Ridiculous Police News (Specific events)

[Qalbert]

[BaneTheBrawler]

the woman in that photo looks like a charcoal sketch

[Qalbert]

http://www.kcrg.com/subject/news/dog...woman-20150107

The Hawk Eye newspaper reports 34-year-old Autumn Mae Steele died Tuesday after being shot by an officer who was trying to quell a disturbance between Steele and her husband, Gabriel Steele.

A neighbor, Ed Ranck, says he watched as the officer was trying to break up an argument and then he was startled by the couple’s German shepherd dog.

The officer, whose name wasn’t released, fired shots and then fell to the ground.

Autumn Steele died of a gunshot wound at a hospital.

good shoot

[Nephlite]

good shoot

Bad shoot

Looks like the dog attacked him while he was trying to break up a domestic. Tried to kill it and slipped. Accidental, but still a damn shame.

[BaneTheBrawler]

where are you getting that? no video, article just says he was startled.

[Nephlite]

where are you getting that? no video, article just says he was startled.

http://kwqc.com/2015/01/07/witness-d...lved-shooting/

Updated article once more info came out.

Additionally, stay away from thefreethoughtproject and other websites like it. The title is "Police officer kills woman in front of her 4 year old".

[archibaldcrane]

Bad shoot

Looks like the dog attacked him while he was trying to break up a domestic. Tried to kill it and slipped. Accidental, but still a damn shame.

I'm sure the DA will aggressively pursue charges to the grand jury and this bad shoot will be prosecuted for the involuntary manslaughter it is.

[Nephlite]

I'm sure the DA will aggressively pursue charges to the grand jury and this bad shoot will be prosecuted for the involuntary manslaughter it is.

Doubt it. This was clearly an accident but, who knows? Officer was black so, they might indict him.

[archibaldcrane]

Right. An accident. Hence, involuntary.

[archibaldcrane]

(yes I know it takes more than that for an IM charge, just sick of cops killing innocent bystanders and just going "oops, my bad!" with no punishment for being bad ar their jobs.)

[Nephlite]

(yes I know it takes more than that for an IM charge, just sick of cops killing innocent bystanders and just going "oops, my bad!" with no punishment for being bad ar their jobs.)

This isn't a case of a bad officer. It could have happened to anyone.

You're in the middle of two people fighting each other and one of them turns on you. While you're trying to control them, a dog jumps on your back and starts attacking you. You take out your gun and slip on some ice and fall, accidentally discharging at a bystander.

Involuntary Manslaughter: Definition

Involuntary manslaughter usually refers to an unintentional killing that results from recklessness or criminal negligence, or from an unlawful act that is a misdemeanor or low-level felony (such as DUI). The usual distinction from voluntary manslaughter is that involuntary manslaughter (sometimes called "criminally negligent homicide") is a crime in which the victim's death is unintended

From: http://criminal.findlaw.com/criminal...-overview.html

The officer was not engaged in an unlawful act at the time of the shooting. He was defending himself. Depending on the language of Iowa state law in negligent or involuntary homicide, neither would apply.

[archibaldcrane]

This isn't a case of a bad officer.

So, good shoot/bad shoot means absolutely nothing. Gotcha.

[Salodin]

Question for Neph.

If this same exact situation happened but a non cop did the killing, would that person face charges?

[Ksandra]

I wanna know where all these human-killing dogs are being bred that the cops always seem to get attacked by.

[Nephlite]

So, good shoot/bad shoot means absolutely nothing. Gotcha.

You said it, not me. It's either justified or unjustified and I stopped using the term "good shoot".

If this same exact situation happened but a non cop did the killing, would that person face charges?

In this exact scenario? No, I doubt it. There's citizen self-defense laws for a reason, and I don't think any reasonable jury could prove any sort of crime occurred on behalf of the intervening party. However, there's other factors that go in to it as well, like if Iowa is a state that prohibits carrying a firearm in certain circumstances. That would satisfy the statute and cause it to be involuntary.

I wanna know where all these human-killing dogs are being bred that the cops always seem to get attacked by.

The article mentioned the officer was treated for bite wounds. Dogs are dangerous animals that can kill you. There's plenty of articles of this happening often to just regular people. The fact that the dog jumped him while he was scuffling with two people makes it an even more dangerous situation, because now you have a dog and two humans to deal with.

The dog was probably doing what it's supposed to do: protect it's master. He saw the officer messing with his masters, so he acted. It's pure instinct at that point, and instantly transforms that dog from an innocent little puppy to an animal with animal instincts.

[BaneTheBrawler]

Two police officers in Albuquerque, New Mexico, will face charges for killing a homeless camper, their lawyers say.

Former detective Keith Sandy and officer Dominique Perez will face a murder charge in the death of James Boyd, 38.

Their lawyers argued the two will be cleared of wrongdoing.

I remember this being discussed before the Ferguson stuff blew up. There was video, it's pretty fucked up. In trying to find it, I found this:

From June: Albuquerque Police Release New Video Of James Boyd Shooting

On one of the videos released Wednesday, James Boyd, 38, is heard telling officers that he didn't want to come down because he feared police would shoot him. An officer responds, "No, we wouldn't."

[Melena]

Must have had his fingers crossed behind his back when he told him that.

[Nephlite]

Two police officers in Albuquerque, New Mexico, will face charges for killing a homeless camper, their lawyers say.



I remember this being discussed before the Ferguson stuff blew up. There was video, it's pretty fucked up. In trying to find it, I found this:

From June: Albuquerque Police Release New Video Of James Boyd Shooting

Doesn't surprise me. These morons put themselves in great peril for nothing. Dunno what they were thinking.

[Mazmaz]

ugh I remember seeing that video thinking how fucked it was. Don't think I could go back and re-watch.

[Nephlite]

ugh I remember seeing that video thinking how fucked it was. Don't think I could go back and re-watch.

Shouldn't watch this one, then. The killer was executed yesterday.

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