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
Peter1469 (01-13-2019)
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.
Cutesy Time is OVER
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.
I find your lack of faith...disturbing...
-Darth Vader
I find your lack of faith...disturbing...
-Darth Vader
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.
--John Adams
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.
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.
--John Adams
"For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places."
Ephesians 6:12
Peter1469 (01-14-2019)