Houston Police Officer Fatally Shoots Unarmed Double Amputee in a Wheelchair

[DON SVO]

FBI is now getting involved in this.

Houston police chief asks for FBI's help in shooting of disabled man

http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/24/us/hou...iref=allsearch

There's rumors that it was a set-up. Supposedly, another resident threw a poodle into the guy's lap causing an instantaneous barrage of gunfire from every police officer within a mile radius.

[kingjason]

... and how would he operate the joystick? I'll give you one guess.

Mouth?

[DON SVO]

Mouth?

Just because you like to operate joysticks with your mouth doesn't mean the Houston guy does.

[UserX]

Houston police chief asks for FBI's help in shooting of disabled man

http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/24/us/hou...iref=allsearch

So it wasn't the "cornered" cop that shot him? Sounds like the partner was trigger happy. And why shoot him in the head? Why not arm, leg, etc. Damn.

[Big A]

Would that be a Streetfighter allyoucan?

No, it's unlimited lives in Contra, but there's B A B A select start at the end.

[71chevellejohn]

No, it's unlimited lives in Contra, but there's B A B A select start at the end.

It's 30 lives in Contra and the code works in other games made by Konami.
Here is a list for you:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Konami_code_games

[SS Junk]

So it wasn't the "cornered" cop that shot him? Sounds like the partner was trigger happy. And why shoot him in the head? Why not arm, leg, etc. Damn.

When a cop draws their weapon they are trained to eliminate a threat. This moron thought a two-limbed/wheel chair bound person was a threat. Basically the dipshit wanted to know what it felt like to kill someone and figured no better opportunity then to take it out on a vagrant.

[talisman]

And why shoot him in the head? Why not arm, leg, etc. Damn.

Maybe he did the math and realized his chances were only half the normal range and didn't like the odds?

[DON SVO]

When a cop draws their weapon they are trained to eliminate a threat. This moron thought a two-limbed/wheel chair bound person was a threat. Basically the dipshit wanted to know what it felt like to kill someone and figured no better opportunity then to take it out on a vagrant.

[Forever_frost]

Wonder if the FBI would have gotten a call if the media and public didn't scream over incidents like this.

Edit: So the guy who shot wasn't the one trapped. His partner could have very simply walked behind the wheelchair and, go with me on this one, it doesn't involve firearms or shooting, took the handles of the chair and pulled the one armed, one legged wheeled people eater away from his partner. No dead nutcase, no FBI, no taxpayer paid investigation or (hopefully) trial and incarceration of a bad cop who wanted to get his gun off

[89FivePointOh]

WOW....just wow!

[03trubluGT]

Maybe he did the math and realized his chances were only half the normal range and didn't like the odds?

Funny but so wrong!

[03trubluGT]

I'm still lost on how a guy who operates a wheelchair with his one good arm and effectively corner and threaten someone. That singular arm either moves the chair, or waves the pen defiantly.

I'm of the opinion that a propoerly administered front kick/face-stomp would have been quite effective.

Nowhere does the article describe amputee.

Is it a complete or partial amputee? I've seen plenty of partial amputees manipulate electric wheelchairs. Has anyone stopped to think this guy could have had a prosthetic? Ever been grabbed with a prosthetic hook?

Just thinking out loud here, but I still think a fully trained officer should have had some other option than pulling a gun on the guy.

[DON SVO]

Nowhere does the article describe amputee.

Is it a complete or partial amputee? I've seen plenty of partial amputees manipulate electric wheelchairs. Has anyone stopped to think this guy could have had a prosthetic? Ever been grabbed with a prosthetic hook?

Just thinking out loud here, but I still think a fully trained officer should have had some other option than pulling a gun on the guy.

I think that it would have been mentioned either by the officer that was attacked or the other officer has the guy been able to use 2 hands, prosthetic or not.

I stand firmly by my, "kick the cripple in the center of his face, the same way you kick in a drug-dealer's door" ideology, BTW.

[03trubluGT]

I think that it would have been mentioned either by the officer that was attacked or the other officer has the guy been able to use 2 hands, prosthetic or not.

What? The media use sensational reporting?????