Tuesday, March 29, 2005

Stop, or I'll....

Shoot.

Oh screw it, shoot 'em anyway.

Yesterday, a KCMO police officer shot and killed a 20 year old hispanic male after a traffic stop. Here's the short version.

It all started about 4:45 p.m. when the officer
said he saw the driver of a van hit a red Camaro at an intersection on 27th
Street. The driver did not stop and the officer followed him. When the driver
finally stopped, investigators said both men in the van fled. The driver was
shot after he allegedly pointed a gun at the officer.

http://www.thekansascitychannel.com/news/4321828/detail.html

So what I want to know is why is this being questioned? There is actual video footage of this event from the "cruiser cam", and it clearly shows the idiot jump out of the van with a gun in his right hand. If I'm the cop, I pop his ass after his first step. The cop of course waited until Chico ran about 10 steps and then pointed the gun at him (the idiots name is actually Juan Hockez, not Chico).

Not surpisingly the family doesn't think this angel of a human being should have been shot.

Relatives of Hockez told KMBC he was out buying hot
dogs for the family's Easter gathering. Family members said they have heard a
different version than what police say.


He was buying hot dogs for Easter? Well holy shit, he couldn't have done it! The cop must have imagined a hot dog was the gun. It's a common mistake.

Juan's brother added the following...

Jacquez told KMBC he didn't think his brother owned a
gun.


Well that does it for me, how about you? The kid didn't own a gun. Since his brother didn't think he owned one, the officer must be a racist who runs around gunning down innocent latinos who point hot dogs at them.

And who could blame them, have you seen what's in a hot dog... pretty dangerous stuff.