BANG, BANG, YOU'RE ALIVE
If it's not the LAPD, it's the L.A. Sheriff's Department screwing up big time. The citizens of L.A. deserve better from their law enforcement officers. When an embarrassing incident happens the Police Chief or Sheriff apologizes and promises a full investigation. They also pledge their officers will get more training and work harder. Yeah, right. Poor guys, they apologize more than Jimmy Swaggert when he's caught with a hooker.
A few weeks ago in Compton sheriff deputies were persuing an SUV while responding to a call of gunfire. Gunfire in Compton is about as regular as someone drinking twelve gallons of Metamucil. The driver of the SUV, Winston Hayes, was driving around his neighborhood for about 4-hours playing loud music from his car's stereo. When the sheriffs arrived, Hayes began playing cat and mouse with them refusing to stop his car. Residence in the neighborhood believed he was showing off, teasing the officers and was probably drunk. Hayes is known for liking his screw-top bottles. Big mistake, Winston, baby.
The cops finally hemmed him in and as they called for him to leave his vehicle a shot rang out. Bystanders claim that one of the sheriffs accidently tripped and his firearm discharged.
Ten sheriffs immediately began firing at and into the SUV thinking they were under attack. They weren't, of course. Hayes was unarmed and 120 rounds were fired into the car. Osama Bin Laden doesn't look anything like old Winston, but in the dark...............
Sheriff Lee Baca is trying to determine if his deputies' amount of gunfire was excess. I think the Taliban use less bullets in Iraq. The result of this "gunfight at the O.K. Corral" was: 5 houses on the block were wounded; a deputy received a slight wound when a fellow officer's bullet struck part of his protective vest. Some protective vest...where does the Sheriff's department buy them, Toys-R-Us? Winston Hayes received 4 minor sounds to his toe, finger and shoulder. His "toe"?
The great tragedy in the incident was not that an unarmed citizen was fired upon. Hell, that happens every day in Los Angeles. what we all should be disgusted, angry and furious about is that 10 deputies firing 120 rounds could only slightly wound their target. Winston should have looked like a Swiss steak for crying out loud.
Take any 10 people from a senior citizens home, some with Parkinsons, hand them guns and have them fire 120 times and I'll bet they'd kill Winston dead. I suggest that Sheriff Baca get better shooters in his department or have their grandparents show 'em how to.
A few weeks ago in Compton sheriff deputies were persuing an SUV while responding to a call of gunfire. Gunfire in Compton is about as regular as someone drinking twelve gallons of Metamucil. The driver of the SUV, Winston Hayes, was driving around his neighborhood for about 4-hours playing loud music from his car's stereo. When the sheriffs arrived, Hayes began playing cat and mouse with them refusing to stop his car. Residence in the neighborhood believed he was showing off, teasing the officers and was probably drunk. Hayes is known for liking his screw-top bottles. Big mistake, Winston, baby.
The cops finally hemmed him in and as they called for him to leave his vehicle a shot rang out. Bystanders claim that one of the sheriffs accidently tripped and his firearm discharged.
Ten sheriffs immediately began firing at and into the SUV thinking they were under attack. They weren't, of course. Hayes was unarmed and 120 rounds were fired into the car. Osama Bin Laden doesn't look anything like old Winston, but in the dark...............
Sheriff Lee Baca is trying to determine if his deputies' amount of gunfire was excess. I think the Taliban use less bullets in Iraq. The result of this "gunfight at the O.K. Corral" was: 5 houses on the block were wounded; a deputy received a slight wound when a fellow officer's bullet struck part of his protective vest. Some protective vest...where does the Sheriff's department buy them, Toys-R-Us? Winston Hayes received 4 minor sounds to his toe, finger and shoulder. His "toe"?
The great tragedy in the incident was not that an unarmed citizen was fired upon. Hell, that happens every day in Los Angeles. what we all should be disgusted, angry and furious about is that 10 deputies firing 120 rounds could only slightly wound their target. Winston should have looked like a Swiss steak for crying out loud.
Take any 10 people from a senior citizens home, some with Parkinsons, hand them guns and have them fire 120 times and I'll bet they'd kill Winston dead. I suggest that Sheriff Baca get better shooters in his department or have their grandparents show 'em how to.
posted by THE RANTING OLD GEEZER at 1:29 PM
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