Waldron, 37, is a 10-year veteran of the Sheriff’s Department, starting as a patrol officer in 1999 and becoming an investigator in 2004, Skoogman said. He received minor injuries during the altercation and has been placed on paid administrative leave, which is common after shooting incidents. [More]
Via
Blackwing1, who tells me:
A local Barney Fife follows this group in an unmarked car, in plain clothes, and tries to make an arrest (during which all of the eyewitnesses say that he NEVER identified himself as an officer). In the scuffle that follows, his badge is finally revealed…the accused “erratic driver” backs away, dressed only in a swimsuit, with both hands in the air. The Barney shoots four (4) times at close range (managing to miss at LEAST twice, since those bullets went through the nearby apartment occupied by a 2-year-old and 4-year-old), and kills him.
Many of these details were only in the local TeeWee coverage, when they interviewed the witnesses. It doesn’t show up in the paper version. Notice that part of his erratic driving was reported as “going down a local sledding hill”, but what they don’t mention is that this hill was part of his parents property, on which he grew up.
And the only thing the local coverage can come up with are the headlines, “Court records show Heilman had a past“, and “Deputy in shooting had 10 years experience“. Well, then, if you have a “past”, I guess the cops are justified in shooting you when you’re unarmed, on the ground on your butt, and surrendering with both hands in the air.
The witnesses also described how the Fife then started swinging his firearm wildly around, telling everybody to, “Freeze”.
Must be a result of the superb training.
I’m sure that if I had done this that I’d be given routine administrative leave, of course.
Well, no, you wouldn't be, actually. You're not an "
Only One."
Well,DUH! When the lords of blue get exited, one of us exits. Or more, if they can swing it. Investigation,within his duties,exemplary service,thin blue line, blah, blah,blah, nothing to see here, move along. I guess if we stand around a while longer while they murder us, one by one, soon whoever is left will just hide their eyes. For G*d's sake people, we have to have law and order, Ja?
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ReplyDeleteOF COURSE he had a "past". EVERYONE has a past. If you were born (or even crawled from under a rock) and have lived even a few years, you have a past. Good or bad, one has a past. What the "news"paper didn't specify, was WHAT KIND of a past he had. Sounds as if the reporter was trying to justify his job and paycheck by filling line space and creating specious excitement and bias.
Sounds like all involved & Mr Heilman's parents/spouse/etc have good grounds for a civil lawsuit against the local PD & Offcer Barney, as well as bringing up murder charges on Officer Barney.
My condolances to all victims.
B Woodman
III
I do sincerely hope justice finds Waldron, however it must be accomplished.
ReplyDeleteOh, you just KNOW he'll get off. "Following procedure" yada, yada, etc. It's "standard procedure" for cops to be no-billed no matter what they do.
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Obama doesn't have a past. No records from birth to out of law school, zip natta record to be found.
ReplyDeleteWe don't really know that this cop will get away with murder. However the chances are huge that he will.
He may not be brought to justice in court, but I pray he is brought to justice.
ReplyDeleteLet's see, we have the Christian "treat others as you would have them treat you". You have the Hindu "wheel of kharma" swinging around returning what you gave. Or you have the more cynical "payback is a bitch".
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