LL - I have seen too many "cowboys" who think gunfire is like the movies.
You have read my posts - I am qualified - seen more GSW's than most any cop will ever in a career.
Originally Posted by oeb11
Backing in .... I've seen enough of them (without counting) to KNOW that it's not like the TV series portrayal and also know that any cop who discharged their firearm as many times as the TV heroes would be sitting at a desk for the rest of the year writing reports, appearing before grand juries, and just "riding a chair" until "the dust settled" after just ONE EPISODE on TV.
And just to clear the air .... most chest-beating on here based on military experience are not prepared for a shoot out in the parking lot of a crowded convenience store at an unusually busy major intersection .... often frequented BTW with Harris County SO, Pct 4, and DPS units ..... just to emphasize the lunacy of the dead outlaw.
BTW: It's probably not "manslaughter" ... unless a benevolent DA's Office .... with appropriate instructions to a grand jury. It would be murder, if booked properly according to the law. A straight murder charge doesn't require an intent to kill the person like capital murder or an intent to cause serious bodily harm to the person actually hit ... it only requires the intent to do the act that resulted in the death of the person hit ... i.e. pull the trigger of the firearm that discharged the round that struck them. Don't rely on "firearm-instructor-law"!
Firing in self-defense, defense of others, and/or to stop a felony and/or stop a fleeing felon may be balancing considerations, but at the moment we don't know the FACTS ... I've already heard 3 different accounts. That is normal!
I don't read posts on here to determine persons' qualifications for anything ... with all due respect. I know mine, but also know my limitations.