Colorado Police AGAIN “Stand Down” During Standoff With Child Abuse Suspect

[martybegan]

When the Police are either told to hold back, or are too worried about being hung out to dry if things go south during an apprehension, this is what is going to happen.

Well, it’s happened again, also in Aurora. Back on September 24th, the Aurora PD SWAT team was dispatched to the home of 39-year-old Eric Burns as part of a “felony child abuse investigation.” Burns already had a warrant out on domestic violence charges and was believed to have assaulted his son and abused his young daughter. He additionally was wanted for a felony kidnapping warrant in a nearby town. Upon their arrival, a standoff ensued. Police believed that Burns was armed and they began negotiating for his surrender. They did manage to convince the suspect to send out his his 6-year-old daughter, but after that no progress was made. Then, after a few hours, records reveal that the cops made a “decision to vacate.” They just left without arresting Burns or getting the son out of the house. Why? A statement the PD released sounded awfully familiar. (CBS Denver)

The department declined to be interviewed but released a statement saying, “Members of our community and across the nation have made it very clear that they want their police department to respond differently to some incidents, particularly when there is a possibility of using serious force against a subject.” The statement went on to say “avoiding unnecessary confrontations was now a top priority for the department.” "Sometimes this means walking away from a situation and utilizing investigative resources to apprehend persons at a later time,” said the APD statement.

And guess what? They haven't found the guy yet. What the people in charge fail to realize is that if people think the cops are worthless, the Criminals will become emboldened, and the law abiding people will start to think sticking to the law is for suckers and take the law into their own hands.

 

[Lucy Hamilton]

When the Police are either told to hold back, or are too worried about being hung out to dry if things go south during an apprehension, this is what is going to happen.

Well, it’s happened again, also in Aurora. Back on September 24th, the Aurora PD SWAT team was dispatched to the home of 39-year-old Eric Burns as part of a “felony child abuse investigation.” Burns already had a warrant out on domestic violence charges and was believed to have assaulted his son and abused his young daughter. He additionally was wanted for a felony kidnapping warrant in a nearby town. Upon their arrival, a standoff ensued. Police believed that Burns was armed and they began negotiating for his surrender. They did manage to convince the suspect to send out his his 6-year-old daughter, but after that no progress was made. Then, after a few hours, records reveal that the cops made a “decision to vacate.” They just left without arresting Burns or getting the son out of the house. Why? A statement the PD released sounded awfully familiar. (CBS Denver)

The department declined to be interviewed but released a statement saying, “Members of our community and across the nation have made it very clear that they want their police department to respond differently to some incidents, particularly when there is a possibility of using serious force against a subject.” The statement went on to say “avoiding unnecessary confrontations was now a top priority for the department.” "Sometimes this means walking away from a situation and utilizing investigative resources to apprehend persons at a later time,” said the APD statement.

And guess what? They haven't found the guy yet. What the people in charge fail to realize is that if people think the cops are worthless, the Criminals will become emboldened, and the law abiding people will start to think sticking to the law is for suckers and take the law into their own hands.

NO police should be told to stand down when the situation is involving child abuse.

 

[Mac-7]

This story makes no sense till we find out that the suspect was black

 

[night_son]

When the Police are either told to hold back, or are too worried about being hung out to dry if things go south during an apprehension, this is what is going to happen.

Well, it’s happened again, also in Aurora. Back on September 24th, the Aurora PD SWAT team was dispatched to the home of 39-year-old Eric Burns as part of a “felony child abuse investigation.” Burns already had a warrant out on domestic violence charges and was believed to have assaulted his son and abused his young daughter. He additionally was wanted for a felony kidnapping warrant in a nearby town. Upon their arrival, a standoff ensued. Police believed that Burns was armed and they began negotiating for his surrender. They did manage to convince the suspect to send out his his 6-year-old daughter, but after that no progress was made. Then, after a few hours, records reveal that the cops made a “decision to vacate.” They just left without arresting Burns or getting the son out of the house. Why? A statement the PD released sounded awfully familiar. (CBS Denver)

The department declined to be interviewed but released a statement saying, “Members of our community and across the nation have made it very clear that they want their police department to respond differently to some incidents, particularly when there is a possibility of using serious force against a subject.” The statement went on to say “avoiding unnecessary confrontations was now a top priority for the department.” "Sometimes this means walking away from a situation and utilizing investigative resources to apprehend persons at a later time,” said the APD statement.

And guess what? They haven't found the guy yet. What the people in charge fail to realize is that if people think the cops are worthless, the Criminals will become emboldened, and the law abiding people will start to think sticking to the law is for suckers and take the law into their own hands.

Funny how Aurora is a member of the United Nations' Safe Cities Global Initiative. Funny that indeed.