Andrew Torres’ Family Unfairly Blames Police for Death
And they’re wrong. Andrew Torres had a history of violence toward the police, and when police entered the residence (after Torres’ family called them) Andrew ran into his bedroom. The police pursued and tased him from behind the door.
Why? Because the police didn’t know what he had in the bedroom. Had Andrew Torres been allowed to run in there, grab a knife and kill one of the cops the Torres family would have simply smirked and told everyone how nice a guy Torres was. Had he killed one of the family members they would have said police didn’t take the threat he posed seriously.
But make no mistake, the Torres family knew he was dangerous, feared him themselves and needed the police to take him into custody because they couldn’t safely interact with him. Now they’re saying that the police need “special training” to deal with people like him. That training would have been … to allow a dangerous suspect to run into a bedroom unobserved and come out shooting?
No decent police officer would allow a suspect to not be controlled, especially when civilians were around. If you were at a house where someone was out of control and his family was afraid he would hurt someone, would you allow him to run into another room where you couldn’t see what he was doing?
The Torres family needs to blame someone, but maybe they should blame the group they’re shilling for who provided “services” to Andrew Torres for years. If that group was so expert they would have seen Torres getting worse. His death is a tragedy, but the idea that violent people who are mentally ill should be allowed to endanger others is asinine.
This anti-cop rhetoric in the greater Greenville area is out of control. I have received comments and emails supporting the man who stabbed the cop in Cleveland Park. That man was making a living breaking into houses at the time. This case is more of the same. Here’s a comment from the WSPA story:
Posted by kayaker41 on Aug. 11, 2010 – 7:19 p.m.
This happens when you send half wit trigger happy hillbilly’s to handle a delicate situation. if they had just left the guy alone they could have talked him out instead they tried to force their way in and caused a man who wasn’t in his right mind to feel threatened. Of course he was going to fight back. This level if ignorance really boosts my confidence in law enforcement. (NOT!)
This is, of course, moronic, and unfortunately the majority opinion of the sheltered and effete Greenville County residents who have never experienced violence. Again, Torres had a history of violence, what if he came out the bedroom with a weapon? If he killed a cop “kayaker41″ would cheer him on, if he killed someone else he’d shrug and go back to smoking weed in front of Coffee Underground.
With the economy collapsing all these cop haters will get their wish fairly soon as towns begin laying off police. The Greenville area is not as solvent as people like to think. Maybe when the Greenvile PD is cut “kayaker41″ and Andrew Torres’ family will volunteer themselves to “talk down” every person who seems mentally ill and is a threat to others.
Remind Me Not to Get Old in Spartanburg
Apparently assisted living communities are dens of thieves! Here’s a tip for hiring people if you’re ever in that position – if they look like a greasy street walker or an amateur porn star you might want to keep them away from temptation. Also women who bounce checks and get caught on possession beefs will only pay off if lap dances are part of the job description.
No offense to the three dancers who read Greenville Dragnet, but c’mon, you guys know what I’m talking about:
The sad thing is that, if I understand this story right, the one with the raps sheet actually wasn’t the thief. Sorry Tammy, we’ll keep our eyes open for any positions you’re qualified for.
More on The New John Ludwig Jr Arrest
So this guy gets off easy after drunkenly killing someone and now he’s in bars raising hell? That’s outrageous. And for the record I wish some fat drunken murderer would spit in my face while I was within arms reach of a glass or bottle. Don’t watch this if you have any faith in humanity left:
Shaun Taylor’s Mom Swears He is Innocent, So it Must be True
Forget about the eyewitness and victim of the crime who pulled Taylor out of a line up after he and two as yet unidentified men assaulted her and attempted to drag her into a van. Taylor’s mother Essie says he’s innocent so we should all just move along:
I’ve got money that says she knows something.
Drexel Family Reacts to Arrest of Career Criminal Shaun Taylor
This might be the break police needed in the horrible Brittanee Drexel abduction case.
From Carolina Now:
The family of missing spring breaker Brittanee Drexel is hoping that the arrest of a 37-year-old McClellanville man is the major break their daughter’s case has needed.
Shaun Taylor of McClellanville turned himself in to Myrtle Beach police Wednesday in connection with an attempted abduction incident earlier this month. He is charged with attempted kidnapping and first degree assault and battery.
While it’s still early and authorities haven’t made any official links between the attempted abductions and the Brittanee Drexel disappearance, the Drexel family remains hopeful due to the glaring similarities.
The Drexel’s haven’t seen or heard from their daughter in more than one year.
“We’re tired, you know, we’re very tired. Me and (Brittanee’s father) want some answers that will hopefully lead us to finding Brittanee. Its been a rough year and three months and this may be a big break in Brittanee’s case,” said Dawn Drexel, Brittanee’s mother.
Since Brittanee was last seen leaving the Blue Water Resort on Ocean Boulevard in Myrtle Beach in April of 2009, Dawn has made the more than 800 mile trip countless times between the Grand Strand and her home in Rochester, New York, looking for answers.
Now the family hopes that Wednesday arrest of Shaun Taylor may provide those answers.
“I have heard his name before and his brother’s and his circle of his friends,” said Chad Drexel, Brittanee’s father. “So, this is a positive thing for this family… the family and law enforcement feel that it’s no coincidence that it’s within the same proximity (of Brittanee’s disappearance).”
Shaun Taylor was identified in a line up as one of three men who attacked a 20-year-old girl on the street, trying to drag her into a van. Obviously they were at the very least attempting to rape the woman. When police executed a search warrant on his house they found a stolen truck linked to a Charleston County homicide. Though Taylor was never officially named a person of interest in the case, police dragged him in for questioning early on due to his history. Taylor is a dead beat father with a history of drug offenses and domestic violence, and what’s more disturbing is that his brother Randall Keith Taylor was one of four men who beat a rap for murder in a case 1998 due to lack of evidence.
That case involved a missing teen girl.
Taylor was given an outrageously low bond given the serious of the new charges and his history of criminality. Keep Britanee and her family in your prayers.