Ga. cops respond to wrong home, shoot homeowner, kill his dog, wound fellow officer

[svtshadow]

That is some funny stuff. Went from cops shooting black people, to black people shooting cops, to cops shooting dogs, and now to cops shooting cops! Damn this is a funny year for real!

 

[Ramairgt1]

Dekalb county is on the news for murders, rapes, break ins, etc every.single.day
What a cesspool

 

[ramairfreak98ss]

This is an excellent example of why it is worth investing in steel security doors.

And double sided deadbolts. And ALWAYS keep them locked.

Sometimes it might only be a criminal home invasion robbery that you would be protecting your dog from.

Other times it could be something REALLY DANGEROUS, like the police.

haha, right on!

 

[32ValveRom]

This is embarrassing

 

[SID297]

I didn't see in the story, did they knock or announce their presence before entering?

 

[Sinister04L]

I didn't see in the story, did they knock or announce their presence before entering?

They claimed they knocked on the front door with no response. Went around back and again no response. Found the back door unlocked, announced their presence, then entered. Then the shenanigans began.

 

[motoman991]

Trigger happy cops will shoot anything. I think it's awesome how they shot one of their own hahahahahaha. Karma! hahahahaha. This is evidence that intelligence isn't a requirement to be an enforcer for the politicians.

 

[motoman991]

This sucks for all parties involved. Police are responding to a call, trying to do the right thing, and the wrong thing transpires.

These officers need more training if they keep their job. You know police are more heightened now.

Doing the right thing? LOL. They did shoot one of the criminals at least.

 

[earl lee]

Not the first time something like this has happen, a year or 2 ago they (cops) blew away a grandma. They were doing a drug bust, but did it on the wrong house.

 

[SID297]

They claimed they knocked on the front door with no response. Went around back and again no response. Found the back door unlocked, announced their presence, then entered. Then the shenanigans began.

Body cam footage sure would be handy in that situation.

 

[jbs$]

Not the first time something like this has happen, a year or 2 ago they (cops) blew away a grandma. They were doing a drug bust, but did it on the wrong house.

That was the Atlanta Cops who shot the 90 odd year old Lady. For the record, she was holding a gun (not pointing it at them).

 

[SonicDTR]

Jesus that is crazy!

I think i'll buy a vest with reflective "POLICE" front and back as my new sleeping garb. That way if I stumble through the living room half-asleep during an unwarranted police invasion I *may* not get shot.

 

[Sinister04L]

Body cam footage sure would be handy in that situation.

Yes, yes it would. I think every officer should have one.

 

[mnewxcv]

Yes, yes it would. I think every officer should have one.

certainly would be cheaper to give every officer a body cam than deal with the lawsuit theyre about to face.

 

[Snake Pliskin]

This sucks for all parties involved. Police are responding to a call, trying to do the right thing, and the wrong thing transpires.

These officers need more training if they keep their job. You know police are more heightened now.

More training ? Even the damn pizza boy can find the right house.:fm:

 

[04SVT_COBRA]

Yes, yes it would. I think every officer should have one.

I still don't understand why this isn't mandatory. They throw money down the drain on everything else, but god forbid they spend that money on something necessary.

 

[Sinister04L]

I still don't understand why this isn't mandatory. They throw money down the drain on everything else, but god forbid they spend that money on something necessary.

It would be in their benefit for the officers who do their jobs properly. Like the officer who shot the idiot at the convenience store who was "walking away with earphones on" when the bodycam showed he turned around, lifted his shirt, and reached for his waist while saying "hell no" to commands to stop.

 

[04SVT_COBRA]

It would be in their benefit for the officers who do their jobs properly. Like the officer who shot the idiot at the convenience store who was "walking away with earphones on" when the bodycam showed he turned around, lifted his shirt, and reached for his waist while saying "hell no" to commands to stop.

+1, it's a win for all parties.

 

[cbj5259]

I still don't understand why this isn't mandatory. They throw money down the drain on everything else, but god forbid they spend that money on something necessary.

Thank the local governments for not allocating the resources. My agency has been asking for them for over 2 years...we may get a few next year. The council thought that preserving open space was more important the past two years then buying equipment for the PD.

 

[jshen]

I used to live and work in DeKalb and spent 13 years as cop and legal adv for dept.----until I left in mid 1980s. It used to be the best trained PD around and the chief-at that time made the short list for FBI director in the Carter Administration. Things went to hell with urban crawl from Atlanta..and demographics changed long after I left. To make matters worse, the Feds mandated the dept hire minorities...and put in mgt positions- so minorities came in with little to no experience..Finally the Olympics coming to Atlanta..drove population up to about 7 million or more. What was a beautiful, safe place is a hell on earth today...a Detroit of the south..Today I won't go within a 100 miles of that place.