So that's what cops use to mean by "back up" gun.

[morfeeis]

To back up whatever story they make up......

“When I was in the DA’s office in the 80s and 90s, that was standard operating procedures,” Aidala said. “Police officers – I hate to say this – would keep a second gun that nobody knew about on their ankle, so if they ever killed someone they shouldn’t have they would take that gun out and leave it.”

http://benswann.com/fox-legal-analy...ons-on-victims-used-to-be-standard-procedure/

 

[Partyman]

The difference between this officer being a Good Cop and a Murderer is a simple minute of film footage and a taser being moved 40 feet.

 

[BraddersTheDog]

Delightful.

 

[Z A C K]

This honestly shouldn't even be getting the media footage it is. Most murders don't make national news.

 

[morfeeis]

This honestly shouldn't even be getting the media footage it is. Most murders don't make national news.

so a cop getting caught in a flat out lie about what happened shouldn't make headline news? I can only think of like three other stories that are more news worthy....

 

[Z A C K]

so a cop getting caught in a flat out lie about what happened shouldn't make headline news? I can only think of like three other stories that are more news worthy....

When you put it that way, sure.

But this has sparked a lot of people to come out and actually support the cop. Gone so far as to set up funds on crowd funding sites to help the guy out. He doesn't deserve it. Who cares if he is a cop or not, he is a murderer.