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53. Remember those cameras that the FPD got with such fanfare?

Mon Sep 29, 2014, 05:34 AM

Sep 2014

Well, this guy's camera was TURNED OFF...

Local police continued their search Sunday for a suspect who wounded a Ferguson police officer Saturday night. Authorities said Sunday that the incident involved just one suspect, rather than the two they had reported the night before.
Police also confirmed that the wounded officer had a body camera, but that it was turned off during the incident.

The wounded officer was released Sunday from Barnes-Jewish Hospital. He had been shot once in the left arm.

St. Louis County Police Sgt. Brian Schellman, a police spokesman, said he did not know why the officer’s camera was off.

Ferguson police officers began wearing body cameras on Aug. 31, three weeks after a white police officer, Darren Wilson, fatally shot Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager....

http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/wounded-ferguson-officer-s-body-camera-was-off/article_e20a6d4d-9592-54dd-b2b3-027e25a8db66.html

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Official: Ferguson, Missouri, police officer shot [View all] LovingA2andMI Sep 2014 OP

What a poorly written story. He was shot where? Why? arcane1 Sep 2014 #1

Here cstanleytech Sep 2014 #2

That doesn't add much -- except that he was shot on a side street starroute Sep 2014 #5

It was a female officer who was shot. More here: 7962 Sep 2014 #11

It was a male officer who was shot. From your link: muriel_volestrangler Sep 2014 #32

How the hell can they make THAT mistake?? Edit must've been after I read it! 7962 Sep 2014 #41

It gets worse--there was only 1 guy, not 2...and the cop's body camera was turned OFF. MADem Sep 2014 #54

Probably Friendly Fire billhicks76 Sep 2014 #29

Agreed! LovingA2andMI Sep 2014 #8

Yeah I did go off on a rant there, but I appreciate the post nonetheless :) arcane1 Sep 2014 #9

No problem! LovingA2andMI Sep 2014 #14

shot in the arm and not life threatening TorchTheWitch Sep 2014 #17

Here is the article from The St. Louis Post Dispatach Sherman A1 Sep 2014 #28

Thanks! When I signed off last night the cop was still female. arcane1 Sep 2014 #51

My pleasure Sherman A1 Sep 2014 #52

Lets wait for all the facts to come in. bravenak Sep 2014 #3

Female cop ETA: Nope, male cop. 7962 Sep 2014 #12

See what I mean? bravenak Sep 2014 #22

But only "credible" eyewitnesses, of course n/t Scootaloo Sep 2014 #26

Of course. Good white ones. bravenak Sep 2014 #27

Well played. ctsnowman Sep 2014 #47

Updated to a male cop n/t JustAnotherGen Sep 2014 #39

Problem is though there are some on this forum who seem to enjoy rushing to judgment. nt cstanleytech Sep 2014 #16

Ten-4 donco Sep 2014 #20

Absolutely. So far it may or may not have happened in Ferguson MO, one article says the man was jwirr Sep 2014 #50

I just wish he had his body camera turned on. bravenak Sep 2014 #56

That is absolutely ironic. Like the stores that have a camera but do not have it on. I guess we need jwirr Sep 2014 #58

monitoring live feeds riverwalker Sep 2014 #4

Thanks for the updates..... LovingA2andMI Sep 2014 #6

Livestream starroute Sep 2014 #7

no one killed riverwalker Sep 2014 #10

a guy from ACLU is there riverwalker Sep 2014 #13

Live Tweets Updates from Deray LovingA2andMI Sep 2014 #15

Wouldn't be surprised if he got shot by another Ferguson Cop. dballance Sep 2014 #18

Post removed Post removed Sep 2014 #24

How stupid. bravenak Sep 2014 #25

It's "quite disturbing" to be shot at, have your store looted, & molotov cocktails thrown at whathehell Sep 2014 #30

It is my belief that the profiling, civil rights violations, racism, and killing of blacks by cops bravenak Sep 2014 #31

For many cops this is sport, a hunting sport and the citizens are game to be hunted down as RKP5637 Sep 2014 #33

I agree with everything you just said. bravenak Sep 2014 #34

The police raise revenue for the town by targeting people of color. MADem Sep 2014 #36

I hope they see that things like this can no longer be ignored. bravenak Sep 2014 #37

Remember those cameras that the FPD got with such fanfare? MADem Sep 2014 #53

I'm still thinking self inflicted. bravenak Sep 2014 #55

The one thing the guy needed to do--make sure the camera was on... MADem Sep 2014 #57

It takes some work.... LovingA2andMI Sep 2014 #40

Police apologist. Feral Child Sep 2014 #43

I hope the "female officer" heals well and they catch who did it. Cha Sep 2014 #19

Some people recording video with their cameras are looking for a confrontation greyl Sep 2014 #21

*COUGH* Another Jeffrey Stenroos? *COUGH* 951-Riverside Sep 2014 #23

Distinct possibility, Riverside. Feral Child Sep 2014 #42

Meh. blkmusclmachine Sep 2014 #35

Suspicious. Something doesn't seem right. A superficial wound on the arm? marble falls Sep 2014 #38

Hoax shooting officer in Ferguson shot himself. ncjustice80 Sep 2014 #44

BINGO! I give 5 to 1 odds. marble falls Sep 2014 #45

Several things about just the information provided is making me ask questions. logosoco Sep 2014 #46

IMHO - It's a wonder it has taken this long packman Sep 2014 #48

Agreed! And "graze wound to the arm" happens on the heels of... LovingA2andMI Sep 2014 #49