rok_the-boat
Joined: 24 Jan 2004
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 Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2005 8:25 pm Post subject: Iraq tactics used by LA Police |
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http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/06/09/compton.shooting/index.html
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Deputies to be punished over shooting
More than 120 rounds fired
LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- More than a dozen Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department deputies will be disciplined for their roles in a controversial shooting incident in which more than 120 rounds were fired at a vehicle driven by an unarmed suspect, Sheriff Lee Baca announced Thursday.
During the May 9 incident, a suspect led police on a 12-minute chase through Compton, considered one of the more dangerous cities in Southern California.
The chase ended when officers surrounded the vehicle and opened fire. The driver, 44-year-old Winston Hayes, was hit four times but survived.
One deputy was also wounded, Baca has said, possibly by so-called friendly fire.
Some people who live nearby reported their homes were hit by bullets as well.
Deputies later found that Hayes, who has an arrest record for narcotics and assault, was unarmed.
Baca said the department has changed its policies on firing at moving vehicles, requiring that deputies independently decide whether to shoot, rather than all firing at a single command.
Ten of the deputies involved in the shooting later offered a public apology. |
Not only did they fail to kill an unarmend man with 120 shots, they also shot one of their own, by so-called friendly fire - which suggests they are in denial. Sounds to me like they could do with a little firearms training and target practice. What idiots. So, if you fail to stop for speeding the cops treat it as a capital offence and are basically allowed to blast you with 120 bullets and execute you on the spot. I guess it saves paperwork. |
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