Officer shoots man through her patrol car window for "Walking with a purpose"

[Bubbz]

I'm not sure what to even think about this one.

http://www.kcci.com/news/man-killed-in-officerinvolved-shooting/33497168

 

[noleville]

I'm not sure what to even think about this one.

http://www.kcci.com/news/man-killed-in-officerinvolved-shooting/33497168

You made it sound like he was power walking and got shot. The reports are that he was being chased by a male officer, both he and the office in high speed chase. Apparently the female office boxed him in, so he got out of his car and ran at her while she was sitting in her car. When he got close she opened fire.

 

[Seminiferous]

The OP's title demonstrates how easy it is to mislead by slanting and telling half-truths. Welcome to Jameis's world.

 

[JohnnieHolmesNole]

Female cops -- usually lacking the physical ability to defuse situations -- are generally quick to reach for their guns or tasers.

 

[cmanole]

Dude obviously did not watch Chris Rock's How Not To Get Shot By The Police video.

 

[runkpanole]

Female cops -- usually lacking the physical ability to defuse situations -- are generally quick to reach for their guns or tasers.

Hmmm. Of all the most recently publicized incidents, this is the first I am hearing of women officers being trigger happy. I would be interested in whether you have something to back up your claim that women officers resort to use the of force more so then men?

As for the OP, you read ESPN and the NYT a lot don't you?

 

[tommynole3476]

Hmmm. Of all the most recently publicized incidents, this is the first I am hearing of women officers being trigger happy. I would be interested in whether you have something to back up your claim that women officers resort to use the of force more so then men?

As for the OP, you read ESPN and the NYT a lot don't you?

I actually remember hearing something about a study or research done that female officers are much more likely to diffuse a situation verbally than their male counterparts. I'll try to find it, but the reasoning seems understandable and sound. This was posed as a way to reduce police use of violence, to have more female police officers.

 

[YogiNole]

Something of this sort almost happened to me. I was driving home at night when I found a dog wandering in the parking lot at the intersection of Capital Circle and Appalachee Pkwy. I stopped and got the dog in my car because I'm a sentimental fool when it comes to dogs. Then I looked around and saw a cop sitting across the parking lot. I walked over to see if she could drop it at the shelter as a lost dog.
I must've surprised her or something because she told me to back off and warned me never to sneak up on a police officer and that I could've ended up getting shot. Lesson learned

Anyway she had to respond to a call and I ended up dropping the dog off the next day at the shelter.

 

[noleville]

The call she had to respond to was getting the f#@k out of there so she didn't have to deal with a dog....and to change her shorts..

 

[RTM58]

I actually remember hearing something about a study or research done that female officers are much more likely to diffuse a situation verbally than their male counterparts. I'll try to find it, but the reasoning seems understandable and sound. This was posed as a way to reduce police use of violence, to have more female police officers.

I would look on Vox or the NYTimes.