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ForgoTheConsequence

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69. Wow.

Mon Feb 11, 2013, 01:07 PM

Feb 2013

This is the lamest thing I've ever read on here.

That's the truck. Houses and other vehicles were also hit. Cops ALWAYS shoot to kill. Thankfully in this case these cops were poor marksmen.

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One thing NOBODY is talking aobut with Dorner, LAPD.... [View all] Bennyboy Feb 2013 OP

L.A.P.D. are sort of reminding me of the old Keystone Kops. Glad they missed though..n/t monmouth3 Feb 2013 #1

It is almost funny. Bennyboy Feb 2013 #2

They didn't entirely miss. They just failed to kill. AtheistCrusader Feb 2013 #42

Only two bullets hit their targets. Just two. Buzz Clik Feb 2013 #49

Some people can hit targets all day lone but oldbanjo Feb 2013 #78

I totally get that, but I do not understand. Buzz Clik Feb 2013 #87

I would think a larger target misleads the eye and therefore the aim. randome Feb 2013 #89

That shows the cops are not looking to kill those just disable the vehicles graham4anything Feb 2013 #3

disable by shooting up the tailgate? farminator3000 Feb 2013 #6

.......... Angry Dragon Feb 2013 #10

The only thing worse than LAPD cops are members of Bloomberg's private army ProgressiveProfessor Feb 2013 #14

The 71-year-old passenger shot twice in the back might disagree. nt pinboy3niner Feb 2013 #16

unnnn, no.... uponit7771 Feb 2013 #18

No, it doesn't. Hissyspit Feb 2013 #22

really? MynameisBlarney Feb 2013 #27

I think it was 2 incompetent detectives, not the entire police force 'scared shitless'. randome Feb 2013 #32

Only 2 MynameisBlarney Feb 2013 #48

Last I heard, LAPD put 7 officers on office duty or paid suspension kestrel91316 Feb 2013 #60

Two? What about the surfer dude in Torrance? WTF on steroids Hekate Feb 2013 #75

This message was self-deleted by its author Marr Feb 2013 #96

They probably had their eyes closed while spraying! Fantastic Anarchist Feb 2013 #97

Cops always shoot to kill. UnrepentantLiberal Feb 2013 #30

Someone stole my tailgate, and I haven't been able to drive for a WEEK! AtheistCrusader Feb 2013 #41

Have you ever considered that you might revere authority figures too much? Marr Feb 2013 #50

It's hellva lot closer to reality than idolizing some private person going through a shopping list graham4anything Feb 2013 #58

There again, is just fundamentally flawed thinking. Marr Feb 2013 #83

I am from NYC where they fire 41 or 50 times. Yes, I know. HOWEVER graham4anything Feb 2013 #98

It's not about the number of shots fired. Marr Feb 2013 #100

Only on TV kudzu22 Feb 2013 #52

Wow. ForgoTheConsequence Feb 2013 #69

Actually, it shows total panic. Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2013 #73

That was exactly what I thought, esp. after they took down the surfer's car Hekate Feb 2013 #81

To top it off, two cops shooting hear each other's shots,... Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2013 #82

They openly espouse the position that if they feel threatened, they err on the side of Marr Feb 2013 #86

Bullshit CBGLuthier Feb 2013 #79

lol obamanut2012 Feb 2013 #95

Only Imperial stormtroopers are so precise. Brickbat Feb 2013 #4

daaaaaaaamn AtheistCrusader Feb 2013 #43

HAH! LAPD's trained at the Imperial Stormtrooper Marksmanship Academy! n/t backscatter712 Feb 2013 #64

Where did all the rounds go? All over the neighborhood? 2pooped2pop Feb 2013 #5

It is going to be pretty spendy... Bennyboy Feb 2013 #7

Talk to a local cop.. X_Digger Feb 2013 #8

"...most of their training is about paperwork and the law..." yellowcanine Feb 2013 #17

No doubt. n/t X_Digger Feb 2013 #20

I guess the local cops where I'm at MynameisBlarney Feb 2013 #28

Some cops are also firearms enthusiasts, and there's also "SWAT". X_Digger Feb 2013 #35

Perhaps MynameisBlarney Feb 2013 #39

Yeah, there's a minimum requirement laundry_queen Feb 2013 #107

Ron White was dead on flobee1 Feb 2013 #9

Love Ron White... uponit7771 Feb 2013 #21

I'll never get that time back...........nft plethoro Feb 2013 #29

He is funnier 'n hell. I love watching him. loudsue Feb 2013 #31

Here's a judge in Nobody's Fool who expressed his thoughts about arming morons: AnotherMcIntosh Feb 2013 #66

That was good! RC Feb 2013 #72

Where did all the rounds go? Looks like a lot of them went into the truck. yellowcanine Feb 2013 #11

Except for NRA coverperson Zimmy in Florida, it is so true. graham4anything Feb 2013 #13

and on that subject flobee1 Feb 2013 #15

I've been saying for a long time... harmonicon Feb 2013 #71

Imagine a school shooting if all the good guys shot this wild. caseymoz Feb 2013 #25

I can't think of a whole lot of legitimate self defense situations where AtheistCrusader Feb 2013 #56

Not uncommon with handguns. NutmegYankee Feb 2013 #12

Then why even buy one, own one or shoot one? blueamy66 Feb 2013 #19

They are more effective at close range. NutmegYankee Feb 2013 #23

Off topic but your comments remind me of a comment I heard snagglepuss Feb 2013 #102

I'd agree as long as you ran at an angle to him. NutmegYankee Feb 2013 #103

Well that is good to know though I suppose the natural response is to freeze. snagglepuss Feb 2013 #104

It's as though Sekhmets Daughter Feb 2013 #24

The LAPD detectives who shot wildly should lose their guns and their jobs. randome Feb 2013 #26

And charged as well kudzu22 Feb 2013 #61

That is why gun nuts need 100 round magazines! Motown_Johnny Feb 2013 #33

FIL used to be a police psychologist and hostage negotiator. nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #34

How useful is a pencil and paper rocket-propelled grenade ?? eppur_se_muova Feb 2013 #106

In the game setting nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #108

So what's the difference between the LAPD and the Street Gangs of LA? W T F Feb 2013 #36

Well, it was 2 detectives who shot up the pickup. randome Feb 2013 #38

from the LATimes (Posted below) Bennyboy Feb 2013 #46

Actually there were 7 officers (see link in #44 below). n/t X_Digger Feb 2013 #47

I stand corrected. randome Feb 2013 #53

Once one person starts shooting all the others are likely to do the same. yardwork Feb 2013 #59

Plus it sounds like they were guarding someone when word of the approach of the pickup came. randome Feb 2013 #62

Yes, I read the whole article. The department's spokesperson did a terrible job. yardwork Feb 2013 #63

I'm just as gobsmacked. X_Digger Feb 2013 #65

This is something to be considered when the NRA talks about arming teachers... logosoco Feb 2013 #37

This blow the whole argument to hell... Bennyboy Feb 2013 #45

Maybe we should talk about disarming the cops kudzu22 Feb 2013 #54

Or maybe we need to realize that everyone is human logosoco Feb 2013 #88

public inquiry needed after manhunt over riverbendviewgal Feb 2013 #40

LA TImes story here... Bennyboy Feb 2013 #44

I am laughing inside.... Fresh_Start Feb 2013 #51

now imagine some yahoo with a semi-auto carbine and 30 rd mag.. frylock Feb 2013 #55

It was 46, not 64. And yes, they went all over the neighborhood. kestrel91316 Feb 2013 #57

Go to any indoor shooting range and wait for an LEO to show because he needs the practice Ikonoklast Feb 2013 #67

from reading the local rag barbtries Feb 2013 #68

I'm from Torrance too, Barb! NICO9000 Feb 2013 #76

yeah i think i responded to a post by you barbtries Feb 2013 #99

Reading a number of police blogs and forums. ForgoTheConsequence Feb 2013 #70

WOW< just wow. Bennyboy Feb 2013 #77

Sounds like the LAPD spokesmen don't have the agility of a White House official... randome Feb 2013 #80

there's a bloodlust for him Blue Palasky Feb 2013 #74

Combination of poor training, adrenaline, fear, firearms, and a feeling geek tragedy Feb 2013 #84

When a teen led them on a high-speed chase, they killed him using 90 bullets. Fire Walk With Me Feb 2013 #85

In related news, The ENTIRE COUNTRY of Germany's police used 85 bullets Bennyboy Feb 2013 #92

There it is. Fire Walk With Me Feb 2013 #93

Thanks for making the point for extremely strict gun control. Zoeisright Feb 2013 #90

The shotgun approach felix_numinous Feb 2013 #91

Cops are notorious bad and unsafe shots obamanut2012 Feb 2013 #94

That's because they excel mostly at beating and kicking. nt Shankapotomus Feb 2013 #101

Good point! DrewFlorida Feb 2013 #105