tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654372504968060497.post804153800159207403..comments2024-03-28T08:03:26.470-07:00Comments on BootsandBraids: Comedy of ErrorsBootsandBraidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03516676772421046983noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654372504968060497.post-76358419645741850142021-12-21T17:20:39.169-08:002021-12-21T17:20:39.169-08:00I actually had carolers come to my door the first ...I actually had carolers come to my door the first year I lived here. It was a complete surprise. They were drawn in by my patio decorations, then walked around and sang where other colorful decorations had been set up. Guess they figured whoever lived in those units had the Christmas spirit and could appreciate them. They were right.BootsandBraidshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03516676772421046983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654372504968060497.post-64275919574392489072021-12-21T15:38:48.040-08:002021-12-21T15:38:48.040-08:00I have never seen carolers in person. Hopefully th...I have never seen carolers in person. Hopefully they weren't somewhere waiting for people to show up.Mary Kirklandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04991095291522043588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654372504968060497.post-39414365348378251152021-12-21T11:11:21.357-08:002021-12-21T11:11:21.357-08:00It very well may be she was not good at her job al...It very well may be she was not good at her job all along and was allowed to slide. It's happened before. And I did wonder at her claim that she didn't want to make the stop, that it was her trainee that insisted. Inasmuch as she had senority, I began thinking ... why didn't she squash the trainee and take charge. So that did make me think she was weak, incompetent. At any rate, it IS a sad ending to a long career.BootsandBraidshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03516676772421046983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654372504968060497.post-88332508897035985022021-12-21T10:42:30.808-08:002021-12-21T10:42:30.808-08:00I think she's remorseful and ended a long care...I think she's remorseful and ended a long career in the most horrific way, however, with her level of experience it is unbelievable how neglectful and incompetent she acted. Which, at least the Victim was very Young, probably Scared or nervous, he didn't deserve to die for an Air Freshener Offense and these petty stops that end in taking the Life of an unarmed Citizen are getting so far out of hand that there has to be stiffer consequences for Officers who are killing them. A slap on the Wrist or Walking wouldn't be Justice Served, nobody is inferring she INTENDED to kill this Young Man, but it is Negligent Homicide and for that I could easily render a Verdict. If it were my Son and she walked, my Family would feel Victimized Twice and his Loved Ones deserve Justice to be Served, they have Lost a Son forever and he did nothing that should have warranted that Outcome.Bohemianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03743017084098726581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654372504968060497.post-49107338111671101652021-12-21T08:22:15.484-08:002021-12-21T08:22:15.484-08:00And there's the rub ... that someone died beca...And there's the rub ... that someone died because she couldn't tell the difference between a taser and a gun. Had Wright not died, she'd have just lost her job and then have to deal with lawsuits rather than having lost her job, a manslaughter charge and lawsuits coming. The whole thing is just tragic, a comedy of errors. She'll probably end up doing some time, albeit minimum, for her mistake, just like that cop Amber Guyger who mistook Botham Jean's apartment for hers, shot and killed him.BootsandBraidshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03516676772421046983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654372504968060497.post-22349343039710179762021-12-21T04:21:29.945-08:002021-12-21T04:21:29.945-08:00I think she's remorseful but the fact reman sh...I think she's remorseful but the fact reman she killed someone because she couldn't tell the difference between a Taser and a gun, and that deserves some for of punishment,Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15302478126147924237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654372504968060497.post-60411413244860260672021-12-21T02:55:45.143-08:002021-12-21T02:55:45.143-08:00Well, you're right about what would have come ...Well, you're right about what would have come next anyway. In fact, cops generally begin with that option, whether you're trying to get away or standing still, or sitting, or walking, or or or or etc.BootsandBraidshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03516676772421046983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654372504968060497.post-3666363915282990852021-12-20T20:57:49.952-08:002021-12-20T20:57:49.952-08:00The whiny snotnosed kid and his mother should be i...The whiny snotnosed kid and his mother should be in jail. As far as Potter, I don't think she was acting, but... And as far as Wright, if he was that hopped up trying to get away from three cops that had him surrounded, a taser might not have fazed him and a gun would have been next anyway.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00017192454403363349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654372504968060497.post-2021473481318914862021-12-20T20:36:55.759-08:002021-12-20T20:36:55.759-08:00That's it in a nutshell ... they just never ge...That's it in a nutshell ... they just never get it right.BootsandBraidshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03516676772421046983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654372504968060497.post-47712715064775222902021-12-20T19:02:15.320-08:002021-12-20T19:02:15.320-08:00Bot Carolers would have been fun to see. Seems you...Bot Carolers would have been fun to see. Seems your complex has good ideas and activities, but they just never quite get it right, when it comes to communication and execution.Mistress Maddiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02098940220513091207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654372504968060497.post-87241121834262016762021-12-20T17:01:01.799-08:002021-12-20T17:01:01.799-08:00That was supposed to be my Christmas header but th...That was supposed to be my Christmas header but the more I look at it, the less I see Christmas. Others seems to like it so maybe I'll keep it on the regular. Our SoCal weather has not been living up to the hype. For sure there will be lawsuits and maybe a lesson to other cops to stop hassling people of color for bullsh!t reasons.BootsandBraidshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03516676772421046983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654372504968060497.post-34283199158955578132021-12-20T13:51:12.767-08:002021-12-20T13:51:12.767-08:00I just noticed your new header. Looks great. Sorry...I just noticed your new header. Looks great. Sorry if you changed it months ago and I didn't notice.<br />Cold? Don't you live in S.Cal? I guess it's all relative. <br />As for this woman, I'm torn. I just think people should know the difference between a taser and a gun and perhaps her best punishment would be never allowed to own a handgun or any gun ever again. She can no longer be a police officer. Perhaps she could be a call center operator. She couldn't possibly harm anyone there. I don't think she is cut out to do the job she was doing previously. Bottom line even if it was just her stupidity, she does not belong on that job. Period. She took a life for no reason at all. There will be lawsuits I am certain. Margaret (Peggy or Peg too)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04247428494327269983noreply@blogger.com