Costco shooter was a cop... and all 3 victims were unarmed

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It’s not like the kid who was killed was wearing a sign that said “I have intellectual disabilities - I won’t hurt you.” If he indeed knocked the cop down (which surveillance video will show us), then the cop saw a big dude going after him, and potentially going after others. I’m guessing he felt the need to stop this guy before he hurt others.

But, we should all wait for the video to assess further.

And the parents?

Seriously. One developmentally disabled man killed. Two parents critically ill in the hospital. And people are thinking the cop had no better options than to start shooting up the place?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:He officer’s attorney is claiming the officer was attacked, lost consciousness, and then when he finally regained consciousness had to shoot all three in self-defense. All while holding his child the entire time. Sounds like a load of horseshit.

I agree. Hopefully the video shows what happened clearly.

[Anonymous]

Makes more sense, since firing a gun multiple times while holding a child would have been extremely reckless as to the child’s safety

Have you ever attended any firearms or executive protection training?

[Anonymous]

Police need to be trained: they are not to be judge, jury and executioner!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:You people are nuts if you think a man who was holding his child is going to pick a fight with some gigantic stranger.

You're also crazy if you think the guy has any obligation to go "hand to hand" against a monstrous, blank-faced attacker.

Where in the report does it say that the man who was shot was gigantic, monstrous, or blank-faced? Your bigotry towards people with developmental disabilities is evident.

Even his cousin refers to the assailant as "a gentle giant". Obviously the guy was a big guy who got triggered by something and, without provocation, slammed a man holding a 1 year old baby to the ground.

Glad that innocent baby is o.k.!

Gentle giant means big, not monstrous, not blank-faced. I agree that PP is bigoted.

+1 The whole thing is on Costco video cameras. People will see what really happened. Not sure why people are rushing to defame the dead man and his hospitalized parents.

There's video...until the cops magically make it disappear. Corruption abounds. You watch.

[Anonymous]

https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-costco-shooting-off-duty-officer-intellectual-disability-20190616-story.html

Picture of the family

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s not like the kid who was killed was wearing a sign that said “I have intellectual disabilities - I won’t hurt you.” If he indeed knocked the cop down (which surveillance video will show us), then the cop saw a big dude going after him, and potentially going after others. I’m guessing he felt the need to stop this guy before he hurt others.

But, we should all wait for the video to assess further.

And the parents?

Seriously. One developmentally disabled man killed. Two parents critically ill in the hospital. And people are thinking the cop had no better options than to start shooting up the place?

Unfortunately there are people who think those with intellectual disabilities have no value and should be killed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You people are nuts if you think a man who was holding his child is going to pick a fight with some gigantic stranger.

You're also crazy if you think the guy has any obligation to go "hand to hand" against a monstrous, blank-faced attacker.

Where in the report does it say that the man who was shot was gigantic, monstrous, or blank-faced? Your bigotry towards people with developmental disabilities is evident.

Even his cousin refers to the assailant as "a gentle giant". Obviously the guy was a big guy who got triggered by something and, without provocation, slammed a man holding a 1 year old baby to the ground.

Glad that innocent baby is o.k.!

Gentle giant means big, not monstrous, not blank-faced. I agree that PP is bigoted.

+1 The whole thing is on Costco video cameras. People will see what really happened. Not sure why people are rushing to defame the dead man and his hospitalized parents.

There's video...until the cops magically make it disappear. Corruption abounds. You watch.

I think people are saying that this cop didn't suddenly just spin around from the food sample table and start shooting this family. Something significant happened to make him draw his service weapon and fire it. I do hope the surveillance video answers why he reacted that way.

[Anonymous]

They are already rolling out the sympathy photos. Do you have any toddler pics?

It looks like the cop haters have reached a verdict! Guilty on all counts!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s not like the kid who was killed was wearing a sign that said “I have intellectual disabilities - I won’t hurt you.” If he indeed knocked the cop down (which surveillance video will show us), then the cop saw a big dude going after him, and potentially going after others. I’m guessing he felt the need to stop this guy before he hurt others.

But, we should all wait for the video to assess further.

And the parents?

Seriously. One developmentally disabled man killed. Two parents critically ill in the hospital. And people are thinking the cop had no better options than to start shooting up the place?

Unfortunately there are people who think those with intellectual disabilities have no value and should be killed.

What a ridiculous statement. You seriously think the cop shot the man because he was intellectually disabled? No way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s not like the kid who was killed was wearing a sign that said “I have intellectual disabilities - I won’t hurt you.” If he indeed knocked the cop down (which surveillance video will show us), then the cop saw a big dude going after him, and potentially going after others. I’m guessing he felt the need to stop this guy before he hurt others.

But, we should all wait for the video to assess further.

And the parents?

Maybe they rushed in to try and disarm the cop. Maybe they started hitting him or pulling him. I don’t know what happened - but the possibilities are pretty endless until we see the video. Which is why I refuse to rush to judgment.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You people are nuts if you think a man who was holding his child is going to pick a fight with some gigantic stranger.

You're also crazy if you think the guy has any obligation to go "hand to hand" against a monstrous, blank-faced attacker.

Where in the report does it say that the man who was shot was gigantic, monstrous, or blank-faced? Your bigotry towards people with developmental disabilities is evident.

Even his cousin refers to the assailant as "a gentle giant". Obviously the guy was a big guy who got triggered by something and, without provocation, slammed a man holding a 1 year old baby to the ground.

Glad that innocent baby is o.k.!

Gentle giant means big, not monstrous, not blank-faced. I agree that PP is bigoted.

This guy was apparently both a gentle giant who posed in happy family pictures AND a hulking giant who, without provocation, slammed a man to the ground. I feel for him and his family because certainly he was normally not a violent individual and his aggressive behavior was out of character for him. That does not mean that he didn't attack the officer, putting a small child at risk of serious injury. Because he did.

Were you there to witness it, or are you just saying what you want to be true to justify murdering some brown people?

[Anonymous]

Cops murder citizens all the time. But this family was white so we are outraged.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Cops murder citizens all the time. But this family was white so we are outraged.

I think you are prejudiced against disabled people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s not like the kid who was killed was wearing a sign that said “I have intellectual disabilities - I won’t hurt you.” If he indeed knocked the cop down (which surveillance video will show us), then the cop saw a big dude going after him, and potentially going after others. I’m guessing he felt the need to stop this guy before he hurt others.

But, we should all wait for the video to assess further.

And the parents?

Seriously. One developmentally disabled man killed. Two parents critically ill in the hospital. And people are thinking the cop had no better options than to start shooting up the place?

If the cop was "shooting up the place" more people would have been shot than just the huge man that attacked him and the huge man's parents.
Just because this man was "mentally disabled" does not mean he was harmless. Sometimes people do BAD things to children they don't even know. Have we all forgot about the little boy who was flung off a balcony at a mall a few months ago? https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/14/us/mall-of-america-boy-guilty-plea/index.html

The cop saw that someone was trying to hurt his son, of course he's going to react.