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christx30

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14. I'll bet these parents

Reply to DeadLetterOffice (Reply #7)

Tue Jan 7, 2014, 11:48 PM

Jan 2014

regret turning to the law and the police for help.

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'We called for help, and they killed my son,' North Carolina man says [View all] FreakinDJ Jan 2014 OP

Terrible way to learn a hard lesson AAO Jan 2014 #1

That depends on where you live. DeadLetterOffice Jan 2014 #3

Yeah, things are different here I guess AAO Jan 2014 #5

That is true. dotymed Jan 2014 #25

I don't know the details yet, but my guess is that we have another case of cop cowardice. Vattel Jan 2014 #2

There's no reason at all christx30 Jan 2014 #4

Do you really? DeadLetterOffice Jan 2014 #7

I'll bet these parents christx30 Jan 2014 #14

Well geez, you give examples of things that are against the law Ino Jan 2014 #19

but would it have been illegal Bodhi BloodWave Jan 2014 #21

Lazy, murderous assholes jsr Jan 2014 #6

No, what he was told to have said by the Dad was, "I don't have time for this," not we. lonestarnot Jan 2014 #18

"We don't have time for this." Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2014 #8

Conflicting accounts Milwaukee Prog Jan 2014 #9

Conflicting accounts? frylock Jan 2014 #11

You mean you didn't click the link to the op and read it? Milwaukee Prog Jan 2014 #23

i clicked the link. i see no conflicting stories. frylock Jan 2014 #32

You mean these "versions"? When "we don't have time for this" was said? uppityperson Jan 2014 #38

The only conflict I see is exactly when the killer cop said "We don't have time for this." Comrade Grumpy Jan 2014 #12

Nothing smells good with this one, either heaven05 Jan 2014 #10

the local cops have evolved into the Municipal Armed Forces. olddad56 Jan 2014 #13

Agreed. SoapBox Jan 2014 #16

Cops should be required to wear a body camera Stainless Jan 2014 #15

Cameras don't matter either... freebrew Jan 2014 #29

This Reminds Me Of The Case In Ames, Iowa DallasNE Jan 2014 #17

Horrible. mzmolly Jan 2014 #20

never call the police for help with a mentally ill person anasv Jan 2014 #22

The police in this country has instituted a death penalty for mental illness jsr Jan 2014 #24

I remember hearing some police officers talking about a somewhat similar case leftyladyfrommo Jan 2014 #26

I'm waiting for the day a fireman says... Ino Jan 2014 #31

The Medical, law enforcement and military establishments HoosierCowboy Jan 2014 #27

This was an EXECUTION: giftedgirl77 Jan 2014 #28

We need a national commission on law enforcement standards and practices. Comrade Grumpy Jan 2014 #30

+1 Go Vols Jan 2014 #33

How many of these stories must we read before we can accept the reality before us? n/t Egalitarian Thug Jan 2014 #34

We need a national commission on law enforcement standards and practices. Comrade Grumpy Jan 2014 #36

Yes, thanks for the correction. Egalitarian Thug Jan 2014 #37

Stepfather told 911 the kid had a screwdriver and was threatening his mother with it Beaverhausen Jan 2014 #35