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FreakinDJ

(17,644 posts)
Fri Nov 1, 2013, 06:35 AM Nov 2013

Cop who shot 13 yr old Boy, Mentally Unstable trained himself to shoot for Less then Justified

Sonoma County Sheriffs Dept. who is in complete control of which information is released in this investigation (by Calif State Law) and what information is not, is trying to justify the Mentally Unstable Condition of the shooter who shot the unarmed 13 yr old boy for carrying a toy gun. Once again blaming the victim.

"In the state of California we have a lot of laws that cover the protection of privacy of police officers and as a result of that, a lot of these complaints about police conduct, full reports are rarely made public," Gullixon said. "The question is ultimately what will come of that and how much will people know of what actually transpired."
http://blogs.kqed.org/newsfix/2013/10/29/andy-lopez/


How ever news reports are coming forward the cop was severely mentally unstable in stressful situations months prior to the shooting of the 13 yr old boy in Santa Rosa.

Jeff Westbrook of Santa Rosa said he was mistreated by Deputy Erick Gelhaus after being pulled over Aug. 21 in Cotati for failing to signal a lane change in his BMW. The interaction troubled Westbrook so much that he recalled asking Gelhaus at one point, "Sir, is there something wrong with you?"

http://www.sfgate.com/crime/article/Driver-says-Sonoma-deputy-pulled-gun-on-him-4944495.php


But by the shooters own writing he trained himself and other officers to shoot for reasons that would be unjustified as seen in his writing



Just like you don’t always see the whole animal when hunting, you may not always see the whole weapon – or even a lot of it – in low light. Look for the parts.

http://modernserviceweapons.com/?p=2058


It could also be a Cell Phone case, money clip, ect ect. But of course he has already framed the context of the person as "Hunting an Animal"

Unfortunately we may never know the truth as the FBI has decided to scale back their investigation and merely rubber stamp the ongoing Sheriff's investigation

FBI reportedly scales back Lopez killing inquiry
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20131031/articles/131039850


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Cop who shot 13 yr old Boy, Mentally Unstable trained himself to shoot for Less then Justified (Original Post) FreakinDJ Nov 2013 OP
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