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I've been wondering what made the neighbor think a welfare check was needed for Ms. Jefferson. I haven't seen a mention of another person that lived in the house, but the article mentions that Ms. Jefferson was there to look after her sick mother. It also says that the neighbor had first gone to the house when he saw the door open and couldn't find anybody (presumably didn't go far into the house, if at all). So I'm guessing his concern was for the sick mom and maybe didn't know the daughter was there looking after the mom. So now his welfare check call -- to a non-emergency number -- makes more sense.
There is absolutely nothing here to suggest that this officer should have been on such high alert for whatever he thought it was. Was he going to be top cop and shoot a burglar in the act? Through the window? This is bad enough but he could have also shot an 8-year-old boy who is now going to grow up having witnessed this.
It just makes me wonder, how many LEO are there out there who should NOT be carrying a gun.
There is absolutely nothing here to suggest that this officer should have been on such high alert for whatever he thought it was. Was he going to be top cop and shoot a burglar in the act? Through the window? This is bad enough but he could have also shot an 8-year-old boy who is now going to grow up having witnessed this.
It just makes me wonder, how many LEO are there out there who should NOT be carrying a gun.