this one is just plane mind bending
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i.e., better you get shot than us.Moturi [the man who was shot] had contacted police multiple times about Sawchak’s escalating harassment, but police had failed to arrest him saying that he has mental illness, possesses firearms, and executing a warrant was considered high-risk.
How my grandfather died. He didn't see well...Sad story but the first thing that popped into my mind is they should have been waiting on the other side of that guardrail.
Yesterday while doing errands I went by a property with a man standing out by his mailbox sifting through his mail...his back to the highway. 45 mph limit on a road with some curves. Why needlessly place yourself in harm's way? Sift through your mail after you get back away from the roadway!
How often do you see people on the side of the road - standing there - exposed and vulnerable? I see it every day. With so many distracted drivers - on the phones, etc. - no way am I placing myself in harm's way like that.....
This is a PERFECT example as to why qualified immunity needs to go away. No one will suffer any consequences other than the taxpayers who pony up for the lawsuit damages.Hoo Boy...
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‘Murdered In His Own Home’: Kentucky Cops Raid Wrong Home and Kill Innocent Man Over Alleged Stolen Weed Eater Despite Receiving the Correct Address At Least Five Times
Kentucky dispatchers repeatedly told police officers the address of a house they were supposed to raid over an alleged stolen Weed Eater, only for theatlantablackstar.com
1. Police get a warrant to retrieve a stolen weed-eater.
2. Police decide to execute the warrant around midnight. To retrieve a weed-eater.
3. Warrant has the address. Dispatch also gives them the address repeatedly.
4. The police still manage to go to the wrong house. To retrieve a weed-eater.
5. They burst into the wrong house, startling the owner, who produces a gun.
6. The owner of the wrong house was promptly shot dead. Over a weed-eater.
Here, the damages would be capped at $100K against the city. It's possible that the widow might be able to piggyback damages to her to reach the aggregate $300K. As far as suing the LEO himself, those are usually shallow pockets...This is a PERFECT example as to why qualified immunity needs to go away. No one will suffer any consequences other than the taxpayers who pony up for the lawsuit damages.
Absolutely inexcusible.
Yeah, but the police officers should be charged for this. Someone should pay for their incredible negligence. Unless / until they fear punishment they'll continue this sort of careless behavior.Here, the damages would be capped at $100K against the city. It's possible that the widow might be able to piggyback damages to her to reach the aggregate $300K. As far as suing the LEO himself, those are usually shallow pockets...
At the very least, whoever was in charge of the raid should go to jail. And who signed off on a midnight raid for a stolen weedeater? It said it belonged to a local judge. Is that why something like this was done instead of sending over a couple cops during the day to talk to the thief?Yeah, but the police officers should be charged for this. Someone should pay for their incredible negligence. Unless / until they fear punishment they'll continue this sort of careless behavior.
I agree. This is so off the wall that there must be more to the story...At the very least, whoever was in charge of the raid should go to jail. And who signed off on a midnight raid for a stolen weedeater? It said it belonged to a local judge. Is that why something like this was done instead of sending over a couple cops during the day to talk to the thief?
Geez! Do police officers go through training that involves taking a gun away from a suspect without shooting the suspect with said gun? If not, I think they probably should.Good Lord.......
A Florida police officer has been sacked after she accidentally shot a driver with his own gun during a traffic stop. Jason Arrington was pulled over on 13 December because officers said he went through a red light in the Jacksonville area. Bodycam video shows him complying with a request to step out of the vehicle. Then Officer Mindy Cardwell inadvertently "put pressure on the trigger" of Mr Arrington's legally owned Glock .45 as she removed it from his holster, causing a round to fire into his right leg, said officials.
No idea - but she got canned so there's that.Geez! Do police officers go through training that involves taking a gun away from a suspect without shooting the suspect with said gun? If not, I think they probably should.![]()
While I won't cheer someone losing their job, this has to be a job-termination action. I know mistakes happen, but there is too much carelessness/negligence to ignore this. I hope the guy wounds were minor and that he doesn't have long term issues.No idea - but she got canned so there's that.
There are a ton of female cops who are very well qualified, so it's not a gender thing......
I also read that they changed the policy not to disarm anyone who is legally carrying.