911 call that went bad.

smitty81 · 04-19-2012, 09:09 AM

This is an interesting article. I did some googling around on this incident and it seems there are two sides of the story. Seems to me the cop needs better training.

http://gma.yahoo.com/austin-police-c...opstories.html

Thoughts?

Skywalker · 04-19-2012, 09:25 AM

"He was a good boy!"

Blak Smyth · 04-19-2012, 09:28 AM

I feel bad for the dog owner as well as the officer.

smitty81 · 04-19-2012, 09:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Blak Smyth

I feel bad for the dog owner as well as the officer.

I don't really feel bad for the officer, this incident could have been avoided if he wasn't so gun-ho.

There was nothing going on at the address he was sent to. Don't understand why he had he gun drawn on the guy in the first place.

Whee · 04-19-2012, 09:37 AM

I think if you're not an LEO or have never been an LEO, to presume that he was "gun-ho" or poorly trained is wrong.

Respond to a 911 and be prepared for anything. Or end up shot by someone acting like nothing is wrong.

smitty81 · 04-19-2012, 09:39 AM

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Originally Posted by illinoishoosier

I think if you're not an LEO or have never been an LEO, to presume that he was "gun-ho" or poorly trained is wrong.

Respond to a 911 and be prepared for anything. Or end up shot by someone acting like nothing is wrong.

So you just pull your gun on someone on every call you go to?

The guy never ran, resisted, hid, argued............

14holestogie · 04-19-2012, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by smitty81

So you just pull your gun on someone on every call you go to?

The guy never ran, resisted, hid, argued............

If you're coming into an unidentified 911 situation, absolutely.

Remo · 04-19-2012, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by smitty81

I don't really feel bad for the officer, this incident could have been avoided if he wasn't so gun-ho.

There was nothing going on at the address he was sent to. Don't understand why he had he gun drawn on the guy in the first place.

Not responding to this for fear of being banned from CA.

icehog3 · 04-19-2012, 10:25 AM

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Not responding to this for fear of being banned from CA.

Just someone who knows nothing about it weighing in with their opinion, Mike.

Everyone is entitled to an opinion even if they know nothing about the subject, right?

never_enough · 04-19-2012, 09:52 AM

Sucks all around.

And it makes me miss my dog, his name was Cisco.

icehog3 · 04-19-2012, 10:15 AM

Like people are saying, if you have never been a cop and have no LEO training, your opinion on the cop is pretty meaningless to those of us that have.

I agree with Shane, I feel bad for them both. I am sure the officer feels like sh!t.

pnoon · 04-19-2012, 10:26 AM

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Originally Posted by icehog3

Like people are saying, if you have never been a cop and have no LEO training, your opinion on the cop is pretty meaningless to those of us that have.

AND to many of us who haven't.

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smitty81 · 04-19-2012, 10:49 AM

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AND to many of us who haven't.

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To each their own. I don't like the opinions of others here as well but they are entitled to them rather I like them or not.

Water off a ducks back.

jluck · 04-19-2012, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by smitty81

To each their own. I don't like the opinions of others here as well but they are entitled to them rather I like them or not.

Water off a ducks back.

Put the shovel down, Josh.

14holestogie · 04-19-2012, 10:54 AM

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Put the shovel down, Josh.

^ this

smitty81 · 04-19-2012, 11:06 AM

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Originally Posted by jluck

Put the shovel down, Josh.

I know I'm the minority here. I'm not bashing police officers as a whole but that seems to be what some people here think I am doing. Maby there is more to the story. Like I said in my first post, sounded like there was two sides to the story.

I'm from a different part of the country and if a LE pulled a gun on someone for something like this where I live, they would no longer have a job.

Because of the relaxed way of life here in my town of 2,000 compared to that of a larger town in Texas, the cop just seemed gun-ho to me because of the life style I live in.

I didn't mean to offend any LEO's by my previous comment. That was just my opinion based on the way the LEO's are around my town.

Maby to you guys that serve larger towns, this is the norm and the cop did well.

I can tell you for a fact that if this would have happened in my town it would have had a far different outcome.

If a cop pulls a gun here in or around my town, it's going to make the nightly news and newspapers.

I guess I just didn't take into account that the city this had happened in was by far larger than where I live. Using a gun everyday on calls IS probably normal for parts of Texas as it can be much more dangerous there.

Just different views from different parts of the country.

Once again, I didn't mean to offend any of the LEO's here and if I did than I sincerely apologize.

pnoon · 04-19-2012, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by jluck

Put the shovel down, Josh.

Wiser words.
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Remo · 04-19-2012, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by smitty81

To each their own. I don't like the opinions of others here as well but they are entitled to them rather I like them or not.

Water off a ducks back.

Yes, everyone is entitled to their own opinion but someone's opinion should be on a topic that they at least know something about, I try only to chime in with my opinion on things that I may have some knowledge about... for instance you will never see me have an opinion on CC's as I have no knowledge of them and for me to have an opinion on them would make me look Ignorant.

pnoon · 04-19-2012, 11:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Remo_5_0

Yes, everyone is entitled to their own opinion but someone's opinion should be on a topic that they at least know something about, I try only to chime in with my opinion on things that I may have some knowledge about... for instance you will never see me have an opinion on CC's as I have no knowledge of them and for me to have an opinion on them would make me look Ignorant.

Wise words.
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bobarian · 04-19-2012, 12:46 PM

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I'm going to go ahead and say that this cop should be fired. I mean, first of all, he was at the wrong address. It doesn't take a genius to realize the difference between a man who is breaking the law or a man that is not.

I don't think this is a matter of being a cop or not. From what I understand, you only draw your weapon on someone who poses a threat. A man who has his hands up is NOT a threat in any way.

Also, shooting a dog that's barking and "running toward you" is just ridiculous. That cop must have been a scared little man to be that intimidated by a 50 lb. dog.

Personally, though, I have had an experiance where I was pulled over at gunpoint due to false allegations of a "breaking & entering". I told this kid that cigarettes make him look like an idiot and he got really mad (I guess, he never said anything to me) so he filed a fake police report that I broke in, stole his laptop and drove by holding it out the window. I was driving to go meet my friends and play hockey and like...400ft from the rink, a cop turns his sirens on behind me. I pulled over and the guy gets out and posts up with his gun drawn. I was scared sh**less. He figured out that it was all a lie, but I still pressed charges and got him fired. He had NO reason to pull a gun. A taser? maybe. A gun is just wrong to pull on someone who isn't belligerant.

There's my

Perhaps you should reread these posts.

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Just someone who knows nothing about it weighing in with their opinion, Mike.

Everyone is entitled to an opinion even if they know nothing about the subject, right?

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Originally Posted by pnoon

AND to many of us who haven't.

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04-19-2012, 09:09 AM	#1
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