You've got to admire US police honesty

[gareth_oau]

[Spyda]

I also have to disagree Spyda...the reason we have to cop all this BS here is because of touchy, feely, tree hugging wankers in the civil rights areas who have turned everything in favour of the offender...I wonder how they would feel if one of their kids was murdered. Good on the Sheriffs Dept...only problem ...they didn't carry enough ammo.

While we sit and give these people sanctuary from their dilemnas' from all parts of the world ..they abuse our good grace and kindness.

And here it is in a nutshell...

"We sleep safely in our beds, because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm."....Oscar Wilde.

Shiz....i didnt mean to start anything guys.

[gareth_oau]

LOL, no probs spyda, hence my >>>

[static1800]

According to that article 110 shots were fired. So 110 divided by 9 = 12.3 lets say 12. SWAT would be using a small caliber machine gun of some sort i would think. So 12 rounds from each person is really just a burst of fire from each of them which makes being hit 68 times a lot less dramatic, it's not like they sat there putting clip after clip into the guy.

Lesson to be learned? dont mess with cops

from a different point of view, they fired 110 shots and only hit with 68?

[Lance B]

I also have to disagree Spyda...the reason we have to cop all this BS here is because of touchy, feely, tree hugging wankers in the civil rights areas who have turned everything in favour of the offender...I wonder how they would feel if one of their kids was murdered. Good on the Sheriffs Dept...only problem ...they didn't carry enough ammo.

While we sit and give these people sanctuary from their dilemnas' from all parts of the world ..they abuse our good grace and kindness.

And here it is in a nutshell...

"We sleep safely in our beds, because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm."....Oscar Wilde.

Couldn't agree more.

Just think of the legal costs of a trial and the jail costs that they saved on.

[Manaz]

10 SWAT officers, 6-7 rounds each. Not at all surprising really, that's a relatively short burst, but enough to be totally effective from any one individual SWAT officer (you never wait for your colleagues to fire when danger presents itself).

"We sleep safely in our beds, because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm."....Oscar Wilde.

I've heard a variant of that before ("People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf."), but it's totally true.

EDIT: Another variant was used in the movie A Few Good Men:

"Son, we live in a world that has walls, and those walls have to be guarded by men with guns. Who's gonna do it? You? You, Lieutenant Weinberg? I have a greater responsibility than you can possibly fathom. You weep for Santiago and you curse the Marines. You have that luxury. You have the luxury of not knowing what I know: that Santiago's death, while tragic, probably saved lives. And my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, saves lives! You don't want the truth because deep down in places you don't talk about at parties, you want me on that wall! You need me on that wall! We use words like Honor, Code, Loyalty. We use these words as the backbone of a life spent defending something. You use them as a punchline! I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very freedom that I provide, and then questions the manner in which I provide it! I would rather you just said "Thank you" and went on your way. Otherwise, I suggest you pick up a weapon, and stand a post. Either way, I don't give a damn what you think you are entitled to!"

[sci_fianime]

According to that article 110 shots were fired. So 110 divided by 9 = 12.3 lets say 12. SWAT would be using a small caliber machine gun of some sort i would think. So 12 rounds from each person is really just a burst of fire from each of them which makes being hit 68 times a lot less dramatic, it's not like they sat there putting clip after clip into the guy.

Lesson to be learned? dont mess with cops

from a different point of view, they fired 110 shots and only hit with 68?

the rest went through the holes made by the earlier bullets?

[Manaz]

the rest went through the holes made by the earlier bullets?

I missed how many bullets were fired. Oops. You'd really hope that swat guys could shoot better than that...

Reminds me of that case where a number of cops shot at a guy in a stair well, firing something like 17 bullets, and only hit him three times...

[Jettinabout]

No probs here Spyda.....I'm not a back slider, if I have an issue with you I will tell you straight and I don't need a smiley face to do it...