“Why did you shoot me? I was reading a book” -
muc - 07-07-2013
This went through Twitter today:
http://www.salon.com/2013/07/07/“why_did...f_control/
What the hell...
Edit: Link is a bit weird and breaks on my browser, alternative link:
http://goo.gl/bYtNZ
Excerpt:
After overhearing the men wagering, Baucum befriended Culosi as a cover to begin investigating him. During the next several months, he talked Culosi into raising the stakes of what Culosi thought were just more fun wagers between friends to make watching sports more interesting. Eventually Culosi and Baucum bet more than $2,000 in a single day. Under Virginia law, that was enough for police to charge Culosi with running a gambling operation. And that’s when they brought in the SWAT team.
On the night of January 24, 2006, Baucum called Culosi and arranged a time to drop by to collect his winnings. When Culosi, barefoot and clad in a T-shirt and jeans, stepped out of his house to meet the man he thought was a friend, the SWAT team began to move in. Seconds later, Det. Deval Bullock, who had been on duty since 4:00 AM and hadn’t slept in seventeen hours, fired a bullet that pierced Culosi’s heart.
Sal Culosi’s last words were to Baucum, the cop he thought was a friend: “Dude, what are you doing?”
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Kickb - 07-07-2013
The ol' honeypot.
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JoyStick - 07-07-2013
wow dude. that's super fucked up.
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Beyond Borders - 07-07-2013
That entire article pissed me off. Land of the free...
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Walderschmidt - 07-07-2013
Why the fuck did they shoot him for Gambling?
For Gambling?!
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Vacancier Permanent - 07-07-2013
Wow speechless!!! its getting more and more ridiculous by the day...Is there anything left that one can do without Brutus coming after you nawadays in the land of the free?
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Soma - 07-07-2013
Isn't that entrapment?
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WestIndianArchie - 07-07-2013
I knew it was a Radley Balko piece.
Great share.
WIA
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babelfish669 - 07-07-2013
That article is an absolute must read. Ordering the book. Might even order 20 copies to cover birthday's for the next year.
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R Smoov - 07-07-2013
Only trust a few.
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Screwston - 07-07-2013
Average American would take the law enforcment's side without a second thought. "You did something illegal so you're a bad person!"
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Roadrunner - 07-07-2013
Baucum's a piece of shit.
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muc - 07-08-2013
Quote: (07-07-2013 03:26 PM)SexualHarrasmentPanda Wrote:
Baucum's a piece of shit.
why?
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Roadrunner - 07-08-2013
Quote: (07-08-2013 03:52 AM)muc Wrote:
Quote: (07-07-2013 03:26 PM)SexualHarrasmentPanda Wrote:
Baucum's a piece of shit.
why?
He deliberately tried to fuck up a man who thought they were friends.
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iknowexactly - 07-08-2013
on a raid after 17 hours on duty? sound like management's at fault too. if the dead dude didn't go for a gun.
I read the article. Scary, gun nut cops with too much equipment eager to use it. I wonder how many are on steroids?
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NY Digital - 07-08-2013
Link is dead. Article must've been removed.
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iknowexactly - 07-08-2013
Quote: (07-08-2013 12:15 PM)NY Digital Wrote:
Link is dead. Article must've been removed.
I just viewed it at:
http://www.salon.com/2013/07/07/“why_did...f_control/
That police department paid out 2 mill to the family. That particular case was not swept under the rug.
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muc - 07-08-2013
Ah Sorry. Yes, I mixed up the names. I thought it was referring to the author.
Quote: (07-08-2013 12:06 PM)SexualHarrasmentPanda Wrote:
Quote: (07-08-2013 03:52 AM)muc Wrote:
Quote: (07-07-2013 03:26 PM)SexualHarrasmentPanda Wrote:
Baucum's a piece of shit.
why?
He deliberately tried to fuck up a man who thought they were friends.