Thursday, April 13, 2006

Erin Hamley

A Springdale grand jury has handed down an charge of negligent homicide against Officer Larry Norman. Larry was the State Trooper who shoot and kill a mentally challenged man, Erin Hamley, last month. Erin was mis-identified as a wanted Michigan escapee, Adam Leadford.

This is such a tragic story. At work opinions are quite diverse. Who is to blame? Is there anyone to blame? What were the officers thinking? Why couldn't they figure out that Erin was mentally challenged. Why was he shot when he was lying down? Some close to the Norman family say that Larry is taking this fairly hard and defend his actions. A lot of questions and no easy answers. Life sucks that way sometimes.

I think this is a situation where anything that could go wrong, did. I know Larry did not intentionally shoot Erin. Larry was under pressure and made a mistake. I think he realizes this and is willing to pay the consequences.

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