Yet another of the "Only Ones" accidentally shot and killed a fellow officer--or was it an accident?
This reminds me of nothing so much as Groucho Marx playing shyster Otis B. Driftwood in "A Night at the Opera":
And it goes without saying the same deference would be afforded to you and me.
I'm going back to the first party.
This week we learned new details about the shooting of Easton officer Jesse Sollman. But serious questions remain -- and some focus on the mechanics of the fatal weapon...
"Single action is a mode of fire for a semiautomatic handgun where pulling the trigger does one action -- and that is release the hammer"...
"Double action" mode on the other hand requires about twice the amount of force to pull the trigger...
This reminds me of nothing so much as Groucho Marx playing shyster Otis B. Driftwood in "A Night at the Opera":
Driftwood: All right. It says the, uh, "The first part of the party of the first part shall be known in this contract as the first part of the party of the first part shall be known in this contract" - Look, why should we quarrel about a thing like this? We'll take it right out, eh?Ultimately, here's the important part to remember about this story:
Fiorello: Yeah, ha, it's-a too long, anyhow. (They both tear off the tops of their contracts.) Now, what do we got left?
Driftwood: Well, I got about a foot and a half. Now, it says, uh, "The party of the second part shall be known in this contract as the party of the second part."
Fiorello: Well, I don't know about that...
Driftwood: Now what's the matter?
Fiorello: I no like-a the second party, either.
Driftwood: Well, you shoulda come to the first party. We didn't get home 'til around four in the morning...I was blind for three days!
[Easton police officer Matthew Renninger's]been called negligent by the grand jury, but he will not be charged with a crime.No. No, of course he won't be.
And it goes without saying the same deference would be afforded to you and me.
I'm going back to the first party.