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HPD's New Shooting Policy

HPD's New Shooting Policy

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by: BBQguy Active Indicator LED Icon 9 OP 
~ 8 years ago   Sep 30, '15 7:57am  
A new policy restricts the use of officers firing on suspects in vehicles. A memo from Houston Police Chief Charles McClellan read, "Effective immediately, officers shall not discharge a firearm or soft-impact weapon at a moving vehicle unless a person in the vehicle is immediately threatening the officer or other person with serious bodily injury or death by mean other than the vehicle itself." This has not been received well by HPD officers, especially after Officer Richard Martin was killed back in May. Martin was trying to deploy spike strips when he was run over by a fleeing suspect. The Houston Police officers union plans on meeting with the police chief first thing this morning to discuss the new policy. Read More:http://abc13.com/news/new-hpd-shooting-policy-draws-criticism/1008847/ 4951
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PedroDePacas Active Indicator LED Icon 16
~ 8 years ago   Sep 30, '15 8:07am  
Ridiculous. Now all these thugs have to do is stay in their vehicles and kill as many cops and law abiding citizens as they want.
 
 
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WskyTngoFxtrt Active Indicator LED Icon 10
~ 8 years ago   Sep 30, '15 8:12am  
Big mistake. 4951
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beadweaver Active Indicator LED Icon 8
~ 8 years ago   Sep 30, '15 8:18am  
We pay a lot of money for choppers, I think they need to stop the high speed chases. Too many lives ruined by this crap. Innocent lives cut short due to a chase.
 
Not everything is a shooting offense. Nor is it a death sentence. Cops think they are judge, jury and executioner.
 
On another note Indiana officers chased a guy with flashers on and on the phone with 911 as his wife was in labor. They refused for 20 minutes to acknowledge her need, threw him on the ground and one officer said he'd get rid of the dash cam recording, the other officer said he didn't care.
This is A typical behavior.
 
Respect is earned and cops show nobody any. Calling a cop is the last resort these days.
 
I'd like to say I know it's a few bad apples ruining the whole bushel and peck. 4951
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Chrisinkingwood Active Indicator LED Icon 8
~ 8 years ago   Sep 30, '15 8:25am  
Ridiculous. Now all these thugs have to do is stay in their vehicles and kill as many cops and law abiding citizens as they want.
 
 
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@PedroDePacas: Define thug....
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PedroDePacas Active Indicator LED Icon 16
~ 8 years ago   Sep 30, '15 8:40am  

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>> Ridiculous. Now all these thugs have to do is stay in their vehicles and kill as many cops and law abiding citizens as they want.
 
 
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@PedroDePacas: Define thug....
 
@Chrisinkingwood:
 
Well the textbook definition says "violent person, usually a criminal"
 
But my definition is any moron who doesn't work and blames all his problems on society with no sense of responsibilty or accountability for his own actions. Claims that criminal behavior is the only way to make it in society and when he gets caught and thrown in jail, he is the victim. Usually seen wearing pants around their ankles. Can be any race or gender and unfortunately age. 4951
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~ 8 years ago   Sep 30, '15 8:45am  

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>> Ridiculous. Now all these thugs have to do is stay in their vehicles and kill as many cops and law abiding citizens as they want.
 
 
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@PedroDePacas: Define thug....
 
@Chrisinkingwood: How about defining "race baiter?"
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chilladahun Active Indicator LED Icon 2
~ 8 years ago   Sep 30, '15 8:48am  
Just for the record. ABC13 is far off base on this one. The policy not to shoot at moving vehicles was put in to place when Harold Hurt was the Police Chief.  The only change in the policy was it added the soft impact weapon,,,or what people usually call a "bean bag shotgun." 4951
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ForeCPA90 Active Indicator LED Icon 9
~ 8 years ago   Sep 30, '15 8:54am  
I would have thought the policy and the law would have always been not to fire unless there is a threat to someone.  This makes sense to me.    4951
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friday1 Active Indicator LED Icon 9
~ 8 years ago   Sep 30, '15 8:56am  
Its nice to know that the police chief is giving the thugs a out. I hope Adrian Garcia routes McClellan out when he takes charge.  4951
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camersonjoy Active Indicator LED Icon  New Member
~ 8 years ago   Sep 30, '15 11:32am  
Let the police do their jobs, and stop the hate.  The corrupt ones will eventually fall out. 4951
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~ 8 years ago   Sep 30, '15 11:33am  
Just for the record. ABC13 is far off base on this one. The policy not to shoot at moving vehicles was put in to place when Harold Hurt was the Police Chief.  The only change in the policy was it added the soft impact weapon,,,or what people usually call a "bean bag shotgun."
 
@chilladahun: I got to see a soft impact weapon last night.  Never knew they existed before that.  Great tool!
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~ 8 years ago   Sep 30, '15 12:40pm  

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>> Just for the record. ABC13 is far off base on this one. The policy not to shoot at moving vehicles was put in to place when Harold Hurt was the Police Chief.  The only change in the policy was it added the soft impact weapon,,,or what people usually call a "bean bag shotgun."
 
@chilladahun: I got to see a soft impact weapon last night.  Never knew they existed before that.  Great tool!
 
@SenseOfHumor:
Sicko! !!!!
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~ 8 years ago   Sep 30, '15 12:43pm  

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>> Just for the record. ABC13 is far off base on this one. The policy not to shoot at moving vehicles was put in to place when Harold Hurt was the Police Chief.  The only change in the policy was it added the soft impact weapon,,,or what people usually call a "bean bag shotgun."
 
@chilladahun: I got to see a soft impact weapon last night.  Never knew they existed before that.  Great tool!
 
@SenseOfHumor:
Sicko! !!!!
 
@chilladahun: Wait, what???  I was being completely serious.  No sickness involved in my statement.  For real, I got to see a soft impact weapon last night and actually got to see the bean bags, which, by the way, do not have beans in them.  They have lead. 
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cleve68 Active Indicator LED Icon 2
~ 8 years ago   Sep 30, '15 12:56pm  
Oh my! 4951
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ForeCPA90 Active Indicator LED Icon 9
~ 8 years ago   Sep 30, '15 4:09pm  
www.click2houston.co m/news/changes-to-be -made-to-hpd-use-of- force-policy/35 update to the policy was incorrectly worded. 4951
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