SC Trooper Shoots man for alleged seatbelt violation

[Kirk Freeman]

I've shot with a number of officers from a number of different forces. Most are pretty ****ty shooters.

No offense to those that are not, of course.

Ok, really not tracking here. So, LE standards are unsat and this means what exactly? Some of the biggest critics of police firearms proficiency are . . . the police.

Is there a bad IMPD shoot that you are referencing that I am not picking up on?

 

[Denny347]

I've shot with a number of officers from a number of different forces. Most are pretty ****ty shooters.

No offense to those that are not, of course.

I will say that we are extremely lucky to have an outstanding firearms unit and I would put them up against anyone. Thanks phylodog.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Ok, the poooooleeeece are here. I'll ask them.

Denny, is there some controversial IMPD shoot that I am unaware of? Something recent?

 

[phylodog]

Ok, the poooooleeeece are here. I'll ask them.

Denny, is there some controversial IMPD shoot that I am unaware of? Something recent?

Last one I recall was in 1990. Unless of course we are all guilty of the sins of our brothers in other states.

That said, we are always 1/10th of a second from having one. Dealing with people is difficult. Dealing with the mentally disturbed, those on drugs or those in a rage in even more so. Sometimes things don't work out like we would hope.

 

[Denny347]

Ok, the poooooleeeece are here. I'll ask them.

Denny, is there some controversial IMPD shoot that I am unaware of? Something recent?

Nope

 

[chipbennett]

Update: Officer pleads guilty.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nati...62d04e-ea09-11e5-a9ce-681055c7a05f_story.html

 

[Dead Duck]

That Bites!

The write-up is so racist even from the start.

A white former state trooper pleaded guilty Monday to assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature for the 2014 shooting an unarmed black driver seconds after a traffic stop.

 

[chipbennett]

That Bites!

The write-up is so racist even from the start.

Was the shooting racist? Who knows. It was a BAD shoot - horribly, inexcusably, wholly bad - regardless.

 

[Dead Duck]

It was a bad shooting......that cop missed more than he hit.
He needs to go back to the range and train some more.

 

[chipbennett]

It was a bad shooting......that cop missed more than he hit.
He needs to go back to the range and train some more.

Thankfully, he'll be spending the next 20 years in prison, and will be a prohibited person whenever he does get out. So, no more range time for him.

 

[Kutnupe14]

Thankfully, he'll be spending the next 20 years in prison, and will be a prohibited person whenever he does get out. So, no more range time for him.

It kinda seems like Dead Duck is implying that it's a "bad shooting," more because he didn't hit his intended target as much as he should've, rather than the shooting of the driver being bad at all.

 

[Dead Duck]

It kinda seems like Dead Duck is implying that it's a "bad shooting," more because he didn't hit his intended target as much as he should've, rather than the shooting of the driver being bad at all.

His background was filled with collateral damage, I'm just surprised he didn't hit any innocent bystanders behind that diving dumb****.

 

[chipbennett]

His background was filled with collateral damage, I'm just surprised he didn't hit any innocent bystanders behind that diving dumb****.

1. Officer draws firearm on person exiting vehicle
2. Person throws hands up
3. Officer demands driver's license
4. Person turns to reach inside vehicle
5. As person turns back out of vehicle, officer hair-trigger starts shooting at him
6. Person is shot in the hip, as demanded wallet goes flying

This was even worse than the other South Carolina (what is it? something in the water down there?) officer who shot at an elderly man for reaching for his cane.

 

[Dead Duck]

1. Officer draws firearm on person exiting vehicle
2. Person throws hands up
3. Officer demands driver's license
4. Person turns to reach inside vehicle
5. As person turns back out of vehicle, officer hair-trigger starts shooting at him
6. Person is shot in the hip, as demanded wallet goes flying

This was even worse than the other South Carolina (what is it? something in the water down there?) officer who shot at an elderly man for reaching for his cane.

Oh ya-
Was that the dude reaching for the long thing in the back of his pickup? That cop had terrible aim also.
You're right, something in the water must be affecting their shot placement.

 

[steveh_131]

Dead Duck will never not defend the police.

 

[T.Lex]

Dead Duck will never not defend the police.

While I don't disagree with your right to use double negatives, I will not not defend it as if my life didn't depend on it.