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Platapus · 06-05-19, 04:02 PM

Other than the perjury charge, I am not sure that what he did (didn't) do reaches to the criminal level.

I think the child neglect charges are over the top.

I don't agree with what he did, but being fired from the job and the resulting civil suits should be sufficient.

If they are going to charge Peterson, why not charge the other officers who also did not advance into the building when they arrived. How about the female captain who ordered the police to stay by their vehicles and not advance to building 12? She resigned but where are the charges for her.

At least Peterson was alone, she had multiple officers and she still decided not to advance. If one is guilty why not the other?

Prosecuting this person may set a precedent that will have undesired effects.

If the police know that they can be prosecuted for not taking action and not suffer consequences if they do take action, what is to prevent the police from going in all Rambo when the situation does not warrant it?

We are going to make action happy police even more action happy.

It is very easy to be brave and talk about what we would have done all the while being safely behind a keyboard. A politician even said he would have gone in to the building without a weapon. Easy to say.

This guy was a cop for over 30 years. I bet he has been in a lot of stressful situations and most likely handled himself well.

He was there, we weren't. He did not run away, he did not panic. I would have wanted him to take a more active role and he should have. But failing to take an active role is not the same as breaking the law.

It is important to keep in mind that we know considerably more about what happened in this incident than Peterson could have possibly known at the time.

Hindsight is 20/20. I am sure that Peterson, now could figure out a million things he should have done...If he knew what he now knows.

It is all about what did Peterson know and when did he know it. I have not seen any evidence of malicious intent. He stayed at the scene and radioed what he understood was happening.

Could he have done more? Sure. Should he have done more? Sure. But was what he did/didn't do a crime?

Even if he is a coward (and that has not been established), he was not in the military and even being a coward is not a criminal offense.

I am not yet convinced that what he did was criminal in nature, and other than the perjury charge, I think the other charges are inappropriate.

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Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,362 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Other than the perjury charge, I am not sure that what he did (didn't) do reaches to the criminal level. I think the child neglect charges are over the top. I don't agree with what he did, but being fired from the job and the resulting civil suits should be sufficient. If they are going to charge Peterson, why not charge the other officers who also did not advance into the building when they arrived. How about the female captain who ordered the police to stay by their vehicles and not advance to building 12? She resigned but where are the charges for her. At least Peterson was alone, she had multiple officers and she still decided not to advance. If one is guilty why not the other? Prosecuting this person may set a precedent that will have undesired effects. If the police know that they can be prosecuted for not taking action and not suffer consequences if they do take action, what is to prevent the police from going in all Rambo when the situation does not warrant it? We are going to make action happy police even more action happy. It is very easy to be brave and talk about what we would have done all the while being safely behind a keyboard. A politician even said he would have gone in to the building without a weapon. Easy to say. This guy was a cop for over 30 years. I bet he has been in a lot of stressful situations and most likely handled himself well. He was there, we weren't. He did not run away, he did not panic. I would have wanted him to take a more active role and he should have. But failing to take an active role is not the same as breaking the law. It is important to keep in mind that we know considerably more about what happened in this incident than Peterson could have possibly known at the time. Hindsight is 20/20. I am sure that Peterson, now could figure out a million things he should have done...If he knew what he now knows. It is all about what did Peterson know and when did he know it. I have not seen any evidence of malicious intent. He stayed at the scene and radioed what he understood was happening. Could he have done more? Sure. Should he have done more? Sure. But was what he did/didn't do a crime? Even if he is a coward (and that has not been established), he was not in the military and even being a coward is not a criminal offense. I am not yet convinced that what he did was criminal in nature, and other than the perjury charge, I think the other charges are inappropriate. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right. Last edited by Platapus; 06-05-19 at 05:16 PM.