Rape investigation leads to shootout in Bloomington

[philo]

I can't wait til the Ferguson grand jury verdict. There is already local graffiti expressing solidarity with the "Ferguson Rebels".

As far as the marksmanship goes, I think the BPD has done well lately. They made contact with two of these three, and the robber a week or two ago. Not bad for shooting under stress at moving targets.

 

[bwframe]

Practice doesn't make perfect. Perfect practice makes perfect, and there's no way to practice what it feels like to look at another human being through your sights. Training under stress is the only method that comes close. I don't know if the BPD do this. I won't criticize the guy - there'll be more than enough people to do that!

Contrary to what some may say, I think that BPD has done a good job at getting to and gunning down threats. They have hit their targets, without hitting innocents. Maybe some hits around the edges, but they've been effective at apprehension.

I think BPD is a fairly trained and responsive force. They are likely to be accessing and addressing the less than perfect accurate shooting under stress. One of the officers (Maybe an IUPD officer?) worked at Range Time as an instructor for a bit. I'm sure they have the mindset of advanced modern training techniques such as FOF and the like.

 

[bwframe]

I can't wait til the Ferguson grand jury verdict. There is already local graffiti expressing solidarity with the "Ferguson Rebels".

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Hopefully we won't have to come rescue anybody...


How long before a "Ten Point Coalition" develops in Btown to "end the violence in the communities"?

 

[bwframe]

Suspects cannot comprehend the trouble they are in:

Emotions high as Bloomington sex assault suspects make court app - 13 WTHR Indianapolis

WOW, check out the friends of the suspects at the end of the video...

 

[david890]

Suspects cannot comprehend the trouble they are in:

Emotions high as Bloomington sex assault suspects make court app - 13 WTHR Indianapolis

WOW, check out the friends of the suspects at the end of the video...

Don't forget the video to come of the mothers crying, "But they wuz GOOD boys!!!!"

 

[sig1473]

Suspects cannot comprehend the trouble they are in:

Emotions high as Bloomington sex assault suspects make court app - 13 WTHR Indianapolis

WOW, check out the friends of the suspects at the end of the video...

Scary thing is I used to live right next to those apartments during my college years. That is pretty much all off-campus student housing. Very easy to prey on unarmed unsuspecting college students. The VP right across from it gets robbed at least once a year. Really a shame what is happening nowadays in Btown.

 

[actaeon277]

Suspects cannot comprehend the trouble they are in:

Emotions high as Bloomington sex assault suspects make court app - 13 WTHR Indianapolis

WOW, check out the friends of the suspects at the end of the video...

Well, I always prove my innocence by shooting at people.

 

[The Bubba Effect]

Bloomington is a surprisingly rough place. I have seen several assaults downtown and I have lived within a block of a few shootouts, a handful of shootings, one fatal stabbing, one home invasion, and countless beatings.

The Bloomington Police Department has been doing a pretty good job of shooting the people who need shot and not shooting anyone else. They show exceptional restraint and they constantly deal with a mix of hardened criminals and spoiled college kids who love throwing bottles and insults at police.

 

[bwframe]

Call me naive, but it's quite unnerving to me that those three reportedly "come down to Bloomington every weekend to party." Combine that with their friends coming out of court literally crying and well, that's just real scary.

 

[dusty88]

Call me naive, but it's quite unnerving to me that those three reportedly "come down to Bloomington every weekend to party." Combine that with their friends coming out of court literally crying and well, that's just real scary.

I hear ya. There are a lot of scary people that I guess most of us are fortunate enough not to have contact with. Good reasons to keep training and stay aware.

 

[bwframe]

I hear ya. There are a lot of scary people that I guess most of us are fortunate enough not to have contact with. Good reasons to keep training and stay aware.

You are correct. Add to that, stay out of Btown.

 

[ziggy]

I'm just glad the people who ended up with bullet holes in them were the bad guys and not the victims and not the police.

 

[Jeepsandguns]

My 86 year old grandma, says there is a serial killer on the loose in southern Indiana.

Glad they got these perps.

I think grandma might be on to something.
Grandma is all good mentally and thinks a pattern has been formed. I agree with her, something is wrong.

ok, you've peaked my interest. What pattern has formed?

 

[poptab]

Did these guys take a bad molly?

I just don't understand.

 

[TheDude]

Agree, and extremely biased in favor of LE in general and this officer in particular. I mean to say I am biased, not the article necessarily

You don't happen to work for BPD do ya?

 

[longbow]

You should see the Er in bloomington from 11 pm to 3 am or so on the weekends or most nights

 

[printcraft]

 

[medcoxo]

Interesting in that only the first two guys were the rapists, the third guy was waiting in the car, so 'technically' he cannot be charged with rape.

 

[Bluejeeper]

I just realized I was only a few blocks away from there when that went down!

Bloomington is a scary place for a small town feller like me

I'm glad they got caught and hope they are all prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

 

[bwframe]

Is the word out on how they isolated their targets?