Cop shoots elderly man?
Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2014 8:29 pm
I could not get the video to play but CNN has an article about a cop shooting an elderly man because he thought his cane was a shotgun.
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Link?VoiceofReason wrote:I could not get the video to play but CNN has an article about a cop shooting an elderly man because he thought his cane was a shotgun.
Front page scroll down a little. http://www.cnn.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; could find no html link on the videoKeith B wrote:Link?VoiceofReason wrote:I could not get the video to play but CNN has an article about a cop shooting an elderly man because he thought his cane was a shotgun.
I saw the dashcam, but it was Liveleak. Gotta be a youtube version somewhere.Keith B wrote:Link?
I don’t understand why. As long as all officers are not condemned by what a few do.mojo84 wrote:http://foxnewsinsider.com/2014/03/13/wa ... an-who-was
This is another one of those threads that is likely to go in the direction we've been scolded for in the past.Good thing the cop was a bad shot.
What do you mean, "the old man should not have left the safety of his car"'? How old are you?Beiruty wrote:The Old man should not have left the safety of his car. I saw couple secs of the video and the old man was out of his vehicle, no clue why?
No, no it isn't understanable. The "old man" should have no more financial problems in his "old" age. Go get 'em, "old man".Jumping Frog wrote:I saw the dashcam, but it was Liveleak. Gotta be a youtube version somewhere.Keith B wrote:Link?
Basically, the old man got out of the pickup truck when he was pulled over for speeding at night and started walking towards the police car. He reached in and pulled a cane out of the pickup bed. Looked like the cane was momentarily swinging in the officer's direction. Meanwhile, the officer is on video screaming, "Drop the gun, drop the gun, drop the gun, . . . " as he shoots him.
Tragic, but understandable.
Did you try the link I provided?VoiceofReason wrote:I don’t understand why. As long as all officers are not condemned by what a few do.mojo84 wrote:http://foxnewsinsider.com/2014/03/13/wa ... an-who-was
This is another one of those threads that is likely to go in the direction we've been scolded for in the past.Good thing the cop was a bad shot.
As I said I could not get the video to play so I can’t judge. I have said over and over though that in a situation where some one has a gun or they believe someone has a gun, their first action should be duck for cover if possible. That may not be the case here but too many officers are killed by standing and shooting at the criminal. Too many innocent people are killed for the same reason.
The video in this link is good enough.mojo84 wrote:http://foxnewsinsider.com/2014/03/13/wa ... an-who-was
This is another one of those threads that is likely to go in the direction we've been scolded for in the past.Good thing the cop was a bad shot.
For what, to justify the deputy shooting the "old man"?Beiruty wrote:The video in this link is good enough.mojo84 wrote:http://foxnewsinsider.com/2014/03/13/wa ... an-who-was
This is another one of those threads that is likely to go in the direction we've been scolded for in the past.Good thing the cop was a bad shot.