Tuesday, August 19, 2014

Oh for pity's sake. Scratch up another victim to hoplophobia and trigger-happy cops.

Police shoot, kill Ohio dad, 22, holding BB gun in Walmart

9 comments:

Paul said...

I think that happened before Fergueson. Or we had two men killed in Ohio. Still it is a bad precedent.

Paul X said...

I'm getting the impression the IQ of the United States has just suddenly dropped 20 points. What is wrong with people?

Another thing, why are people buying BB guns that look like SCARs? Was the old Red Ryder such a bad deal? At least you (probably) won't be shot for carrying one.

Anonymous said...

Apparently he had removed it from the box/wrapper and was waving it around. DDDS - don't do dumb shit.

Carl Stevenson said...

From reports I read it sounds like the couple who called 911 deliberately tried to get the guy "SWATed."

If true, they should be charged in his death.

Capitalist Eric said...

The technical details of the article are so wrong as to be absurd.

No doubt "officer saftey" will be the justification. Again.

Anonymous said...

Looks like they took a page out of the Albuquerque PD training manual "shoot first, ask questions later". I was surprised more bystanders weren't shot by stray bullets from the cops.
Of course if you wave a gun around real or fake you run the risk of getting shot. A mentally ill women in Phoenix was shot and killed by a cop for threatening him with a hammer.

Robert Fowler said...

Capitalist Eric said...
No doubt "officer saftey" will be the justification. Again.

We have investigated ourselves and found we did nothing wrong. Case closed.

Anonymous said...

Where I are Obama and Holder on this one. The big difference appears to be that in Ferguson there were riots but in Beavercreek there were no riots.

Kevin Wilmeth said...

"Where I are Obama and Holder on this one. The big difference appears to be that in Ferguson there were riots but in Beavercreek there were no riots."

Oh, I doubt it has anything to do with riots. Actually, I don't think there is any disconnect here in the first place, either. Think about it: some private plebe, interested in something that looks like a firearm, got murdered because of the actions of a dutiful hoplophobe, who "saw something", and "said something".

From the State's perspective, what's not to like? One less of "their kind" in the world, a little practice for the enforcement muscle, and above all, positive reinforcement for snitches who perform.

Hell, it wouldn't surprise me if this is a Federal program with a freakin' name and budget.