Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunter's Campfire SC Trooper defending his life

Snyper, your an idiot.

You're still overreacting, and also being irrational
Why not just stick to the simple facts without the melodrama?

the cop was fired, he will probably do time. It was clear to his bosses that he over reacted. If he had not been fired and arrested then we could have a discussion regards what was and what was not clear.

It's clear we are having the discussion anyway.

That doesn't change anything at all

Why pretend you could tell what he was reaching for?

YOU'RE semi-literate
The difference is I can prove my statement.

You serious? You're the one who said the black dude over reacted and that lead to him being shot. Wonder if he had been white if it would have been over reacting to get his wallet?

I said they BOTH overreacted.

You keep pretending the cop KNEW he was reaching for a wallet.

What I really said was he moved too fast for the situation, and yes, THAT cop would probably have shot anyone who lunged for SOMETHING in the car, regardless of race.

That cop was scared or just looking for a reason to shoot. He takes some responsibility for his actions when he decides to wear the badge. He obviously wasn't able to uphold his end. Thank goodness he was such a bad shot or just too out of control to get a decent hit at 5 feet. I'm just surprised no one else was injured. Good riddance. Hope he spends a few years with plenty of time to think about it.

Well, now.

Cop shoots guy, gets fired, sherp shows up to spew his [bleep], and even posts a link to a cop forum where he alludes to some sort of broad brush rank and file support, which only has like a dozen posts in it, not all being supportive

and everyone here goes batshit crazy.

well played EE.

Guy that got shot lived, took a round to the hip.

THAT Trooper was a friggin amateur. Fired and charged is good enough.

Cop was wrong to shoot, obviously.

I'm also smart enough to not make sudden moves around law enforcement. I would have said 'My wallet/license is in the vehicle, can I reach inside and get it?'

I'm quite certain I've gotten out of a half dozen tickets just because I knew what I was doing when I got pulled over.

Predators react to sudden movements. Always have, always will. We are predators, well some are apparently not.

Fuel for the fire.
The news this morning said the cop was involved in another shooting, ruled justified and awarded a medal, a couple of years ago. What did that situation contribute to this one? Anything? Nothing?

I don't know.

Cop needs to spend time behind bars. That was a BS shooting.

The officers on that site are supporting what the trooper did.

The only ones not supporting the officer's actions are not police. As we have been told by the police on this site time and time again, the non-police opinion on matters like this(so long as it is not inline with police opinion) does not matter.


Good shoot other than missing him, particularly the shots fired when the perps hands were up. Apparently that needs to be a target for the no hesitation series.

He was reaching for his wallet which is what the trooper asked for, then when the trooper told him to get out of the vehicle he did just that and trooper opened fire.

Like you I think it was a good shoot and think police should have a free hand to shoot anyone entering or exiting a vehicle at anytime.

When the SC legal system plays softball with him and he is exonerated, you, me, and the nation's police will get our wishes on that.

He will walk and there probably isn't a cop in the country who wouldn't have got caught up in the spirit and popped off a few rounds with their brother officer.

Where are you guys getting your "I am Trooper Groubert" bracelets to show your support like the brave troops on officer.com are doing?