St. Louis Cops gun down sheriff's deputy in the street

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Looks like the frenzied police state is starting to consume itself.

http://www.ksdk.com/rss/article/2436...y-was-murdered

Family says slain St. Louis deputy was murdered
7:03 PM, Feb 11, 2011 | 29 comments


By Sharon Stevens

St. Louis, MO (KSDK) - The family of a St. Louis Sheriff's deputy says he was murdered by a local police officer.

Timothy Kern was shot and killed by a St. Louis police officer late Thursday night after he allegedly reached for a gun.

Police responded to the 5700 block of Virginia, located near the intersection of Michigan and Dover around 10:30 p.m. Thursday after hearing reports of two men arguing in the street.

Timothy Kern was off-duty at the time. St. Louis police say Kern was agitated and yelling; a second man was trying to calm him down, all in the middle of the street.

Kern had been a sheriff's deputy for more than eight years. They believe Kern was upset because of a break-up with a girlfriend.

Authorities say Kern was shot after failing to comply with police orders to show his hands. Kern's family says they don't believe the whole story is being told.

The officer who shot Kern has been on the force for 16-years and was placed on administrative leave. That's standard procedure.

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So now the thugs are going after real law enforcement.

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I'm trying to come up with a better term than friendly fire incident for when LEOs off each other due to blatant disregard for the rights of citizens.