Czech cop fires at jaywalker

[Ser Clegane]

Czech cop fires at jaywalker
Tue 20 July, 2004 18:25

PRAGUE (Reuters) - A Czech policeman has been relieved of his duty and faces a criminal investigation after taking a crackdown on traffic violations too far when he shot at a pedestrian crossing against a red light.

The online edition of the Czech daily Pravo reported the policeman in the western city of Pilsen fired a warning shot in the air as a man walked against the traffic light.

The pedestrian did not return to the sidewalk, so the policeman shot at him twice, missing both times.

The policeman claimed that he didn't want to kill anyone, and that he was aiming at the man's legs, the daily quoted a Pilsen police official as saying.

No one was injured in the incident, though one of the policeman's shots hit a passing car.

Czech police have embarked on a series of campaigns aimed at halting the rising number of traffic accidents across the country.

Reuters

Now that's a slight overreaction

[scooter_the_shooter]

that guy is a maniac

[Teutonic Knight]

You guys are overreacting, he was, after all only aiming for his legs

[Leet Eriksson]

It does hurt when you get hit in the leg with a bullet though..

[Teutonic Knight]

foreigners just don't get American sarcasm

[Kaiser of Arabia]

[this post has been deleted at the request of William Jefferson Blythe for being offensive to chipmunks]
EDIT: Lol, psycho.

[Kaiser of Arabia]

Quote[/b] (Teutonic Knight @ July 22 2004,10:11)]foreigners just don't get American sarcasm

Lol. I remember when I was watching Reservoir Dogs for the first time and when the part where Mason cuts the cops ear off, I said, Oh, shut up, it's only your ear. God, some people...
Classic Caporegime Sarcasm.
-Capo

[_Martyr_]

Man, you have GOT to be kidding Americans (as a broad and sweeping stereotype) are rubbish at sarcasm

[RisingSun]

Quote[/b] ]Americans (as a broad and sweeping stereotype) are rubbish at sarcasm

Oh yes I'm sure.

[Crazed Rabbit]

Quote[/b] ]
Man, you have GOT to be kidding Americans (as a broad and sweeping stereotype) are rubbish at sarcasm

Yeah, I'm sure YOU know what your talking about.

Crazed Rabbit

[Mablung]

He does
(not sarcasm)

As to the cop, i can only surmise he has issues

[scooter_the_shooter]

you just do shoot at a guy for jay walkiing

[Lehesu]

Quote[/b] (ceasar010 @ July 23 2004,21:46)]you just do shoot at a guy for jay walkiing

We shoot at em here in America. Jaywalking is illegal. Not many get caught, but you can become a convicted felon if the police really want to press charges.

[Xiahou Liao]

I say shoot them. If I ran a country, I'd rule by the fist. People piss me off? I'd impale them. Except for my military and my military's close family. As not to piss them off and have them assassinate me.

[BDC]

Heh, the tragic thing is they were cracking down to reduce accidents.

You can get a criminal record for jaywalking over a normal street?

*laughs at stupid country*

[Mablung]

Exactly What kind of country convicts people for walking across a street diagonally

[Leet Eriksson]

Jaywalking is ordinary here, but most people use the zebra crossing.Getting a criminal record for jaywalking is kinda...over the top. But jaywalkers are fully responsible if they were involved in an accident though.

[shakaka36]

serves him right for jaywalking. (i never jaywalk, having been hit by a car three times in my life, for various reasons)

[RisingSun]

I seriously doubt that it is easy to get a criminal record for jaywalking in America.

[BDC]

Quote[/b] (RisingSun @ July 25 2004,05:02)]I seriously doubt that it is easy to get a criminal record for jaywalking in America.

Go on, try it.

[Teutonic Knight]

Quote[/b] (shakaka36 @ July 24 2004,19:20)]serves him right for jaywalking. (i never jaywalk, having been hit by a car three times in my life, for various reasons)

what, do you beg in the middle of the road or something?