Washington state: Man shot during traffic stop had armor-piercing bullets, Qur'an, books on converting to Islam - Atlas Shrugs
Here is the full story.
Man Police Shot During Traffic Stop Was Armed With Armor-Piercing Bullets
KEY PENINSULA, Wash. -- A man who was fatally shot by Tacoma police during a traffic stop early Wednesday morning pointed a gun loaded with armor-piercing bullets at the officer who stopped him and was carrying a large amount of ammunition in his truck, the Tacoma Police Department said.Now here is my favorite part.
Wednesday afternoon, the Medical Examiner's Office identified the man as Brooks Papineau of Gig Harbor. He died of a gunshot wound to the abdomen.
"The driver exited his vehicle armed with a gun, and the officer opened fire, striking the subject," said Mark Fulghum of the Tacoma Police Department.
When police searched Papineau's truck, they found a large amount of ammunition and additional ammunition magazines.They also said they found a Koran and several books on converting to Islam.
Police said Papineau went home sick from his job at the U.S. Postal Service at about 8 p.m. Tuesday.
The Tacoma officer who shot Papineau was on her way home from work when she pulled him over on State Route 302 near 97th Avenue Northwest just after 2 a.m. Police said the officer suspected Papineau had been drinking and driving.
Fulghum said the man's intention with the gun is unknown and the situation "went down quickly."Mr Fulghum, if a man is pulled over on traffic and gets out of his car with a pistol in his hands I think his intention with the gun is quite clear. Nice shooting officer.
...Police said Papineau was hit at least once in the stomach. He was taken to St. Anthony Hospital in Gig Harbor and was later pronounced dead.
Police are still trying to figure out if Papineau fired any shots before he was shot. It was not immediately known how many shots were fired, but there were several shell casings found at the scene.
I am a little curious...when a nutcase went on a shooting spree in Arizona the overeducated moron Paul Krugman within minutes announced Sarah Palin was responsible. After the Time Square bombing the idiot mayor immediately said the suspect was "Home-grown, maybe a mentally deranged person or somebody with a political agenda that doesn’t like the health care bill…"
These people are strangely silent now. And why isn't our objective media asking CAIR about this? Or is the Brady Foundation going to raise awareness of the hazard of federal empoloyees going postal with cop-killer bullets? How about a new movie on this premise.
I think we know the answers.
Don't believe everything you hear from the police dept. Brooks was a good man, a typical guy, and he was definitely not Muslim.
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ReplyDeleteWhat is a typical guy doing with armor piercing rounds? Also the story said didn't say he was a Muslim but he had books on converting to the religion. Please get your facts straight.
Hollow point bullets are not "armor piercing." As an officer, I would think you would know this, but since most of my friends who are officers are not rocket scientists, let me explain...
ReplyDeleteA hollow point bullet expands on impact. It is not designed to go through anything, but to expand and inflict maximum damage before exiting. It is not designed to go through armor. In fact, a hollow point bullet is, in most cases, not very effective against someone wearing body armor.
Since you did not know Brooks, I find it interesting that you assume, that since you are police officer, that you automatically know what the heck is going on. You know very little. Very very very little, but make some fairly large assumptions.
I would think that someone who takes pride in their work tries to actually be good at it. I fail to see how your methodology could possibly be used to make you better at your job, which is to protect people like me who pay the taxes that eventually go into your bank account so that you can take care of your family.
Please get your facts straight.
Anon,
DeleteIf you can read, please reread the abstract above. The article specifically mentions “armor piercing” bullets (I used the slang term “cop killer” bullets) and the term “hollow point” is not mentioned in the article or my commentary.
I was drawing attention to the hypocrisy of the usual suspects on the left (i.e. Krugman and Bloomberg) who want to blame any act of gun violence on law abiding gun owners. The fact you cannot see something that simple is not my shortcoming but yours.
Aditionally your lack of English skills is appauling. Please either get back into the books, take a rememdial composition course or demand a refund from your school.
Nothing in the press release regarding this "murder" was even close to accurate. Always best to cover your ass, quickly, as to not raise the public's interest. Those who knew Brooks, know the truth, not the fabrication given to the press.
ReplyDeleteAll a cover-up.