Crime

Calif. Police Respond to Woman’s 911 Call…And Then Accidentally Shoot Her

San Diego police are under close scrutiny after accidentally shooting a homeowner who called 911 after allegedly seeing a man in a ski mask prowling the neighborhood.

While searching for the man, police entered the backyard of the woman’s home, San Diego County sheriff’s homicide Lt. Larry Nesbit explained.  There, they made contact with the homeowner and, horrifyingly, shot her.

While police say Jennifer Orey was struck in the arm, her family maintains otherwise.

“You know what, you guys need to get your story straight,” Dennis Morgan, the woman’s father, admonished. “She wasn’t shot in the arm she was shot in the chest.”

Her sister-in-law added: “Part of a bullet ricocheted off and hit her in the pinky, and they also had to do a little bit of repair to her pinky as well.”

Orey successfully underwent surgery Monday, and is expected to be okay.

Fox5 has more information:

10News has more information on the unusual shooting:

[San Diego County Sheriff Bill Gore] said the deputies thought Orey’s open gate looked suspicious, so they went into her backyard. The deputies ran into Orey, and one of them had a “spontaneous reaction.”

Authorities said they did not know exactly what prompted the shooting. They said the woman did not have anything in her hands and was not armed at the time.

Morgan said Orey told him she heard something in her backyard so she went to check it out.

“She saw a flashlight and identified herself as the homeowner and he shot her,” said Orey’s father, Dennis Morgan.

Orey told relatives the deputy told her to lay on her back until paramedics arrived.

Her father said Orey was the first woman accepted in the Navy’s Air and Sea Rescue team and she knew if she stayed on her back she would die, so she turned on her side and waited.

Morgan said he believes the sheriff’s department is downplaying the shooting. “I told them I’m really pissed off,” he said. “I’m pissed off as hell. A cop could have very easily killed my daughter.”

Before she was rushed to the hospital, Orey had one question for the deputy. “After he shot her, she looked at him and said, ‘Why did you shoot me?’” said Morgan. [Emphasis added]

Apparently the officers never responded, and the matter is under investigation.

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Comments (166)

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  • Tickdog
    Posted on August 21, 2012 at 12:22pm

    wow..

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    • TerryJ2
      Posted on August 21, 2012 at 12:39pm

      That’s the only word I have as well….WOW!

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    • Bum thrower
      Posted on August 21, 2012 at 2:26pm

      And the politicians want to disarm citizens………..think they should disarm the cops.

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    • The-Monk
      Posted on August 21, 2012 at 2:27pm

      Here’s another “WOW” shooting….

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDfNV9bJoSg

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    • RJJinGadsden
      Posted on August 21, 2012 at 2:37pm

      Hi MONK, I’ve seen some accidental discharges in my time, but gladly nothing that close. Although three of us were standing next to an armored car when one of our idiots bounced around off of it’s side while clearing his weapon. I would venture to say that we all had tiger striped underwear.

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    • RJJinGadsden
      Posted on August 21, 2012 at 2:43pm

      Apparently, I am having the second Monday of this week. That should be “a round” above instead of around.

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    • RJJinGadsden
      Posted on August 21, 2012 at 2:54pm

      SHIROI RAION, I can’t speak for all departments, but the last Psych Eval that I went through about 14 years ago was very thorough. At least in my humble opinion. There were about 15 to 20 people that showed up, and the next time we got together to jump through the next hoop, there were only six of us. It’s not like I was unaccustomed to taking these batteries, had go go through a number of them in my military career. One at Bragg took three days.
      I did notice that some of the training in the civilian police academy would easily make some of the new guys jumpy. Further training on the department through the FTO program was mostly just a hazing. I am glad that I left that department many years ago now. LE today is nothing like was I was originally trained to do back in the ’70s. Or for that matter, any of my follow on training back then too.

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    • RJJinGadsden
      Posted on August 21, 2012 at 3:05pm

      Hmmmm, where did SHIROI RAION’s post go that was just above? Even checked his User Profile page and it is not there either. Didn’t seem to be a post that needed to be deleted either.

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    • Melvin Spittle
      Posted on August 21, 2012 at 3:07pm

      We should have an option as citizens:

      1. Call 911 if you do not have the ability to handle an intruder and hope for the best (99.9 percent of the time you will be safe from the police, but not from the intruder)
      2. You are tactically proficient with firearms: DO NOT CALL 911 until after you deal with the situation and describe yourself and where you will be. Disarm yourself once the threat is no longer a threat. Go to neighbor’s house to make the 911 call from their phone or your cell phone. You do not want to be in the house with the intruder once you have dealt with them. The police cannot shoot you if you are near but not on the scene. Only volunteer the following:
      Identify yourself as the victim. This is important should the intruder survive and slip out the back door, call the police stating a crazy person shot them when they innocently knocked on your door. There is much debate on what to say next, but here in California, criminals have rights and most DA’s and politicians do not like you killing their constituents, so invoke your right to remain silent and state that you will be happy to cooperate in questioning when your attorney is present. Identify an attorney that specializes in defending armed citizens when you buy the firearm. Set aside $40K-50K to defend yourself from the unrelenting crusade of the DA to prosecute you.

      Crazy world here in Cali, but what I stated above applies to Cali. Your state may be different.

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    • lukerw
      Posted on August 21, 2012 at 3:15pm

      Reason Number One to… DEFEND YOUR SELF… then call Police!

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    • zorro
      Posted on August 21, 2012 at 3:26pm

      I know they mention she wasn’t armed but she had every right to be, no? She’s on her property. This still wouldn’t justify the shooting of an innocent property owner. What gave the cop the right to just walk into her backyard just because it was open?

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    • armyofnibiru
      Posted on August 21, 2012 at 4:04pm

      now that was good policeing ,ay rangerp.

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    • 226crimsontrace
      Posted on August 21, 2012 at 4:20pm

      Trigger happy, just shoot, don’t access whether a threat exists, shoot first, ask questions later

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    • 226crimsontrace
      Posted on August 21, 2012 at 4:24pm

      Why did they say accidently? Did the cop not point his gun at the woman, then pull the trigger?? That is rather complex to be an accident
      If the cop had shot himself in the foot, we could say“ accident with a Glock” but not when a cop shoots someone in the chest

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    • The-Monk
      Posted on August 21, 2012 at 4:39pm

      Hi RJJ,
      “Hmmmm, where did SHIROI RAION’s post go…..”

      He might have deleted it himself. I do that at times when I post something and have second thoughts about it.

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    • Amarilloan
      Posted on August 21, 2012 at 4:42pm

      Keystone Kops moved to Calif.

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    • sasquatch08
      Posted on August 22, 2012 at 5:31am

      @RJJ:

      There’s no such thing as an “accidental discharge”. It’s a “negligent discharge”.

      Any time a round if fired from a weapon unintentionally it’s because someone was being negligent.

      There’s no other way to say it. If that person had been following proper gun safety procedures that weapon would NOT have gone off. Therefore they failed to properly handle the weapon and are therefore negligent.

      If they work for law enforcement they should be fired immediately. No excuses, no second chances.

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    • Yeah_Buddy
      Posted on August 22, 2012 at 11:21am

      Another example of why you never call the cops. No good can ever come from it.

      Thank goodness this idiot cop was a bad shot.

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  • Anonymous T. Irrelevant
    Posted on August 21, 2012 at 12:14pm

    Sounds like they had a Barney Fife moment.

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    • Freebird
      Posted on August 21, 2012 at 12:19pm

      http://youtu.be/ZLsg0EvZozI

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    • FreedomWitness
      Posted on August 21, 2012 at 1:44pm

      Barney kept his bullet in his in his shirt pocket. And as Barney used to say, ‘You and me and ’baby’ (tapping his gun) make three.’

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    • oicu814me2
      Posted on August 21, 2012 at 3:09pm

      This could have been alot worse. Good thing this cop only had one bullet in his side arm.

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    • ipockpa
      Posted on August 21, 2012 at 6:09pm

      Barney at least had the brains to keep his bullet in his shirt pocket and not in the chamber.

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  • travlman77
    Posted on August 21, 2012 at 12:07pm

    @Dishevel

    You do know there is a free country just East of there, for now anyway.

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  • PinkDog
    Posted on August 21, 2012 at 11:55am

    Just who are these police departments hiring? and what kind of training are they getting before they are allowed out on citizens? Police shoot homeowner. Police shoot homeless man 46 times. Who are these professionals? Amazingly scary. Social Security orders 170,000 rounds of ammo. National Weather Service orders thousands of rounds of ammo. What is going on??

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    • OniKaze
      Posted on August 21, 2012 at 12:22pm

      Thats a question that you don’t want to know the answer to…

      Good luck….

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    • obamapoop
      Posted on August 21, 2012 at 12:33pm

      Luckily these officers are not very good shots and have no muzzle control so I say give them all the ammo they want, they would still be easy picking for any skilled defender.

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    • thegreatcarnac
      Posted on August 21, 2012 at 1:00pm

      Affirmative action and other such legislation ruined the police departments. They made the entrance exams so easy that a person with the IQ of 10 could pass them. They got rid of weight and height requirements so anyone could become policemen and that brought in people who are either so unsure of themselves that they want to shoot rather than take a chance; or people who have fake bravado and love the power the office brings. Probably 50 to 60% of officers working today would have never made the grade in the 50‘s and 60’s and part of the 70′s.

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    • lowerclassrepublican
      Posted on August 21, 2012 at 1:08pm

      It’s really not their fault. They are being told they can shoot anyone right after November!

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    • Elena2010
      Posted on August 21, 2012 at 3:02pm

      Check out

      http://www.gerarddirect.com

      Fresh take on counter-terrorism.

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    • MetalPatriot
      Posted on August 21, 2012 at 3:05pm

      Carnac is 100% correct.

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  • Freebird
    Posted on August 21, 2012 at 11:55am

    “Authorities said they did not know exactly what prompted the shooting. They said the woman did not have anything in her hands and was not armed at the time.”

    That’s a good thing,probably saved herself getting shot 45 more times.

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  • itsjustkim
    Posted on August 21, 2012 at 11:50am

    The SD County Sheriff’s Department is not out just shooting people at first contact. This was an unfortunate mistake, but being humans, the Department does have imperfect people in an imperfect world. I come from a law enforcement family and I for one would rather have the deputy shoot first and chance that they hit an innocent person than risk being attacked, but I am positive that they are not taught that as a policy, that‘s just my selfish preference for my family members’ safety when they are on duty. I hope this woman heals well and the investigation brings about the appropriate decisions and changes deemed necessary to ensure that both the public‘ and the deputies’ safety is served in matters of law enforcement.

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    • KevINtampa
      Posted on August 21, 2012 at 11:54am

      The only changes that will fix this must happen in the neighborhood not the PD. We need to start backing up our neighbors, tell the cops we’ll let them know when they can come collect the criminals, we’ll protect ourselves.

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    • 000degrees
      Posted on August 21, 2012 at 12:05pm

      kim….turn in your badge…

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    • USAMama
      Posted on August 21, 2012 at 12:40pm

      Kim, are you serious? You would “rather have the deputy shoot first and chance that they hit an innocent person than risk being attacked”?! A police officer has a job to do and understand the risks involved. They are there to “PROTECT and to serve”. If they’re attitude is “I’d rather shoot at anything that moves then risk my own life” they are in the WRONG line of work! As a civilian I don’t really want my cops too overly trigger happy.

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    • POPTARTMONKEY
      Posted on August 21, 2012 at 12:54pm

      i‘m glad i don’t live in Califernia dead children shoudn’t play with guns did they lower the test exam scores again

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    • DMONIC
      Posted on August 21, 2012 at 12:55pm

      Tim, go troll on MSNBC or CNN. You are a loser.

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    • Tom Ballard
      Posted on August 21, 2012 at 1:17pm

      That means I can shoot first, and ask questions later, means one dead officer.

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    • Mathew Manhorne
      Posted on August 21, 2012 at 1:45pm

      “I for one would rather have the deputy shoot first and chance that they hit an innocent person.” Are you for real????? I have news for you…. You should not be going into Law Enforcement unless you are willing to take the risk to your life in any and every situation… The say “To Serve and Protect” does not mean to Serve and Protect your own… Its to Serve and Protect the public that you are being payed to protect….The problem with Law Enforcement agencies now is they are being pushed to hire veterans who have just gotten out of the military. That in and of itself is not a problem but when you are hiring guys that were infantry soldiers who have done upward of 6 combat tours in Iraq and A-Stan its almost impossible to turn off what you have conditioned yourself to do in combat situations…At least that is what I am seeing in my work in Law Enforcement.

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    • eagledown
      Posted on August 21, 2012 at 2:40pm

      @ITSJUSTKIM Read em and weep. The replies speak for themselves. Of all people.. you aren’t helping things much here. Sure, I agree, they make mistakes, but mistakes like these are handled by the Police Chief coming out on a podem with apologies, the officers removed and investigated. Hope they sue the crap out of SDPD. Big supporter of the police, today… Not so much.

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    • gperky
      Posted on August 21, 2012 at 3:43pm

      Seriously? Shoot an innocent person first instead of taking a chance……! WOW! And you have a bullet proof vest! Next time I call the police department to come to my neighborhood, I’ll put on my bullet proof vest first!

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    • jeffersonian1776
      Posted on August 21, 2012 at 3:56pm

      Are you one of those scary libs who think that the citizenry should not be armed and that just calling the police is better than defending one’s self via the 2nd Amendment? I really have to ask this question, that is if you really think a law enforcement officer should shoot first and accidentally shoot an innocent person than risk being attacked, an the question for you is, what is it that makes your life of more value than mine, or the lady who was shot, or anyone else for that matter? Want to know what it would be like if we had all the guns taken away from law abiding citizens, this story is what; moreover, we would be saying that the police and the government (and for that matter, as well as thugs and gangsters), are the only ones who have a right to defend their own lives, thus we would be saying that their lives are of more value than the rest of society. So much for equality under eyes of the law!

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    • The-Monk
      Posted on August 21, 2012 at 4:49pm

      OH MY GOG AND MAGOG……

      Timmy’s got a sister; either that or he’s a cross-dresser. LOL

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    • PaBowHunter
      Posted on August 21, 2012 at 8:46pm

      @ITSJUSTKIM,
      You couldn’t be more wrong. I’ve been a cop for almost 25 years. It is our job to protect those that cannot protect themselves. And you protect the lives of those that you are tasked with protecting even at the cost of your own life. That means that you don’t accidentally shoot the homeowner. You DO NOT shoot someone unless it is a last resort. I don‘t like second guessing another cop’s shooting because I’ve seen media reports that have been vastly different than what actually occurred, but this does sound as if the cop just fired out of fear, accidental discharge or incompetency. Regardless, this incident is a clear indication why not everyone should be a cop. It is a very dangerous, highly demanding job that requires intelligent, calm, physically fit individuals.
      I don’t know what happened here, but my guess is that some cop who probably should never have been a cop shot this woman accidentally. And I feel bad for the cop, but I feel worse for the poor woman who was just trying to protect her property.

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    • Yeah_Buddy
      Posted on August 22, 2012 at 11:28am

      Kimel-and-bits: you can’t be serious.I hope your family law enforcement background ends now, please don’t breed.

      I don’t know all the facts, but I’d have to say the police acted stupidly. OMG I actually paraphrased Obummer!

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  • ZX12R
    Posted on August 21, 2012 at 11:47am

    The police are more dangerous than the criminals these days. Don’t call them, ever.

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    • Just_Us2
      Posted on August 21, 2012 at 3:03pm

      Bingo!!! Take responsibility for your own safety. To put your life and safety in the hands of trigger happy thugs is foolishness. The role of police is to clean up after the shooting is over. They are all too eager to get a thrill kill or to dish out a beating. They are either corrupt or turning a blind eye to corruption for the sake of brotherhood and union. I have zero use for the tools in blue.

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  • olddog
    Posted on August 21, 2012 at 11:46am

    Way too much of this happening around the country, way too much…
    Think twice before you get the government involved in Anything.

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    • THX-1138
      Posted on August 21, 2012 at 1:13pm

      I’d like to see some statistics on this. Ever think the MSM might have a motive to see to it that we hear about every case?

      Nothing, *nothing*, is as it appears.

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    • integrican
      Posted on August 21, 2012 at 2:08pm

      THX, here you go:
      George Will pointed out in an article entitled “Are We a Nation of Cowards?” in the November 15, 1993, issue of Newsweek, while police have an error rate of 11 percent when it comes to the accidental shooting of innocent civilians, the armed citizens’ error rate is only 2 percent, making them five times safer than police.

      This was found in the article:
      “Can Gun Control Reduce Crime?”
      by Benedict D. LaRosa, October 2002

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  • JAMACAMECRAZYMAN
    Posted on August 21, 2012 at 11:40am

    Cop to lady – Do the Hokey Pokey until the medics arrive…………

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    • RJJinGadsden
      Posted on August 21, 2012 at 2:34pm

      Yeah, that idiotic order for her to lie on her back jumped right out at me. Very good thing that she was military, or former military and knew what immediate action to take for a possible sucking chest wound.

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  • grayling646
    Posted on August 21, 2012 at 11:34am

    Firstly, she shouldn’t have been in the back yard if she knew police were in the area searching for a suspect. She knew. She had called them.
    Having said that, I can’t imagine a veteran cop making that kind of mistake. It must have been a nervous rookie. I know, I know that’s no excuse.
    She’s gonna be OK and will get a big, fat settlement.
    End of story.

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    • Sara123
      Posted on August 21, 2012 at 11:48am

      First of all, cops should not shoot just anything that moves, which includes people and pets. She’ll recover but it looks like the paranoid incompetent posing as a cop may have derailed her career. This is assualt with a deadly weapon; it’s a crime if you shoot your neighbor while hunting down a criminal. Shooting people is a big deal and the cop should do some time. That will help cops who have itchy trigger fingers and could care less about human life.

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    • PaBowHunter
      Posted on August 21, 2012 at 9:30pm

      C’mon Grayling,
      The homeowner shouldn’t be in the backyard? And she’s going to get a big pay day? That’s your take on this?
      How about the homeowner should be able to call the cops for backup, head outside to protect her property and/or her family and expect to NOT BE SHOT BY THE COPS! Additionally, the fact that she is going to get a settlement via a lawsuit IS NOT justification to forget what happened here.
      I’m a cop and the cop should have better control of himself. Accidental shootings that actually strike a person are very rare and are the result of a SERIES of mistakes that should never happen.
      1st mistake: Finger on the trigger while searching.
      2nd mistake: Pointing your weapon at someone before ensuring that the person is a legitimate threat.
      3rd mistake: Failing to give verbal warnings in order to ensure that the person you are pointing your weapon at while placing your finger on the trigger is ACTUALLY a threat.

      C’mon gentlemen…….our job is to respond and save the people from the bad guys. Not screw up and do their job for them.

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  • Rothbardian_in_the_Cleve
    Posted on August 21, 2012 at 11:33am

    So if the homeowner got spooked and didn’t identify the cop and shot him would all still be cool or does she go up on capital murder charges.

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    • KevINtampa
      Posted on August 21, 2012 at 11:51am

      EXACTLY what I was thinking.

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    • Duddio
      Posted on August 21, 2012 at 1:06pm

      Excellent point. Like the “no-knock” warrants. If someone busted my door in, I don’t care what they are yelling, I’d shoot first. & then I’d be the criminal not the home invaders with badges. A badge apparently is a license to make any number of mistakes with other people’s lives… but we can’t trust regular people to arm themselves…. cause police training makes you “better” than the average citizen?

      hogwash. This kid that shot the lady should do time.

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  • JUSTANOTHEROPINION
    Posted on August 21, 2012 at 11:28am

    If the cop was that scared what was he doing there?

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    • Jezcruzen
      Posted on August 21, 2012 at 11:38am

      In a case such as this, the deputy should be required to wear a sign around his/her neck for a month that says, “I’m stupid, and they let me carry a gun.”

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    • Freebird
      Posted on August 21, 2012 at 12:06pm

      It‘s time for Sheriff Andy to take Deputy Fife’s gun away.

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  • SquidVetOhio
    Posted on August 21, 2012 at 11:25am

    Notice that these stories seem to come from blue states? Just sayin….

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    • The_Bird_is_the_Word
      Posted on August 21, 2012 at 12:03pm

      Notice how the idiots that shoot innocent unarmed people tend to be republicans…… just saying……

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    • Rothbardian_in_the_Cleve
      Posted on August 21, 2012 at 12:13pm

      @Bird,

      Care to offer any examples or facts? Or, is this just how it plays out in your tiny little mind?

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    • DRT_7.62_BTHP
      Posted on August 21, 2012 at 1:42pm

      Bird
      There are innocent deaths from gun violence in Chicago almost weekly. Mostly black gangs shooting black gangs. And we all know how staunchy republican Chicago is. Why do you dems. all turn a blind eye? Is it because Chicago is your progressive utopia?

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    • integrican
      Posted on August 21, 2012 at 2:18pm

      Hey bird, please prowl in my backyard. I will not call the police,,,just the coroner. You see, in my state, you can be shot for prowling especially while wearing a ski mask, it’s called the Castle Doctrine and here we can use lethal force in protection of our property. Wake up people and change the laws in your state. Prowling crimes are WAY down in my state…..WAY DOWN!!!!

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  • APD847
    Posted on August 21, 2012 at 11:21am

    For the dolts leveling complaints vs the PD, this woman should’ve had the sense – heeded the dispatcher’s advice, if given – and kept her rear end INSIDE the house. What – she thinks they know who she is on sight???

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    • Rothbardian_in_the_Cleve
      Posted on August 21, 2012 at 11:30am

      This is a joke right? So cops just shoot anything that moves? Target identification and threat recognition no longer apply at the academy eh? What a joke. Tell me you’re not a cop…please.

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    • Tirabi
      Posted on August 21, 2012 at 11:35am

      While that is true, it does not exonerate the officer.

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    • wraith67
      Posted on August 21, 2012 at 12:46pm

      Can’t even randomly shoot in Afghanistan and the Cops should be held to a higher standard. The soldier that randomly shoots some a woman in her backyard anywhere in AFG or IZ is going to Leavenworth and nobody will shed a tear at all.

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    • jeffersonian1776
      Posted on August 21, 2012 at 4:21pm

      what is it that makes a policeman’s life of more value than mine, or the lady who was shot, or anyone else for that matter? Why should police be allowed to defend themselves, like the criminals would be if all guns were taken away from the “dangerous” citizenry, and the rest of us can just wait and hope the police protect our lives’ over his/her own life? You are a danger to the rest of a civilized society as much as the criminals are! Go get a job with the TSA if you haven’t already, you power abuser!

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  • jungle J
    Posted on August 21, 2012 at 11:21am

    When the progressives took over hiring in the 60′s they wanted exactly what is happening now..weak and femanized police so that the public would turn against them and government could send the soldiers in….only the sane understand…..

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  • Landon410
    Posted on August 21, 2012 at 11:17am

    cop is just pissed he has to live in that 3rd world country of california
    place is junk

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  • Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
    Posted on August 21, 2012 at 11:16am

    Figures, now the police ignore the criminal and shoot the homeowner.

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  • thegreatcarnac
    Posted on August 21, 2012 at 11:13am

    There…I’ll bet you will not call the police again. You interrupted our coffee break with this nitpickin’ crap.

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  • v15
    Posted on August 21, 2012 at 11:13am

    Another story of a person being shot by the police. Police are too trigger happy with deadly force these days. The report never said anything about the cop yelling a warning before shooting, so I‘m going to assume that she wasn’t given a warning. I‘m glad she wasn’t killed and I hope she files a lawsuit against the police department.

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  • snowdrop
    Posted on August 21, 2012 at 11:04am

    Always remember the police carry guns to protect themselves, not other people. If you want protection, get your own gun.

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  • AJAYW
    Posted on August 21, 2012 at 11:04am

    They have dummied down the requirements so much to get the unfit in the ranks, you can’t any different out come

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  • Countrygirl1362
    Posted on August 21, 2012 at 11:04am

    How horrible. Seems like that officer might need more shoot/don’t shoot training.

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    • hayesstephen
      Posted on August 21, 2012 at 11:21am

      This cop is either a coward, or burnt out has been, or stupid. I would like some other suggestions. Cops used to go on a call BY THEMSELVES, now if someone spits on sidewalk suddenly there are six or seven cops standing around doing nothing. There are too many cops, they are trained to be paramilitary in their dealings with citizens, and not PEACE OFFICERS!! When cops are around stay out of their way, you are taking your life in your hands if you don’t. Recover quickly and thank you for your service to our Country.

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    • THX-1138
      Posted on August 21, 2012 at 12:58pm

      “Cops used to go on a call BY THEMSELVES, now if someone spits on sidewalk suddenly there are six or seven cops standing around doing nothing.”

      A very close friend of mine answered a domestin disturbance call in a very small town, by himself, three years ago. He was ambushed by a mentally ill individual with a shotgun. A partner may have made the difference.

      I still miss him.

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  • johnjamison
    Posted on August 21, 2012 at 10:56am

    Someone is going to have a BIG payday

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  • hidden_lion
    Posted on August 21, 2012 at 10:54am

    More quality Police action. Don’t they train these guys anymore?

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    • RANGER1965
      Posted on August 21, 2012 at 11:04am

      One of them was a rookie, it was dark, he was scared.

      When the homeowner walked up on them and identified herself, she scared the crap out of the rookie, and he shot her.

      End result: Rookie gets fired and gets a job as mall security. Police Department gets sued for a couple of million. More emphasis is placed on individual police tactics at the police academy (which all departments sorely need).

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    • RamonPreston
      Posted on August 21, 2012 at 11:05am

      Get your police diploma on-line. Or use Photoshop.

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  • oldguy49
    Posted on August 21, 2012 at 10:53am

    shoot the intruder and then call the police to come pick up the remains…………..

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    • Dishevel
      Posted on August 21, 2012 at 10:59am

      In California we shoot the intruder, call the police and wait to go to prison.
      When we get out the criminals family sues us and moves into our house.
      Justice is awesome.

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    • Toltepeceno
      Posted on August 21, 2012 at 11:02am

      Bingo.

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    • RightUnite
      Posted on August 21, 2012 at 11:23am

      Right… Shoot intruder, call cops, tell them you would like the cops and an ambulance to your address, then hang up. Tell them nothing else.

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    • Dom321
      Posted on August 21, 2012 at 12:45pm

      @Dishevel

      A Canadian friend was deeply surprised that we carry in FL. When asked what they can avail themselves for protection InYour Home, he said “nothing”. If you hurt the intruder, you will be prosecuted. “it is really bad” he said. Looks like we are heading that way in the US.

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    • integrican
      Posted on August 21, 2012 at 2:30pm

      DOM321, Canadians can and do own firearms. They cannot carry them in public but can have them in their homes. The gun laws in Canada are indeed strict, too strict, and they very much hate them. They are in the pro-cess (Canadian joke, they say the “o” in it’s long sense “0” not “ah” in that word, like the Brits) of changing their ways, but are still miles from where they came, where my family had a summer home when I was a child. What has happened in Canada saddens me deeply, and to see the USA leaning the way Canada did, saddens me even more.

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    • marcus_arealius
      Posted on August 21, 2012 at 3:13pm

      Shoot the intruder, then call The Wolf (Winston Wolf). Problem solved.

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    • Stu D. Baker-Hawk
      Posted on August 21, 2012 at 3:33pm

      @ Dishevel: Nobody is stopping you from ‘voting’ with your feet (i.e., GET THE HELL OUT OF CALIFORNIA). I left in ‘79 and have never looked back.

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