Wednesday, November 02, 2016

We're the Only Ones Discharging Enough

A Michigan trucker said a bullet accidentally discharged from a state trooper’s weapon landed “inches from [his] head” ... [More]
Ah, so it was the gun's fault again!

And naturally, "State police declined to identify the trooper or the level of training that trooper has received."

Why is that an option?

[Via William T]

3 comments:

Unknown said...

How many times do reports of excessive shots fired at a perp with minimal accurate hits do we read about. The average LE may do well barely qualifying with their weapon.Just because a uniform is worn doesnt mean an expert is wearing it.

Ed said...

“State police declined to identify the trooper or the level of training that trooper has received.”

There are a few possible explanations to the non-release of the level of training.
The first is insufficient training. The concept of keeping your finger off the trigger until you decide to fire was not imparted to this trooper.
The second is that the level of training will never be sufficient because the trooper refuses to follow outside of a training scenario the training to keep the finger off the trigger until the decision to shoot. Whether the trooper’s decision to be non-compliant is willful or unconscious, the non-compliance may result in someone seriously injured or dead.
The third is a state police policy of releasing as little information as possible. If the state police wanted the public to know, then it would be included in the press release. That corresponds to the following statement:

“A state police news release issued Monday did not disclose that a weapon had been discharged.”

You would think that all negligent discharges, anywhere, by anyone, especially those that could or did endanger the trooper or others, would be pertinent information that the public deserves to know. Are the troopers’ weapons defective? Is the weapons training insufficient? Is this trooper deficient in training, skill, or attitude? Should he be entrusted with a state-issued weapon and be empowered to use it to effect an arrest?

FedUp said...

Federal Park Police Officer Earns Lee Paige Award in D.C.

https://photographyisnotacrime.com/2016/11/03/federal-cop-shoots-self-in-foot-while-trying-to-kill-raccoon/


(just like with alleged dog attacks, I'll believe the unbitten officer was actually attacked by a racoon when they show me video of the coon attacking the officer)