Police accidentally kill woman in training exercise

[ray1970]

Hope I didn't misrepresent the incident with my title. If I did, perhaps someone could change the title to be more appropriate?

Link....

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...eath/98269012/

[cstone]

"It just sounds like a stupid mistake. Unfortunately, stuff happens and people die."
William Glucksman

Sad. We are all one mistake away from tragedy, and the reality is that the mistake may not be ours.

[ray1970]

I saw that quote and thought it was pretty stupid. First I thought it was from a member of law enforcement and thought it was really stupid but then I realized it was a local citizen so I just kind of ignored it.

Definitely a tragic event for all involved. Obviously for the victim but has to be a bad deal for the guy that pulled the trigger as well.

[clodhopper]

"Why did he aim the gun at her and not off to the side," said William Glucksman, a part-time city resident.

Better question is why was a loaded gun used for training? There is a reason for the inexpensive colorful training props.

[ray1970]

I couldn't tell from the article if the shots fired were live ammunition or if it was that "simunition" stuff.

Either way, probably not the best idea when civilians are involved. Should have been "blue guns" only if you ask me.

[sampson]

I couldn't tell from the article if the shots fired were live ammunition or if it was that "simunition" stuff.

Either way, probably not the best idea when civilians are involved. Should have been "blue guns" only if you ask me.

That article was pretty weak and hard to read. The only information was at the end of the article and had to get past all the ads.

Tragic

[KevDen2005]

That article was pretty weak and hard to read. The only information was at the end of the article and had to get past all the ads.

Tragic

Agreed. I just don't understand how journalists get jobs. It doesn't really go into any information, jumps around, is hard to read, does from arrest to a previous settlement option, the talks about what convictions could look like. Doesn't go into any detail about the incident, training, what was occurring, etc. Shoot/Don't Shoot could be a ton of different types of scenarios.

[sampson]

Agreed. I just don't understand how journalists get jobs. It doesn't really go into any information, jumps around, is hard to read, does from arrest to a previous settlement option, the talks about what convictions could look like. Doesn't go into any detail about the incident, training, what was occurring, etc. Shoot/Don't Shoot could be a ton of different types of scenarios.

Makes me think its written that way on purpose. Not incompetence. The way its written will probably make it show up as a gun crime statistic to be used later. Just my 2 cents. ..

[KevDen2005]

Makes me think its written that way on purpose. Not incompetence. The way its written will probably make it show up as a gun crime statistic to be used later. Just my 2 cents. ..

I have no doubt it will be used as a statistic. And yes I'm sure they do some of that to help support their agenda. But read any news article, it doesn't have to be gun related. There will be numerous typos, sentence structures that read poorly, an inability to get thoughts and ideas across. I feel like if you're a halfway decent writer you should be able to blow the competition out of the water.

[davsel]

Agreed. I just don't understand how journalists get jobs. It doesn't really go into any information, jumps around, is hard to read, does from arrest to a previous settlement option, the talks about what convictions could look like. Doesn't go into any detail about the incident, training, what was occurring, etc. Shoot/Don't Shoot could be a ton of different types of scenarios.

Not defending today's "journalists" in any way, but many articles are now produced by bots. It costs less and fills up the page.