TX DPS Helicopter Shooting

[BradM]

Depends on how much the police have had to drink that night.

2 beers, it's always 2 beers.

And a sprinkle of crack.

[Mike]

Should police shoot people that are not suspected of committing a crime? People who are not suspects?

Too many variables in this question.

Were the cops drunk?
Do they have guns or drugs they can plant on the "perp"
Did they intend to shoot the person, or was it an accident?

I'd say it really depends on how much they've had to drink the night of the incident.

[BradM]

Should police shoot people that are not suspected of committing a crime? People who are not suspects?

[Mike]

Round Two



FIGHT

[BradM]

I didn't misspeak, nor mis-type. It reads plainly enough. It's almost like you've become a democrat. Cops do not get to shoot someone suspected of committing a crime. If they shoot someone who is an immediate deadly threat who is also suspected of a crime, then they were shot because of the immediate and deadly threat. Do you get it? Probably not.

Can't admit a mistake. Sounds like you're the democrat. PEOPLE IN THE ACT OF COMMITTING A CRIME ARE SUSPECTED OF COMMITTING A CRIME UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY. Do you get it? Probably not. You're one stubborn s.o.b.

[ThreeFingerPete]

Watch a few of the chase videos that end up with what they are calling a splash down and you'll understand why they took the shot. They'll run over any and everything to make it to the border, once they hit the river they are free to swim back across. Sometimes even with the Mexican military watching the whole thing to make sure our guys don't follow them across.

That doesn't change the legality of it.

[ThreeFingerPete]

You just can not admit that you misspoke.

I didn't misspeak, nor mis-type. It reads plainly enough. It's almost like you've become a democrat. Cops do not get to shoot someone suspected of committing a crime. If they shoot someone who is an immediate deadly threat who is also suspected of a crime, then they were shot because of the immediate and deadly threat. Do you get it? Probably not.

[BradM]

You can't shoot someone solely because they're a "suspect". Phrase it however you'd like, but it's a bad shoot. A person who is an immediate deadly threat can be suspected of another crime, or vise versa, but they are not mutually exclusive.

You just can not admit that you misspoke.

[BP]

Watch a few of the chase videos that end up with what they are calling a splash down and you'll understand why they took the shot. They'll run over any and everything to make it to the border, once they hit the river they are free to swim back across. Sometimes even with the Mexican military watching the whole thing to make sure our guys don't follow them across.

[ThreeFingerPete]

Yes. How does that make the people that they do generally shoot, not suspects? It does not.

You can't shoot someone solely because they're a "suspect". Phrase it however you'd like, but it's a bad shoot. A person who is an immediate deadly threat can be suspected of another crime, or vise versa, but they are not mutually exclusive.

[95DRGT]

Fuck that. Must be a Rick Perry law that he sees "fit".

Adios mofo

[BradM]

Lets argue semantics some more! Lol

A person being the suspect of a crime isn't the sole determining factor in regards to them getting a few new holes.

I can't even see the hair to split it another time.

[racrguy]

Yes. How does that make the people that they do generally shoot, not suspects? It does not.

Lets argue semantics some more! Lol

A person being the suspect of a crime isn't the sole determining factor in regards to them getting a few new holes.

[SSMAN]

I say fuck it, take them out. Anyone running from the police and endangering the public should be shot at or just shot period. Just to take the fucking fun out of running from the police.

Every time I see a police chase going from City to City, I just want to say "Shoot the bitches" My cousin was on channel 4 news running from the police, pit maneuvered several cop cars. If they shot his ass, I would feel bad, but damn if he did not deserve it if they did. He got 5 years instead. Very lucky.

Lawyers make it very easy for people to take chances on public roads.

[BradM]

A cop cannot shoot a murder suspect if the suspect is non-violent when approached for arrest. There is a difference between suspected of a crime and a real, immediate deadly threat.

Yes. How does that make the people that they do generally shoot, not suspects? It does not.