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Originally Posted by nittanyalum
Oh, I'll state and stand behind my bend in this case -- those officers killed that man in cold blood and are free to return to their lives and families. It's unconscionable. They should be locked up and made to pay for their crime just like anyone else who did what they did (but didn't have a badge to protect them). And worse, it doesn't send a signal of support or comfort to the society around them that are supposed to trust them and put their lives in their hands, nor does it give a lesson to other members of the force that actions like this won't just be swept under the rug. When citizens carry fear or mistrust of the police, it is because of incidents like this. So call them whatever you want, a p.r. campaign won't erase the appalling injustice in this (and similar) cases.
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Originally Posted by nittanyalum
I'll leave the linkages up to you, Jon, that's what you do. IF there is a case where a police officer was shot 50 times, the shooters were caught and they didn't get a hefty sentence for killing that cop, I would LOVE to see it. If it existed, I'm sure we'd all be aware of it.
And Nittanyalum-I too have been profiled, stopped and pulled over. And searched.
And the definition of "peace" officer isn't what I was questioning, it was your use in sympathy with the police and your obvious "bend" in this case.
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And if one were to take your posting on its very face:
If a Peace Officer were to be shot only once or twice, knifed two or three times, or run over by a car once or twice and then dies, and the person goes free, all is OK?
I am sure that you do not mean or believe that, but your posting could indicate that.
And I only pointed it out as an example of emotions and just how they can have an impact on a persons thoughts and actions.