Posted on 03/11/2008 9:29:54 PM PDT by rellimpank
Eliot Spitzer's sordid saga is quickly unfolding into a classic lesson on the perils of hypocritical self-righteousness. But it also teaches the importance of the often underrated choice a leader makes in selecting his second in command.
In a year promising many historic political firsts, David Paterson's likely ascendance would make him New York's first black Governor as well as the nation's first legally blind one. Unfortunately, his distinctiveness truly transcends these milestones.
The lieutenant governor's unique law enforcement positions are beyond ultra-liberal -- they're ultra-moronic. As NY senate minority leader, he reacted to the 2000 acquittal of the four cops that shot and killed Amadou Diallo, after mistaking the African immigrant's wallet for a gun, by proposing state penal code amendments to limit police use of firearms.
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We can only hope that this guy does to the Democrat party what Pataki did to the Republicans.
-Eric
i think spitzer’s rise illustrates what a compliant (or intimidated) media and control of the dominant party’s apparatus can do. It was all he needed to jump from AG to Governor. NY voters get flak over this, but in reality the small % of voters that actually even knew who he was, much less knew some things about him not from cnn, never had a practical chance to keep him out once he had the party itself under control. McCain is another good example of this, with some differences.
Next day (information) BUMP!
"Further, the number of times an officer shoots a person should not exceed the minimal number necessary to stop the person. If one shot accomplishes the purpose, it is neither necessary [n]or appropriate for an officer to empty his barrel."
"Senator Paterson does not understand any of the issues of performance psychology and performance skill. He apparently has been trained by TV to think that officers have lots of time and are able to do amazing things when they are confronted with life-threatening dangers.
"In reality, most deadly encounters unfold very rapidly and very dramatically. Shooting to wound is rarely an option. Given the training most officers have, they are lucky to put bullets into center mass without trying to hit limbs that can be moved faster and more radically than larger parts of the body. Paterson's proposal is almost beyond commentary."
"In light of the [recent] police shootings and terrorism, why in the world would you create a bill that would actually tie the hands of police officers? I see lunacy in creating a bill like this."
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