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Yep where was his backup .
And why didn't he wait for some.
Wanna be cowboy .
Now there is a dead lady .
And he is going to jail for EVER.
And he has only been a cop for a short time.
So let me get this straight, officer is called on an "open structure" call and investigates appropriately, finds someone in a window pointing a gun at him and fires in self defense and is now being indicted for murder.
I'm so glad I never got into law enforcement they seriously couldn't pay me enough.
ok, but how do we know he was not following protocols? What are the police protocols for investigating an "open structure" type call? Do you announce your presence to the potential burglar inside or do you scout the outside perimeter for suspects? What would you do if you showed up and saw a gun in the window investigating a potential burglary?and now the officer is up for murder, ( as he should be) for not following protocols
if it was a legit self defense question its impossible to shoot too quickly especially if you are already seeing a gun in hand.I still think the Officer shot way too quickly, and even if it was a legit self defense question, I see way to many mistakes that lead to this sad outcome!
So, here is where I have issues with what went down!
Officer is spotlighting all over the place and NO ONE is announcing Police, Come out with hands up! Victim is preoccupied with video games and cannot hear the officers who are wispering, (it's a rough neighborhood, so she feels the need to arm herself,) officer gets to the window just as the home owner notices all the spotlighting, and picked up her firearm to investigate the source of all the spotlighting, and NO ONE has announced loudly "Police," so as far as the home owner knows, it could be a burgle about to go down or other bad things. Officer hits the window and sees the armed homeowner, freaks out and fires after yelling show hands, and fires a second later! Home owner never had the chance, and now the officer is up for murder, ( as he should be) for not following protocols.
He was there lawfully, its his job to be there directed by the community. This is why so many cops get acquitted in cases like this and why so many civilians don't understand why when a citizen would be convicted. The cop has a legal obligation to be there, a citizen does not.Unless they can say he was committing a crime by being there, I doubt murder would stick. Negligent Homicide? Manslaughter? Maybe. Whether or not he was lawfully on the property will probably determine the outcome of this case.
How much worse is it with a donut in the other hand?
He was there lawfully, its his job to be there directed by the community. This is why so many cops get acquitted in cases like this and why so many civilians don't understand why when a citizen would be convicted. The cop has a legal obligation to be there, a citizen does not.
In my opinion, this case will come down to if the cop made a reasonable decision or acted with negligence. Lawful self defense does not require a perfect decision.
I am stunned that the insurance companies dont require simulators or force on force training on a regular basis.
I was at a public event and visited the SO booth. I asked the Deputy how much force on force training she gets. "What is force on force training?" was her answer.