Man shot by trooper after struggle

Assistant Attorney General Simon Brown said the man "assaulted the trooper," giving him "serious facial injuries." The Keene Sentinel reported that the shooting happened after a struggle between the trooper and ...

[P SMITH]

WHY DIDN'T ANY OF THE BYSTANDERS HELP THE STATE TROOPER? INSTEAD THEY ALL STOOD AROUND FOR A GOOD SHOW. THEY HAVE ALL KINDS OF NEGATIVE INPUT AGAINST THE POLICE OFFICER BUT IT WASN'T THEM FIGHTING FOR THERE LIFE. THE STATE TROOPER HAD EVERY RIGHT TO DEFEND HIMSELF BY SHOOTING THIS PIECE OF FILTH ADDING NOTHING BUT A BURDEN ON OUR SOCIETY.

[Steve-0]

Amen to that P Smith. Nice to hear someone without an anti-police view. Most people seem to criticize from the sidelines som it's to hear you say what you did.

[Bystander]

Is easy to be "without an anti-police view" when you are not there watching a mentally ill man getting murdered. I was there and that's what it was: murder. I know what I saw and I witness a murder.

[AVASCORP]

Another cover-Up BY the NH state police an the local Government.

[Steve G]

This murder by police is as usual the cops are always justified no matter what the case. The A.G. of NH is saying its all rigth for anybody to murder someone just because your being beat on. This is the massage all states continue to send.This is one of the bigest problems your country is so violent.Killings like this and surported by the state is called state sponcered murder. State leg. are the ones putting the blood on their souls when justifing cold blood murders they have done this time and time again. I was told that theirs more murders out of jail walking the streets than in jail. This Iam finding is not far from the truth.

[steve-0]

Bystander wrote:

Is easy to be "without an anti-police view" when you are not there watching a mentally ill man getting murdered. I was there and that's what it was: murder. I know what I saw and I witness a murder.

I hear you saying you're a witness, but what does the mental status of the attacker have to do with anything? If the officer is in fear of his life, why would it matter if the subject had a mental illness or not? The fact that you're throwing that in means your not objective, probably not a witness, and simply have an anti-police agenda. Not surprising. Just be thankful anyone is in law enforcement in this country considering the complete lack of support by folks like yourself. Maybe someday you'll be in fear for your life, it may give you a new perspective that your current sheltered existence won't.

[phil]

to bystander : why did you not help? what if you were being attacked and a police officer stood by to watch?