Why I wouldn't trust my life to our local LEOs

[jrou111]

Island officer shoots man

http://www.al.com/news/mobileregister/index.ssf?/base/news/1147771254318680.xml&coll=3

DAUPHIN ISLAND -- A police officer shot a man twice in the stomach Monday evening after a scuffle on the boardwalk of the town's public beach.

The man, whose identity was withheld pending family notification, was airlifted by LifeFlight-Mobile to University of South Alabama Medical Center, where he was undergoing surgery late Monday, said John Tyson Jr., Mobile County district attorney.

Dauphin Island Police Chief George Goodwin said that investigators believed the man was from Mobile. He said the man had a small black gun but he was not sure the caliber.

Tyson said the shooting appeared to be justified. He said the man, who witnesses described as intoxicated, had pulled a gun, which he used to strike the officer in the head.

The district attorney said the events began about 5:20 p.m. with two Dauphin Island police officers responding to 1509 Bienville St. Beachgoers had reported that the man was acting in an unruly manner, Tyson said.

According to Tyson, the officers separated, each approaching the beach on separate boardwalks. When one officer encountered the man on the boardwalk, the man pointed a gun directly at the officer, Tyson said.

The district attorney said that during the fight that followed, the officer jammed his finger into the barrel of the man's gun to cause it to malfunction. The officer then grabbed his own weapon and shot the man, Tyson said. ,


The other officer who had run over to help and seven other people witnessed the shooting, according to the district attorney.

Tyson said that after the shooting, the man continued to fight until he was subdued by paramedics who took him to the Dauphin Island Airport, where he was picked up by the LifeFlight helicopter.

Witnesses, who gathered after the shooting still in their swimsuits and towels, declined to speak with a Press-Register reporter.

 

[Checkman]

So is this your local department? Are you saying that this is an example of your local officers level of training and competency or are you saying that this is representative of cops all over the United States?

Just curious. Are you one of THR's cop bashers? I see that your Post Count is fairly low so you're new. Sometimes a low Post Count and a thread with a high flame potential indicates a troll. Not saying you are, but I'm detecting a little red flag.

 

[Offwhite]

Is it me or does it seem like there have been a good number of "cop bashers" becoming new to the forum? Its always the ones that bash that are the first to call when something bad happens...

 

[Justin R]

so whats the problem ?

He got the job done, right ?

He went home at the end of his tour and the BG didnt.

 

[springmom]

go bash somewhere else, we're not interested

I am not an LEO nor do I play one on TV But I have great respect for those who get out there and put their lives on the line every day, and I have NO respect at all for people who like to make fun of them. Go peddle your papers somewhere else.

Springmom

 

[jcoiii]

Um, what in this story makes you feel like you would not trust your life to your local LEOs?

You highlighted the portion where the DA says that the officer placed his finger in the barrel of the gun causing it to malfunction. Is this particular part the reason for your thread title? Just curious

 

[Offwhite]

So its not just me who thinks that...

 

[DoubleTapDrew]

jammed his finger into the barrel of the man's gun to cause it to malfunction.

He must have not seen that episode of Mythbusters! Thankfully the officer is ok. Those guys/gals have a tough job.

 

[Justin]

Hmph.