70yr old shot dead by police in own garage

**deputyfestus** · 05-30-13, 06:26 PM

Originally Posted by Adretheon

I'm not gunna support that the Cops did the right thing(cause they obviously were rookies and fucked up), however he was in his driveway with a handgun. I can see why they would feel threatened. To me it looks like a rookie mistake, something that would have been avoided had they had a little more experience on the street.

By that reasoning I would have been killed about about as many times as I was in BF2 !

**Adretheon** · 05-30-13, 06:33 PM

Originally Posted by deputyfestus

By that reasoning I would have been killed about about as many times as I was in BF2 !

Yea that's right. If you are a person with a handgun across the street from a potential robbery and a cop saw you, then yes you could be a threat. They didn't know he lived there, how could they? Any cop in that situation would be threatened. That doesn't mean they handled it right, but considering the situation they should have felt threatened by him.

**SmokenScion** · 05-30-13, 06:35 PM

Originally Posted by deputyfestus

By that reasoning I would have been killed about about as many times as I was in BF2 !

You must be threatening if you carry a gun, just like if you run you're guilty.

**Predecessor** · 05-30-13, 06:46 PM

I've said it once and I will say it again.

**Kraker Jak** · 05-30-13, 07:24 PM

Lol, nothing on the police end but "they felt threatend" I'm venturing to bet he was told to put his gun down SEVERAL times by the LEO's and he was all like "This is 'merica, im in my yard, blah blah blah" and he was shot.

Just trying to see both sides here. that story is VERY one sided.

**SourceSkills** · 05-31-13, 05:01 PM

One day sometime soon probably there will be an atrocity committed by those who were suppose to keep us safe that nobody can ignore. I wonder what will happen then.

**-Lazarus-** · 06-01-13, 12:18 PM

Originally Posted by Adretheon

Yea that's right. If you are a person with a handgun across the street from a potential robbery and a cop saw you, then yes you could be a threat. They didn't know he lived there, how could they? Any cop in that situation would be threatened. That doesn't mean they handled it right, but considering the situation they should have felt threatened by him.

Yeah but that wasn't the story. He came out to check out guys with flashlights fumbling around in his driveway in the night. He wasn't sitting in the driveway waiting for them. They should never have been on his property in the first place. They should have been across the street.