nosualc
Member
I am one who believes that if the gun was in good working order there is no such thing as an accidental discharge.
If the officer was handling it and it went off, that is clear inexcusible negligence. If something on the chair somehow freakily interacted with the gun and caused it to discharge as they're claiming, then the negligence is still there but of a lesser degree (eg - what kind of bs holster set-up could allow that?).
The only one who can truly know what happened is the officer. There's a chance that even he doesn't really know what really happened.
OK, so nobody was really hurt, and the other guy who was slightly injured was a retired officer, and he decided he didn't want to make a stink. They call it an accident, it'll blow over in a day or two, everybody's happy.
After a few days to think about it, what bothers me the most is accident or not, if it had been me (or you), there would have been serious legal consequences. Reckless discharge of a firearm in the city limits at minimum. The fact that somebody else was mildly injured by bullet fragments would probably also add on assault with a deadly weapon charges, not to mention potential civil court issues.
For me (or you) there would have been jail, loss of CCW, court, fines, public embarassment (ok, the officer had this), and/or civil law issues.
I have nothing but respect and gratitude for for the police (you'll note I don't even like to use the word 'cop' in my posts). I'd be the last one to villify a policeman for making a mistake, but shouldn't he bear the same consequences as anyone else?
-nosualc
If the officer was handling it and it went off, that is clear inexcusible negligence. If something on the chair somehow freakily interacted with the gun and caused it to discharge as they're claiming, then the negligence is still there but of a lesser degree (eg - what kind of bs holster set-up could allow that?).
The only one who can truly know what happened is the officer. There's a chance that even he doesn't really know what really happened.
OK, so nobody was really hurt, and the other guy who was slightly injured was a retired officer, and he decided he didn't want to make a stink. They call it an accident, it'll blow over in a day or two, everybody's happy.
After a few days to think about it, what bothers me the most is accident or not, if it had been me (or you), there would have been serious legal consequences. Reckless discharge of a firearm in the city limits at minimum. The fact that somebody else was mildly injured by bullet fragments would probably also add on assault with a deadly weapon charges, not to mention potential civil court issues.
For me (or you) there would have been jail, loss of CCW, court, fines, public embarassment (ok, the officer had this), and/or civil law issues.
I have nothing but respect and gratitude for for the police (you'll note I don't even like to use the word 'cop' in my posts). I'd be the last one to villify a policeman for making a mistake, but shouldn't he bear the same consequences as anyone else?
-nosualc