Holy negligent discharge batman

It looked like she was going to shut the door behind her, leaving her partner to get eaten by the dog
 
Let's try not to make overreaching statements or make this into any thing more than a terrible workplace accident. People who work with dangerous equipment sometimes make mistakes that hurt coworkers. It could have been a forklift, or someone energized an electrical circuit, or didn't lock the ball on the hitch. It could happen to any one of us at the range, either as shooter or victim. I'm very sorry for everyone involved.
 
"This was not the result of negligence carelessness or reckless behavior. It was accidental," said Flannelly.

neg¡li¡gence
failure to take proper care in doing something.

ac¡ci¡den¡tal
happening by chance, unintentionally, or unexpectedly.

So IMO which doesnt mean much, the words accidental and negligent are pretty much interchangeable. Guy shouldn't have had his finger on the trigger. Hell he shouldn't have even had his weapon out if he wasn't intending on shooting the dog given that the house was cleared.

And why the f*uck did he keep calling her "baby"? He was probably hittin it :D. I know I don't go around calling co workers "baby". Well maybe a couple back in my Infantry days :eek:.
 
So....the gunman reported to dispatch that an officer had been shot.

Not "Hey, it's an accidental shooting."

It's a good thing the rest of the Thin Blue Line didn't roll up in there all amped up on "cop's been shot" and did something equally foolish.

Wait....wait....I'm doing this wrong.

We don't know what happened before the beginning of the video - maybe there was an altercation or words or something that caused the shooting. You know how these videos you see online are.....never showing the whole story.
 
and for the record, if someone happens to have a hole in all the blood tubing running through their body….how about not making them walk, and get in and out of a car, and up in an ambulance, running that heart rate (pump) up. Thanks, the EMT and Paramedics. You shot her….well take it from here. :)
 
"This was not the result of negligence carelessness or reckless behavior. It was accidental," said Flannelly.
BS, he pointed his weapon at her, he had his finger on the trigger, he pulled it.
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There is so much fail here. This guy had his muzzle on her back when they entered the residence. At one point the cam showed his trigger finger in or near enough to the trigger guard that ND was possible. And yes, the switch to activate light (why in broad daylight?) is in a not good place.
 
Let's try not to make overreaching statements or make this into any thing more than a terrible workplace accident. People who work with dangerous equipment sometimes make mistakes that hurt coworkers. It could have been a forklift, or someone energized an electrical circuit, or didn't lock the ball on the hitch. It could happen to any one of us at the range, either as shooter or victim. I'm very sorry for everyone involved.
True, but propper equipment discipline helps to reduce the potential for injury when those accidents do happen
Flashlights on guns - this. Seen too many clinch the weapon trying to turn light off or on.
I've never been a fan of the flash lights on guns.
Same here. Not saying it's part of this incident though.
They said he hit the door with his hand and it made the gun go off. I call bs 1. his finger shouldn't of been in the trigger guard 2. Put your gun back in the holster! 3. DONT POINT IT AT SOMEONE UNLESS YOUR GOING TO SHOOT THEM!
Wait, was that a Sig P320? :D

So....the gunman reported to dispatch that an officer had been shot.

Not "Hey, it's an accidental shooting."

It's a good thing the rest of the Thin Blue Line didn't roll up in there all amped up on "cop's been shot" and did something equally foolish.

Wait....wait....I'm doing this wrong.

We don't know what happened before the beginning of the video - maybe there was an altercation or words or something that caused the shooting. You know how these videos you see online are.....never showing the whole story.
Looked to me like the woman open the door to allow entry. Maybe she was leaving him and he was reported as potentially violent or had threatened her.

ETA- It looks like they were trying to serve a warrant.
 
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There is so much fail here. This guy had his muzzle on her back when they entered the residence. At one point the cam showed his trigger finger in or near enough to the trigger guard that ND was possible. And yes, the switch to activate light (why in broad daylight?) is in a not good place.
So I wasn't the only one noticed that finger across the trigger guard.

I run mine with my support hand thumb. Can't use momentary and pull trigger at the same time with the booger hook so it doesn't make sense to use it. If literally down to one hand I'll take my chances with constant on.
 
The switch on the Streamlight is fine...this was a training/mental issue.
 
It was fixed when I typed it. I was talking specifically about the light the officer is using. Some weapon lights are garbage and/or have sketchy switches so I wasn't vouching for all of them.

While I don't agree with his methods, he didn't fire the gun while toggling the light during the search...he fired it when he went brain dead trying to keep the dog from getting loose.
 
It was fixed when I typed it. I was talking specifically about the light the officer is using. Some weapon lights are garbage and/or have sketchy switches so I wasn't vouching for all of them.

While I don't agree with his methods, he didn't fire the gun while toggling the light during the search...he fired it when he went brain dead trying to keep the dog from getting loose.

Has nothing to do with the specific light he was carrying, but that’s fine. Sorry I “fixed” you’re statement. You know what? We’ll make it my statement..... Weapon lights are fine, and necessary; training is the issue. There are only two lights acceptable for duty use IMO, Streamlight and Surefire. Sure, there are others that are “garbage and/or have sketchy switches” but if you crank off a round instead of hitting the light switch, guess what?..........that’s a training issue not a hardware issue and I don’t care if you have a Surefire X100,000 or Walmart Nebo special.
 
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Has nothing to do with the specific light he was carrying, but that’s fine. Sorry I “fixed” you’re statement. You know what? We’ll make it my statement..... Weapon lights are fine, and necessary; training is the issue. There are only two lights acceptable for duty use IMO, Streamlight and Surefire. Sure, there are others that are “garbage and/or have sketchy switches” but if you crank off a round instead of hitting the light switch, guess what?..........that’s a training issue not a hardware issue and I don’t care if you have a Surefire X100,000 or Walmart Nebo special.

We are mostly in agreement...it does come down to training. The reason I made the distinction is that the lights with the grip mounted pressure switches and side push activation buttons have been shown to encourage movements where a brain lapse can result in a trigger pull which might be why some people made the comments they did about lights.

The Streamlight toggle has an up/down movement (if your finger slips off while aggressively activating it slides up or down the frame/trigger guard, not in or back to the trigger), your trigger finger needs to be fully extended to operate it with your finger tip, the toggle doesn't extend into the trigger guard (actually stops short by a couple millimeters), and you cannot operate it with your trigger finger if your trigger finger is inside the trigger guard whatsoever (at least on a Glock, I can't vouch for all handgun makes). Probably as safe a weapon light design as possible while still allowing one to operate it without changing your shooting grip.
 
Lafayette’s police chief says officer Wright never intended to pull the trigger.
And yet, his finger was in place to do so.
Apparently, the dog was getting out of the cage. So, I'm thinking reflexive response. Hand clenched dealing with the dog and door. trigger finger was in place, BOOM.


"When we asked him he flat out said he had no intention of shooting the dog," said Flannelly. Just though this was funny.

And why the emphasis in the title on male officer shoots female officer? Is this another attempt by the press to paint all males as misogynistic? I'm surprised it didn't say white male officer shoots innocent female in the back. :rolleyes:
 
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