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45. This has always baffled me. The rules of engagement for military personnel who are deployed in war

Sat Aug 27, 2016, 12:01 PM

Aug 2016

zones are much stricter that the ones that police officers are subject to while carrying out their duties. That's why I find it absurd that anybody would defend these guys shooting without identifying themselves or before they have any idea of what's going on in a situation just because they feel threatened in that particular moment. A soldier, sailor or marine who did the same would be court-martialed.

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Indiana man mistakenly shot by cop: 'Why did you shoot me?' [View all] Judi Lynn Aug 2016 OP

Good guy with a gun. Somehow these things never turn out well. Fla Dem Aug 2016 #1

Must have been the wrong color! keylargo Aug 2016 #2

k and r...nt Stuart G Aug 2016 #3

Lots of gunz - lots of funz jpak Aug 2016 #4

Here's a photo of the gentleman who was mistakenly shot by the police officer oberliner Aug 2016 #5

I won! nt TeamPooka Aug 2016 #17

Well . . . . OldRedneck Aug 2016 #22

Thing that make you go hmmmm. Binkie The Clown Aug 2016 #6

I agree that most people should NOT have guns AllyCat Aug 2016 #15

I brought it up yesterday when the initial story was shared. Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2016 #18

Policing is no job for a scardey cat. OrwellwasRight Aug 2016 #60

Things that make you go hmmmm ... aggiesal Aug 2016 #24

Well most likely they shot you because they panicked when they saw someone carrying a gun at cstanleytech Aug 2016 #7

They could've said "drop your weapon" oberliner Aug 2016 #8

Well doh!!! cstanleytech Aug 2016 #12

Also he supposedly heard something outside and thought it was the criminal oberliner Aug 2016 #14

Foolishness on his part. cstanleytech Aug 2016 #30

Be that as it may oberliner Aug 2016 #34

OH no argument there as he clearly panicked and shot without thinking which for a cop is a major cstanleytech Aug 2016 #36

Agreed oberliner Aug 2016 #38

Blaming the victim of the idiot cops Unit 001 Aug 2016 #49

agree OrwellwasRight Aug 2016 #62

And that could have gone Igel Aug 2016 #25

Shoot first, ask questions later? oberliner Aug 2016 #29

Except the last time I checked cops were supposed to identify themselves before taking any action cstanleytech Aug 2016 #37

So cops should just shoot first, to be safe? Rex Aug 2016 #58

no they are not just 'people' OrwellwasRight Aug 2016 #63

Thank you for this perfect example of blaming the victim. You forgot your sarcasm emoji... TeamPooka Aug 2016 #19

or to be precise azureblue Aug 2016 #21

You can't have it both ways. Gunz are for protection MyNameGoesHere Aug 2016 #35

I support the Constitution, I just wish it would be updated to cstanleytech Aug 2016 #42

True and I've been told most cops are in 2nd amendment people treestar Aug 2016 #46

Not much will amp a cop up more than a man with gun call. Hassin Bin Sober Aug 2016 #57

Maybe he was afraid the miscreant would come back before the cops arrive. That's why he had his gun. OrwellwasRight Aug 2016 #61

police are getting very trigger happy.. it is a huge problem secondwind Aug 2016 #9

That we both agree on. cstanleytech Aug 2016 #32

Cops act like a black guy isn't allowed to have a gun. Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2016 #10

They only get 3/5 of the 2nd amendment TexasProgresive Aug 2016 #23

I hate to ask... SCVDem Aug 2016 #11

Military to police spike jones Aug 2016 #16

You have apparently sarisataka Aug 2016 #20

Respectfully submitted.... spike jones Aug 2016 #31

That was then sarisataka Aug 2016 #39

This has always baffled me. The rules of engagement for military personnel who are deployed in war Chakab Aug 2016 #45

Cops with military experience would be less likely to "shoot on sight." n/t Unit 001 Aug 2016 #50

Was the homeowner a POC? AllyCat Aug 2016 #13

Another "good guy with a gun" story. guillaumeb Aug 2016 #26

Victim blaming? JonathanRackham Aug 2016 #27

Blaming the NRA for pushing this fantasy that carrying a gun is the solution. guillaumeb Aug 2016 #28

Personally I think that everyone regardless of their job should be cstanleytech Aug 2016 #33

I agree with your first clause. guillaumeb Aug 2016 #47

Are you opining that guns for self defense is a fantasy... beevul Aug 2016 #41

How is carrying a gun a solution? cstanleytech Aug 2016 #43

About those odds... beevul Aug 2016 #52

I said "the solution", as in, the only solution. guillaumeb Aug 2016 #48

And yet defensive use of firearms happens many thousands of times every year. beevul Aug 2016 #51

Which has nothing to do with what I said. guillaumeb Aug 2016 #53

It has everything to do with what you said. beevul Aug 2016 #54

Ignoring suicide in an attempt to minimize gun carnage? guillaumeb Aug 2016 #55

Since when is calling something by its proper name 'ignoring it'? beevul Aug 2016 #56

'Why did you shoot me?' Because you're black. But I think the question was rhetorical. n/t Tempest Aug 2016 #40

Bad news to hear joeyfalconhead90 Aug 2016 #44

So no warning...just BANG BANG...sue...suesuesue... Rex Aug 2016 #59