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Thread: Lafayette Police body cam video shows officer being shot by fellow officer

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    Quote Originally Posted by Private Pickle View Post
    By definition in the shooting world there is no such thing as an accident. You and I both know it's called a negligent discharge. Right the guy had a negligent discharge. $#@! happens. I don't think he did it on purpose and they are in a job that this kind of accident happens. They train for it as does our military but $#@! happens bro.

    The cop who accidentally shot her shouldn't lose his life over it. It was an accident. The position calls for a moniker of danger where this kind of $#@! might happen.

    Something tells me if you ask the cop that got shot whether or not the cop who shot her should lose his life as a result she would say no.
    Negligence should be punished. The only question is what the punishment should be.
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    Here is my man John Correia's excellent analysis (as usual) of this incident. Multiple firearm safety mistakes in this one.

    Cutesy Time is OVER

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    Quote Originally Posted by Private Pickle View Post
    Yes it is. Unless he did it on purpose. Why are you putting a higher bar on municipal cops when friendly fire in our military is a common occurrence?

    If it isn't "$#@! happens" do you think he should go to jail for the rest of his life? Do you think he did it on purpose? If he didn't do it on purpose should he still go to jail? Should teachers go to jail if their students fall off the jungle gym and get hurt?

    Please...
    I haven't seen anyone suggest this cop should go to jail because of this accident, but this is clearly a lack of best safe firearm practices, and NOT "$#@! happens". Of course we should look at this incident with a critical eye, if for no other reason, to shine a light on the EXTREME importance of firearm safety.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ethereal View Post
    Negligence should be punished. The only question is what the punishment should be.
    So here is the thing with negligence. Our kids display it all the time and other kids get hurt simply because their kids. Now replace kids with police or military. The truth is that there are professions out there where negligence means more than it does in other professions. If I as a business guy display negligence no one gets hurt. If I were a fireman and I neglected to put the hose on the right place and as a result a colleague gets hurt hence negligence thus prison time.

    I simply don't think we should believe simple negligence as we see in this video should be equated to a criminal act. It is not.
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    Quote Originally Posted by countryboy View Post
    I haven't seen anyone suggest this cop should go to jail because of this accident, but this is clearly a lack of best safe firearm practices, and NOT "$#@! happens". Of course we should look at this incident with a critical eye, if for no other reason, to shine a light on the EXTREME importance of firearm safety.
    Well now you have. I don't think this cop should go to jail because of an accident. It was an accident. There was no criminal intent. At what point do we as Americans stop an realize that we are sending people to prison despite zero criminal intent?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ethereal View Post
    Negligence should be punished. The only question is what the punishment should be.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Private Pickle View Post
    Well now you have. I don't think this cop should go to jail because of an accident. It was an accident. There was no criminal intent. At what point do we as Americans stop an realize that we are sending people to prison despite zero criminal intent?
    Conflating this with your standard victimless crime is completely off base.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Private Pickle View Post
    So here is the thing with negligence. Our kids display it all the time and other kids get hurt simply because their kids. Now replace kids with police or military. The truth is that there are professions out there where negligence means more than it does in other professions. If I as a business guy display negligence no one gets hurt. If I were a fireman and I neglected to put the hose on the right place and as a result a colleague gets hurt hence negligence thus prison time.

    I simply don't think we should believe simple negligence as we see in this video should be equated to a criminal act. It is not.
    Good parents punish negligence in children, especially when that negligence causes undue harm to others. And a good society punishes negligence in adults, especially when they occupy positions of power and authority.
    Power always thinks it has a great soul, and vast views, beyond the comprehension of the weak. And that it is doing God service when it is violating all His laws.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Private Pickle View Post
    Well now you have. I don't think this cop should go to jail because of an accident. It was an accident. There was no criminal intent. At what point do we as Americans stop an realize that we are sending people to prison despite zero criminal intent?
    Exercising a reckless disregard for the safety of others is criminal and intentional to some degree. If someone blindly pushed a rock over a bridge and it crushed another person to death, that should be treated as a crime even though the person responsible did not intend to crush anyone.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Private Pickle View Post
    Yes it is. Unless he did it on purpose. Why are you putting a higher bar on municipal cops when friendly fire in our military is a common occurrence?

    If it isn't "$#@! happens" do you think he should go to jail for the rest of his life? Do you think he did it on purpose? If he didn't do it on purpose should he still go to jail? Should teachers go to jail if their students fall off the jungle gym and get hurt?

    Please...
    Friendly for isn't a common occurrence. It is poor Target ID and negligence. Few circumstances allow it to be explained away.

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