What a brave brave man.

Put his ass in prison.

needed armed intervention? And shot as he called out a warning.

Like the Tamir Rice murder, the victim of police violence had no time to react before she was murdered.

Why do they apply for such jobs?

Cops have been trained since the 80s based on worst case scenarios of cops on video that have been killed in violent encounters.

Sociopaths want jobs where they can get off on abusing power.

I really wish that I could say that I'm surprised but I'm not anymore.

A bit more info and her pic...
https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/1-Dead-in-Officer-Involved-Shooting-at-South-Fort-Worth-Home-Early-Saturday-Morning-562919781.html

is trying cover it up by releasing the information that a gun was found at the scene but keeping it unclear if she even had it in her hand at the time.

The neighbor called the non emergency number for a welfare check.

They did not enter the home or identify themselves.
They didn't do a welfare check.

So much for asking for help.

"Damn, we better let it slip that we found a gun in the home to try and cover our butts" type thing.
Hell she could have even had it in her hand and it would have even been legal as it was her own house and if the officer did not identify himself and shot her its manslaughter even if he told her to drop it.

So what is the point of mentioning the gun in the home?

Its discouraging that police departments cannot just be on the level and get rid of bad or unfit cops without dragging the victim through the mud. They tried to do the same thing with Botham Jean, mentioning marijuana in his home. These people have no business being police officers and the police departments should be happy to get rid of them instead of smearing the victims and their families.

Wait a second. She was black.

I feel like they are trying to give the impression that the gun they mentioned was visible by the officer from the window and can even been seen the actual video they released, but after going through over it a few times I don't think that's the case. The stills were taken from some other unreleased part of the video, and it's not clear where the firearm was at.

As you already stated, that doesn't matter either way. Doesn't seem unreasonable that a person investigating strange people in their backyard late at night might arm themselves.

She had every right to possess a firearm in her own home. This is PD trying to blame the victim and set a narrative.

This is not a justified shooting. I think the officer will be fired and charged. Only time will tell though.

Like that Arizona cop Philip Brailsford who shot and killed an unarmed man after the victim failed their twisted game of simon says.

Wouldn't want him to be "killed in a drug deal," would we?

call the police to get help -- not to be murdered, or to see our neighbor shot down in cold blood for nothing when we were trying to help her. It's a total travesty.

A LONG investigation. With the murderer getting paid the whole time. It truly baffles me how you could even hint this was justified. This was a murder. PERIOD.

I said investigate first.
It truly baffles me how you came to the conclusion that I was justifying this.

Eom.

How about those Angels and their drug scandal? Maybe you should stick to baseball, just saying.

Jus sayin.

Have a blessed day!

You have a great Sunday evening and a great coming week.

be prepared for someone to die, regardless of the circumstances for the call.

if you're white, well...……………...

squad car --- and was shot dead. She was white. You can't even depend on being white. You can't depend on being a 12-yr-old. You can't depend on being in your own home minding your own business. It's disgusting.

I should have said more likely if you're a POC.

attack the ones least likely to be able to fight back -- POC, poor people, marginal people -- and they've murdered so many of them without consequence that they are now moving on to just about anybody. It's a sick mentality that is slowly infecting most police forces.

I wish I had the answer.

...wasn't white and is now sitting in prison!!!

Funny how that works...black cop shoots white woman, goes to trial, gets convicted, and goes to jail...

White cop shoots 12 year black boy, doesn't get indicted, doesn't go to trial, still walking free...

Take the guns out of the cops hands....non-lethal defensive weapons only.

This is insane...

Has become lost to our time. I say this with a heavy heart. My father was a decent and kind police officer. He retired in 1992. He is appalled. I am appalled.

I do not know the answer to this fearful and reactionary 'policing.'

Shooting at a silhouette in a normal, occupied home? That is beyond crazy.

It's been modified to "To protect and serve...affluent suburban white people."

Fire the chief of police. The buck stops there.

athletes who take a knee to protest murders like this

A nice summer morning I had the back door open about half way to let the cat run in and out while I was in the front room on the computer. To see the door from my desk I have to lean and look around a corner. My backyard is open to the alley. I'm sitting there and I hear knock, knock hello, anyone there? I look around the corner and a police officer looking in. He said he was driving down the alley and notice the door ajar and was doing a welfare check. I said thank you and he left.

The point is he knock a few times and said hello. He acted neighborly.

And had a gun in her hand she would have been justified.
A gun in the house is exactly for that kind of situation.

Shine a flashlight in random windows in TX at 2:30 am and a high percentage of them will shoot you through the window.

What was this guy thinking? Why not knock on the door or at least announce yourself prior to approaching?

Unfortunately stupid cops kill people.

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