Omaha Road Rage Shooting

[Aguila Blanca]

The media. Gotta love 'em:

http://www.ketv.com/news/12513467/detail.html?subid=22100461&qs=1;bp=t

OMAHA, Neb. -- Omaha police said they are searcing for someone who shot a man in the hand after an apparent road-rage incident Thursday morning, but witnesses said the victim may have brought on the attack himself.

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Police said that even if the driver shot Johnson in self-defense, it doesn't justify the act.

"Shooting a gun in the city is illegal," said Sgt. Teresa Negron.

Police said a Douglas County deputy in an unmarked vehicle saw the incident and responded. The pickup driver apparently accidentally sideswiped the deputy's car as he drove away toward the hospital, police said.

No one was hurt.

So, we are left to believe that in Omaha, Nebraska, it is illegal to use lethal force in self-defense under any circumstances. Does anyone live in Omaha or in Nebraska and know what the law really says?

And how about the end of the article? The pickup driver was shot and drove himself to the hospital, but "No one was hurt."

 

[cpaspr]

Okay, okay. So the writer (or the editor) screwed up. Here. Let me fix it:

No one was hurt when the pickup sideswiped the deputy's car.

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And she was probably referring to the general law, which says no shooting in the city limits. We all know there are always exceptions, such as in self-defense. Never-the-less, the shooter probably shouldn't have left the scene.

 

[Geno]

Okay, let me make sure I got these quotes correct:

Assertion: "Police said that even if the driver shot Johnson in self-defense, it doesn't justify the act."

My thought: Really?!

Assertion: "Shooting a gun in the city is illegal," said Sgt. Teresa Negron.

My thought: Even in self-defense?!

Where do I begin?! Someone needs to turn in their badge and let someone else, with common sense, wear it.

 

[plexreticle]

So if Sgt Negron in in the city can she shoot in self defense.

Stupid idiot shouldn't be allowed to talk to the press.

 

[Mike U.]

Okay, let me make sure I got these quotes correct:

Assertion: "Police said that even if the driver shot Johnson in self-defense, it doesn't justify the act."

My thought: Really?!

Assertion: "Shooting a gun in the city is illegal," said Sgt. Teresa Negron.

My thought: Even in self-defense?!

Where do I begin?! Someone needs to turn in their badge and let someone else, with common sense, wear it.

CAN I GET AN AMEN FROM THE CONGREGATION??

Last time I checked, it seemed to me self defense was an inalienable human right that NO man or organization had the right to try to deny. I could be wrong...I frequently am, but...

Sgt. Teresa Negron needs to be manning a school crossing or maybe directing traffic or doing some job where she can't make idiotic statements to the press.

 

[lanternlad1]

NEVER ask ANY cop for legal advice. Many cops never get updated on changes in the law, or learn about the intricacies of law. Believe no police officer leagal thoughts and only half of attorneys...

 

[Sodbuster]

Yeah, shooting a gun in Omaha is illegal. Not even the cops can fire a weapon within the city limits. Sgt. Negron has cleaned up the town.

Going to the link above and reading the story, you come across this other journalistic jewel:

The driver of the Cadillac shot out of the car and hit the pickup driver in the hand, police said.

No one was shot. The victim was only hit in the hand. If anyone was shot, it was the driver of the Cadillac being shot out of his car.