One of the saddest things I've read all semester
Which is a lot for me since I read some sick things for class, and this profiling class definitely ranks up there for sick readings.
Case No. 3
An on-duty police officer called his station and reported that hewas in a region of
the county well knownfor drug dealing. He reported that he had observed some individuals
attempting to avoid his patrol car by going into a heavily wooded area and
that he was going to check it out. The operator told him that he was out of his patrol
area and to wait for backup. Residents in the area reported hearing 2 to 3 gunshots
shortly after that call. The responding officers quickly found the body because the
victim’s flashlight was turned on and led them to their dead colleague’s location.
The officer had been shot in the head with his own weapon. Three rounds had
been fired from the gun, and an intensive search of the woods located one round at
some distance to his right front and a second round at a distance to his left front. All
of his personal effects and police equipment were still in place.
Initially, it was believed that the officer had died in the line of duty and that the
two rounds had been fired at his assailants before they overpowered him. However,
the investigation revealed that the individual had been chronically ridiculed
by members of his shift for writing a large number of traffic tickets but avoiding
real police work. It was determined that the officer had no friends on the department
and was known as a loner.
The gun that he used to kill himself had belonged to his best friend, a security
guard who had been attacked while on duty, was overpowered, and was fatally
shot with the same weapon some months before the officer’s death. The officer
was emotionally traumatized by his close friend’s death and had practically
begged the man’s sister to sell him the gun. The dead officer’s mother reported
that within the month prior to her son’s death, he taped the televised funeral of a
police officer from another department who died in the line of duty and repeatedly
watched the funeral tape.
It was the author’s (Hazelwood) opinion that the officer was very much aware
that he had no respect among his colleagues and that he staged his death to prove
that hewas not only a real policeman but one who had heroically died in the line of
duty. Through this act, he hoped to create guilt and remorse in his fellow officers
for their ridicule and thereby obtain revenge. He wanted them to believe that itwas
their fault that he was dead.
This was real life? Damn, that's so sad on all aspects of it.
Case No. 3
An on-duty police officer called his station and reported that hewas in a region of
the county well knownfor drug dealing. He reported that he had observed some individuals
attempting to avoid his patrol car by going into a heavily wooded area and
that he was going to check it out. The operator told him that he was out of his patrol
area and to wait for backup. Residents in the area reported hearing 2 to 3 gunshots
shortly after that call. The responding officers quickly found the body because the
victim’s flashlight was turned on and led them to their dead colleague’s location.
The officer had been shot in the head with his own weapon. Three rounds had
been fired from the gun, and an intensive search of the woods located one round at
some distance to his right front and a second round at a distance to his left front. All
of his personal effects and police equipment were still in place.
Initially, it was believed that the officer had died in the line of duty and that the
two rounds had been fired at his assailants before they overpowered him. However,
the investigation revealed that the individual had been chronically ridiculed
by members of his shift for writing a large number of traffic tickets but avoiding
real police work. It was determined that the officer had no friends on the department
and was known as a loner.
The gun that he used to kill himself had belonged to his best friend, a security
guard who had been attacked while on duty, was overpowered, and was fatally
shot with the same weapon some months before the officer’s death. The officer
was emotionally traumatized by his close friend’s death and had practically
begged the man’s sister to sell him the gun. The dead officer’s mother reported
that within the month prior to her son’s death, he taped the televised funeral of a
police officer from another department who died in the line of duty and repeatedly
watched the funeral tape.
It was the author’s (Hazelwood) opinion that the officer was very much aware
that he had no respect among his colleagues and that he staged his death to prove
that hewas not only a real policeman but one who had heroically died in the line of
duty. Through this act, he hoped to create guilt and remorse in his fellow officers
for their ridicule and thereby obtain revenge. He wanted them to believe that itwas
their fault that he was dead.
This was real life? Damn, that's so sad on all aspects of it.