“Margie Carranza and her mother Emma Hernandez were delivering newspapers on early on 7 February when officers fired about 100 bullets into their car,” bbc.co.uk reports. “Los Angeles police were looking for [killer cop Christopher] Dorner when they misidentified the vehicle the women were driving and opened fire. A lawyer representing Los Angeles, said a ‘fair and swift’ settlement had been reached [$4.2m] , that was a ‘win-win’ for both parties. ‘In reaching the settlement we hope that Margie and Emma will be able to move on with their lives,’ lawyer Carmen Trutanich said, adding, ‘The city will be spared literally millions of dollars in litigation fees.’ Glen Jonas, the lawyer representing the women, said his clients would accept the payment after the end of the current fiscal year on 30 June, to help ease the city’s financial troubles.”
I love this image. The very picture of gun safety. Look at his finger! Off the trig. Shades AND gogs! No way he shoots out an eye — at least not his. But wait, it gets better: knee AND elbow pads? Check. Muzzle pointed in a safe direction? Check check. I bet that badass Imitation Evil (TM) black rifle’s not even loaded. I bet the kid’s wearing a Kevlar dickie and jock strap. And shoot me (figuratively speaking) if I’m wrong, but is he wearing a helmet? The man looks like a ninja roller derby dude. I don’t wear that much protection on a motorcycle.
A win-win would have been those cops keeping their booger hooks off the bang switch and those women not getting shot.
So much this.
Gary Player tells a story about playing gold in South Africa. His caddy carried his bag and a large bore rifle. You never knew when a large cat, pack of hyenas or a Cape Buffalo would decide to wander across the fairway. These ecotopias around world come with deadly threats from two and four legged predators. One of the reasons my career didn’t advance as far as it might have was my basic requirement for flush toilets, running water and a population that was fluent in English. Much of the world makes the Southside of Chicago look like Arlington, Virginia. You go there at your own risk because you get paid to do it.
…..and the lapd weasels it’s way out of another lawsuit……
Anyone know what’s going on with the other individual, who was also shot, during the hunt for Dorner?
Yeah… he wasn’t shot, just shot at and forced to crash. The bullet hole in his windshield was right at eye level. Although it’s not $4.2M bad, it’s still bad.
I think getting blasted by the cops for no good reason is enough for 4.2 million.
Maybe when the taxpayers shell out millions they don’t have to spare they might start asking questions about their police shooting at people without verifying the target. LAPD’s actions were nothing less than a hysterical mission to blast Dorner to pieces no matter what.
too bad our legal system would never think of charging cops with the crimes they commit
I just noticed…his Imitation Evil Black Rifle doesn’t have an orange tip.
Criminal!
Airsoft replicas must have the 6mm or more of blaze orange tip until purchased by the end-user or on the secondary market. That means the orange tip only has to be attached while in the possession of the retailer or in transit from the retailer to the end-user. Once you buy it as the user you can remove the tip, paint it, or replace it. Look up your state law for any variations, but even California allows for the replacement or painting of the orange tip.
Cops should be held personally and legally responsible for every round that exits their weapon. Just like we are.
Savage in 338 lapua, backed up with a rifled-barrel 12g pump loaded with Brenneke Magnum Crush slugs (>3800 ft/lbs).
4.2 mill…..shoot me….shoot me….me next…me next
BY ALL MEANS, trust the local fauna to benevolent, and the police to protect you from harm.
While they’re at it, PLEASE trust hippos to be safe to pet and feed in along rivers.
Entertainers need to entertain more, and politic less. I’m sick of them and their bully pulpits.
Hiphopcrisy?
I want to know status of the two cops..
Okay I guess I’m going to be the absolutely, horribly insensitive one and I’m shocked that nobody else has already said it. Yes, this is terrible and I’m sorry for even thinking it… but….
9 guys raped her. Starting the clock at the start of the ambush, stripping and tying up the guys, cutting her hair off, and all of the gang raping the whole ordeal took 20 minutes? Even if the raping started immediately, 9 guys in 20 minutes is a little… I mean… right?
Take the money out of the LAPD pension fund. Then wait and see how long the officers involved stay on duty.
The Sprimgfield XDS is nothing more than trash. This gun has zero relibility with no trust. Brand new gun falure to fire along with other problems does not give you a comfit level to carry.
Very disenchanted with this turd.
Glad to not see Darby Conley on there, I love “Get Fuzzy.”
Let me sing a sad little Boonsong for you…
and again, the taxpayers are held responsible for the incompetence of the LAPD.
Every employee of the LAPD should have their wages garnished until the money is paid back. Same with pension payments. Maybe then they’ll sit up and take notice.
I have a full windham weaponry ar, but picked up this lower for $188 total cost because of videos and reviews like this one… Putting it side by side with an aluminum lower this one is worth the money great product for the price!
I’m reminded of the Sydney Aus. woman who earned a living teaching University courses on Enviromental Appreication, a doctorate acredited course (1989).
The highly educated Professor took a flight to Kakadu WHP, rented a kayak and ignoring warnings from the local rangers (twice) VENTURED ALONE into dangerous waters. It was apparent that she ignored the territorial grunts from large male crocks as she continued to intrude into their space. Her death was not swift nor painless, it may have taken as much as 20 minutes before her rag-doll body sucumbed to oxygen starvation, but that was after a 10 minute scrambble for her life as she tried to climb a nearly verticle mud riverbank. She died alone and childless, one of Darwin’s little noted victory’s.
This is hy women without a Male Partner fall prey to mis adventure and visa-versa
Stone age people with stone age mentality.
Stupid stupid woman. She visits there multiple times. Gets raped and her blonde hair cut off and she says its not a story because shes white. It sure is.
White women get raped all the time in the 3rd world. A woman got raped by a Haitian man she worked with and then wrote an article about the ordeal and how she was grateful for the experience because she could now fully understand their rage at whitey.
Cultural Marxism is a blindfold on reality.
These people don’t get that they’re the ones with delusional paranoia, not us. Being prepared for any kind of emergency to them is paranoia, going through life expecting there will be nothing you can do no matter what circumstances come up is just defeatist and frankly ignorant.
Way too much fun. Enjoy this ride. If you can, post vids of the other Team FNH USA competing.
Her issue is she thinks no one can keep her safe, not even herself. And with that attitude, she’s right.
Sad thing is, if she had an ounce of conviction, she wouldn’t be part of the the anti gun movement. She’s already realized more laws don’t work, if she had the courage to follow through on that realization, she might surprise herself. As it is, she’s chosen to ignore facts and foist an intellectually lazy worldview on the rest of us.
When the aneurysm pops and splatters all over the camera lens, I’ll miss it because I don’t watch O’Donnell or that putrid channel. Fortunately, there are DVRs and youtube. 😀
I do not know what got into me but, yesterday, I decided to post some comments on a “Occupy the NRA” thread on Facebook. After my initial post, which was not inflammatory, I proceeded to respectfully answer some follow-up questions by other posters. Most pertained to explaining why most internet sales presently go through a background check process, since they clearly thought none do. I even garnered 3 “likes” to my original post. Within about 5 hours all of my postings were deleted. (I know. Shocking.) This caused me to wonder: does TTAG permit respectful pro-gun control posts? I would not be overly upset to learn they were weeded out since the point of the blog is for pro-Second Amendment individuals to have an open forum to discuss firearms issues, both political and non-political. I was just curious.
Six months ago I read a comment written by a black powder shooter that black powder rifles are the way to go since they aren’t tracked and regulated by the government like firearms.
Whether or not the Boston Bombing was a False Flag, it cannot be debated that there are not forces that conspire on a concerted effort to exploit these efforts to restrict our Rights and increase the presence of the Police/Security State.
WAKE UP AND PUSH BACK…HARD!
I want to see a SWAT team use one of these for sheer WTF factor.
On topic: Um, I’ve seen better ideas. Seen worse ones, too. At least it’s something different, a bit of lateral thinking. Ideal, no, but it’s a start.
its non taxable as stated above…