Police officer shot and killed in Gamestop

Originally posted by Jmanghan
I care more about the situation itself, then anything. I just thought it was worth dscussing, apparently not.

This obviously isn't funny, it isn't interesting because as someone pointed out, cops get shot in the line of duty all the time, and it isn't controversial because there's nothing political, racial, or religious about the situation. It's just a criminal who shoots a cop while committing petty theft. If every such incident was worth discussion on KMC we'd have three of these threads a day.

Edit: Apparently one thread every three days, but still, I hope you see my point.

Originally posted by Jmanghan
I don't even think they were behind the cash register, I think they were behind the games rack.

600 dollars is hardly worth killing someone/being killed for.

Originally posted by krisblaze
"over the cash register" in the sense that it happens because of the contents in the cash register.

600 dollars is hardly worth killing someone/being killed for.

Originally posted by Quincy
Affleck will make a fine Batman if you guys just give him a chance

You might have a point. After all, Ben Afleck has certainly never starred in other super hero movies and ruined those as well.

It's true, he played a pretty good Daredevil.

Originally posted by Jmanghan
Well, the one guy I don't think was even wounded, the other officer was killed.

It kinda made me wanna cry because this kid was about to get a PS4 for his birthday from his dad.

Instead, the dad dies... ON his birthday as far as I can tell.

That kid will be messed up for life.

Btw, yes, they got in an all-out gunfight, in the store as far as I could tell.

Maybe we could discuss the adequacy of police training or something.

I think Police officer did a great job.

So, they held a parade for this guy.

Originally posted by Jmanghan
So, they held a parade for this guy.

I find this strange. Only because you would think that they don't hold a parade for every cop that dies in the line of duty. So why does this guy warrant it? How do they choose which cops get one and which do not? Or do they actually hold a parade every time a cop is killed?

Originally posted by Surtur
I find this strange. Only because you would think that they don't hold a parade for every cop that dies in the line of duty. So why does this guy warrant it? How do they choose which cops get one and which do not? Or do they actually hold a parade every time a cop is killed?

Plus he may have been an active community member.

Originally posted by Jmanghan
So, they held a parade for this guy.

Are you referring to this http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Police-Line-City-Streets-Ahead-of-Hero-Officer-Wilsons-Funeral-296309351.html ?

Originally posted by Surtur
I find this strange. Only because you would think that they don't hold a parade for every cop that dies in the line of duty. So why does this guy warrant it? How do they choose which cops get one and which do not? Or do they actually hold a parade every time a cop is killed?

I think funeral processions (which is the only thing I could find that comes close to a parade when googling though that may be my shortcoming) are pretty common (it is up to the family I think https://www.funeralwise.com/customs/police/types/).

117 Police Officers died in the line of duty in the last year, it's not a ridiculous number to hold formal funerals for them. This particular death also made the news because of the circumstances (i.e. him buying a game to reward his son) so there's more public interest.

As of recent cop behavior and my own problems with cops as of recently i have a disdain for cops but man this sucks

More like the Hipster Trash of the interwebs rather buy into that 99%-ers view that all Cops are Bad.

Ok, so, apparently, not only did he get a parade, but his funeral whatever sold out a sports arena.

"Thousands have gathered today to honor the death of a police officer shot in a gamestop while buying his son a PS4".

Here.