Network Guy
join:2000-08-25
New York
 ·Verizon Online DSL
| reply to roc5955
Re: All acquited
Both sides could be lying, and most likely are.
Personally, if I had three people pointing their guns at me after coming out of a nightclub that late at night, the last thing I would do is try to run them over.
That's that ride or die mentality. |
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CylonRed
Premium,MVM
join:2000-07-06
Bloom County
·Speakeasy
| said by Network Guy  :Both sides could be lying, and most likely are. Personally, if I had three people pointing their guns at me after coming out of a nightclub that late at night, the last thing I would do is try to run them over. That's that ride or die mentality. I have yet to see anything that stated the guys had any guns pointed at the cops - just that the cops over heard the possible reference to a gun and when they tried to stop them from getting into their car - the guy tried to drive off and swiped one of the cops who were not wearing uniforms (plain cloths)... |
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MysticGogeta
The Robot Devil
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whizkid3
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join:2002-02-21
Queens, NY
| said by MysticGogeta :One of the cops was shot though, so someone had a gun pointed at them. I suggest actually reading a (full) newstory about this event before commenting. No cop was shot. There was no gun. |
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CylonRed
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join:2000-07-06
Bloom County
·Speakeasy
| reply to MysticGogeta
said by MysticGogeta :One of the cops was shot though, so someone had a gun pointed at them. Uhhhhhh - right - and I have some prime land in FL for you as well - cheap. I promise - it is not in the ocean. |
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KrK
Heavy Artillery For The Little Guy
Premium
join:2000-01-17
Tulsa, OK
 ·Cox HSI
·AT&T Southwest
| reply to Network Guy
The car struck the undercover cop, who then fired at the car... the other two cops, hearing shots, and seeing him firing his weapon, Assumed that he was being fired on by an occupant of the car, and they began firing too.
It's really tragic, and I can see that people are very upset, but I think trying to prosecute the officers for the mistake, however regrettable, they didn't have criminal intent.
Hopefully it will not get worse.
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Cogdis
join:2007-03-26
Floral Park, NY
 ·Verizon FIOS
·RoadRunner Cable
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·ViaTalk
·LINGO
| reply to CylonRed
said by CylonRed :said by Network Guy :Both sides could be lying, and most likely are. Personally, if I had three people pointing their guns at me after coming out of a nightclub that late at night, the last thing I would do is try to run them over. That's that ride or die mentality. I have yet to see anything that stated the guys had any guns pointed at the cops - just that the cops over heard the possible reference to a gun and when they tried to stop them from getting into their car - the guy tried to drive off and swiped one of the cops who were not wearing uniforms (plain cloths)... He meant the police officers who had their guns drawn. I agree with Network guy 100 %.
Even if I didn't know that the man aiming his gun at my windshield is a cop, I'm not going to try to ram him. I'm going to get my hands up and do whatever the hell he tells me to. |
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