The Thin Blue line was a necessary thing to have. Those students who caused the riots were A-HOLES and its my belief that they weren't really students...just agitators who did what THEY did because they had NO life.
I saw the SAME guy in two riots in the two different universities -- and HE sold me on the reality of "professional agitators."
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When the TAC squad walked on the campus, I let them pass. There was NO reason to scream obscenities at them. Actually, the TAC squad were MOSTLY HUGE young guys. I wasn't so impressed by them. HOWEVER, the campus then started calling on REGULAR cops. The motorcycles cops came in and THEY scared the HOLY PIE outta me.
They had the jack boots, helmets and all and were ALL crabby middle aged men who reminded me of my father. I MELTED away letting THEM pass. They looked like they wouldn't put up with ANY crap from ANYONE.
ALL cops have to deal with the SCUM of the earth and my hat is off to those men who have it in them to be cops, regular beat, traffic, riot or detectives. Better them than me.
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There are also folks who loathe the cops and cite all the examples of how HORRIBLE they are. But, I've traveled the world, lived/worked in Mexico City for two years and in Saudi Arabia for FIVE years. If you think the cops are bad HERE...HAH, try living in THOSE countries for an example of corruption. THEY make OUR cops look like angels.
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I also have to admit I DID run into one decent cop in Mexico. I cut him off leaving the freeway and SPRAYED him with the rain water. I had almost missed my off ramp and HE got cut off by me--MY bad. He chased me down and had me to my rights. He was a middle aged guy who was TICKED at my dousing and LECTURED me on what he COULD do to me.
I DIDN'T cry. I ALMOST did but held back the tears...they would have been useless anyway. Finally he say: "VAYASE!" [Get going!] I did and knew that I had indeed met one decent cop in Mexico City.
The excuse that cops deal with the worst is just an excuse. Yes they deal with bad people. Many times the same people you stand behind in the Walmart checkout.
They also deal with good people, like you and perhaps the person behind you in Walmart.
They dealth with the same kind of people back when I was growing up and they didn’t feel a need to beat harmless young women or shoot every other dog they met.
My son was there, being an a-hole, got shot with a baton round, and learned a very sharp lesson. He is indeed a student, with a very high performing and responsible life. I think he will be even more so after this experience.
People do stupid things when they get in a crowd, especially intoxicated young men. I'm glad my boy got whacked with a bean bag, and glad it did no damage. He agrees he totally deserved it. If I met the cop who drilled him I'd shake his hand. I have no intention of suing anyone or even filing a complaint.
Unlike my dumb-ass boy, the young woman in the video did nothing whatsoever to deserve being smashed to the ground by a charging cop twice her size. If she had been my daughter the lawsuit would already be filed.