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tabasco

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20. Low-esteem cowards are attracted to law enforcement
Sun Oct 7, 2012, 08:36 AM
Oct 2012

Another glaring example.

If the coward cop hadn't shown up, no one would be dead.

University of South Alabama officer shoots 18-year-old Wetumpka graduate Gilbert Collar to death Judi Lynn Oct 2012 #1
"Collar fell to the ground, but managed to get up and continue to challenge dixiegrrrrl Oct 2012 #16
yes, my first thought. Voice for Peace Oct 2012 #24
Sorry to hear about that happening to your daughter. Bath salts sound like instant insanity. freshwest Oct 2012 #91
Many kids take it believing it's (more or less) LSD Voice for Peace Oct 2012 #98
I looked this up a while back when the incident in Florida happened, so pass it on: freshwest Oct 2012 #102
I am very sorry to hear. Hope she is recovering ok. /nt Ash_F Oct 2012 #114
thank you, she's good. Voice for Peace Oct 2012 #118
Very odd situation. It happened AT the police station--just outside MADem Oct 2012 #34
Any way you cut it............ SILVER__FOX52 Oct 2012 #67
I don't think your assertion is supported by the facts at hand. MADem Oct 2012 #69
Agree. wtmusic Oct 2012 #74
Indeed, I do agree. dixiegrrrrl Oct 2012 #77
Is it too hard for the cop to shoot his feet, or something non-lethal? Voice for Peace Oct 2012 #99
Attempting to shoot anyone anywhere is a lethal act. Ash_F Oct 2012 #116
thanks very much Voice for Peace Oct 2012 #121
Post removed Post removed Oct 2012 #107
Anyway you cut one, it still stinks.nt Eleanors38 Oct 2012 #79
Bein' nekkid ... Ironblood Oct 2012 #33
It's hard to believe the officer couldn't have found a better way to subdue him. Even a taser. Why williesgirl Oct 2012 #2
What the fuck did he threaten with if he was naked? longship Oct 2012 #3
The officer's gun psychopomp Oct 2012 #5
Oh Brother cosmicone Oct 2012 #9
I agree totally. This kid could have been on drugs. dotymed Oct 2012 #54
No rebuttal, eh? Just blow-it-out slur. cool. nt Eleanors38 Oct 2012 #84
Additionally if he gets the gun and shoots exboyfil Oct 2012 #10
How about a shot to the leg? Buzz Clik Oct 2012 #21
A shot to the leg is just as dangerous and potentially fatal... Frank Cannon Oct 2012 #28
My point was the use of non-lethal force. We seem to agree. Buzz Clik Oct 2012 #30
Too much T.V. Western viewing for you. Cut back.nt Eleanors38 Oct 2012 #82
i asked that question on a BB one time shanti Oct 2012 #88
There are good reasons why it's not acceptable. wtmusic Oct 2012 #94
thanks, that answers my question (above, somewhere in the thread) Voice for Peace Oct 2012 #100
The anti-taser crowd is remarkably absent from this thread wtmusic Oct 2012 #103
I've been shot in the leg Confusious Oct 2012 #106
But you lived. Buzz Clik Oct 2012 #119
Yea luckily the shooter was a bad shot Confusious Oct 2012 #122
So you shoot to kill instead? Buzz Clik Oct 2012 #134
How to put this? Confusious Oct 2012 #135
Now we're on the same page. Buzz Clik Oct 2012 #142
What if he'd shot out a chandelier or rope holding up a well placed bag of sand 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #109
That's why I love DU -- no thought required. Buzz Clik Oct 2012 #120
Your notion of going for a leg shot was a joke 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #137
No, you just think you're the smartest person in the room, and went with it. Buzz Clik Oct 2012 #141
Well I am the smartest person in this room currently 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #143
Oh come on...it was outdoors. wtmusic Oct 2012 #123
And what if he gets his hands on a nuclear weapon?! JackRiddler Oct 2012 #129
So maybe campus police should'nt bring guns to a dorm Lars77 Oct 2012 #14
Chirp chirp tabasco Oct 2012 #18
You should wait a bit before declaring "crickets." MADem Oct 2012 #42
No. tabasco Oct 2012 #113
Fine, don't. Double down, too--it reflects on you. nt MADem Oct 2012 #124
Yes snooper2 Oct 2012 #138
At least cops with incredibly poor judgment. Buzz Clik Oct 2012 #22
This murder needs to goto Jail...... rawtribe Oct 2012 #83
They weren't AT the dorm. The kid went TO the POLICE STATION, naked, and created a disturbance. nt MADem Oct 2012 #41
I bet somebody dropped him off there. sammytko Oct 2012 #45
Do you think this was a "college prank" gone horribly wrong? nt MADem Oct 2012 #46
but probably still on-campus Voice for Peace Oct 2012 #101
Yes. The campus is massive. Huge student body, bigger than some towns. MADem Oct 2012 #125
Maybe campus police shouldn't carry guns at all! Proletariatprincess Oct 2012 #52
That's a pretty huge campus, I think they have a large student body. MADem Oct 2012 #65
You are right, of course. Proletariatprincess Oct 2012 #111
The record on tazers (heart attacks, deaths) hasn't really been touted. MADem Oct 2012 #126
He was outside the police station-- tblue37 Oct 2012 #56
Should he, a chance, could be Occulus Oct 2012 #63
What about his teeth? marshall Oct 2012 #97
Fun Fact... The Florida face eater was found to have only marijuana in his system Lightbulb_on Oct 2012 #136
His wrestler's physique. What do we know of the cop's size? TheMadMonk Oct 2012 #131
Campus officer kills naked freshman at University of South Alabama Judi Lynn Oct 2012 #4
Broken hearts. freshwest Oct 2012 #93
Moment of silence. truthisfreedom Oct 2012 #6
Piss poor outcome, if a cop can't deal with a naked unarmed teenager without killing him Exultant Democracy Oct 2012 #7
Could it be those "bath salts" type of drugs? I was reading about them the other day and the first Hestia Oct 2012 #8
I don't know, but I say good call. Thanks for the reminder. I only became aware of such things silvershadow Oct 2012 #13
Why the fuck do people even want to try those drugs? Frank Cannon Oct 2012 #29
Because 7-11 piss tests, so you can't smoke weed and have a part-time job. bluedigger Oct 2012 #147
Or "Suicide by cop?" Someone determined to die, but they want the police to do it? MADem Oct 2012 #35
Campus cops with guns.... GulleyJimson Oct 2012 #11
Hey! If those protesters had disarmed that cop of his pepper spray, god knows! Buzz Clik Oct 2012 #23
I keep looking for stuff after I found it. GulleyJimson Oct 2012 #12
Yeah, no kidding. crim son Oct 2012 #15
No kidding! This kid's state was 100% the result of the cop's presence. Buzz Clik Oct 2012 #25
What kind of non-lethal force should the police have used, do you think? MADem Oct 2012 #47
So the kid initially went to them -- an entire building filled with cops? Buzz Clik Oct 2012 #55
I don't think it is at all productive to take any "side." MADem Oct 2012 #59
maybe the kid was looking for help so went to the police station wordpix Oct 2012 #144
It was final only because he shot him caraher Oct 2012 #32
If police started carrying tranquilizer guns, people would have a shitfit. MADem Oct 2012 #44
VERY misleading headline. Please edit. trof Oct 2012 #17
Well, some connection--aren't they all part of the state school system? MADem Oct 2012 #48
No, The University of Alabama System does not include U. of South Alabama Ursus Rex Oct 2012 #57
USA looks rather "up and coming," as institutions go. MADem Oct 2012 #61
U. of A. has branches in Montgomery, Birmingham, and Huntsville. trof Oct 2012 #133
So the cop; greiner3 Oct 2012 #19
Low-esteem cowards are attracted to law enforcement tabasco Oct 2012 #20
Any witnesses? Or is this all, "he said, he dead?" nt 1monster Oct 2012 #26
If there were cameras anywhere, I'd say cameras right outside the police station are as MADem Oct 2012 #37
He weighed 135 pounds jsr Oct 2012 #27
Nice one, Darwin Devil_Buddy Oct 2012 #31
Bath Salts? A shot of Adrenaline? A psychotic break? davidthegnome Oct 2012 #36
And the kid went TO the police station and caused the naked ruckus. MADem Oct 2012 #39
Since police officers are there to protect the public, they don't have the luxury LisaL Oct 2012 #80
?? heaven05 Oct 2012 #38
Play Stupid Games slackmaster Oct 2012 #40
He killed him so he wouldn't hurt himself? Whatever happened to shooting limbs first? nt valerief Oct 2012 #43
"Shooting limbs first" is not, nor has it ever been, a police protocol. It's always been shoot to MADem Oct 2012 #49
You're right. If you have cause to pull out your handgun, you shoot to body mass. There is also a byeya Oct 2012 #51
The subject was NOT in his room He was outside the police station. tblue37 Oct 2012 #60
Thanks for bringing all these details to our(my) attention. The officer should have been provided byeya Oct 2012 #73
I'm betting that cop wishes he or she could have confined the kid to his room. MADem Oct 2012 #62
Defensive shooting is shooting into the center of the body mass. davsand Oct 2012 #53
Most cops aren't a good enough shot to shoot a gun out of someone's hand. MADem Oct 2012 #71
Last year one of the state universities - Michigan I think - had college students who had never byeya Oct 2012 #87
Wow. Now I understand why car chases end in tragedy far too often. valerief Oct 2012 #58
Not sure where you found that particular nugget from this sad tale. nt MADem Oct 2012 #75
There has been a decades-long controversey about engaging in high speed chases and byeya Oct 2012 #76
No. Training has always been to shoot to STOP. The most reliable way of doing that is to aim... slackmaster Oct 2012 #70
Reminds me of something davidthegnome Oct 2012 #50
Every single time someone suggests a limb-shot 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #108
This isn't the movies. nt. naaman fletcher Oct 2012 #127
Well, I found out why the cop didn't just go inside the station and lock the door. tblue37 Oct 2012 #64
Well... hmm... davidthegnome Oct 2012 #66
Wasn't the banging happening on the SIDE of the building? MADem Oct 2012 #68
He should have gone inside the station, locked the door, and hid behind a desk wtmusic Oct 2012 #96
If an aggressive/erratic person charges a police officer with his gun drawn and had already aikoaiko Oct 2012 #72
Well... davidthegnome Oct 2012 #78
There is a lack of connection... wundermaus Oct 2012 #81
There are people with guns who WANT to kill someone. nt patrice Oct 2012 #85
Yep,like the cop wannabe who gunned down Trayvon Martin. I think he ws looking for an opportunity. n tblue37 Oct 2012 #104
We hear about these pretty frequently and the answer is ALWAYS, TTE, "There was no choice" or patrice Oct 2012 #105
Yay, Cops! Iggo Oct 2012 #86
Many in this thread aren't going to wait for further investigation... Eleanors38 Oct 2012 #89
I don't hate cops davidthegnome Oct 2012 #90
I'm willing to let the investigation proceed. I see your points. nt Eleanors38 Oct 2012 #115
Unarmed and naked teen vs the guy with a night stick tazer pepper spray and gun. Not rocket science Exultant Democracy Oct 2012 #92
This may eventually come back onto the police, but I'll wait to see... Eleanors38 Oct 2012 #112
Or we should look at the way other countries with far better outcomes conduct their justic systems. Exultant Democracy Oct 2012 #117
If proper intervention had occurred earlier, perhaps. But given our system, he should not have been Eleanors38 Oct 2012 #128
Next headline to cover up .... MindMover Oct 2012 #95
Hmm... davidthegnome Oct 2012 #139
If you take stuff lalalu Oct 2012 #110
Baffling JonLP24 Oct 2012 #130
Good point davidthegnome Oct 2012 #132
He was on LSD. LisaL Oct 2012 #146
Thanks JonLP24 Oct 2012 #148
LATEST on this matter: There's VIDEO, apparently. MADem Oct 2012 #140
Student was on LSD. LisaL Oct 2012 #145
hmmmm AngryAmish Oct 2012 #149
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