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08-29-2015, 12:07 PM | #1 |
Rosehill Yorkies Donating YT Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Houston Texas
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| Open Season on Cops Well, we have lost another police officer here in Houston, strictly just because he was a cop. He was approached by some useless POS as he put gas in his squad car, and shot down like a dog in the street. It is apparently open season on police officers in this country......and since I have so many various police officers in my family, every day it seems like we are on pins and needles, just waiting for the next dead officer to be a member of our family. If the general public on a whole, could only understand WHY officers are so "jiggy" and cautious when stopping a driver, and not get so belligerent and caustic and hateful and resentful, and just act like a human being rather than someone that is being "inconvenienced" or "picked on" or "accosted" just because they are being stopped by an officer....just act like a human being and not like some "special case" that does not have to behave with respect or courtesy, and instead of cussing and hollering and swinging and acting like YOU are better and more important than everyone else, officers dont have the right to stop you because of how important and special you are.....YOU dont have to follow instructions, you can sit there and sass talk, and cuss and act like YOU are being inconvenienced because YOU obviously have the right to break the law and get away with it with no questions asked. It would not do for me to be a police officer......I tell my cousin, for God's sake, when you stop these cars, stay back by your car for a shield....have them put their keys out on top of the car and put their hands up in the air or out the window where you can see them.....but of course, that is not what they are trained to do. They have to treat everyone with respect and courtesy and open themselves up to the danger of some stupid, law breaking thug, terrorizing, threatening, and possibly killing them just because they are police officers. These police officers are all that is standing between any of us, and the lawless, belligerent, dangerous thugs that are determined to rule the streets. .......these people have declared open season on our police. Somebody had better get a grip on what is going on with these belligerent thugs or we are going to continue to loose the only people that stand between civilized citizens and these idiot, belligerent, nasty thugs that think the world owes them preferential treatment just because they are "special". They have declared open season on police officers....and these sidewalk thugs are hunting our police down like animals, and shooting them dead as they eat lunch in their cars, drink coffee in restaurants, put gas in their cars, etc. This has got to stop....the criminals have officers in other States running scared, reluctant to do or say anything to them as they wreck havoc in public, on civilization and law abiding citizens....because if the officers try to enforce the laws, mobs take to the streets, burning buildings and cars, breaking laws, tearing up businesses, stealing, obstructing traffic,....... this crap has got to stop. I would LOVE to see automatic death sentences for anyone that executes a police officer....period....do not pass GO, do not collect $200.00....no 15 years of trying to find a lawyer that can get you off.....you execute a police officer, you get the death penalty.....just like a HATE CRIME.... When lawless mobs start targeting the police officers, the only thing standing between civilized, law abiding citizens, and the thugs and murderers that are trying to take over our cities and streets, we are in some deep trouble.....this has got to stop. |
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08-29-2015, 01:14 PM | #2 |
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| Some cops ARE the thugs unfortunately. Not all, but a few, enough of them that I am terrified of ALL cops. Having been very close to a rape victim, I am scared of men in general especially in positions of power. That said, I am harmless, use a service dog, and would have a panic attack and maybe go nonverbal if I were ever pulled over...soo, that's always fun. It's a shame that people are so awful. It is also a shame that some cops are also awful. |
08-29-2015, 01:15 PM | #3 |
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| That poor officer was stood over and shot repeatedly like an animal. On the surface, it sounds very much like a hate-crime - like he was killed because he wore a badge! Will never get the hate-on there is for cops lately, with media hounds rushing to the site of a killing by a cop and are soon joined by any number of people showing up, wanting to drum up anti-cop sentiment, when the majority of the time the person had committed a crime and was fleeing, resisting or otherwise failing to comply with the cop. And cops never know what they're walking into when they approach a person on the street. Who of us, when their very life is on the line, wouldn't be over-anxious, occasionally over-react and misjudge at times as no amount of training can really prepare you for the actual moment of truth when a cop thinks he could be about to die. Except for the one or two cases where there seems to be little doubt that the cop just snapped and actually murdered, who wouldn't have reacted the same way as they did in most cases where the suspect is failing to follow orders and worse, is coming after them to try to kill them? If one doesn't like how cops treat them, quit committing crimes and most of all, just quit calling 911 and handle things yourselves is the only answer I can see. So many seem to hate the very cops they constantly call to their neighborhood for help! Don't know how cops can't afford to hesitate when it could mean they don't go home to their little sons and daughters if they don't react in time. Criminals mostly seem to have nothing to lose and cops know that, have that in their minds that the person they are about to interact with holds life too cheaply. I pray the current climate of cop-hate ends and cops, who are largely carrying out the orders of their leadership and precinct captains, when it comes to traffic stops and rounding up petty criminals off street corners, are seen as the heroes they are. They are ALL that stands between us and total anarchy. What will happen if they become too timid to act or react too slowly? If I were a cop in today's climate of hate, I would probably hold back out of pure self-preservation.
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08-29-2015, 02:29 PM | #4 |
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| Cops I agree with what you say Jeanie, it does seem ok these days to kill cops for no reason other than that they are cops. Yes there are the few exceptions but the large majority are doing a noble job for their communities. If people who are stopped and treated politely and correctly by cops there should be no violence. But when the suspect is uncooperative that is when the cop has to exert his authority and the bad stuff happens. Cops are at a big disadvantage when they approach a suspect as they have no idea what the suspect will do,or if he will resist or fight. They are sitting ducks, especially in a remote place with no back up. They must be scared too when they try and do their duty and attempt to stop crime. Especially these days when the media has helped to make cops always the bad guys. As in all walks of life there are the few bad apples, but we cannot take it out on the good guys because of that. If this pointless killing of cops does not stop, we may be left with nobody wishing the do that job and we will live in a very lawless society with no protection. We are all very happy to trust them when we call 911 for help. So give these poor cops a break and let them do their job in safety. |
08-29-2015, 03:04 PM | #5 |
Rosehill Yorkies Donating YT Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Houston Texas
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| They have caught the low life thug that point blank murdered this officer....thank God we still have the death penality here in Texas....that thug was caught on tape from several different angles.....he walked up behind that officer, shot him several times as he was pumping his gas, and then stood over him and pumped more bullets into the officer as he lie on the ground, already dead or dying. I wish this gutless thug would have reached into his shirt for a pistol when the law officers showed up to arrest him......then he would be a memory and no longer a problem...wonderful upstanding gentleman with a long history of armed robbies, assaults, batteries, many, many additional various crimes...but no, gutless coward has to sneak up behind someone and murder them in cold blood. I sincerely pray this thug meets a brutal, cruel and torturous demise in the prison system....... Clearly unprovoked attack on a police officer......too bad we wont mob up and flood the streets chanting and marching and threatening people....Some have declared open season on police officers....which of us are NEXT to fall to street mobs? Last edited by Yorkiemom1; 08-29-2015 at 03:07 PM. |
08-29-2015, 03:16 PM | #6 |
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| Unfortunately, his alleged crime may produce admirers within and outside the prison system. Inmates that have been found guilty of harming/killing women and children are the ones that face problems once inside. Inmates will post pictures with a newspaper write-up pinned to the bunk above them waiting for the chance to shank them. |
08-29-2015, 03:27 PM | #7 |
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| Ppl hate Cops. But know what. The Small percent that are bad would never compare to what it would be without Cops. The crime would be crazy. Its bad enough now. I carry 24/7 and never trust ppl close to me....But doesn't matter if you dont see coming. Glad they caught the guy. |
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08-29-2015, 04:08 PM | #9 | |
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Me too!! I wont say one could never walk up on me without me knowing it, but I just do not see it happening....I have eyes in the back of my head, my hand on my purse with my S&W close and I am ever vigilant and do not trust anyone as far as I could throw them.....you only have to let your guard down one time and the NO GOODS have got you...... | |
08-29-2015, 05:13 PM | #10 |
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| This whole situation makes my blood boil. For the first time I am seriously considering getting my CHL.
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08-29-2015, 06:05 PM | #11 | |
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That is not a bad idea....the police already say "they" are tying their hands more and more....the crooks and thugs and law breakers are running rampant and will eventually so out number the capabilities of police.....some cities and States are already there.....thank God, Texas is still in control...and meanwhile, government officials in some cities and States are taking away law abiding citizens right to protect themselves against these social misfits. Texas is still pretty strong with laws and law enforcement and what they will tolerate and what behavior will not be tolerated at all.....but people had better get ready to defend themselves because it is going to reach a tipping point all over this country and there will be no one but YOU to protect YOU.....and if you dont have a weapon and know how to use it, you can bet the thug coming at you does. | |
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08-30-2015, 05:47 AM | #13 |
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| I agree with so much of Judy's post. I grew up fishing, hunting & learning "gun safety". I've carried since the late 70's when so many young ladies in our area were being taken, later to be found dead, my stepsister being one of them. My thought was that you might get me but I'm going down fighting. As crazy as our world has become a lot of people will be thinking about getting a CHL. If you are one of those thinking about it, please look into taking a gun/shooting course. It's not just about taking one class to obtain a license, it's practice, practice, practice and situational awareness! (There is a group called A Girl and A Gun that has chapters in so many states, it's a great place to start and learn.) I don't think everyone should carry a weapon just because they took one class, that can be just as dangerous. Our local area has changed our porch lights to blue to show our support of the officers that put their life on the line everyday. And now I'm off to clean my arsenal.....
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In 1990, I was going through a divorce, and I won't go into it, but I had a restraining order on him for good reason. He called me up one day and said that since I was living alone I needed a gun and he would bring one to me. I was like OH CRAP there is NO way I'm allowing THAT so I told him that was not necessary because I already had one (I didn't, I lied). He was shocked. Someone I knew at work had a FFL so I asked him for advice on a handgun for home defense, and he sold me a Lady Smith revolver (such a purdy thing!). About a year later, he asked me out on a date, and my first thought was that "he must be OK because he knows that I am armed." Three years after that we got married so I've been married to my gun dealer now for 20 years. He has his CHL and we do pretty much everything together so I just thought that we didn't both need one, but with everything that is going on I am totally rethinking that. Also, I've been told that after January 1, when open carry becomes law, it will be more difficult to get a CHL. I take that to mean that there will be more to learn for the test.
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