A 26-year-old man remained in custody Sunday for allegedly attacking a retired police officer after the suspect reportedly stole a tip jar from a coffee shop.
Police explained Cardenas (the suspect) allegedly grabbed a 40 pound metal sign, and struck the customer in the head.
He said being hit by the sign was “like getting hit by a baseball bat.”
Fahey told the newspaper that after being struck, he told Cardenas he was carrying his Glock 26. He said Cardenas came at him with the sign a second time.
“You don’t want to do that,” he said he told the suspect, “I will shoot you.” He said Cardenas then jumped back on his bicycle and fled.
Upon reading this story I was reminded of a comment by Ken in Tx, on another blog, in regards to the
police shooting in Madison Friday evening. Someone said "Police shoot too many people." to which Ken in tx responded...
I disagree. I think they don't shoot enough people. Let me explain why I write that.
When I was a kid, cops were allowed to shout, "Halt or I'll shoot." And then they did. A guy I went to school with was shot like this after robbing a service station. The US Supreme Court put a stop to that.
Back in those Bad Old Days, we did not lock our doors, day or night. We only locked them if we left town for a few days. You could leave your bike or other toys in the yard overnight and they would be there in the morning. Actually you could leave your bike anywhere unlocked, and it would be there when you came back. People did not lock their cars. GM cars could be started without a key if the ignition was left unlocked. Most people did. My brother and sister and I walked to school from the 2nd grade on, about a mile. The only bad thing to happen was the dog followed us and got run over. We walked or hitchhiked 10 miles from our subdivision into town for the movies. We walked through multi-racial neighborhoods after dark, with no danger or even threats, only polite greetings. This was in the bad old days when decent people respected the authority of the police and those who were not decent feared them. "Halt or I'll shoot." was part of that.
