<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Foley shot by off-duty officer; injury not life-threateningAssociated PressSAN DIEGO -- Chargers linebacker Steve Foley was shot by an off-duty policeman in front of his suburban home Sunday. Coach Marty Schottenheimer said the wounds were not life-threatening."All we're worried about is that he's OK," Schottenheimer told The Associated Press in a telephone interview.The early morning shooting occurred after the officer reported seeing a suspected drunken driver weaving in and out of traffic on an area highway and attempting to pull him over, said sheriff's Lt. Dennis Brugos."My understanding is he was shot three times in front of his house by an off-duty officer and that he's in surgery," Foley's agent, David Levine, said.Paramedics were called to the suburban San Diego neighborhood at 3:47 a.m. and transferred a trauma victim to Sharp Memorial Hospital, according to a fire department dispatcher.Hospital spokeswoman Kathy Gambito said she did not have any information on a patient named Steve Foley."We have confirmed that linebacker Steve Foley was shot early this morning," team spokesman Bill Johnston said in a statement. "We'll try to provide more information as it becomes available. Right now all of our thoughts are with Steve."Foley has played eight seasons in the NFL, for Cincinnati, Houston and San Diego.The shooting came eight days before the Chargers were scheduled to open the season at Oakland, and was the second time in four months that Foley has been involved in an incident with police.Foley was arrested April 21 on charges of resisting arrest after police said he scuffled with officers. Foley also was booked on charges of battery on a police officer and public drunkenness.The district attorney's office said recently it was not pursuing charges against Foley in that incident.Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press</div>http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2572131
Stupid Black Men... always being where they aren't supposed to be in the middle of the night... their houses.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Jon_Vilma @ Sep 3 2006, 09:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Stupid Black Men... always being where they aren't supposed to be in the middle of the night... their houses.</div><span style="font-family:Convection"><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:100%"><span style="color:#6600CC">Maybe you want to rethink that a little.....</span></span></span><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>NFL player shot by off-duty police officerPOSTED: 9:43 p.m. EDT, September 3, 2006(CNN) -- The San Diego Chargers' Steve Foley was shot Sunday by an off-duty policeman who had followed him to his home after noticing Foley's car driving erratically, a sheriff's investigator in San Diego, California, said.The 30-year-old, nine-year NFL veteran was shot twice; his wounds are not believed to be life-threatening, said San Diego Sheriff's Department Lt. Dennis Brugos.The shooting came less than a week after the 6-foot, 4-inch, 265-pound linebacker was cleared on charges stemming from a scuffle with police in April. (Watch Brugos give the officer's version of events -- 3:02)The Coronado police officer, who was driving an unmarked car and was about 20 miles outside his jurisdiction, told investigators he started following Foley's car after he saw it about 10 miles north of San Diego on Interstate 15 northbound "weaving in lanes, traveling at speeds of between 30 and 90 mph and nearly colliding with several other vehicles on the highway."After Foley left the expressway, the officer pulled next to the ballplayer at a red light and identified himself as a police officer, Brugos said.When the officer ordered Foley to pull his car over, the linebacker initially drove off before stopping "after a short distance," getting out of his car and walking toward the officer, Brugos said.At that, the police officer pulled out his handgun and verbally identified himself, warning Foley to stop walking toward him, the investigator said."That's a BB gun," Brugos said Foley told him.Foley then stopped his advance, returned to his car and pulled away, driving at least two more miles before stopping on Travertine Court, the upper-class street where he lives, Brugos said.The officer said Foley again got out of his car and walked toward him, while his passenger -- Lisa Maree Gaut -- drove alongside him in the car."As the suspect approached, the officer again identified himself as a police officer and that his gun was real," the police statement said.To prove it, the officer said he fired one warning shot into bushes and two shots toward the sky."The male suspect reached into his pants with his right hand as he approached the officer," the police statement said. "The officer then fired at the suspect. The suspect acknowledged that he had been shot, but continued toward the officer, who then fired again at him. This time the suspect fell to the ground."Foley was taken to Sharp Memorial Hospital, where his wounds were not considered life-threatening, Brugos said.His companion was taken into custody for questioning, police said."This investigation is continuing, and it is unknown at this time what charges may be filed in this matter," said Brugos.In April, police accused Foley of being belligerent after he complained about his illegally parked car being towed in San Diego. Charges were dropped last month.The Chargers open their season September 11 against the Oakland Raiders.</div><span style="font-family:Convection"><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:100%"><span style="color:#6600CC">Black...white...whatever....getting out of your car after being pulled over...walking up on a police officer, his gun drawn, challenging the validity of the gun and reaching into your waistband.....Speaking as one of the boys in blue, that's a good recipe for trouble.</span></span></span>
Its cuz he was off duty that it happened, he should of called into the station to get some guys on the job involved
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (JHair @ Sep 4 2006, 10:34 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Its cuz he was off duty that it happened, he should of called into the station to get some guys on the job involved</div><span style="font-family:Convection"><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:100%"><span style="color:#6600CC">There's no such thing as an "off-duty cop." By Federal Law, you/we are required to not only carry an ID, and in some cases a firearm, but BY LAW must act when you see something happening. No matter where you are, in uniform or sweatpants and a t-shirt.If this officer had let Foley weave on down the road, he could have killed somebody. If he had let him go, that cop would not only be out of a job today, but have his liscense stripped. Yes, he SHOULD have called into the local authorities (and we have no indication that he didn't BTW) but he is still mandated by law to do something about it.</span></span></span>
I'm not saying what he did was wrong at all man. I said thats WHY it happened. Confusion between Foley and the cop, cuz when someone not in uniform trys to pull you over it just causes a lot of confusion.
<span style="font-family:Convection"><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:100%"><span style="color:#6600CC">True, but he did identify himself as a police officer at a stop light, before Foley took off. Maybe if he wasn't under the influence..... :beerbang2: </span></span></span>
