Police Officer Killed while Pumping Gas in Houston

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I just heard this on my local news cast. I have no details other than what's in the title other than he was shot in the back. If someone finds a link, please share it. I'll be following this when I get up in the morning.

hedonist

Found this, but assume more info to follow.

http://abc13.com/news/hcso-deputy-fatally-shot-at-gas-station-in-nw-harris-county/961336/

Going about your life and someone else decides, "That's it - you're done. Just because I said so."

I find myself asking more and more...what the fuck is wrong with some people?

PJfanwillneverleave1

hedonist said:

Going about your life and someone else decides, "That's it - you're done. Just because I said so."
I find myself asking more and more...what the fuck is wrong with some people?

Gotta be careful with your words Hedo
Next thing you know you will bombarded with the old
"so much hate and passive aggressive" accusations.

It sucked this happened but AMT can be full of shitty things.
Lately you seem irked.(Perhaps feeling down on a certain shitty thing?)
I don't mean to de-rail OP just that your thread perhaps is left wide open.

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It's really unbelievable how cold blooded people can be.

hedonist

PJfanwillneverleave1 said:

hedonist said:

Going about your life and someone else decides, "That's it - you're done. Just because I said so."
I find myself asking more and more...what the fuck is wrong with some people?

Gotta be careful with your words Hedo
Next thing you know you will bombarded with the old
"so much hate and passive aggressive" accusations.

It sucked this happened but AMT can be full of shitty things.
Lately you seem irked.(Perhaps feeling down on a certain shitty thing?)
I don't mean to de-rail OP just that your thread perhaps is left wide open.

Sometimes it all (the news here in the US and outside of it, how people can and do and sometimes lust in the mistreatment of each other, how they can pour chemicals on animals for a laugh, set a fire that takes out thousands of acres land) does more than irk me.

If this shit ever fails to affect me...take me out of my (lack of) misery.

I think what's happening lately for me is that given our technology, putting faces to these actions somehow makes it more personal. Years ago I'd have just read about it in print; easier to glance, blanket it and move on. Now I see photos of the asshole who took down animals for fun, the scumbag who took down children for fun.

Trust that I try to let it go as I can through various means.

And truth be told, while I'm a bit melancholy this evening, I'm not really down but sort of...resigned? Even got some old Blind Melon going here, which is like an aural balm.

I'm more at home in my Galaxie.

brianlux

Maybe Chuck Dukowski had it right- give everybody guns and see who is left standing. I'll be in a basement five floors down. Let me know when it's all over.

Or maybe revive the "Good News" thread?

josevolution

This is sick the killer kept shooting even when cop was down its unbelievable , at some point something has to be done about how many guns are out there ...

rr165892

hedonist said:

PJfanwillneverleave1 said:

hedonist said:

Going about your life and someone else decides, "That's it - you're done. Just because I said so."
I find myself asking more and more...what the fuck is wrong with some people?

Gotta be careful with your words Hedo
Next thing you know you will bombarded with the old
"so much hate and passive aggressive" accusations.

It sucked this happened but AMT can be full of shitty things.
Lately you seem irked.(Perhaps feeling down on a certain shitty thing?)
I don't mean to de-rail OP just that your thread perhaps is left wide open.

Sometimes it all (the news here in the US and outside of it, how people can and do and sometimes lust in the mistreatment of each other, how they can pour chemicals on animals for a laugh, set a fire that takes out thousands of acres land) does more than irk me.

If this shit ever fails to affect me...take me out of my (lack of) misery.

I think what's happening lately for me is that given our technology, putting faces to these actions somehow makes it more personal. Years ago I'd have just read about it in print; easier to glance, blanket it and move on. Now I see photos of the asshole who took down animals for fun, the scumbag who took down children for fun.

Trust that I try to let it go as I can through various means.

And truth be told, while I'm a bit melancholy this evening, I'm not really down but sort of...resigned? Even got some old Blind Melon going here, which is like an aural balm.

I'm more at home in my Galaxie.

"Aural Balm" sounds sooo soothing.

callen

Happened in my neck of the woods. I added link to gun thread before seeing this. Example of how having a gun strapped to your waist and being trained is no protection.

mickeyrat

being at a gas station, I assume theere were mulitple security cameras in use to help with prosecution of drive offs?

Article I came across didnt give much more than the basic facts

callen

Got the perp.

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Something very similar to this happened in moncks corner, sc a couple of months ago. A cop was talking to someone in a gas station parking lot when a guy came from being the building and shot him in the head. Somehow, he survived. Two days later, Charleston police killed the guy.

I hope this doesn't become the new way of killing cops.

mickeyrat

actually the number cops killed in the line of duty (i.e. murdered) is down from last year which saw a spike. Been a downward treand for several decades now. Any are too many but it is a positive?

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2015/06/30/fewer-police-officers-shot-and-killed-over-first-half-of-2015-than-2014/

another article says that a quarter of the cops that have been killed are in lousiana.


http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2015/08/27/nearly-a-quarter-of-the-police-officers-shot-and-killed-this-year-have-been-in-louisiana/

bootlegger10

I'm surprised race hasn't come up in any of the articles I've read. Oh wait...a white person was killed so it does fit any liberal or media agenda.

Asterisk on the Street

hedonist said:

Found this, but assume more info to follow.

http://abc13.com/news/hcso-deputy-fatally-shot-at-gas-station-in-nw-harris-county/961336/

Going about your life and someone else decides, "That's it - you're done. Just because I said so."

I find myself asking more and more...what the fuck is wrong with some people?

I ask myself the same question. The callousness of some people is mind-boggling. This brutal execution is beyond comprehension. Sad.

RiotZact

mickeyrat said:

another article says that a quarter of the cops that have been killed are in lousiana.


http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2015/08/27/nearly-a-quarter-of-the-police-officers-shot-and-killed-this-year-have-been-in-louisiana/

Isn't Louisiana the easiest state to obtain a gun in or something like that? I'm sure there's no connection there though.

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I've heard police have arrested the guy that did this. I can't wait to hear why he did this. Gang initiation? Lost a bet? The cop owed him some coke? Something. This is just too heartless.

hedonist

Press conference shortly.

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They are saying the cop had no previous dealings with the suspect. Random and complete senseless.

Gern Blansten

Another example of how a surprise shooter can take down anyone regardless if they are armed or not. This isn't any different than the Charleston shootings where the pro gun crowd said "if only someone in the group had been armed." Why aren't we hearing that same argument now?...that's a rhetorical question

jnimhaoileoin

So this guy had been previously charged with 'disorderly conduct with a firearm', yet I bet the gun he used to commit the murder was legally held. Madness

mickeyrat

Chicago burbs too....


http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2015/09/01/manhunt-launched-after-police-officer-shot-near-chicago/?tid=sm_fb

Not to shit on this officer. Is it common procedure to give chase of multiple suspects when alone?

Maybe AN answer is to have 2 officer patrol cars?

dudeman

jennycoyle said:

So this guy had been previously charged with 'disorderly conduct with a firearm', yet I bet the gun he used to commit the murder was legally held. Madness

If he was on drugs, a convicted felon, had a restraining order against him, was dishonorably discharged from the military, was convicted of domestic violence, had renounced his US citizenship, was adjudicated as having a mental illness, was ever forcibly committed to a mental institution or committing a crime while in possession of a firearm, it was not legally held.

There may be other criteria that I missed, too.

The fact of the matter is that he is a scumbag, coward, murderer and asshole. He'll have his day in court.

I feel bad for the victim's family. I hope they can find some peace.

rr165892

So 4 cops gunned down in a weeks time.Ambushed in cold blood.
Boy if this was an unarmed black guys getting killed this place would have its panties so in wad.
Just wondering where the same outrage is for the cops?There life's must not matter as much.

Oh btw,The BLM "movement" is talking some hateful stuff and possible encouraging such behavior.This is getting stupid.,All Lives Matter!

rr165892

https://youtube.com/watch?v=9xNxoeqf0Ws

mickeyrat

mickeyrat said:

actually the number cops killed in the line of duty (i.e. murdered) is down from last year which saw a spike. Been a downward treand for several decades now. Any are too many but it is a positive?

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2015/06/30/fewer-police-officers-shot-and-killed-over-first-half-of-2015-than-2014/

another article says that a quarter of the cops that have been killed are in lousiana.


http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2015/08/27/nearly-a-quarter-of-the-police-officers-shot-and-killed-this-year-have-been-in-louisiana/

rr165892 said:

So 4 cops gunned down in a weeks time.Ambushed in cold blood.
Boy if this was an unarmed black guys getting killed this place would have its panties so in wad.
Just wondering where the same outrage is for the cops?There life's must not matter as much.

Oh btw,The BLM "movement" is talking some hateful stuff and possible encouraging such behavior.This is getting stupid.,All Lives Matter!

Gern Blansten

rr165892 said:

So 4 cops gunned down in a weeks time.Ambushed in cold blood.
Boy if this was an unarmed black guys getting killed this place would have its panties so in wad.
Just wondering where the same outrage is for the cops?There life's must not matter as much.

Oh btw,The BLM "movement" is talking some hateful stuff and possible encouraging such behavior.This is getting stupid.,All Lives Matter!

the difference is that people that kill cops are criminals...cops that kill people are the authority

get it?

Why protest when the guy was caught? If he was walking around free there would probably be some outrage...don't ya think?

gimmesometruth27

this is cowardly and shameful. throw the shooter in prison and never talk about him again.

i am not getting my panties in a twist because it was a cop that died. he was a person. wearing a badge does not make his life worth any more than anybody elses.

another gun death in america.

yawn.

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gimmesometruth27 said:

this is cowardly and shameful. throw the shooter in prison and never talk about him again.

i am not getting my panties in a twist because it was a cop that died. he was a person. wearing a badge does not make his life worth any more than anybody elses.

another gun death in america.

yawn.

I understand the concept and I'm not saying a cops life is any more valuable than ours. And the yawn is definitely understandable. But the reason this made news was because it's a cop. The fact that people are so willing to kill cops these days is the scary part.

mickeyrat

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gimmesometruth27 said:

this is cowardly and shameful. throw the shooter in prison and never talk about him again.

i am not getting my panties in a twist because it was a cop that died. he was a person. wearing a badge does not make his life worth any more than anybody elses.

another gun death in america.

yawn.

I understand the concept and I'm not saying a cops life is any more valuable than ours. And the yawn is definitely understandable. But the reason this made news was because it's a cop. The fact that people are so willing to kill cops these days is the scary part.

21 nationwide in 8 months.

gimmesometruth27

Last-12-Exit said:

gimmesometruth27 said:

this is cowardly and shameful. throw the shooter in prison and never talk about him again.

i am not getting my panties in a twist because it was a cop that died. he was a person. wearing a badge does not make his life worth any more than anybody elses.

another gun death in america.

yawn.

I understand the concept and I'm not saying a cops life is any more valuable than ours. And the yawn is definitely understandable. But the reason this made news was because it's a cop. The fact that people are so willing to kill cops these days is the scary part.

but a cop will tell you that his brother in blue's life is more valuable than ours. i see that every single day on facebook and every week here.

to me the fact that cops are so willing to kill civilians is scarier.

agree to disagree.