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WillyT

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8. The Good News Is... The Ex-Trooper Has Been Fired And Arrested... In South Carolina...

Reply to Nobel_Twaddle_III (Reply #4)

Thu Sep 25, 2014, 09:08 PM

Sep 2014

Link: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/09/sc-state-trooper-fired-and-arrested-after-shooting-man-reaching-into-his-car/

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Why Did You Shoot Me, Sir ??? [View all] WillyT Sep 2014 OP

Holy #%^* MannyGoldstein Sep 2014 #1

Totally bogus 'seat belt' violation. elleng Sep 2014 #2

Chris Hayes covering that story now. eom Cleita Sep 2014 #3

you dove head first into your car ? Nobel_Twaddle_III Sep 2014 #4

The Good News Is... The Ex-Trooper Has Been Fired And Arrested... In South Carolina... WillyT Sep 2014 #8

Oddly enough Man from Pickens Sep 2014 #30

Amazing composure, the LAST thing that would be coming out of my mouth is SIR. Rex Sep 2014 #5

I couldn't believe how composed & polite he was. CaptainTruth Sep 2014 #23

That sounds about right... Jamastiene Sep 2014 #45

Worthless coward better see prison time. RedCappedBandit Sep 2014 #6

^^^ this^^^ BlancheSplanchnik Sep 2014 #20

I can't watch these things either... SomethingFishy Sep 2014 #27

i would imagine there are rules. turn it off, get fired. kinda thing. nt seabeyond Sep 2014 #33

What a fucking piece of shit, waiting for the fucking COP defenders to show up..... Logical Sep 2014 #7

When the best thing you can say is, "Thank God he's still alive," then you know things are *bad*. nomorenomore08 Sep 2014 #9

thank you. i have been looking to see if the man lived. articles arent saying, seabeyond Sep 2014 #10

He survived. Hence why the charge is aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, rather than murder. nomorenomore08 Sep 2014 #13

Or " Thank God the cop was a terrible marksman" aikoaiko Sep 2014 #12

and for the dash camera Nobel_Twaddle_III Sep 2014 #14

Agreed. That dash cam is devastating. All police should have cameras on their person. aikoaiko Sep 2014 #16

Anyone with a gun should. Hoyt Sep 2014 #40

He was shot in the hip and said he couldn't feel his leg. SunSeeker Sep 2014 #17

really? wow. see, i cant watch either. i watched one of the 24 yr old, right after browns murder. seabeyond Sep 2014 #34

Coward is right! brush Sep 2014 #36

Unbelievable... Rhiannon12866 Sep 2014 #11

We need to wait until all the evidence is in.... L0oniX Sep 2014 #15

Arg!!! Your title was pissing me off! :-) Logical Sep 2014 #18

Watch video from the beginning... Ino Sep 2014 #19

No, there was no violation. CaptainTruth Sep 2014 #22

The fact that it was on private property adds another level of pissed off on my part - bullwinkle428 Sep 2014 #28

It takes less than a second to draw a pistol yesiwasacop Sep 2014 #41

I'm not sure in SC, but in NC, Jamastiene Sep 2014 #46

They're like mindless robots phil89 Sep 2014 #21

I wish we'd hear from some police officers as to why they see every black man as a threat. Kablooie Sep 2014 #24

It's not just blacks and not just men Man from Pickens Sep 2014 #32

Actually, Jamastiene Sep 2014 #47

I have never been shot at by a black man (person) yesiwasacop Sep 2014 #42

Thanks for your comments. Kablooie Sep 2014 #50

I cant provide any answer to whether or not the frequency yesiwasacop Sep 2014 #53

Fascinating to hear your experienced perspective on this. Kablooie Sep 2014 #55

I think Ed Schultz said something the really explains this and maybe a lot of other of the shootings jwirr Sep 2014 #25

The good cops and their unions need to start weeding out the trigger finger cops now! Dont call me Shirley Sep 2014 #26

how do you know they are trigger happy though, until they do something like this? seabeyond Sep 2014 #35

Psychological tests and frequent monitoring of state of being. Ban them from playing Dont call me Shirley Sep 2014 #37

good points. i am a believer it is all in the higher ups. they create... they have the power seabeyond Sep 2014 #38

Full agreement with that. We need to move back to community policing. Dont call me Shirley Sep 2014 #39

Cops protect bad cops. nt Logical Sep 2014 #51

That's a travesty which must stop. Dont call me Shirley Sep 2014 #52

Lord help us... Catherine Vincent Sep 2014 #29

Breaks my heart. Lex Sep 2014 #31

I think the thing that bothered me most about that video Blue_In_AK Sep 2014 #43

I think he was doing his best not to get killed. Jamastiene Sep 2014 #48

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Sep 2014 #44

I see a big lawsuit coming. RebelOne Sep 2014 #49

Money is the only thing that will prevent this type of witlessness. Bankrupt the cop agency libdem4life Sep 2014 #54

The scary thing is Officer Terminator didn't seem upset or escalated at all TheKentuckian Sep 2014 #56