tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post5028551323886291900..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Tear gas fired into state jail dorm at 'largely motionless inmates'Gritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-23575352806214189992015-09-02T12:44:40.362-05:002015-09-02T12:44:40.362-05:00"...hitting an inmate in the shoulder..."..."...hitting an inmate in the shoulder..."<br /><br />I guess I'm the only one that watched the clip. So far, I'm the only one calling Complete Bullshit. He was hit in the middle of his chest area (where one places ones right hand when pledging allegiance). But in order to see it you'd have to watch it. In reality it doesn't matter where he was hit, the point is he was clearly targeted before the weapon was raised, he was aimed at and he was struck. The hide 'em over in Admin. or send 'em over to another Unit, won't fly this time igits. Its' Attempted Murder when you fire at close range objects not meant to be fired at closes range inside. In the end, the taxpayers will fund the bribery account for this victim's new life and he just might get enough to buy that house down the street from the goofy ass power tripping guard. The taxpayers will also fund the guard's security detail when he says he's too afraid to go to Mexican restaurants by himself. <br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-6432323609556713802015-09-02T01:11:03.163-05:002015-09-02T01:11:03.163-05:00Reminds me of Eastham Prison, aka The Bloody '...Reminds me of Eastham Prison, aka The Bloody 'ham, where they'd fire blindly into the prisoners' dorm if it got too loud, each time progressively lower. Harry Homelesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03947463975664686669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-4674247813898262682015-09-01T22:40:25.500-05:002015-09-01T22:40:25.500-05:00The sad thing about this incident is the officer h...The sad thing about this incident is the officer had no idea how to properly use this non-lethal firearm. A high ranking TDCJ administrator asked Governor Abbott's office to veto HB 1855, which would have required annual firearms training and proficiency. The bill also required mental health crisis intervention training.<br /><br />Texas needs to establish higher professional training and recruiting standard for both corrections and law enforcement. Training actually requires time and proficiency testing, not a 10 minute video. TCOLE should have oversight on TDCJ training. TDCJ claims they don't want to be micromanaged, but has a history of negligence when no one is looking. <br /><br />Unfortunately this isn't the first time the 37/38 mm non-lethal gun has been been misused. Fred Figueroa a warden at the Estelle Unit ordered a lethal amount of CS gas to be fired its a cell which ended his career with TDCJ. <br /><br />If a warden isn't properly trained, the lower rank and file is poorly prepared. Correctional institutions in Texas are drowning in their own ignorance. Better standard and oversight of those standards need to be implemented. Call it micromanaging, the current system is broken. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-58252651377981987502015-09-01T12:14:41.792-05:002015-09-01T12:14:41.792-05:00Along with the suspect shot and killed with his ha...Along with the suspect shot and killed with his hands up, it's almost like Texas LEOs are trying to foment armed uprisings.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com