12/12/2006 5:39:44 PM

hah, and this is the same cop who shot two black guys a while back for trying to run him over. All hell is about to break loose in wilmington.

12/12/2006 5:59:50 PM

so... did they find the playstations in his house that they stole?

12/12/2006 6:08:16 PM

Quote :

"i was a little disappointed that they didn't charge the other cops with murder."

i bet they threatened it because none of the others stuck up for the guy, they all said it didnt sound like a gunshot to them

Quote :

"more evidence of your bullshit in this thread [Edited on December 12, 2006 at 12:55 PM. Reason : there were three guns owned by Peyton at the scene.]"

article said no guns were found, another article said only a ps3 and a joint were found. were are you seeing 3 guns?

12/12/2006 6:59:33 PM

the US is not a police state at all

"The sheriff of [Jefferson Parish] is the closest thing there is to being a king in the U.S. I have no unions, I don't have civil service, I hire and fire at will. I don't have to go to council and propose a budget. I approve the budget. I'm the head of the law-enforcement district, and the law-enforcement district only has one vote, which is me,"

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6549329

12/12/2006 7:12:14 PM

Just because we have the highest incarceration rate in the world doesn't mean we're a police state.

12/12/2006 7:37:11 PM

Quote :

"article said no guns were found, another article said only a ps3 and a joint were found. were are you seeing 3 guns? "

the articles said no guns were confiscated, because they weren't listed in the warrants. both WRAL and the wilmington star reported that 3 longarms were found in Peyton's room, but not anywhere near the boys during the time of the raid. they can't just go in and confiscate things unless they believe they were illegal or used in a crime and stated on the warrant.

12/12/2006 7:37:58 PM

one article i read said no guns found. you may be right but where are you reading that?

and i hope you arent implying that owning a long gun warrants calling a fucking swat team.

12/12/2006 7:41:12 PM

http://www.wilmingtonstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061203/NEWS/612030440/1004/news01

Quote :

"Three unloaded guns were in the house - a hunting rifle and two shotguns - which were in Strickland's room, Rhoton said. And when Strickland answered the door, he may have been holding a PlayStation controller in his hand, he said. "

12/12/2006 7:44:24 PM

the whole point of me saying that was to rebut halfwit's argument that I was full of shit. most of what he has posted has been pure bullshit coming from someone that hates cops first and has a bleeding heart second. I already mentioned that there is nothing wrong with owning firearms on the first page, but that they would have been mentioned in the warrant had the armed robbery been at gunpoint and not a beatdown. since that wasn't the case, the cops couldn't confiscate them.

12/12/2006 7:47:56 PM

ah, word

12/12/2006 7:48:36 PM

In two weeks, nobody will care.

12/12/2006 7:49:29 PM

in two weeks, this fuckup of a cop will be working for NCSU Public Safety.

12/12/2006 7:50:51 PM

he's perfect for raleigh

12/12/2006 7:51:31 PM

he's perfect for Raleigh Durham

[Edited on December 12, 2006 at 7:52 PM. Reason : if he had shot the Duke Lacrosse team, he would be a citywide hero]

12/12/2006 7:52:20 PM

im from durham, other than some cops who have it out for duke students they are a lot better than raleigh cops

[Edited on December 12, 2006 at 7:54 PM. Reason : .]

12/12/2006 7:54:01 PM

Quote :

"police can use whatever info they want to figure out things about their suspects."

So if I dress up as a gang member for a halloween party and put a picture of it on myspace they can use excessive force?

12/12/2006 8:17:09 PM

I can't believe 24 hours later

"oops, we made a mistake, you're free to go now"


if I had "accidentally shot" someone through a door , I'd be in jail

he needs to be treated like a civilian in a situation where he took someones life because of carelessness

matter of fact, LEOs should be held to a higher responsibility than that

12/12/2006 8:19:27 PM

If I ever have a vendetta I'm just gonna get a job with a police force first

12/12/2006 8:24:09 PM

I hear ya

there is plenty of easier ways though


I'm not even trying to hate on police, but shit like what happened down there bothers me and makes me wonder how many other ones there are like that

12/12/2006 8:26:35 PM

Exactly, they should be held to a higher standard than civilians because they've been given more power.



I also just want to assert once again... Had they used tazers, neither peyton nor the dog would be dead right now. Also, if cops faced harsh punishments for shit like this I think they'd take tasers into serious consideration for situations like this.

I think a police officer needs to be willing to risk their life to prevent the loss of innocent life. Seems like there was some sort of saying.... "Serve and protect" maybe? Sometimes that means waiting long enough to verify if a subject is a threat, rather than just worrying about your own ass and filling them full of lead. If someone isn't willing to take that risk, they should probably reconsider becoming a police officer IMO.

[Edited on December 12, 2006 at 8:30 PM. Reason : ]

12/12/2006 8:29:19 PM

Tasers don't go through doors very well.

12/12/2006 8:31:09 PM

^^
yeah, I agree

law enforcement isn't what it used to be


^
they had already crashed the door in "supposedly"

plus people would just bitch about cops using tasers

"well, why didn't you just fistfight with the suspect instead of tasering him, waaah waaah"

**I'm all for using non lethal weapons to prevent things from escalating**

[Edited on December 12, 2006 at 8:32 PM. Reason : 9]

12/12/2006 8:31:23 PM

i think tazers for the swat team would be a horrible idea. if he had been a real threat and actually was shooting at them tazers wouldnt have done shit.

the problem was using such excessive force

12/12/2006 8:31:45 PM

I think it's a load of bull. The claim is that they went to knock the door down and when the battering ram hit the door, there was a loud pop. Cop thought it was a gunshot and fired. Of course there's gonna be a pop when you hit a fucking door.

12/12/2006 8:32:02 PM

^^^^ Thank god.


^^ Well, not necessarily for a swat team, but this situation didn't require a swat team.

[Edited on December 12, 2006 at 8:32 PM. Reason : ]

12/12/2006 8:32:04 PM

=

you guys act like this favoritism is something new

12/12/2006 8:32:57 PM

i can't

fucking

believe it

12/12/2006 8:56:25 PM

Quote :

"they had already crashed the door in "supposedly""

I thought he got shot through the door.

12/12/2006 9:15:18 PM

yes

12/12/2006 9:22:19 PM

That "wrong checked box" shit sounds like some "hanging chad" bs.

Does anyone really think a second-degree murder charge would really stick? It sounds a lot more like a manslaughter case to me, although my knowledge in this area is pretty limited. Any chance the cop will be charged with something else?

12/12/2006 9:40:17 PM

FOX 50 just had a blurb that said the charges against the deputy had been dropped....

WRAL 10PM News on FOX 50 is getting ready to come on....

12/12/2006 9:58:22 PM

OH NO A COP GOT AWAY WITH SOME BULLSHIT WHEN HE SHOULD HAVE HAD THE BOOK THROWN AT HIM, WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT?!?!?!

12/12/2006 10:01:00 PM

HAHAHAHA



They are saying that they marked the wrong box....

They meant to check that they disagreed with the charges, but they actually checked the box that said charge him.

I guess this grand jury is from Miami-Dade County Florida.

12/12/2006 10:02:58 PM

^thanks for suming up the last 30-40 posts

12/12/2006 11:40:26 PM

was it just the 3 cops on the scene?

12/12/2006 11:43:56 PM

http://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/12/12/playstation.theft.ap/index.html

and then they got away with it...

Quote :

"RALEIGH, North Carolina (AP) -- Officials dismissed a murder charge Tuesday against a sheriff's deputy accused of shooting and killing an unarmed teenager who authorities believed had stolen video game consoles. A grand jury foreman said he had checked the wrong box on the indictment paperwork, triggering the dismissal."

How 'lucky' for the officer...

12/13/2006 8:39:28 AM

Quote :

"^thanks for suming up the last 30-40 posts stating whats been known for the past day/been discussed at length is this thread"

12/13/2006 8:46:46 AM

sorry i was under the impression that this didnt break until today. bu tthanks for being a dick about it!

[Edited on December 13, 2006 at 9:00 AM. Reason : .]

12/13/2006 9:00:05 AM

holy shit, this is unreal



if the story is true, the guy is an idiot. but i think anyone who knows about grand juries will tell you that bills never come back untrue.

12/13/2006 9:42:16 AM

12/13/2006 9:57:55 AM

REMEMBER WHEN THE COPS MURDERED PEYTON STRICKLAND?
REMEMBER WHEN THE COPS MURDERED PEYTON STRICKLAND?
REMEMBER WHEN THE COPS MURDERED PEYTON STRICKLAND?
REMEMBER WHEN THE COPS MURDERED PEYTON STRICKLAND?
REMEMBER WHEN THE COPS MURDERED PEYTON STRICKLAND?
REMEMBER WHEN THE COPS MURDERED PEYTON STRICKLAND?

12/16/2006 2:36:28 AM

this whole story/scenario reeks of bullshit. i can't wait to move out of this backwards ass state. the prosecutor is trying for a 2nd indictment. theres a statewide police org. for the cop to be let off the hook. fucker ought to do serious time

12/16/2006 2:51:14 AM

this whole story/scenario reeks of bullshit. i can't wait to move out of this backwards ass state. the prosecutor is trying for a 2nd indictment. theres a statewide police org. for the cop to be let off the hook. fucker ought to do serious time

12/16/2006 2:51:16 AM

if you think you're gonna leave NC and things will be suddenly different elsewhere you're an idiot


OMG I HATE NC I CAN'T WAIT TO LEAVE BALH BLAH BLAH

12/16/2006 9:09:05 AM

this has nothing to do with NC

and everything to do with overzealous cops

12/16/2006 5:32:31 PM

fucker ought to do serious time

12/16/2006 5:38:57 PM

Quote :

""hanging chad""

I recall it being called a "dimpled chad." Were there actually multiple types of chad failure?

12/16/2006 6:43:15 PM

so there was a website with this strickland guy and guns? Where's it at, anyone have a link?

12/16/2006 6:51:05 PM

set em up

12/16/2006 6:51:43 PM