[Dane]

Who do you hold in more contempt?

Klebold and Harris or the cops?

[SMEDLEYBUTLER]

Apples and oranges, dimwit. You're still an ignorant idiot. Maybe Brian, Sue and Barry will be happy to sue you after they're done with the cops, for your libelous statement. I'll be taking great pleasure in sending him your comments.

[riley1992]

Who do you hold in more contempt?

Klebold and Harris or the cops?

I hold them in an equal amount of contempt but for differing reasons. What about you, Dane?

[Free Vulcan]

Are you saying then that their actions excuse the cops actions? Are you saying that their actions excuse the cop from all legal liability from anything he did at the scene? Would you like to find that in the LAW to me? How far do you think that apologist excuse would fly in front of a judge?

Do you think two wrongs make a right?

[Robert_Paulson2]

The cop in this case.

The cops KNOW what is right and have the tools and authority and experience to carry it out.

They apparently did not.

The two young adult males were not actually "sane" as far as "normal" people would define it. Their act was MORE terrifying, but probably more connected with their status in life as deranged youths on prozac and ritilan...

The cop who kills in cold blood and lies about it to cover his arse, is more disgusting than a KNOWN criminal who makes no pretense at "righteousness" within the culture. The criminal is doing as expected. The cop is behaving JUST as badly as that criminal by the act, but worse because of our expectation of him to do what is right as an "upholder" of the laws WE gave him to enforce, and which he is sworn to obey. Killing an unarmed youth and lying about it IS worse if you are a cop, from a MORAL standpoint.

The cop has not only killed, but violated our trust, and besmirched the character of all the good cops who are out there everyday. He has killed the kid, and our trust, and killed to some degree the very integrity of all the other cops that are out there. For that reason there ARE aspects of this cowardly act by a cop that ARE far worse societally than the acts of two whackjob kids on the prescription form of crack...

It's our trust that has been violated, not just the ACT of killing. The cop violated our moral trust, and we are all feeling the impact. I would say that even you have been negatively impacted by this guys actions. What he has done, and what you have said in his defense, has probably NOT made any points with your fellow freepers. The guy hurt YOUR reputation by what he did. Deny it if you choose... but the guy hurt you when he hurt the kid and lied about it. He hurt us all.

Word of advice... YOU continue to be the best cop you can, if you are one.