Cops Mar 26, 2012 at 12:14 pm

Officers Shoot Man Armed with Fake Gun

Alex Zielinski
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1
Well, the robbery's over, time for a nice nap in my car which is parked across the street. What a moron. Darwinism at it's finest.
on March 26, 2012 at 12:21 PM Report this
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I fail to understand the fake gun thing. Do you get a lesser charge if you get nabbed because you didn't ACTUALLY threaten someone with a deadly weapon?
Melogna on March 26, 2012 at 12:25 PM Report this
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The robbery was at 48th & Belmont, so he was napping a decent number of blocks away from the scene of the crime.
sgtgrumbles on March 26, 2012 at 12:41 PM Report this
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Following the shooting, officers were heard to sorrowfully intone, "My bad."
Miranda Radik on March 26, 2012 at 12:48 PM Report this
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11 blocks is decent?
Reymont on March 26, 2012 at 1:08 PM Report this
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I think it falls right between nominal and ideal.
jim on March 26, 2012 at 2:04 PM Mercury Staff
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It's better than "across the street" which is what #1 thought.
sgtgrumbles on March 26, 2012 at 2:47 PM Report this
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So the guy is shot and in the hospital with non life threatening injuries? If I were the police I would ask myself a couple questions: Are my officers not aiming in the right spots or are the bullets being used not doing their job? If I were a cop and shot someone, I would hope at the very least the injuries to that person would be life threatening. I guess handguns aren't quite instant death ray machines after all. Likely an unpopular opinion in this city that loves to hate it's police, but maybe they need bigger bullets or something.
on March 26, 2012 at 3:13 PM Report this
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Does it not bother anyone that the guy is shot and in the hospital with NON life-threatening injuries? If I were the police I would ask myself a couple questions: Are my officers not aiming in the right spots or are the bullets being used not doing their job? If I were a cop and shot someone, I would hope at the very least the injuries to that person would be life threatening. I guess handguns aren't quite instant death ray machines after all. Likely an unpopular opinion in this city that loves to hate it's police, but maybe they need bigger bullets or something. Glad it wasn't a real gun if the guy just got a trip to the hospital.
on March 26, 2012 at 3:17 PM Report this
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According to PPB at-the-scene press conference, robbery happened 3/25, shooting happened 3/26.

New PPB verbage: to 'display' a weapon seems sufficient to prior usage, to 'point' a weapon.

PPB seems to have followed plan to get all parts staged prior to acting. That's good.

What's the rational behind replica handguns? Why are they legal? Is that part of the 2nd Amendment?
J_Renaud on March 26, 2012 at 4:09 PM Report this
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@9 Just guessing here, but I assume that hitting moving humans with a tiny bullet under extreme stress is a bit more difficult than the Duck Hunt-type world you seem to inhabit.
Commenty Colin on March 26, 2012 at 4:12 PM Report this
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@11- As a veteran of a foreign war I can tell you that is not quite accurate. The sidearms issued to the police do not have that much stopping power to begin with.
Barf! on March 26, 2012 at 6:21 PM Report this
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What is up with the rising trend of people with fake guns going up against real guns? When is that ever a good idea?
Marq on March 27, 2012 at 9:09 AM Report this
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@Iceprez (ditto) agreed. @sgtgrumbles......turn of phrase . It was still dumb. Don't hurt yourself there
on March 27, 2012 at 12:37 PM Report this

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