Shoot First And Don't Answer Any Questions Later

That seems to be Standard Operating Procedure for Milwaukee PD. Milwaukee Officer Nikolas Zens Fired for Accidentally Shooting Innocent Homeowner: Police Video

Cops had chased a bad guy into his yard. All he knew was that he heard a commotion.

Tari Davis says he was watching a movie at home when he heard the commotion and went to the back door. The suspect had run to Davis’ home.

Court documents say Officer Zens thought the suspect was armed and fired one bullet — into the wrong person.

Not willing to admit that they made a mistake, they had him handcuffed to the bed when he woke up in the emergency room. They had interrogated his 14 year old daughter with no adult present, but since she didn't tell them what they wanted to hear, they didn't believe her.

"The Milwaukee Police Department declines to comment on this matter as it relates to pending litigation,” they said. “The member engaged in the officer-involved shooting was discharged from the Milwaukee Police Department.”

They also didn't publicly release the bodycam video, or announce that the shoot-first-officer had been fired. (The lawyer, for the guy who got shot, obtained both.) The officer in question has not been charged. He is even trying to get his job back.

Shall we review? He ran into the back yard of a private residence, and then he pretty much shot the first person he saw. They arrested the guy who was shot, even though he wasn't the guy they were chasing. (They would NEVER get it wrong like that!) He doesn't deserve to be in law enforcement, and the entire crew should be reviewed, with an eye toward getting rid of them. (How many of them interrogated the 14-year-old? Anyone who did... gone.)

Given Qualified Immunity, I don't believe that he can be charged with a crime. And felony stupidity is not on the books in Wisconsin. You or I would have been charged with any number of crimes, but thanks to SCOTUS and their ideas on fighting crime, we hold cops to a lower standard.

There is supposed to be video at the link above, but I have tried 3 different browsers and cannot get it to display. (That link has more information about the original incident anyway.) For the video, and a bit more information of the disciplinary action against offer Zens, see the following link: Video: Milwaukee officer fired after shooting wrong man.