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October 02, 2007
AN EVEN PLAYING FIELD....THEY WORE FLAK JACKETS, THE VICTIM WORE A TEE-SHIRT
The more I hear about the shooting at the Veteran's Cemetary, the more I think about death by firing squad. You just can't convince me that it was just another 'over kill'....like killing a fly with a sledge hammer!
When you watch a t.v. show that has the police trying to corner a victim...the officers climb the buildings so that they can sharp shoot...they form a circle around the perp so that he's intimidated enough to drop his gun, if in fact, the victim had a gun. I envisioned that the swat teem circled this man yesterday so that they could yell at him and tell him he was surrounded and that he'd better drop his weapon. But that didn't happen, it seems that not much happened to keep the man from dying at their(police) hands. And after I listened to the Patti Arroyo Show this morning, I think the man was disposable because he had an earlier problem dealing with the police....or he was arrested for a crime, or whatever...the Police Chief on the radio didn't want to elaborate after he let out the bit of history.
So....if the victim had broken the law and was dealt with by the Police, it's public record...the police blotter is open to the public...anyone that goes through a court system for breaking the law is public....what did the victim do that made him so despensable...like....it was okay to shoot him to death? It's so awful to think that the guy never had a chance. He was wearing a tee-shirt and his opponents were wearing flak jackets.
I'm not siding with the victim...he was certainly scary running around a cemetary that a brother was buried at and soon would have yet another brother. He wasn't thinking straight...but how come he didn't merit the police killing him as a last resort? Having read the coverage, I'm not sure he had a chance...he had a previous encounter with the cops...what chance did he deserve?
In the end....all that the man got were angry bullets. He wasn't worth the time for any negotiations to save his life and the fact that his family was kept away from him certainly confirmed that.
Shoot first....ask questions later!
Today, I feel sorry for the police chief...he tried to be transparent for his officers by coming on the radio yesterday and this morning....he was criticized for doing so...and so I wonder....will this hurt his pending confirmation as the Chief of Police with the legislators?
So many questions....so few answers.
Posted by auntiecharo at October 2, 2007 12:30 PM
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