Police Officer Killed while Pumping Gas in Houston

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mickeyrat said:

Last-12-Exit said:

gimmesometruth27 said:

this is cowardly and shameful. throw the shooter in prison and never talk about him again.

i am not getting my panties in a twist because it was a cop that died. he was a person. wearing a badge does not make his life worth any more than anybody elses.

another gun death in america.

yawn.

I understand the concept and I'm not saying a cops life is any more valuable than ours. And the yawn is definitely understandable. But the reason this made news was because it's a cop. The fact that people are so willing to kill cops these days is the scary part.

21 nationwide in 8 months.

I have no clue if that is up or down. 4 in the last 2 weeks.

mickeyrat

Down. Last year saw a spike. Steady decline since the 70's.

Whats different though is the ambush murders.

Most of the cops died in performance of duties.

mickeyrat

mickeyrat said:

actually the number cops killed in the line of duty (i.e. murdered) is down from last year which saw a spike. Been a downward treand for several decades now. Any are too many but it is a positive?

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2015/06/30/fewer-police-officers-shot-and-killed-over-first-half-of-2015-than-2014/

another article says that a quarter of the cops that have been killed are in lousiana.


http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2015/08/27/nearly-a-quarter-of-the-police-officers-shot-and-killed-this-year-have-been-in-louisiana/

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mickeyrat said:

mickeyrat said:

actually the number cops killed in the line of duty (i.e. murdered) is down from last year which saw a spike. Been a downward treand for several decades now. Any are too many but it is a positive?

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2015/06/30/fewer-police-officers-shot-and-killed-over-first-half-of-2015-than-2014/

another article says that a quarter of the cops that have been killed are in lousiana.


http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2015/08/27/nearly-a-quarter-of-the-police-officers-shot-and-killed-this-year-have-been-in-louisiana/

Here last12exit.

Yea, my bad. I did click on that a couple of days ago.

mickeyrat

Last-12-Exit said:

mickeyrat said:

mickeyrat said:

actually the number cops killed in the line of duty (i.e. murdered) is down from last year which saw a spike. Been a downward treand for several decades now. Any are too many but it is a positive?

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2015/06/30/fewer-police-officers-shot-and-killed-over-first-half-of-2015-than-2014/

another article says that a quarter of the cops that have been killed are in lousiana.


http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2015/08/27/nearly-a-quarter-of-the-police-officers-shot-and-killed-this-year-have-been-in-louisiana/

Here last12exit.

Yea, my bad. I did click on that a couple of days ago.

Seems shitty to say but dying in the line of duty is easier to take than ambush murder?

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mickeyrat said:

Last-12-Exit said:

mickeyrat said:

mickeyrat said:

actually the number cops killed in the line of duty (i.e. murdered) is down from last year which saw a spike. Been a downward treand for several decades now. Any are too many but it is a positive?

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2015/06/30/fewer-police-officers-shot-and-killed-over-first-half-of-2015-than-2014/

another article says that a quarter of the cops that have been killed are in lousiana.


http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2015/08/27/nearly-a-quarter-of-the-police-officers-shot-and-killed-this-year-have-been-in-louisiana/

Here last12exit.

Yea, my bad. I did click on that a couple of days ago.

Seems shitty to say but dying in the line of duty is easier to take than ambush murder?

I don't think it's shitty. It is easier to swallow when a cop is killed protecting the public. It makes us feel like it was worth something. It makes zero sense for a cop to be killed while pumping gas. It's a waste.

gimmesometruth27

i am sorry everyone. my last couple of comments were things i probably should have kept to myself. i don't believe in editing my posts, so if you guys are offended i apologize.

kinda losing my shit with all of these gun murders lately. tired of talking about it. tired of hearing about it. tired of seeing my friends at each other's throats over it. it is never going to stop and it is never going to change. i just have to accept that.

right now i need to go outside for awhile.

carry on.

Thirty Bills Unpaid

gimmesometruth27 said:

this is cowardly and shameful. throw the shooter in prison and never talk about him again.

i am not getting my panties in a twist because it was a cop that died. he was a person. wearing a badge does not make his life worth any more than anybody elses.

another gun death in america.

yawn.

I know you eased off there and I'm not trying to drag you back in... but on your one assertion here... I'd like to say that a cop's life is definitely more valuable than some shit criminal.

rgambs

Thirty Bills Unpaid said:

gimmesometruth27 said:

this is cowardly and shameful. throw the shooter in prison and never talk about him again.

i am not getting my panties in a twist because it was a cop that died. he was a person. wearing a badge does not make his life worth any more than anybody elses.

another gun death in america.

yawn.

I know you eased off there and I'm not trying to drag you back in... but on your one assertion here... I'd like to say that a cop's life is definitely more valuable than some shit criminal.

That's making some HUGE assumptions.
You are assuming the cop is a good person, just because of his profession, and that a criminal is a bad person.
Obviously a cop killing criminal is shit, but assuming Wilson is a better person than Brown is way too assumptive.
You don't know what a cop does in or out of uniform. He might be a wife beating piece of scum. (odds are higher than in the general public) They might abuse and or neglect their children, might be racist, might abuse people on duty. They might lie and cheat, even steal. It is almost certain that they witness sexual or physical abuse on the job and remain silent, or even lie to protect the abusers.

Meanwhile, you don't know what kind of life a shit criminal lives either. The criminal (what's the crime? that's everything that matters here. I assume you only mean the nasty violent criminals, but you paint with a wide brush in this topic) might work their ass off to try to give their kids a chance in life. They might take care of the sick and elderly in their family and always keep their word.
Lives aren't the sort of commodity that can be easily weighed and valued.

mickeyrat

gimmesometruth27 said:

i am sorry everyone. my last couple of comments were things i probably should have kept to myself. i don't believe in editing my posts, so if you guys are offended i apologize.

kinda losing my shit with all of these gun murders lately. tired of talking about it. tired of hearing about it. tired of seeing my friends at each other's throats over it. it is never going to stop and it is never going to change. i just have to accept that.

right now i need to go outside for awhile.

carry on.

Cynical part of me says liberty and freedom received its blood payment in full that day. But its addicted to the payment. Requires more and more as time goes on.

Thirty Bills Unpaid

rgambs said:

Thirty Bills Unpaid said:

gimmesometruth27 said:

this is cowardly and shameful. throw the shooter in prison and never talk about him again.

i am not getting my panties in a twist because it was a cop that died. he was a person. wearing a badge does not make his life worth any more than anybody elses.

another gun death in america.

yawn.

I know you eased off there and I'm not trying to drag you back in... but on your one assertion here... I'd like to say that a cop's life is definitely more valuable than some shit criminal.

That's making some HUGE assumptions.
You are assuming the cop is a good person, just because of his profession, and that a criminal is a bad person.
Obviously a cop killing criminal is shit, but assuming Wilson is a better person than Brown is way too assumptive.
You don't know what a cop does in or out of uniform. He might be a wife beating piece of scum. (odds are higher than in the general public) They might abuse and or neglect their children, might be racist, might abuse people on duty. They might lie and cheat, even steal. It is almost certain that they witness sexual or physical abuse on the job and remain silent, or even lie to protect the abusers.

Meanwhile, you don't know what kind of life a shit criminal lives either. The criminal (what's the crime? that's everything that matters here. I assume you only mean the nasty violent criminals, but you paint with a wide brush in this topic) might work their ass off to try to give their kids a chance in life. They might take care of the sick and elderly in their family and always keep their word.
Lives aren't the sort of commodity that can be easily weighed and valued.

There are going to be exceptions of course.

But in general... if someone makes a habit of making victims of crime... a cop's life is INFINITELY greater.

rr165892

Thirty Bills Unpaid said:

gimmesometruth27 said:

this is cowardly and shameful. throw the shooter in prison and never talk about him again.

i am not getting my panties in a twist because it was a cop that died. he was a person. wearing a badge does not make his life worth any more than anybody elses.

another gun death in america.

yawn.

I know you eased off there and I'm not trying to drag you back in... but on your one assertion here... I'd like to say that a cop's life is definitely more valuable than some shit criminal.

Boom!!!

gimmesometruth27

Thirty Bills Unpaid said:

gimmesometruth27 said:

this is cowardly and shameful. throw the shooter in prison and never talk about him again.

i am not getting my panties in a twist because it was a cop that died. he was a person. wearing a badge does not make his life worth any more than anybody elses.

another gun death in america.

yawn.

I know you eased off there and I'm not trying to drag you back in... but on your one assertion here... I'd like to say that a cop's life is definitely more valuable than some shit criminal.

matter of opinion i suppose.

Thirty Bills Unpaid

gimmesometruth27 said:

Thirty Bills Unpaid said:

gimmesometruth27 said:

this is cowardly and shameful. throw the shooter in prison and never talk about him again.

i am not getting my panties in a twist because it was a cop that died. he was a person. wearing a badge does not make his life worth any more than anybody elses.

another gun death in america.

yawn.

I know you eased off there and I'm not trying to drag you back in... but on your one assertion here... I'd like to say that a cop's life is definitely more valuable than some shit criminal.

matter of opinion i suppose.

Yah. I guess so.