FLASHPOINT:

The Henderson cops …

Sat, Feb 16, 2008 (2 a.m.)

The Henderson cops have not done themselves any favors with their shroud of secrecy after a 23-year-old officer shot that ice cream lady. They say she had a knife, but others didn’t see it — and now her family says there was no knife. And check out the first sentence of the news release the city sent out on the Tuesday incident: “A patrol officer was forced to shoot a 42-year-old woman that was yielding a knife ...” Now that inspires confidence. Forget that a woman is a “who” and not a “that.” That’s just a run-of-the-mill grammatical crime. But yielding a knife? If she was yielding the knife, why shoot her? Could they have meant “wielding” a knife? Not a good mistake to make. But perhaps not the worst one made in this case.

Discussion: 2 comments so far…

By llanquihue

2/16/08 at 2:19 a.m.

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And your point? secrecy plus poor vocabulary = gestapo? First of all, why don't we let the investigation runs it course. Secondly, Mr. Ralston, maybe you should continue your lecture circuit to the drugged out and whigged out criminals and parasites that permeate the Las Vegas Valley. Please give them a lecture re the "social compact" they have entered into and how they should hold up their end? And while you are at it Mr. Ralston, please give some lectures to the perpetual criminal element in the Las Vegas Valley (see several shootings over the last few days). For starters, a visit from you to the parents of the thugs shot and doing the shooting might be helpful. Make sure you include a discourse on "personal responsibility" for these wonderful citizens (or illegal aliens). Thank you for your time.
By vegasdemocrat

2/25/08 at 1:55 a.m.

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The bigger concern here in this story should be the death of one of our citizens at the hands of law enforcement... again. Did any witness see a knife? Her family and bystanders say "no." This has been a huge problem in the black community. I realize our police have a dangerous job and have to use caution, but perhaps there needs to be some additional training or something. Something has got to change.