p.m. But the Life Flight doctor declared him dead, and the helicopter took off without him

You know you're having a bad day when Life Flight comes to pick you up and then leaves without you...

[Core_Conservative]

There are many conflicting statements in this report. He was a great guy - his girlfriend - with 4 kids and one on the way called the cops and said the man was violating an order to stay away - ran to the dying man and kissed him.

Am I missing something in this whole story?

[THEUPMAN]

so much for the term "peace officer" .... I guess those days are over.

[DainBramage]

Taser, pepper spray, bean bag gun, rubber bullets, baton....all less lethal alternatives.

[Hatteras]

I was never ever frightened
by the murderer on our block
He nurtured orchids and raised hamsters
The neighborhood is still in shock
La la la la, la la la la....
La la la la, la la la la la la

They paint such a wonderful picture of this guy. You'd think he was being nominated for Father-Of-The-Year. Somehow, I don't know, call it a hunch, I don't think that picture is quite what it appears to be.

[albee]

"You know you're having a bad day when Life Flight comes to pick you up and then leaves without you... "

Some people may not appreciate your sense of humor, but I'm laughing my butt off!

[verity]

Not every life is precious!

[PatrioticAmerican]

Well, our Denver PD just killed a mental lady with a candle stick holder.

[angcat]

Troopers were back at the scene Thursday talking to neighbors and witnesses and digging into Vega's background. Court papers say three months ago, Vega attacked Shatrosky, choking her. According to court documents, the attack three months ago wasn't the first. Christina Shatrosky wrote, "In the past, Eddie Vega has pushed me down stairs, broken my nose, kicked me punched me in the face, pulled my hair and has been abusive to me while being pregnant with my daughter."

[LibWhacker]

Everybody knows the cops would gun down a baby with a pacifier if the baby threatened them with it. Our brave heroes.

[Porterville]

Is this from Reno 911 on Comedy Central??? What kind of pu$$y cop nails a dude swinging a rake??? Cop should be fired and put in jail for 5 years.

[TC Rider]

They said Ed backed away toward his detached garage, where he dropped the branches, grabbed the metal rake and began swinging that at the officers.

Ed was retreating and the cops had no reason to feel threatened, he did not deserve to be shot. Whatever happened to talking them down?

[ampat]

You can't shoot an armed suspect in the back if he is running away, but you can shoot a man with a rake. Where are the existing non-lethal weapons, like bean bags, and pepper spray?

[xsrdx]

The police are under no obiligation to take a beating or risk injury in order to prevent injury to a clearly violent perp bent on their destruction.

This could have been done differently, but it's unreasonable to expect police to sustain severe injury just to keep this guy from ending up KIA.

If you verbally and physically threaten an armed police officer, and persist in attempting to injure said police officer in spite of verbal warnings to desist, you risk ending up ventilated.

From the article, it appears this guy had the ability and intent to kill or seriously injure the officers on the scene, and was not responding to verbal commands.

[MEGoody]

"The man's wife or girlfriend ran into the street, crying and covering him with kisses, they said."

This is the same man she had the protection order against?

[comnet]

Police chief wants noncitizens as cops{"people who have not sworn allegiance to the U.S}
http://www.freerepublic.com/forum/a3b591b067786.htm

[Lijahsbubbe]

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