We're the Only Ones Going Swimmingly Enough

An off-duty New York City police detective's gun accidentally went off yesterday inside Peekskill Middle School and the bullet shattered, with a tiny piece striking a woman by the pool.

That's why Wayne says cops should be "The Only Ones" at schools with guns.

Me, I think he's all wet. I'd hand him a towel, but the unidentified officer's gun might fall out and discharge again.

Let's look at that: They offer up flimsy mitigating circumstance excuses to make it appear this was not gross negligence. First off, I'm not sure I believe it, because so much else about this story screams "cover-up" and "lie."

Assuming his finger did not press the trigger, he's carrying around a service piece that discharges when jolted? Do these people not maintain their weapons? They don't think that endangers the public?

And leaving it wadded up in his clothes unsecured on a bench where children are playing is not negligent? Oh, but his wife was sitting with them, so that's OK. It's not like your or my wife would be charged with illegal possession.

And we can't know his name, obviously because he's "undercover." Just blew that one, didn't you, genius?

And finally, of course, "the detective was not charged in the matter."

No, of course not. Just like what would happen if one of us had endangered everyone at a middle school and injured a fellow citizen with a bullet fragment, that is, shot her.

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