+susieice Posted July 23, 2016 #1 Share Posted July 23, 2016 The North Miami officer that shot an unarmed therapist trying to protect his autistic patient has been put on unpaid leave. He is said to be 30 yrs old and Hispanic, a member of the force for 4 years. Another officer has also been put on unpaid leave for inconsistancies in his story. I sure hope Miami-Dade does right by the man injured in this. This is good news. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2016/07/22/officials-put-second-north-miami-police-officer-on-leave-for-conflicting-statements-about-shooting-of-unarmed-man/?tid=sm_fb&utm_term=.e4729f6b249b 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmer77 Posted July 23, 2016 #2 Share Posted July 23, 2016 Paid vacation for shooting a man seems to be the standard these days. This case is SO blatant though perhaps there will be movement beyond this token step. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashotep Posted July 23, 2016 #3 Share Posted July 23, 2016 I saw the video of this and I don't see why that cop had to shoot. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielost Posted July 23, 2016 #4 Share Posted July 23, 2016 apparently the officer didn't know why he shot either. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spartan max2 Posted July 23, 2016 #5 Share Posted July 23, 2016 I tend to normally side with cops in these cases. But after I watched this video there seems to be absolutely no excuse for shooting. It makes no sense 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+susieice Posted July 23, 2016 Author #6 Share Posted July 23, 2016 Why do I think we're going to see a lot more stuff like this? http://www.copblock.org/163302/cop-kills-5-year-olds-dog-at-birthday-party/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supervike Posted July 24, 2016 #7 Share Posted July 24, 2016 4 hours ago, susieice said: Why do I think we're going to see a lot more stuff like this? http://www.copblock.org/163302/cop-kills-5-year-olds-dog-at-birthday-party/ I read that the other day, and it just makes me so angry. I didn't post it, as I thought it was one of those 'trigger' posts the mods were talking about. Cops like this do not deserve to wear the badge. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+susieice Posted July 24, 2016 Author #8 Share Posted July 24, 2016 I just look at these links as something we should all be seeing. Not all police shootings are unjustified. An officer has a right to protect his own life and we need to wait until all the facts are presented before we make a decision about what really happened. However, some of these shootings are totally unjustified. There is no sane reason why they are taking place. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmer77 Posted July 25, 2016 #9 Share Posted July 25, 2016 On 7/23/2016 at 10:34 PM, susieice said: I just look at these links as something we should all be seeing. Not all police shootings are unjustified. An officer has a right to protect his own life and we need to wait until all the facts are presented before we make a decision about what really happened. However, some of these shootings are totally unjustified. There is no sane reason why they are taking place. The problem with the above is we are trusting the shooter's employer, coworkers and friends to present the "facts". That puts us civilians and the 'good' officers themselves in a bad spot and is one of the many changes to the system which needs to happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bama13 Posted July 25, 2016 #10 Share Posted July 25, 2016 On 7/23/2016 at 7:28 AM, Farmer77 said: Paid vacation for shooting a man seems to be the standard these days. This case is SO blatant though perhaps there will be movement beyond this token step. Unpaid in these two cases. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aztek Posted July 25, 2016 #11 Share Posted July 25, 2016 (edited) sad thing is, most likely shooting will be found justifiable, the mental kid did not comply, so he was gonna get a bullet, even thou he was no threat to anyone, i'm sure they'll say officer acted in the way he was trained, the black guy will get some $$, for being shot accidentally, if he was killed, they would charge mental guy in his death. a have a strong feeling cop will be cleared, and he'll get his backpay. Edited July 25, 2016 by aztek 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmer77 Posted July 25, 2016 #12 Share Posted July 25, 2016 2 minutes ago, aztek said: sad thing is, most likely shooting will be found justifiable, the mental kid did not comply, so he was gonna get a bullet, even thou he was no threat to anyone, i'm sure they'll say officer acted in the way he was trained, the black guy will get some $$, for being shot accidentally, if he was killed, they would charge mental guy in his death. a have a strong feeling cop will be cleared, and he'll get his backpay. He's been officer of the month , twice, im pretty sure youre right about the outcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmer77 Posted July 25, 2016 #13 Share Posted July 25, 2016 13 minutes ago, Bama13 said: Unpaid in these two cases. damn reading comprehension. MInor detail LOL sorry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bama13 Posted July 25, 2016 #14 Share Posted July 25, 2016 16 minutes ago, Farmer77 said: damn reading comprehension. MInor detail LOL sorry When I get paid leave I call it vacation. Funny how other people get paid leave and call it punishment. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweetpumper Posted July 25, 2016 #15 Share Posted July 25, 2016 On 7/23/2016 at 8:24 PM, supervike said: I didn't post it, as I thought it was one of those 'trigger' posts the mods were talking about. Oh, sweet Jesus. Please tell me this garbage isn't infesting this site now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raptor Witness Posted July 27, 2016 #16 Share Posted July 27, 2016 On 7/23/2016 at 10:24 PM, supervike said: ..... Cops like this do not deserve to wear the badge. It's unclear to me how he could have fired three shots, and missed so badly. Does that make sense to anyone else here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aztek Posted July 27, 2016 #17 Share Posted July 27, 2016 (edited) yea, and it did not look like it was more than 100 yards. using a rifle with a scope. in my good days i could hit a tennis ball from 100 yards with iron sights, every time. Edited July 27, 2016 by aztek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+susieice Posted July 28, 2016 Author #18 Share Posted July 28, 2016 Fire the cook and the cashier. This kind of behavior shouldn't be tolerated from either side. http://www.fox5dc.com/news/181728689-story 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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