No Charges for Irresponsible California Cop

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The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office has opted not to file criminal charges against a veteran Gilroy police officer following a May incident where his teenage stepdaughter shot herself in the leg with his personal handgun.

Assistant District Attorney Cindy Hendrickson told the Dispatch this week there was no evidence the officer—whose name was not released—acted in disregard or indifference toward human life in storing the firearm, which the law requires for a criminal negligence charge.

The May 4 shooting on the 500 block of El Cerrito Way was the result of “inattention or a mistake in judgment at most” on part of the 13-year-old girl, Hendrickson said. The girl, not named due to her age, gained access to a .22-caliber handgun belonging to the officer, and shot herself in the leg around 3 p.m. It was not the officer’s duty weapon and was registered as a personal firearm, according to investigators.

“The facts suggest a confluence of events that normally didn’t happen led to a tragic accident,” Hendrickson said, adding that the unnamed officer “normally stored his personal firearm safely.”

Legalizing Marijuana in Massachusetts

from ssgmarkcr

   I ran across this court judgment today regarding the decriminalization of marijuana at the state level.  It seemed particularly relevant in light of Massachusetts being a state that has gotten a grade of A- from the Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence.  And this is something to be expected if recreational marijuana is going to be legalized. 

    It seems as if Massachusetts did a pretty good job of writing their law to insure that past offenses wouldn't be held against citizens for past offenses.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2015/09/14/no-handgun-for-you-you-illegally-possessed/

Mississippi School Shooting - Shooter At Large

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A professor was killed in his office at Delta State University in Mississippi, forcing terrified students and teachers to hunker down in classrooms as investigators searched for another school employee in connection with the killing, officials said Monday.

Cleveland Police Chief Charles "Buster" Bingham said during a news conference that authorities have identified Shannon Lamb as a "person of interest" in the shooting of history professor Ethan Schmidt. Lamb is no longer believed to be on the Delta State campus.

Bingham also said police have information suggesting Lamb may have been involved in another slaying in the south Mississippi city of Gautier, about 300 miles away.

Gautier police spokesman Matthew Hoggatt told The Sun Herald (http://bit.ly/1gmKAle) that a woman was found dead in her home, and that Lamb is the suspect in her death.

"We're working right now under the assumption that both events are related," Hoggatt said. "We hope that they are not. But at this point in time, information indicates that they probably are linked in some way, shape or form."

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 Kaleb Oliver Greene, the shooter

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“Two other teens who were present when the shooting occurred told deputies that the suspect fled on foot into some nearby woods,” Selman-Willis said in an emailed statement.

The suspect, identified as 18-year-old Kaleb Oliver Greene, was located “several hours later” at a home in Houston County. He has been charged with involuntary manslaughter, pointing a gun at another and reckless conduct.

Oregon Recall Fails

BIG NEWS: Proponents of a reckless recall effort targeting Oregon State Sen. Floyd Prozanski have come up short. http://t.co/oK0w5pf36i

— Everytown (@Everytown) 12 Settembre 2015

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