All officers involved cleared 100% in shooting...Don't run from the police.
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2008/10/no_charges_filed_against_denvi.html
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2008/10/no_charges_filed_against_denvi.html
5_0_BAIT said:damn that is crazy ain't no way I would do anything like that. Iwould have shot the kid the second time he lunged car forward. I love how in the article the family said they are suing the police.:banghead:
Usually won't find me defending cops, but this guy put himself in the jackpot and there is no reason to expect a cop to try all these things. Don't get me wrong, there are a lot of cases of cops shooting too quick, but once you put them at risk of serious injury or death, I would expect them to act just like I would act, which it appears he did.ChrisAZ said:I can't blame the officer but I am sure this will haunt him. The questions he will always hear in his mind are:
Why didn't I just turn the ignition off?
Why didn't I just throw the car in neutral or park or reverse or just out of gear?
Why didn't I grab the wheel?
Why didn't I knock the kid out with the butt of my gun?
I think there were alternatives to shooting but I wasn't in that car. Maybe the kid was on drugs and had super human strength. I just don't see how the officer could not turn the key off or throw the car out of gear. Do mustangs have an emergency brake in the center console? If so, why couldn't the officer pull the brake? No matter what, it's a waste of life and the officer will probably be haunted by this.
ChrisAZ said:I can't blame the officer but I am sure this will haunt him. The questions he will always hear in his mind are:
Why didn't I just turn the ignition off?
Why didn't I just throw the car in neutral or park or reverse or just out of gear?
Why didn't I grab the wheel?
Why didn't I knock the kid out with the butt of my gun?
I think there were alternatives to shooting but I wasn't in that car. Maybe the kid was on drugs and had super human strength. I just don't see how the officer could not turn the key off or throw the car out of gear. Do mustangs have an emergency brake in the center console? If so, why couldn't the officer pull the brake? No matter what, it's a waste of life and the officer will probably be haunted by this.
seth said:You know I have to ask, what compels somebody to become a cop? I can tell you that my current situation has made me very, very jaded towards cops. Coming from someone that has donated tens of thousands to police causes, I finally have to ask, what drives someone to become a cop?