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SeanTX
02-18-2014, 09:15 PM
They need a little more time to get their stories together it appears ....

http://www.kvue.com/news/local/Investigation-continues-into-fatal-shooting-of-Bastrop-woman-245884241.html



Son of woman killed by deputy speaks

by ASHLEY GOUDEAU and HEATHER KOVAR / KVUE News
Bio | Email | Follow: @HeatherK_KVUE

kvue.com

Posted on February 17, 2014 at 5:20 PM

Updated today at 10:12 AM


Still unknown if woman killed by Bastrop deputy was armed
Sheriff's office won't release 911 calls, video in officer-involved shooting

BASTROP COUNTY, Texas -- A modest house in Bastrop is now missing the person who made it home, Yvette Smith.

"She was strong hearted, you know," said Anthony Bell, speaking of his mother. "Loving and caring, would do anything for her children. She worked three jobs if she had to. If you needed anything, she was willing to give you whatever she had."

Just after 12:30 a.m. Sunday, Bastrop County sheriffs were called to a home on Zimmerman Avenue. The caller said two men, who KVUE News has learned are father and son, were fighting over a gun.

When deputies arrived, one of the men was outside. The other was inside. Smith came to the door and was shot by 28-year-old Deputy Daniel Willis. She was taken to the hospital, where she died.

Initially, investigators said Smith had a gun and didn't follow the deputy's commands. Hours later, they retracted that statement saying they don't know if Smith had a gun.

The home owner and neighbors said she did not.

"This is a big tragedy for everybody, because, I mean, we feel unsafe now. I mean, an officer shot somebody without the person being armed," said neighbor Joe Martinez. "It just hurts, because now you can't trust an officer here."

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The Texas Rangers and Bastrop County Sheriff's Office are investigating the shooting.

Cissy
02-18-2014, 10:48 PM
Whoever let the cat out of the bag will almost certainly be fired.

fr33
02-18-2014, 10:57 PM
Cops, especially the Texas ones, are scared of their own shadow. They are itching to be violent.

ChristianAnarchist
02-18-2014, 11:03 PM
cops = cowards...

Cleaner44
02-18-2014, 11:26 PM
"This is a big tragedy for everybody, because, I mean, we feel unsafe now. I mean, an officer shot somebody without the person being armed," said neighbor Joe Martinez. "It just hurts, because now you can't trust an officer here."

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Spikender
02-18-2014, 11:35 PM
http://blogimages.thescore.com/nhl/files/2012/09/The-more-you-know.jpg

I saw that part too, and the only thing I could think was:

Can't trust an officer there?

More like all across the country.

Coward Killer Pigs are spreading like Reefer Madness.

DamianTV
02-19-2014, 02:36 AM
Cops, especially the Texas ones, are scared of their own shadow. They are itching to be violent.

What does one expect when every cop is taught that mundanes are the dangerous ones? The idea is reinforced constantly. If you break the law, you might be a terrorist. If you dont break the law, you might be a terrorist, in hiding. We are dehumanized in their eyes, just as their actions cause us to dehumanize them. We dont call them people, we call them Cops. If neither side puts forth any efforts to peacefully alter the mindset of the other, the only thing that can happen is bloodshed.

phill4paul
02-19-2014, 06:21 AM
Cops are really good, or really suck depending, about crafting a story for their purpose.

http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?444395-Gypsy-cop-Fired-from-one-department-for-shooting-Applies-at-another

pcosmar
02-19-2014, 07:04 AM
Days later they still aren't talking.

http://www.keyetv.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/bastrop-co-sheriffs-office-still-silent-sunday-shooting-16206.shtml

It's a story that has everyone -- except the Sherriff's Office -- talking.

jtap
02-21-2014, 09:26 AM
...Just after 12:30 a.m. Sunday, Bastrop County sheriffs were called to a home on Zimmerman Avenue...

Coincidence? You just knew something controversial was going to go down!

JK/SEA
02-21-2014, 09:55 AM
My nephew, an ex-Military Police Officer, is planning on becoming a City cop. I told my sister-in-law, mother of said nephew, that if her son becomes a cop, that will be the end of anymore visits to her home, and she and nephew will not be welcome in mine.....her reply?....why?....i spent the next 20 minutes explaining it to her....''oh, ok'', was her final comment. Haven't heard from her in a few weeks now.....

belian78
02-21-2014, 10:05 AM
My nephew, an ex-Military Police Officer, is planning on becoming a City cop. I told my sister-in-law, mother of said nephew, that if her son becomes a cop, that will be the end of anymore visits to her home, and she and nephew will not be welcome in mine.....her reply?....why?....i spent the next 20 minutes explaining it to her....''oh, ok'', was her final comment. Haven't heard from her in a few weeks now.....
I've stopped all communication with two friends of mine that I've had since I was 8 yrs old because they both became LEO's. It sucks, but I don't regret it.

unknown
02-25-2014, 09:09 PM
Cops, especially the Texas ones, are scared of their own shadow. They are itching to be violent.

I would tend to agree in general but why more so with TX cops?

pcosmar
02-25-2014, 10:24 PM
Shooting ruled a Homicide
http://www.keyetv.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/report-calls-bastrop-co-deputyinvolved-fatal-shooting-homicide-16263.shtml

and more,,
http://www.statesman.com/news/news/bastrop-deputys-training-records-were-tampered-wit/ndbLY/

fr33
02-25-2014, 10:24 PM
I would tend to agree in general but why more so with TX cops?

It might be that I'm projecting due to my own experiences and am incorrect but in TX "law and order" campaigns of sheriffs and police chiefs are more likely to win elections. There is a culture of stomping on peoples' rights and being cheered on for doing so.

green73
02-26-2014, 03:04 PM
Bump

http://www.policestateusa.com/2014/yvette-smith/

aGameOfThrones
02-26-2014, 03:32 PM
Bump

http://www.policestateusa.com/2014/yvette-smith/


The 9-1-1 caller had alleged that two males were arguing in the presence of a gun.


This one right here^ needs a Rope!!!