Comments on: Shooting Lawsuit Filed Against Sheriff, Deputies

By: MELINDA

MELINDA — Mon, 08 Jul 2013 21:55:09 +0000

You guys that are saying how good these cops were, must have not been at the trial. Everyone of the officers testified that they NEVER saw Mr. Monier’s gun. He never pointed it at them. For the officers to act so crazy that day, and never being threathen by Mr. Monier, just goes to show that they wanted to kill both Jackie and Mr. Monier!!!! And for Sheriff Morgan to give these officers purple hearts!!! Come on!! You people need to wake up!! They aren’t good officers!! They are trigger happy cops!! They think just because they wear a badge, they can do anything they want and get away with it! Which these did!! So I hope Jackie gets every dime coming to her!! She deserves it!!!!

By: diane

diane — Thu, 04 Jul 2013 22:43:06 +0000

Have all of you forgotten he also had a charge of being high and possessing Meth… so I am sure it was a CRAZY and intense situation. I also feel if you look at the transcript of the 911 calls she was not honest with the cops… she should have said he has a gun , and he’s wacked out of his mind on Meth and he’s threatening to kill me….. things might have been a little different. I’m not saying what happened to her was right but she should have told the cops all the details.

By: Michael

Michael — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 04:17:46 +0000

Arm chair quarterbacks at their best!! I guess all of you would have made a better decision with all your experience in situations such as these. Nobody knows how to fight the bear except the little boy standing in front of him with a stick.

By: Biscuit

Biscuit — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 03:09:55 +0000

It’s a proven fact……the general in charge can’t shoot straight………

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 00:15:14 +0000

CONTEMPLATING:
“One needs to wear the badge before they start telling what officers should do and not do. ”

So only law enforcement officers should be allowed to tell law enforcement officers what to do?

That would certainly simplify things if they didn’t answer to voters, judges, taxpayers, legislators, their spouses, parents and offspring. (God if they believe in Him.)

There just seems to be something wrong with the concept which eludes me. I know I seem slow, but try to explain to me how it’s perfectly reasonable to do what they did.

Please understand I would have to be a complete idiot to accept the idea that law enforcement officers can do no wrong or they would never shoot each other. In those cases one or the other has to be wrong, don’t you think so?

David for better explanations
now that we have plenty of time to be educated

By: Commoncents

Commoncents — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 22:12:28 +0000

@ capt. willard_ give it up already. Cassidy made a mistake that caused great bodily harm to the hostage. Of course officers want to go home to their families but they also took an oath to PROTECT and serve. That is why we pay them right??

By: Keith

Keith — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 22:07:53 +0000

Capt. Willard: the “want to go home to their families” thing is a tired excuse. What these deputies did was wrong. Cassady started firing when the suspect had his weapon at his side. Another deputy fired through a wall. Give me a break! Put yourself in the shoes of the lady who was shot, instead of looking only at the LEOs side.

By: Tiki

Tiki — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 17:57:21 +0000

Why shoot when you still have a way to retreat? Really it wouldn’t be that bad if maybe the man would’ve shot first and maybe they didn’t have the option to retreat. But really I don’t even know if you could shoot a intruder like this and not get charged. And yes I was a CO for 15 years and often wondered if I would shoot center mass at someone going over a fence or just a leg. At the end of my 15 years I knew I would never just kill for what I got paid. And your right we was not there but if I’m being held hostage I hope no one just opens fire. Maybe these officers should work on communication skills that is one thing that can get you killed or not. I know I’ve worked with some real winners in my life who really thought it would be ok to down talk people. I always said if you think you canbeat someone who works out all day runs miles in100 degree weather have at it.

By: Captain Willard

Captain Willard — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:42:13 +0000

It is so easy to make judgments from the comfort of your livng room and base your undertanding on what you see on your television (police shows). One needs to wear the badge before they start telling what officers should do and not do. Officers want to go home to their families too.

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 21:28:14 +0000

Shame on her for taking issue with law enforcement officers shooting her rather than her hostage taker!!!!

Wait. They aren’t supposed to do that are they?

David for better outcomes