http://www.thefiringline.com/video/20060131_CA/6652039.200k.wmv

That cop is ****ed.

Dupe.

http://www.i-club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=124993

But, yeah...that guy certainly seemed to be attempting to co-operate.

Sucks...I say again, though...we didn't see what had happened prior to that, and we didn't see the scene from the officer's POV.

Even so, I can't imagine any possible situation prior to that clip that would warrant that shooting. That cop had complete control of his suspect at that very moment, and shot him anyways.

Even so, I can't imagine any possible situation prior to that clip that would warrant that shooting. That cop had complete control of his suspect at that very moment, and shot him anyways.

But as I said. We saw one (poorly lit, poorly filmed) POV which was NOT the POV of the officer.

Time will tell, but from what little I saw, the shoot was not justified.

There's no way that shooting was legitimate. The fact the officer placed a bullet in various parts of the body shows little control and panic, especially at such close range.

There's no way that shooting was legitimate. The fact the officer placed a bullet in various parts of the body shows little control and panic, especially at such close range.

Unless the kid had a gun or something...very unlikely, but as I said....we only have one POV...not that of the officer.

I agree that it's most likely not legitimate.

Oh yeah he's screwed.....Tell him to get up and when he complys he shoots him....

That is messed up....

Does anyone know if the Soldier was in uniform or anything that immediaetly identified him as a Soldier?

I don't think he was in uniform. He tells the officer verbally multiple times that he is military.

Unless the kid had a gun or something...very unlikely, but as I said....we only have one POV...not that of the officer.

I agree that it's most likely not legitimate.
if you watch the vid again it kinda looks like when the soldier goes to get up his right hand almost looks like its reaching for something in his waste band on his right hip, but its such crappy video its hard to tell. He also gets up kinda fast and the movement of his right hand combined with his rapid movement to get up off the ground may have caused the officer to shoot.

There's no way that shooting was legitimate. The fact that the officer placed a bullet in various parts of the body shows little control and panic, especially at such close range.

:rotfl: I don't think cops are that great of shots anyway, I've never heard of a tight grouping in a police shooting.:p I'm sure everyone has seen the footage where 10+ cops have that car surrounded in a residential neighborhood and they unleash about 100+ rounds into the car......not to mention the fact that they had it completely surrounded and were basically shooting at each other....ever heard of crossfire? :rotfl:

I don't think he was in uniform. He tells the officer verbally multiple times that he is military.

That doesn't seem to hold much weight with some. ;)

wow...what a nutjob

That doesn't seem to hold much weight with some. ;)
different situations

different situations
No shyte? Thanks for the lesson. :rolleyes:

(please note the emoticons)

No shyte? Thanks for the lesson. :rolleyes:

(please note the emoticons)
I know, I was stating/post-whoring:p

You can clearly see the victims movements though. He is told to get up so he uses his arms to brace his in order to get leverage to stand. In that motion the cop opened fire.

Man, when i first saw this video i swear the blood just boiled up to my head

the actions of that officer are simply enraging... im glad its caught on tape and i hope that SOB gets jail time, you hear cops accused of excessive force allot, but most of us tend to blow it off thinking there is more to the story or just side with the officer.

but here its plain as day... and to think this airman was home for some RNR before being redeployed to iraq and this happens.

Man, when i first saw this video i swear the blood just boiled up to my head

the actions of that officer are simply enraging... im glad its caught on tape and i hope that SOB gets jail time, you hear cops accused of excessive force allot, but most of us tend to blow it off thinking there is more to the story or just side with the officer.

but here its plain as day... and to think this airman was home for some RNR before being redeployed to iraq and this happens.

The Airman should def beyotch slap his buddy who was driving the car and ran from the cop. Definately doesn't justify what the Officer did but that guy shares as much of the blame IMO....

Is the cop white?

Does it matter his race? He did something wrong he should be sent to jail for it.

Does it matter his race? He did something wrong he should be sent to jail for it.


Actually the guy who got shot was just the passenger and was not charged w/ any wrong doing.

Actually the guy who got shot was just the passenger and was not charged w/ any wrong doing.

i think he was refering to the cop...

and as for the cops race i doubt it maters at this point

In the public's eye, it does matter the cop's race.
Seeing that the Airman was not white.....

Is the cop white?
the cop is black

I still don't see what it matters the race of the cop. And yes I was refering to the cop, sorry that I didn't make that clear.

-Edit-
Actually I see the angle you are coming from. Especially if the person that he shot was a minority and the officer had been white. But generally, atleast for me, I could careless the race of the officer.

Race does matter. It sounds to me that the cop was a person of color. If it was a white officer shooting a person of color that was in the military it would RULE the news.
I hope he gets fired and put in jail for that, but he won't.
And as a former officer of the law that has qaulified pistol-shotgun-rifle(ar15) expert for 7 yrs and has been involved in shootings I can say that this former officer was a good shot.
Example. Wacked out husband has wife and doughter held at gun point. Me and another officer(female) are outside and we are waiting for swat and a negotiater to arrive we hear 2 shotgun blast.
Waiting is over so I kick the door in and she go's left and I go right. We both see a woman and a young girl (12) on the coutch covered in blood.
The numdnut swings around and starts to draw down on her with a 12ga.
3 .45 acps(colt double eagle) to the chest, one blows his heart up the other 2 are within a 4in circle.
This is what I would consider underfire at close qauters (15ft). I planted him with that grouping. And I'm GLAD I did it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I hate that I had to do it and I hate that we waited or maybe both of them(mother & doughter) would still be alive and that buttnut would be in jail, but we followed procedures-sometimes procedures are wrong !
Either way not all cops are bad shots and have no feelings !
P.S That was my own weapon and today it is what I call my bedroom gun!

http://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/03/07/police.shooting/index.html

http://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/03/07/police.shooting/index.html
I agree that they should have charged him with Attempted Murder.