SC: Cop shoots 70 year old man reaching for walking cane. (video)

[phill4paul]

Canes should require bright orange tips.

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A police officer in South Carolina shot a 70-year-old motorist who was reaching for a cane during a traffic stop because he thought the man was grabbing a rifle from the bed of his pickup truck, investigators said. The man was expected to survive.

The York County deputy, Terrence Knox, pulled over Bobby Canipe (kah-NYP’) of Lincolnton, N.C., for an expired license tag about 7:30 p.m. Tuesday north of Clover, S.C., York County sheriff’s spokesman Trent Faris said.

After stopping, Canipe got out of his pickup truck and reached into the bed, pulling out what Knox thought was a long-barreled rifle, Faris said. It was Canipe’s walking cane. The officer fired several times, hitting Canipe once, Faris said.

“The situation is very unfortunate,” Faris said, reading from a statement at a news conference. “It does appear, at this time, that Deputy Knox’s actions were an appropriate response to what he reasonably believed to be an imminent threat to his life.”

http://www.washingtonpost.com/natio...97852e-9f3d-11e3-878c-65222df220eb_story.html


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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqMH-rk_LpQ

 

[aGameOfThrones]

"everything is a weapon." ~ Officer friendly

“It does appear, at this time, that Deputy Knox’s actions were an appropriate response to what he reasonably believed to be an imminent threat to his life.”

Nah, that's not reasonable. Every time a mailman comes to my house and reaches inside his bag it will be reasonable for me to do a preemptive strike for fear of life.

 

[Root]

"fuck you, everything is a weapon." ~ Officer friendly

fixed

 

[Anti Federalist]

Those "No Hesitation" targets really worked.

 

[phill4paul]

Those "No Hesitation" targets really worked.

 

[Anti Federalist]

Even when you are complying, you might still get blown away.

Avoid these criminal lunatics at all costs.

 

[tod evans]

Remind me once again what is my legitimate response to a verifiable threat on my life?

Such as when an armed individual approaches me with weapon drawn, acting aggressively and in a confrontational manner?

What is a "legitimate response" to a home invasion by a band of armed thugs?

 

[Anti Federalist]

Remind me once again what is my legitimate response to a verifiable threat on my life?

Such as when an armed individual approaches me with weapon drawn, acting aggressively and in a confrontational manner?

What is a "legitimate response" to a home invasion by a band of armed thugs?

If the armed thugs are wearing government constumes, your only permitted response is to curl into a fetal position and accept your beatings, hoping that the thugscrum does not work itself into a killing frenzy.

 

[PaulConventionWV]

Canes should require bright orange tips.





http://www.washingtonpost.com/natio...97852e-9f3d-11e3-878c-65222df220eb_story.html

It amazes me how they keep justifying this. How long are we going to put up with all these "mistaken" shootings, even if they are really accidental? Something has to change, but nobody bats an eyelash as long as the cop gives some kind of reason why he "feared for his life." People just don't understand that as long as cops are allowed to get off scott free, these shootings will continue, and there is no excuse for a cop who's so jumpy that he can't tell the difference between a wallet, cell phone, cane, what have you, and a gun.

 

[phill4paul]

It amazes me how they keep justifying this. How long are we going to put up with all these "mistaken" shootings, even if they are really accidental? Something has to change, but nobody bats an eyelash as long as the cop gives some kind of reason why he "feared for his life." People just don't understand that as long as cops are allowed to get off scott free, these shootings will continue, and there is no excuse for a cop who's so jumpy that he can't tell the difference between a wallet, cell phone, cane, what have you, and a gun.

It will happen until such point and time that enough people are directly affected by these actions and together end it. Either through political, judicial or extrajudicial means.

 

[Thor]

Add Terrence Knox to the list... for pure stupidity.

 

[Anti Federalist]

It will happen until such point and time that enough people are directly affected by these actions and together end it. Either through political, judicial or extrajudicial means.

No more complex than that.

And as more time elapses, and the random killings of Mundanes and their pets become more entrenched as "normal", it becomes more likely that only extrajudicial means will stop it.

 

[Snew]

Nah, that's not reasonable. Every time a mailman comes to my house and reaches inside his bag it will be reasonable for me to do a preemptive strike for fear of life.

+rep. The same tired excuses show up every time a story like this happens.

 

[green73]

What can you say? This fucking country is done for.

But let's focus on candidates.

 

[Cleaner44]

What can you say? This fucking country is done for.

But let's focus on candidates.

Clearly 70-year-old motorist did this to himself.

 

[alucard13mm]

There could be a gun in the cane or even a knife.

 

[NorthCarolinaLiberty]

There could be a gun in the cane or even a knife.

Well, if it were in Alabama, then that would be unpossible. That's because there a statute down there outlawing the shotgun walking cane.

 

[Pericles]

There could be a gun in the cane or even a knife.

That cane may have been loaded!

http://borispalatnik.com/CaneGun_BCG.htm

 

[Tod]

This was a You Tube comment below a video about CT resistance:

Vote with your wallet and buy more arms and ammo ASAP. Organize,arm,equip and train as a Militia/team for mutual support. Set up a 5/10 program in your AO. Logistics.More is better.look at your enemy as nothing but Black Uniformed Mobile Resupply Pods. w w w dot themicroeffect dot c o m Liberty 1775

What is a 5/10 program?

 

[FindLiberty]

There could be a gun in the cane or even a knife.

Orange tape on the end of his bangstick?

http://www.guns.com/2013/07/12/the-bangstick-keeping-sharks-and-gators-on-the-menu/