Authorities say a police officer in South Carolina shot a 70-year-old man reaching for a cane during a traffic stop because he thought the man was grabbing a rifle from the bed of his pickup truck. The man was expected to recover.
York County Sheriff's office spokesman Trent Faris said Wednesday that deputy Terrence Knox has been placed on paid leave while the State Law Enforcement Division investigates the shooting. Faris said Knox stopped 70-year-old Bobby Canipe (kah-NYP') of Lincolnton, N.C., for an expired license plate Tuesday evening. He said Canipe got out of his pickup, and when he reached into the truck bed for his cane, Knox fired several shots, hitting Canipe once. Faris would not say on what part of the body Knox was struck.
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Canes kill.
ReplyDeleteA similar incident occurred near Princess Anne a few years back.
ReplyDeleteBecause we all carry our rifles and shotguns in the beds of our pickup trucks.
ReplyDeleteRight?
We have GOT to start shooting back.
ReplyDeleteStay in your car.
ReplyDeleteThe Cane was loaded
ReplyDeleteSeveral shots as Ron White said from "point blank range" and hit him once? What a scarity cat hahah
ReplyDeleteTo serve and protect. LOL
ReplyDeletePart of the hiring process for cops (other than reciting the ABC's the FIRST time, correctly) should include yelling "BOO!" in a room full of Nazi's wanna-be's and then seeing how many of them piss their pants.
ReplyDeleteWith bullet proof vests, handguns, stun guns, nightsticks and the authority to kill, beat , and rape at will with no consequences, they are THE most afraid and scared group of (I use the term VERY loosely) boys I've EVER seen.
I'll bet their boyfriends get a kick out of turning out the lights in the kitchen and listening to them scream like little girls....
They shot a SEVENTY YEAR OLD MAN!? Did they think he was some super fast ninja? Or have they realized that even old people can whip their ace with a CANE??
I've seen wounded butterflies tougher than most of these badge wearing buffoons. Except, course, when there are 5-10 against one. And the "suspect" is in handcuffs. THEN, they go from 5'6" to 7 foot tall bad asses. But REALLY stupid 7 foot tall goons.