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In reply to the discussion: Police: Off-duty officer shot man who hit him in Costco [View all]dalton99a
(81,451 posts)9. Family says Kenneth French was mentally disabled
Maia Flores, who identifies herself as a family friend of Kenneth French on Twitter, said he suffered from mental health issues.
My family friend Kenneth French was killed in costco this weekend, she wrote.
He was schizophrenic and attacked an off duty police officer, not knowing what he was doing. The officer however had the dignity to pull out his gun and shoot him and his parents 8 time (sic); killed Kenneth and put his parents in the ICU. I must say that his first intstinct (sic) being to shoot the man, who was MENTALLY ILL is complete bullsh*t! he had no weapon on him. this is bull sh*t. there needs to be more regulations on guns. and that cop, someone who is in law enforcement should know better. really shows the society we live in and how people abuse their power. im disgusted. please keep the French family in your prayers, and fight for change! i do not give a f*ck if having a gun is your constitutional right they should not be able to get into the hands of the irresponsible so easily. if you want a gun but are not responsible enough to handle one or do not pass a back ground check that is TOO DAMN BAD. there has to be a change in people abusing their power and in gun control.
Rick Shureih wrote on Facebook: My cousin is the person killed. He was mentally disabled! His innocent parents were also shot and are in ICU. Dont pass judgment if you dont know the story! Off duty cops are human too and need to show restraint like the rest of us!
My family friend Kenneth French was killed in costco this weekend, she wrote.
He was schizophrenic and attacked an off duty police officer, not knowing what he was doing. The officer however had the dignity to pull out his gun and shoot him and his parents 8 time (sic); killed Kenneth and put his parents in the ICU. I must say that his first intstinct (sic) being to shoot the man, who was MENTALLY ILL is complete bullsh*t! he had no weapon on him. this is bull sh*t. there needs to be more regulations on guns. and that cop, someone who is in law enforcement should know better. really shows the society we live in and how people abuse their power. im disgusted. please keep the French family in your prayers, and fight for change! i do not give a f*ck if having a gun is your constitutional right they should not be able to get into the hands of the irresponsible so easily. if you want a gun but are not responsible enough to handle one or do not pass a back ground check that is TOO DAMN BAD. there has to be a change in people abusing their power and in gun control.
Rick Shureih wrote on Facebook: My cousin is the person killed. He was mentally disabled! His innocent parents were also shot and are in ICU. Dont pass judgment if you dont know the story! Off duty cops are human too and need to show restraint like the rest of us!
https://heavy.com/news/2019/06/kenneth-french/
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Current cops receive "warrior" training run by private entities. They aren't getting this mentality
tblue37
Jun 2019
#17
I think there are some statistics that show ex military less likely to escalate
delisen
Jun 2019
#37
But again, I don't think stand your ground laws allow you to shoot relatives of your attacker.
LisaL
Jun 2019
#11
Well, cops are not typically great marksmen. They just spray bullets in the vicinity of a
tblue37
Jun 2019
#14
True--but we have innumerable reports of cops firing large numbers of bullets that go all over the
tblue37
Jun 2019
#40
"The media" is understaffed and barely has time to regurgitate police reports.
lostnfound
Jun 2019
#71
He killed a guy and almost killed two others because he was afraid of getting his ass kicked.
Iggo
Jun 2019
#45
He didn't need to shoot. This is california. It's not exactly Afghanistan or syria.
lindysalsagal
Jun 2019
#47
How is it a good shoot? One person reportedly attacked him, yet he shot three people.
LisaL
Jun 2019
#49
Its more likely that the officer had arrested, or had some other police related contact
Calista241
Jun 2019
#68