Not quite understanding you point Ken. Dieseldon says there is no such thing as an accidental discharge. Only carelessness. I disagree.
Mechanical failures are not carelessness, in my opinion.
You however dismiss mechanical failure, yet call it unintentional? What the heck is an unintentional discharge that doesn't involve a mechanical failure? Now that sounds like carelessness to me. There is NO excuse for the discharge of a weapon unintentionally that does not involve mechanical failure.
So please do tell Ken, since you have such a personal knowledge of the individual involved, why did the gun go off? Did it fall? Was it dropped? Was it being handled recklessly or carelessly? Was the individual unfamiliar with the firearm? There must be some logical explanation for this "unintentional" discharge.
The point of my post was to take exception to dieseldon's unequivocal dismissal of the possibility of an accidental discharge occurring. You seem to agree with him. Albeit you attempt to minimize the impact of the carelessness by categorizing it as "unintentional" with no injuries. So just what makes this firearm discharge so "unintentional"? I'm certain it has absolutely nothing to do with the fact that it involves a LEO.
CV if you are looking for an argument you will not find one here. I am sure I can speak for many on the board that such posts are also not welcomed. Your condescension and sarcasm with no basis does not prove a point.
Dieseldon simply gave his opinion on the matter. Rather than just leaving it at that you have to bash a logical opinion.
And since he has not replied to the post you had to start in on my when I am working to give some FACTS on the event. Then you go on to twist my statement. Which is easier done with words... Text does not lie. I said "Knowing the deputy involved and the
chance of a mechanical failure I think this can be chalked up to unintentional."
Where did I dismiss mechanical failure!?!? I simply expressed that the chances are slim for there to be a malfunction of a gun.
You then go on with sarcasm when I already said I do not yet have all of the information and when I hear back I will post what I know. I also will not release the persons' name. Just the type of gun and their description of the event.
Your further assumptions about my personal opinions are ridiculous. I do not like to hear about any "accidental" discharge of a weapon. But I am glad to hear no one was injured. Also, no matter what the career choice of the person I do not want to see anyone burned at the stake for such an incident.
Please take your attitude to another board. Come back when you have something meaningful to add and can disagree with another persons opinion with just a little class.
