So if it's a felony, why hasn't he been charged?
By Brett - Fri, 05/09/2008 - 1:41pm.
While Soto returned fire and Bruzzese protected Bethell, the unarmed Franklin fled the scene, according to testimony and police reports. Franklin's service weapon was inside Soto's truck, unsecured, a felony under state law.
So, he hasn't been charged because...why exactly? And why hasn't he been charged with interfering with a police officer (he ordered the first responder to drive him home), or making false statements to a police officer? (he lied to the officer who gave him a ride home, and the State Police investigators both about how he got home, and not having been at the scene.)
Apparently it's not the first time Franklin has high-tailed it from a crime scene.
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Are you serious? How long have you lived in Massachusetts?
Cops, politicians, firemen and other public servants have different laws than the hoi polloi.
If a lawful gun owner had left their firearm in their car unattended, they would have their permit revoked and they would be brought up on charges.
A cop? Not so much.
Sweeping it under the rug
Here's another interesting tidbit:
Gee, how could they not have known they were police officers? Drinking out behind the high school? Shooting off their mouths? Insulting your gang? Chasing you into a parking lot? What else could they possibly have been?
Maybe Franklin ran away not just because he's a coward, but because he thought they'd have to pay for what they started and he wanted to pretend he wasn't part of it. Amazing all that is staying under the rug. It must be two feet off the floor by now. If they start by enforcing his felony for leaving his gun in the car, they'd have to get to public drunkenness, and what next?