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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    04/20/09

    In reply to Arizona Highway Radar Enforcement Operator Shot, Killed
    I think there's more to this story. It's rare enough (thank god) that cops pulling over a car get fired upon.
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    Image of Uncle Bo Uncle Bo
    04/20/09

    In reply to Arizona Highway Radar Enforcement Operator Shot, Killed
    The victim was 51 years old and worked for RedFlex to supplement his income. He also sold real estate in Mexico for a US developer.


    This guy was hardly part of the system, he was just working a second job to make a little extra money.


    No one deserves to die like this - he was basically assassinated, having been shot several times. Someone just walked up to him in and killed him point blank.

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    Image of Pete Rench Pete Rench
    04/20/09

    In reply to Arizona Highway Radar Enforcement Operator Shot, Killed
    Seriously Mr. Hardigree? Trying to elicit a little chuckle with a sly comment at the end of a story about a person being murdered? He deserved it because he prevented people from speeding? This is further proof that compassion has been YouTubed out of most of humanity. I've been a long-time follower of Jalopnik, but you've succeeded in losing my page views. A crushing blow to your bottom line I'm sure it is not, but disappointing to me, at least.
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    Image of Ray Wert Ray Wert
    04/20/09

    @Pete Rench: No you idiot. He didn't deserve it. Read it again: "Police have a suspect in custody but the motive remains unclear to anyone but us." All that says is we know what the motive was, not that we approve of the motive. Big distinction.
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    Image of Mobius Mobius
    04/20/09

    In reply to Arizona Highway Radar Enforcement Operator Shot, Killed
    Dear Mr I-Killed-A-Traffic-Enforcement-Guy,


    What the f*** is wrong with you? A speeding ticket and offence is no more than a fine, a couple of points on your undeserved licence, and maybe driving school. Killing someone dead, however, is a capital offence in Arizona (IIRC) and I think that is much, much worse than a damn speeding offence. People like you are a menace to this world and seriously, WTF? You have now jeopardised your own life, and ruined a family's future.


    The Enraged

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    Image of beercheck beercheck
    04/20/09

    In reply to Arizona Highway Radar Enforcement Operator Shot, Killed
    I propose that a JD be a requirement for radar enforcement duties.
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    04/20/09

    In reply to Arizona Highway Radar Enforcement Operator Shot, Killed
    You don't shoot the radar operator, you shoot the fucking camera. Cameras aren't human, and they're evil. The operator's just doing his job. If you've got to shoot someone, shoot the guy who hired him to do it.
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    Image of bruxell bruxell
    04/20/09

    @Baron Plushroom von Falconpunchen: Cameras are more expensive than people. If you shoot one of those in Arizona, I think you get labeled a terrorist.
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    04/20/09

    @bruxell: So be it.
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    Image of beercheck beercheck
    04/20/09

    In reply to Arizona Highway Radar Enforcement Operator Shot, Killed
    And that, among myriad moral and philosophical reasons, is why I'm not a cop. Or even a pseudocop.
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    Image of UnlimitedRevs UnlimitedRevs
    04/20/09

    In reply to Arizona Highway Radar Enforcement Operator Shot, Killed
    Not cool. Not playing the game.


    Murder of law enforcement is a tragedy, and the culprits should be brought to swift and harsh justice.


    Speed radar sucks, but so does your speeding to regular people trying to do their day to day on the road. So play the game. Not this BS.

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    Image of bruxell bruxell
    04/20/09

    @UnlimitedRevs: Did you read the part where he's not a law enforcement officer, but rather a corporate stooge running what amounts to a pa y to play scheme for the Arizona State Controller's office (not that it's easy to tell the difference between that and Highway Patrol these days). Certainly he shouldn't have been murdered, and a good way to keep that from happening would be not to sit on the side of the road pissing everyone else off.
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    Image of P161911 probably shoudn't have P161911 probably shoudn't have
    04/20/09

    @bruxell: So basically they have taken the "and serve" out of "To Collect and Serve". These guys only collect?!?


    Still, this is a tragedy and the killer deserves swift and harsh justice.

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    Image of .357 .357
    04/20/09

    In reply to Arizona Highway Radar Enforcement Operator Shot, Killed
    In all seriousness, this is quite unfortunate. No matter which way you look at it, this is a tragedy. Police put their life on the line everyday, and no matter my personal opinion of cops, I can respect that. My personal opinion, don't worry about death. When your time comes, you will die.
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    Image of Unregular Unregular
    04/20/09

    @.357 Wishes Everyone A Happy 420: dis was no police.
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    Image of .357 .357
    04/20/09

    @Unregular: Dammit, I just figured that out now. Well, replace police with "Highway Radar Enforcement Officer".
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    Image of Unregular Unregular
    04/20/09

    @.357 Wishes Everyone A Happy 420: happy 4:20
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    Image of Unregular Unregular
    04/20/09

    @Unregular: dammit 4:21...


    got a minute?

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    Image of .357 .357
    04/20/09

    @Unregular: Happy 4:20 too you too. (It's OK to be a little slow today)
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    Image of 1300ccsoffury 1300ccsoffury
    04/20/09

    In reply to Arizona Highway Radar Enforcement Operator Shot, Killed
    Hate the game, not the playa.


    RIP officer.

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    Image of elitza owns the last Enzo shirt elitza owns the last Enzo shirt
    04/20/09

    @1300ccsoff*ckingfury: Bingo.
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    Image of DonLuc DonLuc
    04/20/09

    In reply to Arizona Highway Radar Enforcement Operator Shot, Killed
    So, they took the cameras away and put this guy there instead and now he gets shot? Well, I guess they'll be back to the cameras, then...
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    Image of leavethegun-takethecannoli leavethegun-takethecannoli
    04/20/09

    @DonLuc: No, he was downloading data from the cameras.
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    Image of leavethegun-takethecannoli leavethegun-takethecannoli
    04/20/09

    In reply to Arizona Highway Radar Enforcement Operator Shot, Killed
    Look, corporations should not get involved in fining the public for speeding. There is too much of a tendency to cheat the public.


    This guy shouldn't have been killed, there is no excuse for that, but I wouldn't object to someone destroying the company's equipment.

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    Image of Plecostomus [Tyrrell] Plecostomus [Tyrrell]
    04/20/09

    wait-- this guy wasn't @leavethegun-takethecannoli: Wait, this tool wasn't even a cop?! This was a corporation? The fuck?!


    Reminds me of the red light camera people who shorten the yellow lights (and were CAUGHT doing it, too!)


    I don't object to destroying equipment but the taking of a life is never OK...

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    Image of leavethegun-takethecannoli leavethegun-takethecannoli
    04/20/09

    @Pleco, the jalopNick: @Duke Sound Vtechen of Sleepenburg:


    If these people want to make the money that comes from the privatizing of police work, they have to accept the risks.

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    Image of elitza owns the last Enzo shirt elitza owns the last Enzo shirt
    04/20/09

    In reply to Arizona Highway Radar Enforcement Operator Shot, Killed
    Seriously, not cool.


    I realize that going fast in a car is really, really fun--and I've had joyous times whizzing around freeways and residential streets at silly speeds. But the guy was there to do his job and got shot. In no way is that funny.

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    Image of Pessimippopotamus Pessimippopotamus
    04/20/09

    In reply to Arizona Highway Radar Enforcement Operator Shot, Killed
    I can't stomach this Kotaku levels of insensitivity to death.
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    Image of TR3-A TR3-A
    04/20/09

    In reply to Arizona Highway Radar Enforcement Operator Shot, Killed
    Murder isn't funny.
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    Image of Skunky Skunky
    04/20/09

    @TR3-A: Then explain the ending to "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?"
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    Image of mechimike mechimike
    04/20/09

    @TR3-A: Unless you're murdering Communists. Filthy Commies. ;-)
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