Trooper in deadly Montgomery County shooting identified, but questions remain

[MrsGungho]

Where are these posts? I would like to read them.

If I could remember, I would shoot you a message with it. I just know it was a local news station, earlier this week, in the comments for the story.

hindsight is 20/20... should have screen shot it

 

[Frank_N_Stein]

If I could remember, I would shoot you a message with it. I just know it was a local news station, earlier this week, in the comments for the story.

hindsight is 20/20... should have screen shot it

I'm sure I could track them down if I made the effort.

 

[cbhausen]

Screw Facebook. Cop pulls a gun on me without a good reason to do it and his department is going to be hearing from my attorney.

 

[Lelliott8]

Brittany Leigh Biddle (Willis) on her own public Facebook page made the post that I quoted which has been shared about 1000 times and comments to this post contained other anectodes. Pictures of tickets were commented on a relevant WTHR article posted to Facebook. There’s thousands of comments now, so much of it is getting buried.

I don’t know if there was a formal complaint filed, but wouldn’t hold that against the account one way or the other, as it’s understandable that someone wouldn’t want to further deal with a department they believe just harrassed them.

 

[Lelliott8]

Screw Facebook. Cop pulls a gun on me without a good reason to do it and his department is going to be hearing from my attorney.

A lot of people don’t know that you have any recourse at all if unrecorded police encounters involve tyranny and injustice. We’re taught to trust the state and that it can do no wrong.

 

[churchmouse]

 

[HoughMade]

A lot of people don’t know that you have any recourse at all if unrecorded police encounters involve tyranny and injustice.

From what I hear, most do.

 

[2A_Tom]

 

[Foxxwoof]

A lot of people don’t know that you have any recourse at all if unrecorded police encounters involve tyranny and injustice. We’re taught to trust the state and that it can do no wrong.

Or fear retaliation if they do report anything. I live in Battle Ground near the ISP post, but I work in Crawfordsville (I actually got diverted down back roads the night this shooting took place on my way home form work around 10PM). Believe me when I say a lot of the people I work with know most all the cops in town and the surrounding towns. They talk about being harrassed after having "incidents" with local LEOs that they know by name, where they live, go to church with their families, went to high school with, were rivals of their older brothers, etc...

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Has the stuff about what the State Police did after the shooting hit the Indy media yet?

I think the police mendacity is going to cause a lot of trouble for ISP. People don't like that nonsense.

 

[Frank_N_Stein]

Brittany Leigh Biddle (Willis) on her own public Facebook page made the post that I quoted which has been shared about 1000 times and comments to this post contained other anectodes. Pictures of tickets were commented on a relevant WTHR article posted to Facebook. There’s thousands of comments now, so much of it is getting buried.

I don’t know if there was a formal complaint filed, but wouldn’t hold that against the account one way or the other, as it’s understandable that someone wouldn’t want to further deal with a department they believe just harrassed them.

One Trooper isn't the whole department. And if bad apples aren't brought to the attention of the department it is hard to correct their behavior or get rid of them.

 

[Coach]

Has the stuff about what the State Police did after the shooting hit the Indy media yet?

I think the police mendacity is going to cause a lot of trouble for ISP. People don't like that nonsense.

Can you enlighten us?

 

[Frank_N_Stein]

A lot of people don’t know that you have any recourse at all if unrecorded police encounters involve tyranny and injustice. We’re taught to trust the state and that it can do no wrong.

You have obviously never been in the position of investigating complaints. Most interactions are unrecorded but that never stopped anyone from filing a complaint.

 

[rhino]

You have obviously never been in the position of investigating complaints. Most interactions are unrecorded but that never stopped anyone from filing a complaint.

I don't doubt that there are many, but if a majority of people who were in some way upset by an encounter with a LEO knew what recourse they have, you'd probably ha
ve to triple your staff just to field complaints. I'm not suggesting that all would be justified, but the numbers would be much, much higher.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Can you enlighten us?

Sure, I don't know if Indy will bury it or what the politics is with them and State po-po, but State Police called the widow and told the widow that Rightsell was being LifeLine'd to Brownsburg. The widow drove there.

Rightsell (eventually) went to Crawfordsville. So the widow had to drive to Brownsburg and then back to C-ville.

People won't be happy once this drops.

 

[cbhausen]

Sure, I don't know if Indy will bury it or what the politics is with them and State po-po, but State Police called the widow and told the widow that Rightsell was being LifeLine'd to Brownsburg. The widow drove there.

Rightsell (eventually) went to Crawfordsville. So the widow had to drive to Brownsburg and then back to C-ville.

People won't be happy once this drops.

Is the new Brownsburg Hospital a Level One Trauma Center? Why would they consider taking him there when Methodist is only a few more minutes away via LifeLine helicopter?

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Is the new Brownsburg Hospital a Level One Trauma Center? Why would they consider taking him there when Methodist is only a few more minutes away via LifeLine helicopter?

Got me. I was told Brownsburg.

 

[Frank_N_Stein]

I don't doubt that there are many, but if a majority of people who were in some way upset by an encounter with a LEO knew what recourse they have, you'd probably ha
ve to triple your staff just to field complaints. I'm not suggesting that all would be justified, but the numbers would be much, much higher.

It happens more than you think it does.

 

[cbhausen]

Got me. I was told Brownsburg.

Here’s a listing. Brownsburg isn’t even on the list as preparing for Level 3 but it may be out of date as this is a brand new hospital:

ISDH: Trauma Centers

 

[Itchytriggerfinger]

This thread and Betty White.


2 things I can't believe are still alive.