[rjsimmon]

What I don't get is why this is so much worse than the other hundred or so murders in Philidelphia so far this year. Is the cop more important than the other people killed. Is his a greater loss to society than say a convenience store clerk who was killed? What about the guy on septa who was murdered by a band of black thugs back in the spring? Was the "city reeling" because of that? At least the cop was armed and had a chance against the criminal. Philadelphia's government continues to aid and abet criminals by keeping the law abiding disarmed and helpless.

While I agree that any murder is tragic, the difference here is that the LEO works to protect society. The convenience store clerk has no such duty. The murder of a member of society with a special trust and confidence should generate far more angst than that of the gentry simply due to that status.

[from occupied ga]

that the LEO works to protect society. The convenience store clerk has no such duty

So your premise is that government serves the people and that because of this members of the elite government class are more important than ordinary members of society? (Just trying to see if I understand what you're saying)

If this is the case, then

1. the government in Philly is egregiously failing in its duty to protect the citizens. I saw something to the tune that about 100 citizens were murdered so far this year, and
2. to me that failure is far worse than the failure of the government to protect four of its agents.

I submit that the ordinary citizens are at least as important as the government agents because the government is supposed to be an extension of the citizens, not a separate entity designed to wax fat from the serfs citizens. I think we have irreconcilable differences.