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Las Vegas, NV (KTNV) -- It has been almost six months since disabled Gulf War veteran Stanley Gibson was shot and killed during an incident with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.
A Marine is now challenging the officer that shot Gibson to a mixed martial arts fight for charity.
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The shooting attracted a lot of public attention, especially since the department was already under heavy scrutiny for a death that happened a year before.
However, the shooting still has not gone before the internal Use of Force Review Board.
Originally posted by ripcontrol
Marine challenges police officer who shot disabled veteran
Las Vegas, NV (KTNV) -- It has been almost six months since disabled Gulf War veteran Stanley Gibson was shot and killed during an incident with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.
A Marine is now challenging the officer that shot Gibson to a mixed martial arts fight for charity.
I doubt the coward of an officer will accept the match.
You can call me a hater but you know what, oh well. As a man the police officer has been called out
I hope the officer wakes up in the ring. I would pay to see it.
I did some research, sounds like a hit to me
A breakdown in communication between supervisors and the firing officer might have contributed to the shooting, multiple department sources told the Review-Journal.
Early indications were that two supervisors decided to use a beanbag shotgun -- a weapon designed to subdue but not kill -- to shoot out at least one window of Gibson's vehicle. But their decision might not have been understood by the firing officer, and when one of the supervisors fired the shotgun, the officer fired multiple times in a reaction to that blast.
Having read the second article, yeah... Police abuse of power...
The officer should be treated like any other person who kills someone.
What makes it worse is this is not new for this department.
Mother of vet killed by police files lawsuit
The shooting attracted a lot of public attention, especially since the department was already under heavy scrutiny for a death that happened a year before.
However, the shooting still has not gone before the internal Use of Force Review Board.
of note from what I have read the corrupt cop shot him in the back of the head...
The back not the front or side....
I doubt the cop will crawl into the ring with the marine. Especially being that he wont be allowed to bring his gun or badge with him.
On this one I go with the haters.
Their is no JUSTIFACATION for shooting a disable vet. The main excuse is we did not know. I have dealt with cops on the matter of disabled vets.
Its not that they do not know. Its point blank they do not care. It would be more work for them to know the difference.
In conclusion I hope they toss the officer in the ring with the marine.edit on 7-6-2012 by ripcontrol because: removed name
Originally posted by ripcontrol
I doubt the cop will crawl into the ring with the marine. Especially being that he wont be allowed to bring his gun or badge with him.
Try, for once, to pull your head's out of your, and read a story about a cop with logic and rational. Stop being a hindsight, armchair quarterback.
Originally posted by usmc0311
I hope this happens. I will be looking forward to seeing a fellow Marine clean this cops clock. I don't know enough about the shooting incident to comment on that aspect but I hope the officer who killed him really felt in true danger. As a fellow disabled veteran it pains me to here about stories such as this but hopefully the officer will accept and bring some comfort to the mans family. If he agrees to fight, I hope he knows what he's getting himself into.
Semper Fi.
Originally posted by exTAC
Noncompliance by a possible violent suspect is still noncompliance, doesn't matter if he is disabled, or a vet.
Originally posted by exTAC
Originally posted by usmc0311
I hope this happens. I will be looking forward to seeing a fellow Marine clean this cops clock. I don't know enough about the shooting incident to comment on that aspect but I hope the officer who killed him really felt in true danger. As a fellow disabled veteran it pains me to here about stories such as this but hopefully the officer will accept and bring some comfort to the mans family. If he agrees to fight, I hope he knows what he's getting himself into.
Semper Fi.
So because you say you are also a marine, you are cheering violence against a most likely innocent person.