Current Events > Friends of cop who shot teen: he's a family man with toddlers born 12 days apart

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They were born 12 days apart, you see, because they have two different mothers. He's a families man

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4474296/Family-cop-killed-black-teen-PTSD-Iraq.html#ixzz4gLWQdYZ6

The family of a Dallas police officer accused of shooting dead an unarmed black schoolboy claim he is the 'perfect father figure' who may have been suffering from PTSD when he opened fire.

The Dallas County District Attorney's Office is deciding whether to bring charges against the Iraq veteran who was fired this week amid a national outcry and calls for him to be arrested for the high school freshman's murder.

Oliver's family, however, have spoken out in his defense, suggesting the divorced father to a baby boy and girl, both aged one, would never recklessly endanger the life of kids.

'He's a wonderful family man and father. He has two precious little ones himself,' Oliver's mother Linda Oliver, 64, told DailyMail.com in an exclusive interview.

'He is very honorable, very community driven. He was raised to consider more than just himself, to think about the community, and I've very proud of him and the choices he's made.

'As a mother I have compassion for the family and the loss of their child. It's just tragic. I retired from educating so I could have easily had him as a student at one point.'

Mrs Oliver, who now runs a craft retreat providing lodging and studio space for artists, urged people to 'withhold judgment at this point until everything is out.'

She added: 'Other than that I really can't say much.' Edwards was at a house party with his brothers Vidal and Kevon and two friends in Balch Springs, 15 miles east of downtown Dallas, when gunshots suddenly rang out in the street at around 11pm.
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According to family, Oliver, known to pals as Woodie, was previously a reserve firefighter who wanted to get into policing because he was interested in investigating arson.

DailyMail.com can reveal his two children were born to two separate mothers within the space of 12 days. His ex-wife Amy Michelle, 39, gave birth to a girl named Alexa on July 3, 2015 while another woman, described by family as Oliver's current girlfriend, had a boy, Tab, on July 15.

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The Admiral posted...

He was a good kid who was going to college in the fall!

lol so mad that a cop is getting in trouble for killing a kid

Damn bro!
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...okay?

What does this mean for the investigation?
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The Admiral posted...

He was a good kid who was going to college in the fall!

Dude, this kid did literally nothing wrong. The Texas PD already admitted that the original press statements they made were complete lies.
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Antifar posted...

had a boy, Tab

what the fuck kind of name is tab.
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ChromaticAngel posted...

The Admiral posted...

He was a good kid who was going to college in the fall!

Dude, this kid did literally nothing wrong. The Texas PD already admitted that the original press statements they made were complete lies.

That's not what my quote is referring to.

FWIW, I think this kind of character bolstering is just annoying in this case as it was when it was done with Trayvon and Mike Brown.
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i admit he does deserve to pay, maybe a light yet full sentence despite hearing the info he has PTSD.
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The Admiral posted...

He was a good kid who was going to college in the fall!

would it really hurt to actually read the topic title before you post
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The Admiral posted...

ChromaticAngel posted...

The Admiral posted...

He was a good kid who was going to college in the fall!

Dude, this kid did literally nothing wrong. The Texas PD already admitted that the original press statements they made were complete lies.

That's not what my quote is referring to.

FWIW, I think this kind of character bolstering is just annoying in this case as it was when it was done with Trayvon and Mike Brown.

I'm interested in knowing what you're referring to in that case if it wasn't some sarcastic ass comment about a 15 year old kid going to college in the fall.
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The Admiral posted...

FWIW, I think this kind of character bolstering is just annoying in this case as it was when it was done with Trayvon and Mike Brown.

Yeah but the cop actually did something wrong.
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Liberals posted...

The Admiral posted...

FWIW, I think this kind of character bolstering is just annoying in this case as it was when it was done with Trayvon and Mike Brown.

Yeah but the cop actually did something wrong.

So did the guy who robbed a store and then assaulted a cop and tried to take his gun.
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The Admiral posted...

Liberals posted...

The Admiral posted...

FWIW, I think this kind of character bolstering is just annoying in this case as it was when it was done with Trayvon and Mike Brown.

Yeah but the cop actually did something wrong.

So did the guy who assaulted a cop and tried to take his gun.

And yet none of what you're talking about in this quote chain has anything to do with the topic.
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I'm very glad that Admiral has found a way to make this topic about Michael Brown.
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ChromaticAngel posted...

The Admiral posted...

Liberals posted...

The Admiral posted...

FWIW, I think this kind of character bolstering is just annoying in this case as it was when it was done with Trayvon and Mike Brown.

Yeah but the cop actually did something wrong.

So did the guy who assaulted a cop and tried to take his gun.

And yet none of what you're talking about in this quote chain has anything to do with the topic.

The connection was explained in post 8.

Both sides have the annoying tendency to do this kind of thing, and it shouldn't be tolerable in either case.
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The Admiral posted...

The connection was explained in post 8.

Both sides have the annoying tendency to do this kind of thing, and it shouldn't be tolerable in either case.

And yet instead of just saying that, you make some backhanded passive aggressive comment about virtue signaling for some other people who were shot and killed that had actually committed crimes despite this kid being actually innocent.
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Can people stop taking the bait and stop admiral from derailing another topic? For once? It's so dumb.
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kingdrake2 posted...

i admit he does deserve to pay, maybe a light yet full sentence despite hearing the info he has PTSD.

Question they need to answer then is why he was in the field if he had something that could negatively impact his performance that severely.
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Just make fun of admiral.

How sad does his life have to be to constantly troll about black people.

Every time.
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Is admiral getting modded these days for his racist outbursts?
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Only white people can successfully play the pity card.

ChromaticAngel posted...

The Admiral posted...

The connection was explained in post 8.

Both sides have the annoying tendency to do this kind of thing, and it shouldn't be tolerable in either case.

And yet instead of just saying that, you make some backhanded passive aggressive comment about virtue signaling for some other people who were shot and killed that had actually committed crimes despite this kid being actually innocent.

Holy buzzwords, Batman!

Point is that these comments are ridiculous, just as they were in those other cases. The only difference is that folks like you and Antifar only have an issue when they're being used to defend a cop, not in those other instances.
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I have an issue with a guy who impregnated separate women less than two weeks apart being labeled a family man in a headline, mainly.
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The fact that he is a "family man" does not change the fact that he opened fire on an unarmed civilian in a situation where it was completely uncalled for. He deserves to be held criminally responsible.
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Godnorgosh posted...

But isn't Dallas one of the "good" police departments?There must be some mistake!

It was the Balch Springs PD, not Dallas PD
Also "good" doesn't mean "perfect "
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Another Family man... V_V

http://www.timesunion.com/tuplus-local/article/Cops-press-probe-of-fatal-fire-at-Colonie-6820129.php
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Fuck that piece of shit cop. Literally tried to lie about the situation to cover his corrupt ass. Oh and of course they had to bring up his mental health

Antifar posted...

I have an issue with a guy who impregnated separate women less than two weeks apart being labeled a family man in a headline, mainly.

Grow up.
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The Admiral posted...

ChromaticAngel posted...

The Admiral posted...

The connection was explained in post 8.

Both sides have the annoying tendency to do this kind of thing, and it shouldn't be tolerable in either case.

And yet instead of just saying that, you make some backhanded passive aggressive comment about virtue signaling for some other people who were shot and killed that had actually committed crimes despite this kid being actually innocent.

Holy buzzwords, Batman!

Point is that these comments are ridiculous, just as they were in those other cases. The only difference is that folks like you and Antifar only have an issue when they're being used to defend a cop, not in those other instances.

You're the same, you have an issue when they're defending the civilian, as seen per this topic. Only difference is you're way more pathetic, I don't even know why people keep responding to you, heck I don't know why I responded to this just now. I'm not even a liberal but you're such a crass person that your posts trigger me.
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Kazi1212 posted...

you're such a crass person that your posts trigger me.

Ignore list exists for you, buddy.
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AlternativeFAQS posted...

The Admiral posted...

He was a good kid who was going to college in the fall!

lol so mad that a cop is getting in trouble for killing a kid

He can't help himself.
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Antifar posted...

I'm very glad that Admiral has found a way to make this topic about Michael Brown.

At any time, the Admiral is 1 post away from making a topic about him justifying the needless deaths of black youths.
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Guys the important part is that this murderer literally named his son Tab.
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FrisbeeDude posted...

AlternativeFAQS posted...

The Admiral posted...

He was a good kid who was going to college in the fall!

lol so mad that a cop is getting in trouble for killing a kid

He can't help himself.

NinjaBreakfast posted...

Antifar posted...

I'm very glad that Admiral has found a way to make this topic about Michael Brown.

At any time, the Admiral is 1 post away from making a topic about him justifying the needless deaths of black youths.

Just collecting all the illiterate users in a single post for ease of quoting.

Would love to see where I defended this cop or justified his actions, so feel free to quote that.
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The Admiral posted...

Would love to see where I defended this cop or justified his actions, so feel free to quote that.

You did not, to your credit. Instead, you deliberately deflected to an unrelated incident where you believe your POV has more of a leg to stand on. It is never enough, for you, to simply stay out of a topic or acknowledge where a cop has done wrong. You must, instead, make your first post about Michael Brown instead.

People are less inclined to take your comments on the cop's guilt seriously when they come as your second post in a topic.
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Godnorgosh posted...

brandunh11 posted...

Godnorgosh posted...

But isn't Dallas one of the "good" police departments?There must be some mistake!

It was the Balch Springs PD, not Dallas PD
Also "good" doesn't mean "perfect "

Yeah, I guess you're not perfect until you don't have one of your own killing black kids while the blue wall predictably rushes to his defense. My b.

Wait, what made it good, again? Oh, right. They fired him, at least.

You do realize that Balch Springs PD =/= Dallas PD right?
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The Admiral posted...

Liberals posted...

The Admiral posted...

FWIW, I think this kind of character bolstering is just annoying in this case as it was when it was done with Trayvon and Mike Brown.

Yeah but the cop actually did something wrong.

So did the guy who robbed a store and then assaulted a cop and tried to take his gun.

Okay? What does that have to do with this incident?
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Antifar posted...

The Admiral posted...

Would love to see where I defended this cop or justified his actions, so feel free to quote that.

You did not, to your credit. Instead, you deliberately deflected to an unrelated incident where you believe your POV has more of a leg to stand on. It is never enough, for you, to simply stay out of a topic or acknowledge where a cop has done wrong. You must, instead, make your first post about Michael Brown instead.

People are less inclined to take your comments on the cop's guilt seriously when they come as your second post in a topic.

This. Stop being a scumbag Admiral, everything you've said in this topic is quite frankly disgusting, and the fact you can't even see your own bias is either shocking or hilarious, I haven't decided.

Edit: Just to clarify, I'm not defending Mike Brown, because this topic isn't about him. It's about someone who shares one trait with him, the colour of his skin.
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TheKingOf-Kings posted...

Antifar posted...

The Admiral posted...

Would love to see where I defended this cop or justified his actions, so feel free to quote that.

You did not, to your credit. Instead, you deliberately deflected to an unrelated incident where you believe your POV has more of a leg to stand on. It is never enough, for you, to simply stay out of a topic or acknowledge where a cop has done wrong. You must, instead, make your first post about Michael Brown instead.

People are less inclined to take your comments on the cop's guilt seriously when they come as your second post in a topic.

This. Stop being a scumbag Admiral, everything you've said in this topic is quite frankly disgusting, and the fact you can't even see your own bias is either shocking or hilarious, I haven't decided.

Edit: Just to clarify, I'm not defending Mike Brown, because this topic isn't about him. It's about someone who shares one trait with him, the colour of his skin.

I won't disagree, my comments were a miss in this topic. It was intended as a jab at Antifar for his ongoing issue with any authority figure, but it does come across as insensitive. I'm not defending this scumbag cop at all, so I deleted the first post and won't push this point anymore.
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The Admiral posted...

Alright.

I apologize if I said anything overly aggressive in this thread.
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Wow, Addy just admitted he was in the wrong. Finally another point for the CE bucket list.
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Look man, I say this with no malice, but was it really just a jab at Antifar? Or was it about black people? You don't have to answer this post, or even reply at all, I'm not looking for a response. If you honestly believe you have no bias and it was truly just about Antifar that's good, but if there is even a hint of truth to that other part, maybe work on that.

One silly thing video games have taught me *coughPersona4cough* is that lying to yourself is a major weakness.

Okay I'm done being a psychohippy.
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3rd_Best_Master posted...

Wow, Addy just admitted he was in the wrong. Finally another point for the CE bucket list.

I'm in complete shock over this

The Great Muta 22 posted...

3rd_Best_Master posted...

Wow, Addy just admitted he was in the wrong. Finally another point for the CE bucket list.

I'm in complete shock over this

Now we just have to wait for Mal_Fet to criticize a Republican and we're nearing the end.
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The Admiral posted...

ChromaticAngel posted...

The Admiral posted...

He was a good kid who was going to college in the fall!

Dude, this kid did literally nothing wrong. The Texas PD already admitted that the original press statements they made were complete lies.

That's not what my quote is referring to.

FWIW, I think this kind of character bolstering is just annoying in this case as it was when it was done with Trayvon and Mike Brown.

Yeah, you're generally a fan of assassinating the character of black perps.
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