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Officer fatally shot during traffic stop in Memphis; killer on the run

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by YankeeFan, Aug 2, 2015.

  1. Riptide

    Riptide Well-Known Member

    Don't be a reta fucktar dimwit.
     
  2. TheSportsPredictor

    TheSportsPredictor Well-Known Member

    It would be helpful if the vast majority of law-abiding sovereign citizens would speak out and denounce the violent factions within the sovereign-citizen community.
     
  3. franticscribe

    franticscribe Well-Known Member

    Funny.
     
  4. franticscribe

    franticscribe Well-Known Member

    Well color me shocked! The suspect is a recently released bank robber who was in possession of a firearm and was involved in drug transaction when Officer Bolton walked up to the car. So here's somebody that is looking at going back to prison for 1 to 6 years for illegal possession of a firearm on state charges and potentially 5 to 10 years on federal charges.

    Cop shot after interrupting drug transaction, police director says - The Commercial Appeal
     
  5. Songbird

    Songbird Well-Known Member

    All for a couple joints.

    Bad decisions. /YF
     
  6. YankeeFan

    YankeeFan Well-Known Member

    Armstrong said Bolton, a patrolman assigned to the Mt. Moriah station, saw a red 2002 Mercedes-Benz parked illegally on Summerlane. Bolton pulled in front of the car and turned on his spotlight.

    I wonder what the officer did wrong to turn a stop for an illegally parked car into a deadly encounter.
     
  7. Songbird

    Songbird Well-Known Member

    It's all chicken shit and murder stops these days.
     
  8. Twirling Time

    Twirling Time Well-Known Member

    Nice callback.
     
  9. bigpern23

    bigpern23 Well-Known Member

    Sucks that we can't all just acknowledge that Officer Bolton died performing his duty admirably and in accordance with the law. This isn't the kind of story we should be getting in a pissing match over. Hopefully, justice will be served against the assailant in a court of law.
     
  10. Inky_Wretch

    Inky_Wretch Well-Known Member

    FWIW, the sovereign citizens didn't kill Memphis police officers. That happened in West Memphis, Ark.
     
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  11. YankeeFan

    YankeeFan Well-Known Member

    Don't mess with the Narrative.
     
  12. linotype

    linotype Well-Known Member

    I can only hope the law enforcement community shows the grace and maturity to forgive the shooter, and quickly.
     
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