http://www.arktimes.com/ArkansasBlog/archives/2012/12/15/officers-kill-phillips-county-man-who-allegedly-hit-trooper Comments On: Officers kill Phillips County man who allegedly hit trooper by Max Brantley en-us Copyright 2013 Arkansas Times. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, Arkansas Times readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact Arkansas Times. robert@arktimes.com (Arkansas Times Webmaster) Sun, 19 May 2013 00:00:01 -0500 Sun, 19 May 2013 16:15:00 -0500 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss
That statement alone is enough to scare me to death.
Posted by spunkrat]]> Thu, 20 Dec 2012 17:24:25 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by DouglasButler]]> Thu, 20 Dec 2012 17:01:32 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by Tommy Baker]]> Sun, 16 Dec 2012 22:48:54 -0600 Arkansas Times
Nowadays, even in posh areas like Hillcrest, economic status is no protection from police excesses, as evidenced by a couple of highly publicized events in the past year.

You said "You complain when Officers don't do their jobs to your liking." Yes, I have to admit that a dead person is not to my liking; that includes dead cops.

Police are given enormous latitude to be judge, jury, and executioner ... to an extent. But with that huge power comes the responsibility to justify its use and be punished when wrong.

I hope you or your family never have to be confronted with such a tragedy. If that did happen you would want to know that there are some who will not allow such misdeeds to be swept under the carpet.
Posted by YossarianMinderbinder]]> Sun, 16 Dec 2012 00:59:35 -0600 Arkansas Times
Step back from the situation and wait the man out. Don't put yourself or the perp in a dangerous situation. If he starts shooting, kill him then.

The FBI needs to set up a satellite office in Arkansas.
Posted by Mean Gene]]> Sat, 15 Dec 2012 21:36:51 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by Tonya Vinson]]> Sat, 15 Dec 2012 20:18:37 -0600 Arkansas Times
I knew one attorney once, interrogating an officer in witness chair, who asked him directly if he had belonged to the Boy Scouts, was member of a church, etc. Then commented to effect if the officer had any prior training or influence on telling the truth.
Their police academy training includes how to answer questions on the witness stand.
Posted by eLwood]]> Sat, 15 Dec 2012 18:17:44 -0600 Arkansas Times Also for those of you not familiar with mud, it can be slick. Could the trooper have slipped?
Posted by dudeman]]> Sat, 15 Dec 2012 18:12:57 -0600 Arkansas Times
The only reason that there was prosecution in that case was the existence of dashboard video. In this current situation, we must rely on what the wildlife officers and the Trooper say happened. Based on previous experience, not an optimal situation for finding the truth.
Posted by YossarianMinderbinder]]> Sat, 15 Dec 2012 16:31:57 -0600 Arkansas Times
"Knocked to the ground by the truck" does not indicate intentional striking by the vehicle, which could be considered "assault" but could be simply the slaloming of the vehicle due to mud. In other words, not a vicious criminal but just a very scared person.

Since the troopers were that close to the perpetrator, they could very well identify him for apprehension later. Also, if he were moving so slowly through the mud, interception at a safer location might have been possible.

The State Police must hire people who are easily frightened and lack prudent imagination. This is not the first of situations with deadly results that could have been avoided by mature adults.
Posted by YossarianMinderbinder]]> Sat, 15 Dec 2012 15:37:21 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by JCJ]]> Sat, 15 Dec 2012 15:31:19 -0600 Arkansas Times
The idiot in the truck was trying to kill the wildlife officer. He hit him not once, but twice. Shooting tires in a muddy field is no guarantee the idiot wouldn't be able to hit the officer a third time.

He got what was coming to him.
Posted by scrapper72]]> Sat, 15 Dec 2012 13:56:18 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by dudeman]]> Sat, 15 Dec 2012 12:45:50 -0600 Arkansas Times
Jetlag!!!

IMHO
Posted by SkyPilot]]> Sat, 15 Dec 2012 11:22:32 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by Self Appointed Arbiter]]> Sat, 15 Dec 2012 11:06:29 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by Self Appointed Arbiter]]> Sat, 15 Dec 2012 11:04:35 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by TuckerMax]]> Sat, 15 Dec 2012 10:14:23 -0600 Arkansas Times