Posted on 09/13/2008 7:28:25 PM PDT by marktwain
but no. attack the police. just keep pushing your own agenda. pathetic.
Chiefs of Police and County Sheriffs are not cops....
They are politicians.
In general, real cops support those of us that choose to carry and protect ourselves and those around us.
The politicians are running for re-election.
He wasn’t attacking the police. He was attacking Chief Ramsey.
“some people will take any opportunity to bash cops. hey, genius, how about chastising the attacker or the justice system as a whole for him being on the street.
but no. attack the police. just keep pushing your own agenda. pathetic.”
I really do not see what you are talking about. Police have given the opposite advise that Philadelphia Police Chief Charles Ramsey is stated as giving. It appears to me that it is the advise and the attitude that is being attacked, not the police in general.
i've been a new york city cop for over 5 years. if i was on that train, i would have shot the guy immediately. if i didnt have a gun on me at the time, i would not have been required to take action, but i like to think i would have.
and yes, i believe law-abiding non-cops should have concealed carry rights.
Oh for pity's sake, the Chief would be the first one to arrest us if any of us shot the perp with (horrors) a (hitherto concealed) gun.
Talk about a no-win situation!
Exactly, it’s not the officer’s who are to blame, it is the Establishment in Philly or where ever a Chief is a politico.
I’m glad the victim was not injured severely, but the reaction on the train is downright frightening, no one pulled the emergency lever because they did not want to be hit with the hammer.
In my mostly conservative county, our Sheriff is a conservative, no nonsense, law and order guy.
But, because he seeks re-election, on a regular basis, he demonizes those of us that apply for handgun permits.
His Deputies are thankful for the support we provide......
Quietly.
Just a little reminder that Ramsey used to be Chief in DC.
Why do police carry handguns? It’s not to carry out normal, day to day duties. It’s so that they can defend themselves. Why aren’t we allowed to do the same?
Do you support Ramsey's vehement anti gun positions and the way the Philly police harass legal gun owners?
We have that same situation here in GA. In June governor Perdue signed a preemption bill into law that reserves the power to make all gun laws in the state to the General Assembly, and all laws enacted by a city or county government are invalid and are not enforceable.
But Atlanta's idiot mayor and the Atlanta Airport manager say they have authority to ban firearms from all airport property, including distant unlighted parking lots and and all areas inside the terminal building that are not covered by federal laws. He has threatened to arrest and prosecute anyone who brings a gun on airport property, including the General Assemblyman who wrote the new law and worked hard to get it passed.
GeorgiaPacking.org quickly filed a lawsuit against the mayor and the airport manager to force them to obey the new state law, but a very anti-gun urban area judge has postponed a hearing on the lawsuit until later this month and I fully expect him to postpone it again when that time comes. Surely he knows that he can't allow the local preempted laws to override state law, but he can drag out the lawsuit as long as possible so that the gun ban will remain in effect as long as possible.
IMHO the governor should station several GA state police officers at the airport and order them to arrest any airport authority cop who tries to enforce the old and invalidated local law, and then arrest the airport manager and mayor for ordering local cops to ignore state law and arrest people who are not breaking any valid law.
Isn't this the kind of mentality that made 9/11 possible. With the exception of one plane, the terrorist were able to execute their plan with flawless precision because the people sat by and did nothing. All because we've listened to this kind of rhetoric for so long, the idea of standing up and confronting evil is now a foreign concept to many of us.
There would be less police bashing if they did not act like a uniformed street gang with a code that prohibits speaking out about bad cops ... the policy just breeds more slugs and resentment
but us against them is part of a street gang mentality
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***Ultimately you are responsible for your own protection, you cannot count on others to help you. It is better to have a gun and not need it, than need a gun and not have one.***
This should be repeated every day, more than one time, by people with influence.
Where do you work in NYC? It’ll be great to know I won’t be a lone Conservative in NYC.
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