Two Guns That Killed Police Officers?

[Tommy Gun]

Leave it to the WaPo to treat guns as if they are moral agents. After all, people don't kill people. Guns kill people.

The story of two guns that killed police officers

I especially like the way they try to humanize the cop killer in the description under one of the videos:

Darryl Jeter shot to death Indiana State Trooper Scott Patrick on Dec. 22, 2003. The gun was a .380 FEG semiautomatic that Jeter accepted instead of money to settle a basketball debt. Jeter said he had planned on selling the gun to buy 'Dora the Explorer' dolls for his daughter. But fate intervened.

No. Fate didn't intervene. The whole "I planned to sell it to by my daughter a doll" is 100% farm-fresh manure. He made a conscious decision to carry around a loaded gun which is likely a violation of his parole. Third, he made a conscious decision to use said loaded gun on a cop. The WaPo makes it sound as if it all happened by accident. This kind of cr@pola really pi$$es me off.

I gotta stop. I'm starting to vent steam out my ears. Figuratively speaking, of course.

[mitchx3]

Your quote didn't say anything about the conditions under which the cops were killed.

[ttousi]

Your quote didn't say anything about the conditions under which the cops were killed.

read the article..........full details are included. Complete articles cannot be posted here per posting rules.

[Tommy Gun]

Your quote didn't say anything about the conditions under which the cops were killed.

read the article..........full details are included. Complete articles cannot be posted here per posting rules.

And besides, it was all just fate and happenstance. It's those evil, malevolent guns.

Thanks for addressing the issue of using extended quotes, ttousi. I could have quoted a lot more from the article, but didn't want to risk crossing that line.

[Heffay]

You should always check the alignment of any gun you decide to buy. Would hate to get stuck with a chaotic evil vorpal Hi-point.

[xd ED]

From the article/ paragraph subheading:
"Who doesn't have a gun?'

"They're bartered and traded and sold as booty on the street," said Indiana State Police 1st Sgt. Brian Olehy. "They're another form of legal tender." (emphasis mine)

A disappointing choice of words for a LEO. At best ironic, if not intentional it wasn't challenged, given the article's topic.

[John S.]

I'm kind of surprised they didn't say the Cop asked for it, just like a women who is raped asked for it for wearing make-up!

[ComradeBurg]

You should always check the alignment of any gun you decide to buy. Would hate to get stuck with a chaotic evil vorpal Hi-point.

[tman]

19 year old gang banger, with kids, with a gun he got for a $350 "basketball" debt, driving a stolen car, on his way to meet a 16 year old girl....

And they blame the gun?

**** me.

[Heffay]

19 year old gang banger, with kids, with a gun he got for a $350 "basketball" debt, driving a stolen car, on his way to meet a 16 year old girl....

I know! Living the dream! Man, yout is wasted on the young. But this kid has it FIGURED OUT!

[tullibee]

You should always check the alignment of any gun you decide to buy. Would hate to get stuck with a chaotic evil vorpal Hi-point.

judging from the reputation, I'd say "vorpal" is the only non-standard part! They maybe should think of using chaotic evil Hi-point as their general marketing description...