Civilian Shot During Police Firearms Training In Massachusetts
BY Herschel Smith
4 years, 9 months ago
A civilian observer was accidentally shot during police firearms training Wednesday, according to the Northwestern district attorney’s office.
The district attorney’s office said the observer was accidentally wounded during a scheduled Athol Police Department firearms training session. The victim suffered a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to his upper rear leg area and was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment, according to the district attorney’s office.
State police detectives assigned to the district attorney’s office are investigating, with what the district attorney’s office described as full cooperation of the local Police Department. The town will conduct its own internal review, the office said.
In a press release issued Wednesday, the district attorney’s office did not identify the victim or the person who fired the shot.
I don’t like the term “civilian” when distinguishing from cops (I just parroted the article title). It assumes too much, but aside from that, I hate it when this happens to me.
I remember the last time I shot a LEO who was a range officer that day at the range. They did an internal review at the range. No harm, no foul.
On June 7, 2018 at 8:23 am, H said:
I like it because it emphasizes how our “law enforcement” forces have become paramilitaries in all but name, something we should strive to remember lest we think they’re the peace officers of when I was growing up.
On June 7, 2018 at 8:33 am, Bill Buppert said:
Have you noticed the trend that whenever the state’s badged functionaries don’t employ a weapon correctly, it is never the user’s fault.
On June 7, 2018 at 3:21 pm, Pat Hines said:
FBI agent Chase Bishop now holds the new record for an “Only One” negligent discharge. Bishop has now displaced Lee Paige’s record, and is now the poster boy for “Only Ones”.
On June 7, 2018 at 7:04 pm, Oryguncon said:
Its never the users fault and it goes under “internal review” by the department/agency etc.. Oh, that state police officer left their glock in a hospital bathroom after taking a dump? Internal discipline and not publically named. “Civilian” with a carry permit loses his gun in a movie theater, fails to get it back that same night and its found by a child on a school trip the next day? Loss of permit, gun and criminal charges that finally get tossed out by a judge months later along with several press reports naming him.
On June 7, 2018 at 7:34 pm, Gryphon said:
I consider it a Very Dangerous Thing how “law enforcement” considers not-law- enforcement-employees as “Civilians”. a “Civilian” is, under International Law, a person NOT a part of a Military Force. Therefore, the “law enforcement” is considering itself to be a MILITARY agency.
I Don’t Think they Understand what happens to an “Army of Occupation” when the Civilians get Fed Up with their $#!*….
On June 7, 2018 at 8:51 pm, Fred said:
What’s important here is that everybody who matters went home safe that night.
On June 7, 2018 at 9:20 pm, Longbow said:
“Civilians”? Oh, you mean mere mortals? You mean people who are NOT part of a paramilitary occupational force. You mean to say, those who do not wear the Super Hero Costume and bear the Magic Shield. You mean non-members of The Gang. You mean people who mind their own fucking business for a living. You mean people who DON’T run up and down the street every day looking at their fellow citizens as someone to fuck with. You mean people who DON’T act “aggressively” toward their neighbors and employers. You mean people who sheepishly beg permission from their betters in order to exercise their “rights”. You mean people who “Submit and Comply!”. You mean revenue producing units.
Yeah. Civilians.
On June 8, 2018 at 11:21 am, red Forman said:
Question: Is the name of the town pronounced ‘ath hole’???? Ironic. And appropos.
On June 10, 2018 at 8:47 pm, Chris said:
” non-life-threatening gunshot wound to his upper rear leg area” – I suppose that means “shot in the ass” in bureaucratese.