Bet you were just as pissed at the Parkland Deputy that failed to enter and return fire, but did call his boss.

What if 100% in her mind and in her heart she believed it was her apartment...oh wait...never mind.

There was reason for him to go in, to save lives. There was no reason for her to go in, other than to be a hero, she was trained not to go in, in that situation. Then to go in any way and shoot a guy eating bowl of ice cream, she shot him before he could even stand up.

She thought it was her house. Of course there is a reason.

I pity the fool that is in my house when I get home. I will not call for backup first, aint nobody got time for that.

She thought it was her house. Of course there is a reason.

I pity the fool that is in my house when I get home. I will not call for backup first, aint nobody got time for that.

In the opinion of a lot of people, myself included, it doesn’t matter what she 100% believed in her head and heart. You shouldn’t be able to escape consequences because you believed with conviction something that you should’ve known to be untrue and then kill an innocent, unarmed person, police or not. It’s just unacceptable, no matter how sad or tragic it is for the shooter.

Hopefully you and your family don't ever have the burden of you being sent to prison for making a mistake.

She thought it was her house. Of course there is a reason.

I pity the fool that is in my house when I get home. I will not call for backup first, aint nobody got time for that.

That’s the thing - we know quite a bit, and you would too, if you’d read the testimony or had watched the trial on TV.

-her training told her to not enter the apartment, find cover, and wait for backup. She testified she didn’t remember that from the de-escalation training she took in April. She shot him in September. Maybe her lawyers just decided to not object and her training didn’t say that. Maybe she was just a bad witness. But that came out in court.

-She was distracted by her police partner/boyfriend, who was married, and texted him during the 911 call saying she effed up and needed help. She said she tried chest compressions with one hand while she was on the phone with 911 but she had no blood on her and none of her rubber gloves from her duty belt were used or bloody. We have an EMs here who says it wouldn’t have mattered (and I trust and believe him) but I think her not attempting any aid went a long way to not have much sympathy because she texted her partner, who she was having an affair with, while speaking with 911.

-when questioning the ME about the angle of the bullet wound, the defense attorney suggested that he was standing up from his couch when he was shot. She says she gave commands and he was approaching her and feared for her life. She claims he was coming towards her and it is more likely that he was shocked someone came in and stood up and she shot him.

-she testified that he intentionally pulled the trigger to kill him because she feared for her life and thought he was an intruder.

I feel bad for her, I really do, but I feel worse for him. If you’re pissed people have made up their minds, fine, but the evidence is out there.

What are you gonna do if there are 3 or 4 armed guys in there?

What are you gonna do if there are 3 or 4 armed guys in there?

Regarding her not rendering aid...I have to agree this weighs heavily on my heart. I am
Medically trained and have been through a lot so I know my skill set is different from the normal person’s but first aid is first aid and rendering first aid is pretty easy as long as you don’t freak out. she did freak out She wasn’t thinking straight at all, likely from shock and adrenaline, and distraction. The fact she was texting her BF was telling to me she wasn’t completely out of her mind, and that is something the jury reasoned as well.

A gunshot wound to the chest should first be assessed for bleeding, stop the bleeding. Pressure, she had quickclot or an equivalent which she didn’t use (because it didn’t occur to her to use it, her words) and that can stop bleeding if applied. Then assess breathing, heart rate, and go from there. This should have been going on while she was on with 911, but she was texting instead.

Now, as fireman said, this wound was not going to be survivable. She didn’t know that. A fireman/met crew wouldn’t know that, and if the patient had vitals by the time they got there they would have continued working until he bled out internally or externally. But she didn’t know that. Her thoughts were not on the patient, they were on herself. That tells a lot. It was the reason for the whole debacle to begin with. Had she been paying attention her whole ride home instead of focusing on getting laid, this would not have happened at all, most likely. Sad deal all the way around.

I've always heard that you NEVER want to say your intent was to kill, which is exactly what she said. She should/could have said her intent was to neutralize the threat. Probably wouldn't have mattered in her verdict, but would have sounded a whole lot better to the jury.

This is correct. We are trained to terminate the threat. Termination doesn't mean taking someone's life, it simply means to stop the aggression towards you or another.

Yep, it usually isn't a good thing when the defendant takes the stand. Sometimes it works out but not very often.

clearly this was the defining moment of the trial.

^^^^^this

Yep, it usually isn't a good thing when the defendant takes the stand. Sometimes it works out but not very often.

There are several on here that should never take the stand either.