How was your day?

DavidI · 01-09-2008, 04:33 PM

First, I get news that one of our own took his life last night.

Then this.........http://cbs2.com/local/Gardena.Officer.Shooting.2.626502.html

Fortunately, it looks like the officer is going to pull through.......

David

911Rob · 911Rob's Garage

*****ty. Sorry to hear that David.

syncroid · 01-09-2008, 05:03 PM

When I first saw the title of the thread, I thought I would have something to complain about. After reading about "your" day, I have nothing to complain about. I hope tomorrow is a better day for you David.

legion · 01-09-2008, 05:10 PM

I've had a pretty crappy day, but nothing on this scale. I hope your friend pulls through, David.

bivenator · 01-09-2008, 05:42 PM

Yep, that is a bad one. Hoping tommorrow is better.

Hard-Deck · 01-09-2008, 06:08 PM

Darn man, sorry to hear this. My eyes are not dry right now.

Semper Fidelis

Oh Haha · 01-09-2008, 06:08 PM

Yeah, my wasn't great but pales in comparison. Our thoughts to your officer's family and I hope the Gardena officer pulls through ok.

DavidI · 01-10-2008, 04:05 PM

Fortunately, the officer is expected to recover. He was shot twice, but will be OK with treatment. We caught 2 of the 3 bad guys so far and recovered the handgun.

It started out as a "jaywalking" stop, but unbeknownst to the officer, one of the bad guys was a gangster wanted for multiple murders. He is behind bars now. As we have said many times, all stops can turn deadly in an instant. The entire encounter only lasted a few seconds.

This officer is very lucky.

David

Moses · 01-10-2008, 04:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DavidI

... unbeknownst to the officer, one of the bad guys was a gangster wanted for multiple murders.
David

You're touching on the crux of the problem. It takes a lot of work to get a felony conviction. You start with a lot of police work, then charges are filed, then arraignment, possibly a grand jury, then a prosecution and a trial. If a conviction is secured, there is sentencing and somehow... The felons end up back on the streets through light sentences and early release.

I forget the stats, but it turns out the the vast majority of violent crime is committed by a handful of criminals. The police do a good job making the arrests, then the prosecutors may or may not plea bargain to a lesser crime and after that the entire criminal justice system collapses with a police shooting like you describe as the end result.

Why is it that when we identify a criminal with a propensity for violence we can't put them away until they are no longer a threat?