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In reply to the discussion: Deputies shoot man in his front yard He was getting cigarette out of his mother's car [View all]Savannahmann
(3,891 posts)Are the ones the Police are interacting with. The danger to them is significantly greater than the danger to the police.
57 Officers died so far this year. How many people died as a result of Police action?
4 Were struck by vehicle, 11 were involved in automobile accidents. I wonder how many of them died because like every cop I see, they were not wearing their seatbelts?
8 died of heart attacks. Apparently a diet heavy in donuts isn't good for you after all.
1 was stabbed, 19 died by gunfire. 19 out of 57. Yet how many have been shot, like this man, because of the fear that the responding officers will join the just over 1/3 of the dead officers this year in death by gunfire? A lot of fear for less than half of the "line of duty deaths.
http://www.odmp.org/search/year/2013
21 officers have died this year not counting the dogs, in automobile related accidents. That includes those hit by car, motorcycle, run down intentionally, and pursuit deaths. So it is far more likely that they'll die in or around their car by causes other than someone shooting them, but the first thing they do is panic, and pull their guns, and start shooting when an innocent man turns around and asks what the hell is going on. He was on HIS PROPERTY, in the car of a family member, ON HIS PROPERTY.
The Father of four attacks the officer video is a perfect example. Why didn't this officer follow what would be standard procedure? The video voiceover said she was checking him for a weapon? That can be done in seconds by rubbing her hands along his body. The searching of the pockets is to establish if any evidence exists during/after the arrest. So she's wrong on the start right there. The excuse given in the video is patently false, and should be eschewed with all possible haste.
If I was on the jury, and that video was the evidence for resisting arrest and assaulting an officer. Either he would be found not guilty, or it would be a hung jury. Because I would not find him guilty based upon that. Any bets that along with suspended license, and having duplicate license, he was arrested for and charged with assaulting an officer and resisting arrest? Guilty on the first, and second. Not guilty on three and four.