It was bad enough that the Tulsa County Sheriff's Office apparently makes a habit of handing a badge and a gun to any rich schmuck who buys the department some flak vests and a few Crown Vics. Which is how reserve deputy Robert Bates, 73, found himself shooting Eric Harris to death, mistakenly thinking, Bates says, that he'd grabbed his taser. But don't worry about the reserve deputy program; the Sheriff's Office insisted Bates was fully trained as an “advanced reserve,” and had a whole assload of training in proper law enforcement procedure. He was just as well-trained as a real live deputy.
That operating-room analogy gets around, doesn't it? I remember Patrick Buchanan using it to dismiss the significance of innocent people being executed.
My question is this: why was he going to taser a man who was already down on the ground being subdued by at least two or three deputies? It appeared that tasering him would have been - pardon - overkill. The entire situation stinks to high heaven!
Also, too, Glanz said that the deputy responsible for certifying Bates has moved on to a job with the U.S. Secret Service(!)
Her willingness to follow orders even though they were blatantly unethical and might get someone killed is exactly what the Secret Service looks for in an agent.
I love how the Tulsa PD is all "you can't believe anything that comes from anonymous sources". While at the same time refusing to identify anyone who actually trained this wannabe cop, provide any records, or using an excuse that just falls below "imaginary girlfriend in Canada" in credibility. Because why not add hypocrisy to the general incompetence and corruption?
That operating-room analogy gets around, doesn't it? I remember Patrick Buchanan using it to dismiss the significance of innocent people being executed.
Here you go.
Yeah, hospitals have untrained deputy doctors who sometimes think they're reaching for the defibrillator and accidentally shoot the patient instead.
It happens ALL THE TIME.
Well, I read it too, so you could be right.
If I am recalling this correctly, Sheriff Andy let Barney have a gun but wouldn't let him have any bullets.
I heard the whole theme... DUM DUUUUM dahdahdahdah daaaaaaaaaah...
My question is this: why was he going to taser a man who was already down on the ground being subdued by at least two or three deputies? It appeared that tasering him would have been - pardon - overkill. The entire situation stinks to high heaven!
His wife drives a Le Mons.
Binders of trigger-happy geezers.
Don't make me downfist you.
They wisely chose to omit the "right to drive a car" when writing the Constitution.
F negligent homicide. How about murder 2 for depraved indifference.
I completely agree and-- what's that, you'll buy me how many cars? Errr... Ummm...
Nothing to see here, move along citizens.
I've seen that show and we're lucky Barney didn't kill anyone. Come to think of it, I don't recall seeing any black people in Mayberry...
Also, too, Glanz said that the deputy responsible for certifying Bates has moved on to a job with the U.S. Secret Service(!)
Her willingness to follow orders even though they were blatantly unethical and might get someone killed is exactly what the Secret Service looks for in an agent.
I love how the Tulsa PD is all "you can't believe anything that comes from anonymous sources". While at the same time refusing to identify anyone who actually trained this wannabe cop, provide any records, or using an excuse that just falls below "imaginary girlfriend in Canada" in credibility. Because why not add hypocrisy to the general incompetence and corruption?