XPost: alt.thebird.copwatch, alt.law-enforcement, alt.true-crime   
   XPost: alt.california, nyc.general   
   From: dogglebe@yahoooo.com   
      
   On Tue, 9 Dec 2003 16:29:44 -0700, "Chas"    
   wrote:   
      
   >"Phil"  wrote   
   >> You don't have time to stop and think in the middle of a play.   
   >   
   >No; you let the training take over.   
   >Depending on the quality of your training is the propriety of your response.   
   >That's what everybody is going to be looking at on Monday.   
   >It isn't just football, it's real lives, so the scrutiny is subject to be a   
   >little intrusive.   
      
   In this case, it wasn't the police officer's training, or lack of   
   training.  He didn't hit John Smith, but rather Richard Alsup, a   
   fleeing burglar.  There's no way that the police can anticipate what   
   the criminal will do.  In this case, it sound like it was an accident   
   on Alsup's part, making it even more of an unanticipated event.   
      
   Incidentally, Alsup was wanted for armed robbery when the chase took   
   place.  And a gun was found in the car.   
      
   http://www.ksdk.com/news/news_article_lc.asp?storyid=51069   
      
   Kind of puts things in a different light, doesn't it?   
      
      
   Phil   
      
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