A mistake is when I put a cream sock on one foot and a white one on the other. The shooting of a Vancouver police officer by a Clark County sheriff’s deputy is being described as a mistake.
Living in Alaska, a member of a family hunting party was killed when the rifle discharged while the men were loading the firearms into a skiff. It was described as a mistake. A newspaper opinion article by a hunter/reporter said this was no mistake. When firearms are involved you have to be hypervigilant as they are lethal weapons. The hunter/reporter said people get mad at him because he checks others’ guns to make sure they aren’t loaded with ammunition in similar situations.
This incident has been described as terrible for everyone. The Clark County sheriff’s deputy gets to wake up, have breakfast, go to the bathroom, hug his relatives, and laugh with his friends and family. These activities are denied to the Vancouver police officer.
Where did things go wrong? At best this deadly incident sounds like carelessness, and at worst it sounds like gross negligence. But it sure doesn’t sound like a mistake.
