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“willing to sacrifice proper investigative work and our civil liberties for yet another arrest.”
I agree.EastTexasRancher wrote: ↑Wed Mar 06, 2019 7:05 am I'm at a point where I even wonder if the small amounts of pot and coke that were "found" were even really there to begin with?
I find that very hard to believe. The natural response for the vast majority of untrained, inexperienced people is to freeze, not reach for a battlefield pick-up.philip964 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 06, 2019 10:47 amI agree.EastTexasRancher wrote: ↑Wed Mar 06, 2019 7:05 am I'm at a point where I even wonder if the small amounts of pot and coke that were "found" were even really there to begin with?
The wife lunging for the fallen officer's weapon, always sounded made up from the first time I read it.
Charles L. Cotton wrote: ↑Wed Mar 06, 2019 12:26 pmI find that very hard to believe. The natural response for the vast majority of untrained, inexperienced people is to freeze, not reach for a battlefield pick-up.philip964 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 06, 2019 10:47 amI agree.EastTexasRancher wrote: ↑Wed Mar 06, 2019 7:05 am I'm at a point where I even wonder if the small amounts of pot and coke that were "found" were even really there to begin with?
The wife lunging for the fallen officer's weapon, always sounded made up from the first time I read it.
Chas.
It's much easier to believe she acted emotionally, not tactically, and rushed over to comfort her dying doggy.It seems more likely the wife was going to take care of her dog.philip964 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 06, 2019 10:47 amI agree.EastTexasRancher wrote: ↑Wed Mar 06, 2019 7:05 am I'm at a point where I even wonder if the small amounts of pot and coke that were "found" were even really there to begin with?
The wife lunging for the fallen officer's weapon, always sounded made up from the first time I read it.
He may need to be retired to Huntsville.philip964 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 07, 2019 8:31 pm https://www.click2houston.com/news/hpd- ... ource-says
Officer under investigation will retire on Friday.
If he's actually convicted of killing the middle age couple he murdered, will he still get his pension?WTR wrote: ↑Thu Mar 07, 2019 8:54 pmHe may need to be retired to Huntsville.philip964 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 07, 2019 8:31 pm https://www.click2houston.com/news/hpd- ... ource-says
Officer under investigation will retire on Friday.
Police officers enjoy Fifth Amendment privileges as do all Americans.baseballguy2001 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 10, 2019 5:57 pm I'm afraid you guys are missing the point ... once he retires, any questions he's asked, he can refuse to answer via his 5th amendment right. If he's still a police officer, he must answer all the questions. This is an attempt to stay out of prison but also to keep whatever pension he can get. Goines probably can't risk this sort of strategy since he is staring at a few more surgeries.
Charles L. Cotton wrote: ↑Mon Mar 11, 2019 4:20 pmPolice officers enjoy Fifth Amendment privileges as do all Americans.baseballguy2001 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 10, 2019 5:57 pm I'm afraid you guys are missing the point ... once he retires, any questions he's asked, he can refuse to answer via his 5th amendment right. If he's still a police officer, he must answer all the questions. This is an attempt to stay out of prison but also to keep whatever pension he can get. Goines probably can't risk this sort of strategy since he is staring at a few more surgeries.
Chas.