• rainyday
    +5

    And, of course, the cop who jumped the gun gets no punishment. This is exactly why this will keep going on. Other trigger happy cops can be rest assured down the road.

    • leweb
      +5

      Exactly. It is never the cop’s fault. These people are idiots and deserve to be jailed, but the one who pulled the trigger and actually murdered an innocent person walks away.

      • Appaloosa
        +3

        I'm generally not a big cop defender, and he fucked up and he should no longer have a gun for his job, but this internet wannabe caused this. Looking at this objectively, I would go after the caller, big time.

        • leweb
          +7

          Sure, not arguing that. He should go to prison for life in my opinion. But the cop is supposed to use his weapon responsibly, regardless of whether the assault is for a real or a bogus reason. If the SWAT attack was legitimate, we would be blaming the cop for irresponsibly killing an innocent. This is no different.