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Tweak says, "I did it all for the cupcake"

jillyam (wordswordswords) wrote in scans_daily,
@ 2009-10-07 21:54:00

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char: batman/bruce wayne, creator: greg rucka, publisher: dc comics, title: gotham central

Gotham Central: that one time when they shot Batman (whoops)
If I recall correctly: when the Joker was sniping people in an earlier arc, he also kidnapped a female news anchor, tied her up, and hung her upside down with a camera pointing at her with a bomb nearby. Detective Nate Patton tried to disarm the bomb. Meanwhile, Batman showed up and managed to rescue the woman, but not the detective. The ensuing explosion put Patton in a coma, and eventually his family chose to pull the plug. Nate's partner was Romy. The police department took down the signal and then instructed the officers to treat him as a hostile.

Aaaaaand if it matters, Romy does get her gun back before she gets in trouble, thanks to some diplomatic work from Robin and Stacy the receptionist.

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	autumn_lily 2009-10-08 09:01 pm UTC (link)
	Negative. Police officers are generally issued some form of non lethal weapons. Tasers, PAVA spray (or mace in some areas), and batons. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	daningram 2009-10-08 09:05 pm UTC (link)
	Beat cops are, yes. Detectives however, just carry a gun. Was she supposed to ask him to wait? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

autumn_lily
2009-10-08 09:19 pm UTC (link)

My current Criminal Justice teacher was a detective for a little over 8 years and he carried mace with him, detectives are authorized to carry a non lethal weapon as well. Detectives are investigators, they are supposed to be able to rationalize the situation. How likely was it that he was going to attack her? Given that Batman doesn't have the rep for beating up cops, probably not likely. He also stopped hitting Penguin, which means he's no longer physically threatening him. And all cops are suppose to give AMPLE warning to the suspect before discharging the firearm. She fire as she says freeze the second time.

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