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No indictment for officer in Brown shooting

Discussion in 'News and Weather' started by Rye83, Nov 25, 2014.

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  1. PatO

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    Everyone is entitled to their own opinions and it is okay to disagree. I understand and respect what you are saying and I am certainly not saying you are wrong. In this particular event, there are plenty on both sides of the fence. I do not believe it was race related. I am guessing many of the looters and fire starters are troublemakers to begin with and merely taking advantage of an unfortunate happening. In my opinion, they are the shameful ones, not the police.
    Btw, labelling us tough guys for our opinions is uncalled for!
     
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    If a large group of people in tactical gear (police or not) storm my house I likely will hit the ground and hope for the best, nothing good can come from me trying to Rambo my way out of that situation. If my dog was killed by them so be it.....though you better believe I will lawyer up when it is all said and done and I'd be shooting for the jackpot payout (I would see it as an accident/epic screw up....but someone would be taking responsibility for their incompetence.

    The types of screw ups you are talking about are rare and certainly don't fall anywhere in the norm....though those responsible for such screw ups should be dealt with very harshly (lengthy prison sentences IMO). The vast majority of cops are good people just trying to do their job to the best of their ability, unfortunately they are human and do make mistakes. It just so happens that more people pull the camera out when cops are doing the wrong thing and then throw it on Youtube. Police doing their jobs the correct way is quite boring and doesn't draw many views.
     
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    My apologies PatO. Thanks for your service! But 'tough on crime' has brought regrettable results. Militarized enforcement is much of the problem today. Instead of neighborhood cops who know the territory and the families it's become something scary. Witnesses are still being threatened for recording police at work. Wilson was not prepared to handle that confrontation competently, alone without a partner.

    Perhaps the Ferguson saga will result in some changes. The police are just following their training but it appears that citizens rights and lives are not high enough of a priority. That's my opinion however unpopular.
     
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