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To: Cindy
I hate to say it, but if Clemmons did not kill police officers, this final shooting would be a racists dream...white cop/black perp supposedly reaching inside his jacket, etc.

But because we have a class system where the death of a police officer is viewed more seriously than the death of a civilian, no questions will be asked.

13 posted on 12/02/2009 2:56:57 AM PST by Erik Latranyi (Too many conservatives urge retreat when the war of politics doesn't go their way.)
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To: Erik Latranyi

Yeah, under normal circumstances, that “He was making furtive gestures towards his waistband” argument would not go over with the public. But when four officers are gunned down, the Rules of Engagement change.

Frankly, I think most folks would stand up and applaud if the officer said, “I shot the bastard as soon as I saw him”, which may well have been the case here.


14 posted on 12/02/2009 3:06:32 AM PST by Haiku Guy (What I like about Karma is that it means that all the people I've screwed over deserved it - Dogbert)
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To: Erik Latranyi
Mr. Latranyi said in part, “But because we have a class system where the death of a police officer is viewed more seriously than the death of a civilian, no questions will be asked.”

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Of course questions will be asked.
There is no “class system.”
That's garbage talk, sir.

In every shooting incident by a police officer, the officer is routinely suspended with pay while the shooting incident is THOROUGHLY investigated.

15 posted on 12/02/2009 3:08:43 AM PST by Cindy
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To: Erik Latranyi

What a disgusting thing to say!!! 4 parents,children,brothers,sisters were killed in cold blood. The man who shot their killer is a hero!!!I don’t think that their occupation will effect the treatment of this shooting.
Everytime a LEO puts on a uniform they become a sitting duck for someone with a chip on their shoulder. Do YOU put yourself in that position? Most LEOS realize the risk that they face, but feel that they are called to serve.
I am thanlful for them!!!


18 posted on 12/02/2009 3:44:29 AM PST by copwife (All God's creatures have a place in the choir!)
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To: Erik Latranyi
Erik, answer this:

Did the officer KNOW the guy running around his car was Clemmons?

35 posted on 12/03/2009 8:30:03 AM PST by thefactor (yes, as a matter of fact, i DID only read the excerpt)
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