AQRMZ -> RE: Rioting is the answer (8/21/2014 12:06:37 PM)
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TWW I completely agree with you on this, Cops are a target and usually the good ones get hit, I have seen that happen and it really sucks while the real a-holes go on to retire. I have had a few instances of seeing both kinds while as security and more than a decade as a first responder, years as a dispatcher, and you really can believe I have not seen it all but, I have seen a bunch of it. Berkeley, in the 60's was an interesting experience. A few years in AR. and some in TX. too. We were told repeatedly in training, that "this ain't TV or a Movie". This is REAL!! Took some of us a bit to get that straight but after a while a fella catches on. Shit can happen anywhere and usually does. You only get one shot with a Taser, and the range is limited and the target needs to be sober/not drugged, Cameras are expensive, you would not believe the prices that they have to pay for them. AND REMEMBER THIS AIN'T A MOVIE OR TV. When a guy threatens you, you react. A cop is not getting paid to have a "cage fight". Probably in this case, from what we have gleaned from all the bs put out on this issue, the guy was a big bully, in the street to intimidate and maybe start something with a car and driver. Maybe act like he did when he attacked the small store clerk. We will never know probably. But, with almost 300# dude coming towards me lookin for a tussel, you can believe I am not gonna pussyfoot around. I would not expect a cop to do so either. And neither should you. His buddy has changed his story several times. Experience tells us that really "good" witnesses usually see an event differently. It is doubtful if any stories we have gotten are from "good" witnesses. So the cop says something, the guy does what he does like in the store, the "in the car" stuff may be the guy hitting the cop. The shots may be all off center mass because the cop's eyesight is impaired from the attack. Who knows at this point? It could have happened this way. If you wish to refute this, ok, do you have first hand experience? Have you carried a gun in a situation like this. I have. And it ain't as simple as folks are makin' it. As to "non-lethal", unless you have actual experience with them, I would suggest that you ease off a bit. They are not always as reliable as you think. Shit happens, and shit happens really fast. First and last thing our cops are told is to "get home safe". If they do then they can respond to your distress call when you need them, whether you are black, white, Asian, Hispanic or whatever. Our guys do that and do it well. Our guys are carefully selected and well trained and a small "diverse" group. OK I did not mean to take sides, upset anyone or otherwise cause distress to M3. So, I am ready now, start pissin all over this one. BOTTOM LINE: If you ain't walked a mile in his shoes, then back off a bit till all the facts are in, and count on it. They will be in...
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