This cunt got what he deserved!

[JimO]

And dumb fucks with girlie hair.

and people who speed up in passing lanes

[awayatc]

I would be a shocking cop,
the number of people I would shoot, run over,
or just bludgeon to death...

Would need my own channel....

[scumdog]

Well, it turns out he stole the gun from Walmart and was only threatening to shoot himself.

Paints a fairly clear picture of police over-reaction.

Oh yes, people who threaten to shoot themselves ALWAYS only shoot themselves, never anybody else.

You can always believe what they say...


The mad cunt got of light - hell two days in hospital and into the cells - not a bullet-hole in him.

[Katman]

Oh yes, people who threaten to shoot themselves ALWAYS only shoot themselves, never anybody else.

So the police should be allowed to attempt to murder someone based solely on speculation now?

You'd fit right in in the States.

[scumdog]

So the police should be allowed to attempt to murder someone on speculation now?

You'd fit right in in the States.

'Attempt to murder someone' - get a grip, sheesh...talk about specualtion...

[Katman]

'Attempt to murder someone' - get a grip, sheesh...talk about specualtion...

You think that hit with the car could be classed as something other than attempted murder?

I try to remind myself you're not truly indicative of the 'quality' of police we have here.

Trouble is, it's getting harder and harder to fool myself.

[JATZ]

Are you seriously suggesting that running from the police is justification for being shot dead?

If you are, you're seriously fucked in the head.

Suppose some dirtbag nicked, oooooo, lets say... your bike. They get chased, and lose it, then start running from the police. lets just imagine they have a gun and are quite likely wacked out on something, and a danger to the general public. Are you saying they should be let go ? in the hope they get caught later on ?

[Katman]

Suppose some dirtbag nicked, oooooo, lets say... your bike. They get chased, and lose it, then start running from the police. lets just imagine they have a gun and are quite likely wacked out on something, and a danger to the general public. Are you saying they should be let go ? in the hope they get caught later on ?

Fuck me, could you possibly let your imagination run any further?

What a fucking moronic post.

[Erelyes]

You find interviews and reports with/from those directly involved on all sides.

Rather than take the secret squirrel bullshit (aka "I'm right, you just can't find the stuff that shows it") how about posting your own sources. The onus is not on other people to prove your argument.

Well, it turns out he stole the gun from Walmart and was only threatening to shoot himself.

That's the thing about suiciders. The ones that just wanna kill themselves, do it. This guy was wandering down a road, shooting a gun in the air, headed towards an office complex. Didn't look like a suicider to me... but perhaps (like, supposedly, Edbear), you know something we don't?

The Police Chief makes the good point here that he was headed toward an office complex, with a loaded gun, and the cop was just making a split second decision before shit went further.

All well and good sitting on your ass in front of a PC saying what he shoulda done, but we don't have adrenaline pumping through our systems.

[Gadget1]

You've all been watching too much of Alexis Jones rise of the police state or whatever.

'Merica is 100 times our population, you can expect a lot more wackos and crims... and a few itchy trigger fingers from time to time. Just look how often our police have to deal with nutters these days from a much smaller gene pool...

Someone mentioned media hype and they are right, how about we hear more of the stories (and there are many) of people defending themselves from intruders by shooting them.

Population size has nothing to do with mental disorders, urbanisation on the other hand does.

Have you got facts on the many stories about people defending themselves by shooting intruders?

[unstuck]

Suppose some dirtbag nicked, oooooo, lets say... your bike. They get chased, and lose it, then start running from the police. lets just imagine they have a gun and are quite likely wacked out on something, and a danger to the general public. Are you saying they should be let go ? in the hope they get caught later on ?

Police dogs are good for catching runners, and there are other methods they could have employed I am sure. But If i was to mow someone down who in my mind had done a great wrong, then I would be charged with attempted murder I would imagine. Excessive and an over reaction is my opinion.

[unstuck]

Rather than take the secret squirrel bullshit (aka "I'm right, you just can't find the stuff that shows it") how about posting your own sources. The onus is not on other people to prove your argument.

You are wasting your time, he has nothing to back it up with.

[Katman]

The Police Chief makes the good point here that he was headed toward an office complex, with a loaded gun, and the cop was just making a split second decision before shit went further.

Here's an idea....

They head him off (they were in cars after all and he was on foot) and get to a place where they can say "drop the gun or we'll shoot".

The only split second decision made here was a fucking brain fart.

[T.W.R]

FFS the cop had just started his shift after a session of playing Grand Theft Auto & had forgotten to take his daily dose of prescription meds and had a flashback thinking his was still in game mode
The victim came from a broken family suffered trauma from abuse as a child, was having withdrawal symptoms from stopping taking his meds for his mental issues and was a victim of the system & was crying out for help

lol he was out of hospital in two days and no one else was harmed

It's a fucked up place were any roll of the dice can have a minor or devastating result. Media sensationalism doctors the message to what they want you to hear

[unstuck]

FFS the cop had just started his shift after a session of playing Grand Theft Auto & had forgotten to take his daily dose of prescription meds and had a flashback thinking his was still in game mode
The victim came from a broken family suffered trauma from abuse as a child, was having withdrawal symptoms from stopping taking his meds for his mental issues and was a victim of the system & was crying out for help

lol he was out of hospital in two days and no one else was harmed

It's a fucked up place were any roll of the dice can have a minor or devastating result. Media sensationalism doctors the message to what they want you to hear

Likely, and maybe so. Have not had the benefit of hearing the FULL story without the media hype. But there is one person on the forum who has, but seems unwilling to share his sources. I would have thought It would be helpful for all concerned here to get the FULL story, so we can offer more informed opinions.