Shootout at the Empire State Building Yesterday

[Jeffx]

By now, you all heard about the shootout that took place outside the Empire State Building. I don't work in the ESB anymore, but I still freelance in the area. I was buying breakfast on 33rd street on my way to a gig on 35th. I missed the carnage by 10 minutes. The shooter was a disgruntled out of work designer who killed an ex co-worker he blamed for his job loss. Then two cops took him out in a wild gunfight. Nine civilians were hit, but no one killed. Some of my friends said they ran for their lives.

Turns out the dude had a similar story to mine. He was a 50-plus year old graphic designer for an apparel company who was laid off last year. Even has the same first name as me - yikes.

[shadowgrin]

Nice alibi Jeffx. Now don't go anywhere and just wait for the cops to arrive.

[JaoSming]

Official: All 9 people injured in shooting near NY's Empire State Building were wounded by police gunfire

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[Nick]

I just reported Jeffx's post to the admin. This is serious.

[benji]

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This happens all the time, cops see an object or a dog, fire off a shit load of rounds carelessly.*

NYPD doesn't even know if the guy got off any shots at the cops.

*See, for example, Jose Guerena's murder:

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They shot him 71 times, he never even took the safety off. I love the dope who runs up to make sure he can blindly fire a few into the house after everyone else.

[[Q]]

Official: All 9 people injured in shooting near NY's Empire State Building were wounded by police gunfire

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heard that the shooter's gun had 8 bullets, the 2 cops shot 9 & 7 bullets respectively (to kill one man)

[benji]

They're now saying this guy never even fired a single shot at cops. Meaning there was a good chance he would have just surrendered (especially considering the contained way he killed his former boss) and cops wouldn't have to injure innocent bystanders in their glee to unload their weapons to live out their moronic fantasies.

[JaoSming]

well, judge for yourself
http://gawker.com/5937796/nypd-release-footage-of-shootout-with-empire-state-building-gunman

because, somehow, spoiler tags will allow me to bread da RULES

[Andrew]

Terrible. Glad to hear you're OK though, Jeffx. I imagine that's a bit too close for comfort.

[bowdown]

That's sad and the video is upsetting as well. But yeah how the hell do cops get off so many shots in 1-2 secs? The guy is 10 feet away from the cop

[shadowgrin]

how the hell do cops get off so many shots in 1-2 secs?

Bullets are fast. Some can even travel faster than sound.
The average time a QB holds the ball is 3 seconds and a lot is happening on the field with the defense trying to sack the QB.
Just ask any girl benji has dated and they will tell you that benji did it in just 2-3 seconds.
A lot can happen in that time span.
The more you know.

cops wouldn't have to injure innocent bystanders in their glee to unload their weapons to live out their moronic fantasies.

But 9/11 was only a decade ago, you can't blame the cops for being a little off the edge and gun happy for your nation's security.
Never forget.

[JaoSming]

well that guy was a murderer, this guy...... http://gawker.com/5936329/video-michiga ... ng-a-knife

article links to other recent stories of trigger happy cops.

[shadowgrin]

That's Michigan. Everyone who's from there are either crazy or assholes or both.

[benji]

Bullets are fast. Some can even travel faster than sound.
The average time a QB holds the ball is 3 seconds and a lot is happening on the field with the defense trying to sack the QB.
Just ask any girl benji has dated and they will tell you that benji did it in just 2-3 seconds.
A lot can happen in that time span.
The more you know.


But 9/11 was only a decade ago, you can't blame the cops for being a little off the edge and gun happy for your nation's security.
Never forget.

I can. I'm increasingly believing they shouldn't even carry guns or tasers.

It's that or their union plunder and faux-sovereign-immunity protections.

I'd rather they have guns if needed, but if I get to offer the choice.

Also. Everyone praises speed in everything else, 40 yard dash, 400 meters, QB GETS RID OF THE BALL BEFORE SOMEONE FLIPS OVER HIM, oh he got a new record time, we need to lavish him with praise. But in one thing you're efficient and take care of business as fast as possible and suddenly in another it's a character flaw.

[JaoSming]

did you just compare a sport to cops shooting someone? COUNTERED

we've had a few people near my area killed by cops' tasers in the past year, but I'd rather them be tasing people than drawing their guns and shooting them.

[benji]

I was responding to shadowgrin's post...but you dopes hadn't posted before hand. I'll go back and edit now.

well that guy was a murderer, this guy...... http://gawker.com/5936329/video-michiga ... ng-a-knife

article links to other recent stories of trigger happy cops.

That's nothing. Kelly Thomas, John T. Williams, Patricia Cook, Andrew Scott, Nick Christie, Seth Adams, Wendell Allen, Ramarley Graham, Kenneth Chamberlain, etc.

Shit happens all the time. Nobody cares. Cops get rewarded for murdering citizens, stealing their property and throwing them in cages for harming no one.

Sandra Fluke. Chick-fil-A. Romney's tax returns. Todd Akin. ENDLESS COVERAGE.

But the unaccountable terror state brought on by the War on Drugs in which tens of thousands die and even more are imprisoned. That's something for the President to laugh about, the Congress and media to...

nope, not gonna keep going, too angry enough.

[Andrew]

Andrew Scott

Before or after he boasted about the size of his wedding tackle?