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Oldgringo wrote:

seamusTX wrote:
Costco and the cops are trying to bury this incident. It needs to be kept front and center. Mr. Scott's parents seem capable of that. The phrase "you messed with the wrong Marine" comes to mind, except he was army.

- Jim

It's not only the cops and Costco that want this incident to go away. Any and all who derive income from tourism in Vegas want it to go away. That would also include any media that receives advertising money to promote the place.

philip964 wrote: Kids have been eaten by crocs in Disneyworld?

PeteCamp wrote:

Rex B wrote:Then the best thing they can do is lay the cards on the table, and act appropriately if the cops were wrong. That means dismissal, criminal charges, and speedy, fair trials. Anything less and Las Vegas has a corrupt police department. If that's true, what else is corrupt?

Well, I'm kinda surprised that has to even be asked, given that the modern boom in Las Vegas was started by Bugsy Siegel and Meyer Lansky. I think a lot of people truly believe (or hope) that everything in Las Vegas is free of the mob influence, but if there was ever a whole city owned by the mob, it is Las Vegas. And guess what? I don't think the mob just gave such a lucrative money maker away. JMHO anyway.

seamusTX wrote:
Costco and the cops are trying to bury this incident. It needs to be kept front and center. Mr. Scott's parents seem capable of that. The phrase "you messed with the wrong Marine" comes to mind, except he was army.

- Jim

seamusTX wrote:The comments about this case on various web sites are amazing, or would be if I hadn't lost respect for a large fraction of the population. Various anonymous commentators claim to know what happened, and either the cops are murderers or Mr. Scott was a lunatic.

- Jim

03Lightningrocks wrote: ...if he were black, the whole darned country would be screaming for justice....

WildBill wrote:

philip964 wrote:Latest news report with Erik Scott's attorney.

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Another point that puzzles me is that there was the mention of only one gun, in Erik Scott's carried IWB. Previous versions of the story report two handguns.

Also, I am wondering about the so-called "irratic behavior" of Erik Scott. It doesn't see to be on the 911 call and they have no witnesses that reported any behavior out of the ordinary.

baldeagle wrote:Interesting op-ed in the Las Vegas Review Journal yesterday. It seems more and more people are questioning LVMPD policies and procedures after multiple deaths.

Hoi Polloi wrote:

...There are many, many fine officers and they shouldn't tolerate officers like this who bring them down. They do too often because of the brotherhood code among them and the fear of retaliation for whistle-blowing. Unfortunately, I think the leadership is most often to blame. They hire them, retain them, lead and train them, hear the complaints against them, and still keep them on and keep the environment that allows this stupidity to thrive to flourish...

03Lightningrocks wrote:This is a seriously screwed up situation for sure. I have a memebership at the Plano Costco and have returned all kinds of stuff. Opened and not opened. They have never even hesitated to refund my money. Weird that this Costco would start an altercation over returned goods. I brought back a half case of green beans because the date had expired. I bought the case the week before but the date expired like ten days later. I told the guy I would not have bought the beans if I had noticed the date was about to expire. he said no problem and refunded my entire amount. Maybe it is more of a crime to return goods in Nevada than Texas.

Seriously though, if it turns out these cops executed this guy, they should all be tried as criminals like any other murderer would. Being a cop should not give you special privileges to kill people.

seamusTX wrote:

WildBill wrote:I believe that this is going to be the crucial evidence to determine what actually happened inside the Costco store.

Everyone who has seen Twelve Angry Men knows how ambiguous evidence can be. Or perhaps recall the Rodney King video and its aftermath.

- Jim

Charles L. Cotton wrote:I sure hope nothing "happened" to the video, but his comment sure makes me worry.

Chas.

seniorshooteress wrote:

...but a serial number trace should tell who owned the gun...

CodeJockey wrote:

Charles L. Cotton wrote:One thing is certain; I'll never step foot in Nevada again, unless it is business related and absolutely necessary.

Chas.

Charles, I couldn't agree with you more. If I hadn't booked a trip for my anniversary for my wife and I to Vegas in August with non-refundable tickets, I'd be cancelling. This will certainly be my last trip to NV unless I have no choice but to go.