Comments on Advance Indiana™: New York Police Criticized For Shooting 9 Bystanders While Taking Down Gunman

Wake up. The cops don't care about you. They&#...

2012-08-27T19:42:32.383-05:00

Wake up. The cops don't care about you. They'll kill you as soon as look at you, and they won't lose a day of their freedom or a nickel from their pensions.

To police, you are expendable. Your life is worthless. They care only about increasing their power and wealth, and a few less of you won't have much of a dent int he tax rolls.

Republican adoration of police and all forms of anti-freedom armed governmental power proves their unfitness of any public role in America.

It's just too bad some of you can't come f...

2012-08-26T14:21:17.052-05:00

It's just too bad some of you can't come face to face with death from about ten feet away and just see how freaking perfect you are!
And somebody better look up the definition of "random." Because if you REALLY think the police were "randomly shooting," you have it completely wrong. I will guarantee you, the two police officers were trying VERY hard to hit the offender with EVERY shot, not just "randomly shooting."
Also, the distance of the offender they were TRYING to STOP and the distance to the citizens who were hit has NOTHING to do with each other.
In addition, I saw one witness who said he saw people running and heard the gunshots, but STOOD THERE because he wanted to see what was happening. He then got shot in the elbow for being so stupid.
There may be a possibility that more training is needed, but I don't know the particulars of NYPD. Maybe they have to buy their own ammunition.

From the video released of the shots being fired, ...

2012-08-26T06:12:14.101-05:00

From the video released of the shots being fired, it looks like one of the officers was firing and taking several steps away from his target. It looks like he panicked. Between the two officer's seventeen shoots, three hit their target and fourteen went into the crowd.(WSJ says more than 16 shoots were fired, another source said 9 shots were fired by one officer, 8 by the other)

I'm not criticizing the NYPD, I'm criticizing the way those two officers confronted the shooter and opened fire from several feet away. Then backing away while continuing to fire.

Better question...what does this have to do with I...

2012-08-26T01:22:13.884-05:00

Better question...what does this have to do with Indiana? Cops get gunned down all the time in other parts of this country but we never have a threat about it...

You're being way too generous, Indy4u2c. The v...

2012-08-25T22:25:43.548-05:00

You're being way too generous, Indy4u2c. The video clearly shows both cops firing from a short distance at the armed man. They shot 14 rounds and managed to hit 9 bystanders, none of whom were standing that close to the man upon whom they were firing. They clearly need more training before they are returned to the streets with a gun.

We have every right to criticize the police; they ...

2012-08-25T21:31:06.645-05:00

We have every right to criticize the police; they are employed by us and they should not randomly being shooting us. Random shooting is what street thugs do, hitting everyone within spitting distance and unloading a barrage or bullets. Maybe they acted appropriately in this situation, but it appears at a minimum, a few of them may need more training.

New York is a very densely populated city, the mos...

2012-08-25T17:22:37.185-05:00

New York is a very densely populated city, the most densely populated in our country.

Engaging an armed man is NOT comparable to going to a firing range.

Bottom line, the shooting was necessary and proper. Collateral damage can be expected when one MUST, out of necessity, discharge a firearm in a densely populated area.

The NYPD did what had to be done.

To quote Mayor Bloomberg ": "Once again,...

2012-08-25T11:50:14.301-05:00

To quote Mayor Bloomberg ": "Once again, there are an awful lot of guns out there." "
I guess shooting nine bystanders shows that the police have too many guns, too.
Do you think the mayor will advocate to take guns away from everyone, including the police?

If you have not walked in those shoes, you have NO...

2012-08-25T11:28:01.070-05:00

If you have not walked in those shoes, you have NO RIGHT to criticize the actions of the police (speaking to your article, not you).
Real life is NOT a TV show where everything turns out just dandy in 47 minutes of programming.