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Family says son killed by police in ‘swatting’ was unarmed, didn’t play video games

Discussion in 'Current Events' started by Angrytaxpayer, Dec 30, 2017.

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  1. Labouroflove

    Labouroflove Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Yes, come out shooting!

    The state in error, through incompetent action, gross malpractice, insane malfeasance, is not entitled to administrative immunity.

    Every bastard on the swat team needs to be fired, period!

    I don't care how you got to the adderss, do your job!

    Epic fail ending in the death of an innocent man.
     
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  2. Labouroflove

    Labouroflove Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Unlawful orders, absolutely!

    It's proven the cops, state, government, were wrong here.

    "Sorry dude", doesn't work here.

    I think the problem we're seeing is that errors like this aren't punished.

    Mistakes of this magnitude aren't accepted in the civilian world.
     
    Labouroflove, Dec 30, 2017
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  3. doombug

    doombug Well-Known Member

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    I do not see the point of the OP? Someone was killed as a result of a prank.....tragic but?????
     
    doombug, Dec 30, 2017
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  4. Labouroflove

    Labouroflove Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    No but.

    It matters not why the (pick a professional) man is called to the job, do the job!

    If you cannot do the job, cannot measure up, or meet basic standards, then pay the price!
     
    Labouroflove, Dec 30, 2017
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  5. doombug

    doombug Well-Known Member

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    Could you clarify?
     
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  6. jay runner

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    Whenever the oil companies are hiring for offshore rigs many law enforcement officers here leave to make 3 years pay in one year or better. The oil companies even draw them from as far away as Dallas.

    Can't blame them with the war on police.
     
    jay runner, Dec 30, 2017
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    The information received from dispatch was the only 'truth' that the police in the field possessed. Whatever info they had received was what they had to roll on. All of it should come out in the future, including body cam
    videos.
     
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  8. Angrytaxpayer

    Angrytaxpayer Banned

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    This is 'current events.' To summarize for those who can't put it all together, due to a prank a man was shot by police in his own home minding his own business. What's not to understand?
     
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    In some states a prank like that can be prosecuted as felony murder with the first cause being equal to all subsequent causes.
     
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    What is the point of the OP? Describing the events does not make the point. How about following forum rules?
     
    doombug, Dec 30, 2017
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    Yea, so were these individuals......
    https://nypost.com/2016/08/16/akai-gurleys-family-to-receive-4-million-settlement-from-city/
    http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/02/24/atlanta.police/
    http://abc13.com/news/settlement-reached-in-civil-trial-involving-robbie-tolan-and-city-of-bellaire-/985487/

    And the beat goes on.....
     
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  12. Labouroflove

    Labouroflove Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Somebody failed here.

    Break it out.

    Let us judge this death.

    Where was the error and what and who caused it?

    Subject #1. Dude lounging in his home. No guns in the house. Scratching his balls. Peaceful.

    Subject #2. State agent acting on an anonymous tip.

    Question #1 Who should pay with their life?

    Between the two, god would pick the innocent.

    The cop failed his profession.

    Bull ****.
     
    Labouroflove, Dec 30, 2017
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    Angrytaxpayer Banned

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    It’s apparent everyone but you understands what’s going on in the OP.
     
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    Where are you coming up with that story? Because that isn't true. Standards for LEO are very high
     
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    ... as if playing video games is a crime warranting death by police shooting.

    Police are trigger happy and shoot unarmed victims with impunity.
     
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    EMTdaniel86 Banned

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    Hyperbole much?
     
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  17. Labouroflove

    Labouroflove Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    As it should.
     
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  18. Labouroflove

    Labouroflove Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    A man is dead! That's hyperbole?
     
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    EMTdaniel86 Banned

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    Your example was.
     
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  20. Labouroflove

    Labouroflove Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    I'm arguing professional culpability.

    The cop here failed.

    Do you think the cop didn't fail?
     
    Labouroflove, Dec 30, 2017
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  21. Labouroflove

    Labouroflove Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    No no. Think about it. A fireman rushes to an arson, runs over a child on the way.......
     
    Labouroflove, Dec 30, 2017
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  22. Matt84

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    Haha, yea I bet.
     
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    EMTdaniel86 Banned

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    Hard to say. If the LE said to put his hands up and the man didn't, that is one thing. If however LE just start blasting as soon as he came to the door, as highly unlikely as that is, that is another.
     
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    You mean a firefighter doing his job? As suckey as it is, that is called an accident.
     
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    Yea, Matt they have to be. Cop screws up, who pays for it.... the taxpayer, who faces the out rage from the taxpayer, the politicians. Who in turn but the blame on the HR and the head(s) of the dept
     
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