n a final note, if the good citizens of South Central are upset with the LAPD, then the problem lies with the citizens and not with the LAPD. And if you don't believe me, I volunteer to take you on a tour of South Central. I go thru South Central several times a week. We can make it a walking tour and walk down Broadway or visit areas like the corner of Florence and Normandie or, better yet, we can stroll thru Nickerson Gardens and you can experience first hand what the LAPD does on a daily basis. I think an experience like that my change your perspective on who needs to re-examine how they are living their lives.
I tell you what hoss.....I have 4 back to back combat deployments; two of those deployments were AFTER I wound up with shrapnel in the lung. I was deploying to Iraq since the beginning in March 2003. I've been on foot patrol in nearly every major city in Al-Anbar Province, aka the Sunni Triangle, to include Al-Fallujah during Al-Fajr. And funny, even during all out Block 3 combat, never once did any of us decide it was okay to shoot random civilians on sight.
You want to dare to take a neighborhood stroll? Shoulder a pack and rifle and follow me out the door next time out. Bring your pansy LAPD buddies with you too.....we'll see who changes who's viewpoint.
Out of all four deployments receiving umpteen BOLOs of vehicles laden with explosives, we still did not shoot up random vehicles vaguely matching the BOLO descriptions. In the instances service members did open fire, an investigation followed; any hint it was a bad shot and they faced court martial, or at the least NJP....and this is in a combat zone.
Time and again police shoot up houses and family pets without reprisal. Within minutes two civilian vehicles were fired upon numerous times and two innocent U.S. CITIZENS IN A MAJOR AMERICAN CITY were shot....and yet no word, not even a hint that the officers will face any type of reprimand let alone punishment for recklessly endangering the citizens they claim to serve and protect.
I do enjoy your strawman about the soldiers raping a 14 yr old girl and killing her and her family. In that instance, the soldier was apprehended, tried and faces the death penalty when the sentencing phase of his trial begins Monday..........what charges do the LAPD officers that fired on innocent civilians face?
Never once did I say LAPD shooting up innocent civilians out of fear and heavy handedness lent credence to Dorner's actions. What I said was LAPD is demonstrated their propensity for heavy handed tactics and abuse referenced in Dorner's alleged manifesto.
Wipe your chin, your boot polish is smeared.
Cheers!
If so, what do you base that on (other than the ravings of a homicidal lunatic)?
As for my support of the LAPD, you are damn right that I support them. They are the thin blue line. I lived in LA during the Rodney Kings rights and my parents did during the Watts riots and I know first hand how easy it is for law and order to breakdown and for the mob to takeover. So you want to call me an LAPD boot-licker, you go right ahead. I will wear that label with pride. The LAPD is one of the finest police organizations in the country and the officers of that organization do a great job of maintaining the peace in Los Angeles.
Thank you for your service.
That was an epic take down, sir. Thank you for your service.
Thanks for your service to our country and what you and your troops did for the freedom and security of the natives!
BZ; Well done!