Chit chat fodder:

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"An off-duty Baltimore City police officer fatally shot an unarmed Marine 13 times outside a nightclub early Saturday. According to Baltimore City police, Tyrone Brown -- a 32-year-old Marine who has served two tours of duty in Iraq -- was shot 13 times at close range. He died a short time later. Baltimore police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said the officer shot and killed Brown, saying Brown made advances toward a woman who was with the officer. "After the advances, the officer and the individual exchanged words," Gugliemi said. "There was an argument, and the altercation turned physical. At that point, the officer pulled out his service weapon and fired multiple shots at our victim." Brown's sister said she was there when her brother was shot. She said they were out at about 1:30 a.m. Saturday when they approached a group of people -- including the off-duty officer -- leaving Eden's Lounge, a nightclub in Mount Vernon. "There was absolutely no physical contact," said La-Belle Scott, Brown's sister. "The supposed officer was not in any harm whatsoever. He (Brown) had his hands up to show he didn't have no weapons or anything." Scott said her brother tried to diffuse the situation. "My brother tried to approach him, saying, 'Calm down, calm down. All this is uncalled for.' And, the next thing you know, several shots rang out. It was maybe eight or nine shots that rang out, and then, all I know is my brother is telling me, 'I'm shot,'" Scott said. .......... The officer, who Guglielmi said is a 15-year veteran, has not been named. Police said they are investigating whether alcohol was a factor. The officer declined to take an alcohol breath test. Police Commissioner Frederick H. Bealefeld III has ordered his senior commanders to oversee the investigation. Guglielmi said the officer was being questioned, which is customary in shootings involving an officer. Officers typically carry their service weapons while off-duty in Baltimore, but Guglielmi said they should not be carrying their guns if they intend to become intoxicated."

http://www.wbaltv.com/news/23810790/detail.html?hpt=T2

6/6/2010 11:42:57 PM

what. the. fuck.

6/6/2010 11:43:47 PM

I think a simple, "I'm going home to wash my hair," would have sufficed

6/6/2010 11:47:59 PM

6/6/2010 11:48:40 PM

in before my chit chat gets some soap box in it

6/6/2010 11:50:37 PM

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"The officer declined to take an alcohol breath test."

How's he allowed to do that?

6/6/2010 11:50:49 PM

I was wondering the same thing.

6/6/2010 11:51:26 PM

Goddamnit.

For multiple reasons.

6/6/2010 11:51:58 PM

SHIT I'M LEAVING THIS THREAD, I HAVEN'T SEEN ALL OF THE WIRE YET

6/6/2010 11:52:21 PM

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"you know me, black on black bentley, big ol black 9 ill clap yo monkey ass,yea black on black crime. "

6/6/2010 11:54:11 PM

Anyone can decline the breathalyzer. It's just if youre arrested for drunk driving, the way the law is written, it's automatic suspension of your license to refuse the test.

For non drunk driving though, i'm not aware of any law that penalizes you for refusing the test (in NC).

6/6/2010 11:55:43 PM

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"Guglielmi said the officer was being questioned, which is customary in shootings involving an officer. "

What the fuck? Was the old policy to read someone's mind after a shooting involving an officer?

6/6/2010 11:57:55 PM

^ I don't understand your inquiry

6/6/2010 11:59:14 PM

6/7/2010 12:05:31 AM

Theads about cops and tipping.

6/7/2010 12:07:09 AM

This should be a fun one. What do you think the odds are that an internal investigation finds that the officer "complied with policy" or was "free of wrong doing" or any other internal investigation nonsense?

What do you then think the odds are that public outcry will force an actual investigation by the DA's office which will turn up something completely different when people who aren't police officers are interviewed?

Another fun one... how long before videotape of this incident turns up lost or other important evidence is lost, misplaced, or damaged?

6/7/2010 12:17:10 AM

The Thin Blue Line^

6/7/2010 12:18:43 AM

Yeah, what a crock of shit that happy little myth is. About the only thing they protect is each other. I'm so sick and tired of the constant ineptitude, crookedness, and abuse of power that pervade virtually every law enforcement agency in this country.

6/7/2010 12:21:02 AM

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" was shot 13 times at close range."

isnt 13 shots a little excessive?

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" He died a short time later."

he was still alive after 13 shots? holy fuck

6/7/2010 12:21:50 AM

Its only a preiminary report, but it says that the guy was shot 13 times and that 13 shells were recovered. They must have been pretty close for the cop to get 100% accuracy.

6/7/2010 12:24:23 AM

cop should be killed right now. he abused his authority, even when he didn't fucking have any. throw that fucker off a bridge right now onto the interstate

6/7/2010 12:38:04 AM

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"Yeah, what a crock of shit that happy little myth is. About the only thing they protect is each other. I'm so sick and tired of the constant ineptitude, crookedness, and abuse of power that pervade virtually every law enforcement agency in this country."

What do you expect when you give a HS grad a gun, 30K a year, a car, and shitloads of authority?

We have poorly educated military rejects as cops while anyone with 2 fucking shreds of sense or education is doing something that pays more and involves less risk.

6/7/2010 12:48:45 AM

^ thats fucked up.

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"What do you expect when you give a HS grad a gun, 30K a year, a car, and shitloads of authority? "

dead cats. o wait

6/7/2010 12:54:16 AM

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"thats fucked up. "

yes, it is fucked up. Sometimes the truth is not exactly what most people want to hear or believe. Let's just say I didn't go to undergrad or grad school with a lot of folks with ambitions of joining the police force.

That being said, there are some good cops out there. For every video that someone posts on here about cops killing pets, dogs, or humans with little or no cause, there is probably a video of cops doing something worthwhile like killing a criminal or protecting justice.

Of course, there are the "cops" that should be renamed Interstate Tax Collectors. Traffic cops should be paid, incentivized, and treated the same as meter maids. Traffic cops are doing little to prevent crime and should be paid accordingly compared to those that are not "revenue-generating" entities.

[Edited on June 7, 2010 at 1:04 AM. Reason : cops = carlface]

6/7/2010 1:01:22 AM

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"something worthwhile like killing a criminal"

6/7/2010 1:05:44 AM

Just a case of two dicks bumping into each other. Unfortunately for the marine, he's no longer in a location where he can legally kill, but the cop is.

6/7/2010 1:11:21 AM

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"That being said, there are some good cops out there. For every video that someone posts on here about cops killing pets, dogs, or humans with little or no cause, there is probably a video of cops doing something worthwhile like killing a criminal or protecting justice."

Any profession has it's shitheads.

6/7/2010 2:49:27 AM

^Unfortunately, shithead cops have the power to cause very direct harm to others and often face very little accountability for it.

6/7/2010 2:52:13 AM

Well yeah.

6/7/2010 2:52:36 AM

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"Just a case of two dicks bumping into each other. Unfortunately for the marine, he's no longer in a location where he can legally kill, but the cop is."

Obvious troll is obvious

6/7/2010 2:54:38 AM

McNulty?

That's more of a Roland thing to do.

6/7/2010 2:59:30 AM

aha

6/7/2010 3:06:38 AM

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/bs-md-police-shooting-club-20100605,0,806075.story?page=1

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"Tyrone Brown, a 32-year-old former Marine from East Baltimore, was out with his sister and her friend enjoying the Mount Vernon club scene early Saturday when he may have taken one of his trademark jokes too far. Glancing at a woman in an alley off East Eager Street, he put his hands on her behind. Police said the woman's companion, an off-duty Baltimore police officer, got into an argument and physical confrontation with Brown after they left the club Eden's Lounge. His sister said there was no fight, and that her brother apologized and tried to walk away. What happened next is not in dispute — the officer pulled out his department-issued Glock handgun and fired at the unarmed Brown 13 times from just a few feet away. Brown, struck at 1:30 a.m. by six bullets in the chest and groin, fell to the pavement and died 45 minutes later at Maryland Shock Trauma Center. The shooting by Gahiji A. Tshamba, a 15-year veteran of the city police force, has left his commanders publicly questioning whether the Eastern District patrol officer legitimately thought his life was in danger before firing. "

ouch

6/7/2010 3:12:17 AM

I stand corrected on the OP.

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"Gahiji A. Tshamba, a 15-year veteran of the city police force, shot a man in the foot after an off-duty confrontation outside a bar or restaurant in September 2005, a police spokesman said. Investigators and prosecutors determined that the shooting was justified, but Tshamba was disciplined internally because he was under the influence of alcohol at the time."

http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/crime/blog/2010/06/officer_in_nightclub_shooting.html

6/7/2010 3:16:40 AM

So... he'd already gotten drunk and shot someone in an argument before?

Fuck that asshole.

6/7/2010 3:21:03 AM

WHY ARE YOU JUST POSTING ARTICLES!!!!! WE DON'T CARE THAT YOU CAN READ.

6/7/2010 3:22:36 AM

^Ignore him. He's pissed off from tech talk and his own inability to understand context.

6/7/2010 3:23:21 AM

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"Guglielmi said the 2005 incident occurred at night as Tshamba was leaving a Baltimore bar or restaurant. He did not know the precise location. A group of white men confronted the off-duty officer, who is black, and began shouting racial slurs. At least one man threw a bottle at Tshamba's car, Guglielmi said. At some point, the men struck Tshamba's car with their car and began advancing toward the officer. Guglielmi said Tshamba then identified himself as a police officer and drew his weapon; when the men continued to advance, he shot one of them in the foot. The injury was not life-threatening, and Guglielmi said he was not certain whether more than one shot was fired. ..... In the initial account from police, an off-duty officer chasing another suspect in the incident fired his weapon and missed, leading Tshamba to believe the suspect he was chasing had opened fire. Tshamba then shot the suspect in the back. But the off-duty officer, Dino Gregory, a 19-year veteran of the force, called a Baltimore Sun reporter Sunday and described a different scenario, saying Tshamba "saved my life" by shooting the suspect."

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/baltimore-city/bs-md-tshamba-shooting-prior-20100606,0,6262554.story

6/7/2010 3:23:23 AM

^^ ignore him, he can't understand a joke

6/7/2010 3:28:31 AM

that cop needs to stop going out to clubs at night with a piece...

6/7/2010 3:29:09 AM

THE CHEESE STANDS ALONE

6/7/2010 3:35:44 AM

Damn, either this guy is trigger happy or Baltimore is a messed up place

6/7/2010 4:49:24 AM

is that the same place where that 4 brothers movie took place?

6/7/2010 5:29:43 AM

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"I'm so sick and tired of the constant ineptitude, crookedness, and abuse of power that pervade virtually every law enforcement agency in this country. "

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"cop should be killed right now. he abused his authority, even when he didn't fucking have any. throw that fucker off a bridge right now onto the interstate"

6/7/2010 6:42:08 AM

Ehe, cops are allowed to have guns in and around clubs. And around alcohol. Because they are responsible.

This Judge Dredd motherfucker just played judge, jury, and executioner in the middle of the street. If the marine was in the wrong, where was his trial?

6/7/2010 7:04:39 AM

The marine's fault for physically sexually harassing/assaulting a female stranger on the street.

He shouldn't have been shot for it of course... just should been beat up. So, the cop needs to be convicted of un-premeditated murder.

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"trademark jokes"

So this asshole has assaulted/harassed countless women in his life.

Bad karma caught up with him.

6/7/2010 7:28:23 AM

nm, saw it in the later post

Seriously though, if playing grab ass is justification enough to get shot at 12 times, there have been a couple men in my life that got off easy apparently

[Edited on June 7, 2010 at 7:34 AM. Reason : x]

6/7/2010 7:33:03 AM

in the trolltext of the article

6/7/2010 7:34:18 AM

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"he put his hands on her behind"

6/7/2010 7:34:41 AM

More like Officer Coliccio

6/7/2010 8:51:58 AM