I call BS!

[Irving]

So, with this officer's history of having engaged a person in the act of stabbing his neighbor back in 2009, do you think this officer is more sensitive to situations involving stabbing weapons? Do you think it matters?

[lpgasman]

What determines pulling your pistol over your tazer? I would probably shoot first ask questions later. That's why I'm not a LEO.

[J]

I was the one that closed the thread. It wasn't to stick up for the cop.

The thread had no real discussion. It was headed nowhere but sarcastic remarks and far fetched comparisons. So I closed it, as I didn't see any viable path for that thread to become a valuable discussion. I only saw a downside of it branching off to a couple of cop bashing posts and getting closed anyways.

Yes, sometimes our moods change how lenient and patient we are. We are only human, it happens to the best of us. Nobody is getting banned, so don't worry about that.

[jerrymrc]

I am right there with you. The rules of this site about what is ok and not ok are enforced based solely on the whim of a good or bad mood of the mods or site staff. The fact that you can get a time out just for arguing with with a mod through PM is asinine in the extreme. To then be given a reason for that time out that shows a complete lack of understanding of a 1st grade parable is just insult to injury.

I am by no means advocating for a free for all with no rules. But the rules about what is and isn't ok to post is by far not well spelled out and enforced only on a good or bad mood.

Though it does seem that if you say anything but good things about a cop it will get locked.

What it boils down to is the benefit you get from associating with the peons on this site worth dealing with the rules of the site. There are some good conversations here that make it worth coming back for and worth putting up with the petty BS .

Just remember four legs good two legs better.

Glad to see you do not hold a grudge. And just for the record I had nothing to do with the thread being locked so I fail to understand your comments.

I take it this must be bash a mod day?

[funkymonkey1111]

The thread had no real discussion.
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if that's the criteria then most of the threads here could be in jeopardy

[Irving]

if that's the criteria then most of the threads here could be in jeopardy

Don't bring Alex Trebec into this!

[tmleadr03]

Glad to see you do not hold a grudge. And just for the record I had nothing to do with the thread being locked so I fail to understand your comments.

I take it this must be bash a mod day?

You still dont understand the issue I had with that thread. But I must not be bright enough to explain the reason for my being irate.

[WETWRKS]

Don't bring Alex Trebec into this!

Good one Irving. Had me laughing at it.

As to the subject at hand. Police are like everyone else. Do I think they deserve extra protection about things like this...no. That is like saying you shouldn't say anything bad about priests who mollest children because of all the good priests out there. You need to lay blame on those who deserve it. Now theat being said...and I know I am responsible for this myself, we need to keep the blame to the individual and not blame the officers who arn't responsible for the actions.

I would address the officers here in this...I respect the officers who do their job and arn't over zealous in their actions. There is a mentality among officers that needs to change. This blue line idea that an officer is to be defended reguardless of what they have done. You need to realize officers (like everyone else) can become criminals and have to be held accountable for their actions.

As for the amputee in the wheelchair and the officer who shot him...nothing has been said about the officer even being equiped with a tazer. Untill that info is released I would gather that he didn't have one. I suspect there may have been other tools at his disposal but the amputee had a history of mental problems as well. I would withhold judgment on this one untill more info is released.

[cstone]

I would address the officers here in this...I respect the officers who do their job and arn't over zealous in their actions. There is a mentality among officers that needs to change. This blue line idea that an officer is to be defended reguardless of what they have done. You need to realize officers (like everyone else) can become criminals and have to be held accountable for their actions.

Sweeping generalization.

While many officers are mental, I would not agree that "there is a mentality among officers that needs to change." Very few officers that I know, would defend other officers regardless of what they have done. I, and I believe most officers realize that SOME officers can (have and will continue to) become criminals. In fact I would go so far as to say I know of criminals who have become officers to facilitate their criminal enterprise. While it may come as a surprise to some, officers are held accountable for their actions. This happens both criminally and administratively. While I understand that there are citizens who do not feel that the actions taken to address mistakes, misconduct, and even criminal behavior by officers meets their standard of fairness, I would suggest that you do not always have all of the facts.

I often run into people who tell me they know something for a fact. Upon further questioning what I find is they believe something because they have hearsay information which tends to fit within their perception of reality. This often does not rise to the level of proof within our judicial system.

Be safe.

[ronaldrwl]

The thread had no real discussion. It was headed nowhere but sarcastic remarks and far fetched comparisons. So I closed it, as I didn't see any viable path for that thread to become a valuable discussion.

The OP, I believe, is addressing the ever increasing control being imposed by moderators. I've seen this happen the last 2 years.

Another example that got much less attention. Jerrymrc slammed a member because they started a thread with a link to an article about rice having arsenic. Jerry didn't like what the article said and proclaimed he wasn't going to put up with that “chicken little crap on his thread” and shut the thread down.

It seems all good things degenerate:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Degeneration