Copper shoots himself.

[Citizen66]

The officer admitted that although he wasn't sure that he had a gun, he had reason to believe that he did and acted in everyone's best interests in disarming himself.

 

[Pickman's model]

The officer admitted that although he wasn't sure that he had a gun, he had reason to believe that he did and acted in everyone's best interests in disarming himself.

i thought they were trained to shoot to kill

 

[emanymton]

I think it is time we all saw this again.

 

[DaveCinzano]

I think it is time we all saw this again.

It's America's version of Del Boy falling through the bar

 

[ViolentPanda]

The glocks that UK police carry are not fitted with a manual safety catch IIRC, which is unfortunate considering so few police officers apparently come fitted with a brain.

No Glock pistol has a manual safety catch a la the old Brownings and Colts (they do have a hammer-drop, though). The pistol is designed in such a way that it can't discharge accidentally, only by pulling the trigger, and guess what? The Glocks use an integrated (multi-part) trigger that means you have to consciously pull it (and Glocks tend to have a heavy trigger-set, more a cable trigger than a hair trigger).
You've got to be some sort of special flower to get an "accidental" discharge out of a Glock. I reckon that copper was either compo-hunting, or one of his oppos put a round in him.

 

[Dexter Deadwood]

That was an inappropriate discharge.

 

[albionism]

The leg was a gangster, not Nelson Mandela.

 

[J Ed]

His leg lived by the sword and died by the sword, why are pinkos getting so upset about the leg?

 

[Casually Red]

Soldiers in the trenches used to do that rather than face something horrible . Chances are he drew the short straw and was being sent round to investigate alarming sounds coming from Oatens gaff

shit happens

 

[DotCommunist]

his leg was carrying a table leg

 

[free spirit]

No Glock pistol has a manual safety catch a la the old Brownings and Colts (they do have a hammer-drop, though). The pistol is designed in such a way that it can't discharge accidentally, only by pulling the trigger, and guess what? The Glocks use an integrated (multi-part) trigger that means you have to consciously pull it (and Glocks tend to have a heavy trigger-set, more a cable trigger than a hair trigger).
You've got to be some sort of special flower to get an "accidental" discharge out of a Glock. I reckon that copper was either compo-hunting, or one of his oppos put a round in him.

I reckon he was doing a taxi driver impression.

 

[Casually Red]

maybe he was aiming normally at a target but inadvertantly goosestepped at the wrong moment

 

[DotCommunist]

maybe his arm was possessed by the vengeful shade of moaty

 

[Wilf]

his leg was carrying a table leg

Curses, I wanted that one! He who hesitates...

 

[ViolentPanda]

maybe his arm was possessed by the vengeful shade of moaty

The peoples' vengeful spirit!

 

[ViolentPanda]

I reckon he was doing a taxi driver impression.

And ended up nearly doing a taxi-passenger impersonation!