WHA WHA WHA!!! BOO-FREAKING-HOO
LEOs have a hard job, WHA. LEOs have a dangerous job, WHA. LEOs have a risky job, WHA. Gimme a break. Enough with this BS about LEOs and their job.
MANY people have jobs that put them at risk or danger and are hard too. Lets name a few: Firemen, Taxi Drivers, 7-11 Clerks, Soldiers. Anyone cry for these guys about how hard their jobs are and how danerous they are too? Not often.
Did these pigs murder Diallo? NO. Were they guilty of being trigger happy and negligant? YES.
I dont think they went out looking to kill someone, lets get that straight. But are they destroyed over having shot him? No. They're just happy that THEY are alive, and not in jail. BUT I dont think they are high fiving each other.
--Forgot to add this part--
*I never said that the cops shot after they reloaded. I said that they reloaded. Thats it.*
Please read this, and YOU will know were I stand on this issue, and things like it.
There have been MANY recent incidents with the police that have, to say the least, scared the crap out of me. I'll start by pointing some of them out...
1- SWAT raid of Mr. Paz's home, man is shot dead.
2- Louima(sp?) is beaten and raped with a plunger in a NYC PD.
3- Diallo is gunned down.
4- LAPD corruption, a few thousand cases must be investigated, INNOCENT people are shot, beaten, testimony is fabricated, etc.
5- At least 3 other NO-knock SWAT raids, resulting in a deaths of innocent persons.
These are just a few cases of many. Now, is it just me, or do YOU too see a trend developing? WTF?
Its clear that our police forces are becoming more and more militant, but is this really the answer? It CANNOT be a fear of crime, since its been dropping for 30 years. Lack of funding/training maybe?
To me, it just seems that a lot of these young cops are joing the force with the mentality of "I wear the badge, Im GOD!" They have itchy trigger fingers, and are looking to put their training to use. Especially SWAT teams (I loath these people). This is what I think the problem is.
Take these things into consideration before you pat the LEOs on the back.
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If you are a SWAT memeber, Im sorry, but I will NOT retract my comment. I dont want to intentionally offend anyone, but if I do, so-be-it.
[This message has been edited by BigPig (edited February 26, 2000).]