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Why does an 18-year old thug and criminal become a celebrity, yet no one talks about black 18-19 year soldiers who die in battles?
For some, our values are upside-down.
That is a false comparison.
Two totally different situations and you don't know if those of us who believe the cop overreacted are also supporters of our men and women in the military.
So a cop should shoot a criminal assaulting him only AFTER he has suffered life-threatening injuries in the shuffle?
Are you serious?
Are YOU serious?
A cop should detain a suspect. Not shoot him! Is that really asking too much from today's police forces? Respect our entitled rights as Americans and don't kill us?
Wilson's injuries were greatly exaggerated. They were no where even close to being life threatening. Wilson is 6'4" and 210lbs. No shrinking violet. I'm sure he could have radioed for back up and proceeded to chase Brown and take him down without killing him. GOOD cops do this daily.
Cops are there to enforce the law, not wrestle with every wanabee punk who breaks it.
If our current model of police include men and women who only know how to shoot and kill Americans because they are not fit enough to take them down, we are in sorry state of affairs.
I was always taught -- you mess with the police, you better have your cemetery plot picked out.
If police tells you to stop, you stop immediately. If police tells you to put your hands up or they'll blow your brains off -- you better not call that a bluff.
I can't believe that we are even discussing the ABC of how to obey a police officer.
I can't believe that we are even discussing the idea that police officers have this magical power over the people to act as the lone arm of the law! They work FOR US. Not the other way around. We'd all do well to remember that.
Exactly. I don't know where these people were raised.
I was raised in a nuclear family, started working as a youngster, built my own business and now married with children. I pay my taxes. I volunteer in my community. I vote in every election. I attend council meetings.
But I will never agree that the police forces in this country have any right or power over me as an American citizen. They need to learn their place. If I am pulled over, which I never have been, I know my rights and will exercise them.
Because the right have the power of money and influence behind them so they don't have to riot and protest for their rights or just to be heard.
I don't understand. You mean Obama and Holder are right-wingers? Aren't donations to the Left if not larger, at least equal with the right? What about media? No influence there?
Besides, the right also protests. It just seems to me that they riot and loot a lot less or don't at all, and it doesn't trash communities.
She said the same thing about Treyvon Martin. Injuries weren't bad enough on Zimmerman to warrant him shooting TM.
You should wait until you're severely injured to react.
No, I said you fight fire with fire. You don't KILL someone because they punched you in the face. Its a ridiculous, backwards and violent way to view the world.
I can't believe that we are even discussing the idea that police officers have this magical power over the people to act as the lone arm of the law! They work FOR US.
Of course they do. I pay them, and I want them to be tough, strong with the criminals. Police don't have a magical power over us, until you break the law. That's how it should be. Otherwise it would be anarchy. As a New Yorker I have experienced both -- strong and weak police. I would never want to live or my family live in a community with your version of policing.
No, I said you fight fire with fire. You don't KILL someone because they punched you in the face. Its a ridiculous, backwards and violent way to view the world.
He wasn't killed because he was punched in the face.
He was killed because he attacked again.
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