[quote]Sloth wrote:
[quote]orion wrote:
[quote]HoustonGuy wrote:
[quote]orion wrote:
[quote]HoustonGuy wrote:
[quote]orion wrote:
[quote]Sloth wrote:
[quote]orion wrote:
I guess that poor woman bleeds out somewhere else now.
Because he had some dog killing to do and bullshitting to do.
Just to stay in that scenario.
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Yes, that’s it. He decided to take a detour to go kill himself some white man’s black hating dog. Maybe it was to get back at the Zimmerman/Martin thing. [/quote]
It does not matter why he did it.
While he decided to take out that clear and imminent danger, some woman, somewhere, got beaten to a pulp with a tire iron by a supposedly armed man.
Because, if we like make up scenarios to excuse an armed thugs mo, we shall look at all the consequences. [/quote]
And when looking at consequences, we should accurately assign blame to those who directly caused them.
Whoever sent the cop on a goose chase is to blame, not the cop.
Blaming the officer is like throwing a match on the carpet instead of in the fireplace and then blaming the match for burning a house down.[/quote]
He threatened an unarmed man.
The man had his hands in the air.
He ordered said unarmed man to get his dog, the shot it before said man could possibly do so.
I dont care if the toothfairy told him that there was a whole stash of teeth under that guys daughters pillow.
I dont know about you, but I dont come from a nation where anyone in uniform is seen as a mystical being.
He eats, sleeps and shits like all the rest of us and he royally fucked up and piled some bs on top of it.
Which is when his sergeant apparently decided to pile even more on.
No.
You will never convince someone who grew up in a moderately free country that this was ok.
Go find some Syrian immigrant, he will be grateful that the cop did not rape the guy with a golf club.
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Put yourself in the cops shoes. Without the use of hindsight, explain how you would’ve handled the situation.
Remember:
- You were called to a violent, life threatening scene
- You reasonably believe you are at the right place
- You reasonably believe the violator is in the yard
- You do not know what he may or may not have concealed
- You do not know how critical unseen aspects of the situation are but you are responsible for handling the situation
- A dog is approaching you
- You do not have back up.[/quote]
All right in an average Austrian city, this is what would happen:
Cop: Hi there, we have received a report that you beat your wife or girlfriend senseless.
Dude: I dont have a wife or girlfriend.
Cop: Bummer, let me radio my dispatcher again, this is weird. Cute dog by the way.
Dude: No problem, need any help?
Cop: Na, just stay there in case it turns out that I really had your address.
Dude: What the hell?
Cops: Yeah I know, just doing my job.
And that is kind of what would have happened.
I kid you not.
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Oh yes, that happens once ever 2 or 3 years.
But…
That kid actually did rob a supermarket and tried either to jump the cop or flee in the dark, which is when he caught a bullet and died.
If you really want to get into this you should look at the verdict of the cops trial (yes, there was a trial Dorothy, killing people is kind of a big thing around here):
The judge basically dismissed the charged but lectured the cop that if he was so easily frightened maybe he was not fit to carry a gun in public and should be doing a desk job from now on.