A Houston police sergeant and a Fayetteville, Arkansas officer are the latest fatal victims of non-stop assaults on cops
Not a day goes by when somewhere in this country a police officer or several officers are physically assaulted or shot. Fortunately, some of the officers who are shot manage to survive. Other officers are not so fortunate. On Saturday two officers were gunned down and lost their lives.
Houston police Sgt. Christopher Brewster, 32, was gunned down by Arturo Solis, 25, who had been beating up his girlfriend. Solis was taken into custody and confessed to detectives that he had shot Sgt. Brewster who leaves behind a wife, his two parents and his sister.
Fayetteville, Arkansas police officer Stephen Carr , 27,was ambushed and executed while sitting in his parked patrol car behind the police building. Two Fayetteville officers who responded to the sounds of gunfire located London T. Phillips, 35, the assassin, and during a confrontation shot the worthless piece of shit dead.
Cops risk their lives every day trying to protect the public, yet many in the public dislike, or even hate, the very ones trying to protect them. It seems as though there is a non-stop war on cops that started with the cultural revolution attendant to the Vietnam War.
Here is my personal feeling: Shame on the Houston cops for taking Solis alive and three great big cheers for Fayetteville Cpl. Seay Floyd and Officer Natalie Eucce who terminated the assassin of Officer Stephen Carr.
UPDATE: Also, on Friday, even though he was wearing a bulletproof vest, Huntsville, Alabama police Officer Billy Clardy was shot in the heart by LaJeromeny Brown, 41, during a drug buy operation. Clardy is survived by his wife and five children. His father, also a Huntsville police officer, was killed in a car crash while on duty in 1978. Brown was arrested after a short chase.
17 comments:
Each scenario is different. Please don't place shame on the Houston cops. Cops are not supposed to be executioners. In both cases the cops did their jobs as the law and circumstances dictated.
I once had a friend who was a police officer in the 70's. A man he had arrested him swore publicly that he would kill the officer. The man was arrested with a gun waiting to ambush the cop. I'm not going to say he was arrested without incident, but he wasn't killed. The ammo in the man's revolver had the initials of the cop carved into them.
Sadly, I will be attending that police officer's memorial this week. He died of natural causes.
That is very un-PC of you Howie.
Sorry Trey, but in my day cop killers did not live to go on trial, and I'm not going to apologize for wanting the same today.
Yet when the Houston police killed the couple in an illegal raid their murder was a "tragic accident" to you.
The killing of police is wrong and I hope the guy get the death penalth; however, your attitude is the reason many people don't like the police
Trey, let me add that in my day cop killers were not shot if they surrendered to the police. However, if they were perceived to be the slightest threat to the cops trying to arrest them, they were wasted. That may not fit in with PC, but killing a cop killer at the slightest excuse is not an execution. It's simply not waiting for any hostage negotiations.
Anon, where do you get that the Hardy Street shooting was a "tragic accident" to me? Having participated in numerous drug raids, I was skeptical of that raid from the get-go and expressed my skepticism on BGB. And shortly thereafter, I condemned Officer Goins in no uncertain terms.
Anon, there are 800,000 law enforcement officers in the US. A very small number of them, like Goins, are bad cops. I do not defend bad cops or bad policing.
Howie, Thanks for clarifying.
You're correct, you never said accident. You do imply that the raid was justified, and that it wasn't murder. Your words are below:
"But not so fast there! The search warrant clearly listed the Harding Street address and described the place to be raided as a one-story house. The fact that the narcs found only some pot and a white powder does not mean Tuttle was not in the business of selling black tar heroin. There was nothing untoward in the use of the confidential informant who may or not have been paid. Based on the search warrant affidavit, the cops hit the right house.
As for Rhogena Nicholas being unarmed, the moment she reached for the fallen officer’s shotgun she was dead meat. And the dog was shot because it was aggressive in trying to protect its masters and their house.
The deaths of Tuttle and his wife and the wounding of four officers was a tragedy no doubt"
A little later you say:
"Oh, by the way, a lot of criminals, especially dope dealers, are dirt bags. And those of you who call cops murderers are dirt bags too!"
Now of course you seem to have forgotten your words, and agree that the police did murder the homeowners.
Anon, you got me good. Like Chief Acevedo, I shot my mouth off before the truth came out. My bad! However, as soon as it became apparent that this raid stunk, I condemned it and Officer Goins who lied on the search warrant affidavit. Not only was there no informant who Goins said was buying heroin from Tuttle, but the slimeball was fucking one of his informants, something an honorable officer should never, never do. I hope Goins gets punished to the full extent of the law ... that should be life in prison.
Goins is particularly pernicious. His wrongdoing leaves all raids suspect and gives cop haters fodder for their hatred of those who risk their lives every day in order to protect them.
One comment about the raid. The cops had the right to raid the Harding Street house because a judge signed the search warrant. Whenever I took an affidavit to a judge, he would question me extensively before issuing a search warrant. In the Harding Street case, it looks as though the judge rubber-stamped the affidavit without asking any questions. Instead of getting thrown off the bench and disbarred, that judge, if he asked Goins no questions, is literally getting away with murder..
I'm interested to see how this shakes out. I don't believe all the information about the raid has been made public or all the information may never be known. Once a criminal case has been filed the 5th Amendment may be invoked because sometimes the talking will not set you free.
Trey, it is unfortunate that some Houston cops are defending Goins by claiming that all the facts have not come out. They want to give the slimeball a pass for lying on a search warrant affidavit. They can't bring themselves to believe that Goins would endanger the lives of his fellow officers, which he did by conjuring up a non-existent informant and a non-existent drug buy. Don't be like them!
Howie, I agree with Anon.
You are writing an opinion believing that other cops are defending Goins. I have never stated that. You did. Just because people want more information doesn't mean they are defending Goins. Now you are handing me advice? "Don't be like them!" I was in law enforcement for 42 years and climbed the ranks into management. I have been on the scene of and made decisions regarding critical situations. Of all people you should know not to state an opinion without all the facts. Anon called you on it and so have I.
Now I'm calling you on your statement:
"Sorry Trey, but in my day cop killers did not live to go on trial, and I'm not going to apologize for wanting the same today."
You also backtracked on that statement:
"Trey, let me add that in my day cop killers were not shot if they surrendered to the police. However, if they were perceived to be the slightest threat to the cops trying to arrest them, they were wasted. That may not fit in with PC, but killing a cop killer at the slightest excuse is not an execution. It's simply not waiting for any hostage negotiations."
BGB,
On your comment about the cops having the right to raid the Harding St house since a judge signed off....
I would think since the cop lied to obtain the warrant that the warrant would not be valid since the police did not act in good faith. If the warrant would not have been valid then legally they did not have a right to raid the house.
I do agree that the judge should be at least thrown off the bench and probably criminally charged.
Anon, the cops had a valid search warrant at the time of the raid. Even if a search warrant is based on a lie, it is still valid once it is issued by a judge. Goins could have given that warrant to any law enforcement officer to execute if he wanted to. It is a document that orders an officer to conduct the search of a specific location for evidence of a specific crime. In the Harding Street raid it was the possession and sale of illegal drugs. The fact that the warrant was based on an outright lie does not invalidate the warrant once it is issued by a judge..
Chances are that most, if not all, of the officers taking part in the raiding party were unaware that Goins had lied to obtain the search warrant. They were just as much a victim of Goins as Tuttle and his wife.
Trey, there is a good saying: If you're right, you do not have to defend yourself, if you're wrong you can't.
I don't know which part of that good saying applies. It certainly didn't answer the inconsistencies of your blog. It's also not true.
On this topic you know less than most.
Good night, Howie
You had 42 years in law enforcement and climbed the ranks in law enforcement. Wow, that is really impressive and must be the reason why "On this topic [I] know less than most."
Pardon my stupidity, but you told me in person that I jumped the gun because a "HPD friend" of yours told you that there is more to the story than what has come out, meaning Goins is getting screwed. He was defending the slime ball and he can't be the only Houston cop who feels that way, and by taking a swipe at what I wrote about Goins, you seem to feel the same way. And you can't clean that up by telling me I should not express an opinion before knowing all the facts. I suppose you could also say the DA should not have filed two felony murder charges against Goins until they had all the facts and the FBI should not have arrested him on federal charges either until all the facts were in.
I now defer to your 42 years of law enforcement service. And let me add, thank you for your service! God bless you Trey, and good day.
I'm sorry Howie, but you have jumped the tracks on this one. Now you are a thought reader...
"meaning Goins is getting screwed. He was defending the slime ball and he can't be the only Houston cop who feels that way, and by taking a swipe at what I wrote about Goins, you seem to feel the same way."
You are reading way too much into what I said. You are not responding reasonably. You are reacting. I no longer wish to comment on this subject.
Another Officer was killed last night in Nassau Bay. RIP, Sergeant Kaila Sullivan.
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