Little piggies kill a 6-year-old - Louisiana Police Officers Open Fire On Car, Killing 6-

[HereWeGoAgain]

Good work, boys. Hello Public Relations, we did it again...

"Police officers in Marksville, Louisiana, shot and killed a 6-year-old and critically wounded his father following a vehicle pursuit on Tuesday.

Avoyelles Parish Coroner Dr. L. J. Mayeux later identified the boy as Jeremy Mardis. He was reportedly in the passenger seat of the car when he was fatally struck in the head and chest.

Jeremy is now the youngest person to have been killed by police in the U.S. this year, according to unofficial data collected by The Guardian.

His father, identified as Chris Few, was driving the vehicle when police opened fire. Mayuex told The Associated Press that Few reached a dead end during the chase, at which point he attempted to reverse the car into the officers. The officers then “discharged their weapons” at the vehicle, Louisiana State Police said.

The U.S. Department of Justice recommends that police departments institute policies prohibiting officers from shooting into moving vehicles, primarily because it's not an effective tactic to stop a car that is driving toward an officer."
Louisiana Police Officers Open Fire On Car, Killing 6-Year-Old Passenger

Sounds like dad's fault to me.

Nope. Dad was driving, he didn't pull the trigger.

His actions elicited fire.

Nope. Never should have happened. Bullets don't stop trucks.

They obviously weren't shooting to disable the truck you moron.

 

[PaintMyHouse]

"His father, identified as Chris Few, was driving the vehicle when police opened fire. Mayuex told The Associated Press that Few reached a dead end during the chase, at which point he attempted to reverse the car into the officers. The officers then “discharged their weapons” at the vehicle"

So ....

Why didn't he stop?

God only knows, and in this case, it doesn't matter, the blood of a child has already been spilled...

It does matter. He killed his child.

No, the cops killed his child. They were the ones firing guns and that is what guns do. They don't stop trucks, they kill things, in this case, a child.

So you'd just stand there and let the guy run you down?
Have you considered joining the police force?

They were in no danger apparently. If they had been in the way of the car the little boy wouldn't have been shot times.

 

[PaintMyHouse]

Father's fault. Case closed.

You might believe so but that's not actually true. Those holding the guns killed him, and they will live with that for the rest of their lives...

How silly.

Not at all. Ask the cops, they know who just killed a child. Dad sure as fuck didn't shoot him, he was driving...

You mean he was trying to evade the police.

Yep, so? Does that mean you can just shoot someone dead? Don't you think you can catch up to them say, later?

 

[PaintMyHouse]

Good work, boys. Hello Public Relations, we did it again...

"Police officers in Marksville, Louisiana, shot and killed a 6-year-old and critically wounded his father following a vehicle pursuit on Tuesday.

Avoyelles Parish Coroner Dr. L. J. Mayeux later identified the boy as Jeremy Mardis. He was reportedly in the passenger seat of the car when he was fatally struck in the head and chest.

Jeremy is now the youngest person to have been killed by police in the U.S. this year, according to unofficial data collected by The Guardian.

His father, identified as Chris Few, was driving the vehicle when police opened fire. Mayuex told The Associated Press that Few reached a dead end during the chase, at which point he attempted to reverse the car into the officers. The officers then “discharged their weapons” at the vehicle, Louisiana State Police said.

The U.S. Department of Justice recommends that police departments institute policies prohibiting officers from shooting into moving vehicles, primarily because it's not an effective tactic to stop a car that is driving toward an officer."
Louisiana Police Officers Open Fire On Car, Killing 6-Year-Old Passenger

Sucks what happened, but officers are perfectly and legally justified to fire on a car being used as a weapon against them. Car in motion's a lethal weapon as has been upheld time after time.

Only, there's no way he could have been using the car against them if they were shooting through the side windows eh?

 

[PaintMyHouse]

"Two police officers have been arrested on charges of second-degree murder in connection with the shooting death of a 6-year-old boy during a pursuit of his father in a sport utility vehicle in central Louisiana, the state police said Friday.

The officers, Norris Greenhouse Jr. and Lt. Derrick Stafford, who were placed on administrative leave after the chase on Tuesday, also face charges of attempted second-degree murder, Col. Michael Edmonson, superintendent of the Louisiana State Police, said during a news conference on Friday."
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/07/u...arged-with-murder-in-death-of-6-year-old.html

Well, little piggy defenders, now what?

 

[Billy_Kinetta]

"Two police officers have been arrested on charges of second-degree murder in connection with the shooting death of a 6-year-old boy during a pursuit of his father in a sport utility vehicle in central Louisiana, the state police said Friday.

The officers, Norris Greenhouse Jr. and Lt. Derrick Stafford, who were placed on administrative leave after the chase on Tuesday, also face charges of attempted second-degree murder, Col. Michael Edmonson, superintendent of the Louisiana State Police, said during a news conference on Friday."
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/07/u...arged-with-murder-in-death-of-6-year-old.html

Well, little piggy defenders, now what?

As with all such cases, their day in court will decide.

 

[IsaacNewton]

We know for sure now, police officers will sacrifice a 6 year old child's life rather than risk their own in ANY circumstance.

The police in the US have gone off the rails. They do not 'protect and serve' anyone except themselves.

 

[Billy_Kinetta]

We know for sure now, police officers will sacrifice a 6 year old child's life rather than risk their own in ANY circumstance.

The police in the US have gone off the rails. They do not 'protect and serve' anyone except themselves.

Pray they do not decide to protect and serve no more.