Gunman's mother returns to Hastings to mourn

02 Apr 2011 10:48p.m.

zarah wrote:

hey Russ watch what you say? rest in peace soon my kuz they will get theres.

01 Apr 2011 04:38p.m.

mz wrote:

Don't always believe what we hear or see ....... just because they are saying he pointed a shot gun or even aim and fired it doesn't mean he did ...... its a dead man side of the story vs police...... I think if he was out to hurt he wouldn't have threaten he would have acted my prays are with the man's family ....

29 Mar 2011 05:58p.m.

Shane wrote:

Ngaire : shooting to disarm or maim is near impossible, even more so if target is moving.

If you miss then your life is on the line as the gunman will be shooting to kill not to disarm, also your missed shots may hit other innocent people.

Even the most highly trained shooters in the world would struggle to take such a shot.

29 Mar 2011 02:58p.m.

Ngaire wrote:

My condolences to the family of this young man. My condolences to the family of the cop who pulled the trigger. I know it's wrong for anyone to be let loose on our streets with a gun and I know our police force are working to keep us and our streets safe but, did this young man really have to lose his life. Why can't trained officers with guns shoot to maim or disarm?

29 Mar 2011 11:28a.m.

AJB wrote:

Got what he deserved. Oh and Chevy, taser verses gun. Like bringing a knife to a gun fight.You use what force is appropriate to the situation. Good on the Police and it is nice not to see it the other way around with a Policeman dead.

29 Mar 2011 11:23a.m.

Russ wrote:

Chevyy you moron, if the crim has a shotgun and is pointing it no one with half a brain would try and get within 4 metres of him to tazer him in open ground. Think about it dummy.

If you are stupid enough to pull a gun on the Police then you deserve everything you get. Darwin award goes to this idiot!

29 Mar 2011 09:56a.m.

Te Rina wrote:

Sympathy to mum and family but why on earth was he wandering around Napier streets with a gun? Wasn't that just asking for trouble. If the police hadn't seen him would he have been able to shoot an innocent person in the street? Obviously running away from the police and in possession of a gun he wasn't doing what a law abiding citizen would do. Pointing a gun at police and having a shot at them, well he got what he deserved in my opinion. And now the poor police have to live with this they will be the ones persecuted. Its time to arm all of our police force when they have to deal with scum like this.

29 Mar 2011 09:33a.m.

Lilly wrote:

Oh, come on Chevy. If an unstable, angry young man had a firearm pointing directly at you, can you honestly say you would choose to fire your taser before your gun? Approx 2500 assaults on police officers in the previous year, they have my full support for shooting him

29 Mar 2011 09:02a.m.

Tan wrote:

Deepest sympathies to Mum, to go thru the quakes in ChCh and have to deal with this to boot...Kia Kaha

29 Mar 2011 08:47a.m.

Chevy wrote:

Fat lot of use all the taxpayers money going towards tasers if they're just going to use guns anyway.