usmarine0352_2005
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Was watching a new reality show last night called "Police P.O.V." where cops where head camera's from Taser called Axon so you can see what they see.
One officer goes to a call where there is a man lying on the ground with a gunshot wound to his buttocks. There is another man near a work truck. Plenty of other officers on scene and the wounded man is receiving medical treatment from EMS. Apparently the man near the work truck was loading up his truck when the wounded man had accosted him with a pistol and told him to give him his wallet. The worker gave him his wallet and while the robber was pre-occupied with that he shot the robber with his own concealed weapon and then called the police and ambulance. It didn't appear a CCW permit was involved although it happened in Memphis, I'm not sure of the laws there.
What I couldn't believe was when the female officer said, "This is a hard one. I don't want to promote people taking the law into their own hands although this appears to be self-defense."
This was obviously a clear cut case of self-defense. I don't understand how she could even construe this as taking the law into his own hands. What would have been vigilantism would have been if he had seen the robber two hours later and instead of calling the cops he goes over and shoots him.
Now maybe this gal was just talking to talk but I'm happy she not making judgement calls over me. I'm also not one to Monday Morning Quarterback other officers, but I thought it interesting. And at least all's well that ends well.
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Was watching a new reality show last night called "Police P.O.V." where cops where head camera's from Taser called Axon so you can see what they see.
One officer goes to a call where there is a man lying on the ground with a gunshot wound to his buttocks. There is another man near a work truck. Plenty of other officers on scene and the wounded man is receiving medical treatment from EMS. Apparently the man near the work truck was loading up his truck when the wounded man had accosted him with a pistol and told him to give him his wallet. The worker gave him his wallet and while the robber was pre-occupied with that he shot the robber with his own concealed weapon and then called the police and ambulance. It didn't appear a CCW permit was involved although it happened in Memphis, I'm not sure of the laws there.
What I couldn't believe was when the female officer said, "This is a hard one. I don't want to promote people taking the law into their own hands although this appears to be self-defense."
This was obviously a clear cut case of self-defense. I don't understand how she could even construe this as taking the law into his own hands. What would have been vigilantism would have been if he had seen the robber two hours later and instead of calling the cops he goes over and shoots him.
Now maybe this gal was just talking to talk but I'm happy she not making judgement calls over me. I'm also not one to Monday Morning Quarterback other officers, but I thought it interesting. And at least all's well that ends well.
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