Have L.A. cops gone trigger-happy?

That's 25% un-armed... I think that re-training needs to take place, it seems "automatic" so to speak For them to just react instantly.... That's wrong.

I'm just waiting for a comment from OmSigDAVID. I'm sre he'll be along to explain why this is all tothe good.

Ahh, a gun thread.. I always read his name as OMG David.. Dunno why? weird...

How should they be re-trained? React instantly.. ??? Why is that wrong?

Why should 12 people be killed when they were un-armed?

What about capsicum spray, if they establish that these people are un-armed? Or the headlock..

I see no sense in people being killed when the other person was not in any immediate danger, of being killed. Do you?

If they are trigger happy, shoot to kill, no matter if they are armed or not armed why is that right?

You didn't answer my questions. When you do, I will answer yours.

Just about anyone knows not to show something that may be force.

They probably learn that at six.

I haven't lived in LA since the beginning of 99.

I have mixed feelings.

Obvioulsly I am not making a comment persay re:- LA cops.. And "cops gone trigger happy" with a question mark, is what I answered to.... 25% un-armed dead in my opinion is wrong full stop. I wasn't looking for a debate,purely making a statement.




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I appreciate that the Head of Police, will always stand by their "man"and I read the link and a couple of things stood out, which made me feel that, regardless of why they were called out, regardless of the knowledge of the areas .. in my "opinion" they weren't threatened in every single situation of those 12 with anything that could "kill" them apart from maybe bare hands.. That appears to be factual. My point was ..... surely they are trained if there is no weapon go out of your way to restrain them, mame them even, shoot their legs, anything other than killing. I see it as instant reaction... He's running for me un-armed shoot him or one was shot twice in the back for running away.



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Well, it is not always wise to wait too long b4 responding,
when u r under violent attack.

(SOME people lack the presence of mind
to consult statistics b4 fighting back.)





David

I get it, maybe the police should wait and ask the person are you armed? Shoot them in the legs? No, they are not trained to do that and they are not trained to kill.

The head of police stand by their man? Not where I live.

because they are making a lot of mistakes

Where the heck do you live? Can't be the USofA.

They sometimes have to make split second decisions. Yes, mistakes happen. They are human. I do agree that police officers who use their position just to hurt people should be held accountable.

So do I. David and I mostly get along well, but someone used that on the old Abuzz forum, and it sticks.

So then they are not trained full stop ?



Did you actually read the article? I was quoting that....

I like David too.. he is polite, asks me questions politely and I reply. I am also dislexic, well sometimes.. But, seems like it's easy to read into names huh

It stands for: Opulent Mensan Special Interest Group DAVID.

It refers to a group that I founded about 30 some-odd years ago.





David

I think you mentioned that once before, can you remind me what the group was about? If twas guns, shhhh better not

It has been reported for years that the culture with in LAPD is to go hard, in the attempt to mitigate the fact that the force is underfunded and thus understaffed. I have heard nothing to the effect that this has changed.