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    A FUN TITLE asmo's Avatar
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mick-Boy View Post
    Remind me never to go to the range with you.
    Chew winz da Intarnetz
    What is my joy if all hands, even the unclean, can reach into it? What is my wisdom, if even the fools can dictate to me? What is my freedom, if all creatures, even the botched and impotent, are my masters? What is my life, if I am but to bow, to agree and to obey?
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    The deputy then opens fire, shooting six times and striking 70-year-old Canipe once in the stomach.


    *sigh*



    What is my joy if all hands, even the unclean, can reach into it? What is my wisdom, if even the fools can dictate to me? What is my freedom, if all creatures, even the botched and impotent, are my masters? What is my life, if I am but to bow, to agree and to obey?
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    Moral of the story is...

    Don't get out of your car when a cop has pulled you over.
    Don't reach for anything when a cop has pulled you over.
    You ain't the cop's friend and they ain't yours. They are doing a job.
    They don't know you from Adam. And they will always act like they are walking into a threat.
    This cop needs more range time to tighten his groups a little bit.

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    Quote Originally Posted by earplug View Post
    I didn't see any aggressive movements, the cane did not look like a weapon, the victims actions did not look aggressive. The shooter had plenty of distance. I'm curious what the traffic stop was for? That might be a reason for the shooting.
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    Sad situation all around. One round hit the cab. Wife was lucky the shot wasn't a few more inches to the right. Glad the Vet will recover. He did take the hit like a Boss, though.

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    This video taught me an important lesson.

    On my worst days with arthritis, I do use walking cane. I will do my best to not to walk out of the vehicle. Accident or not, I do not want to get shot.
    Glad that no one died, but both (officer and vet) will have to deal with this tragic incident forever.

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    Quote Originally Posted by earplug View Post
    I didn't see any aggressive movements, the cane did not look like a weapon, the victims actions did not look aggressive. The shooter had plenty of distance. I'm curious what the traffic stop was for? That might be a reason for the shooting.
    Before we watched the video we knew it was a cane, the officer did not. I do believe it looked like a weapon.

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    Haven't seen the video, but a cane IS a weapon.
    "There are no finger prints under water."

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    Thankfully, being an armchair QB after the fact is easy...and safe...yet a few of you still suck at it. The whole situation sucks for the old man and the deputy.
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    Sad story for all. Only been pulled over once. But even then I knew: stay in vehicle, hands on steering wheel. Don't even reach in glovebox for documents.

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