At 7:18 PM -0700 7/23/01, Sandy Sandfort wrote:
Not-a-lawyer wrote:
No, the cops panicked...
You really should become a lawyer or even a judge. You seem to already have figured this one out by ESP or something. Wow, I'm fucking impressed with your legal acumen.
And then there is the point that at no time is the police officer relieved of their sworn duty to protect the citizens, including the rioters.
Is THAT what cops swear to? I'd like to see a citation on that piece of bullshit. There is established case law in the US that says the police have no specific duty to protect anyone.
The kid who fired was not a Cop. He was (near as I understand) the rough equivalent of a National Guardsman.
Self-defence is NOT a sufficient release (there is a term for this policy but it escapes me, I know where to find it though and I'll share it tomorrow).
How convenient. Now don't you forget to "share" that with us tomorrow Little Jimmie.
This is a perfect example of why the standard police psych requirement of 'likes to be in charge'...
Did you pull that out of your ass or someone else's?
A police officers primary responsiblity is not to save their own life but to spend it to save another.
No Jim, the primary responsibility of a Police Officer is to enforce the law, which really isn't relevant in this case, since the shooter apparently wasn't a cop. He was a soldier. And what is the primary responsibility of a soldier? Well, in Basic Training I was informed that my basic task was to seek out the enemy and destroy him. Which is why using Soldiers in peace keeping missions is a really, really boneheaded move.
This guy is a laugh riot. Where does he dig this stuff up? What a moron.
Tim calls it "Choatien Prime".