when I see something like this, it makes me feel bad for the good guys trying to serve.
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when I see something like this, it makes me feel bad for the good guys trying to serve.
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Originally Posted by Elhuero
I agree, and its sad that the little cogs do not have control of the direction in which the machine is moving.
That's a damn good quote sir. I completely agree. To many friends of mine are stuck on forces where they feel they are losing their occupation to tyranny.Quote:
Originally Posted by Byte Stryke
There is a difference between bad cops and bad policies.
Policies, both official and unofficial, that the police follow are the result of political pressure. Those in charge make the rules and the police follow them. That is why different states and cities often have very different methods of policing.
They have been doing songs about this for decades, like since the 60's . You damn kids today..Quote:
Originally Posted by bryjcom
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKJziJGrASo
I was there
Look What's happening in the streets. Got a Revolution
Thank you, I thought of the same song when I saw the first post. I had tickets to the soiled dove last year but he never showed up.[Rant1]Quote:
Originally Posted by jim
and he never will . Gil died 2-3 weeks ago.Quote:
Originally Posted by jerrymrc
I know. Was a sad day. I was going to report it here when it happened but thought most would go WHO??? I saw him in 95-96 when he came through for the spirits tour.Quote:
Originally Posted by jim
I have 5-6 of the albums and a couple of the CD's First heard of him in 71 or so. [Coffee]
If I was in Law enforcement, movies like this, in threads like this would scare the hell out of me. As the Right moves more right and the Left stays very left. Law enforcement is running out of friends every time things like this happen. This is doubly bad when the budget is what it is. When the axe starts to drop and the LE budget comes up, there isn't gonna be anyone in their corner but Big Brother types and LEOs, not a very big voting block. I personally would rather put a leash on the SWAT teams than loose my pension.
Honestly, you watch a movie like this, then decide, how do we fix government spending, and truth be told LE budgets may make the list all the sudden.
Sad state for the guys on the ground, it would make for a hell of a place to work. "No one likes me because of speeding tickets and no one trusts me because of the mall ninjas on the force" That's not fun. Especially when you work in public service. I sure a firefighter/EMT/teacher has never had a thought like that.
Makes me wish we could do government agency interventions, "we like you guys, you do good stuff, but honestly, this SWAT shit is out of control. Fix it and it will help you."
That is exactly how I feel. There is no general hatred of cops in my heart. I know they perform a very important service, but like you said, this SWAT stuff is out of control.Quote:
Originally Posted by BigMat