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Fort Worth police shot and killed a distressed 21 year old in Richland Hills this week. It might have been suicide-by-cop. Maybe not. Anyway, the kid's mom comes out yesterday and said the Fort Worth cops were "too trigger happy." The above graphic is a random tweet that went out afterwards on the Chief of Police's twitter feed.
Wow. Sensitive guy.
(Credit Bud Kennedy. Background on the whole story here.)
Edit: The Ol' Chief decided to take that post down. Thank goodness no one took a screenshot before he got around to it.
23 comments:
I guess maybe he should have been allowed to kill one cop, then they could shoot him. We have lots of cops, maybe one should be nominated per day to take a bullet from crazy people threatening violence then we could all feel warm and fuzzy, or maybe we should let the guys that we pay to handle the people that we can't do their jobs. I'm just sayin walk a mile in another's shoes before we deem anyone "trigger happy". By the way this society makes me sick to my stomach sometimes.
Twitter needs a feature that reviews your tweets prior to posting them and then asks you if you really want to say something stupid or not.
Side note: I think most police officers dream of a situation in their career where they can justifiably shoot someone.
2:50 I think you dream of a situation where you're still breast-feeding from your mom.
Well if you listen to the 911 tape, the suspect repeatedly says he is armed. Remember he called 911, they did not call him. As far as being suicidal, well people are killed all the time by suicidal idiots. Bottom line, the officers deserve to go home at the end of the day. To The Devil: I have been in Law Enforcement for going on 22 years. I object to you comment. Easy for you to do hiding behind your mask. You are probably some putz, that calls the police because their grass is to high and your not man enough to ask them yourself. You probably didn't have the nerve to serve in the armed forces as well. I say if you don't have the courage to do the job, your not entitled to your opinion.
I totally agree, Debil, on both points. I also think they should be tested for steroid use......are they?
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3:32 must be a cop! lol
and 3:46... way to not "hide behind your mask" lol... I'm in a field that has to work closely with officers of the law... and in wise county... they often forget their job is to "protect and serve"... isn't it easier for you to "enforce" someone to mow their lawn vs. actually having to deal with crime, family violence, etc...?
Are you people F-ING kidding me? U post random crap about a subject you know NOTHING about. Obviously no one here has EVER been in a bad situation and HAD to take action. I was a cop for 25 years and retired, thankfully! During my tenure from patrol through becoming Chief of Police I was FORCED to shoot and kill 3 people. Never once was I GLAD I did it including the time I was shot FIRST. There is not & will never be a requirement to be shot first. The Police are doing their job protecting YOUR LIBERAL ASSES!!! I now remember why I retired as soon as I could due to people lime you!!!
Are you people fucking kidding me? U post random crap about a subject you know NOTHING about. Obviously no one here has EVER been in a bad situation and HAD to take action. I was a cop for 25 years and retired, thankfully! During my tenure from patrol through becoming Chief of Police I was FORCED to shoot and kill 3 people. Never once was I GLAD I did it including the time I was shot FIRST. There is not & will never be a requirement to be shot first. The Police are doing their job protecting YOUR LIBERAL ASSES!!! I now remember why I retired as soon as I could due to people lime you!!!
damn 3:46 why don't you go over and shoot him
Man the wheels are coming off the wagon at FWPD.
"and retired, thankfully!....we are very thankful you are retired too, Be REAL.
3:46, 4:43...how many times have you been around other cops at training seminars, retirement parties, etc. and told your war stories about having to pull you gun or shoot someone? Remember, in my post above I said, "justifiably" shooting someone. I fully understand that cops have to shoot people from time to time and quite frankly don't have a problem with it. I respect law enforcement and have always had positive encounters with police in general. I am suprised you reacted so negatively to my comment because in no way was it disrespectful; I was simply stating a fact. Point is, having to use deadly force really gives you a story to pass along for life, and I can see how most cops get glory from that. Look at our TV shows and movies, heck it is glorified from the time we are small kids.
At some point when one makes the life decision to be a cop they have to think about using their gun one day and wasting some dirtbag punk that feels lucky!
...and to 3:32, if my mother were still alive I would show her your comment and we would have a good laugh!
This whole situation pisses me off. We now live in Decatur, but that corner of the world and I mean literally that corner, we lived in that exact neighborhood on Henry Drive. 6 of my family members still live in 2 homes in that neighborhood. Should that have turned into a "shoot out" with stray bullets, my mother-in-law and father-in-law's home could have easily been hit. I don't care what kind of history the man had, at that moment he said he was suicidal and said he had a gun, it would be a tough situation for any one to make a decision like that, but I would rather it be the person wanting to die, rather than someone innocent. I think its easy to say what the cops shouldn't do but step back and think if it was in your back yard what would you want them to do?
DPS was going to teach that class, he was afraid of that scenerio.
Dev
You said:
"having to use deadly force really gives you a story to pass along for life, and I can see how most cops get glory from that."
Really? Are you shitting me? Glory? You dumb ass. Try having less friends than you (n)ever had before when people ask you if you ever shot anyone and you tell them the truth. They dont want a killer around their family even if it was justified. And its not a war story you can tell your kids about if you really care about what goes on in their head. You think my wife wants to be reminded? Hell no! Before counseling was mandated, up to 60% of police officers would quit after a shooting. It is probably much less now. Glory my ass. I'll bet you a great majority of cops who were involved in OIS dont discuss it outside their circle of cop friends.
6:10
You think the cops chose the location?
The dirtbag picks the place where to fight a cop and fall and get scuffed up just like he chooses the place to get shot acting a fool.
Note to police: Next time tell suspect to move over to the next block so we can have a safe shoot-out.
I once was passed by a speeding pickup then a Palo Pinto sherif's car on 380 .The pickup finally pulled over so I stupidly stopped in front of the pickup.When I got out the man in the truck reached behind the seat with a long object;scared the SHIT out of me.The cop didn't shoot ,'it was a carpender's level.He wanted to die and I sure as hell would'nt have blamed the cop.Maybe he got mental help.I hope so. A new diaper and I was smarter and good as new.
My 2 cents:
Cops have to put up with a lot of crap and (unfortunately) have a target on their backs from the bad guys. With this in mind, the public (and myself) should give them the respect they deserve for keeping the peace. It is also too bad that some get a power trip / develop a bad attitude.
I do have a friend in the Las Vegas PD who told me that a lot of the cops there would LOVE to fire their weapon because by doing so it would automatically mean a week off with pay as the shooting would be investigated to make sure it was warranted. (That does NOT mean they wanted to shoot an innocent...but if there was a hold-up call, there'd be a flock of cops there in a heartbeat)
8:24
I know the cops didn't choose the location, but they did chose to put the situation to an end in the way they felt best. I guess I didn't make my point clear, I was glad that the police ended the situation to protect not only themselves, but the innocent people around. Even had it been a few blocks over, it would have still been innocent people and family to someone that the dirtbag could have put in harm's way. I can only imagine what an officer has to deal with after making those decisions, and it is sad that they often have to take critism from the people that they protect. I wasn't trying to criticize them or the location, sorry that I left that impression.
10:43
'would LOVE to fire their weapon because by doing so it would automatically mean a week off with pay'
Your friend's cop friends in Las Vegas are immature idiots.
Its called vacataion time. Schedule it and take it.
Its more like sitting at home from 8am-5pm near a phone in case the investigator has questions.
Dont forget 10:43 that 2 of those days will prob be used up visiting the shrink.
If the police are as crooked as many of you are claiming, why wouldn't they have put a gun in the mans car after they shot him?
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