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The recurrent expression of outrage by critics and the mainstream media about the use of deadly force by police officers against unarmed individuals fails to recognize that since 2000 at least 57 suspects have taken officers’ weapons and murdered the police officer with it.
That means that about every three months in the USA, one officer’s family gets a knock on the door and is told that a husband, father, son, or daughter won’t be coming home ever again. Although you won’t see a rally in the street when it happens again, or see five hours a night of news coverage dedicated to the ongoing developments surrounding the incident, it will surely happen again.
While statistics for officers murdered with their own weapons are difficult to research, we know from the Los Angeles Police Protection League, the FBI and Officer Down Memorial Page (ODMP) that between 2000-10, at least 51 officers were killed by alleged perpetrators who used the officer’s own gun. Four officers were killed in 2011, one officer was killed in 2013. Moreover, so far in 2014, it has been confirmed that Johnson City (New York) Police Officer David Smith was murdered in March with his own weapon. Smith had served in the police department for over 18 years.
In Smith’s case, according to the Officers Down Memorial Page report, before he was able to exit his patrol car or radio for help, the alleged assailant was able to disarm Officer Smith and shoot him while he was still in the patrol car.
Perhaps those that are quick to jump to conclusions in the death of Michael Brown in Ferguson and the death of Ezell Brown in Los Angeles could show some restraint. All the facts are not in and a rush to judgment may be unfair to the innocent as well as damaging to local store owners.
From now on, please add a date of death AND state to the titles... it is getting to be too hard to distinguish all the threads about people getting executed by cops.
It sounds like they were duking it out and then the officer decided to do a Wilson on him. Witnesses, as expected, have stories that differ from what the cop says. We'll see how it all comes out. I doubt there will be violence in Phoenix over it though. We don't have all the pent up racial tension that boils over in these situations that other cities in the country do.
"Do a Wilson on him"
I sure hope you are not making a phrase after that Police Officer Wilson in Ferguson.
(Whom so bravely protected and served his community)
Another justified shooting if you take time to read the article. They guy did have a gun. The cop told him numerous times to freeze and put his hands up. He fought hand to hand with the cop even spilling into someone's house. I know some people want the police to just let minorities commit crimes, but that's not going to happen.
That's the cops' side of the story. Numerous witnesses did not see it that way. There is already a lawyer on the case who is threatening to sue. We'll see how it unfolds. One thing everyone agrees on is that the dead guy was not armed.
You think that if the Peaceful Ferguson protesters, brought rifles they wouldn't be gunned down?
Assuming that is legal there because I don't know the laws ....putting yourself into a crowd of people where violence is likely to occur is a poor decision to begin with. Putting yourself there with a weapon is a really poor decision especially when you have random gun shots being fired by other not so peaceful people.
That's the cops' side of the story. Numerous witnesses did not see it that way. There is already a lawyer on the case who is threatening to sue. We'll see how it unfolds. One thing everyone agrees on is that the dead guy was not armed.
Another guy selling lemon aide right? Pillar of the community. Giving back to the hood?
Another guy selling lemon aide right? Pillar of the community. Giving back to the hood?
Aspiring rapper.
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