Cop Shot During Child Porn Bust At 'Harry Potter' Premiere (VIDEO)

[trackfan]

Source: Huffington Post

Two police officers are recovering from injuries after they tried to arrest a man suspected of having child pornography following a showing of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2.

The Hartford Courant reports that cops received a tip Erik Gothberg, wanted for third-degree possession of child pornography, was at a Plainville movie theater. When they attempted to arrest him after the screening, state police said, Gothberg made sudden movements. That's when two cops opened fire.



Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/18/child-porn-bust-harry-potter_n_902083.html

[Incitatus]

1. Interesting. It looks like the guy was unarmed the cop was shot by friendly fire. nt

[safeinOhio]

2. cross fire,

not friendly fire.

Murphy's law goes double for handguns.

[Tempest]

7. In this case it was friendly fire

The suspect was unarmed.

[safeinOhio]

3. delete for double post

[TPaine7]

4. Proving that cops should be disarmed!

At least that's the type of argument we would hear if a civilian shot an innocent person accidentally, never mind if a civilian shot a COP accidentally.

[frylock]

5. so this guy is "alleged" to have child porn..

"A computer thumb drive inside the bag contained videos portraying a young teen-aged girl in sexually provocativ­e poses."


so the cops just start blasting away near a crowded theater with lots of kids because the guy's soon to be ex-wife alleges that she found kiddy porn. fucking unreal.

[safeinOhio]

6. Soon to be ex's

are to, always be taken with a grain of salt.

[Tempest]

8. Makes you wonder if the evidence was planted by her. n/t

[LanternWaste]

10. It's convenient for a lot of friends to state that...

It's convenient and easier for a lot of friends to state that very same... regardless of their own character.

[BiggJawn]

14. Unless maybe one (or both) of the cops was schtupping her?

Ex-wife to be takes up w/a cop boyfriend. Ex-hubby to be's life becomes unbearable...

[sulphurdunn]

9. Keystone Cops with guns.

There's no question they posed a far greater threat to public safety than the guy they were after.

[yesphan]

11. Come on

The guy made "sudden movements".

[toddwv]

12. He could've easily been carrying another jump drive.

They had no choice but to shoot him.

I guess we should be thankful that the cops didn't kill a bunch of kids.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

13. Any killed kids would be for their own good.