Sorry. I should have never have posted. I just feel that a life is too dear to be taken so lightly, and procedures for aiming guns at people should be taken into more consideration. The courts will decide this one out. The story in it's self is intresting. A beginning, an end, and everyones thoughts on society in between.

 

My point --I'm bored.

While I have no idea what the true sequence of events were, I do believe that there are enough questions to warrant skepticism of the officer's account. That's not to say he was deliberately malicious in his actions, just that given that the sequence of events seems to have been so chaotic that it's reasonable to believe that human nature being what it is, his memories may not be exact. If eye-witness accounts of a crime can be unreliable because of how the mind works under duress, can't the same be said of the memories of the participants of an event?

Sorry. I should have never have posted. I just feel that a life is too dear to be taken so lightly, and procedures for aiming guns at people should be taken into more consideration. The courts will decide this one out. The story in it's self is intresting. A beginning, an end, and everyones thoughts on society in between.

 

My point --I'm bored.

I don't think anyone has taken this situation lightly or thought of it as anything other than a tragedy. As far as procedures of aiming a gun, there are times to do that and this seems to have been one. It was a decision that had to be made in mere seconds while we can now sit back and pick it apart after weeks and weeks of review.

While I have no idea what the true sequence of events were, I do believe that there are enough questions to warrant skepticism of the officer's account. That's not to say he was deliberately malicious in his actions, just that given that the sequence of events seems to have been so chaotic that it's reasonable to believe that human nature being what it is, his memories may not be exact. If eye-witness accounts of a crime can be unreliable because of how the mind works under duress, can't the same be said of the memories of the participants of an event?

Yes, that why you take their statements AND collect all available evidence to figure out what really happened and how it happened.

Sorry. I should have never have posted. I just feel that a life is too dear to be taken so lightly, and procedures for aiming guns at people should be taken into more consideration. The courts will decide this one out. The story in it's self is intresting. A beginning, an end, and everyones thoughts on society in between.

 

My point --I'm bored.

 

You clearly don't feel the same abouts police officers life being so dear.

It is not uncommon for anyone firing a gun under these circumstances to not know how many shots they may have fired or lose count. Most of the time in these situations someone (law enforcement or not) will empty their magazine and not even realize it. The fact that he fired only four shots when he had 12-16 available (depending on his firearm) shows great restraint on his part and that he wasn't just firing recklessly.

 

Agreed, Clint Eastwood could not remember how many shots he fired in Dirty Harry!

You clearly don't feel the same abouts police officers life being so dear.

 

You are wrong. Anyone's life. Everyone's life. Though it may sound a little selfish especialy my own.

Not to be rude but have you talked to anyone that's done any law enforcement training regarding shooting? You'd be surprised the various positions an officer is taught to be able to shoot from such as laying their left and right sides in a fetal position using your legs to secure the gun or laying on your back shooting over head. The whole point is to know that regardless of the situation you can shoot to save yourself or others even if it's not an ideal position to be in. Again don't take this the wrong way because I'm not trying to talk down at any one but standing and kneeling aren't the only ways they're teaching these days.

 

It's not rude, I certainly understand training, I understand triple retention holsters, I get it…so no, I don't take it as rude. I take it as training versus real time, live action.

 

How many times do you think a Sheriff's Deputy has, in training, jumped on the hood of a moving car, unholstered, stayed on the car and fired his / her service piece ? (Here's a hint…not many, if ever)

 

You can build and simulate all the training scenarios in the world, and yes, I've been in many of those and you ABSOLUTELY cannot account for what happens in a real time scenario.

 

The question is not of training, but of the physics of the real time action. Very few are trained to the level of being able to manage 1) a moving vehicle they are on top of (hoods of moving POV's are slanted and slick by their nature), 2) maintaining themselves to pull a weapon and 3) centering to fire.

 

It's not standard reinforced training, so it's a fair question. I'm not questioning the training level, I'm questioning the possibility of the action related to stated circumstances.

BTW: No where did mention standing and kneeling as a preferred training method...

I'll let you know when i get pulled over for my next seat belt violation

 

Stay classy

I can't reveal my source or too many details, but I was informed by someone close to the investigation that it doesn't look good for Deputy Brockman.

I can't reveal my source or too many details, but I was informed by someone close to the investigation that it doesn't look good for Deputy Brockman.

Whatever way it goes I wouldn't be surprised. It's just a shame when all is said and done that someone refusing to obey a police officer that it ends up destroying 2 lives, the victim and the officer.

Whatever way it goes I wouldn't be surprised. It's just a shame when all is said and done that someone refusing to obey a police officer that it ends up destroying 2 lives, the victim and the officer.

 

More than 2 lives were greatly changed here for the worse.

I can't reveal my source or too many details, but I was informed by someone close to the investigation that it doesn't look good for Deputy Brockman.

 

By doesn't look good...you think he will face criminal charges?

 

It's a shame that this happened for both parties. But I really hope he doesn't end up facing criminal charges for this.

More than 2 lives were greatly changed here for the worse.

True, but I'm referring to the 2 parties that were directly involved in the incident.

 

I will say this, even if the deputy is criminally charged I will still blame the young lady who lost her life for the entire incident.