NYPD: 9 shooting bystander victims hit by police gunfire

[WillowTree]

All nine people wounded during a dramatic confrontation between police and a gunman outside the Empire State Building were struck by bullets fired by the two officers, police said Saturday, citing ballistics evidence.

The veteran patrolmen who opened fire on the suit-wearing gunman, Jeffrey Johnson, had only an instant to react when he whirled and pointed a .45-caliber pistol as they approached him from behind on a busy sidewalk


Read more: NYPD: 9 shooting bystander victims hit by police gunfire | Fox News

 

[theDoctorisIn]

Imagine how many pedestrians would have been hit if everyone around there had guns on them...

 

[Shelzin]

Imagine how many pedestrians would have been hit if everyone around there had guns on them...

Why did they approach him in such a populated area if they thought he was dangerous?

 

[theDoctorisIn]

Because he had just shot someone, and was walking away, about to disappear into the morning rush-hour crowds in midtown?

What would you have done in their place?

 

[Shelzin]

Because he had just shot someone, and was walking away, about to disappear into the morning rush-hour crowds in midtown?

What would you have done in their place?

OH... So they did the right thing then...?

 

[theDoctorisIn]

Because he had just shot someone, and was walking away, about to disappear into the morning rush-hour crowds in midtown?

What would you have done in their place?

OH... So they did the right thing then...?

I don't know. Don't have all the facts.

Not really interested in the morality of it.

 

[Peach]

Because he had just shot someone, and was walking away, about to disappear into the morning rush-hour crowds in midtown?

What would you have done in their place?

Law enforcement did their best, in an unexpected, emergency crisis. No crystal balls arrive with their uniforms. And yes, it appeared he might not be done killing after the brutal murder of his employer.

 

[9thIDdoc]

Imagine how many pedestrians would have been hit if everyone around there had guns on them...

Were there any pedestrians left or did the cops tag em all? 14 shots and 10 hits on bystanders. Thank God the pros were there! Pity the only one there who could shoot was the perp.

 

[Si modo]

All nine people wounded during a dramatic confrontation between police and a gunman outside the Empire State Building were struck by bullets fired by the two officers, police said Saturday, citing ballistics evidence.

The veteran patrolmen who opened fire on the suit-wearing gunman, Jeffrey Johnson, had only an instant to react when he whirled and pointed a .45-caliber pistol as they approached him from behind on a busy sidewalk


Read more: NYPD: 9 shooting bystander victims hit by police gunfire | Fox News

Officer Craig Matthews shot seven times. Officer Robert Sinishtaj fired nine times, police said. Neither had ever fired their weapons before on a patrol.

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Matthews had drawn attention earlier this year by filing a lawsuit against the New York Police Department that accused his superiors of unfairly punishing him for not meeting arrest quotas. A judge threw out the complaint.

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Wow.

No pressure there.

 

[Douger]

Imagine how many pedestrians would have been hit if everyone around there had guns on them...

Were there any pedestrians left or did the cops tag em all? 14 shots and 10 hits on bystanders. Thank God the pros were there! Pity the only one there who could shoot was the perp.

They all went back to the gym, fired some Dianabol, and jerked each other off since they actually got to shoot a real human.

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

Imagine how many pedestrians would have been hit if everyone around there had guns on them...

I imagine zero.

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

Because he had just shot someone, and was walking away, about to disappear into the morning rush-hour crowds in midtown?

What would you have done in their place?

Law enforcement did their best, in an unexpected, emergency crisis. No crystal balls arrive with their uniforms. And yes, it appeared he might not be done killing after the brutal murder of his employer.

Their best was shooting nine innocent people, killing two of them, in an attempt to hit one guy?

The bar is apparently set very low to be an NYPD officer these days.

 

[Si modo]

Because he had just shot someone, and was walking away, about to disappear into the morning rush-hour crowds in midtown?

What would you have done in their place?

Law enforcement did their best, in an unexpected, emergency crisis. No crystal balls arrive with their uniforms. And yes, it appeared he might not be done killing after the brutal murder of his employer.

Their best was shooting nine innocent people, killing two of them, in an attempt to hit one guy?

The bar is apparently set very low to be an NYPD officer these days.

And, one of the shooting cops was under pressure to increase his arrests.

What the hell sort of policy is that?

 

[Shelzin]

Because he had just shot someone, and was walking away, about to disappear into the morning rush-hour crowds in midtown?

What would you have done in their place?

OH... So they did the right thing then...?

I don't know. Don't have all the facts.

Not really interested in the morality of it.

So... It's entirely possible there were more guns there, and people responsibly didn't shoot anyone. It's possible they didn't even pull their guns out. Hell.. It's possible they did pull them out but never fired.

I agree with you... We don't have all the facts.

 

[bucs90]

Because he had just shot someone, and was walking away, about to disappear into the morning rush-hour crowds in midtown?

What would you have done in their place?

Law enforcement did their best, in an unexpected, emergency crisis. No crystal balls arrive with their uniforms. And yes, it appeared he might not be done killing after the brutal murder of his employer.

Their best was shooting nine innocent people, killing two of them, in an attempt to hit one guy?

The bar is apparently set very low to be an NYPD officer these days.

Think you could do better? Go sign up pussy.


The bar is getting lowered nation-wide.

Tea Party fanatics are slashing PD budgets from South Carolina to Texas to Washington. They are, of course, evil "gubermint" employees that the far right loves to hate.

Thus, PD's are attracting lesser recruits. They have less money for practice ammo. Less staffing...and thus...less ability to pull cops off the street for training.

The Tea Party's dream.....less, less, less, less for a government agency.

What are the results? Well, we'll see.

 

[Si modo]

Law enforcement did their best, in an unexpected, emergency crisis. No crystal balls arrive with their uniforms. And yes, it appeared he might not be done killing after the brutal murder of his employer.

Their best was shooting nine innocent people, killing two of them, in an attempt to hit one guy?

The bar is apparently set very low to be an NYPD officer these days.

Think you could do better? Go sign up pussy.


The bar is getting lowered nation-wide.

Tea Party fanatics are slashing PD budgets from South Carolina to Texas to Washington. They are, of course, evil "gubermint" employees that the far right loves to hate.

Thus, PD's are attracting lesser recruits. They have less money for practice ammo. Less staffing...and thus...less ability to pull cops off the street for training.

The Tea Party's dream.....less, less, less, less for a government agency.

What are the results? Well, we'll see.

Only, the NYPD budget increased.

Hmmmm.

Idiot.

 

[bucs90]

Their best was shooting nine innocent people, killing two of them, in an attempt to hit one guy?

The bar is apparently set very low to be an NYPD officer these days.

Think you could do better? Go sign up pussy.


The bar is getting lowered nation-wide.

Tea Party fanatics are slashing PD budgets from South Carolina to Texas to Washington. They are, of course, evil "gubermint" employees that the far right loves to hate.

Thus, PD's are attracting lesser recruits. They have less money for practice ammo. Less staffing...and thus...less ability to pull cops off the street for training.

The Tea Party's dream.....less, less, less, less for a government agency.

What are the results? Well, we'll see.

Only, the NYPD budget increased.

Hmmmm.

Idiot.

Good for NYPD..........but you dont read much do you. Because the entire rest of the country seems to be modeling exactly what I explained. Dont believe me? Believe USA Today's story: Police training halts as agencies face budget cuts - USATODAY.com

 

[Luddly Neddite]

Imagine how many pedestrians would have been hit if everyone around there had guns on them...

Were there any pedestrians left or did the cops tag em all? 14 shots and 10 hits on bystanders. Thank God the pros were there! Pity the only one there who could shoot was the perp.

Yeah, if only there had been a bunch of amateurs, all wanting to be Mighty Mouse swooping down to be The Hero Of The Day.

How many hundreds of bodies would have been lying around bleeding in the streets.

BTW, why is this in "politics"?

 

[bucs90]

Imagine how many pedestrians would have been hit if everyone around there had guns on them...

Were there any pedestrians left or did the cops tag em all? 14 shots and 10 hits on bystanders. Thank God the pros were there! Pity the only one there who could shoot was the perp.

Yeah, if only there had been a bunch of amateurs, all wanting to be Mighty Mouse swooping down to be The Hero Of The Day.

How many hundreds of bodies would have been lying around bleeding in the streets.

BTW, why is this in "politics"?

Yep. 95% of the Tea Party morons who carry a gun and claim "What I woulda did if I was thar"...........have probably never been in a dangerous situation involving a gun in their lives and would run hide behind the nearest cop.......the same cop he argued should get less pay and benefits.

 

[Si modo]

Think you could do better? Go sign up pussy.


The bar is getting lowered nation-wide.

Tea Party fanatics are slashing PD budgets from South Carolina to Texas to Washington. They are, of course, evil "gubermint" employees that the far right loves to hate.

Thus, PD's are attracting lesser recruits. They have less money for practice ammo. Less staffing...and thus...less ability to pull cops off the street for training.

The Tea Party's dream.....less, less, less, less for a government agency.

What are the results? Well, we'll see.

Only, the NYPD budget increased.

Hmmmm.

Idiot.

Good for NYPD..........but you dont read much do you. Because the entire rest of the country seems to be modeling exactly what I explained. Dont believe me? Believe USA Today's story: Police training halts as agencies face budget cuts - USATODAY.com

State budgets for everything are down. In case you haven't noticed, the country HAS no money.