hog88
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The killing was questionable and should be reviewed by a grand jury. The officers life was not in danger when he pulled the trigger and no weapon was visible.
She was actively crawling through a broken window in a door to get into a locked room in the Capitol. I take that as actively rioting. I can't find it anymore, but shortly after the riots, I posted a link to an interview with a Congressman who said he was in the room, there were other Congressmen in the room, and the other exits had rioters at the doors as well.
Was the cop justified? I don't know because I don't know what was on the other side of that door and I dont know what happened prior to the brief video we've seen. Take it for what its worth.
I wouldn't have a problem with taking it to the grand jury. I generally think that's more unassailable than keeping the decision within the DA's office.
But, based on the publicly available evidence, there's no way that I'd move for an indictment if I were on the panel.
At the very least he doesn't need to be a police officer. His instincts sucked when he was put into a position he had to use them.I just watched the video septic posted, I didn't know police were standing right there beside her when she was shot. That makes the shooting even more questionable and IMO this absolutely needs to go to a GJ. If the cops mingled in with the rioters didn't feel their life was in danger how can the shooter claim his was?
I just watched the video septic posted, I didn't know police were standing right there beside her when she was shot. That makes the shooting even more questionable and IMO this absolutely needs to go to a GJ. If the cops mingled in with the rioters didn't feel their life was in danger how can the shooter claim his was?
That's begging a question that ultimately isn't relevant. The shooter didn't need to feel that his own life was in immediate danger. He was tasked, officially, with protecting the people in that hallway. He was faced with a violent mob that had responded to a barricaded door by smashing thru a window and attempting to climb thru. He was not obligated to wait until they actually laid a hand on someone.
The real difficulty I have with the videos is that it's impossible to tell if he warned the mob that he was going to shoot. The mics are useless in the thick of the crowd, and he was masked so there's no way to even tell if his mouth was moving. However, several of the rioters noticed the gun, so it's not like he just came out of nowhere.
Were the cops standing right there with the mob not tasked with the same mission? If they didn't feel the need to fire I can't see how the shooter did. Hell, one of the cops raised his weapon and was getting ready to return fire into the building.
As I said, this needs to go to a GJ.
It doesn't matter what the other cops thought. Whatever they thought, they'd done a poor job of containing the situation. The shooter's action kept the rioters out of the Speaker's Lobby, a point at which the other cops had failed.
I asked in the post you quoted, was she actively taking part in the violence? Because all summer long we heard that 90% of the protestors were peaceful, and thus had valid reason to be there. While it was only the 10% doing damage that fell into the rioter category, and even then it was wrong to use lethal force.uhhh except the kid in Kenosha was a wannabe cop, not a real one. And this a violent attempt at overtaking the United States Capitol.
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I disagree, only in the sense that I'd rather someone be left alive. I'm not speaking of proper firearms training, which I haven't had and hopefully will never need to have.
I asked in the post you quoted, was she actively taking part in the violence? Because all summer long we heard that 90% of the protestors were peaceful, and thus had valid reason to be there. While it was only the 10% doing damage that fell into the rioter category, and even then it was wrong to use lethal force.
So again was she part of the 90% that were peaceful or 10% that were violent?
I asked in the post you quoted, was she actively taking part in the violence? Because all summer long we heard that 90% of the protestors were peaceful, and thus had valid reason to be there. While it was only the 10% doing damage that fell into the rioter category, and even then it was wrong to use lethal force.
So again was she part of the 90% that were peaceful or 10% that were violent?
If she is was in the 10 I will say the shooting was probably justified. But if she wasnt violent it's a bad shoot.
Funny to see anti gunners ruling a shooting of someone they oppose a good shoot without knowing the specifics.
I’d say that she could be considered as participating in violence for climbing through the broken window and attempting to advance. I’m not sure the shooter is guilty, but at the same time I agree with Hog that it needs to go to trial so all the facts can come out.I asked in the post you quoted, was she actively taking part in the violence? Because all summer long we heard that 90% of the protestors were peaceful, and thus had valid reason to be there. While it was only the 10% doing damage that fell into the rioter category, and even then it was wrong to use lethal force.
So again was she part of the 90% that were peaceful or 10% that were violent?
If she is was in the 10 I will say the shooting was probably justified. But if she wasnt violent it's a bad shoot.
Funny to see anti gunners ruling a shooting of someone they oppose a good shoot without knowing the specifics.
I’d say that she could be considered as participating in violence for climbing through the broken window and attempting to advance. I’m not sure the shooter is guilty, but at the same time I agree with Hog that it needs to go to trial so all the facts can come out.