Hartford cop charged with Manslaughter

[zorro]

This is the incident back to February where the guy had a knife and refused to put it down as he approached the cops

The cop was fired but has now been charged with manslaughter

IMO - a total disgrace

I know cops can’t go on strike ………but cops across all of Hartford need to do something here - this is outrageous

Former Hartford police officer charged in shooting death of Steven Jones

The former Hartford police officer who shot and killed Steven Jones in February has been charged with first-degree manslaughter, according to Connecticut Inspector General Eliot D. Prescott. Joseph Magnano was arrested on Monday, Prescott said in a news release. Magnano shot Jones nine times on...

www.nbcconnecticut.com

 

[Saltwater60]

If I were anyone of the cops left on the force the next call like this my radio response would be I need back up before I’m en route. Send the inspector general, Ben Crump, and a social worker and I will follow.
Something doesn’t add up here or this is a massive leftist agenda.
People wonder why we can’t hire cops anymore. We are no longer safe in this country.

 

[C3D]

Is there bodycam vid of the incident?

 

[Zerex]

I suspect that it was the 9 shots, when one may have sufficed.
Heading toward the cop with large knife, aggressively, was a very bad idea.

 

[Bigfoot]

In my 62 years, I've managed not to get shot by a cop, nothing even close to that.
It's not that hard to do.

 

[GOPerfect]

Is there bodycam vid of the incident?

Yes, but each time I try to post the video, only sound is heard.

 

[Pale Rider]

I would have just shot the knife out of his hand.

 

[GOPerfect]

Is there bodycam vid of the incident?

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[GOPerfect]

This was in fact, a good shoot.

The Mayor fired the cop.

He will win in the criminal court.

He will sue the city.

He will win.

He will never have to work again.

 

[C3D]

@GOPerfect thank you for posting vid. This was 100% a justified shooting.

 

[zorro]

He will win I am sure……….so long as he gets the correct Jury and that area, it will be EXTREMELY difficult to get!

He will also now go through serious pain and worry for maybe a couple of years as will his family

A total disgrace

 

[GOPerfect]

He will win I am sure……….so long as he gets the correct Jury and that area, it will be EXTREMELY difficult to get!

He will also now go through serious pain and worry for maybe a couple of years as will his family

A total disgrace

He will probably do a bench trial, no jury. Judge decides 100% on the law. Many cops go this route

 

[Saltwater60]

I suspect that it was the 9 shots, when one may have sufficed.
Heading toward the cop with large knife, aggressively, was a very bad idea.

Seriously? Have you seen any videos of people being shot? It’s not like Hollywood where one shot and they drop and die. 9 shots is fine with me, as is 19 or 1900 shots to stop a bad guy from hurting others.

 

[Robin]

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Geeze, I don't even get sound, let alone the vid! What t F?
Robin

 

[Zerex]

The DA viewed things differently.................9 shots, apparently, is a hate crime. 1-2 shots likely was not.

Taser use was not mentioned. He should have been tased at least once, to defend any subsequent shooting.

 

[dwa12479]

The DA viewed things differently.................9 shots, apparently, is a hate crime. 1-2 shots likely was not.

Taser use was not mentioned. He should have been tased at least once, to defend any subsequent shooting.

Nonsense. Theres no such things as "X number of shots are sufficient..". You shoot until the threat stops.

Tasers are a less lethal option for a less lethal threat. Dude is advancing on an officer with a deadly weapon in hand. Good shoot all day long. Woke DAs have their own agenda.

 

[Saltwater60]

The DA viewed things differently.................9 shots, apparently, is a hate crime. 1-2 shots likely was not.

Taser use was not mentioned. He should have been tased at least once, to defend any subsequent shooting.

The DA is a moron and knows nothing. Next call like this then he should show up and handle it. The cops ought to stop worrying about these calls and tell them to screw off.

 

[fresch]

Good shoot, but 4 cops, at least 1 should have, tased him bro..
Plus it would have made the video funny.

 

[spat]

Seriously? Have you seen any videos of people being shot? It’s not like Hollywood where one shot and they drop and die. 9 shots is fine with me, as is 19 or 1900 shots to stop a bad guy from hurting others.

1986 FBI Miami shootout - Wikipedia 1986 FBI Miami shootout - Wikipedia

 

[dwa12479]

1986 FBI Miami shootout - Wikipedia 1986 FBI Miami shootout - Wikipedia

Video footage from that shootout is wild. You see the pistol rounds just bouncing off the body armor. Cops were going into gun shops and comandeering rifles ans ammo because their pistols and pump 12 gauges were useless.

 

[spat]

Video footage from that shootout is wild. You see the pistol rounds just bouncing off the body armor. Cops were going into gun shops and comandeering rifles ans ammo because their pistols and pump 12 gauges were useless.

You're thinking of:

North Hollywood shootout - Wikipedia North Hollywood shootout - Wikipedia


The Miami one is where the FBI shot the guys a bunch of times but they kept going. Dudes were dead after the first shot, but not right away. It's the quintessential example of "killing him eventually doesn't matter, you need him stopped right now".

 

[TopShot]

Terrible situation. His adrenal was probably racing.
At that range he should of put ONE in his chest and that's probably all that would of been needed.
But I only seen the news clip, not the body cam footage.
Letting off 9 rounds does not look good and is probably the reason they later charged him with manslaughter.
C.B.

 

[TopShot]

If you ask most NYPD cops when they draw their firearm, what's the first thing they think of ?
They respond, not that they are going to kill someone, not that they are going to get shot, but Will I Get Fired !
Pretty Pathetic.
C.B.