The Off Topic Topic

[Josephus]

I hate watching CCTV footage from bars.  There's 20+ people to try and watch.  I know that at some point someone is going to get smoked with a beer bottle, but I don't know who, or when, or where...

:huh:Took me about half an hour, ok, 5 mintues, to figure out what you were talking about. For some reason I had a picture of you in a bar, a crowded bar with 20 others, trying to watch CCTV footage. I couldn't figure out why!

[CountDeMoney]

I LOL'd, in a sad way.

An off-duty Chicago police officer injured a 4-year-old girl with his motorcycle, and then shot and killed her outraged father.

Fraternal Order of Police Spokesman Pat Camden said the cop "fired in defense of his life," the Chicago Sun-Times reported.

The 43-year-old officer, an eight-year veteran of the force, intentionally ditched his motorcycle Saturday night in Maywood when he saw the little girl – identified by WLS-TV as Taniyah Middleton – suddenly run into his path.

The downed bike skidded down the street, slamming into the 4-year-old and her 18-year-old cousin John Passley, who had rushed to help her.

As the officer tried to help, her 26-year-old dad, Christopher Middleton, came out of a nearby restaurant.

Officials said he was visibly angry and shouting. After the officer identified himself as a cop, Middleton punched him in the face and continued to pummel him after he fell to the ground.

Passley allegedly joined in by kicking the officer.

"He was about to lose consciousness to people beating him," Camden said.

The cop drew his gun and fired once at Middleton. He was pronounced dead at a local hospital later Saturday night, leaving behind a 6-year-old son and an unborn child as well as his daughter.

"Chris was a great father," Middleton's cousin, Mathis Hoskin, said. "He was always helpful, never mad - always happy with a smile on his face."

Taniyah spent the night in the hospital for contusions and abrasions, according to the Sun-Times. The officer suffered possible broken bones from the motorcycle accident, as well as contusions from the beating.

"Her face was skinned, skin on her face," Darrell Davis, Middleton's uncle, said. "She's in a lot of pain right now."

Maywood residents held a prayer vigil Sunday night.

Cops questioned Passley, and the Independent Police Review Authority is looking into the shooting.

[DGuller]

Looking on the bright side, I guess the little girl isn't feeling so bad about her injuries now.

[Liep]

Istanbul!

[Josephus]

Not Constantinople?

[HVC]

Looking on the bright side, I guess the little girl isn't feeling so bad about her injuries now.

no, but the years of therapy are going to cost her a pretty penny.

[HVC]

Not Constantinople?

Been a long time gone, Constantinople

[Neil]

I LOL'd, in a sad way.

An off-duty Chicago police officer injured a 4-year-old girl with his motorcycle, and then shot and killed her outraged father.

Fraternal Order of Police Spokesman Pat Camden said the cop "fired in defense of his life," the Chicago Sun-Times reported.

The 43-year-old officer, an eight-year veteran of the force, intentionally ditched his motorcycle Saturday night in Maywood when he saw the little girl – identified by WLS-TV as Taniyah Middleton – suddenly run into his path.

The downed bike skidded down the street, slamming into the 4-year-old and her 18-year-old cousin John Passley, who had rushed to help her.

As the officer tried to help, her 26-year-old dad, Christopher Middleton, came out of a nearby restaurant.

Officials said he was visibly angry and shouting. After the officer identified himself as a cop, Middleton punched him in the face and continued to pummel him after he fell to the ground.

Passley allegedly joined in by kicking the officer.

"He was about to lose consciousness to people beating him," Camden said.

The cop drew his gun and fired once at Middleton. He was pronounced dead at a local hospital later Saturday night, leaving behind a 6-year-old son and an unborn child as well as his daughter.

"Chris was a great father," Middleton's cousin, Mathis Hoskin, said. "He was always helpful, never mad - always happy with a smile on his face."

Taniyah spent the night in the hospital for contusions and abrasions, according to the Sun-Times. The officer suffered possible broken bones from the motorcycle accident, as well as contusions from the beating.

"Her face was skinned, skin on her face," Darrell Davis, Middleton's uncle, said. "She's in a lot of pain right now."

Maywood residents held a prayer vigil Sunday night.

Cops questioned Passley, and the Independent Police Review Authority is looking into the shooting.

Asshole had it coming.  Drama queen just had to freak out and start punching people?  He punched himself into a coffin.

[jimmy olsen]

A dozen one-hit wonders? At least Thorogood had "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer" and "Bad to the Bone".

I Drink Alone was way better.

[Malthus]

Asshole had it coming.  Drama queen just had to freak out and start punching people?  He punched himself into a coffin.

It's one of the wonderful things about a gun culture - road rage incidents are more likely to result in murders rather than beatings.

To bad rage-dad didn't have *his* gun. The two of them could have plugged a couple of bystanders while they were at it. 

[CountDeMoney]

It's one of the wonderful things about a gun culture - road rage incidents are more likely to result in murders rather than beatings.

To bad rage-dad didn't have *his* gun. The two of them could have plugged a couple of bystanders while they were at it. 

Big difference from your scenario, Canuckiweenie;  the beating victim was a cop.  One shot, one kill.

[HVC]

It's one of the wonderful things about a gun culture - road rage incidents are more likely to result in murders rather than beatings.

To bad rage-dad didn't have *his* gun. The two of them could have plugged a couple of bystanders while they were at it. 

Big difference from your scenario, Canuckiweenie;  the beating victim was a cop.  One shot, one kill.

then he's all set for the stampede

Although what dumbass starting beating on a cop after he announces he's a cop?

[DGuller]

Although what dumbass starting beating on a cop after he announces he's a cop?

A soon-to-be-dead dumbass.

[Barrister]

It's one of the wonderful things about a gun culture - road rage incidents are more likely to result in murders rather than beatings.

To bad rage-dad didn't have *his* gun. The two of them could have plugged a couple of bystanders while they were at it. 

Big difference from your scenario, Canuckiweenie;  the beating victim was a cop.  One shot, one kill.

then he's all set for the stampede

Although what dumbass starting beating on a cop after he announces he's a cop?

What kind of dumbass continues to fight when the other guy pulls a gun?

That being said, based on the article (which you can't really do) cop is in the wrong.  Unless he somehow feared for his life you can't go to the gun to protect yourself from an assault.

[HVC]

i would qualify getting beat down by two people as a situation in which one would fearful for their life.