Subj : RE: Off-duty cop shoots 3
To : NIGHTFOX
From : MATTHEW MUNSON
Date : Wed Jun 19 2019 12:04 pm
On 6/17/2019 1:26 PM, NIGHTFOX wrote to DIGITAL MAN:
-> Re: Off-duty cop shoots 3 unarmed shoppers at my neighborhood Costco
-> By: Digital Man to All on Sun Jun 16 2019 05:39 pm
->
-> DM> So you've probably heard about this story:
-> DM>
https://www.pe.com/2019/06/16/man-killed-in-corona-costco-shooting-was-a-
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-> DM> entle-giant-cousin-says/
->
-> DM> The cop is not in custody. If this was anyone else, they'd be in jail
-> DM> right now, likely charged with homicide, attempted homicide, and who knows
-> DM> what else. But this guy is out free to roam, because of his job?!?
->
-> DM> I know the entire story is not known at this time (argument, assault,
-> DM> mental handicap, or whatever) - but what pisses me off is the immediate
-> DM> change in stature and narrative by the cops once they learned the shooter
-> DM> was one of theirs. They minimize the entire scenario, saying just that 2
-> DM> others were "injured" (not "shot", as they were) and they took a long time
-> DM> to come out with the fact that the dead man was unarmed. And say it was an
-> DM> argument that resulted in "a shot fired", when all reports are 6-8 shots
-> DM> fired - and clearly the fact that 3 people were shot implies more than one
-> DM> "shot fired".
->
-> DM> My wife and I regularly shop at this Costco, often with our kids. We could
-> DM> have been there, very easily, so this is extremely close to home.
->
-> I heard about that over the weekend, though I only saw the headline. It's
-> pretty scary. And I agree, they shouldn't change the story when they find out
-> it's a police officer. I think he should be treated like any citizen in this
-> case, and I'm not even sure it makes much difference if he was off duty or on
-> duty.
->
I think at this time, the killing of the man who knocked him over I can see, but I think
he will get in deeper shit for trying to shoot his parents as well. I hope some justice can
happen.
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