Cop Shoots Mother and 8 yr Old Son In Road Rage...

[AK-74me]

incident.

Officer On Leave After Shooting Mom, Son - Local News Story - KNSD | San Diego


Only way I can see this coming out in the cops favor is if it turns out she was trying to run him over.

[ImnoMensa]

I keep thinking of where I would be if a woman cut me off and I got out and shot her and her son.

I dont believe I would be home on leave. I have an idea I would be in the Greystone Hotel.

[AK-74me]

Originally Posted by ImnoMensa

I keep thinking of where I would be if a woman cut me off and I got out and shot her and her son.

I dont believe I would be home on leave. I have an idea I would be in the Greystone Hotel.

No, you wouldn't suggest a double standard???

[CalvertNewbie]

Originally Posted by ImnoMensa

I keep thinking of where I would be if a woman cut me off and I got out and shot her and her son.

I dont believe I would be home on leave. I have an idea I would be in the Greystone Hotel.

Now, now.....I'm sure the officer has some logical explanation for shooting those two people.

I'm ready to hear what his reasoning was, although I can bet that it'll be a load of crap. It'll be interesting to see where his life/career goes after this.

[smcop]

Originally Posted by AK-74me

No, you wouldn't suggest a double standard???

It isn't a double standard. Police are charged with protecting society. If you put a police officer in jail immediately after a police involved shooting prior to the end of the investigation, then how many police officers would be hesitant to fire their weapon to save their life or the life of others?

[CalvertNewbie]

Originally Posted by smcop

It isn't a double standard. Police are charged with protecting society. If you put a police officer in jail immediately after a police involved shooting prior to the end of the investigation, then how many police officers would be hesitant to fire their weapon to save their life or the life of others?

That's very true - they are routinely placed on admin leave pending the outcome of the investigation which I can understand. I'm just saying in this case, what could his possible explanation be for shooting an 8 year old boy inside a car? I'm curious to see how this case turns out.

[AK-74me]

Originally Posted by CalvertNewbie

That's very true - they are routinely placed on admin leave pending the outcome of the investigation which I can understand. I'm just saying in this case, what could his possible explanation be for shooting an 8 year old boy inside a car? I'm curious to see how this case turns out.

True, but how about the case last year in California where the cop ran over a woman's head who was sunbathing?? I mean, I am sure if I, as a regular citizen drove over a berm BLINDLY and ran over a sun bather on a BEACH that is known to have beach goers lying about I'd be in jail still.

The only way, as I said, this cop shouldn't be in jail right now is if it was a question of whether she was using her car as a deadly weapon.

This could be another case like we saw in our area a few years back where the off duty cop with his family shot that Sailor in a parking lot over road rage.

[AK-74me]

If the woman was trying to flee and the cop tried to stop the vehicle by stepping in front of it this may not end good for the cop either. Looks like the woman had a suspended license but "you cannot create your own exigency" so if the cop fired his weapon under these circumtances he'd be in the wrong.

[Dougstermd (Premo)]

Originally Posted by smcop

It isn't a double standard. Police are charged with protecting society. If you put a police officer in jail immediately after a police involved shooting prior to the end of the investigation, then how many police officers would be hesitant to fire their weapon to save their life or the life of others?

yeah WHATEVER!

[CalvertNewbie]

Originally Posted by AK-74me

If the woman was trying to flee and the cop tried to stop the vehicle by stepping in front of it this may not end good for the cop either. Looks like the woman had a suspended license but "you cannot create your own exigency" so if the cop fired his weapon under these circumtances he'd be in the wrong.

I agree - my initial feeling is that the cop was "in the wrong" in this case. I can't imagine what valid reason he could come up with to justify the use of his firearm. The fact that the driver may have a suspended license means nothing in this case.

As for cops not being thrown in jail right from the start (in most cases), that's the pretense they're basically hired under. I can't imagine being a cop to begin with - good buddy of mine is NYPD and works in the ghettos of NY everyday, getting shot at and dealing with welfare trash. They risk their lives everyday to keep us safe. There are good cops & bad cops, of course, like in every other profession. There's always rthe possibility of a cop making a really bad decision, which this one clearly did. I don't think we'd have any cops if they felt as though they would immediately go to jail every time they fired their weapon.