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HarveyDarkey

(9,077 posts) Mon Jul 29, 2013, 11:05 AM Jul 2013

Deputies shoot man in his front yard He was getting cigarette out of his mother's car [View all]

Lying in a hospital bed the night after he was shot by Escambia County sheriff’s deputies in his own front yard, Roy Middleton only had one question: Why?

Middleton, 60, of the 200 block of Shadow Lawn Lane in Warrington, was shot in the leg about 2:42 a.m. Saturday while trying to retrieve a cigarette from his mother’s car in the driveway of their home.

A neighbor saw someone reaching into the car and called 911. While he was looking into the vehicle, deputies arrived in response to the burglary call.

Middleton said he was bent over in the car searching the interior for a loose cigarette when he heard a voice order him to, “Get your hands where I can see them.”

He said he initially thought it was a neighbor joking with him, but when he turned his head he saw deputies standing halfway down his driveway.

He said he backed out of the vehicle with his hands raised, but when he turned to face the deputies, they immediately opened fire.

http://www.pnj.com/article/20130728/NEWS11/307280027/Deputies-shoot-at-man-in-his-yard?nclick_check=1

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Deputies shoot man in his front yard He was getting cigarette out of his mother's car [View all] HarveyDarkey Jul 2013 OP

Yay, cops! They're the best! hatrack Jul 2013 #1

Quick! Post the cop holding the milk jugs! That excuses everything, and explains... villager Jul 2013 #6

If I'm your neighbor ... Give me a call before you call the swat team. Eddie Haskell Jul 2013 #8

Uh, I called the cops on a neighbors daughter when my neighbors were on vacation hollysmom Jul 2013 #159

Wow, that could have had a tragic ending. Eddie Haskell Jul 2013 #206

I don't think so hollysmom Jul 2013 #207

sounds like a nice place to live. Eddie Haskell Aug 2013 #209

very expensive though since it is only 10 miles out side of the city hollysmom Aug 2013 #210

Trigger happy assholes pscot Jul 2013 #20

Untrained trigger-happy assholes. How many rounds did they fire, and how many times did they miss? AnotherMcIntosh Jul 2013 #34

There's something seriously wrong pscot Jul 2013 #108

17 bullet casings found. SEVENTEEN. WinkyDink Jul 2013 #162

PIGS lark Jul 2013 #63

Shit - Fan Combination. Ghost Dog Jul 2013 #101

why? the pic tells us everything we need to know. niyad Jul 2013 #2

This^^^ HarveyDarkey Jul 2013 #11

It does indeed pscot Jul 2013 #22

It's open war on African Americans in Florida. Obviously. This isn't just a cop story. DevonRex Jul 2013 #80

well if you cant stop us from voting............ n/t. okieinpain Jul 2013 #147

Even if they use Diebold? AnotherMcIntosh Jul 2013 #155

BWB CincyDem Jul 2013 #104

Not totally true - truedelphi Jul 2013 #123

There it is. +1 Scootaloo Jul 2013 #152

Didn't even have to click the link to know what you were saying. joshcryer Jul 2013 #171

Another innocent black guy gets shot. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2013 #3

I smell a lawsuit. Aristus Jul 2013 #4

He now has PAID time off. A paid vacation in Florida. AnotherMcIntosh Jul 2013 #40

True, that. Ghost Dog Jul 2013 #109

"“My mother’s car is full of bullet holes though. My wife had to go and get a rental.” hedgehog Jul 2013 #5

Is the neighbor who called police white? Boom Sound 416 Jul 2013 #7

Why does that matter? East Coast Pirate Jul 2013 #74

because the budding narrative is racially motivated Boom Sound 416 Jul 2013 #111

So you are suggesting that all these questions should be asked and answered before we judge? notadmblnd Jul 2013 #127

Your second set of questions is my point Boom Sound 416 Jul 2013 #131

If the cops are black, they're still pigs for shooting the guy without asking questions first. notadmblnd Jul 2013 #134

What happen to your scary black guy bit? Boom Sound 416 Jul 2013 #136

That's the excuse people in FLa use to justiy shooting AAs that are minding their own business notadmblnd Jul 2013 #139

I think it's quite evident you know very little Boom Sound 416 Jul 2013 #140

That could be... However, I think it's quite evident- that you know even less. notadmblnd Jul 2013 #145

So lets see Boom Sound 416 Jul 2013 #137

Well I live near where Oscar Grant was shot by a police officer, why should I trust? CreekDog Jul 2013 #193

And I changed planes at O'hare once Boom Sound 416 Jul 2013 #195

that's what you say when you don't have an answer CreekDog Jul 2013 #198

C'mon Boom Sound 416 Jul 2013 #200

you've been mocking people on DU since you signed up --don't plead for civility after doing that CreekDog Jul 2013 #202

Mock? Boom Sound 416 Jul 2013 #204

lol. so now being in you front yard is suspect. n/t. okieinpain Jul 2013 #148

I'm talking about the article Boom Sound 416 Jul 2013 #154

you said the following okieinpain Jul 2013 #160

My statment doesn't cause yours, so no is the answer Boom Sound 416 Jul 2013 #161

"The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office declined to comment on the incident Saturday" muriel_volestrangler Jul 2013 #178

No, that's not what I'm saying but here's an update to the story Boom Sound 416 Jul 2013 #181

No, you're not 'good'. You are still accusing the paper of making this racially motivated muriel_volestrangler Jul 2013 #182

Here's the problem Boom Sound 416 Jul 2013 #184

The police have the 911 audio; the police know who the caller was muriel_volestrangler Jul 2013 #187

thanks for keeping the discussions to the points Boom Sound 416 Jul 2013 #189

I don't respect your thoughts muriel_volestrangler Jul 2013 #191

Well I guess Boom Sound 416 Jul 2013 #194

Imagine the carnage we'd have seen if the TIPS program had caught on. Eddie Haskell Jul 2013 #9

Hatrack already said it: Yay cops! They're the best! Th1onein Jul 2013 #10

Wait where is the police information from report? Sometimeswedrown Jul 2013 #12

Really? Eddie Haskell Jul 2013 #14

I did not say "the most" Sometimeswedrown Jul 2013 #18

The false title for the 1st video does not establish that the father of 4 attacked the cop. AnotherMcIntosh Jul 2013 #23

You did not bother because truth makes one look foolish Sometimeswedrown Jul 2013 #35

Actually, your posting of a false video, one with a false headline, shows you are foolish. AnotherMcIntosh Jul 2013 #37

You may be right about the one video but you ignored my point Sometimeswedrown Jul 2013 #54

I did not ignore your point. You want me to offer a solution? OK. Stick with the truth. AnotherMcIntosh Jul 2013 #56

yeah heaven05 Jul 2013 #77

Just 2 days old, too. Hmmm. n/t JimDandy Jul 2013 #156

Then there are NYPD cops that serve for 30 years and never draw their gun. Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2013 #78

You should look at the second video. N/T GreenStormCloud Jul 2013 #59

Father of four attacks? Savannahmann Jul 2013 #29

With a cigarette butt. DevonRex Jul 2013 #96

i believe both. its a damn dangerous job and they okieinpain Jul 2013 #149

The ones in most danger Savannahmann Jul 2013 #150

Actually, judging from the Top 10 list ... Eddie Haskell Jul 2013 #41

First video a waste of time. Shows two tense people with not violent confrontation. I don't know Ed Suspicious Jul 2013 #61

oh heaven05 Jul 2013 #76

And, "What did his mother's car do?" It was just sitting there. Yet they shot it more times than him AnotherMcIntosh Jul 2013 #94

I heaven05 Jul 2013 #98

The car was suspiciously lurking in a private driveway at night Dragonfli Jul 2013 #112

Roughly speaking, about 150 police are killed in the line of duty every year Jackpine Radical Jul 2013 #65

Are you kidding? Boom Sound 416 Jul 2013 #135

Dangerous job? How dangerous can it be to shoot an unarmed man with his hands in the air? AnotherMcIntosh Jul 2013 #16

That is his statement Sometimeswedrown Jul 2013 #21

No you don't. Not really. If you really wanted the police report, you would contact that dept AnotherMcIntosh Jul 2013 #24

Yea most departments not real keen on just giving reports to joe blow Sometimeswedrown Jul 2013 #28

That's not true. To get a police report, you pay for it. You falsely said that you wanted a police AnotherMcIntosh Jul 2013 #31

??????????????????????? Sometimeswedrown Jul 2013 #36

You really don't understand? If you really want a police report, contact the dept and pay for it. AnotherMcIntosh Jul 2013 #43

yeah the other poster said the same thing about just one side CreekDog Jul 2013 #199

don't heaven05 Jul 2013 #79

You're right. AnotherMcIntosh Jul 2013 #91

And a witness statement. He's African American and it's Florida. DevonRex Jul 2013 #87

The cops mistaked the cig for Skittles and felt they had no choice Godhumor Jul 2013 #114

Judging from the statistics there are more innocent people killed by cops Eddie Haskell Jul 2013 #45

Cops are much more dangerous than foreign terrorists. Who has killed more innocent Americans? AnotherMcIntosh Jul 2013 #49

Are you now... pipi_k Jul 2013 #141

Excuse me, but in my opinion, that's the stupidest thing that I've read today. AnotherMcIntosh Jul 2013 #143

Roofers don't shoot people damnedifIknow Jul 2013 #17

Actually, you heard two sides zipplewrath Jul 2013 #25

DUH that is the same side Sometimeswedrown Jul 2013 #32

Objective observer zipplewrath Jul 2013 #33

In his mind. Eddie Haskell Jul 2013 #47

you heaven05 Jul 2013 #82

Statistically speaking its a fairly safe job Nevernose Jul 2013 #38

Statistics don't always match perception. Eddie Haskell Jul 2013 #151

you're saying those cops were doing something dangerous to the victim, the guy who was shot CreekDog Jul 2013 #42

He turned around with his hands up and they shot him. Rex Jul 2013 #118

Nice boots you've got there. n/t Scootaloo Jul 2013 #153

DON'T BE A DAMN MORON. THIS MAN WAS SHOT IN HIS OWN YARD. WinkyDink Jul 2013 #163

what the cops say is usually a lie datasuspect Jul 2013 #186

Shoot first, ask questions later. City Lights Jul 2013 #13

free fire zones donquijoterocket Jul 2013 #53

I remember when discharging a cops' firearm was serious business justiceischeap Jul 2013 #15

REALLY!! ANOTHER black dude!? Come on!! We're supposed to be "post racial" after Obama!! uponit7771 Jul 2013 #19

We ARE post racial Nevernose Jul 2013 #39

VERY good point! thx uponit7771 Jul 2013 #48

+10000 heaven05 Jul 2013 #84

I avoid both criminals and cops like the plague. Either one can ruin your life Zorra Jul 2013 #26

Lots of possible dumb there... pipi_k Jul 2013 #27

Intent matters when it's the police? Savannahmann Jul 2013 #30

Education matters when hiring police. the_sly_pig Jul 2013 #51

Plenty of educated people have done stupid things too. Savannahmann Jul 2013 #70

Just for info, the girl suggesting to deflate tires is likely a myth NutmegYankee Jul 2013 #81

Almost certainly Savannahmann Jul 2013 #85

Understood. NutmegYankee Jul 2013 #89

Ya never used duct tape when a proper fastener was required? Paulie Jul 2013 #105

Everyone, even mechanical engineers overlooks something. Savannahmann Jul 2013 #120

Intent matters when it matters. Igel Jul 2013 #103

He was following their instructions. AnotherMcIntosh Jul 2013 #44

Is there pipi_k Jul 2013 #66

If the police wanted to release any contrary information, or a video, they could do so. AnotherMcIntosh Jul 2013 #71

this heaven05 Jul 2013 #93

Good advice. AnotherMcIntosh Jul 2013 #95

Here's the thing, dear... pipi_k Jul 2013 #128

I heaven05 Jul 2013 #130

If that's all pipi_k Jul 2013 #157

I heaven05 Jul 2013 #170

One-liners can be appropriate when a person rejects 2 eyewitnesses even when the cops did not AnotherMcIntosh Jul 2013 #132

If they have any video... pipi_k Jul 2013 #129

Don't you get it? THEY DON'T HAVE ANY CONTRARY VIDEO. AnotherMcIntosh Jul 2013 #133

Of course not pipi_k Jul 2013 #158

you're heaven05 Jul 2013 #88

Too bad pipi_k Jul 2013 #122

I understand NOLALady Jul 2013 #203

Turning around quickly is punishable by execution. Got it. nt RedCappedBandit Jul 2013 #115

Oh please pipi_k Jul 2013 #121

Nah, you're just blaming the innocent guy for getting shot. RedCappedBandit Jul 2013 #138

Rec AnotherMcIntosh Jul 2013 #142

good heaven05 Jul 2013 #174

Once more... pipi_k Jul 2013 #179

And at the end of the day, an innocent guy got fired, RedCappedBandit Jul 2013 #208

Florida. I have a friend who lives there who says it's the worse state in the nation, valerief Jul 2013 #46

Your friend, apparently, has not been to Illinois. AnotherMcIntosh Jul 2013 #52

Maybe, but Illinois doesn't have Stand Your Ground or criminal fraudster Rick Scott as gov. valerief Jul 2013 #57

According to Legal Aid, Illinois statutes, an Illinois Supreme Court decision, Illinois has SYG law. AnotherMcIntosh Jul 2013 #69

Texas. Texas is nothing compared to Michigan and Florida. vaberella Jul 2013 #90

You should add: Cops feel threatened, use stand your ground defense. DonRedwood Jul 2013 #50

Black man in a car in the driveway at 2:42 am = automatic thief. Apophis Jul 2013 #55

Devils advocate again (ALSO AGAIN we do not know all the details) Sometimeswedrown Jul 2013 #67

It's perfectly fine to shoot first and ask questions later then, right? Apophis Jul 2013 #68

PLEASE Sometimeswedrown Jul 2013 #72

There can be no reason for them to shoot EvilAL Jul 2013 #92

Look, at 2:30 you get home from a long road trip. You have to DevonRex Jul 2013 #102

Where does it say 'guy jumps from car and makes threatening move'? Kingofalldems Jul 2013 #125

The police "amended" their initial report. WinkyDink Jul 2013 #165

You really are something. How do you think YOU might react if a bunch of men SCREAMED AT YOU WinkyDink Jul 2013 #164

you're right heaven05 Jul 2013 #176

It's called "understanding." Igel Jul 2013 #106

"Empathy" for cops who fired 17 bullets at a man IN HIS OWN DRIVEWAY? WinkyDink Jul 2013 #167

One thing I'd like to see... pipi_k Jul 2013 #177

You seem to want the cops to be judge, jury and executioner Cal Carpenter Jul 2013 #185

Q: What did the officers see that made them react this way? A: A black guy. Comrade Grumpy Jul 2013 #86

threat he saw? heaven05 Jul 2013 #97

I'm sure he charged right at them Spirochete Jul 2013 #146

"Several rounds"? SEVENTEEN casings found at scene. WinkyDink Jul 2013 #166

you presuppose that the police act in good faith datasuspect Jul 2013 #188

+1 Blue_Tires Jul 2013 #99

Reverse progress Boomer Jul 2013 #58

Damn. Have they never heard of Chantix? jtuck004 Jul 2013 #60

He should have just told them to leave the milk at the door. Egalitarian Thug Jul 2013 #62

He was armed with concrete, you can never be too careful. nt killbotfactory Jul 2013 #64

Of course libodem Jul 2013 #75

I heaven05 Jul 2013 #73

Cops sure hate Black people. No problem, we hate them back.n/t vaberella Jul 2013 #83

Seems like the cops in that county have guns and like to use them. OnlinePoker Jul 2013 #100

But not like them enough to use them for practice. n/t AnotherMcIntosh Jul 2013 #110

Is there no tipping point? How many more overly zealous cops do we have to live or die with? SleeplessinSoCal Jul 2013 #107

oink Dawson Leery Jul 2013 #113

What cops don't realize... TheLion Jul 2013 #116

Okay I know this is a stupid question BUT Rex Jul 2013 #117

Yes they are HarveyDarkey Jul 2013 #119

Question asked and answered. WinkyDink Jul 2013 #169

+1 uponit7771 Jul 2013 #196

I mean, I cannot even believe I would make a lame excuse for the cops. Rex Jul 2013 #197

...the police say he "lunged", stuff like this needs to be on video but it doesn't matter Mike Dunn uponit7771 Jul 2013 #201

Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2013 #124

Sounds like the cop was lowering his gun Warpy Jul 2013 #126

The cop was lowering his gun? And it went off accidentally? FIVE TIMES? AnotherMcIntosh Jul 2013 #144

How do you account for the other 16 bullets fired? WinkyDink Jul 2013 #168

Once one idiot fires his gun, they all panic and fire theirs. Warpy Jul 2013 #173

warped heaven05 Jul 2013 #175

We know now that's not the case, but what made you think it in the first place? muriel_volestrangler Jul 2013 #183

"In her carport, 17 shell casings had been found,"---Anyone who asks for "empathy" for the cops here WinkyDink Jul 2013 #172

Update: neighbor called him 'a black man' in 911 call; the police were afraid he had a gun muriel_volestrangler Jul 2013 #180

I'll agree that while the word pipi_k Jul 2013 #190

No policeman should have the instinct to shoot muriel_volestrangler Jul 2013 #192

If I were the guy who got shot, I'd be having a word or two with that neighbor. Comrade Grumpy Jul 2013 #205