I saw a guy get shot by a cop today

[MTG#10]

At a red light a couple hours ago and saw a cop confront a panhandler. Dude took off running and the cop dropped him. As far as I could tell no threat whatsoever was made to the dirty pig, the guy was just trying to get away. There were a LOT of witnesses so hopefully this asshole gets what he deserves.

[Canofbier]

GOD DAMN THOSE PIGS.























They taste so good, but I feel guilty for their deaths.

[Rain Man]

Like, shot with a gun? Or with a taser?

[TimBone]

Did he kill him or just take off a limb? I'll reserve judgement until I get that info.

[MTG#10]

A gun.

http://www.ozarksfirst.com/story/d/story/one-arrest-one-injury-in-springfield-shooting/33011/6WR5bL0Y10OfV7BFNCkd3g

[teedubya]

Sweet. Paid administrative leave... if you're a cop and want a nice vacation, just shoot someone!

[RippedmyFlesh]

Butts is on probation and parole for a burglary. He also has a second-degree felony burglary warrant from Greene County and a municipal traffic warrant from Springfield.

[journeyscarab]

Just sprinkle some crack on 'em. /Dave Chappelle

[Pepe Silvia]

Cops can do what they want.

[Just Passin' By]

Which one of the men was dating your ex-wife?

[MTG#10]

Butts is on probation and parole for a burglary. He also has a second-degree felony burglary warrant from Greene County and a municipal traffic warrant from Springfield.


So that means the shooting was justified. :rolleyes:

[Chief Pote]

So that means the shooting was justified. :rolleyes:

In this case it means don't run from the cops.

[Deberg_1990]

Well, he didn't kill him.

Move along, nothing to see here....
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[Rain Man]

Sweet. Paid administrative leave... if you're a cop and want a nice vacation, just shoot someone!

I always figured that was some union negotiation.

"Okay, we'll take a 4% raise instead of 6%. But if we shoot someone we get paid time off. Deal?"

[Bearcat]

Poor criminal.

[luv]

So that means the shooting was justified. :rolleyes:

You don't know that it wasn't.

[MTG#10]

I hate thieves. Despise them. I like good cops. But running from a cop...on foot...does not justify a bullet wound. This was a pig on a power trip.

[Discuss Thrower]

At a red light a couple hours ago and saw a cop confront a panhandler. Dude took off running and the cop dropped him. As far as I could tell no threat whatsoever was made to the dirty pig, the guy was just trying to get away. There were a LOT of witnesses so hopefully this asshole gets what he deserves.

Innocent or guilty, once a cop has spoken to you, you are not free to go anywhere until he says otherwise.

[luv]

I hate thieves. Despise them. I like good cops. But running from a cop...on foot...does not justify a bullet wound. This was a pig on a power trip.

Resisting arrest? If he was told to stop...

[MTG#10]

Innocent or guilty, once a cop has spoken to you, you are not free to go anywhere until he says otherwise.

No shit.

Innocent or guilty, a cop has no right to shoot someone that is not threatening them or others just because he's too lazy for a foot chase.

[Bearcat]

Maybe it was asthma. Bet he has asthma. I'd totally buy a gun if I had it.

[MTG#10]

I'm sure dirty pig will say he thought he saw a gun in his pants or something and get away with it. If it comes to light that the suspect did have a weapon that's fine, but from what I saw it was just a punk panhandling and taking off when the cops got there.

[RippedmyFlesh]

So that means the shooting was justified. :rolleyes:

No I can't say it was but I don't know what was said.

[saphojunkie]

Fuck every cop. Fuck you all.

[Gonzo]

Fuck every cop. Fuck you all. Until I actually need assistance then I'll expect you to save my life.

Fyp

[Deberg_1990]

I'm sure dirty pig will say he thought he saw a gun in his pants or something and get away with it. If it comes to light that the suspect did have a weapon that's fine, but from what I saw it was just a punk panhandling and taking off when the cops got there.


Actually I think cops can shoot fleeing suspects. Probably varies from state to state.
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[Just Passin' By]

Innocent or guilty, once a cop has spoken to you, you are not free to go anywhere until he says otherwise.

That is not true.

[Just Passin' By]

Fyp

Odd notion, considering police are under no duty to prevent crime and are rarely in position to actually save lives in the immediate time of crisis.

[-King-]

Actually I think cops can shoot fleeing suspects. Probably varies from state to state.
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No. I'm 100% sure they can't no matter what state it is.
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[Deberg_1990]

No. I'm 100% sure they can't no matter what state it is.
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There seems to be conflicting information on the web. I have no idea? Probably varies by situation and as long as its not lethal.
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[Gonzo]

Odd notion, considering police are under no duty to prevent crime and are rarely in position to actually save lives in the immediate time of crisis.

It's the same old exhausting story. Public servants are hired to enforce the law. Out of the millions of them employed throughout the world (that actually do the job they're hired for) they get thrown under the bus because of the pieces of shit that get put in the news for bad behavior.

Have I ever had a bad experience with a cop? Of course. Complaint filed.
I have had one probably save my life before, as well. I've also had one that I knew personally get killed in the line of duty.
It's all a microcosm of society.

Billy the construction worked was caught stealing power tools, therefore all construction workers are thieves.

Sam the fireman was drunk on duty and raped a cactus, therefore all fireman are drunken idiots.

As far as police officers in position to save lives... I suppose it all depends on where they're stationed. I have a co-worker who is a retired New Jersey homicide detective. He put away several very bad people.
Did he save any lives? You bet your ass he did.

Nobody on here, (except maybe Crazycoffee) hates dirty cops more than me. However, it's unfair to say things like "fuck all cops." Just my opinion.

Everyone's entitled to their opinion I guess. Mine just differs from most because I deal with PD often in my line of work.

[Discuss Thrower]

FWIW, I've been let out of two non-vehicular incidents from incredibly forgiving SPD officers, and have no issue with them.

That being said, as a whole, cops are in a position to fuck your world UP and get away with it unless you've got the reincarnated Johnnie Cochran on your side.

If I cop says "jump," you be damned sure you best spring out of your shoes.

[Just Passin' By]

It's the same old exhausting story. Public servants are hired to enforce the law. Out of the millions of them employed throughout the world (that actually do the job they're hired for) they get thrown under the bus because of the pieces of shit that get put in the news for bad behavior.

Have I ever had a bad experience with a cop? Of course. Complaint filed.
I have had one probably save my life before, as well. I've also had one that I knew personally get killed in the line of duty.
It's all a microcosm of society.

Billy the construction worked was caught stealing power tools, therefore all construction workers are thieves.

Sam the fireman was drunk on duty and raped a cactus, therefore all fireman are drunken idiots.

As far as police officers in position to save lives... I suppose it all depends on where they're stationed. I have a co-worker who is a retired New Jersey homicide detective. He put away several very bad people.
Did he save any lives? You bet your ass he did.

Nobody on here, (except maybe Crazycoffee) hates dirty cops more than me. However, it's unfair to say things like "**** all cops." Just my opinion.

Everyone's entitled to their opinion I guess. Mine just differs from most because I deal with PD often in my line of work.

If you deal with cops all the time, you should already know that a shitload of them are pricks. That's not news. Even their fellow cops and family members know and say it. Here's one woman, mother of a cop and wife of another, offering her explanation:

For twenty years, I lent my husband to New York City to patrol the streets and to keep the wolves at bay so that the people of that city could live under the blanket of security and safety that his existence provided; all the while knowing that the very citizens he protected resented his presence. In 2010, our son took the oath of office and wears the shield his father wore before him.

Again, I wait each night until I hear the key in the door before I fall into a deep sleep.

Cops ARE pricks. It's what keeps them alive and whole, because if they let all the crap they deal with actually sink in, it would destroy their souls.

http://www.apbweb.com/featured-articles/2390-why-cops-are-qpricksq.html

[Deberg_1990]

If you deal with cops all the time, you should already know that a shitload of them are pricks. That's not news. Even their fellow cops and family members know and say it.

You just completely missed everything he just said and focused on one line.
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[unlurking]

Major Manlove takes over reporting (from a Ms. Cox) regarding an officer who put a cap in the ass of Mr. Butts and no comments?!?!

Man you guys are slipping!

[Just Passin' By]

You just completely missed everything he just said and focused on one line.
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I didn't miss what he said. I responded to examples with one of my own.

[jspchief]

Which one of the men was dating your ex-wife?

All of them

[Hog's Gone Fishin]

It's all good . I've shot more pigs than I can count.

[SAUTO]

FWIW, I've been let out of two non-vehicular incidents from incredibly forgiving SPD officers, and have no issue with them.

That being said, as a whole, cops are in a position to fuck your world UP and get away with it unless you've got the reincarnated Johnnie Cochran on your side.

If I cop says "jump," you be damned sure you best spring out of your shoes.Lol.
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[Al Bundy]

Which one of the men was dating your ex-wife?

CP does NOT disappoint.

[Kaepernick]

Sweet. Paid administrative leave... if you're a cop and want a nice vacation, just shoot someone!

So that explains all the dog shootings lately.

[Saulbadguy]

All of them

ROFL

[htismaqe]

Billy the construction worked was caught stealing power tools, therefore all construction workers are thieves.

Sam the fireman was drunk on duty and raped a cactus, therefore all fireman are drunken idiots.

The problem is, the "bad" cops aren't getting drunk and fucking cacti or stealing chainsaws...

They're fucking SHOOTING people and sexually abusing innocent people for no fucking reason.

[TLO]

You live a charmed life MTG.

[MIAdragon]

License to kill

[MTG#10]

A Springfield police officer criminally charged with shooting an unarmed mentally ill panhandler in May has resigned, the police department announced today.

"Today, Officer (Jason) Shuck submitted a letter of resignation from the SPD," Chief Paul Williams said in a news release. "I have accepted his resignation, effective immediately."

(http://www.news-leader.com/story/news/crime/2014/07/10/police-officer-charged-shooting-panhandler/12475553/)Shuck told authorities he was trying to use his Taser and instead shot Eric Butts as Butts ran away. Shuck is facing a misdemeanor charge of third-degree assault. If convicted, he could face up to a year in jail.
Butts was shot May 9 near a neighborhood Walmart at 1320 S. Glenstone Ave. The bullet pierced his intestines and left him using a colostomy bag because he was unable to use the bathroom normally. Butts was scheduled to undergo surgery todayto reverse the colostomy.
Shuck received a meritorious service award from the police department in 2013. Butts is is a convicted burglar who had served time in prison and was wanted on a warrant for failure to appear in court on a parole violation.

http://www.news-leader.com/story/news/local/ozarks/2014/08/14/cop-accused-shooting-panhandler-resigns/14061999/?sf29813176=[%271%27]

[Jerm]

I can tell you this from experience, there is absolutely no way to get your taser and firearm mixed up....what a complete BS copout.

Hey it worked with Fruitvale, why not now...

[Bufkin]

In LA Noire, those fuckers ALWAYS run from the cops. Even if they're completely innocent. Grinds my gears to no end.

[Kiimo]

I can tell you this from experience, there is absolutely no way to get your taser and firearm mixed up....what a complete BS copout.

Hey it worked with Fruitvale, why not now...

:thumb:

[Jerm]

Haha totally not on purpose but it worked...

[Steron]

"I only heard the gunshot and the only part I actually saw was him chasing the guy," says Witness Dustin Ewing. Ewing works at the Walmart Neighborhood Market on Glenstone.

Dustin, is that you? GET BACK TO WORK AND QUIT FUCKING AROUND ON CP!

[Dave Lane]

A Springfield police officer criminally charged with shooting an unarmed mentally ill panhandler in May has resigned, the police department announced today.

"Today, Officer (Jason) Shuck submitted a letter of resignation from the SPD," Chief Paul Williams said in a news release. "I have accepted his resignation, effective immediately."

(http://www.news-leader.com/story/news/crime/2014/07/10/police-officer-charged-shooting-panhandler/12475553/)Shuck told authorities he was trying to use his Taser and instead shot Eric Butts as Butts ran away. Shuck is facing a misdemeanor charge of third-degree assault. If convicted, he could face up to a year in jail.
Butts was shot May 9 near a neighborhood Walmart at 1320 S. Glenstone Ave. The bullet pierced his intestines and left him using a colostomy bag because he was unable to use the bathroom normally. Butts was scheduled to undergo surgery todayto reverse the colostomy.
Shuck received a meritorious service award from the police department in 2013. Butts is is a convicted burglar who had served time in prison and was wanted on a warrant for failure to appear in court on a parole violation.

http://www.news-leader.com/story/news/local/ozarks/2014/08/14/cop-accused-shooting-panhandler-resigns/14061999/?sf29813176=[%271%27]

Now that is a decent outcome. You cant just start shooting unarmed running away people especially on a major street WTF was he thinking.

[BigRichard]

Now that is a decent outcome. You cant just start shooting unarmed running away people especially on a major street WTF was he thinking.

Thank god he wasn't black... or was he?

[munkey]

Thank god he wasn't black... or was he?

No riots or looting reported...he was obviously white..

[Mennonite]

Shuck told authorities he was trying to use his Taser and instead shot Eric Butts as Butts ran away.


Clearly these guys need more army surplus items. "I thought I was riding a police bike, but instead I brought a tank. My bad."



Butts was shot May 9 near a neighborhood Walmart at 1320 S. Glenstone Ave. The bullet pierced his intestines and left him using a colostomy bag because he was unable to use the bathroom normally.Shuck is facing a misdemeanor charge of third-degree assault.

Yeah, that seems fair. I wonder what would happen if the panhandler had "accidentally" shot the cop?

[Omaha]

Of course you did. Why wouldn't you see someone get shot by the police during the normal course of your MTG#10 day? It would probably be more noteworthy if you saw nobody get shot for a full 24 hours. Thanks for sharing.

[Eleazar]

Of course you did. Why wouldn't you see someone get shot by the police during the normal course of your MTG#10 day? It would probably be more noteworthy if you saw nobody get shot for a full 24 hours. Thanks for sharing.

Exactly

[DenverChief]

I can tell you this from experience, there is absolutely no way to get your taser and firearm mixed up....what a complete BS copout.

Hey it worked with Fruitvale, why not now...

IDK I have seen cops, mostly with smaller waist sizes, have the non-lethal directly behind or in front of the lethal.....it's possible

[Jerm]

IDK I have seen cops, mostly with smaller waist sizes, have the non-lethal directly behind or in front of the lethal.....it's possible

Considering the weight difference, targeting mechanism, and overall feel of both...you'd know what you had in your hand before firing.

[-King-]

IDK I have seen cops, mostly with smaller waist sizes, have the non-lethal directly behind or in front of the lethal.....it's possible

So...they're incompetent?

[Earthling]

Just one more good reason that cops should be issued lariats along with their other gear.

[MTG#10]

Yeah, that seems fair. I wonder what would happen if the panhandler had "accidentally" shot the cop?

That's what I was thinking. A misdemeanor? Fuck that, he should do a minimum of 5 years in the state pen and have to pay the guy a big chunk of change. I hope his family sues this piece of shit.

[BucEyedPea]

Cops have gotten more out of control the past 20 years. They're being imboldened.

[crazycoffey]

So that means the shooting was justified. :rolleyes:

Cops have gotten more out of control the past 20 years. They're being imboldened.

See, it's actually the opposite, criminals are embolden.

The worst fear of a free society is that those with power will abuse that power. Yet with all the negative stories you can find about cops in the us you'll still find it hard to find 1% of all the cops have misused their power. I wonder if the same can be said of lawyers, or judges, or politicians?

[HonestChieffan]

See, it's actually the opposite, criminals are embolden.

The worst fear of a free society is that those with power will abuse that power. Yet with all the negative stories you can find about cops in the us you'll still find it hard to find 1% of all the cops have misused their power. I wonder if the same can be said of lawyers, or judges, or politicians?



so true

[Arrowhead Thunder]

Sam the fireman was drunk on duty and raped a cactus, therefore all fireman are drunken idiots.

wtf?

[Eleazar]

See, it's actually the opposite, criminals are embolden.

The worst fear of a free society is that those with power will abuse that power. Yet with all the negative stories you can find about cops in the us you'll still find it hard to find 1% of all the cops have misused their power. I wonder if the same can be said of lawyers, or judges, or politicians?

A lot of people haven't figured out yet that all of MTG's stories are made up

[MTG#10]

So POS cop gets no jail time, only probation and cant be a POS cop anymore. Complete bullshit. City of Springfield has to pay the victim $700k.

http://www.ky3.com/news/local/springfield-pays-700000-to-man-shot-by-police-officer/21048998_28375232

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - The City of Springfield agreed to pay $700,000 to a man shot by a police officer last spring. The settlement avoids a lawsuit threatened by attorney Joshua Roberts on behalf of Eric Butts. Officer Jason Shuck shot Butts on May 9 after Butts fled to try to avoid being arrested on warrants.


Shuck resigned from the Springfield Police Department on Aug. 14 rather than go through a disciplinary process. He was charged in July with third-degree and subsequently pleaded guilty for shooting Butts. He received two years of probation and is prohibited from being a police officer or any job where he would carry a gun. Shuck said he meant to try to shoot Butts with his electric stun gun but accidentally grabbed his pistol and shot Butts while he was chasing him.


During the mediation, the City and Butts decided to avoid the expense of a lawsuit by settling the case. The City agreed to pay $700,000 based on the potential cost of defense and medical expenses. As part of the agreement, the City and Shuck are released from liability, ensuring the settlement truly brings the claim to a close, with no potential for further claims or litigation.


The City’s General Fund reserves will cover the full cost of the settlement as the incident occurred prior to the City’s purchase of insurance.

[Mr. Flopnuts]

:shake: No jail time and costs the tax payers a bunch of money. Fucker has a future on Wall Street, or in the banking industry.

[tooge]

lesson? Never shoot butts

[ptlyon]

lesson? Never shoot butts

Shuck u butts