1 cop 3 shootings

[serpicostraight]

Chicago police officer investigated for three shootings, two of them fatal - chicagotribune.com is this normal for a cop to be involved in 3 shootings in 9 years?

 

[mrjarrell]

I'd say it's far from the norm. Most cops probably go their entire careers without having to shoot anyone, little less actually draw their guns. This guy should be investigated. I think it says something very disturbing about him that he's seen fit to shoot 3 citizens. That he shot and killed an unarmed man says even more. This guy's likely just another serial killer with a uniform fetish.

 

[tnek]

Sounds like he was just taking out the trash

 

[serpicostraight]

Sounds like he was just taking out the trash

maybe he should work in your town. after all hes a good cop and not doing anything wrong huh?

 

[jbombelli]

Sounds like he was just taking out the trash

So you approve of standing over a prone suspect and shooting him repeatedly in the back as he lies on the ground.



Got it.

Maybe someday someone will do that to you, and I'll buy them a beer.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Dude, it's Chicago. In Chicago you have guys that like to pull their scouts cars under overpasses and sleep and you have guys that like to hunt.

If you want to get in a fight in Chicago, it's real easy. The fact that one was unarmed is not a problem per se.

Investigation? O.K. but I would think that was done with every PAS.

Serial Killer? A little premature.

 

[cobber]

I have it on authority that most CPD officers never unholster their weapons in the course of duty during their careers. Maybe a slight exaggeration. But this... If you catch the BG in the act, sure, but unless he was still actively resisting.

If police start executing suspects, how long until felons figure out their only chance of escape is to kill the officers.

Then you would truly have the Wild West on big city streets.

 

[mrjarrell]

Serial Killer? A little premature.

They just got lucky and caught the would be Dexter early.

 

[tnek]

So you approve of standing over a prone suspect and shooting him repeatedly in the back as he lies on the ground.



Got it.

Maybe someday someone will do that to you, and I'll buy them a beer.

When your opinion counts, let me know.

 

[Bunnykid68]

Maybe he trained with Officer Harless.

 

[jbombelli]

When your opinion counts, let me know.

My opinion obviously counts enough that you took the time to reply to my comment, didn't it?

And I meant that. If anyone ever shoots you to death as you lie helpless on the ground, I'll find them and buy them a beer.

You deserve that much.

 

[Denny347]

Hmmm, well I worked with an officer that had at least 2 if not 3 fatal shootings before he retired. The last of which was the killer of the Butler Officer Davis back in 2004. He was a crap magnet. He found armed robbers, carjackers, burglars, murderers, like no one else. He had a nose for it. If a bank robbery was broadcast on the other side of the city, he would start looking for the suspects and more often than not, found them. He was the only guy I know that would take a stolen vehicle report, go on vacation and while on vacation out of town, find the car that was reported stolen to him. He would just stumble on that stuff. Should he have been investigated?

 

[Kirk Freeman]

He was a crap magnet

Absolutely. Some men just find themselves so positioned through luck or experience.

If you have an active officer in a large city then that officer is more likely to be in fights.

 

[serpicostraight]

Hmmm, well I worked with an officer that had at least 2 if not 3 fatal shootings before he retired. The last of which was the killer of the Butler Officer Davis back in 2004. He was a crap magnet. He found armed robbers, carjackers, burglars, murderers, like no one else. He had a nose for it. If a bank robbery was broadcast on the other side of the city, he would start looking for the suspects and more often than not, found them. He was the only guy I know that would take a stolen vehicle report, go on vacation and while on vacation out of town, find the car that was reported stolen to him. He would just stumble on that stuff. Should he have been investigated?

did he execute people laying face down and not resisting?

 

[Amattern]

why even investigate him, obviously you guys already know what happened in each individual case have the proof he is dirty and is a "serial murderer" so lets just execute him... Right?

Oh you just heard what the news said? well we all know the news is always 100% accurate and up front with all the info.

 

[Blackhawk2001]

I have it on authority that most CPD officers never unholster their weapons in the course of duty during their careers. Maybe a slight exaggeration. But this... If you catch the BG in the act, sure, but unless he was still actively resisting.

If police start executing suspects, how long until felons figure out their only chance of escape is to kill the officers.

Then you would truly have the Wild West on big city streets.

Seems to me I remember two or three Chicago cops being murdered while off-duty in the past year - one while he was coming out of the precinct after getting off shift. I'd say war has already come to Chicago.

And since the shooting in question is already being re-reviewed by the FBI, the department, and an apparently independent review committee, what's the beef? If he can't justify the shooting, he'll be charged and tried. And, you never know, it might have been a righteous shooting, after all.

 

[Pocketman]

Hmmm, well I worked with an officer that had at least 2 if not 3 fatal shootings before he retired. The last of which was the killer of the Butler Officer Davis back in 2004. He was a crap magnet. He found armed robbers, carjackers, burglars, murderers, like no one else. He had a nose for it. If a bank robbery was broadcast on the other side of the city, he would start looking for the suspects and more often than not, found them. He was the only guy I know that would take a stolen vehicle report, go on vacation and while on vacation out of town, find the car that was reported stolen to him. He would just stumble on that stuff. Should he have been investigated?

I worked with a couple of guys like Denny describes. Not our job to condemn the CPD officer, especially without all the facts. Give the system an opportunity to work through this.

 

[phylodog]

why even investigate him, obviously you guys already know what happened in each individual case have the proof he is dirty and is a "serial murderer" so lets just execute him... Right?

Oh you just heard what the news said? well we all know the news is always 100% accurate and up front with all the info.

When you have a hard on for cops like mrjarrel does you dont even need to watch the news. If it has to do with cops, just make it up to feed the dream.

 

[cobber]

Seems to me I remember two or three Chicago cops being murdered while off-duty in the past year - one while he was coming out of the precinct after getting off shift. I'd say war has already come to Chicago.

And since the shooting in question is already being re-reviewed by the FBI, the department, and an apparently independent review committee, what's the beef? If he can't justify the shooting, he'll be charged and tried. And, you never know, it might have been a righteous shooting, after all.

You're talking about people shooting officers, but that's not the case here. It's being reviewed. If it turns out justifiable, fine.

That being said, you want to offer criminals an incentive to surrender, rather than fight the police, take hostages, etc.

War in Chicago? I hope it hasn't come to that yet.

 

[Kutnupe14]

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But seriously three is certainly very, very rare... but some people are magnets for that type of stuff. Please reserve judgement until all the facts are known.