Thursday, February 27, 2014

SC officer shoots man reaching for cane

Via Jeffery

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A police officer in South Carolina shot a 70-year-old motorist who was reaching for a cane during a traffic stop because he thought the man was grabbing a rifle from the bed of his pickup truck, investigators said. The man was expected to survive.

The York County deputy, Terrence Knox, pulled over Bobby Canipe (kah-NYP’) of Lincolnton, N.C., for an expired license tag about 7:30 p.m. Tuesday north of Clover, S.C., York County sheriff’s spokesman Trent Faris said.
After stopping, Canipe got out of his pickup truck and reached into the bed, pulling out what Knox thought was a long-barreled rifle, Faris said. It was Canipe’s walking cane. The officer fired several times, hitting Canipe once, Faris said.

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5 comments:

  1. AnonymousFebruary 27, 2014 at 5:01 PM

    I wonder if the department used those "don't hesitate" training targets that show, among other things, elderly men, pregnant women, and little kids.

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  2. EricFebruary 27, 2014 at 6:41 PM

    Really? Did the guy "aim" the cane at the officer? Can they not tell the difference between a stick and a long barreled rifle?

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    1. Brock TownsendFebruary 27, 2014 at 6:57 PM

      This idiotic stuff will never stop until there is warranted reprisal.

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  3. AnonymousFebruary 28, 2014 at 2:43 AM

    Yes. They train for this. As crazy as it is. I would think that defense lawyers are having a field day!

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    1. Brock TownsendFebruary 28, 2014 at 11:36 AM

      If they could be sued individually, this crap would slow to a trickle. That and/or make dueling legal again.

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