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<blockquote data-quote="OK Corgi Rancher" data-source="post: 4221432" data-attributes="member: 45773">No, he wouldn&#039;t.&nbsp; This has nothing to do with tyrants.&nbsp; It has to do with how the law works and elements of various crimes.&nbsp; Attempted murder requires a culpable mental state that includes intent and conduct that plainly shows that intent.&nbsp; There is no way any rational, reasonable person can watch that video and come to the conclusion this guy didn&#039;t think he was in some sort of grave danger.&nbsp; On the other hand, maybe that explains a lot about some of the comments we see here after an incident like this.&nbsp; I&#039;ve already explained that to anyone who&#039;s paid attention.&nbsp; Some property damage crime or some type of recklessness charge with a firearm are about it.It&#039;s only speculation and not an excuse.&nbsp; I threw that out there only as a possible reason he had been hired in the first place...that being due to the current political climate many agencies are not hiring the best and brightest.&nbsp; It&#039;s almost like they were hiring from OSA...No one on this forum was there.&nbsp; No one knows exactly what was going thru the mind of this officer, though we have some pretty good clues based on his behavior.And there are plenty of pilots who probably shouldn&#039;t be in the cockpit.&nbsp; We see evidence of that frequently, too.&nbsp; As a matter of fact there was something in the mainstream media recently (and maybe posted here) regarding airlines hiring pilots based on race to fill diversity quotas.&nbsp; It happens.Well, duh...&nbsp; Not if you hear an acorn hit your car and you know that&#039;s all it was.&nbsp; Of course, that&#039;s not at all what happened here.&nbsp; Or are you another one who just has to change the narrative to fit your prejudices?Well...I mentioned reckless endangerment as a potential charge.&nbsp; One of the many reasons I left LE when I did.&nbsp; The &#039;us&#039; vs &#039;them&#039; mentality and the para-militarization of many departments and policies wasn&#039;t something I was down with.&nbsp; The tide was already turning to a much more kindler and gentler approach to policing.&nbsp; Now it&#039;s not only turned but it&#039;s swamped the entire law enforcement culture.&nbsp; There&#039;s no way I could do it again.&nbsp; Like I said...our society as a whole has finally got the type of law enforcement they&#039;ve always wanted.&nbsp; And, SHOCKER, now they don&#039;t like.&nbsp; Too f&#039;n bad...because that genie ain&#039;t going back in the bottle for a long time.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="OK Corgi Rancher, post: 4221432, member: 45773"] No, he wouldn't. This has nothing to do with tyrants. It has to do with how the law works and elements of various crimes. Attempted murder requires a culpable mental state that includes intent and conduct that plainly shows that intent. There is no way any rational, reasonable person can watch that video and come to the conclusion this guy didn't think he was in some sort of grave danger. On the other hand, maybe that explains a lot about some of the comments we see here after an incident like this. I've already explained that to anyone who's paid attention. Some property damage crime or some type of recklessness charge with a firearm are about it. It's only speculation and not an excuse. I threw that out there only as a possible reason he had been hired in the first place...that being due to the current political climate many agencies are not hiring the best and brightest. It's almost like they were hiring from OSA... No one on this forum was there. No one knows exactly what was going thru the mind of this officer, though we have some pretty good clues based on his behavior. And there are plenty of pilots who probably shouldn't be in the cockpit. We see evidence of that frequently, too. As a matter of fact there was something in the mainstream media recently (and maybe posted here) regarding airlines hiring pilots based on race to fill diversity quotas. It happens. Well, duh... Not if you hear an acorn hit your car and you know that's all it was. Of course, that's not at all what happened here. Or are you another one who just has to change the narrative to fit your prejudices? Well...I mentioned reckless endangerment as a potential charge. One of the many reasons I left LE when I did. The 'us' vs 'them' mentality and the para-militarization of many departments and policies wasn't something I was down with. The tide was already turning to a much more kindler and gentler approach to policing. Now it's not only turned but it's swamped the entire law enforcement culture. There's no way I could do it again. Like I said...our society as a whole has finally got the type of law enforcement they've always wanted. And, SHOCKER, now they don't like. Too f'n bad...because that genie ain't going back in the bottle for a long time. [/QUOTE]

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