Wisconsin Police Officer Shoots Self In Foot

[Paul]

http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2011/10/2 ... f-in-foot/

MILWAUKEE (AP) – A Milwaukee police officer is recovering after shooting himself in the foot.

A WDJT-TV report says the officer and his partner were driving Saturday about 2:45 a.m. when they saw a number of people in a gas station parking lot. As the officers drove into the lot they heard multiple gunshots ring out.


While trying to get out of the car, the officer removed his gun from the holster and accidentally pulled the trigger. He fired one round into his right heel.

[PileDriver]

Heel? Owwwwww....... As they say, **** happens.

[farmerj]

He joins an elite club....

[Erik_Pakieser]

While I feel for the officer - that must have hurt a lot - I'm glad to see they are actually correctly stating the facts of the incident.

As opposed to saying "the gun went off" they admit he pressed the trigger when he shouldn't have. Poor gun handling, but good public information.

[northernglocker]

Dumb bastard. Guess he wasnt professional enough.

[infidel]

What? Cops are human after all?

[tman]

Glock or 1911?

[traveler]

Let's hope he didn't utter those famous words: "They got me!"

[thunderoussilence]

Dumb bastard. Guess he wasnt professional enough.

ND'S happen. I pray when yours happens noone is fatally wounded.

[Ranger01]

So are they only gonna allow him to carry one bullet now?

[CraigJS]

Climbing out did he holler, STOP or I'll shoot..

[goett047]

Dumb bastard. Guess he wasnt professional enough.

ND'S happen. I pray when yours happens noone is fatally wounded.

This

[FredsBank]

Why is it called negligent discharge when you accidentily pull the trigger and you didn't intend to put your finger inside the tigger guard.

When I think of "negligent", I think of knowingly putting your finger inside the trigger guard with no intention of pulling the trigger. Or pulling the trigger thinking it wasn't loaded.

Why is it always negligence? Can't it just be an accidental discharge?

[farmerj]

Why is it always negligence? Can't it just be an accidental discharge?

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/negligent

adj.
1. Characterized by or inclined to neglect, especially habitually.
2. Characterized by careless ease or informality; casual.
3. Law Guilty of negligence.

Seems pretty accurate to me.....

[FredsBank]

adj.
1. Characterized by or inclined to neglect, especially habitually.
2. Characterized by careless ease or informality; casual.
3. Law Guilty of negligence.

Sorry, I see no evidence of any items in the definition you supplied. The story only mentions while retrieving his weapon he pulled the trigger while he was getting out of the car, in a tense situation. I don't think there is anything else, unless I missed something, or there is furthur information in another article I didn't read.

For the above meaning to apply here, it would have to be known the officer routinely lets his finger drift into the trigger guard, espeically while retrieving it from his holster. And to make it even more plain, it would be helpful if he had a history of unintentially firing his weapon. Perhaps he's had additional training to relieve this problem and failed his class? But I don't see any of that. Just a single incident in a tense situation.

I just don't think one accident with no backup history is enough to call it negligence according to your definition. I think the cop simply fired his weapon in error. That to me is accidental.