Cop who shot 5yo (by accident) gets record expunged....

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Cop who shot 5yo (by accident) gets record expunged....

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...and is free to re-join the force:
Five year old Austin Haley was out fishing with his grandfather when police officer Paul Bradley Rogers shot his firearm in a failed attempt to kill a snake hiding in someone's birdhouse. The bullet passed through the birdhouse onto the Haley's property, with the first bullet the officer fired passing right between Austin's grandfather's legs and into their lake. Austin's grandfather then screamed out,"Stop, don't shoot! There’s someone down here!"

Six seconds later, officer Paul Bradley Rogers fired another shot, he again missed the snake, but the bullet struck five year old Austin in the back of the head, killing him.

The officer was found guilty of second-degree manslaughter, which is a violent felony, but he was given no jail time and instead was sentenced to perform some "community service with animals."

Now, thanks to what's being described as a "loophole," the officer just had his record expunged, which means he is now free again to become a police officer.

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Re: Cop who shot 5yo (by accident) gets record expunged....

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What happened to "know your target and beyond"? Typically, people convicted of violent felonies can't own weapons. I guess you can still be a cop though?
This doesn't surprise me as much as it should. Check out photographyisnotacrime, copblock.org, or any other number of police accountability sites, and you'd read about cops abusing their authority and getting away with it.
Were the 6 police who thought they were shooting at Christopher Dorner's truck, but instead shot two old hispanic women, ever charged or fired? After the shooting, their police chief said the officers "may have made a mistake". The last I heard they weren't fired but were given desk jobs pending an internal investigation.
USN_Hokie wrote:...and is free to re-join the force:
Five year old Austin Haley was out fishing with his grandfather when police officer Paul Bradley Rogers shot his firearm in a failed attempt to kill a snake hiding in someone's birdhouse. The bullet passed through the birdhouse onto the Haley's property, with the first bullet the officer fired passing right between Austin's grandfather's legs and into their lake. Austin's grandfather then screamed out,"Stop, don't shoot! There’s someone down here!"

Six seconds later, officer Paul Bradley Rogers fired another shot, he again missed the snake, but the bullet struck five year old Austin in the back of the head, killing him.

The officer was found guilty of second-degree manslaughter, which is a violent felony, but he was given no jail time and instead was sentenced to perform some "community service with animals."

Now, thanks to what's being described as a "loophole," the officer just had his record expunged, which means he is now free again to become a police officer.

http://www.informationliberation.com/?id=44700
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