Hawkmoon and many others have posted about the Taser on the same side as the duty weapon....What the crap does that matter???
I have never used a taser, but I have handled one. The feel of it is nothing like a pistol. I would bet my left arm that if you blindfolded me and gave me 25 different tasers and 25 different "duty" weapons that I would be able to tell the difference every time.
Furthermore, this was not an honest mistake.
My example being that this is 2006, it is not the wild west. How often on average do you think that PO's are drawing, aiming, and firing their sidearm or taser sooooooooo quickly that they do not realize which is in their hand.??? Give me a break, this officer should lose her job and never be able to handle a firearm again. What would happen if this was a citizen like me your anyone else here? We would lose our right to own a firearm correct?
She went to her knee and was distraught, felt sorry, etc blah blah blah. Cry me a river, you are an idiot.
I dont care what her excuse may be. I will NEVER believe that she was....
1) on the ground first trying to talk him out of the tree
2) drew her sidearm, aimed it at him
3) advised him that he was going to be Tased if he did not come down (they are required to advise that they will tase you right??)
4) looking at him down the sights of her sidearm which she has probably fired 1000 times or more in practice
5) didnt notice that the sight line was extremely similar to that of her sidearm (she thought it was the taser right?
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6) didnt notice the grip and trigger feel were extremely similar to her sidearm
7) probably warned him again that he was going to be tased
8) none of the witnesses said "hey cop, thats your gun not your taser"
Through all of this she still pulled the trigger and was completely surprised at the outcome?
Again, 100% negligence. She should never have been allowed to carry a firearm.
Someone said before that just because you want to be a cop doesn't mean you should be. I couldnt agree more. I hate to bring up another female but I remember seeing a video a while back where a female and male officer were standing over a handcuffed or ziptied goblin either sitting or laying on the pavement...
Her sidearm was still drawn but aimed at the street. It discharged, as so many pistols do on their own.
Was that an accident too?
Then somewhat recently there was that big black cop that shot himself in the leg in a CLASSROOM FULL OF CHILDREN. That wasnt an accident either. If you are not prepared to fire, get your damn finger out of the trigger guard. Furthermore in that incident, cop or not, why did he bring a loaded "chambered" weapon into a classroom??
Anyway, i am 32 yrs old and have been shooting as long as I can remember. Not once, EVER has a gun in my hands discharged without me pulling the trigger. Either I'm very lucky, or it just doesnt happen accidently.
Sorry for the rant. I know not all cops are bad but it just doesnt give me a warm fuzzy feeling that people like her are out protecting the public as a whole.
Andy