Windsor Cop Who Shot Suspect Is Under Fire

[SecularMotion]

Windsor — Last November, the Windsor Police Department chalked up what seemed like a victory in its local war on drugs.

Two officers had set up a drug-buy sting. When their target’s car allegedly sped toward them, one of the officers opened fire, wounding the driver. Still, no cops were hurt, and a brief chase netted two suspects, both with histories of drug arrests. The driver was charged with aggravated assault of a law enforcement officer.

But the case against him soon crumbled. Days later, the local prosecutor dropped the charge, saying a video of the incident contradicted the account given by Ryan Palmer, the officer who shot the man.

A second surprising blow came in July: Vermont Attorney General Bill Sorrell announced he was filing criminal charges against Palmer. The drug suspects Palmer arrested are now witnesses against him.

http://www.vnews.com/news/18263326-95/windsor-cop-who-shot-suspect-is-under-fire

[Duckhunter935]

1. So you agree

Some police officers are bad and should be held accountable. Ok. Or is it you think the cops were right and being railroaded? Only the shadow knows.....

[Nuclear Unicorn]

4. I think his intent is obvious --

He wants to see an end to the drug war due to the fact it spawns the lion's share of gun violence.

[Duckhunter935]

6. I see said the blind man

I think you are correct

[GGJohn]

2. Any comments on this story SecMo? eom.

[Duckhunter935]

8. Probably not. Nt

[ileus]

3. But...butt only cops and government agents should have guns.

[virginia mountainman]

5. I am curious...

How does this topic fit into this forum?? This very much IS, off topic?

Unless the OP likes to paint with a brush broader than the pacific ocean..

[Duckhunter935]

7. The OP is doing that lately

He has at least one locked in GD for violating the SOP. The cut and paste Google dumps seem to be getting very desperate.

[virginia mountainman]

9. It's not even close to being "on topic"..

Very irregular behavior.

[DonP]

11. I think he wants us to feel shamed by any gun story he finds

I don't think he's able to tell the difference between a criminal and a law abiding DU member who owns a gun.

So he posts any and every story his morning Google search turns up with the word "gun" or "NRA" in it, most without even reading them for content.

As a result we get either a cavalcade of stories where gun control has failed in one way or another, or crime stories that happen to involve a gun in some way or another. Usually where the criminal has been properly arrested and indicted or convicted.

Of course with no comments, beyond trying to tell everyone what is and isn't allowed here, it's hard to tell what he thinks, if anything.

The end result is we are all supposed to feel ashamed to be gun owners, based on the OPs twisted sense of values.

It doesn't seem to be working very well for him and as usual his own safe haven group, that he so desperately wanted and where he's supposed to be a host, languishes unloved and unread by the 90% that agree with him on gun control.

[Eleanors38]

10. No gun policy issues brought up, as per SOP. Trashing