Comments on: Parents Of Slain Gay Man Seek $20M From Police http://www.365gay.com/news/parents-of-slain-gay-man-seek-20m-from-police/ The daily news source for the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community Mon, 22 Mar 2010 05:15:42 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Paul Mitchell http://www.365gay.com/news/parents-of-slain-gay-man-seek-20m-from-police/comment-page-1/#comment-8270 Paul Mitchell Mon, 04 Aug 2008 03:42:35 +0000 http://www.365gay.com/?p=2422#comment-8270 All police are currupt. All police are currupt.

]]> By: Beverly http://www.365gay.com/news/parents-of-slain-gay-man-seek-20m-from-police/comment-page-1/#comment-8263 Beverly Mon, 04 Aug 2008 03:13:43 +0000 http://www.365gay.com/?p=2422#comment-8263 Ok they are in a boat,probably a relativly small one with at best an 8 by 10 open space. One man is struggleing with an Officer. he aleggedly grabs for the Officers gun. Ergo he will probably be shot in the back or at best in the side by the other officer.Sorry gang, there is little time to react, and if there is a deadly weapon involved, you have to act now. I'm not a police officer or an appologist, but a combative person in close space, is the equivelent of knives in a phone booth. Ok they are in a boat,probably a relativly small one with at best an 8 by 10 open space. One man is struggleing with an Officer. he aleggedly grabs for the Officers gun. Ergo he will probably be shot in the back or at best in the side by the other officer.Sorry gang, there is little time to react, and if there is a deadly weapon involved, you have to act now. I’m not a police officer or an appologist, but a combative person in close space, is the equivelent of knives in a phone booth.

]]> By: Marco http://www.365gay.com/news/parents-of-slain-gay-man-seek-20m-from-police/comment-page-1/#comment-8233 Marco Sun, 03 Aug 2008 17:16:53 +0000 http://www.365gay.com/?p=2422#comment-8233 If one officer had a taser, the others probably had them too. Why didn't they use that option instead of a gun. Even if Steve was in a drug-induced paranoid panic, the police were in a position to make a non-lethal choice. Don't they get training in dealing with atypical behavior? If one officer had a taser, the others probably had them too. Why didn’t they use that option instead of a gun. Even if Steve was in a drug-induced paranoid panic, the police were in a position to make a non-lethal choice. Don’t they get training in dealing with atypical behavior?

]]> By: Jonnot http://www.365gay.com/news/parents-of-slain-gay-man-seek-20m-from-police/comment-page-1/#comment-8225 Jonnot Sun, 03 Aug 2008 13:01:33 +0000 http://www.365gay.com/?p=2422#comment-8225 Kerstin, some of the reasons that the family could be have filed suit were because their unarmed son did not have any wounds that were consistant with the Harbor Patrol's story that he had attacked them or because he had been shot in the back--which would have indicated that he was not threatening them. Or perhaps it was because the Harbor Patrol did not report the incident until much later: giving them the opportunity to concoct a cover story. Kerstin, some of the reasons that the family could be have filed suit were because their unarmed son did not have any wounds that were consistant with the Harbor Patrol’s story that he had attacked them or because he had been shot in the back–which would have indicated that he was not threatening them. Or perhaps it was because the Harbor Patrol did not report the incident until much later: giving them the opportunity to concoct a cover story.

]]> By: Kerstin http://www.365gay.com/news/parents-of-slain-gay-man-seek-20m-from-police/comment-page-1/#comment-8184 Kerstin Sat, 02 Aug 2008 23:11:47 +0000 http://www.365gay.com/?p=2422#comment-8184 Not sure what they are sueing for as, according to the article, he attacked officers and per the other comments he was on drugs. 20mm is frivolous. Not sure what they are sueing for as, according to the article, he attacked officers and per the other comments he was on drugs. 20mm is frivolous.

]]> By: James Withers http://www.365gay.com/news/parents-of-slain-gay-man-seek-20m-from-police/comment-page-1/#comment-8183 James Withers Sat, 02 Aug 2008 22:30:25 +0000 http://www.365gay.com/?p=2422#comment-8183 Carol, Did you mean to put your comment here? With this post? Sincerely, James Carol,

Did you mean to put your comment here? With this post?

Sincerely,

James

]]> By: Carol in BOS http://www.365gay.com/news/parents-of-slain-gay-man-seek-20m-from-police/comment-page-1/#comment-8182 Carol in BOS Sat, 02 Aug 2008 22:23:12 +0000 http://www.365gay.com/?p=2422#comment-8182 Your new layout looks much more like the newspapers I know you guys really want to work for, but for those of us who like to grab quick news on our Blackberrys, this is the end of your site being bookmarked. Not mobile friendly at all. Simplicity rules. You new look does not. Your new layout looks much more like the newspapers I know you guys really want to work for, but for those of us who like to grab quick news on our Blackberrys, this is the end of your site being bookmarked. Not mobile friendly at all. Simplicity rules. You new look does not.

]]> By: David http://www.365gay.com/news/parents-of-slain-gay-man-seek-20m-from-police/comment-page-1/#comment-8168 David Sat, 02 Aug 2008 17:46:00 +0000 http://www.365gay.com/?p=2422#comment-8168 I wanted to clarify my last post. I was not making an assumption that he was on drugs - it is just one possibility of many. I am not making any accusations; just pondering possibilities. I wanted to clarify my last post. I was not making an assumption that he was on drugs – it is just one possibility of many. I am not making any accusations; just pondering possibilities.

]]> By: David http://www.365gay.com/news/parents-of-slain-gay-man-seek-20m-from-police/comment-page-1/#comment-8167 David Sat, 02 Aug 2008 17:44:20 +0000 http://www.365gay.com/?p=2422#comment-8167 Whatever his sexuality the point of the matter is that he is dead. Was it a result of him freaking out because he thought he was going to die, possibly high on drugs mixed with the threat of death, the cops being homophobic because they thought he was gay or simply a horrible and unfortunate situation of a gun going off in the confusion of his rescue? - Hopefully, the discovery will bring out the truth of what happened. Whatever his sexuality the point of the matter is that he is dead. Was it a result of him freaking out because he thought he was going to die, possibly high on drugs mixed with the threat of death, the cops being homophobic because they thought he was gay or simply a horrible and unfortunate situation of a gun going off in the confusion of his rescue? – Hopefully, the discovery will bring out the truth of what happened.

]]> By: Jonnot http://www.365gay.com/news/parents-of-slain-gay-man-seek-20m-from-police/comment-page-1/#comment-8157 Jonnot Sat, 02 Aug 2008 12:33:58 +0000 http://www.365gay.com/?p=2422#comment-8157 So, what are you saying...that straight Hirschfield was on a gay cruise to glom drugs? So, what are you saying…that straight Hirschfield was on a gay cruise to glom drugs?

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