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Libertarians say Feb 19th shooting shouldn't be excused by the D.A.

The Feb 19th shooting of Marie Zienkewicz should not be excused by the D.A. The Bucks County Libertarians want more action.

The Libertarian Party of Bucks County would like the D.A to address the shooting of Marie Zienkewicz on Feb 19th 2013. Heckler's comment of, "I have determined that under the circumstances of this case, the shooting by the officer was excusable.", is in itself un-excusable. This was not a stand off in an empty building were we knew all others were clear of harms way, this was in a very populated area. We would like the D.A to work with the Sheriff and other law enforcement to address what went wrong and fix it, not what mistakes are excusable. 

According to Heckler the officer was 100 yards away from the door when four shots wear fired. At that distance many mistakes can be made about an identity of a person. We should look into training and what made the officer fire at such a distance without knowing the identity of the person at the door.

The LPBC would like to know how we will keep our community safe from future gun fire by law enforcement during their honorable efforts to keep out community safe.

In Liberty,
Libertarian Party of Bucks County 

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