More info on the shooting here:
http://www.suntimes.com/news/nation/156 ... oting.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
The guy was high on LSD. Assaulted several people prior to the shooting. Police did not have taser, pepper spray or baton, just the gun. There is a video of the incident, but most likely will not be made public.
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- Wed Oct 10, 2012 6:56 pm
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- Topic: Campus police officer shoots and kills naked student
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- Mon Oct 08, 2012 6:32 pm
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Re: Campus police officer shoots and kills naked student
For those of you that continue to say that the first course of action should have been pepper spray, please read the following story.
http://www.odmp.org/officer/16311-deput ... ony-herzog" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Almost identical situation, very different results.
http://www.odmp.org/officer/16311-deput ... ony-herzog" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Almost identical situation, very different results.
- Sun Oct 07, 2012 9:18 am
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- Topic: Campus police officer shoots and kills naked student
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Re: Campus police officer shoots and kills naked student
If all I had was what you posted above, I would agree with you. However, after reading the article and presented with the facts below, assuming they are the true facts, my vote would be for the police. JMHO.TXPPQ wrote:http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/06/justice/a ... index.html
Authorities in Mobile, Alabama, are investigating why a University of South Alabama police officer shot and killed an 18-year-old freshman who they say was naked and acting erratically outside the campus police station early Saturday.
While I am certain drugs had something to do with this, I don't think deadly force should have been used in this situation. Opinions?
If it had been you, what would you have done? Wait for the nude muscular man to punch the daylights out of you before you even thought about pulling you weapon and shooting?
When he left the station to investigate, the school said, "he was confronted by a muscular, nude man who was acting erratically."
The man, later identified as Gilbert Thomas Collar, of Wetumpka, Alabama, repeatedly rushed and verbally challenged the officer in a fighting stance, the school said.
The officer retreated several times to try to calm the situation.
When the individual continued to rush toward the officer in a threatening manner and ignored the officer's repeated commands to stop, the officer fired one shot with his police sidearm, which struck the chest of the assailant,"