Comments on: State Attorney: Reserve Trooper Justified In Shooting Naked Armed Invader

By: Dusty Cutler

Dusty Cutler — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 06:13:29 +0000

Tabbatha, you were a good cadet, a good officer, a good crime scene tech and an excelllent Trooper. You know the law like the back of your hand and you remained calm and did what needed to be done. Good Job.

By: Amanda

Amanda — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 15:35:28 +0000

Being a 12 yr LEO who lives in a moderately sized town but still doesn’t know everyone in that town (including some of my neighbors) I can completely agree with the shooting. He entered her home ARMED and that is a threat on her life as well as anyone else in the home. I could care less if her son opened the door and let him in, he’s 9 and not exactly in the best position for good judgement. She got that ARMED man to a place where she could reach her weapon and away from her child. She gave him a command and a way to prevent being shot. He chose not to follow that command and she acted accordingly. She fired a single shot. It’s really easy to Monday morning quarterback and so much easier to add additional blame on law enforcement personnel. Anyone who has ever had to take a life struggles with that every day for the rest of theirs, despite how justified it was. And as far as her being “safe” upstairs, I’m not sure how you can determine safety when there is an armed man in an altered state in your home. You don’t know her home OR where she keeps her weapons. She is a RESERVE trooper with a young child, I’m doubting her home is an arsenal. I’m a full time officer and my home is by no means an arsenal and the upstairs is in way a place of safety. As an officer she approached a dangerous situation instead of running from it. That’s what we are trained to do, that’s what she will do when she comes to save your life. Good job Trooper.

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 22:45:28 +0000

REGARDING:
“But now I realize that you are the real deal, you’re a real psychic. You knew what he was going to do before he did it. You have a real gift. ….END sarcasm”.

No reason for the sarcasm to end now–

You are absolutely right, only a psychic could presume to know that a naked man out in the open with a bow and arrow demanding money might be a danger to the lady, to her child or to others in the future. He was probably harmless. After all most naked men with bow and arrow demanding money are perfectly harmless; every psychic knows that. He probably never would have threatened anyone else ever again had she just let him have his way with her and her child, only a psychic could predict otherwise.

Further, he probably never would have taken the cocktail of “cocaine, cannabis, opiates, methadone and amphetamines” again. It was probably a one time thing, only a psychic could predict it might ever happen again.

Feel free to prove me wrong when I see a different future had he been allowed to continue as he was.

David with the mental gifts
of a working brain
& just a tad of sarcasm

By: Nancy Roper

Nancy Roper — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 15:14:37 +0000

“So she protected and served herself, her child and the next people he would have gone after in his altered state.”

David at first I thought you were just assuming and guessing and making stuff out of thin air. . But now I realize that you are the real deal, your a real psychic. You knew what he was going to do before he did it. You have a real gift. ….END sarcasim.

By: Carl Roberts

Carl Roberts — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 15:08:59 +0000

At one point the child and mother were upstairs and safe. Just curious why she didn’t lock herself and her child in a room and call for help. Why did she feel safe enough to interact with the “intruder.” With two law enforcement officers living at that house surely there would be protection upstairs. God bless

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 20:13:34 +0000

REGARDING:
“Law enforcement officers took an OATH to protect and serve.”

So she protected and served herself, her child and the next people he would have gone after in his altered state.

All’s well that ends well.

David for not making oaths
but keeping those you do

By: ottoman Johnson

ottoman Johnson — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 04:01:22 +0000

Law enforcement officers took an OATH to protect and serve. This officer clearly forgot that. Just my humble taxpaying opinion

Ottoman who may not know his nieghbor but HAS CERTAINLY SEEN THEM BEFORE. God Bless

By: uh??

uh?? — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 03:15:46 +0000

Sounds like concerned citizen doesnt like the fhp to well..if this story never mentioned this lady is with the fhp i wonder what kind of comment would be made? i think she did the right way a citizen would protect her house and most importantly her son.i commend her for that and thank god she and her son wasnt hurt.

By: chrstefl

chrstefl — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:50:14 +0000

My thoughts and prayers go out to the LEO and her child. She did the right thing.
Concerned Citizen: what would you do? Would you pull an intruder up a chair and offer him/her coffee? Get real!

By: Good Golly

Good Golly — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 11:48:08 +0000

I wonder what “Concerned citizen” would have done in Ms. Nussbaumer’s shoes.