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1 Killed in Officer Involved Shooting - Reno

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RunninNGunnin

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http://www.kolotv.com/content/news/Reno-Police-respond-to-incident-at-Eldorado-in-downtown-Reno-414639573.html


The reporter, covering the story tonight, said the officers saw a gun a shot.

I certainly hope there was more to it than just seeing a gun.

did you read the article??

a suspect in a robbery....

"Reno Police were investigating the report of a robbery in downtown Reno about 10:45AM February 23, 2017. Police chased a suspect reported to be armed into the nearby Eldorado, where circumstances led to officers shooting and killing the suspect"
 

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I did and my statement still stands.

If he was merely in possession and didn't draw the weapon, there would be no reason to use deadly force. There may be more to it than that. The reporter didn't give much more than that and the article didn't provide much more.

Just because you see a weapon does not give an officer the right to use deadly force.
 
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Reporter states from a patron inside the casino. The man who may have been mentally unstable, entered the casino, drew his weapon, refused to put it down resulting in the police firing on him.

From intial statements it seems he didn't "just have a gun"...........
 

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Before cops see or are aware of a gun involved in an alleged crime, I'd say that the thought of the situation being a lethal threat to the police is close to nil.

After cops see or are aware of a gun involved in an alleged crime, I'd say that the thought of the situation being a lethal threat is very high, maybe even probable - and justifiably so, don't you think?

One may argue that in the context of a crime involving a firearm, the presence of a firearm does indeed warrant the use of lethal force in some circumstances or at the very least the threat of lethal force when necessary. This may or may not be backed by statute depending on the state in which you reside.

The conclusions you seem to come to given such little information are quite illogical, and the picture you seem to paint quite disingenuous.

My $.02 FWIW
 

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Checkpoints vs Roadblocks

Despite the apparently non-sequitur post heading, I am actually headed somewhere with this.

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Perhaps I am dating myself, but I can remember a time when police roadblocks were called roadblocks, not "checkpoints."

As Abe Lincoln pointed out, calling a tail a leg doesn't change its essential nature. The dog doesn't suddenly have five legs.

One has to wonder why police decided to change the term from roadblock to checkpoint. Calling a roadblock a checkpoint does not change its essential nature. Try driving through one without stopping if you don't believe me.

So, why this term officer-involve shooting? If a cop gets shot by a citizen or criminal, you don't see that term. You see, "Officer shot by..." It is still a shooting involving an officer. But, you don't see that term applied. The only time a police spokesperson goes indirect or third-person is when a cop is the one doing the shooting.

So why the soft-pedaling? Why fog up the responsible actor?

The least we can do is stop using the government's own lines.

I stopped using the word checkpoint years ago. I won't be using the term officer involved shooting any time soon.
 

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This is not CopWatch. See nothing here related to promoting or defending open carry as we go about our everyday routines.

Locked.
 
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