SandBoxBlogs: Grand Junction Daily Sentinel "Trooper found not guilty of criminally negligent homicide, three other charges"

Do law enforcement officers and agents have any idea what civilians think that mysterious 'blue line' is?  

Probably not.  As that code is something  between officers.

I am not going to give my interpretation of that mysterious and very, very powerful force as it relates to the relationship between Lawyer and Firko other than to say it has been obvious from the beginning of this one that there was more to be told.  I cannot but wonder why, again, prosecutors did not dig deeper before lives were irretrievably shattered. 

What I am going to do in this post is reach out to Trooper Lawyer's wife. 

Who has never once lost the look on her face and in her demeanor of a woman watching a loved one literally fighting for life and death. 

Ivan Lawyer's very photo lets off the instinctual impression that here is a solid officer. 

One that if you drew by the sheer luck of the draw, his first responder presence in life and death for you, you would feel reassured you got the right one.  And yes, I have done some background research on his career to make sure my instinct stayed feeling right. 

Cops do not realize that for civilians, we get the luck of the draw.  It isn't about crime.  It's about the human reactions, the emotional pitch of crisis on all sides that we build our own opinion and experience with. Whatever side, our lives go into an officer's hands the minute he steps up.  A dynamic that 'blue line' might need to be reviewing on a continual basis just so that officer's reality checks for themselves stay intact.

 Trooper Lawyer's wife has spent quite a few years sending him to work every day knowing he might not make it home.  For her obvious devotion during this time of his life, 'SandBox Nanny's' heart  sends out a special congratulations that he's back home now.

For the family of Jason Kemp, there is one more trial.  Let's wait for that one and see what the jury's instincts are regarding Trooper Kirk Firko.   

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Paul Shockley:
"Jurors in the trial of trooper Ivan “Gene” Lawyer have declared him not guilty of four of the charges against him and were unable to come to a clear decision on two others this afternoon. He was found not guilty of criminally negligent homicide, first degree criminal trespass, prohibited use of a weapon and criminal mischief in the death...."  (Read more?  Click title.  Comment ability is blocked.)

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SandBoxBlogs: Grand Junction Daily Sentinel "Officer sees struggle as partner confronted suspect, trooper on trial testifies"

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Paul Shockley:
"“Mr. Lawyer wanted to answer the questions of the prosecution or the jury,” Fenster said, turning over his client for cross examination after only five questions.

Hautzinger’s cross examination is expected to continue this morning. The jury is expected to get the case today.

Lawyer testified Monday he and Firko, “didn’t hit it off real well.” Lawyer said he was taken aback by his superior’s “aggressive” approach to the job.

“I guess they do things differently in the metro area than we do here ... I guess that’s the best way to put it,” Lawyer told the jury.

Lawyer testified that Firko had been recently promoted and was transferred by the State Patrol from Denver and assigned to work with Lawyer, a probationary employee, before the shooting on July 20, 2010.

Firko had been assigned as Lawyer’s field training officer at the time of the incident, according to testimony.

Lawyer had been recently re-hired by the State Patrol following three years of self-employment, preceded by nine years with State Patrol in Grand Junction, and before that, three years with the Mesa County Sheriff’s Department.

While subordinate to Firko, Lawyer had more law enforcement experience than the man responsible for his re-training, Hautzinger noted.

Lawyer testified he and Firko were “working together to break down the door,” after Kemp had briefly struggled with Firko. Kemp slammed the door in their faces, telling them to get a warrant....."
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