i love my job!!

[jwintosh]

http://abclocal.go.com/kfsn/story?section=news/local&id=6083383

guess it's time to put on the ankle holster....

 

[Jwrussell]

One is none, two is one.

Glad to hear he was able to defend himself. The clip fell out????

 

[jwintosh]

should have still had one in the chamber,,, other reports said the kid came out of no where,,, didn't even see it coming! ouch!!

 

[dpricenator]

I feel for the family of the Kid, buthe would, most likey have caused years of pain to his family as they went to all his court cases and visited him in jail. It's not like he was on the honor roll.

 

[Asher]

I feel for the family of the Kid, buthe would, most likey have caused years of pain to his family as they went to all his court cases and visited him in jail. It's not like he was on the honor roll.

The whole situation is just sad. In one of the articles, the family is quoted as asking why the officer didn't use a taser/nightstick/etc. Well, I bet the officer wishes that was an option as well, but he had just been hit with a bat and was trying to avoid being hit again! The officer is described as being friendly and popular with the students there, so I suspect that being forced to shoot a 17-year-old will take quite a toll on him.

 

[Jwrussell]

In one of the articles, the family is quoted as asking why the officer didn't use a taser/nightstick/etc.

:angryteet :angryteet :angryteet :angryteet

 

[cvm4]

That's a horrible situation to be in. I'd rather kill someone than be killed by a bat or possibly be a vegetable the rest of my life.

 

[RigilKent]

yeah wow

 

[Halon]

Wow, that is horrible. I would really hate to have to kill a kid like that, but it's not like you have a choice when you're being attacked. At least the kid was dumb enough to go at the officer with a bat and not a gun.


TYLER

 

[rick12string]

You don’t shoot to kill; you shoot to defend your life. If the assailant dies in the process, it is a consequence of his own actions.

 

[BamaRed]

You know there will be a lawsuit filed in this one...

I think the officer was justified especially since this was clearly pre-meditated by the student.

 

[Jwrussell]

You don’t shoot to kill; you shoot to defend your life. If the assailant dies in the process, it is a consequence of his own actions.

Ding, ding, ding.

 

[Dougful]

Pretty unbelievable. I'm just glad the officer is going to be ok.

 

[Klusterbuck]

should have still had one in the chamber,,, other reports said the kid came out of no where,,, didn't even see it coming! ouch!!

Don't know what he was carrying, but IF it had a magazine disconnect on it, it would not have fired without the magazine inserted.

 

[rick12string]

Don't know what he was carrying, but IF it had a magazine disconnect on it, it would not have fired without the magazine inserted.

Typically LE weapons don’t have a mag disconnect on them for the simple reason that if you were doing a tactical reload you may need to fire that chambered round while the mag is out. I would be surprised if that were the case.

 

[tobby4]

Hate it for the kid, but sometimes things just need to happen... Glad the cop had one in the ankle holster...

 

[jwintosh]

Typically LE weapons don’t have a mag disconnect on them for the simple reason that if you were doing a tactical reload you may need to fire that chambered round while the mag is out. I would be surprised if that were the case.

...??

 

[tedski]

I heard a news report tonight that indicates this kid was looking to kill himself. Not sure of all the details, but one of his relatives did say he was on medication.

I'm glad the officer will be OK though.

 

[rick12string]

...??

Law Enforcement (LE) weapons. I think that’s what you’re question is.

 

[Fox]

Law Enforcement (LE) weapons. I think that’s what you’re question is.

Rick, normally you would be correct, but I believe Gray Davis forced LE in CA to have the disconnect feature when he was still governor. Jeff, please correct me if I am wrong. . .:dunno: This would have been ~2002 - 2003?