Posted on 08/26/2002 9:57:23 AM PDT by mercy
Giving priority to what is most important, I have decided to swallow my pride. I had a dustup with a moderator. I lost. Though I think the moderators need a tuneup they ain't so bad really. I depend on them to keep this site from becomming a free for all whacko hate site. I used to push the abuse button quite frequently on my fave undesirables ... anti-semite, haters. I notice they're a bit thin around here lately.
It is most important that Free Republic live and thrive. It is less important that I get things my way around here. Though I do not agree completely with the proposition that it is Jim's site and he can do with it what he damn will pleases ... It's as much our site, collectively, as it is his now. Perhaps Jim does ride herd a bit too hard on this creation he gave birth to. Fact is I don't know. I simply don't have enough information.
But it is a given that FR is the best there is at what it does. If it's only my morning paper and a place to exercise my verbal skills ... it's worth supporting. Now is the time for all level headed thinking FReepers to come to the aid of our wounded friend ... Free Republic.
Thank You. Striking a balance is important. We can't all get what we want all the time. It takes a big person to have humility, and I respect you for your action, even though I don't remember any of your particular posts.
If he doesn't want to come back, don't blame the forum, as they let nearly anyone come back who simply asks.
You are a classy and generous woman, and law abiding, too. Good qualities. (From one person who appreciates the job police officers do to another.)
Do you appreciate them all the time? Even when they break the law? Even when they shoot unarmed innocent people? Even when they conduct no-knock raids on the wrong address and shoot the surprised occupants? There is a time to appreciate them, and there is a time to call them to task. Otherwise we deserve the police state that we'll get.
Well, much to your surprise, the post is still here. Care to discuss your beef? If you present your arguement in a civilized manner, I'm sure you'll be left alone. It's always been that way here.
How apropos.
No Kidding. Some people never look in the mirror.
Of course I do not advocate police officers breaking the law.
But let me tell you something about your second point.
A few months ago in the Bellevue/Renton area of Puget Sound, a police officer named Richard Herzog was called to an intersection where a naked man was running through traffic, threatening people in their cars.
He could clearly see that the man was unarmed, so when the man rushed him screaming that he was going to kill Deputy Herzog, Herzog didn't shoot. He pepper sprayed him.
The man was able to take Herzog's gun away; the deputy tried to run, and the perp shot him in the back. Then, the perp walked up behind him and shot him several times, execution style, in the back of the head.
Deputy Herzog should have shot that unarmed man when he had the chance. He won't have an opportunity to correct that mistake, because he is dead.
In my opinion, the wrong person died that day.
I have a close friend who's a cop, and I believe that the vast majority of officers perform their jobs very well - and that they deserve the respect of us all. I don't care to see them maligned.
The Seattle area has had its share of troubles with protesters and downtown parties getting out of hand, and I will say that I would rather see the police err on the side of aggressiveness (WTO) than not (Mardi Gras, where Kris Kime was beaten to death - coming to the defense of a woman - as police were told not to move in). When they hang back too much, bad things happen.
I should say that I missed the word "innocent" when I reacted to your post.
However, I don't believe I'm aware of (or it's possible I simply don't remember) any case where police have shot "unarmed innocent people" (innocent being the key word); if it happens, it is rare. Maybe I'm just missing something, but that's not something in the news every day or even every year. Perhaps you would care to enlighten me what you're referring to. I'd appreciate it.
His funeral was televised. I cried like a baby. Like I said, the wrong man died that day.
1. People are way to sensitive.
2. People too often think that it is their right to be able to post to this site.
People meaning anyone not singling out you or any individual.
I wish people could lighten up a little (not were racism or violence or hate are concerned) and resist hitting the abuse button so much.
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