You're wrong. If you watch the video at the end, the report states that the officer ordered the man to step away from the child and surrender. When he didn't, in the interest of protecting the life of the child, the police officer behaved in a matter concordant with the law. He used deadly force on a man using deadly force in order to protect the life of an innocent. He did exactly as he was trained and in my mind did what had to be done.

 

I am perfectly willing to let this thing not only play out but to even try and forget about it. I am only offering my opinion from what I have learned about law enforcement over the years. There is a possibility that the shooting will be found to be justified. But there is at least an equal chance that it will not. There is also a chance that the officer will be vindicated but the police department will still be sued.

But there is even a much stronger possibility if the citizens witnessing it had acted the child would still be alive. That is the real regret to me.

And I guess my mine point here is whether it is the officer, the witnesses, or just on this forum discussing this, it is a mistake to allow our emotions to override our reason.

You may very well be right BB. The shooting may be deemed justified. After all the police who shot the unarmed man in New York multiple times were vindicated of any wrong doing by their police department. But I doubt that will be the conclusion reached if it is taken to a lawsuit in civil court.

But at the risk of offending you let me point out something to you. When you say at least the guy got what he deserved you are putting yourself in the position of judge and jury and those things are professionally prohibited to police officers and they are trained not to put themselves in that position.

But I would also point out at this point that those who handled the case of the officers in the Rodney King beating also concluded that those officers were doing exactly what they were trained to do. It worked with an all white jury but not when it went to federal court.

Professionally trained police officers are not allowed to react emotionally.

 

Holy crap. I'm glad he didn't survive the gunshot.

 

Come on the fucker needed to die, the bastard stomp a child to death.

 

Same here. When it was on the news last night it made me cry, then I was very, very angry.

I think the police officer did the right thing, If he told the dude to stand down and he didn't, it was up to the officer to do whatever he could to help the child.

And in his shoes, I would have done the same. And extreme restraint would have kept me from doing far worse.

 

From the article

A sheriff’s helicopter responding to emergency calls from the area landed in a cow pasture at 10:19 p.m. The helicopter was used to illuminate the suspect, and they ordered him to cease and desist. He continued his savage attack on the baby. A Modesto police officer who had exited the helicopter then shot the man to death, Singh said.

On top of that you can never know if someone is dead till you check the pulse. This asshole got what he deserved.

In my opinion there is never a valid reason for an adult to brutalize a child.

 

stumbler am beginning to think you may have missed you calling:

You know the Lawyers that gets criminals off, regardless.

but, you do make a strong case here..it's just that ,THAT SUCKS

This is one person that deserved what he got.

 

For someone so insistent that there be proof to every claim, I'm surprised you imply without any sort of proof that the officer in this case reacted emotionally. As I already said, the officer did just as he was trained -- he used lethal force in an attempt to save the life of an innocent child after issuing a verbal warning and an order to cease the illegal activity immediately. How can you say so unequivocally that this officer acted, as you say, as "judge, jury, and executioner" or that his reaction was emotional at all?

 

Wow talk about a stretch. How in the hell can you make this comparison???

Do you honestly think, that if Rodney King was stomping a kid when he was taken down, that there would be an outcome like he got in court??

Derail anyone?

 

After a better night's sleep I am willing to concede that the officer may have been justified and that it will be determined that way.

But here's what I feel is still not justified. The reactions expressed here which clearly show that because this act was so reprehensible that the person deserved to die. Now that might very well be the case. But that is also something that can only be determined by a trial, a jury and a judge. Not us, or the police. Not by reacting out of fear and emotion but rather by using reason and logic. Otherwise we put ourselves in the exact same position this child killer was, which is for what ever reasons, and as sick and insane as they may be, that for some reason this child deserved what he got.

If you don't want something like this derailed then don't respond to it and stay on topic.

Its as simple as that. The only point I was trying to make is that many times police actions are deemed appropriate even when most other reasonable people would believe that a crime was committed and the police officers were responsible for committing it, which is the actual definition for probable cause for arrest and trial.

 

What's wrong with the world mama?... I bet he was on meth or something, and thought the kid was a demon O>o ... wouldn't that be insane?

 

Well, If I was the cop in question, I wouldnt even have warned that bastard, I would have shot him dead as soon as I could get a bead on his sorry ass.

 

So I guess that's why you should never be a cop.

 

i woulda shot his sorry ass from INSIDE the copter,then say freeze.did it say what the cop had for a service wepon?

 

You should read my post on the, If I was president thread...lol
and yes, thats probably why I couldnt be a cop.

 

I'm willing to bet that you two and almost everyone else on this thread will say that they feel this way because they care about children and I would be willing to bet even more than that, that's not really true. We care about this child because it was brought to our attention but on a daily basis we could give a shit less about children being killed.