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98. The attorneys have told her what to say:

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Mon Sep 10, 2018, 04:38 PM

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Dallas officer kills man after mistaking his apartment for her own, police say [View all] neohippie Sep 2018 OP

obviously the most important question is qazplm135 Sep 2018 #1

Did he comply with WHAT? Blue_Tires Sep 2018 #17

I see qazplm135 Sep 2018 #27

seems like 90% of the folks here need their sarcasm detector to get a reboot ;-) BamaRefugee Sep 2018 #35

You are so right comradebillyboy Sep 2018 #36

smilies aren't your best friend, they're your only friend: Blue_Tires Sep 2018 #69

My apologies qazplm135 Sep 2018 #72

Save your snark for my ignore list, smart guy... Blue_Tires Sep 2018 #73

lol qazplm135 Sep 2018 #97

joke failure is failure of the joke teller CreekDog Sep 2018 #90

and yet two other people got it qazplm135 Sep 2018 #96

pretty poor ratio CreekDog Sep 2018 #100

roughly 50/50? qazplm135 Sep 2018 #103

you went after 100% of the people that didn't get your joke or think it was funny CreekDog Sep 2018 #105

Went after? qazplm135 Sep 2018 #106

Calm down, hon. moriah Sep 2018 #107

plenty of folks got it qazplm135 Sep 2018 #108

A joke about a racist PIG looking for a KILL ? stonecutter357 Sep 2018 #101

well yeah qazplm135 Sep 2018 #104

This is just sickening. #enough iluvtennis Sep 2018 #2

WTF? How the hell did she get into the apartment in the first place? Do all keys open all apts? catbyte Sep 2018 #3

Maybe she thought an intruder barricaded himself in her apartment? csziggy Sep 2018 #9

Thanks for that info. My browser timed out when I clicked on the link & catbyte Sep 2018 #13

I once mistook somebodys apt for my own Tiggeroshii Sep 2018 #59

Yeah, but you are not a cop with all the entitlement that provides csziggy Sep 2018 #60

Sounds like a neat job Tiggeroshii Sep 2018 #62

Yeah, and they said they are not handling it like an "officer involved shooting." joshcryer Sep 2018 #64

One way they are handling it as an "officer involved shooting" csziggy Sep 2018 #74

Absolutely, 100% correct. joshcryer Sep 2018 #76

Trigger happy bucolic_frolic Sep 2018 #4

I am left wondering if there is more to the story lapfog_1 Sep 2018 #5

"The officer was not hurt in the 10 p.m. shooting" Well, hip, hip, hooray! Glorfindel Sep 2018 #6

Right? kimmylavin Sep 2018 #37

Exactly my thoughts mountain grammy Sep 2018 #53

OK, when I've been deeply involved in thinking about something else, PatrickforO Sep 2018 #7

execution/genocide/human and civil rights charges heaven05 Sep 2018 #11

One person dying no matter how tragically isn't even close to "genocide" EX500rider Sep 2018 #55

well your heaven05 Sep 2018 #87

And Lest We Forget Me. Sep 2018 #102

I ilve in a large apartment building and ONCE I tried to go into the wrong unit. LisaM Sep 2018 #28

Didn't you shoot out the windows when your key didn't work? Nitram Sep 2018 #29

I lived in a large complex once and walked into the wrong apartment. 33taw Sep 2018 #41

The door was locked and he opened it after she told him to. joshcryer Sep 2018 #66

She was piss drunk, perhaps? Blue_Tires Sep 2018 #81

LAHWB, yep heaven05 Sep 2018 #8

Not the same thing MosheFeingold Sep 2018 #43

She didn't, her key didn't work, she ordered him to open up. joshcryer Sep 2018 #67

"The officer was not hurt"???? Perseus Sep 2018 #10

So glad the officer was not hurt. malthaussen Sep 2018 #12

Or her weapon... Tikki Sep 2018 #22

"Murderer kills person after mistaking his house for hers" Tiggeroshii Sep 2018 #61

There is more to this story ... jb5150 Sep 2018 #14

pretty fishy story...so how is that not murder charge? beachbum bob Sep 2018 #15

Bacon nt LandOfHopeAndDreams Sep 2018 #16

oink oink indeed ansible Sep 2018 #25

Yeah, but the cop stands for the anthem so it's all good, amirite? Blue_Tires Sep 2018 #18

This story has not been fully told yet. There's more than a mistake at play here. marble falls Sep 2018 #19

perhaps cab67 Sep 2018 #20

At the time of the article police hadn't taken a statement from her and the Chief said he didn't ... marble falls Sep 2018 #70

If she thought it was her own apartment dansolo Sep 2018 #92

+1 uponit7771 Sep 2018 #93

I'm guessing this cop was fueled on alcohol. JustABozoOnThisBus Sep 2018 #21

A pretty good bet but either way the shooting was unjustified and cstanleytech Sep 2018 #23

Unless you are really wasted, how do you not recognize that's not your apt? lock your doors !LWB lunasun Sep 2018 #24

Waiting for those famous words ... left-of-center2012 Sep 2018 #26

Maybe he refused her advances. Nitram Sep 2018 #30

I would like to say its a no brainer JustAnotherGen Sep 2018 #31

I see it all the time. christx30 Sep 2018 #32

Update: Apparently she was on the WRONG FLOOR: Saviolo Sep 2018 #33

I've come home tired after a very long night shift while living in an apartment complex. haele Sep 2018 #50

Oh I can't wait to see the pretzels her defense attorney will twist Blue_Tires Sep 2018 #75

"Good hard worker, exhausted from a 12 hour shift." joshcryer Sep 2018 #77

Don't forget she had no other choice because she "FEARED FOR HER LIFE!!" Blue_Tires Sep 2018 #80

That guy was a saint. joshcryer Sep 2018 #83

Then their next step is to find a family member who isn't a saint Blue_Tires Sep 2018 #89

+1, not only that she lived on the first floor. There's no muscle memory in walking UP steps to uponit7771 Sep 2018 #94

There seems to be so much wrong here Hav Sep 2018 #34

Can you see the tweet in the post above yours? BumRushDaShow Sep 2018 #38

Yes, I read it and wanted to edit my post but wasn't fast enough Hav Sep 2018 #42

Okay cool! BumRushDaShow Sep 2018 #45

I don't think there is a time limit on editing on DU. nt tblue37 Sep 2018 #57

You can edit any of your posts whenever you want to, fyi. Iggo Sep 2018 #71

Look At The Post By Saviolo ProfessorGAC Sep 2018 #39

"Was the apartment locked with the key inside?" MosheFeingold Sep 2018 #46

Nothing is going to make sense with this BS story bonniebgood Sep 2018 #40

There is apparently some buzz going on twitter with supposed "witnesses" BumRushDaShow Sep 2018 #47

When in doubt, shoot. That is why we have guns everywhere... AllyCat Sep 2018 #44

She's being charged with manslaughter. comradebillyboy Sep 2018 #48

Usually the only cops who get charged are women or minorities, and even then the tblue37 Sep 2018 #58

She probably wasn't drunk then. joshcryer Sep 2018 #65

My neighbor walked into my apartment once Demobrat Sep 2018 #49

and this is the problem with guns. they turn innocent mistakes into fatalities. unblock Sep 2018 #52

+1 uponit7771 Sep 2018 #95

50 years in a dark cell would not be enough. Dawson Leery Sep 2018 #51

The officer was not hurt in the 10 p.m. shooting at the South Side Flats at 1210 S. Lamar St., bloc tblue37 Sep 2018 #54

Where are those "Blue Lives Matter" motherfuckers now? MrScorpio Sep 2018 #56

They'll surface soon enough... Blue_Tires Sep 2018 #82

I ended up on the wrong floor once, following someone out of an elevator truthisfreedom Sep 2018 #63

Manslaughter or negligent homicide... pecosbob Sep 2018 #68

CRIMINAL MURDER ROB-ROX Sep 2018 #78

Give her a blood test ASAP Le Grand Pronounceur Sep 2018 #79

I really hope they investigate this, because that sounds pretty suspicious to me. xor Sep 2018 #84

Dallas officer murders man after mistaking his apartment for her own, police say Marrah_Goodman Sep 2018 #85

Dallas police seeking warrant for off-duty officer that killed a man in wrong apartment Judi Lynn Sep 2018 #86

The officer's name has *STILL NOT BEEN RELEASED* Cal Carpenter Sep 2018 #88

The jury probably won't convict her... Sancho Sep 2018 #91

The attorneys have told her what to say: Blue_Tires Sep 2018 #98

updated news story neohippie Sep 2018 #99