Officers fire 600 rounds into car with hostage inside...

Sounds convenient in a way. Kill the hostage and the surviving robber gets charged for it. Makes sense, but also would make people have much greater reckless abandon going in knowing that.

Course it took 600 rounds. They were probably firing 9mm and .223.

[Peep]

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Originally Posted by hghclsswhitetrsh

Let me tell you how this thread is going to go.

Someone is going to point out the flaws in the officers handling.

A current, former or wanna be cop is going to say "you don't know what it's like" possibly labeling the other person a cop basher.

Someone is going to say IBTL.

A mod is going to say they're watching this thread closely and behave.

Someone will take it over the line.

Names will be called.

Thread will be locked and/or purged.

The end. You know cause we can't say anything negative about corrupt cops, only politicians, unions, teachers, janitors, "operators", etc etc.

On a serious note: if these are all facts in the article, 33 people should lose their job and possibly face charges.

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Only partially true.

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You know cause we can't say anything negative about corrupt cops,

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This part is wrong because we have let many threads go. Here is where we draw the line.

Yea, those cops need to be fired.

Cops are bad

All cops are bad

All cops need to be shot

These are the responses that follow in order that get the thread sent to the basement.

Remember this site was founded by a LEO. just a thought. [Flower]

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Originally Posted by Artema

Sounds convenient in a way. Kill the hostage and the surviving robber gets charged for it. Makes sense, but also would make people have much greater reckless abandon going in knowing that.

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That is referred to as a "morale hazard."

Obviously I feel compassion for the victim and her family.

I also feel bad for the crime scene technicians who have to account for and reconstruct the trajectory of all of this ammunition. Where did all of these rounds go and what other damage did they cause? I'm surprised there aren't numerous other people claiming injuries caused by fragmentation and flying debris.

I think there is a little bit of a "Herd Mentality" when you have the good guys and the bad guys all amped up.

You got sirens going, adrenaline rushing. 30-40 cops all yelling and guns drawn.

Then one shot is fired... That's when all the other hammers fall. Fear ensues... "whoah the guy next to me is emptying his Mag. This must be really bad, I better fill the air with lead too."

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Originally Posted by jerrymrc

Only partially true.

This part is wrong because we have let many threads go. Here is where we draw the line.

Yea, those cops need to be fired.

Cops are bad

All cops are bad

All cops need to be shot

These are the responses that follow in order that get the thread sent to the basement.

Remember this site was founded by a LEO. just a thought. [Flower]

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All good points- what about "where's the riots for Misty?" [dig]

Do you trust the Cato Institute?

You'd think 500 rounds would be enough. How in the hell did someone survive that?

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Originally Posted by hghclsswhitetrsh

Let me tell you how this thread is going to go.

Someone is going to point out the flaws in the officers handling.

A current, former or wanna be cop is going to say "you don't know what it's like" possibly labeling the other person a cop basher.

Someone is going to say IBTL.

A mod is going to say they're watching this thread closely and behave.

Someone will take it over the line.

Names will be called.

Thread will be locked and/or purged.

The end. You know cause we can't say anything negative about corrupt cops, only politicians, unions, teachers, janitors, "operators", etc etc.

On a serious note: if these are all facts in the article, 33 people should lose their job and possibly face charges.

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Isn't all this why we make popcorn and ice pepsi?

For crying out loud, it's the internet, it's why we come here. Like a moth to a flame or a redneck to Talledega. It's the carnage.

Besides, we obviously have nothing better to do. [emoji33] [emoji13]