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"Where's the Treptow thread?"
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Author:  princewally [ Tue Jul 28, 2009 3:29 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: "Where's the Treptow thread?"
mrokern wrote:
joelr wrote:
My guess -- and it's just a guess -- is that Beard, frustrated at the distraction from his planned nooner with his fiancee, was intent on intimidating the Treptows, not murdering them, and got the surprise of his life when Scott Treptow drew and shot, his aim deflected by his wife turning toward him for rescue from her apparently murderous assailant.


Wait, I thought he was on-duty, just out of his jurisdiction....and in street clothes...driving his own car...coincidentally right by his girlfriend's place okiwillshutthehellupnow.

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:


No, no, no. The official line, the last I heard, is that he was an off-duty, undercover drug-enforcement cop doing traffic duty on his lunch break in city that doesn't pay him.

:mrgreen:
Author:  gyrfalcon [ Tue Jul 28, 2009 4:08 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: "Where's the Treptow thread?"
joelr wrote:
...That would assume that there was some magical connection between the 911 conversation and Beard's brain. That's not only an unsafe assumption, but a vanishingly unlikely one.... Sure -- after Beard almost ran him off the highway, Treptow shouldn't have honked and given him the finger. But neither of those was a crime -- and, after some shouting, Treptow had not only tried to withdraw from the conflict, but had withdrawn from the conflict...


I was not trying to suggest that calling 911 would have changed any of Beards actions. If someone almost ran me off the highway I would call 911 first and report it. If they continued to harass me then that's their issue. It might not be illegal to honk your horn, swear at someone, or become aggravated but it sure doesn't help.

If Treptow was on the phone with 911 when the shooting happened that might have been a better for him.

Regardless of what Treptow did, it was a travesty that Beard is getting off the hook completely.
Author:  kimberman [ Thu Aug 20, 2009 5:38 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: "Where's the Treptow thread?"
Treptow gets 60 days in jail and two years probation.

http://www.twincities.com/news/ci_13170727?source=rss
Author:  CraigJS [ Fri Aug 21, 2009 9:48 am ]
Post subject:  Re: "Where's the Treptow thread?"
"Victim" speaks... "Anoka County prosecutor Kurt Deile says his office is satisfied, but knows the victim wanted a harsher sentence."
What victim? A cop with small man syndrome! A better shot and this would have been over months ago.
Author:  BigRobT [ Thu Oct 01, 2009 1:43 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: "Where's the Treptow thread?"
I've had my opinions about this case and since I've moved away from Minnesota, I really haven't followed it closely. All in all, it doesn't surprise me that Treptow got the raw end of the deal. I always had a feeling that the cop would go unpunished. Sure enough, my gut was right. This case turned out bad for the carry community. A guy, defending himself, gets punished. The TRUE instigator gets away scot free. I wonder how this will affect any future cases of self defense??
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