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  • ziggy

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    Ok, I hear the officer who shot the woman resigned rather than being fired. My question, Who sends a swat team to do a wellness check? Does that seem weird to anyone else? I know we do not know the 'rest of the story,' but that just does not seem right.
     

    Ark

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    It wasn't a SWAT raid. Neighbor saw the front door hanging open and thought there might be a burglary in progress. Single officer responded and was poking around the back of the house with his flashlight. He saw the victim (comfortable calling them a victim, at this point) through the window, drew, and snapped off a single round, killing them. He barely got through "lemmeseeyourhands" before firing. Video was released almost immediately and the mayor basically called a press conference and said "bring me this officer's head". He resigned and murder charges were filed the next day.

    A firearm was found inside the home, but at this time it doesn't appear to have been relevant to the shooting. My take on the video is that it almost looked like an ND, he jerked the trigger and seemed surprised at the shot. Absent any unexpected new information, it looks indefensible. He was only on the force less than two years.
     

    Brad69

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    This is just a fad among Police it will pass!

    Deputy shoots home owner though window Greenville, SC!
    https://www.usatoday.com/story/news...ng-homeowner-through-front-window/1949010001/

    Police shoot homeowner while he is defending family from crazy person!
    https://www.thedailybeast.com/cop-who-killed-co-homeowner-also-had-fatal-encounter-in-june

    Homeowner shoots cop after cop shoots first and misses! (homeowner was referred for charges by grand jury)
    https://www.14news.com/2018/10/10/police-scene-officer-involved-shooting-owensboro/

    Man shot dead while working on car!
    https://fox59.com/2019/03/06/isp-tr...in-crawfordsville-wont-face-criminal-charges/

    Man shot dead in hotel while unarmed (cop who shot him is 100% disabled for PTSD)
    https://www.techdirt.com/articles/2...him-ptsd-walks-off-with-medical-pension.shtml

    Just a fad like pet rocks and bell bottoms it will pass!
     
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    Trigger Time

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    It wasn't a SWAT raid. Neighbor saw the front door hanging open and thought there might be a burglary in progress. Single officer responded and was poking around the back of the house with his flashlight. He saw the victim (comfortable calling them a victim, at this point) through the window, drew, and snapped off a single round, killing them. He barely got through "lemmeseeyourhands" before firing. Video was released almost immediately and the mayor basically called a press conference and said "bring me this officer's head". He resigned and murder charges were filed the next day.

    A firearm was found inside the home, but at this time it doesn't appear to have been relevant to the shooting. My take on the video is that it almost looked like an ND, he jerked the trigger and seemed surprised at the shot. Absent any unexpected new information, it looks indefensible. He was only on the force less than two years.
    Report says 2 officers responded and started checking the outer perimeter.
    Officer that shot didnt identify himself as a cop. Also said they parked around the corner. Im not a cop so to my civilian ears, this sounds like they were treating this as a burglary in progress rather than a welfare check. Is that right?
    If you are poking around my yard or home with a weapon out I sure as **** hope if you're a cop that you identify yourself as such or in the split second before i send you to your maker I see your badge.
    I do not want to shoot no cops. We dont need blue on blue.
    I have no problem seeing criminals get ventilated. Cops or innocent people getting it, makes me sad. But, yep i put a but. Just like they want to go home safe, my number 1 priority is mine and my families safety at home period.
     

    Gabriel

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    This is just a fad among Police it will pass!

    Deputy shoots home owner though window Greenville, SC!
    https://www.usatoday.com/story/news...ng-homeowner-through-front-window/1949010001/

    Police shoot homeowner while he is defending family from crazy person!
    https://www.thedailybeast.com/cop-who-killed-co-homeowner-also-had-fatal-encounter-in-june

    Homeowner shoots cop after cop shoots first and misses! (homeowner was referred for charges by grand jury)
    https://www.14news.com/2018/10/10/police-scene-officer-involved-shooting-owensboro/

    Man shot dead while working on car!
    https://fox59.com/2019/03/06/isp-tr...in-crawfordsville-wont-face-criminal-charges/

    Man shot dead in hotel while unarmed (cop who shot him is 100% disabled for PTSD)
    https://www.techdirt.com/articles/2...him-ptsd-walks-off-with-medical-pension.shtml

    Just a fad like pet rocks, bell bottoms it will pass!

    :rolleyes:
     

    KG1

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    Heard on the local news report that the nephew stated his aunt heard a noise in the backyard at which point she took her gun out but there was no indication the officer properly identified himself as such before the fatal shot was fired through the window.
     

    Denny347

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    This is just a fad among Police it will pass!

    Deputy shoots home owner though window Greenville, SC!
    https://www.usatoday.com/story/news...ng-homeowner-through-front-window/1949010001/

    Police shoot homeowner while he is defending family from crazy person!
    https://www.thedailybeast.com/cop-who-killed-co-homeowner-also-had-fatal-encounter-in-june

    Homeowner shoots cop after cop shoots first and misses! (homeowner was referred for charges by grand jury)
    https://www.14news.com/2018/10/10/police-scene-officer-involved-shooting-owensboro/

    Man shot dead while working on car!
    https://fox59.com/2019/03/06/isp-tr...in-crawfordsville-wont-face-criminal-charges/

    Man shot dead in hotel while unarmed (cop who shot him is 100% disabled for PTSD)
    https://www.techdirt.com/articles/2...him-ptsd-walks-off-with-medical-pension.shtml

    Just a fad like pet rocks and bell bottoms it will pass!

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    Sigblitz

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    She was in fear for her life
    He was in fear for his life.
    Murder? Intent?


    Homeowner shoots cop after cop shoots first and misses! (homeowner was referred for charges by grand jury)
    https://www.14news.com/2018/10/10/police-scene-officer-involved-shooting-owensboro/

    in Indiana
    Indiana Code Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure 35-41-3-2
    (k) A person is not justified in using deadly force against a public servant whom the person knows or reasonably should know is a public servant unless:

    (2) the force is reasonably necessary to prevent serious bodily injury to the person or a third person.

    Reasonably necessary
    And apparently he didn't know. Just that he was getting shot at.
     

    Kutnupe14

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    Heard on the local news report that the nephew stated his aunt heard a noise in the backyard at which point she took her gun out but there was no indication the officer properly identified himself as such before the fatal shot was fired through the window.

    Incorrect. They explicitly said that the officer DIDN'T identify himself.
     

    KG1

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    Incorrect. They explicitly said that the officer DIDN'T identify himself.
    Correct . It wasn’t meant to say that the nephew or anybody else didn’t indicate that the officer failed to properly identify. Just that there has been no evidence as of yet that he did.

    If you were to read the post again it says that there was NO indication that he properly identified himself.

    Not a question of whether he did or didn’t. It explicitly says NO indication that he did.
     
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    KG1

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    I would assume they would frown on me firing shots through the window at an unidentified person.
    It appears that the officer may have identified a gun and just reacted to that.

    Whatever happened is going to be sorted out in a trial now based on that reaction and the course of events that lead up to the fatal shot that was fired through the window.
     

    JettaKnight

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    It appears that the officer may have identified a gun and just reacted to that.

    Whatever happened is going to be sorted out in a trial now based on that reaction and the course of events that lead up to the fatal shot that was fired through the window.

    Simply identifying a gun is a poor reason to shoot.
     

    ArcadiaGP

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    DFacres

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    Sad situation all around & just a reminder that having your finger on the trigger can alter your life as well as others. Theoretically, police are trained better than we could ever train & yet this is an event that has repercussions that have life long consequences.
    Strongly suggest getting some kind of carry insurance if you don’t already have it. That’s not the issue for this now dead homeowner, but even homeowners that don’t carry outside of the home, can find themselves in litigious situations defending their residence.
     
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