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re: Killer cop in "swatting" incident will not be charged

Posted on 4/13/18 at 4:39 pm to
Posted by The Egg
Houston, TX
Member since Dec 2004
83929 posts
Posted on 4/13/18 at 4:39 pm to
why would he have nightmares? dude pretty much got away with killing an innocent man and got to keep not only his freedom, but his job as well.
Posted by Ross
Member since Oct 2007
47827 posts
Posted on 4/13/18 at 4:41 pm to
if he has even a shred of humanity under that badge he would

If he had even a shred of integrity he’d find a new job and hang up the title of law enforcement officer.
Posted by foshizzle
Washington DC metro
Member since Mar 2008
40599 posts
Posted on 4/13/18 at 4:45 pm to
Given the facts presented, IMHO it's pretty unlikely a jury would find the cop guilty "beyond reasonable doubt".

Tyler Barriss, OTOH, is going to spend a good long time behind bars and rightly so.
Posted by Open Your Eyes
Member since Nov 2012
10667 posts
Posted on 4/13/18 at 4:51 pm to
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You're right, if only we had multiple angles of body cam footage showing the victim doing nothing wrong.


Body cams were supposed to cut down on these types of things from happening. Instead, now all that happens is there is video of cops murdering people and getting away with it. Which further increases the divide between the 2 sides on the police issue.

How long before studies start being done on how much taxpayer money was wasted on outfitting cops with these things given their ineffectiveness in curtailing inappropriate police behavior?
Posted by Open Your Eyes
Member since Nov 2012
10667 posts
Posted on 4/13/18 at 4:52 pm to
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if he has even a shred of humanity under that badge he would


How much more evidence is needed to realize he doesn't?
Posted by cas4t
Member since Jan 2010
72196 posts
Posted on 4/13/18 at 4:56 pm to
Wait, did you zing me? Because I am not following whatever flawed logic you’re using.
Posted by ThatMakesSense
Fort Lauderdale
Member since Aug 2015
15281 posts
Posted on 4/13/18 at 4:56 pm to
I've never heard this term, swatting, before.

I just youtubed the camera get swatted.

Holy hell. What a bunch of nerds.
Posted by cas4t
Member since Jan 2010
72196 posts
Posted on 4/13/18 at 4:58 pm to
I find it interesting how some will dig their heels in on subjects like this despite clearly being in the wrong. I mean has he even conceded that the body cam footage exists?
Posted by VerlanderBEAST
Member since Dec 2011
19365 posts
Posted on 4/13/18 at 5:12 pm to
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Tyler Barriss, OTOH, is going to spend a good long time behind bars and rightly so.


bullshite. If the Cop who actually murdered the guy isn't charged then how the hell can the guy who did the prank be charged with anything other than falsely reporting a crime
This post was edited on 4/13/18 at 5:16 pm
Posted by EA6B
TX
Member since Dec 2012
14754 posts
Posted on 4/13/18 at 5:36 pm to
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Unfortunately you don't get thrown to the wolves in other professions like cops and troops in combat do where you have to make choices that could end yours or someone else's life.


Imagine if firefighters had the same risk adverse attitude about their jobs as cops. "Yes, there could have been children in the burning building, but I feared for my life, and I deserve to go home to my family at night!"
Posted by AlonsoWDC
Memphis, where it ain't Ten-a-Key
Member since Aug 2014
9387 posts
Posted on 4/13/18 at 6:00 pm to
frick the police.

Posted by samson73103
Krypton
Member since Nov 2008
9392 posts
Posted on 4/13/18 at 6:09 pm to
I generally support the cops but this one deserves some punishment unless there is more to the story than what’s in the article.
Posted by TennesseeFan25
Honolulu
Member since May 2016
8391 posts
Posted on 4/13/18 at 6:14 pm to
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sounds like the guy who set it all in motion will be punished...i don't see the problem


Until you walk outside of your house trying to understand why police are surrounding it, and are shot dead of course.

Look at that exact statement and put yourself into the shoes of the guy that was killed without reason. If you don't see the problem you need to put a gun to your head and pull the trigger, because you're doing none of us any favors by being here.
Posted by bigrob385series
B. Aura
Member since May 2014
2636 posts
Posted on 4/13/18 at 6:17 pm to
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Tyler Barriss, 
was the one who deserves to be shot.as with any profession,there are some idiot cops who should have never donned a badge to begin with.
Posted by TennesseeFan25
Honolulu
Member since May 2016
8391 posts
Posted on 4/13/18 at 6:19 pm to
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By all means, don't verify hostile intent or anything. Let's all just conduct ourselves according to our fears and worries.


Your post is making me scared for my life... just a heads up...
Posted by Sao
East Texas Piney Woods
Member since Jun 2009
68469 posts
Posted on 4/13/18 at 6:33 pm to
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Until you walk outside of your house trying to understand why police are surrounding it, and are shot dead of course. 


Or similar and not a joke, but there have been Amber Alerts in Texas for dads completely unknowing of any wrongdoing. Vindictive moms reporting missing children when in reality it was nothing but normal visitation. If you're the dad's mindset, you likely respond to guns drawn with a WTF!. I would.
Posted by TheOcean
#honeyfriedchicken
Member since Aug 2004
46722 posts
Posted on 4/13/18 at 6:49 pm to
People that side with LEO in cases like these shouldn't be allowed to vote
Posted by foshizzle
Washington DC metro
Member since Mar 2008
40599 posts
Posted on 4/13/18 at 7:12 pm to
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Go watch the body camera from the cop. The cop was 99% in the wrong here


It wasn't directly linked but I found footage here

At the critical moment when he suddenly raised his hands around 0:06 - 0:07 my first reaction was that he had a gun and was pointing it at me.
Posted by The_Duke
Member since Nov 2016
4683 posts
Posted on 4/13/18 at 7:13 pm to
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He should have complied.


This often baffles me because I hear a lot of right wingers say this but it's also right wingers using to 2A to combat any type of gun control.

How can you use your 2A rights to defend against a militant government doing wrong by you and your family, if said militant government does show up to your house when you have done nothing wrong you just comply and go with them?

Is this not Cognitive Dissonance?
This post was edited on 4/13/18 at 7:16 pm
Posted by SlowFlowPro
With populists, expect populism
Member since Jan 2004
481200 posts
Posted on 4/13/18 at 7:21 pm to
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Is this not Cognitive Dissonance?

it's false equivalency
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