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Seems he was having a bad night. Comments? Not bashing, just curious what could make a 10 year veteran go off like that.
Stress? Booze alone?
Stress? Booze alone?
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No attitude in this reply. To try and guess why he did what he did is foolish. Speculation and innuendo are bad things unless we were to hear it from his own mouth...which, we probably never will. The only thing we know for sure is he is sitting in a jail cell for murdering another man.The satisfaction of a job well done is to be the one who has done it
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Do you personally know this guy?Originally posted by Midnightblue 72The satisfaction of a job well done is to be the one who has done it
Originally posted by RazoEComment
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Impossible to say for anyone who didn't know him personally and work with him, nor were any of us there. While it's in some respects an issue that would absolutely arouse curiosity, there really is no explaining it and I, speaking for myself, wouldn't want to try. this is what investigators, lawyers and judges get paid to sort out.
No matter how this matter plays out, he's done. And that's that.
-- Rifle, Pistol, Shotgun
Not a lawyer, just a former LEO proud to have served.
Americans have the right and advantage of being armed - unlike the citizens of other countries whose governments are afraid to trust the people with arms. -- James MadisonComment
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Thanks for the replies. I understand. A sad story regardless of the cause.
Samuelx: I'm going off news reports. I normally wouldn't do that but there seem to have been many witnesses.Comment
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Ok, I haven't heard the news so I don't know what's been said. Just read one article that basically said the off-duty officer got into a shooting at a bar during some kind of argument/altercation with another guy - no further details...Comment
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Hadn't heard about this till now so I googled it. If the witness statements are true, it's bad for him.Do good recklesslyComment
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This thread comes up #3 for relevance on search engines using the deputy's name. Perhaps the thread can be closed as nothing really good can come from it. -- Rifle, Pistol, Shotgun
Not a lawyer, just a former LEO proud to have served.
Americans have the right and advantage of being armed - unlike the citizens of other countries whose governments are afraid to trust the people with arms. -- James MadisonComment
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/\ I'm not a LEO, but my wife is...
So far the thread hasn't gotten sideways. Frankly, I wonder how many people even caught it on the news.
Re: closing the thread...he doesn't get a free pass because he's a LEO. If the thread gets ugly, that's one thing. If he was just a regular CCW'er or a security guard and his name was in the OT section he'd be getting hammered and no one would be calling for the thread to be closed.
A bad (and sad) situation all the way around.Sent from Free AmericaComment
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I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.Comment
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No offense, but the OT section doesn't have much in the way of decorum or even anything resembling self restraint or maturity over half the time I've been in there.
As far as the Deputy, I think most cops here realize he will be getting hammered one way or the other and think more of it as that family member you may or may not have liked that just royally screwed the pooch. Either way you don't want to talk about it till all the facts are in. Not just the rumors.
The other side of that coin is that not all facts are in yet and most of us know better to make judgements based on news articles alone.
I'll be surprised if this isn't in OT yet and if it is, I'm sure they're making comments left and right. Either way, cop or civilian, I may have my opinions, but I've learned to try and keep my mouth shut till I atleast know what I am talking about.Comment
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Bad for him?
"I’m a cop, I can do whatever I want to do," Long said, according to at least one witness, before he fired three times into the unarmed Vanettes.
One slug penetrated Vanettes' brain. Most likely it was the fatal wound. One of Vanettes' sisters was in the bar at the time of the shooting. Another sister's husband is a LEO. I'd say it's bad for them too.x
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Errors, like straws, upon the surface flow;
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-- Rifle, Pistol, Shotgun
Not a lawyer, just a former LEO proud to have served.
Americans have the right and advantage of being armed - unlike the citizens of other countries whose governments are afraid to trust the people with arms. -- James MadisonComment
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