Quote:LOS ANGELES, CA– Some may remember the harrowing case of cop-killer Christopher Dorner. Last year the former cop went on a rampage in California, sending people into a heightened state of vigilance. Yet the actions taken by eight LAPD officers stray from vigilance into excessive use of deadly force.
While guarding a high-ranking officer they feared was on Dorner’s hit list, the officers happened upon two women who were delivering newspapers in a blue Toyota Tacoma pickup truck. The officers apparently mistook the truck for Dorner’s, even though he drove a charcoal Nissan Titan pickup truck.
With no warning, the eight officers unleashed a hail of bullets, firing 103 times at the truck carrying Margie Carranza and her 71-year-old mother Emma Hernandez. Carranza, then 47, was cut by flying glass, her mother was shot in the back. Miraculously, both women survived.
None of officers will be fired, or even suspended for failing to identify themselves as police or to ensure the car was indeed Dorner’s before opening fire. They will only be required to take a little more training.
The Commission, after its investigation earlier this month, stated the officers were not at serious fault, even though they violated the Los Angeles Police Department’s policy.
And this commenter is freekin' awesome:
Quote:Rob Jones
• 2 days ago
They were watching for :
1 man (black)
charcoal gray truck
Brand: Nissan
Without warning or drawing fire from, they shot at:
2 women (white)
bright cobalt blue truck
Brand: Toyota
Without warning, without being fired on, 8 trained policemen fired over 100 shots in a residential neighborhood, and only WOUNDED the target they made zero attempt to ID aside from it being a truck.
They violated the basic rules of hunting, they didn't ID what they were firing at before touching the trigger, and they used rules of engagement that'd lead to a court martial in our current war zone, against US citizens on our own soil.
The officers are scared little girls that have neither the skill nor the intellect necessary to carry a firearm, and should have been dismissed and tried for attempted murder.
Remember this story the next time some liberal tells you only those highly trained men in the police dept should have guns... you know, for our safety.
I don't carry because of Treyvon anymore.
(This post was last modified: 02-20-2014 09:40 AM by Jerry Falwell.)
RE: 8 L.A. officers get off for shooting up paper carrier 103 times
Quote:None of officers will be fired, or even suspended for failing to identify themselves as police or to ensure the car was indeed Dorner’s before opening fire. They will only be required to take a little more training.
I bet the Fullerton PD could give them some great training on how to murder people in the streets and get away with it.
RE: 8 L.A. officers get off for shooting up paper carrier 103 times
Quote:Without warning, without being fired on, 8 trained policemen fired over 100 shots in a residential neighborhood, and only WOUNDED the target they made zero attempt to ID aside from it being a truck.
RE: 8 L.A. officers get off for shooting up paper carrier 103 times
(02-20-2014 04:57 PM)Smaug Wrote:
(02-20-2014 04:55 PM)UofMemphis Wrote: The two women in the truck got 4.2 million in a settlement...and a new truck.
And 8 guys who belong behind bars keep their taxpayer-funded jobs.
Everybody wins!
It's like the cop who thought an old man with a limp had drugs in his butt...they strip searched him (found nothing)...gave him a cavity search (found nothing)...then another cavity search (found nothing)...then another cavity search (found nothing)...then they took him to a hospital and ordered the hospital to perform a colonoscopy. (found nothing)
He was awarded:
950,000 by the city
650,000 by the county
Undisclosed amount from the hospital
RE: 8 L.A. officers get off for shooting up paper carrier 103 times
It amazes me that there were 8, YES, EIGHT! supposedly trained (clearly, poorly) police officers who ALL thought this was a good idea. Not a ONE of them said, uh, hey guys? That's a Toyota, wrong brand. Or any number of other shoulda been red flags.
More training. Ha. I certainly hope it's not by the same force or trainers that "trained " them in the first place. What a bunch of morons.
RE: 8 L.A. officers get off for shooting up paper carrier 103 times
(02-20-2014 06:14 PM)JMUDunk Wrote: It amazes me that there were 8, YES, EIGHT! supposedly trained (clearly, poorly) police officers who ALL thought this was a good idea. Not a ONE of them said, uh, hey guys? That's a Toyota, wrong brand. Or any number of other shoulda been red flags.
More training. Ha. I certainly hope it's not by the same force or trainers that "trained " them in the first place. What a bunch of morons.
When you know with a high level of confidence that you won't be punished for your actions, your inhibitions go way down.
RE: 8 L.A. officers get off for shooting up paper carrier 103 times
(02-20-2014 05:34 PM)UofMemphis Wrote:
(02-20-2014 04:57 PM)Smaug Wrote:
(02-20-2014 04:55 PM)UofMemphis Wrote: The two women in the truck got 4.2 million in a settlement...and a new truck.
And 8 guys who belong behind bars keep their taxpayer-funded jobs.
Everybody wins!
It's like the cop who thought an old man with a limp had drugs in his butt...they strip searched him (found nothing)...gave him a cavity search (found nothing)...then another cavity search (found nothing)...then another cavity search (found nothing)...then they took him to a hospital and ordered the hospital to perform a colonoscopy. (found nothing)
He was awarded:
950,000 by the city
650,000 by the county
Undisclosed amount from the hospital
RE: 8 L.A. officers get off for shooting up paper carrier 103 times
The anti gun loons say we should call the cops when we need defending. But are we expected to be defended when they can only get one hit out of 103 shots?
RE: 8 L.A. officers get off for shooting up paper carrier 103 times
(02-20-2014 10:06 PM)smn1256 Wrote: The anti gun loons say we should call the cops when we need defending. But are we expected to be defended when they can only get one hit out of 103 shots?
The cops should be fired.
The anti gun loons simply think everyone should pass a background check and citizens don't need AK47s and AR15s...no one cares if you want a shotgun behind the door for self defense.
RE: 8 L.A. officers get off for shooting up paper carrier 103 times
(02-21-2014 12:29 PM)UofMemphis Wrote:
(02-20-2014 10:06 PM)smn1256 Wrote: The anti gun loons say we should call the cops when we need defending. But are we expected to be defended when they can only get one hit out of 103 shots?
The cops should be fired.
The anti gun loons simply think everyone should pass a background check and citizens don't need AK47s and AR15s...no one cares if you want a shotgun behind the door for self defense.
What's your objection to the AR-15? Reliable, light weight, won't blow huge holes in things like walls or thugs attempting to kick a door in. Win- win.
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8 L.A. officers get off for shooting up paper carrier 103 times
