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Father of shot child will not be charged

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Walter Geiger
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Tuesday, April 13. 2010
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The Henry County sheriff's deputy whose four-year-old daughter was shot by her twin brother with the father's service weapon will not be charged.

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#1 Anonymous on 04/14/10 at 03:55 AM
If he wasn't a cop he'd be in jail!!
#2 Anonymous on 04/14/10 at 06:07 AM
Loaded gun in the home not in a locked box..I wonder if the safety was on.

Story sounds very convenient. The one time this father doesnt secure his gun is the one time the child happens to find it on a tall shelf at the same time the parents are unloading groceries.
#2.1 Anonymous on 04/14/10 at 06:40 AM
If he was a cop it was probably a Glock, which does not have a safety.
#2.2 Safety Concerns on 04/14/10 at 07:11 AM
Glocks that cops carry do not have a safety. Most people who are not police have a safety on their personal hand guns and use them. Police do not for reaction time. Thank God the child is ok.
#3 Anonymous on 04/14/10 at 12:55 PM
''no violation of the Georgia State Law had been violated.''

Well, why is it that when any other parent in the free world has a child shot, THEY *ARE* breaking some kind of law and gets charged with the crime.
#4 Anonymous on 04/14/10 at 02:15 PM
Seems to me....a law enforcement officer would be more causious of where he puts his handgun. Especially when you have small children. Our children were raised with guns in the house. They were NEVER able to get to them, because they were locked. We had frends come over......they were LOCKED. I couldn't sleep at night if I was that parent!
#5 Robert Heiney on 04/14/10 at 02:40 PM
Accidents can happen to anybody. No one should be pointing fingers.
#6 Anonymous on 04/14/10 at 04:13 PM
I'll be dammed if I'm going to keep a gun in my home in some "lock box" so I'll have to fumble with some keys and such while someone kicks my door in and attascks my family

Folks have been having weapons in their homes in plain view for years and years. Children need to be more educated and safety enforced more stringently. Keep something from a kid and they'll want it more, thats kids, thats what they do.
#6.1 Anonymous on 04/17/10 at 10:50 PM
In the days of violent video games and television, I would suggest we do not use our children and guns as a means to prove a point. Lock up your weapons.
#7 unknown on 04/14/10 at 05:47 PM
This is BS, guilty until proven innocent.
SO let him sit in jail a wait for a trial.
This is so wrong in so many ways.
#7.1 Anonymous on 04/14/10 at 06:30 PM
What you just said is wrong, I agree.
#8 Tell it like I know it! on 04/14/10 at 07:44 PM
To my understanding,the deputy's dad is sheriff of Henry co. That explains why he was not charged. If anybody else, you go to jail. Spalding county has a record of letting certain individuals walk when being guilty. That's why you see Harrah's gambling machines all over spalding co. Crooks crooks and more crooks! If you are a nobody(jail time) if you are known with money or involved with goverment or civic clubs and know lady judges in Griffin( you walk free). Good day!
#9 Anonymous on 04/15/10 at 04:28 AM
I totally agree with you Anon #6. But most are too lazy to teach their children things like this.
#10 Anonymous on 04/16/10 at 09:32 PM
I know of a Spalding county deputy who's 2 year old was left unattended and he fell out of a second storywindow. DFCS was never called to investigate, law enforcement wasn't called to investigate the incident or anything. Everyone knows that if he hadn't of been a member of law enforcement then he would have been raked over the coals wanting to know what happened and why was the child left in the care of 2 children under the age of 10 while many adults were down stairs and outside. Its a miracle the child wasn't seriously hurt. But it just goes to show that Law enforcement does get special treatment and if you don't believe it your an idiot.
#10.1 Anonymous on 04/17/10 at 12:19 PM
is that why they get to drive their kids to ball games in police cars using our taxpayer's gas money?
#10.1.1 Anonymous on 04/17/10 at 10:09 PM
and stalk their wives in their cars thats always fun
#10.1.1.1 Anonymous on 04/19/10 at 05:49 PM
and wear their uniforms to go school and talk to the kids teachers fun fun
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