tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6032288097291902285.post6083816425531699541..comments2024-03-19T02:43:07.969-04:00Comments on "Time's Up!": Police Officer Involved Domestic ViolenceTime's Uphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09908111385466002389noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6032288097291902285.post-37250962726169471432010-03-12T12:19:56.509-05:002010-03-12T12:19:56.509-05:00Back in 1957 my father was shot and killed by a po...Back in 1957 my father was shot and killed by a police officer while sitting on a barstool of a local gathering place for men who worked for the state and oilfield companies. (Among others) They ruled the shooting 'accidental' although this officer had a few drinks before the shooting occurred. Allegedly, they (the police department) called the officer at home and asked him to go check out a man (not my father) at the bar creating a ruckus. The decision was that the officer was on duty (24/7 seven days a week) even after completing his regular shift; therefore, no negligence on the officer's part of the incident was found. <br /><br />Even back then the police did not 'police' their own. No acknowledgment that he was negligent was ever spoken. He kept his job and retired many years later. Cover-ups were the order of the day.<br /><br />Granted this wasn't a D.V. shooting, but it was an officer involved shooting and a blatant disregard for my father’s rights and our family. And I can’t see where a whole lot has changed since that night over 52-years-ago. Yes, in some instances they do investigate officers more thoroughly now; officers are found guilty of negligence and of D.V. in a court of law. But overall, cover-ups still prevail; it did in 1957 when my father was killed and it did in 1989 when yours shot your mother, and still does. <br /><br />The silence is still deafening.TigressPenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10486657532479733143noreply@blogger.com