An Atlanta police officer was shot and killed outside a Douglas County home during what investigators say was an apparent early morning break-in attempt.
  • Off-duty Atlanta officer killed during a break-in; homeowner shot in self-defense.
  • Shooting occurred early Friday in Andrews Country Club.
  • Investigator Aubree Horton, the officer, lived nearby; possibly had a mental health issue or substance influence.
  • APD and Douglass County Sheriff’s Office investigating; Horton served in APD’s Fugitive Unit since 2015.
  • @[email protected]English
    24•2 months ago

    While I will agree that words matter, so does intentions. For example, you open with,

    Or was he in a cop gang like the gangs that the L.A. Sheriff’s Department has and this was an initiation? …

    and close with,

    … If L.A. has cop gangs, why wouldn’t Atlanta?

    So at first glance it would look like saying “almost as likely” (which is sandwiched in the middle) is akin to scapegoating yourself in the same way people would use “I was just joking” or “it was a prank bro”.

    Any which way you look at it, your post suggests that if one city’s cops have a gang, then all city’s cops must have a gang. And without proof of that, you might as well be saying that they also eat our pets.

    • Flying Squid
      7•2 months ago

      Okay? Well what you think it suggests is not what I said.

      I can’t help it if you decide I didn’t say the thing I literally said. I meant what I said. I wasn’t trying to trick you.

        • @[email protected]English
          3•2 months ago

          Squid already pointed out that sentence, and I was refuting it. It wouldn’t make sense to include it as it did not add any value to my side of the argument.