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In reply to the discussion: State Cop Shoots at Minivan Full of Kids [View all]freshwest
(53,661 posts)103. VIDEO WITH SOUND. Mother is screaming is why son exited van:
http://blackamericaweb.com/184852/minivan-stop-turns-to-wild-chase-for-mom-kids/
Narrator says he got out to defend his mother who is totally freaked out after the first few interactions.
The cop firing his weapon was close, the investigation will prove if he had the sense enough to shoot at the tires, and not the van. I can't see where the van was getting hit.
Breaking the windows out was not needed. They had a speeding violation, not a gang of bank robbers. Going 71 in a 55 is not the same as going wild in the city, or school zone.
Could have just followed while they called ahead for others to set up a roadblock.
Weirdness in N.M.:
Isn't this the state where the kid in school got bullied at the cops? Where the guys got the colonoscopies for traffic violations? Didn't they just outlaw abortions at 20 weeks, elect a GOP governor, and go ALEC on all their laws?
Going conservativeis going to hell, sad to say.
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No, not equal. Trained police unload their gun at a car full of people, some who did nothing wrong..
Logical
Nov 2013
#3
Of course it isn't, how ridiculous. Why on Earth did you bother POSTING that indefensible drivel?
sibelian
Nov 2013
#113
Hardly equal... Plenty of dumbassery, but most of it lands on the police side after
penultimate
Nov 2013
#126
Here is my prediction. No punishment for the idiot cop who shot at the car for NO REASON! n-t
Logical
Nov 2013
#2
+1, There should be a minimum of power that is checked, there's none on cops now
uponit7771
Nov 2013
#6
There is no downside to any police behavior. Only fully documented videos of bad police.....
Logical
Nov 2013
#7
How many chances before they can kill them? Is that what you are trying to justify?
rhett o rick
Nov 2013
#44
Ok I will. You said, "How many chances should they get?" Without an explanation, one might
rhett o rick
Nov 2013
#73
Her offense initially was speeding. If she got away, it's no big deal to society.
rhett o rick
Nov 2013
#91
You said you couldn't hear sound. I provided sound and an opinion. I am not into cop bashing threads
freshwest
Nov 2013
#107
With the advent of traffic fines as tax replacements? You're kidding, right?
jmowreader
Nov 2013
#74
She feared for their lives from the police. What would you do? Why are you ignoring that?
valerief
Nov 2013
#29
Say, "I don't have the money"... Don't fight with police and start a high speed chase.
Taitertots
Nov 2013
#46
Tickets have the address of the county clerk on them. You mail your payment in.
jmowreader
Nov 2013
#77
Cop are people, not robots. They should not CREATE DANGEROUS SITUATIONS. These cops did
valerief
Nov 2013
#97
"plates" ...exactly. They could have looked it up and gone to the drivers address.
L0oniX
Nov 2013
#26
With the exception of the cop firing the gun (stupid fuck), all fault lies with the driver
demwing
Nov 2013
#37
You are guessing. She most likely drove away because she was scared. Not a reason to kill her.
rhett o rick
Nov 2013
#45
If he was trying to shoot out the tire it will be the first time I ever heard of that.
rhett o rick
Nov 2013
#72
What is your motive for misstating the the facts repeatedly via, "the passengers assaulted him"?
Dragonfli
Nov 2013
#110