Good Choke

[Tom Joad]

Originally Posted by BeamOn

A very good post Mr. Pots and to the point.

Plus 1

[MrPots]

Thank you

[BlueStreak]

Originally Posted by noonereal

cops are out of control

many cops become cops so they can be out ôf control

killing folks because your tough guy act gives you a hard on or because you are a frightened little mouse just means you should never have been given the job

we need major changes in policing

we can start by taking away their guns and prosecuting the cowboys

There was a guy on T.V. a little while ago trying to shill his private police force idea to city governments in the upper midwest. One comment he made that grabbed my attention, because I happen to know it's true;

"Do you hire ex-military?"

"We do, but you have to vet those guys very carefully. Some of them go off to places like Afghanistan and discover that they enjoy cruelty and killing. Not something you want on your civilian police force. You want cops who desire to serve the community, not rabid killers who need an excuse."

Dave

[BlueStreak]

Originally Posted by donquixote99

I understand how these [scumbags] lie, but I think he demonstrated his sincerity by dying.

No shit.

Originally Posted by Tom Joad

No, he died because he felt he was entitled to.

LOL! It's the cheese, I'm telling you! Once they've tasted the government cheese, they want everything, they want it now and they want it free.


Dave

[BlueStreak]

Originally Posted by JJIII

He said "I can't breathe" eleven times. Where did all that air come from?

His voice slowly fades to nothing. As I understand it, asthma causes ones throat to constrict, cutting off airflow within a few minutes. They don't die immediately, the air is slowly choked off until they either take a hit from the breather......or die.

See what I'm sayin'?

Dave

[mpholland]

I believe that many LEOs join the force with good intentions. I also think many of them learn prejudices and on the job. I think immersion with the dregs of society, over time, gives LEOs a feeling of superiority over the criminal element that carries over to the general population. I also believe that they share this with each other and that is where a lot of the culture comes from. Point being, I don't think it would be easy to screen officers for that potential before they are hired.

[BlueStreak]

Originally Posted by mpholland

I believe that many LEOs join the force with good intentions. I also think many of them learn prejudices and on the job. I think immersion with the dregs of society, over time, gives LEOs a feeling of superiority over the criminal element that carries over to the general population. I also believe that they share this with each other and that is where a lot of the culture comes from. Point being, I don't think it would be easy to screen officers for that potential before they are hired.

Sure, you can't screen people for what they might become after you hire them. But you can try to detect baggage they might be carrying before you hire them.

Dave

[Zeke]

Originally Posted by BlueStreak

Sure, you can't screen people for what they might become after you hire them. But you can try to detect baggage they might be carrying before you hire them.

Dave

A polygraph and psyche evaluation is pretty standard.

[ZeroJunk]

Originally Posted by Tom Joad

Another one of Zero's many many unsubstantiated lies.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/...-other-blacks/

So, it is a huge 7.6 % . You should feel so much better.

[BlueStreak]

Originally Posted by Zeke

A polygraph and psyche evaluation is pretty standard.

Oh, I'm sure it is. It would have to be. Now, whether each and every location does it thoroughly........who knows?

Dave