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"Asked to describe the suspect's possible motive, Urban didn't mince words.
"There's no why," she said. "It's an absolutely senseless murder."
Shot 'without warning'
Lunger pulled over a vehicle he saw driving erratically shortly after 3 a.m.
"As Sgt. Lunger got out of the car and approached the driver side of the vehicle, the driver shot Sgt. Lunger without warning," Capt. Mark Koller told reporters."
Perhaps this is why cops can so quickly become aggressive in situations where people immediately start becoming difficult to deal with, outright attack them, or resist. As a cop, you just never know what someone has on them or what they could do to you. I mean, this guy walked up to the car and was shot for no good reason. It appears he didn't even speak to the driver, he was just shot right away.
I wish stories like this mattered to people and the media as much as the opposite - cop kills civilian. A little insight into what goes through an officer's mind and the type of situations they could potentially face...
This is why. Cops have no idea what's going to happen when they walk up to a car. That's why you need to cooperate and be mindful of the situation when you get pulled over.
I wish stories like this mattered to people and the media as much as the opposite - cop kills civilian. A little insight into what goes through an officer's mind and the type of situations they could potentially face...
To a lot of people it doesn't matter and you would find some people right on CD who would say police had it coming. Media don't spend as much time on such stories.
To a lot of people it doesn't matter and you would find some people right on CD who would say police had it coming. Media don't spend as much time on such stories.
We had months, at least it seemed, of Michael Brown coverage nonstop, all outlets. Same with Eric Garner. This recent Sandra Bland lady is the subject of a lot of talk and a lot of news coverage.
I first spotted this article on a BRITISH news site.
Perhaps it's because it's almost expected officers could die in the line of duty. It's part of the job, the risk, and they know it going in. Understandable, but this guy was shot for no reason without even talking to the guy he pulled over, who was pulled over for a perfectly good reason. Given all the talk regarding the other side, cops shooting or mishandling "innocent" people, this, the exact opposite, should receive equal coverage to show how there is always a flip side and to also show why cops may tend to react quickly and aggressively in situations. Their lives really are always at risk. They never know what weapon someone might have on them, or when they will decide to use it. Resisting arrest is rightfully seen as a potential threat.
Current stats show a police officer is gettingkilled on duty about once every three days in the US... 64 so far this year
I predict there won't be fifty pages in this thread.. the people that really get it probably won't post anyway
There's no reason to exaggerate the danger of the job. 'Getting killed' isn't the same as 'dying.' Cops die of heart attacks while on duty, as do people in other occupations. Same with car accidents.
What this murder shows is why cops have to be cautious on Every stop they make and why normal people should be courteous and follow the orders. Told to show hands, stay in the car, put out the cig, just do it. That cop never knows which of the 100's or 1,000's of stops with normal people will be followed by the one killer.
Well if I've learned one thing...the only logical response to this is riot and burn down the town, loot a lot of Doritos and toilet paper, and do it all under the guise of a "protest." "No justice, no peace!"
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