This is the only part about these tragedies that gets me...everyone sees a police officer mess up...but no one sees the other 364 days a year when brotha's are killing brotha's.
Point ... It only seems newsworthy when a cop is involved, which is a sad state of affairs. I am also waiting for the next time a non-minority gets gunned down by police officers using excessive force. Oh wait. I won't hear a thing. Again, not newsworthy.
Point ... It only seems newsworthy when a cop is involved, which is a sad state of affairs. I am also waiting for the next time a non-minority gets gunned down by police officers using excessive force. Oh wait. I won't hear a thing. Again, not newsworthy.
Why wouldn't it be newsworthy when cops spray a neighborhood with bullets? maybe it makes the news so much easier when cops fuck up and kill someone than when gangbangers do it is because cops are supposed to be there to protect people and are supposed to be trained to do so effectively. By they way, did I miss something? Maybe I didn't see it but was the guy's race mentioned anywhere in the article?
If you watch the news reporting this story, they really haven't mentioned the fact that most of the Policemen were african-americans, except one which was Lebanese. Most of the media and local activists are acting like it was racist in some nature, but fail to mention there was no white cops involved. Just thought I'd sare.
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Our government is the potent, the omnipresent teacher. For good or for ill, it teaches the whole people by its example. Crime is contagious. If the government becomes a law-breaker, it breeds contempt for law; it invites every man to become a law unto himself; it invites anarchy. - Louis Brandeis
Point ... It only seems newsworthy when a cop is involved, which is a sad state of affairs. I am also waiting for the next time a non-minority gets gunned down by police officers using excessive force. Oh wait. I won't hear a thing. Again, not newsworthy.
It isn't newsworthy when gangbangers kill each other because that's what they're supposed to do. The more they do that, the better off we all are. Good news doesn't make the headlines.
But it is newsworthy when cops can't control themselves and fire 31 shots around the neighborhood. I don't care what color cop in what color neighborhood. If he can't hit the broadside of a barn he needs to surrender he weapon and take a desk job.
"I'll use the magic word - let's just shut the fuck up, please." EV, 04/13/08
I feel teachers should make good money but not as good as cops. A police officers work is more stressful than a teachers.
you're still left with the dilemma in how to pay for the raises these civil servants deserve. the pay for both is pathetic, but nobody seems willing to do anything about it.
I think that's why we aren't hearing as much about race this time as we usually do. Even Sharpton is focusing on police actions in general, as opposed to the horrible tyranny of "the man".
I'll take some exception to the "New Yorkers are morons"
I'll take exception, on your behalf, that "New Yorkers are morons for voting for Hil", because were talking politics here.
It's always the vote for the lesser of two EVILS or name recognition (Bush, Terminator, etc)
Your just as much of a moron as we are!
NO offense.
and yes the cops are probably corrupt and do get regular power trips.
I'm sure that happens in any hostile environment.
It's Self-preservation baby!!!
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Point ... It only seems newsworthy when a cop is involved, which is a sad state of affairs. I am also waiting for the next time a non-minority gets gunned down by police officers using excessive force. Oh wait. I won't hear a thing. Again, not newsworthy.
Why wouldn't it be newsworthy when cops spray a neighborhood with bullets? maybe it makes the news so much easier when cops fuck up and kill someone than when gangbangers do it is because cops are supposed to be there to protect people and are supposed to be trained to do so effectively. By they way, did I miss something? Maybe I didn't see it but was the guy's race mentioned anywhere in the article?
Our government is the potent, the omnipresent teacher. For good or for ill, it teaches the whole people by its example. Crime is contagious. If the government becomes a law-breaker, it breeds contempt for law; it invites every man to become a law unto himself; it invites anarchy. - Louis Brandeis
It isn't newsworthy when gangbangers kill each other because that's what they're supposed to do. The more they do that, the better off we all are. Good news doesn't make the headlines.
But it is newsworthy when cops can't control themselves and fire 31 shots around the neighborhood. I don't care what color cop in what color neighborhood. If he can't hit the broadside of a barn he needs to surrender he weapon and take a desk job.
you're still left with the dilemma in how to pay for the raises these civil servants deserve. the pay for both is pathetic, but nobody seems willing to do anything about it.
Yeah, and who knows who would have been hit by those extra shots! You could have like, killed a bunch of people! Isn't that awesome man?
2 black, 2 white, 1 Latino.
I think that's why we aren't hearing as much about race this time as we usually do. Even Sharpton is focusing on police actions in general, as opposed to the horrible tyranny of "the man".
what do expect from morons?
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I'll take exception, on your behalf, that "New Yorkers are morons for voting for Hil", because were talking politics here.
It's always the vote for the lesser of two EVILS or name recognition (Bush, Terminator, etc)
Your just as much of a moron as we are!
NO offense.
and yes the cops are probably corrupt and do get regular power trips.
I'm sure that happens in any hostile environment.
It's Self-preservation baby!!!
-Greg Dulli
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irony
I'm betting many people in New York can spell at least.......
c'mon, sorry teach
-Greg Dulli