I can't say that I have a lot of sympathy. If an officer is holding you at gun point, ignoring them is probably not a good idea. Play those games, win those prizes.
" FOR THE WIN "I can't say that I have a lot of sympathy. If an officer is holding you at gun point, ignoring them is probably not a good idea. Play those games, win those prizes.
Anyone following this case or this thread should read this.
She accidentally shot him because she heard someone fire a taser next to her. Many times when a person hears a taser or weapon fire next to them, their reflexes cause them to shoot whatever is in their hand at the time. Obviously this is problematic for her defense. One of the main gun safety rules taught to officers is that you are to “Keep your finger off the trigger and outside of the trigger guard until you intend to fire!” This is why you do that. If you hear any noise with your finger on the trigger, a person is likely to fire.
Sympathetic response has been my guess since the beginning and it still is.some good points there. i'll kiss a dead dog's ass if her first guess isn't what happened.
remember we are gun people and lots of gun people are cops but not lots of cops are gun people.
problematic for her defense is right. i haven't seen enough to convict if i was on that jury, but i would hazard a guess the prosecution has plenty of stuff to gather to counter her 'so afraid argument' by the time trial comes. the 13 seconds she let him stand there after the fist and only shot is a start. occam's razor dudes. i'd honestly rather have 2 racist cops than 1 incompetent cop. she had her finger in the guard when it should have been out and we made international news for it.
A lot of truth in your comment.some good points there. i'll kiss a dead dog's ass if her first guess isn't what happened.
remember we are gun people and lots of gun people are cops but not lots of cops are gun people.
problematic for her defense is right. i haven't seen enough to convict if i was on that jury, but i would hazard a guess the prosecution has plenty of stuff to gather to counter her 'so afraid argument' by the time trial comes. the 13 seconds she let him stand there after the fist and only shot is a start. occam's razor dudes. i'd honestly rather have 2 racist cops than 1 incompetent cop. she had her finger in the guard when it should have been out and we made international news for it.
Does the 'fear' of a gun being enough to elicit deadly force not give the conceal/carry crowd pause? I mean we've talked about whether the cops arrived amped up, and how fear of 'maybe' there is a gun is enough to shoot.
so, what happens if they tell you to raise your arms (which you do) and you reveal an actual gun?
I'm not trying to play devils advocate here, but if the fear that 'he might have a gun' is enough to shoot, what does that mean if you are in the situation where you *do* have a gun that they see?
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