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-Lurid Crime Tales-
Supercop or loose cannon?
2008-08-04
In other cities, a police officer who's shot 11 suspects and killed five of them might be called a RAB member menace or a vigilante. Probes would be launched. Community groups might mobilize, demanding he be taken off the streets or cashiered out of the force entirely.

In Cleveland, he's a candidate for canonization.
Which upazila is that in?
That's because Jim Simone is as close to a household name as any police officer has ever been in any city. Here they call him a hero and a "supercop."
Posted by:Spot

#5  I'd be willing to bet that the majority of the people he shot were black. I'd also be willing to bet that every one of them he shot deserved that and more.
Posted by: Hupiling the Galactic Hero1106   2008-08-04 19:35  

#4  Turns out he's a white guy.
http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2008/07/supercop_jim_simone_talks_abou.html
Posted by: rjschwarz   2008-08-04 17:09  

#3  Hate to ask but is he African-American? And if not has he ever shot an African-American?
Posted by: rjschwarz   2008-08-04 17:05  

#2  The overwhelming majority of police officers nationwide have never shot anyone in the line of duty, much less killed anyone. Simone's statistics put him in stratospheric — possibly unique — territory.

The majority of cops nationwide don't work in Cleveland.
Posted by: Zhang Fei   2008-08-04 16:08  

#1  Only killed 5 of 11 he shot? Needs more range time or a more powerful firearm.
Posted by: Menhaden S   2008-08-04 15:38  

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