boulder pd elk killers arrested

[JohnTRourke]

Its about time

this
ridiculous it took so long and they better go away (and get fired) for a long time.
It does give me a little hope that there is a slight bit of justice still around.

[griebel303]

Glad they got fired

[bigun1962]

Bet there sentence is misd. probation at worst!

[JohnTRourke]

Glad they got fired

read it, not fired
on unpaid leave (after 3 weeks of paid leave/vacation) which means they still get benefits.

[Ah Pook]

http://www.dailycamera.com/news/ci_2...n-elk-shooting

Planned for 24 hours... the guy who did the shooting was texting his buddy. "He's gonna die tonight."

Guess it's a good thing criminals are stupid.

There is a lot of "fail" in that article.

[palepainter]

I think 8 years is a bit harsh, but glad to see them get reprimanded.

[dorsum]

Wow, hard to believe they could get 8 years. But I guess you pay for your actions.

[BushMasterBoy]

Thank God an assault rifle was not used. But if that thing was charging at me, I would definitely want a 30 round clip! I just hope there are no Elks on the jury...

[MattR]

I think 8 years is a bit harsh, but glad to see them get reprimanded.

8 years is too harsh for 3 felonies?

[wreave]

So far the only injustice is that they walked free for so long. If Joe Citizen had shot a trophy elk in a neighborhood and had one of his buddies take it away to be butchered, he'd be in the Boulder County Jail before the blood dried on the street.

It was obvious to all that this was a bad decision by the cops involved - not just the shooting of the elk, but the abuse of their office to do so. They deserve whatever the average citizen would get for the elk shooting, plus whatever they should get for the abuse of police powers, plus a bonus. I don't know if that's eight years, but it's certainly legit prison time.