minze t1_jecdjuj wrote on March 30, 2023 at 11:56 PM

Reply to comment by mennobyte in Landlord-tenant officer shoots woman in head during eviction, police say by phillycheeez

From the article: >Landlord-tenant officer shoots woman in head during eviction, police say
>A Philadelphia deputy landlord-tenant officer shot a woman...
>The incident took place inside the Girard Court Apartments in Sharswood shortly after 9 a.m. Lt. Jason Hendershot, of the Police Department’s officer-involved-shooting unit said ...
>Philadelphia courts rely on a private attorney, appointed by Municipal Court’s president judge and known as a landlord-tenant officer...
>This attorney deputizes private security contractors...

Not sure which article you are reading to say "it was not an officer, as the article also made clear, it was an armed private contractor in civilian clothes". Yes it was a private contractor but yes, they are an officer, deputized and all...as the article made abundantly clear

mennobyte t1_jecf1if wrote on March 31, 2023 at 12:07 AM

They are not law officers (police) they are mall cops. They don't have the training, I'd say they're not accountable but neither are the police.

Saying officer confers them the status of being law enforcement. They were not anymore than blackwater is the us military

minze t1_jeevkls wrote on March 31, 2023 at 2:41 PM

Agreed but they are recognized officers. there are many different types of officers that are deputized. Law Enforcement Officers are the ones we most commonly refer to but they are not the only types of deputized officers. Hell, we have multiples types of those around as well, Septa police officer, Temple police officer, but there are also non law enforcement officers around. Correctional officers, Court officers. So the blanket statement of "And it was not an officer" is totally incorrect. They are officers. they are not law enforcement officers (i.e. police).

themadcaner t1_jed9ooz wrote on March 31, 2023 at 4:15 AM

You cannot read. Lt. Jason Hendershot works for the Police Department and made a statement regarding the incident - he is not the person involved in the shooting.

minze t1_jeeuw46 wrote on March 31, 2023 at 2:36 PM

and that is exactly where reding comprehension comes in. Which department does Lt. Jason Hendershot work for? He works for the...the Police Department’s officer-involved-shooting unit.

No, he is not involved in the shooting. His department, the one that investigates officer involved shootings, is the one handling this. I knew it would be missed so I bolded that statement but apparently it wasn't enough for people to understand.

You are literally arguing that the person is not an officer because the department that is investigating it is the one that handles officer involved shootings.

Reading comprehension my man. reading comprehension.