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Officers in Alvarez Shooting Not Indicted

Well I guess since nobody was indicted, we can all shake and go home. But seriously… it would have been horrible if the officers were indicted for doing their job. Though the fact that Alvarez also gets to walk bothers me less since he already survived his “trial by ordeal.” I mean the guy was shot 23(!) times, “27 holes,”…

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Alvarez is no Ham Sandwich

A grand jury didn’t indict Angel Alvarez. This is surprising, given how they say a grand jury would indict a ham sandwich. Here’s what I wrote about his shooting back in August.

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Cops shoot bad guy–hostage safe

A bit sloppy, but the good guys won. You could also file this one under, “just another day at the office.” Bank Robber Takes Hostage, Slips and Falls on Ice, then Shot and Killed by Police: MyFoxDC.com

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Five NYPD Officers Cleared in Shootings of Bystanders

Ray Rivera in the Times: Five New York City police officers who wounded two bystanders in a shootout with a suspect in Harlem in 2005 cannot be held negligent, the state’s highest court ruled on Tuesday, ending a five-year legal battle before it went to trial. In a 4-to-3 decision, the State Court of Appeals found that the five officers…

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NYPD Holds Fire

The Wall Street Journal reports: New York City police fired fewer bullets at suspects last year than any time since the department first began keeping in-depth shooting statistics 39 years ago … In 2008, the department was also involved in 105 shooting incidents, with the 125 officers firing a total of 364 bullets. No city police officer last year was…

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Mehserle sentenced to 2 years

Seems about right to me. Not everyone agrees. Mehserle is the BART cop who (apparently) accidentally shot Oscar Grant in the back and killed him. Mehserle has already served most of his time.

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Feris Jones was Lucky

Officer (now Detective) Jones was lucky she wasn’t killed. 19-year-old Winston Cox was robbing a store and Jones pulled her gun and announced her presence as a police officer. Cox fired and she returned fire, striking Cox. Why did she say anything before firing? She should have just come out and “incapacitated” Cox (ie: shot center mass, likely killing Cox).…

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