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Officer claims he was cornered by man in wheelchair and had to defend himself.

MASSAPEQUA, N.Y.  — A police officer was fatally shot by another officer after a confrontation with a knife-wielding man inside a home in a New York City suburb, authorities said Sunday. The suspect also was killed.

"...Oscar Pistorius made history on Saturday when he became the first double amputee to compete in an athletics event at the Olympics."

This is Bull S. "Pistorius said exhaustive tests had proved that running on blades gave him no advantage." To which I say "keep in mind that while Figures don't lie, but liars sometimes figure." If not this time, then they will sometime in the future.

The recent trial of the BART police officer Johannes Mehserle who shot and killed Oscar Grant has left many wondering if justice was served. A good question to ask may be what would have happened if the tables were turned. What if a young black man had accidentally shot and killed a police officer?

A scuffle outside a Lincoln, Nebraska mobile home turned into a demand to search inside the home after the homeowner was arrested for allegedly assaulting police. Gary Grana was initially accused of shooting a bow and arrow inside city limits after a neighbor called police.

Houston Free Thinkers gathering rousted by HPD. Members detained, but not arrested. No charges, no explanations. Officer pulls shotgun on crowd. See the videos. I thought this group might be similar to the Free Staters in NH.

A police officer trying to make an arrest at a Minneapolis home shot the neighbor's dog.

The dog's owners are angry and confused, but police officials say the officer acted responsibly.

Two Kansas City police officers who thought they were being shot at from inside a van returned fire Thursday night. Only later did police realize that the van was actually backfiring and the man inside was not armed. He was not injured by the shots fired by police.

An Alabama police officer allegedly hospitalized an elderly man who called 911 to report an accident across the street from his house while his wife watched the entire beating from her wheelchair. After Henderson tried to explain that he was only trying to help, Officer Scott placed him in an arm bar and slammed him face first into the ground, breaking his nose and eyeglasses.