12-17-2009, 04:53 AM
I've had uniformly positive experiences with the police here. The shooting yesterday was a couple miles from my house. I for one will assume the best before the worst. There are always good cops and bad cops. THEY'RE PEOPLE.
Some cops go in for the power, some for the service. Like all public servants, they have to make hard decisions when there are no clearly defined lines of right and wrong. Often having to weigh life and death decisions in split seconds. Having lived many places, the police here have always been there when needed and tried to get things handled quickly without escalation. I can not speak to the incident bonny777 commented on.
All i know is that two nights ago a citizen started popping rounds off at 4am. A lot of police showed up, evacuate nearby houses, shut down traffic anywhere within gunshot range and stood vigil for 24+ hours. Did that man need to be shot? I don't know, how could I? I wasn't there, i shouldn't be. There will be a review of the incident. The public will vote on it in the media and the courts. All i know is that about 20 police officers stood watch for more than 24 hours, getting eaten by mosquitoes and trying to subdue someone bent on shooting others for whatever reason. I said thank-you . The officer who i said that too said, thanks, and looked like he was going to cry.
I doubt anyone was happy about htis killing.
Some cops go in for the power, some for the service. Like all public servants, they have to make hard decisions when there are no clearly defined lines of right and wrong. Often having to weigh life and death decisions in split seconds. Having lived many places, the police here have always been there when needed and tried to get things handled quickly without escalation. I can not speak to the incident bonny777 commented on.
All i know is that two nights ago a citizen started popping rounds off at 4am. A lot of police showed up, evacuate nearby houses, shut down traffic anywhere within gunshot range and stood vigil for 24+ hours. Did that man need to be shot? I don't know, how could I? I wasn't there, i shouldn't be. There will be a review of the incident. The public will vote on it in the media and the courts. All i know is that about 20 police officers stood watch for more than 24 hours, getting eaten by mosquitoes and trying to subdue someone bent on shooting others for whatever reason. I said thank-you . The officer who i said that too said, thanks, and looked like he was going to cry.
I doubt anyone was happy about htis killing.