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Last edited by oxmixmudd; 04-14-2021, 02:12 PM.
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Originally posted by Gondwanaland View PostThat's what I figured it would be. 2nd degree manslaughter, which applies to negligence in that state. At least they didnt overcharge like they did Chauvin. Likely she'll be found guilty and get the minimum.
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Originally posted by Cow Poke View PostShe will be charged with manslaughter -- sad, but actually, not much other choice. I don't think anybody can realistically believe she meant to kill him -- it's so clear that she was stunned by the fact that she shot him, after yelling "taser".
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She will be charged with manslaughter -- sad, but actually, not much other choice. I don't think anybody can realistically believe she meant to kill him -- it's so clear that she was stunned by the fact that she shot him, after yelling "taser".
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Originally posted by Mountain Man View Post
He wasn't sitting in his car. He was leaning against it with his hands behind him as the officer was putting on the handcuffs, then he suddenly made a lunge for the door and after a brief wrestling match managed to get himself into the seat before the officer shot him.
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Originally posted by rogue06 View PostAnd that there was more than an attempt to flee. There was resistance -- a "struggle [that] broke out."
Although, if he was sitting in his car then he didn't attempt to go back to it, so that part was incorrect.
Police pursuits are incredibly dangerous, and best never to allow one to start.
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Originally posted by rogue06 View PostAnd that there was more than an attempt to flee. There was resistance -- a "struggle [that] broke out."
Although, if he was sitting in his car then he didn't attempt to go back to it, so that part was incorrect.
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Originally posted by rogue06 View PostPlacing the taser where you could accidentally draw your firearm instead seems to me to be a pretty boneheaded thing to do.
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Originally posted by Cow Poke View PostSo, back on topic...
The Hennepin County medical examiner on Monday evening ruled his manner of death was homicide and said the cause of death was a gunshot wound to the chest.
During a tense press conference, Gannon released the bodycam footage of the incident that showed three officers approaching Wright's car after he had been pulled over for the traffic stop.
The footage showed one officer trying to handcuff Wright as a second officer told him he was being arrested on a warrant. Wright immediately jumped back into his car in an apparent attempt to flee.
A struggle then broke out between the officers and Wright, who was still sitting inside his car.
The female officer could be heard shouting 'Taser!' several times in the moments before she fired her gun. Immediately after, the female officer can be heard saying: 'Holy sh*t. I shot him'. It appears she dropped her gun in the aftermath.
It appears that the police were aware there was an outstanding warrant prior to handcuffing, and the knowledge of the warrant was what initiated the arrest and attempted handcuffing.
Although, if he was sitting in his car then he didn't attempt to go back to it, so that part was incorrect.
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So, back on topic...
The Hennepin County medical examiner on Monday evening ruled his manner of death was homicide and said the cause of death was a gunshot wound to the chest.
During a tense press conference, Gannon released the bodycam footage of the incident that showed three officers approaching Wright's car after he had been pulled over for the traffic stop.
The footage showed one officer trying to handcuff Wright as a second officer told him he was being arrested on a warrant. Wright immediately jumped back into his car in an apparent attempt to flee.
A struggle then broke out between the officers and Wright, who was still sitting inside his car.
The female officer could be heard shouting 'Taser!' several times in the moments before she fired her gun. Immediately after, the female officer can be heard saying: 'Holy sh*t. I shot him'. It appears she dropped her gun in the aftermath.
It appears that the police were aware there was an outstanding warrant prior to handcuffing, and the knowledge of the warrant was what initiated the arrest and attempted handcuffing.
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Originally posted by Cow Poke View Post
Which brings us back to the cop shows where they're looking for a specific individual, they spot him, and from a block away, they yell his name....... and the chase is on!
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Originally posted by oxmixmudd View Post
I'm not even sure she was criminally stupid. Mistakes happen, but at the same time, it was her job to make sure they did not happen. There are so many sad things about this case it's somewhat overwhelming. I am sympathetic to all involved on this one. Not sympathetic to continued rioting after the release of the video. There was no intent here. It was a tragic mistake and both the shooter and the victim made fatal mistakes any one of which avoided would have left the man alive and unharmed.
Though I doubt we'll ever be told, I'd really like to know what, if anything, caused her to have her gun in her hand in the first place. She had just trained a rookie that day IIRC, and knew first hand what could happen if one mixes the two from her involvement in a previous and similar case. So what lapse in protocol, what immediate distraction resulted in her holding a gun instead of a taser. She clearly thought what she had in her hand was a taser.
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Originally posted by rogue06 View PostOne of the best police chase scenes ever was Steve McQueen's in Bullit
bullit.jfif
Sadly....
Q: On the episode of “Blue Bloods” titled “The Bullitt Mustang,” was the car shown at the end the original Mustang from the movie?
A: Viewers of that episode of the CBS drama will recall that it revolved around the so-called Bullitt Mustang, the car Steve McQueen drove in the 1968 classic Bullitt. In the episode, what was thought to be the car from the movie was in fact a fake, but a second car seen at the show’s end is presented as the real thing.
Unfortunately, according to CBS, that was just some dramatic license. The telecast featured two authentic 1968 Mustangs, but neither is the car from the film. The location and owner of the actual car from the film have been much discussed by car buffs, though I did not see an answer I thought definitive enough to mention here.
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