Really!? Many criminals make entry by knocking!I wonder how people with that kind of logic even go outside. If someone is knocking on your door these days its either the police, salesmen, or someone in serious distress. A criminal isnt going to knock.
Very hard to watch....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R49P9TuFLOQ
This perspective also shows the shooting officer's perspective:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnA17NkTOww&t=1s
Did you even see the video? This wasn’t a “criminal provided with their just deserts”! This was a guy that was spending quality time with his girlfriend, doing absolutely NOTHING wrong! Even answering the door with gun in hand is doing nothing wrong! Do you have evidence this guy was a “criminal “?We can look at the footage all day long. Since we were not there, our opinions are not relevant. No police officer goes to work thinking that he/she will have to kill someone. One must prepare one's self for the possibility, but no one goes out with a "hunting license." The silliness generated from these incidents usually revolves around the "felony lottery", where a criminal's family looks to cash in after a criminal is provided with their just desserts. Of course, pandering politicians go along for this ride too as they want everybody to vote for them. Chicago, Seattle, Portland, LA, and some other cities are reaping the benefits of that stupidity. In most police agencies, after an officer discharges their firearm in a lethal force encounter, there is a microscopic internal investigation, followed by a prosecutor's review, and in some cases, a criminal investigation. No one here wants to go through that. As valuable as videos are from a learning standpoint, they fail on the opinion standpoint. And, for those that just cannot help it and throw their two cents in, bravo. Now put your money where your mouth is and apply at your local PD. They are always looking for great recruits.
Did you even see the video? This wasn’t a “criminal provided with their just deserts”! This was a guy that was spending quality time with his girlfriend, doing absolutely NOTHING wrong! Even answering the door with gun in hand is doing nothing wrong! Do you have evidence this guy was a “criminal “?
We can look at the footage all day long. Since we were not there, our opinions are not relevant.
No police officer goes to work thinking that he/she will have to kill someone. One must prepare one's self for the possibility, but no one goes out with a "hunting license." The silliness generated from these incidents usually revolves around the "felony lottery", where a criminal's family looks to cash in after a criminal is provided with their just desserts. Of course, pandering politicians go along for this ride too as they want everybody to vote for them. Chicago, Seattle, Portland, LA, and some other cities are reaping the benefits of that stupidity. In most police agencies, after an officer discharges their firearm in a lethal force encounter, there is a microscopic internal investigation, followed by a prosecutor's review, and in some cases, a criminal investigation. No one here wants to go through that.
As valuable as videos are from a learning standpoint, they fail on the opinion standpoint.
And, for those that just cannot help it and throw their two cents in, bravo. Now put your money where your mouth is and apply at your local PD. They are always looking for great recruits.
Agreed wholeheartedly!I didn't want to really open up the can but he's a cop defending a cop. I mentioned that I understand it's an incredibly difficult AND dangerous job AND there's been way too many cops who lose their lives over nothing, but you can't justify a bad shot / killing just because it was a cop who killed him.
What did the officer say He didn't have time for?
I think the caller needs to be questioned.
The Officer was mimicking his perception of how the 911 call went. Unidentified Officer stated (as he was summarizing the call for service), "I'm just going to answer YES to all the questions." < Meaning the caller answered "yes" to all of the questions in the call screening protocol. Then, the Officer again mimicked his perception of the caller, "I don't have time for this!" < meaning that the caller couldn't be inconvenienced to accurately describe the situation he was perceiving. Finally, the Officer is heard making his own statement of, "Yeah, thanks." < A sarcastic nod to the worthlessness of the 911 caller.
The person who prompted this entire situation was a busy-body neighbor, who wanted peace and quiet in a Phoenix apartment complex. He initially called in a common, low, low-priority noise complaint. After 30 minutes of still not getting his peace and quiet, he called in again and both he and the 911 operator (who asked leading questions, not as per their protocol) upgraded the low-level noise complaint to a high priority domestic. The rest is history.
The sad truth is there are police officers out there that will murder you if they feel they can get away with it. Obviously all police officers are not murderers, but some are. So when
the police are at your door, don't answer with a gun in your hand. Don't reach in your pockets during a traffic stop. Use common sense. Always look through the peephole or out the
window before you answer the door. Just because you have the "right" to do something doesn't mean some mentally ill person won't murder you for doing it. Cameras are always a good idea.
The sad truth is there are police officers out there that will murder you if they feel they can get away with it. Obviously all police officers are not murderers, but some are. So when
the police are at your door, don't answer with a gun in your hand. Don't reach in your pockets during a traffic stop. Use common sense. Always look through the peephole or out the
window before you answer the door. Just because you have the "right" to do something doesn't mean some mentally ill person won't murder you for doing it. Cameras are always a good idea.
Apparently you don't.I don't think you know what the word "murder" means.
Or what? What will you do? Comply? Or roll the dice?As I said before, if cops come to my door uninvited they better have a warrant.
Apparently you don't.